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"Teaching as a Subversive Activity": The Theory of Political Indoctrination
Last weekend I visited the U.C. Berkeley campus and on a whim attended a lecture with the provocative title "Teaching as a Subversive Activity — Revisited."
Because this was a presentation aimed at education insiders only, the lecturer, retired professor H. Douglas Brown from S.F. State, seemed perfectly willing to let the cat out of the bag about political indoctrination on college campuses. Fortunately, I had my trusty camera with me, so I was able not only to snap a few pictures but also record several key portions of his speech, which I found so eye-opening that I felt the general public deserved to hear it as well.
The timing couldn't have been better: A devastating new report issued by the National Association of Scholars had just been issued a few days beforehand, which documented with exquisite and irrefutable detail the extreme liberal bias at the University of California. However, the main problem with the NAS report (which you can download in full here if you're interested) is that it's too overwhelming and too technical to deliver the kind of emotional impact needed to sway public opinion. To drive home the point in a more personal way, the NAS report needed an introductory companion anecdote of a professor frankly confessing the rationale behind what is essentially the "theory of indoctrination." As if on cue, Professor Brown stepped into that role, unwitting though he may have been.
Let it be noted that Professor H. Douglas Brown is no wild-eyed extremist; in fact, he's rather bland and respectable and not the most thrilling of speakers, as you will soon hear. But that's what made his presentation so disturbing: radical and self-admittedly "subversive" attitudes that affect the future of society are discussed with matter-of-fact nonchalance. The main drawback of Professor Brown's verbal style (at least from my point of view) is that he often resorts to the academics' tried-and-true escape hatch, which is to rephrase statements as questions, so as to have plausible deniability if later confronted. Thus, for example, instead of just flatly saying something like "We should indoctrinate students with leftist ideologies," he asks "Should we indoctrinate students with leftist ideologies?" and only after five minutes of talking in circles eventually concludes "Yes."
The title of Brown's lecture is taken from an influential and groundbreaking book published in 1969. Written by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner, the manifesto Teaching as a Subversive Activity did not actually advocate political indoctrination in the classroom, but rather it was one of the first books to completely deconstruct the concept of education itself, and the "subversion" it advocated was much deeper and more structural: Get rid of tests, the notions of "the right answer" and "the wrong answer," the memorization of facts, the ascendency of teachers, and so forth; instead, make education an ungraded process of learning how to think and how to criticize, respecting the opinions and ideas of the students themselves. Of course, this being 1969, it was presumed that the establishment status quo with its facts and rules was rigid and conservative, while the students were radical and transgressive, so all one had to do to foment a revolution was simply to put the kids in charge of their own education, and they'll naturally overthrow society without even being specifically instructed to do so. (If you're curious, the entire text of Teaching as a Subversive Activity is now available for free online as a PDF document.)
In the decades since, many of the recommendations in Teaching as a Subversive Activity and similar books were in fact implemented to various degrees, but things didn't quite work out as the authors envisioned. Without some structure, students often flounder aimlessly. Furthermore, the "authority figures" controlling academia are no longer uptight conservatives, but are instead now liberals, progressives and radicals themselves, so when students are encouraged to ignore those in charge, then they may very well ignore the progressive messages as well.
Professor Brown's talk focuses specifically on this problem: His basic thesis is that it is no longer sufficient to simply tell students to think for themselves, because then we lose the ability to influence them, and there's no guarantee that the students will then develop progressive worldviews. The "Revisited" part of the lecture's title means that these days, we must be more blunt and to the point: Since the good guys are now in charge, let's just dispense with all the experimentation and instead directly indoctrinate the students in leftist thought and ideals.
Now, I'm sure Professor Brown, were he to ever read this essay, would take exception to my characterization of his lecture; but listen to the excerpts below and judge for yourself. Although he (and his legions of fellow educational theorists) seems partly aware of his biases, and frankly admits them, he also seems to be blithely oblivious to the depth of his political prejudices, which you'll encounter below.
I'm not presenting this lecture in and of itself as a significant political watershed, nor as a shocking behind-the-scenes glimpse at academic bias. Rather, it's just another random day at a random university; stuff like this goes on all the time. And it's this normalcy of radicalism that makes it so alarming; people in the academic hothouse chat about the most disturbing ideas as if they were discussing the weather. The banality of subversion, as it were.
Below you will find six audio clips from his April 6 lecture, followed by six exact transcriptions. The sound quality of the audio is, admittedly, rather poor, so read the transcriptions as your main resource and only refer to the mp3s as proof that the transcriptions are true and accurate. The lecture was nearly two hours long in full, far too long to present in a short essay like this, plus I was only able to record segments of it, so what you see here are only excerpts; but they're a fair representation of the overall lecture. (Portions of the transcriptions [in brackets] indicate words that are not clearly audible; Ellipses [...] indicate passages skipped because they were inaudible or were asides.)
Following each clip are brief comments and analyses by me.
Also scattered throughout the essay are photos I took of various slides in Brown's PowerPoint presentation; if you want to see the whole thing as a PDF document, the Berkeley Language Center (which sponsored the lecture) has made it available here.
Ever wonder how "progressive" educators justify their one-sidedness? Behold:
Clip 1: "Agents for Change."
Host: OK, well, it's a great pleasure to introduce Professor H. Douglas Brown — Doug Brown — who is truly an iconic figure in language acquisition and language teaching broadly, incredibly influential with many years of experience. He's professor emeritus at San Francisco State Department of English and also director for 22 years of the American Language Institute at S.F. State.
H. Douglas Brown: Thank you very much. ...
The Postman and Weingartner book was intriguing to me because I thought, "Well, what do you mean teaching as a 'subversive activity'? What are we talking about?" And of course what Postman and Weingartner were trying to point out, not for language teaching in particular but for education in America and the United States in general, to what extent are we shaping the lives of the children in our public schools and the kids in our high schools? To what extent are we perhaps subversively providing messages to them on: What is good? What is bad? What is right? What is wrong?
The first observation is that our motives are rooted in our desire to help people, to communicate across national, political, and religious boundaries and our desire to be agents for change in this world.
Wonderful phrase: "Agents for change." And it certainly fits with that whole mentality that Postman and Weingartner were talking about in their "subversive teaching"; "agents of change."
Right from the beginning Brown is unconsciously wrestling with the distinction between the book's publication date of 1969, when the "right" and "wrong" values which teachers were conveying to students were presumed to be old-fashioned and reactionary and thus ripe for "subversion" by new teaching methods, versus today, when educators are now motivated by all sorts of noble ideals, and thus it's OK for modern teachers to tell students what to feel. Of course, the philosophical framework no longer makes total sense, since (as a questioner after the lecture later pointed out), if teachers still want to be "agents for change," the old puritan society they are rebelling against no longer really exists anymore, so what are they trying to "change" now if the change they sought already happened?
Whenever you see the phrase "Critical Pedagogy," your indoctrination alarm bells should ring.


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The interesting website known as Pinterest has welcomed advertisements on its platform for the sake of diversification. It is going to be featuring promotional material in accordance with valuable feedback from its clientele.
Twitter used to feature ads among its Tweets. So did Tumblr. But now Pinterest is following suit by allowing the wonderful world of advertisements to enter its domain. In the capacity of a social network, Pinterest lets its user base thumbtack stuff on pictorial message boards. It gave the green light to individualized advice two months ago.
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I am always looking for inspiration when creating scrapbook layouts. My go-to in the past has usually been sketches; however, lately I have been enjoying all of the "pinspiration" and "inspiration" challenges that have cropped up. One of my favorites (besides Practical Scrappers, of course!) is Pretty Little Studio. Why? Because every week, in addition to a sketch challenge, they feature a different inspiration challenge! If I combine the Pretty Little Studio Challenges with the Practical Scrapper ideas, I am pretty much set for life with all the inspiration I need! *smile*
Sketches are great because they give you a design that you can follow closely or just use as a jumping off point. Inspiration photos provide, well, inspiration, on multiple levels. You can choose to follow the color scheme, or a certain pattern, or even choose to re-create the mood - as vague and artsy as that may sound.
This week's challenge at Pretty Little Studio is this (a little sneak preview that can only be found here!):
I wanted to sit down and create a layout as soon as I saw this photo, so I decided to play along. I was drawn not only to the rectangular blocks but to the bright colors, which I "translated" into bright pops of color that you find during the fall. And I liked the dark green border on the quilt so I created a similar border on my layout. You might see this photo and think of something completely different - and that is the beauty of an inspiration challenge. There is no wrong way to look at it and a million and one different ways to interpret it! Yippee!!!
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Thoughts from My Interview Gary Vaynerchuk
It's fitting that my first post on Medium highlights a lesson I'm learning from Gary Vaynerchuk, Medium investor and advocate. For one thing, he told me to market my show using Medium, and when Gary tells you to use a certain marketing tactic, you do it.
After all, this is the guy who built the brand of a brick and mortar wine business on YouTube, when youtube was still in his infancy. He was a Snapchat advocate before most of the world knew what Snapchat was. Take a look at his investment portfolio and it's obvious the man has a gift.
When you sit down with someone and chat exegetically, it's a true peek behind the curtain, in my opinion.
I think that's why I've always loved watching interviews and now conducting them. There is no editor to perfect the phrases, no scripts or teleprompters. I've been surprised a few times with my celebrity interviews, sometimes the person's home or office is not what you'd think, sometimes they are warmer than you expected, or colder, funnier or more serious, different from their public persona. Even though you've read their work, even though you've watched their videos, there's magic about being with them on their home turf, which is one of the things I love about my show.
Sitting down with Gary, about his brand new book, #AskGaryVee — three things are evident.
First, this man is a sort of genius. I say this as fact not flattery. I got the same impression when I interviewed Seth Godin. There are just things he sees that others can't. There are things he has in his DNA that cannot be taught, as sad as that is for us aspirers. Sad trombone.
Second, this man is a lover. Not what you expected me to say, right? This guy, once you get past the expletives he likes to lace his rants with, is one of the most caring people I've met at that level of success. He tells his employees "I love you" and makes facetime for all 600+ of them. He is also one of the most engaged and authentic celebrities online, responding to fans daily, not occasionally. Sometimes his message is one of tough love, but that's because he truly wants marketers, entrepreneurs and small business owners to "get it." Again, something that's not easily taught.
But lastly, and most importantly, this man is a practitioner. He is working 18-hour days, executing, trying, planning, meeting, grinding, creating, and yes, hustling. His talk is as big as his walk, as evidenced by DailyVee, his new docureality YouTube show. If you're a GaryVee fan, you've heard him say "Ideas are shit. Execution is the game." I first heard that years ago and it was an eye-opener for me. This trait, though, gets me PUMPED because unlike his innovative genius, anyone can develop his habit of execution. If it all comes down to hard work, as Gary says, that means all of us can get in the game.
But hear me say what I think is the one thing you shouldn't miss today.
Gary — though it may seem like it — is not preaching that everyone work 18 hour days. He's passionate about working hard and long, yes, but in relation to the kind of goals he hears his audience talks about. If, like Mr.Vee, you want to buy a 2.6 Billion dollar organization, in his case the New York Jets, you better be putting in 18-hour days. If you want to run a 3 million dollar business, you hustle differently than someone who runs a 300,000 dollar business. Someone hustling to get to work from home has a different level of work than someone who wants to build an empire with hundreds of employees. A guy who wants to become the top salesman in the country is going to have a different level of the hustle than the guy who wants to be the best at his company. Note: All of these endeavors are worthwhile.
No dream is too big or too small, as long as you're wiling to put in the *appropriate* amount of work.
Most of us either don't fully know the work involved to achieve our dreams, or we have fooled ourselves into thinking we can somehow take a shortcut. Listen, I want you to achieve your amazing goals, and I believe Gary Vee does too. The only way that will happen is if your actions are as big as your dreams.
Ask yourself today, is your hustle as big as your end goal? Are your actions as massive as your dreams?
I want to take my show to mainstream television within the next few years. It's lofty, I know. So, as Gary said, I'm "schlepping my husband around the country" making this happen. I work long days and invest a lot of time, energy and money into this dream of mine. Still I'm haunted, am I hustling enough? Are my actions large enough for this towering dream?
Only time will tell, but I'm excited today because unlike some traits and tactics these massively successful people use, hard work is accessible to me. Hard work is something I can do. It's something you can do. That's what I call an inspiring and important reminder about success for the rest of us.
To learn HOW to execute at a level to match your dreams, I 100% recommend Gary's new book, #AskGaryVee.
If you enjoyed this piece I'd love for you to hit that heart button below so more people see it. You can also check out my interview with Gary and learn 5 Keys to Success from his journey at http://thepursuit.tv/garyvee
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A few weeks ago an unusually hot bank-holiday weekend got me right into the mood for sewing shorts. I whizzed up three pairs each for my niece and nephew and shared the little guy shorts (and cropped trousers) here. I promised a post about the girl to follow, but life has been a little crazy these past couple of weeks and so blogging has been on hold. But as promised, today I am sharing the girlie shorts.
The little lady has two pairs of denim shorts and one pair of thicker jersey cropped trousers. The fabric from all three came from my refashion pile (once upon a time they were a pair of worn jeans and a mishapen hoodie). The trims/ facings came from my scrap bag. So these shorts really were a bargain project.
The pockets are faced with some bright pink polycotton, which I turned under to leave a thin edging of pink peeking out. I then found this lovely blue, white and pink floral polka-dot fabric in my scrap bag which coordinates beautifully with the pockets for a girlie touch.
I used the same pattern as a starting point for the second pair of denim shorts, but this time I added a tie-cuff to the bottom of the legs.
I really like the cut and fit of CailaMade's short pattern, but wanted to make it a little more exciting. This idea came to me as I was hunting through my scrap bag and found a ridiculously long but thin piece of left-over Midwest Modern - just enough for wasit-band facing and leg-cuffs. So I cut a semi-circle from the bottom of each outside leg seam and made some bias from the Midwest Modern to finish the edges. Then I made the cuffs with long strips centred on the inside leg seam.
The jersey cropped trousers were a little trickier as I had to draft a pattern for them. The original hoodie had some interesting seams, great textured applique and a lovely flower print that I wanted to make the most of. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo before I started cutting so you will have to believe me when I say that the only way to make use of the applique was to create a curved yolk at the back below the waistband. The waistband itself was made using the rib from the bottom of the hoodie, with its original finishing. At the front, the original flower print wraps around from the back yolk to add some girlie magic to an otherwise quite masculine-coloured fabric.
Now all we need is for the sun to make another appearance so the kiddies can give their shorts a test-run.


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With the cheers still echoing from last Saturday's overwhelmingly successful Concurso San Miguel 2014, Opera San Miguel will present a spectacular evening of opera on Wednesday, March 19, at Teatro Ángela Peralta. The Gala de Ópera will star past winners of the company's annual contest, including this year's first place winner, soprano Adriana Valdés.
In a departure from most opera galas, this concert will feature three full acts from three different masterpieces of the operatic repertoire: Act IV of Verdi's Rigoletto, Act IV of Bizet's Carmen, and Act III of Verdi's Aida. "We didn't want to present the usual parade of arias and ensembles usually heard in opera galas," said John Bills, Artistic Director of Opera San Miguel. "We wanted to give our singers the experience of really delving into their characters, and the audience the chance to get involved in the drama for more than three minutes at a time."
For the first time in many years, Angela Peralta audiences will be hearing a full 65-piece orchestra, along with a 24 member chorus, in addition to eight remarkably talented young soloists. "It is our opinion that the only way to truly appreciate opera is to hear it as it was composed, with full orchestra," says Bills. "We are very lucky to have the talented orchestra and chorus of the Conservatorio de Música de Celaya to join us for this concert."
Bills says that the Gala is fulfilling one of the long-time goals of Opera San Miguel: to provide performing experience for the most talented and promising young singers in Mexico, discovered through Concurso San Miguel. "We are so pleased to be reuniting these past and current winners of our contest in this truly gala night," he said. "I hope Sanmiguelenses will turn out in the same kind of numbers as for our Standing-Room-Only Concurso last week."
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Earlier this month something happened that shook the world of newspapers, albeit in the north-west of Scotland. The West Highland Free Press sacked two of its leading columnists, Donald Macleod, and Brian Wilson (pictured above), who was also the paper's founding editor. With that Maggie Cunningham, another regular columnist, withdrew from contributing to the paper. Read (all) about it in The Guardian.
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If you're a small business owner, you've likely spent years honing your craft and building your company. You've won customers, learned how to keep them, gained experience, and created a reputation and a brand for yourself and your business. Chances are you haven't been working in isolation; you've likely had a strong team of employees underpinning your success and helping your company thrive. For one reason or another, though, you may not offer a group benefits plan.
Here's why you may want to reconsider: maintaining a healthy workplace and a healthy workforce are two critical pieces of every business plan, and group benefits can help achieve those dual objectives.
A good thing to do for your employees, your business and yourself
Perhaps, as time ticks on and medical needs grow, you're recognizing that providing health coverage and financial protection is a meaningful way to thank your employees for their hard work. After all, one of the greatest gifts you can give your team is the confidence that comes with knowing many of their own medical needs – and those of their family members – are covered and that their loved ones can be protected financially in the future.
Or, maybe you're starting to realize that you need group benefits to attract and retain skilled employees who will help keep your business strong and viable, protect your investment and enable you to reach your personal financial goals before you retire.
Let's look at a hypothetical example that might ring true for you.
Case study: growth puts pressure on the owner and the team
Sharon is the 56-year-old owner of an environmental consulting firm. The company performs environmental assessments and monitoring, and consults on the clean-up and remediation of urban brownfield sites – former industrial and commercial lands. Due to changing government regulations, and a recent foray into the booming energy sector, Sharon's enterprise has grown from seven to more than 20 employees, and she's opening two small satellite offices to put her company closer to her newest contracts.
Over the past year, Sharon has devoted her energy to winning new customers; hiring new staff; training her new, young employees; opening offices; leasing equipment and vehicles; and meeting the many other demands of a growing company. During this period of growth, Sharon has had less time to devote to her long-term employees.
In recent months, Sharon has seen some employees leave, including one key team member she depended on. These staff departures have happened in the midst of Sharon's efforts to hire talented people who will help support the growth of her firm. With big plans for the future, she is now anxiously looking for new ways to attract and keep high-performing staff. Sharon realizes that she has to take steps to keep all her employees – both new and long-term – satisfied in order to continue building her business.
In the past, Sharon never gave serious thought to offering group benefits to her employees. Her husband had a good program, and so did many of the spouses of her employees when the company was small. With a growing company, and more competition in her field, Sharon knows it's time to seriously consider offering her employees a benefits plan. She wants to help protect them, and she wants to protect the company that she worked so hard to build.
Sharon's advisor helps her create a plan
Sharon sets up an appointment with her advisor to discuss the possibilities and finds out there are several quality options available, from simple, more affordable benefit plans to more flexibile solutions that give the employer great choice.
At the end of the discussion, Sharon sees that the simpler plan may have satisfied her needs two or three years ago, but given the growth of her firm she now requires a program that will offer flexibility to her diverse workforce and give employees a strong incentive to stay.
Simple, more cost-effective benefits plans are ideal for new small business owners, who may not have the time or resources to maintain a more involved plan and are looking for a streamline, almost "set it and forget it" solution.
Established business owners – like Sharon, with her sights set on the growth and staff retention – are great candidates for a flexible, customizable benefits plan with more comprehensive coverage to meet the needs of her employees.
Talk to your Advisor
Implementing a group benefits plan helps your employees and their families, and it can also be an important tool that helps keep your business strong and protect your investment in it. No matter what stage you're at with your business, your advisor can guide you towards solutions that best meet your needs.


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'Those who hold power' was a derogatory phrase commonly used during the term of the last SLD government. It reflected the feeling of many that the SLD was made up of people who were primarily concerned with maintaining their positions of influence and privilege, rather than on matters of principle or changing society for the better. It related to the belief that a network (układ) dominated public life – bringing together politicians and business people in an unholy and dishonest alliance.
It was in this atmosphere that the two parties of the right that currently dominate Polish politics – PO and PiS – rose to prominence. Both claimed that they were opposed to corruption and that the problems in the country were primarily due to the corrupt elite that control public life. Prior to PiS forming a government in 2005, both parties supported the creation of a new Fourth Republic out of the ashes of the decaying Third Republic.
Much has changed since this time. PiS became discredited due to its authoritarian style of government (2005 – 2007) and its willingness form a coalition with the extreme right-wing party - the League of Polish Families (LPR). In these circumstances PO was able to take up the mantle of the defenders of democracy and, now opposing the project of the Fourth Republic, galvanise the opposition to the PiS government at the 2007 parliamentary elections.
PO was formed in 2002, bringing together a range of personalities and currents that were looking for a home after the break up of the Solidarity Electoral Alliance (AWS). It claimed to be different from other political parties, presenting itself as a citizens' movement, formed from the grass-roots that would bring a new quality to Polish political life. The party combined liberal economics and democratic politics with social and cultural conservatism. Behind the leadership of Donald Tusk and co was a strong ideological conviction, emerging as they had from the 'Gdansk Liberals' – a small opposition group formed during Communism that reproduced the works of Hayek and Friedmen and believed that 'capitalism without democracy would be better than socialism with democracy'.
Political power always brings with it responsibilities and also the need for compromise. When in government Tusk and his main advisor and mentor Jan Bielecki have proven themselves capable of understanding this reality much better than their neo-liberal predecessors, who are now confined to throwing criticisms from their well-funded Think Tanks. The fact that the PO government could stand back from its previous convictions and introduce a positive – although limited – reform of the pension system reflects this reality. However, this pragmatism has another side.
Since 2005 PO's major selling point has been that it is the only viable alternative to PiS. It therefore tends to highlight the negative features of Kaczynski's party – of which there are many – and attempt to gain from the fear of a return of PiS to power. Even its main attack against the SLD nowadays is the fictitious claim that it would like to form a coalition government with PiS after the next elections.
Beyond this the party attempts to show itself as being competent and trustworthy. Tusk presents himself well, shows a humour and self-distance in public and appears confident on the international stage. At times he reacts proactively and aggressively to perceived (or created) threats: such as the spread of the sale of 'smart-drugs', football hooliganism, gambling corruption and so forth. He attempts to skirt ideological issues and present his government as one of pragmatic stability. Primarily it promises to use the opportunity presented by an inflow of EU funds and the up-coming 2012 European football championships by investing in the country's infrastructure and pushing forward Poland's development.
Just as hangers on and opportunists flocked to the ranks of the SLD ten years ago – so the same is happening to PO. It's membership has increased to above 50,000 (from around 30,000 in 2008) – small in comparison to many parties in Europe but large in Polish terms. The leadership of PO has also engaged in a number of high profile political transfers in recent weeks. As reported previously, the former MP connected to the SLD – Bartosz Arłukowicz – has been given a symbolic post in government in order to provide PO with a left face at the forthcoming elections. During the recent PO convention Arłukowicz was sat – resplendent in his new blue tie – alongside two new recruits: Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska and Dariusz Rosati.
Kluzik-Rostowska rose to fame as the manager of Jarosław Kaczynski's Presidential campaign last year – as she attempted to present the former Prime Minister in a positive and more centrist light. She then led a break away from PiS – forming a new party under the ludicrous name: Poland is the Most Important. The party predictably failed to make any impact in the opinion polls and now Kluzik-Rostowski has jumped ship and is looking for a safe seat to contest as a PO candidate. She now claims that the main priority for the next election is to keep Kaczynski out of power (sic). Rosati had been advisor to the last PM during Communism and became a strong advocate of the Shock-Therapy reforms at the end of the 1980s. In 1989 he naively claimed that there would be no serious problem with unemployment in Poland – 2 years later those without work had soared above 12%. In 2004 he was elected as MEP as part of the Social Democratic Party of Poland (SdPL) – but then lost his seat in 2008 after running on a joint slate with the liberal Democratic Party. After helping take the left down a blind-alley he also is seeking to enter parliament as a PO candidate.
PO has now become the party that holds power. It has sought to avoid controversy and attract support from different political currents in order to create a party of the centre-right that can dominate and hegemonise the Polish political scene. Many fear that a new form of political system has been created, where there are no real choices between the political parties on offer and where principle and conviction have been replaced by technocratic manipulation. Such an opinion was recently aired by the leader of Krytyka Polityczna: Sławomir Sierakowski. Sierakowski's thesis states that politics has been reduced to a façade, where there is no true political pluralism in the country and PO are creating a 'post-political' party in which public relations has replaced political programme. Sierakowski writes that PO has given up its political ideals in order to create a pact with society by showing they can deal with issues such as the economic crisis and road building.
There is much to agree with in this opinion. However, its weakness is that it assumes that PO will be able to manage the practical issues of government and therefore maintain political power. Sierakowski compares the project of Tusk to that carried out by other European leaders such as Berlusconi and Sarkozy. Yet leaders such as these are now facing grave political problems and it is highly likely that they will lose power at the next elections. All governing parties in Europe are facing the quandary of how to maintain political support in a period of economic crisis when it is not so easy to buy off different sections of society. So-called post-political democracy will difficult to maintain in the post-crisis age.
The Tusk government is trying to delay facing up to this contradiction until after this autumn's parliamentary elections. However, cracks are already beginning to show. As mentioned above one of this government's main selling points has been its claim to be successfully managing the inflow of EU funds and carrying out investments in the country's infrastructure as part of the preparations for next year's European football championships. However, a report produced last week shows that this claim is far removed from reality. Last year only 1/3 of all planned investments were completed (instead of ZŁ95bn only ZŁ35bn was spent.) The report predicts that more than 403 km of roads will not be completed as planned by the start of the tournament. The A2 highway, due to link Warsaw and Germany, is unlikely to be ready for the tournament and there have been insufficient investments in the rail networks.
The problem for PO is that their economic strategy is unviable. They are attempting to carry out one of the largest investment programmes in transport and sports facilities in the country's history, whilst also endeavouring to bring down the budget deficit from nearly 8% this year to around 2% next year. Quite simply, these two simultaneous projects do not add up and is leading to less money being assigned to these investments (especially through making local governments reduce their spending) alongside more pressures to cut expenditures in other areas of economy and raising regressive taxes such as VAT. With inflation rising, unemployment remaining high (particularly for youth) and the government planning a new round of spending cuts, then PO's attempt to be the 'party for all' will become increasingly difficult.
In these circumstances it is worthless for opponents of PO to bemoan its successes and gripe about its popularity. Rather it should be highlighting the failures of PO to actually deliver what it promises and preparing its own programme of economic development that can unite different social layers. Investment not cuts and protecting low and middle wage earners from further economic hardship can form the basis of such an economic programme. For behind the gloss and PR, PO is promising economic solutions that will divide and not unite.


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Almost overnight, Shamir Bailey became something of a hero. At this time last year, he was releasing his first EP, the five-track Northtown, named for the Las Vegas suburb from which the singer-songwriter hails. Immediately, the EP showed a rare promise, garnering positive reviews for its clever melding of smart synthpop and disco-inspired beats. And then there was Shamir himself: an über-stylish youngster, barely twenty, with a voice that sounded surprisingly like Nina Simone's. He was entirely self-styled, from the way he sang and the smart construction of infectious songs that lay somewhere just left of mainstream pop to his vibrant sartorial choices and nonchalant deconstruction of gender. Like Madonna, like Prince, like Beyoncé, "Shamir" became an immediate and singular brand, the kind of artist the world can identify simply, by only one name, because there is no one else to compare them to.
In May, Shamir released his first full-length, Ratchet, on XL Recordings, to pretty much universal acclaim. The record was produced by Nick Sylvester, the Godmode label founder and former Pitchfork staffer who recorded and released Northtown on his Brooklyn-based imprint after Shamir sent him some demos. Like the EP, Ratchet is an eclectic blend of genres — r&b, disco, rap, funk, house — bursting with hooks and sharp turns of phrase. It's a collection of songs you can hear once and never get out of your head, a glorious whirlwind of party anthems that manage to be heartfelt and distinctive.
Last night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Shamir played what he said was his "biggest show in North America to date," and his excitement over that fact was both palpable and infectious. Still, Shamir has an extremely charming air of nonchalance, a matter-of-factness born out of unassailable confidence buoyed to extremes by the unmistakable admiration in the room. It wasn't quite the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, but the diverse audience made their enthusiastic support no secret, taking every opportunity to cheer, sing along, and of course boogie.
Supported by live drums, a keyboardist, and a female backup vocalist whose voice occupied a register slightly below his own, Shamir started the set with relatively minimal album opener "Vegas." The ode to his hometown made perfect sense as a launching point, its slow build reflective of the slightly sinister promises held in its lyrics. It's also a great reference point for what's influenced Shamir the most; like Sin City, the performer is imbued with a flashy allure that never falters but is hard to contain. He wasted no time in getting the party started, with the appropriately titled DFA-esque romp "In for the Kill" exploding into his standout single, "On the Regular."
The response was immediate: hands waving in the air, the audience spitting every sassy word of the self-hyping anthem that broke Shamir wide open. Waving a finger at the crowd while crooning his most genius line — "Don't try me, I'm not a free sample" — Shamir never missed a beat, and neither did anyone watching; when he turned the mic on the Music Hall for its final "This is me on the regular, so you know," everyone knew it indeed.
While it felt a little early to bust out such an enormous, crowd-igniting hit, Shamir has no shortage of jams, and it was actually nice to relax a bit and just enjoy the sheer beauty of his voice. The term "falsetto" not only implies but is actually defined as a kind of lie: singing octaves far beyond one's natural range. The remarkable thing about Shamir's vocals (and his whole persona, really) is that there is nothing false about it. Even when he talks his voice is youthful, androgynous, and snappy. He was warm and genuine at every turn, taking the time to introduce most of the songs by name. Before "Hot Mess" he implored everyone to dance (as if that weren't exactly what everyone at the venue had come to do), and in the middle of the song he unleashed the dreads piled high at the crown of his head, allowing them to unfurl before snapping them with panache toward an ecstatic reaction like live electrical wires to shock his fans into a state of frenzy.
There is no doubt that part of that response came from Shamir's total fearlessness. To cement the impression that Shamir can handle pretty much anything, he performed a soulful cover of emo-punk outfit Joyce Manor's "Christmas Card," followed by Ratchet's quintessential love song, "Demon," which he said seems to be "everyone's favorite track" on the LP. After the applause died down, Shamir shhh-ed the audience emphatically, then belted the soul-crushing, show-stopping "Darker," the queer-identified performer's riff on that "It Gets Better" theme. It was a starkly poignant moment after a day of heartbreak, a ray of hope in the midst of a national tragedy and a potential beacon leading anyone feeling oppressed out of such darkness.
Ending the night with the zigzagging synths of "Head in the Clouds," Shamir jumped into the audience for "dancing and hugs," a kind of consummation of all the adoration in the room. His band then left the stage and Shamir posted up behind the keys for somber but beautiful closer "I'll Never Be Able to Love." It echoes the sentiments and gospel vibes of "Darker" in that it's an honest portrait of a vulnerable moment, but it's a moment that Shamir already seems to have left behind. He sings of feeling like an alienated introvert who can't really handle the attention or admiration leveled at him. It could be his most honest song, or it could be that in the short time since he wrote it, he's learned to accept and embrace his role as ambassador of being true to oneself. No matter how quickly it happened, one thing is clear: The world needs heroes like Shamir.
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How cap and dividend works
Buying stocks of successful companies and receive dividends is one of the ways to become a millionaire. Investing on the stocks market is not easy tho, but there is another way to use the advantages of it – by trading binary options. Also there are automated trading software services like Millionaire Blueprint which greatly reduce risks and increase your personal profit.
Cap and dividend starts with a descending economy-wide cap on carbon suppliers rather than carbon emitters. The way the cap works is extremely important.
There are two possible places to cap carbon: (1) where CO2 leaves the economy and enters the atmosphere, and (2) where carbon enters the economy in the form of a fossil fuel. Economists call the former a downstream cap and the latter an upstream cap.
In choosing where to put the cap, it's important to recognize how carbon differs from other pollutants. Most pollutants are impurities that can be regulated or removed where they are emitted. Carbon, however, gushes not just from a few pipes, but from hundreds of millions. Capping carbon emitters is therefore extremely difficult. To the extent it can be done, it will be an administrative nightmare for businesses, consumers and government. And it will never catch all of the carbon that flows into the atmosphere.
By contrast, capping carbon as it enters the economy is relatively simple. The cap can be administered by requiring the first sellers of oil, coal and natural gas to buy permits equal to the carbon content of their fuels. Once a year the companies would 'true up' and pay a stiff penalty if they don't own enough permits. No other businesses would need permits, and no smokestacks would need to be monitored.
Dividends. When fuel companies buy permits, they'll pass that cost along to their customers. This is as it should be: the cost of emitting CO2 needs to be paid by energy users. By adding this currently ignored cost, we'll shift private investment away from fossil fuels and toward efficiency and clean energy.
Higher fuel prices have a downside, however: they take lots of money out of everyone's pockets. The trillion dollar question is, where does that money go? In traditional cap and trade, the extra money we pay goes to companies who receive free permits. Under cap and dividend, by contrast, it flows into a not-for-profit trust. There it's divided into equal shares and wired to every American's bank account or debit card. This happens monthly and automatically. As the price of carbon rises, so do the dividends everyone receives. And no large bureaucracy is needed.


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ak135-f is a variant of the ak135 velocity model, Kennett, Engdahl & Buland (1995) , which is obtained by augmenting it with the density and Q model of Montagner & Kennett (1996) .
|ak135-f velocity model, ak135 full model (spherical average)
|1-D Reference Earth Model
|Sub Type
|full model
|Short Description
|ak135-f is a variant of the ak135 velocity model, Kennett, Engdahl & Buland (1995) , which is obtained by augmenting it with the density and Q model of Montagner & Kennett (1996).
|Brian L. N. Kennett
|Past President, IASPEI
|Research School of Earth Sciences
|Australian National University
|Canberra, Australia
|E. Robert Engdahl
|Past President, IASPEI
|Department of Physics
|University of Colorado
|Boulder, Colorado, USA
|Raymond Buland
|National Earthquake Information Center
|Boulder, Colorado, USA
|Base Model
|Referenced by
|GyPSum , SAW24B16 and as PREM500 by SAW642AN and SAW642ANb
|Model Download
|NOTE: according to the model's website , the upper mantle density model should be treated with caution and may well change with further work. Please check the model's website for any additional updates.
|in comma separated value (CSV) file format (AK135F_AVG.csv ) with columns lef to right representing depth (km), density (Mg/m3), P vel (km/s), S vel (km/s), Qκ, and Qμ
|in IDV CSV file format (AK135_AVG_IDV.csv )
|Model Homepage
|Depth Coverage
|0 to 6371.0 km
|Areal Coverage
|spherical average Earth model
Citations and DOIs
To cite IRIS DMC Data Products effort:
- Trabant, C., A. R. Hutko, M. Bahavar, R. Karstens, T. Ahern, and R. Aster (2012), Data Products at the IRIS DMC: Stepping Stones for Research and Other Applications, Seismological Research Letters, 83(5), 846–854, https://doi.org/10.1785/0220120032.
To cite the source of this Earth model:
- Kennett B.L.N., E.R. Engdahl and R. Buland. 1995. "Constraints on seismic velocities in the earth from travel times" Geophys. J. Int. 122:108-124.
To reference the use of this Earth model hosted by EMC:
- IRIS DMC (2010), Data Services Products: ak135-f, a velocity reference Earth model, https://doi.org/10.17611/DP/9991801.
To cite IRIS Earth Model Collaboration (EMC) data product or reference use of its repository:
- IRIS DMC (2011), Data Services Products: EMC, A repository of Earth models, https://doi.org/10.17611/DP/EMC.1.
- Montagner J.P. & Kennett B.L.N. 1996. "How to reconcile body-wave and normal-mode reference Earth models?" Geophys. J. Int. 125:229-248.
- B.L.N. Kennett, E.R. Engdahl and R. Buland
- 2010-12-09
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How is tramadol abused?
In general, tramadol is taken orally. If you take tramadol more often, in higher doses, or in ways other than prescribed…you are abusing tramadol. More here on how tramadol is abused, as well as a section at the end for your questions about tramadol use or getting tramadol addiction help. We try to answer all legitimate questions with a personal and prompt reply.
Can tramadol be abused?
Yes. Tramadol can be abused.
While many doctors consider tramadol to be a relatively safe opioid and prescribe it because of its low potential for abuse, abuse still occurs. Any alteration to the prescription directions (such as taking more tramadol, more often than prescribed) can lead to problems. In fact, when you abuse tramadol (ex. when you snort tramadol), you are at risk of adverse side effects of the medication and possibly addiction. Misuse of opioids like tramadol is a one of the tramadol addiction signs.
How tramadol is abused
You abuse tramadol when you change the way you are supposed to take tramadol. In general, tramadol is taken orally. Ways of taking tramadol that define tramadol abuse include:
- chewing tramadol
- injecting tramadol
- smoking tramadol
- snorting tramadol
- taking tramadol in higher doses than prescribed
- taking tramadol more often than prescribed
- using tramadol with alcohol or other drugs
Tramadol is also commonly abused with other substances and is frequently mixed with alcohol. However, opioids like tramadol actually increase the effects of alcohol.
When you abuse tramadol, you are actually releasing the drug faster into the body with a stronger concentration. While this may allow you to experience a euphoric high or feel the effects of tramadol with greater intensity, you also increase the rate your body develops dependency. Your body can come to need tramadol in order to function. Over time, the body and mind crave the presence of the medication. Further, strong physical and psychological dependence on tramadol can make withdrawal painful.
Tramadol abuse side effects
When you abuse tramadol, you increase the potential for adverse side effects. Not only documented side effects … but other side effects that mimic withdrawal can also be present. The more you abuse tramadol, the more you open your body up to the risk of severe side effects. There is no regulating the amount of tramadol in the body when you abuse it and you can experience unforeseen complications. You could end up in the hospital or worse, you can overdose and die. Side effects of tramadol abuse could include:
- agitation
- confusion
- difficulty breathing
- delirium
- diarrhea
- hallucination
- heart attack
- loss of coordination
- nervousness
- seizures
- slowed or stopped heart beat
- tremors
- trouble sleeping
- vomiting
These are only some side effects you can experience. If you are mixing drugs, you can also increase the intensity of nervous system depressant effects or create a cocktail of counteractive effects in the brain.
Signs of tramadol abuse
It can be hard to notice the signs of tramadol abuse. Many times people have a prescription for tramadol and may be telling you that they are using it properly. Look out for a constant change in normal behavior. Maybe you notice that a tramadol prescription has run out faster than normal or somehow a person has created a store of the medication that you can't account for. If you notice that a loved one is sleeping a lot or having of a slacked jawed demeanor about them all the time they could be abusing tramadol. Also the biggest tell is if they are snorting the medication or trying to alter the way in which they are taking the medication.
Tramadol abuse questions
Still have questions about tramadol abuse? Please leave your questions in the comments section below. We'll do our best to respond to you quickly.
Reference Sources: Liver Tox: Tramadol
Medline Plus: Prescription Drug abuse
NCBI: Serotonin syndrome associated with sertraline, trazodone and tramadol abuse
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If one truely needs tramadol because of chronic pain and is using it as directed without abuse, what is the problem? Why should they not use it, or maybe reduce the amount if it is within physician guidelines and as directed.
Hi Janita. Tramadol is not usually prescribed for long-term use due to the undesirable effects that are experienced when this drug is used over a long period of time, including tolerance and physical dependence. Many Tramadol addicts begin taking it as prescribed and then take a larger dose on their own when the medication stops working.
So, if someone truly needs tramadol and uses it as prescribed there is no problem. But, it can easily become a problem, since Tramadol works on the same receptors as opiate pain medications do.
My first attempt at posting a comment resulted in rejection because it appeared to be spam. I think because I mentioned too many names of drugs. So I will try this again, but it's going to be much less informative. There is one form of tramadol abuse that I am aware of that isn't mentioned anywhere. If you mix it together with a certain medication commonly used to treat ADD, the Combo of the 2 is one of the few things that actually eliminates acute morphine withdrawal. It's effective e even if the person has a really bad problem. It just keeps them from getting sick, which is a big deal to someone who has that issue.
I just noticed this article was written in 2013. As a former opiate abuser I was given tramadol as a safe alternative to opiates. This was being given to me by MD's who knew my history and given to me under this belief that it was quite a safe alternative up until April of 2015. Why did they not make this a controlled substance until then? At least in NC. It certainly appears everyone but me and the MD's prescribing it must have known long before then. I'm just livid.
I'm in my 20th year on Ultram. It is prescribed for me as an off-label anti-depressant. I use it as directed and have no problems. Early on, a doctor took me off of it for 7 months. It was a nightmare getting through each day. My husband walked out on me. He hated me for being an "addict". Luckily, Ultram was restored to me, and I now live a normal, peaceful life. Blood work every 6 months and constant monitoring by a doctor keep things in order.
Thanks for sharing your story, Jen.
I was prescribed tramadol probably 5 years ago. It did not help my chronic pain or give me any kind of feeling. People abuse anything, huh? It wasn't even considered an opiate when I was prescribed it. Did they change the formula? I don't even like opiates but I know what they feel like.
Can I take half a pill, 50 mg, I just take half at a time. I brake them in half and don't use more then one a day and not all the time. Thank you
Hi Sally. Use tramadol only as prescribed by a doctor.
Hi I have been taking tramadol for 16 years now I take one in the morning when I get it to go to work and 12 o'clock noon while at work I want to stop but scared of the withdrawals


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Rihanna's video for Te Amo, the third international single from Rated R, premiered this week. Some scenes are quite similar to her video for Disturbia while others are very different for Rihanna, as she's seen with a girl love interest which adheres to the lyrics of the song.
Te Amo will be released on June 11th internationally through Def Jam.


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A fundraiser is under way to fly cancer patient Geoff Haskell, 35, and his family to Disneyland Sunday on a four-day trip before he undergoes an extremely intensive round of chemotherapy later this month.
Haskill, formerly the youth pastor at Centerpointe Presbyterian Church, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer that has now spread to his liver. He left his church position to begin a career in medical supply sales and was in that job less than six months when he was diagnosed with cancer. He also has been a volunteer chaplain with the Pleasanton Police Department and an assistant baseball coach at Foothill High School, where his wife Kendra is a tennis coach.
Mike Serrano, who is leading the fundraising effort, said Geoff and Kendra Haskell and their three children-- Kate, Matthew, and Emily--moved to Pleasanton five years ago. Kendra had been a teacher at Walnut Grove Elementary School until she lost her job last year.
"We thought it would be fun for us as friends of the Haskells to give the family their first trip to Disneyland, 'where dreams do come true' as a magical, fun-filled vacation before this next round of chemotherapy," Serrano said. "We are hoping to raise $4,200. The cost of the flight, hotel, transportation and passes is $3,200. The rest would go for food, fun and souvenirs."
All funds collected will go for the trip with any excess funds to be deposited into the Haskell Family Fund.
The members of Pleasanton Valley Club held a concert fundraiser with the Bell Brothers Band last summer to benefit the family and raised over $20,000 to help pay the cost of medical treatments, according to Deb Cilk of United California Brokers.
To contribute to the Haskells, a fund has been established at First Republic Bank on Main Street. Checks can be sent to:
First Republic Bank
249 Main St.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
C/O The Haskel Family Fund
account #80000380031
To contact the bank, call (925) 846-8811.
For more information, contact Mike Serrano at (925) 915-4835.


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Oh how I love breakfast.. breakfast dates, breakfast on the go, breakfast in bed, sunday breakfast with the fam… any type of breakfast! ITS JUST AMAZING! Nothing better than waking up and thinking about all of the endless possibilities breakfast can deliver…and a good coffee.
I will probably will propose to you if you bring me coffee without me asking for one…. Just sayin'
I have a dream that one day I will open up a cute cafe somewhere, maybs in the country or even in the burbs… but it will be world famous and people will come for miles just to have my coffee and breakfast… & Breakfast available all day, ALL DAY LONG! It'll happen! … Just someone give me the six magic numbers or sponsor me. Yep!
Breakfast, Don't you forget about me….
There are so many benefits from eating breakfast… and as if you dont want to eat breakfast (best meal of the day obv!) When people say that they dont like breakfast or they skip it, I feel as though its a personal attack. I take it sooo personally – only because I cant comprehend why anyone would not want to eat it! Eating breakfast not only kick starts your metabolism for the day, but it fills you up so you're not binge eating during the day! (…My weakness… you put food in front of me & no doubt i'll eat it)
Breakfast has been proven to increase your memory – Yep! Studies on adults and young people have shown that people who dont eat breakfast under-performed on short-term memory tests compared to people who ate breakfast!
More than one study done on adults (and young people) found those who had nothing for breakfast underperformed on short-term memory tests compared to those who'd had their first meal.
So lets think of our body like a car – If we dont put fuel in a car, it doesn't start does it? (Unless its one of those electric cars.. so when the geniuses of the world design a human that can function simply by sitting on a power adapter, we can compare ourselves to the electric cars…but no.) WE NEED BREAKFAST LIKE A CAR NEEDS FUEL!
But it's also imperative to make the right choices! This goes with everything else we put in our mouth… Don't fill up on some cheap sugary cereal or cinnamon toast because that'll just make you hungry in 0.5 of a second. MUST RESIST…SUGAR…
Flaxseed from health food stores is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, which you can grind and add to lowfat cereal, yogurt, cottage cheese and smoothies.
- CoYo (coconut yoghurt) parfait layered with fresh fruit and cereal, nuts or raisins
- CoYo mixed with fresh fruit in a blender for a vitamin-rich smoothie – Or even a protein shake!
- Green smoothie/juice
- G/F toast or Rice cakes with a little peanut butter and banana slices
- Protein Pancakes
- Instant or quick-cooking oatmeal or homemade granola (Recipe coming sooon!…watch this space)
- Poached eggs on toast etc etc…
Look, the list can go on forever…
I have spent most of my life being bought up around breakfast, whether its been growing up and spending every second weekend at dads house, going to the markets or a quick dash to the grocery store to grab what we needed to make a masterpiece for breakfast! I remember when my older sister and I use to go to dads, we would look forward to the food mostly! While lying in bed we (well mainly me, Jess would think I was lame) would be trying to guess what dad would be cooking by attempting to smell what was coming from the kitchen (I never got it right though!)
My favourite thing he made was spanish eggs.. or pancakes! Yes! Pancakes! They were/still are my favourite! We would experiment with the pancakes.. making them thin, thick, fluffy, australian style, croatian style… ya get ma drift! So we now know that I love pancakes!
So this morning I decided I would experiment with pancakes & make them out of Oats… mainly because i have a huggggeee supply of oats from Costco & I must do somethings with them…
I saw this little recipe the other day on Pinterest for a muffin in a mug… Basically oats, an egg, berries, stevia & a splash of milk. So this morning I played around with the recipe a little bit with what we had (because i'm currently living on rations… i'm a poor uni student & my car just cost me my arm, leg and part of my kidney…) & I came up with this cheeky creation!
Oat Pancakes
about a cup of oats blended down into a flour
1 whole egg & 1 egg white – beaten up nice & fluffy
bitta cinnamon
about a scoop of vanilla protein powder
a tablespoon of stevia
splash of vanilla essence
a decent amount of milk (almond or soy… or whatever milk you wanna use)
Mix all of the dry ingredients together & then combine with the eggs. When adding the milk, make sure you remember that the oats absorb a lot of liquid, so you may have to put more in the mixture while you're waiting for the pancakes to cook….
My first pancake turned out more like a biscuit, so as I said, you may need to keep adding milk.
To serve, I drowned mine in berries and a splash of maple syrup… so gooooood!


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Our Heritage
We are inseparably joined to God; we are the Father's cherished children and family. Our place in His kingdom is rooted in the early church and church reborn.
Since the church began at Pentecost, it has been a dynamic expression of God's family on the earth. It has taken many forms throughout the centuries but always with the purpose of glorifying God. It has often been less than holy, but it has always survived to give birth to a new generation, which frequently overcame the most obvious failures of the previous one.
The church took on a formal structure and tradition during the early centuries. This has been a source of tension throughout church history, and there have been those who took a different course that made them outcasts. Our country was initially colonized by some of these groups.
In the last third of the twentieth century, a new breed of churches was birthed along this centuries-old line. Out of the Protestant mainline denominations, evangelical denominations and Pentecostal denominations, there has emerged a church that embraces a more organic approach to church life, which is now the fastest-growing segment of the church in the United States.
These churches are non-denominational, embrace a strong Bible-based and practical theology, they are evangelical and their church life is less traditional; their music and culture are contemporary. They desire and are poised to be the blessing of the Father to this generation, now, where they are.
We are one of those churches. We came out of the Calvary Chapel / Vineyard movement of the seventies. The church began in Bothell in the fall of 1979 as an independent, non-denominational, Spirit-filled family of believers. Ten couples, meeting in a home group sponsored by Calvary Fellowship, wanted to start a church. Through God-directed circumstances this group became what is now known as Northwest Community Church.
The Father's passion for His Son Jesus, and for us, His children–His family–has transformed our understanding of Him and changed us. As God's beloved, we find our passion is the same as His; to be one with Him, one with each other, and to bring all who are lost or scattered into this oneness.


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Meyer Dickstein is an attorney and a zealous surfing fan. He idolizes Butchie Yost, the ex-surfing champ, and tries to help him whenever possible.
Meyer's practice is Surf Side Realty. [1]
Meyer arranges the sale of the Snug Harbor Motel to Barry Cunningham in the first episode.
HBO Character DescriptionEdit
The only hobby Meyer is more devoted to than surfing is rescuing Butchie Yost from himself. Viewing his hero with the protective eye museum curators reserve for Greek sculpture, Meyer fights to preserve Butchie's deteriorating existence. Whether covering his debts or defusing his enemies, Meyer continues to look after the washed-up pro long after Butchie's parents have given up. [2]
- ↑ YouTube videos: "Surf-Side Realty Commercial".
- ↑ "HBO Cast & Crew: Meyer Dickstein", HBO.com, 2007.


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Our days were spent mostly lounging on the beach. We built sand castles, chased crabs, went for walks, had picnics, swam in the ocean and pool, read books.... relaxation!
The condo was top notch and had absolutely everything we needed. Matt, who hates heat, is already talking about going back. We did a very small amount of touring around and exploring, and I will have another picture post of those adventures.
Today is all about our condo!
|We rented a one bedroom condo. The boys slept in the bedroom since they passed out at around 7pm each night. Matt and I slept on a really comfortable pull out sofa in the living room.
|The view from our patio.
|One of two bathrooms. This one had a tub and shower while the other one had just a shower.
|This kitchen was better equipped than my own!
|BBQ and eating area just up from the beach.
|We were at the Nani Kai Hale condo and rented through Bello Realty.
|Living and dining area. Full cable (which was good for cartoons for the kids at quiet time, and shows like Doomsday Preppers for me in the evening!), and wireless internet were all included. It had A/C too, but we never used it.
|The beach in front of our condo. It wasn't busy at all!
|Grilling steaks with an ocean view! Loved it!
|Our condo view from the beach.
|A pool that we had pretty much to ourselves the entire time!
|One relaxed hubby!


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There are a few websites I enjoy visiting from time to time, so I thought I'd list them here. Whenever I find a new one that isn't famous, I'll add it to the list. Everybody already knows the famous ones.
I chose this picture because my favorite kinds of websites are those that think outside the box. This picture doesn't have any boxes in it, unless you count the box shape of the ladder rungs, but I think the fact that the ladders are hovering in mid-air cancels out any power that the box shapes have to contain your thinking.
1. http://markewbie.weebly.com
2. brainpickings.org
3. http://www.leroyb-bookworm.com/
4. Trash is for Tossers
5. http://corallevang.wordpress.com
6. http://craypoe.com/bob/index.html
7. http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/
8. http://www.onepeopleoneworld.net/
9. http://aimforthehead.co.uk/
11. Aggregation Magazine
13. http://www.filmsforaction.org/
14. http://readingsubtly.blogspot.com/
15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb5ivvcTvRQ&feature=youtu.be
List Of Cool Websites


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Jennelle Carrillo alleges that she was injured when she sat on a black marble bench at the kabillion-dollar Cowboys Stadium two years ago as she waited for a scrimmage to begin. In her lawsuit, which also names owner Jerral "Jerry" Wayne Jones, she alleges that she required hospitalization and skin grafts.
"It was hot enough to produce third-degree burns through her clothing that day," said Mike Wash, Carillo's lawyer, told the Star-Telegram. "She did not stay for the scrimmage. I'm surprised there aren't more reports of burn injuries from sitting on those dark black benches."
A Cowboys spokesman said the team does not comment on pending litigation.
The temperature that day, Aug. 10, 2010, was 101 degrees and the lawsuit alleges that there were no warning signs about the searing seats.
Wash said his client was uncertain how long she sat on the bench. When she discovered her burns, she sought treatment at a hospital and was released with what she was told were first-degree burns. Days later, Wash said, she became dizzy and returned to the hospital, where she learned that her burns were more serious.
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Well, it's a been a few months since I've posted anything on here, or on Twitter. I've been finishing up school (I AM DONE NOW!), finishing up final projects, as well as moving across the country. I'm currently living in San Diego, California working at a new job at Chumby Industries. On top of all that, I have been learning AS2 and brushing up on Lua. So, I've been busy! I promise I will be working on more posts, tutorials and fun code.
Now to the important part: Something fun with AS3. A couple months back I noticed something both annoying and surprising. I noticed that I could not easily find a configurable and free to use accordion slider. While helping one of my class mates with a project, I remember looking for an accordion slider to help bring the interface together. The bad news is I couldn't find one. The good news it that it inspired me to write my own!
Source code and example files are available here!


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Did you attend the Residence Life Fireworks Walk on Bonfire Night this year?
Check out the photos on Facebook and feel free to tag yourselves! Don't forget to like the University of Sheffield Accommodation page while you're there, so you can keep up to date with what's happening in the Residences.
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Care in Mexico by Susan Phillips
Like a number of things in my life now, I seem to be working backwards. Many years ago my initial attempt to work abroad as a volunteer had been thwarted by a military coup so I threw myself into working as a Primary School Teacher in the UK. Life was busy until retirement.
By then, of course, the question had changed: why not volunteer? I had been fortunate in my work and now I had time to give a little back. Since retiring I have worked as a volunteer in the UK and abroad but this was my first time working with Projects Abroad.
Planning my trip
Last summer I decided that I wanted to volunteer in Mexico and to end my time there by travelling around the country. While still musing on the subject, a friend told me that she had booked a holiday to Mexico. Her return flight to the UK was 22nd November, the very same day that I was due to fly into Guadalajara. What synchronicity! I phoned the travel company and was able to join the group. Again, I seemed to be working backwards.
I had not expected to be following La Ruta Maya before beginning work. In retrospect, it was the best thing that I could have done. I learnt about the region and the Mexican people, about their history, traditions and culture. What's more, my fellow travellers donated all their small pesos to the lads at the centre.
At my placement
My first day began with a leisurely bus ride from Guadalajara to Guzman but then, like a whirlwind, it rushed by. Jose took me to meet my host family, Francisco and Candy. I just had time to say 'Hola,' and dump my bags before being whisked off to el Centro de Integracion Juvenil. There I met the nine young men with whom I would be working with.
After the usual questions: Where are you from? Does it rain in England? Have you met the Queen? I was rather surprised when one boy asked if there were any boarding schools near my home. Then it dawned on me that they were all boarders at the centre. When they discovered that I had worked with children and that I enjoyed Art, Craft and Technology they became very enthusiastic so I promised to organise a project that would include some model making. At this point Jose and I planned a shopping trip to find some of the things that would be needed. The donated pesos were soon being used to buy paper, tape, brushes, a cloth and a bucket.
Projects Abroad bought some new paints and Francisco was very helpful too; being a journalist he always had plenty of old newspapers to spare. By 3pm I was ready for the lovely lunch that Candy had prepared for me. When Jose returned I was taken to the language centre for my first Spanish lesson with Eli. Two hours later I returned home to rest but my day was not yet over. Jose returned once more to explain which bus to catch and to show me the route to walk from the bus stop to the Centre. My evening was spent planning my first day at school and doing my Spanish homework!
Teaching at el Centro de Integracion Juvenil
Each morning I caught the 1A bus to the purple house, walked past the tortilla shops, the pork butcher, the vets, and paused to look at Volcan de Colima, before turning left. At the Centre I was able to help the lads with their English, their history and social studies but I found the mathematics too difficult because I couldn't read the questions!
I was able to observe some therapy and socio-drama sessions with one of the doctors and join in with a volleyball skills lesson. For me the craft lessons were fun and the lads enjoyed them too. I asked them to imagine that they were about 25 years old. What would they like to do? What would they like to be? There was a carpenter, a doctor, a skier, two rappers. The lads drew pictures and planned their models.
The following day they started to plait strips of newspapers to create the bodies for their models. The maize flour paste, which was prepared for us by the kitchen staff, was used to soak sheets of newspaper. Strips of paper were used to bind the models. The characters began to take shape. Left to dry in the heat of the Mexican sun, the models were ready for painting by Monday morning. Three days later we held Expo Guzman.
Some time for relaxation
On Saturday morning I had time to wander around the town square, visit the markets and enjoy browsing the shops in Guzman. Francisco and Candy took me to one of their favourite restaurants for lunch. I was delighted when Francisco invited me to join him on Sunday on a photography trip to visit the wild country of Las Piedrotas and the beautiful old towns of Atacco and Tapalpa. It was a photographers' paradise and I really enjoyed the company of Francisco's friends from the Guzman Camera Club.
Some afternoons after work, after my Spanish lesson, I would wander into the town for a delicious ice cream or a relaxing coffee. It was quite amusing to be looking at the glittering Christmas tree in the square and listening to Jingle Bells from the shops while sitting outside the coffee shop wearing cropped trousers and a t-shirt!
My last days in Guzman
Before leaving the UK I had bought a book called, 'The Day The Ground Shook.' My intention was to read the story to the youngsters and use the ideas about an earthquake to inspire them to write their own stories. The only problem was that the book needed to be translated into Spanish. I borrowed a massive dictionary and set to work.
With help from Eli, I achieved a passable story and by the end of the second week the lads had also written and illustrated some story books for young children. As the stories were about their own personal problems or disasters, I left the books for the Doctor to read. On the final day the lads sang a song and wrote farewell letters. I felt sad to be leaving, but when I read the message from Dannel, it said "Gracias por revivir mi creatividad." I could have wept!
My Spanish had improved enough to understand. Thank you for reviving my creativity.
Susan Phillips
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Oh, we have heard it all before, for sure. "Even as bodybuilders you can get everything with a good balanced diet." Yes – and they used to say Jack LaLanne was a nut too, but gee, now he's 90 and still can do handstand pushups!
Indeed, you and I know that a regular balanced diet won't even be close to getting us up on stage to pose. Unless it's the Joe Blow, fat slob contest. We know by now that physique competitors and couch potatoes don't have the same nutritional needs. We need tons of muscle devoid of marbled fat. We train brutally hard and eat slabs of whole foods. Still, it is NOT enough.


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As I mentioned yesterday I deep cleaned my room. That included sorting through all of my clothing and deciding what to keep and what needed to go because it was too big, too small, or just not worn. Now the problem is my desire to turn any garment that I do not wear or like into something I will wear and like. That is optimistic me coming out. I am positive that I can turn anything into something cute. Well, almost anything, I do throw out old t-shirts. Anyhow, now I have a small tub in my closet of skirts that are too small but still have cute material, and shirts that were too big or just not quite right. I shall dive into that tub every few months and sort through it trying to rationalize why I still have it all. Some of it goes, a few articles stay and every once and a while I actually do alter a garment into something I like.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Optimistic or just a hoarder?
I am an optimistic person.
Posted by Laura at 9:14 AM
2 comments:
- Shaylynn said...
Laura-- if you look around the blogosphere, there are all sorts of cute tutorials for "altered" clothes... One cute one that I saw took a too-big tshirt, put some darts in the side, and used the material they cut out from the darts and made some rosettes to frame the neckline.
- February 15, 2011 at 12:07 PM
- Laura said...
The main problem I have is lack of time, not ideas. Between theatre, the kitchen and household work, and school I hardly have time to do much sewing for myself right now. Oh well, once Seussical is finished....
- February 15, 2011 at 1:29 PM
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Winston-Salem Hawaiian Invitational - Archived Standings
Various Centers, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec 2-12, 1974
Anthony A Hono-Lulu
Earl Anthony captured the $35,000 Winston-Salem Invitational with a 299 effort in the championship game; won his sixth Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) title of the year to tie a record, and pushed his official earnings to $99,160 in the last mayor stop on the 1974 tour.
Victim of Anthony s onslaught in the finals at Kalihi Bowl was Art Trask, Miami, Fla . who was looking for his first PBA victory, but the best he could muster against Anthony's near-perfect game was a 199. Anthony left a six-pin on his final ball.
"It was a little bit high but I thought it was a pretty good hit," Anthony told newsmen later as he described his last ball. It was the second time this year that Anthony was deprived of a 300 by one pin during a televised finale. He got them all except a nine-pin during the finals of the $60 000 Cleveland Rotary Open.
The tournament at Honolulu was no cakewalk for Anthony.
Veteran Carmen Salvino led after the first round. Anthony took over for another round, then surrendered the lead to Jay Robinson. Anthony finally got it back with 10 games to go and cemented his top-seeded spot in the finals by winning seven of his last 10 games, including a 268-217 victory over Trask in the position-round game.
Joining Anthony, Trask, Robinson and Salvino in the finals was Larry Laub runnerup to Anthony in the money standings In the first gam a of the finals, Salvino defeated Laub, 230-204, but then went down to defeat at Robinson's hands, 220-180. Trask then came on the scene and ousted Robinson, 224-201, setting the stage for Anthony's championship game splurge.
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Salvino defeated Laub, 230-204; Robinson defeated Salvino, 220-180; Trask defeated Robinson, 224-201, and in the championship game, Anthony defeated Trask, 299-199. 40-GAME TOTALS *Alternate.


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If I were to truly protect her from such possibilities though, I would have to lock her away from the world. I want her to feel great joy in her life, and I know that can't come without some pain as well. Right now, thankfully, she is still all smiles, and I am able to laugh at the majority of the actions and phrases she repeats after her mother. For example, she always brushes her teeth with me in the morning and loves to rub an empty makeup brush across her face while I apply my foundation and blush. It's adorable. It wasn't quite as endearing, however, when she picked up a razor from the sink and tried shaving her upper lip. I guess this mother has to take care of her damn mustache in the absence of her daughter.
"No, Emily, no," I said, as I took the razor from her hand, "Mommy thinks it's sweet you want to be like her, but I hope you never have this problem."
|Will work for mommy's hugs and kisses
When she first learned how to clap, she was placing her hands happily together non-stop. When she learned how to identify her body parts, she walked up to us, smiled, and pointed at her nose until she received recognition of her new talent. When she learned how to say "juice," my mom loaded her up on this sugary substance because she thought my daughter was thirsty and making constant requests, when really Emily was just proud that she had learned a new word.
Emily just learned another new word. I know what you're thinking, and no – she hasn't dropped any f-bombs. I try my damndest not to curse around my children, although I admit that this past Saturday I did tell my daughter, "Honey, you have to calm down now or mommy's about to lose her shit." That wasn't the new word either though. No curses have come from her mouth. However, I am still concerned that child protective services might believe there is a need to become involved as Emily's new word is "help."
We were visiting my parent's yesterday, and they have three dogs. One of the dogs, Lucy, loves to lick as a means of expressing her affection. I was lying on the floor playing with my children, and Lucy ran up to me, hopped on my chest, and proceeded to furiously lick my face. In an attempt to be humorous, I began to yell, "Help! Help! Puppy Attack! Help!" Emily giggled, and then began repeating, "Help! Help!"
We have heard "help" almost every waking moment of the last twenty-four hours. She screamed "help" when I put her in the car seat this morning. She was screaming "help" while I held her hand and walked her into day care. She screamed "help" when I put her coat on. When her father came home from work tonight, she ran to him in the hallway yelling "help."
Then, Emily decided it would be fun to intentionally place herself in difficult situations so that she had a reason to yell help. First, she deliberately fell on the floor, and then sat on the laminate smiling and hollering for help. Next, she opened the kitchen drawer, pulled out a dish towel, and placed it over her head, again requesting help as though it were the most amusing thing in the world. Finally, she arranged the lay and play activity mat on her body pretending to be entwined and stuck in this toy. She walked about for approximately twenty minutes happily howling "Help! Help!"
Therefore, I request of all my friends and followers, if you learn that child protective services has become particularly interested in the well-being of my child, please assure them that she, like her mother, is just very easily amused by herself. Further, when she finds an activity or practice enjoyable, she's always all in – diving in deep just as her mother does. She doesn't genuinely need help, and I already get the help I need from my medication and therapist. I also get a great deal of help from the affection and admiration of my daughter, whom I want to help live the happiest life possible.
Happily Yelling for Help!