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History is the chronicle of divorces between creed and deed. — Louis Fischer
As recently as 2004, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints — Mormons — were excluded from participating in events organized by the National Day of Prayer Task Force, the largest Christian grassroots organizer of annual National Day of Prayer observances.
The task force is chaired by Shirley Dobson, wife of James Dobson, founder of the conservative Christian activist group Focus on the Family.
Yet, just this year, major Christian colleges such as Liberty University have welcomed figureheads of the LDS Church as commencement speakers. And some of the Christian community's most prolific voices — Franklin Graham, Chuck Smith and Tony Perkins, to name just a few — have been walking back the condemnation many evangelical Christians have long had for Mormonism.
What changed in eight short years?
A devout Mormon became the Republican Party's best hope of making Barack Obama a one-term president.
In the past, if you mentioned Mormonism to many evangelical Christians, the first word you'd hear back was this: cult.
I've heard it among the pews, and I've heard it from the pulpit. "Mormonism is a cult."
Though Mormons share many family and social values with their Christian counterparts, Mormonism has never been accepted as an authentic "Christian religion" by the Christian establishment.
Despite the fact that the U.S. Constitution forbids religious litmus tests for candidates of public office, religious beliefs are a common and valid factor to consider in measuring the personal judgment and character of a candidate. It may not always be an accurate measure, but neither are political ads.
Alas, a presidential candidate in the U.S. avowing anything other than mainstream Christian beliefs stands little chance of getting elected today.
Thus the need to blur the lines between the two religions.
But therein lies the problem.
The differences aren't just vague misunderstandings of the Mormon belief system. They are well-substantiated doctrinal disagreements. To those who practice strict adherence to their Christian orthodoxy, Mormon theology is not only incompatible with Christian belief, it is considered a threat and heretical contradiction.
Like all religions when viewed from the outside, facets of Mormonism can cause outsiders to scratch their heads. But according to my Christian tradition an innocent man, our savior, was horrifically killed by his own people for the sins of all humanity — whether you believe in him or not — and we regularly drink his blood and eat his flesh to commemorate that.
So let's be careful where we cast stones.
Whether Mormonism is a cult or a "Christian religion" isn't really the point. Like evangelical Christianity, it is an established religious institution whose adherents are good, well-meaning, productive members of society in a country founded upon religious freedom.
Nor is this a debate over which, if any, religion best qualifies a person to be president.
The question as I see it is this: With self-identified evangelical Christians making up nearly half of the GOP electorate, how can so many willingly "hold their noses" to align themselves with a group they have always steadfastly reviled rather than vote for a Democrat who is a Christian? Or for that matter a Libertarian, a Green, a Peace and Freedom or an Independent?
How can self-professed "values voters" argue that a vote for anyone but a Republican is a vote for someone who lacks morals, when they have themselves forsaken their deepest held religious values by voting for someone they have labeled a cult member?
It seems an odd choice for those whose worldview is supposed to be eternal, not just for the next four years. It makes it appear as if it is permissible to throw one's long-held, well-founded religious beliefs under the bus so long as one is doing it out of loyalty to their political party.
The tail is now officially wagging the dog it seems.
But progress is progress.
Though such equivocation by many on the Far Right gives me pause, it heartens me to see that there might be wiggle room for debate and reinterpretation of other tent-pole beliefs.
Maybe we'll stop being angry at the poor for being poor, for they will always be with us.
Maybe being pro-life won't end at birth and will include affordable healthcare.
Maybe we'll start having chicken sandwiches with our fellow sinners instead of checking them for green cards and kicking them out of the bread and fish line.
After all, letting Rick and Rick use the word "marriage" to legally define their same-sex relationship seems a far lesser threat to Christendom than letting a cult member near the doomsday button.
PATRICK CANEDAY is going to get an earful from readers this week. Contact him at email@example.com. Read more at www.randomthoughtsonbeinghuman.com.


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This post is part of my "A Month with The Barefoot Contessa" project. To read all about the project and to find the index of posts for the project, click here.
When I was catering, sliced Beef Tenderloin was my go-to. I served it with soft rolls for "heavy hors d'oeuvres," on bite-sized toasts for an elegant passed hors d'oeuvres or thickly sliced with blue cheese sauce (also based on one of the Barefoot Contessa's recipes) as an entree.
My method for preparation was always the same, per the Barefoot Contessa's book, Parties, 500 degree oven for 30-35 minutes, rest 15 minutes, then slice. Fabulous every time. Well, almost every time. On occasion, I would run into an oven that was too hot or a guest that would chat with me a couple minutes too long, only to discover the beautiful beef tenderloin went from perfectly "rare" to "medium" in a matter of two minutes. When cooking it at that super high temp, just as when grilling, you must time the cooking perfectly to avoid overcooking - or under-cooking.
I read this recipe for Slow-Roasted Filet of Beef (beef tenderloin) on our drive to my sisters on Christmas Day, knowing that I was in charge of cooking the beef tenderloin for dinner that night. Ina had changed her tune from fast and hot to slow and low with apparently fabulous results. Hum... it was a big risk. Not only was it Christmas and everyone was looking forward to feasting on the traditional beef tenderloin, but I wasn't the one who had paid for it. When you're trusted with a piece of meat for which someone else forked over $100+, you better know what you're doing!
I spent the 3 hour drive researching the slow and low method for beef tenderloin. After reading several other reviews and recipes that claimed the same as Mrs. Garten, I asked Mike what he thought I should do?
He said, "What's the name of the book?"
I put our Christmas Dinner fate in the capable hands of The Barefoot (...even though, I could hear her saying the back of my head, "Never try a new recipe when you're entertaining - only tried and true recipes that you know will work every time.").
Our Christmas Dinner was a huge success - everyone "oohhing and aahhhing" over the perfectly rare, perfectly tender - almost silky - beef tenderloin. I shouldn't have doubted her for one minute.
Most butchers are happy to do this because they just cut the rest of the tenderloin into filet steaks to sell. I also had them trim (the fat) and tie it, as you can see above.
I covered it with foil to let it rest.
Ready for carving at approx. 10pm on New Years Eve!
One more closeup...
...AND photograph The Barefoot's 1770 House Meatloaf, Green Beans Gremolata, and Salted Caramel Brownies. Stay tuned - this is fun!
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Bob And Linda Read Internet Movie Reviews, Part Nine: '12 Years A Slave'
This year, we wanted to look back at the nine best picture nominees and remind ourselves — and you — that reactions to film are complicated, hilariously varied and wonderfully individual. So we looked over every comment for every nominee at RottenTomatoes.com, and we brought you some of our favorites.
Over the last couple of weeks, we've looked at American Hustle, Her, Gravity, Philomena, Nebraska, Dallas Buyers Club, Captain Phillips and Wolf of Wall Street. But all along, we knew that 12 Years A Slave — which Bob and I both chose as our Best Picture — would be a challenge. We didn't feel entirely comfortable setting it aside for different treatment, and yet couldn't quite give it the same treatment, simply because people's reviews were substantially less silly given a story so profoundly difficult. Following the lead of superstars Claire O'Neill and Kainaz Amaria from the NPR Visuals team, Bob and I have made it through to the end. (Well, almost the end. There may possibly be a little more material for those of you who have come with us this far.)
Bob's sincere Internet movie review: Harrowing, intimate, unnerving. Chiwetel Ejiofor is shattering as a free black New Yorker kidnapped and sold into slavery, and the imagery — say, the glowing embers of a never-sent letter dying in the blackness as hope dies with them — would resonate even if the story weren't so powerful.
Linda's sincere Internet movie review: There's little to say about how devastating this story is that hasn't been said — a lot — but the thing is, it's all true. It really is that much of a gut-punch, and unlike a lot of stories about slavery that have made their way to being well known, it actually is about slavery as a thing that happened to black people, and not a thing that was worried about or fought over by white people. The performances are superb, the direction is meticulous, and the script is just about perfect.
Know your stuff before Oscars day!
- Bob's full review
- An interview about the accuracy of the film's depiction of the true story
- A piece about the music
- An interview with Chiwetel Ejiofor and director Steve McQueen
- McQueen and Ejiofor on Fresh Air
- A story about what happened to the film's subject, Solomon Northup
- A Fresh Air interview with historian David Blight
- A discussion with Slate's Dana Stevens about "difficult" movies
- An episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour, with Gene Demby and Kat Chow of NPR's Code Switch, talking about the film


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Re: Suing your law school?
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November 09, 2010, 10:29:29 AM »
It WOULD be wonderful if law schools gave an accurate picture of employment and salary data of graduates, but there are other factors besides the
law schools trying to sell students on attending. Many students simply don't respond to questionnaires sent to them by their law schools. Some don't respond because they are embarrassed, some don't respond because they are too busy looking for a job, some don't respond because they are too busy working, and some don't respond because they were so sick of law school that they no longer want to "help" the school gather data.
Added to that, law schools don't want to get the most accurate data because it would reduce their application numbers. Pre-law students don't really want the numbers because they prefer to live in a dream world filled with cute puppies and fields of daisies. Ever try to talk to someone who is considering law school about the reality of law school? If you are too honest, they look like they are either about to cry or they think you are a moron. The truth hurts and, contrary to popular opinion, most people aren't interested in the truth. They want the truth that they believe to be true.
For me, I ignored the toilet I attend's staggering reputation for flunking out students. My school fails out more students every year than every other law school in the state (there are 9 schools, including mine). Combined. By a shocking amount. If I had paid attention to that fact, I never
would have gone to school here. I would have waited for the next cycle and gone to a school more interested in pumping out quality lawyers than maxing out their admissions and flunking out 10% of every incoming class. The data was there. I even looked at it. But I chose to ignore it because I wanted to go to law school asap and they offered me admission.
I just had a conversation with my cousin. He graduated with a high GPA from Michigan with a degree in business. He moved to NYC and started working for someone else and hates it. His parents, both successful doctors, have been trying to talk him into medical school, but he isn't interested. So they decided to try and push him into law school. I spoke to him about how hard it is to get in, how hard it is to do well, and how hard it is to get a job. His parents (my aunt and uncle) were furious. I had to explain to them that it's his life and his choice. I told them that they wouldn't like it if he went for a year and decided he hated it. I told them that they wouldn't like it if anyone tried to talk them into going to medical school if it meant that 33-50% of medical school graduates wouldn't be able to find jobs or pay their debt. I tried to explain to them that I wasn't going to lie to my cousin and paint a rosy picture of law school because that wouldn't help him. I offered to have him accompany me to classes whenever he wanted. That was 3 months ago. My phone hasn't rung. He wants to start a small business and thinks he'd have a better shot of making it than if he suffered through 3 years of school he probably wont like, then look for a job he probably wont like, then hate his career until he either quit to do something else or retired.
He's on the right track. Too many kids graduate college thinking they are owed a high paying job, only to find out that their degree and complete lack of work experience only qualifies them for jobs that don't pay well and are very demanding. It's entitlement. Too many decide to go to law school because they think it entitles them to a six figure job, when it doesn't. Even those who do get the golden job paying huge money find out it isn't glamorous, they usually don't have time to enjoy the money, and they don't see the inside of a courtroom for 5 or so years (assuming that's what they want). What the legal community needs is more honest lawyers and law students forcing potential law students to understand just what they are getting into- the hard work, heavy load, being surrounded by a high concentration of the people they hated in college, ridiculous competition amongst peers, the lack of good jobs, and the massive debt.
My point is - the numbers law schools report shouldn't matter all that much. What potential students should do is talk to 2L's, 3L's, recent graduates, and experienced attorneys. They should attend a few law school classes as guests. They should buy a first year Con Law or Property book and read it. They should take a sample law school exam. Most of all, they should be required to work in the real world for at least 2 or 3 years to see what that's like as well (I believe too many law students have zero life experience, making them arrogant, ignorant, and too self-assured).
I think they should also understand the trends in legal education, specifically the fact that for at least two decades there have been more students in law school than lawyers practicing. That's all they really need to know.... The rest, the lawsuits, the blogs, the employment data, etc, is just BS.
Re: Suing your law school?
Reply #11 on:
November 09, 2010, 11:17:31 AM »
Although you make a couple of good points, your reasoning is very flawed. Although I don't want to spend a lot of time pulling apart what you wrote (since I have a lot of work to do), let me just make a brief point:
Many law students, such as myself, do not feel entitled to a six figure job after law school. However, as someone who graduated at the top of my college class, and currently attends a top 50 law school (ranking in the middle of my very competitive class), I do feel entitled to A JOB after law school. Let me make that very clear: I would be extremely happy with something like a state government job paying $40-50k a year. When people in my position have difficulty finding such employment, there really is a problem.
Granted, no school wants to be the only one publishing accurate employment information, but there must be some regulation of the employment numbers put out by various schools. As you point out, it is true that certain groups are trying to reveal how biased these published numbers are, but not enough people are aware of these organizations. There really has to be some regulation coming from the top - such as the ABA.
Your assertion that people are being lazy complainers falls flat when the reality is that very good students are sending out tons of applications and getting rejected from jobs that pay very low salaries.
Re: Suing your law school?
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November 09, 2010, 11:56:15 AM »
See that is the problem you rank in the middle of the class at a mediocre school sorry to say top 50 is mediocre. It is still an accomplishment and you are obviously intelligent and I am not trying to take anything away from you. However, I am sorry your numbers are not going to have people going out of there way for you 40,50, 60k a year jobs are not handed out to people on street corners. That is the real problem people think oh I won't get a 100k a year job, but 50k I should get that it is my right. However, those jobs are competitive and being mediocre does not entitle you to those positions. Everyone at any ABA school is competent, and they are in competition for a limited number spots. I will bring my basketball experience here when I played basketball the first step I had to do was make my high school team. 800 guys showed up and everyone was pretty good. They were only taking 12 guys that it is it for 800 people and I was luckily in the top 12. Had I been in the middle or even the top 10% -so the 80th best I would have been cut. I would not have even made it to the final day of tryouts had I been in the top 10% of those guys. Even when I made the team I still had to scrap and fight with those 12 really good guys for playing time I was not entitled to anything. Then two of us were lucky enough to get scholarships for basketball. So 2/800 made it to the next level at my high school. That is the same kind of scrapping that goes on in the real world sports like the real world is competitive.
Now you were at the top of your college class good for you and it is quite an accomplishment. However, everyone at any ABA school was one of the top students at their undergrad. You have to be one of the top students at your college to get into an ABA law school. Just like everyone on my college team was a good high school player and went through the B.S. I mentioned above. However, when practice started nobody cared what you did in high school. I did not tell everybody hey I did this & that in high school it was assumed I was good to be there in the first place. I then had to scrap & fight for playing time again, but I wasn't that good compared to those guys probably the 8th best out of 12. It was not that I did not work hard, or was not a talented player, but the other guys were better worked harder and were more talented. On the same token no employer is going to care that you were in the top of your undergrad class even employers that pay 50K. They are just going to assume you had good grades in college and that is how you got into law school. As it stands you are in the middle of your school and all the people in front of you were good college students who are outperforming you in law school. So just like everyone on my college team worked hard, was talented, tall & strong every student attending an ABA school is smart, works hard, and is motivated. They will all compete for 50-60k a year jobs again those are not being handed out on the street corner. Being smart, working hard, etc are the bare minimum things to be a lawyer and to get a job even one paying 40K. The bottom line is nobody is entitled to anything.
So as it stands from the description you gave I assuming you were the 147th best student at the 43rd best school in America. Do that sound like numbers that entitle you to something? Are you entitled to 50k for those numbers? There are about 10,000 people in front of you right now in regards to academics so you better not feel entitled to a damn thing. Because you are not and neither am I. The real world is a highly competitive and you better not feel entitled, because you are not going to make it very far. Companies or the government don't have just hand 40,50,60k a year jobs. I hope it works out for both of us, but never feel entitled because nobody owes you anything in this world. The sooner the writers of JDunderground & other b.s sites realize that hopefully the better their lives will get.
Re: Suing your law school?
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November 09, 2010, 12:46:46 PM »
This will be the last thing I write on here, so you can (and I'm sure you will take the opportunity) have the last word. First of all, I attend one of the law schools tied for 34rd in the country. Ranking in the middle of my class at one of those schools is far from mediocre. You attend Golden Gate University, which cannot even be considered mediocre - it is a bad school. The law employment crisis would immediately be over if the ABA shut down sub-par diploma mill schools such as yours, but that of course will never happen.
You state that all students at ABA approved law schools were at the top of their class in college, but according to the numbers you made available you were not near the top of your college class.
I know my comments seem extremely mean, but thinking that you (coming from a tier 4 school, with a very average lsat score, and horrible writing skills) have as much of a right as me to a job is itself a form of entitlement.
Re: Suing your law school?
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November 09, 2010, 12:49:35 PM »
Well I have a job that pays me, do you have one of those? Tell yourself how great you are for being the 147th best student at the 34th best school and honestly good luck to you. I honestly do not see how being the 147th best student at the 34th best school is anything other than mediocre. I am sorry it is not that impressive and my academic credentials are even less impressive. However, I am well aware that I go to a tier 4 school and that I am not entitled to anything. Knowing this I applied to about 400 jobs. This resulted in 30 interviews so 370 applications went for nothing. I went to 30 interviews and got 6 job offers. So 394 attempts wasted maybe partially because of my school who knows, but I have a job. I never once said I am a genius in fact I am far from it. I know that I am not and have to work 10x harder than others to succeed. You apparently don't realize that being 147th best student at the 34th best school does not make you a genius either. You are the 147th best student at your own school so 146 students at your own school rank higher than you not to mention there are 33 schools with hundreds of students ahead of you. I am in the top 10% of my school, but I am not naive enough to think this entitles me to anything and even with my high class ranking you might still be in a better position than me. However, I have enough common sense to know my school/ranking will not entitle me to anything. Considering you are at the 147th best student at the 34th best school I suggest you develop the same common sense.
I also imagine you are paying full tuition to go to the 34th best school as ranked by U.S. news system that makes no sense. By the time you graduate it could be the 63rd best school or hopefully the 15th who knows where it will be. I encourage you to look at the formula U.S. News uses to rank schools it will blow you away how inadequate the system is. That may or may not help you because your could rise or fall 40 spots in one year based on their unbelievably inadequate system. You probably should have taken scholarship money instead of going to the 34th school, but that is nothing more than my opinion.
It is really sad that U.S. News a for profit magazine adamantly disapproved by the ABA, AALS, and every other recognized regulatory organization takes advantage of young naive students. Students pay 100k more to go the 34th or 57th best school, because as you stated you are entitled to something if you go the 34th best school. Sadly not that many people care about 34th, 63rd, or even 112th place. There are ELITE schools i.e Harvard, Yale, Georgetown, NYU, UCLA etc. Then there is 34th or 82nd place nobody cares. I am sure nobody outside of the region the school you attend has heard of it unless it has a big-time sports program.
Re: Suing your law school?
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November 10, 2010, 09:39:50 AM »
Hey Bigs:
You applied for 400 jobs? 400 summer internships right? Are you saying you sent out 400 resumes? Because if you actually found 400 job openings you need to write a book on how to do that.
You seem like you'll end up with a job after graduation and be successful, but as a 3L with a paid internship, I have to point out that the market for internships (even paid internships) and the market for full-time jobs are not the same.
Re: Suing your law school?
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November 10, 2010, 11:18:54 AM »
Yea it was around 400 I think give or take and I applied to some unpaid ones as well. When you have nothing you can't be picky, but between Craigslist, indeed.com, monster.com, my schools website, and my school is part of the Bay Area Consortium of law schools and it lets us connect to the other bay area schools career services so I think it ended up being around 400 jobs. I applied to jobs in L.A. as well, because that is where I am from. So between San Francisco and L.A. there were about 400 jobs on those sites. I am also well aware that a paid internship is nothing like a full-time associate job and I will probably have to work even harder to find a full time position than to find these summer gigs. It is a tough field and who knows if those 6 job offers I got will fall apart by the time summer comes around or I will get fired on the first day. The bottom line is no matter how hard I work to find a job, how high my class rank is, or if GGU gets invited to join the Ivy League, which is in the works
I am not entitled to anything and neither is anybody else.
I think you understand there is no entitlement either. The law is not some easy golden ticket and what aglittman does seem to understand is that firms or government offices are not just handing out 50k a year jobs. 50k does not grow on trees and a lot of people like them think I can finish in the middle of the class at the 34th best school. They will tell themselves it is cool I won't be in Biglaw or be a Judge, but one of those firms or government offices will just hand me a 50k a year job. I studied in law school and passed the bar no other entry level lawyer can boast those kind of qualifications
. The reality is there were 43,000 law school graduates nationwide last year. The majority of these people will be looking for jobs and unless you are related to someone in a position to make hiring decisions nobody owes you anything.
That is what is really sad about U.S. News and how it tricks people like aglittman into thinking that being at the 34th best school entitles you to something. I have said it a million times I know so many people that transferred from GGU to USF, Santa Clara, & Hastings and paid 80k more to go to those schools. They generally end up not having a job at graduation and having to work hard to find a job where they ended up with GGU classmates who also had to look hard for a job. So all the transfer students got for going to the 43rd or 74th best school 80k more in debt. None of those schools impresses anybody especially when Stanford & Berkeley are right here. Even this year a few people my section transferred to Hastings and that school was dumb enough to accept me through a transfer application. I did not go and instead used that acceptance to get 20k more in scholarship at GGU. I am still friends with those people and I saw them at Halloween Party they are all really cool people, but Guess how many Bay Area firms were begging Hastings Grads to work for them? The answer basically nobody just like at GGU. Instead the burden feel on them to find summer jobs and none of them had found anything yet. Hastings is 43rd I think and 43rd place impresses no one, but U.S. News tricked these people into thinking it is worth 80k more to go to the 43rd best school. Or Santa Clara or USF, which are 85 or 98th and are even more expensive than GGU or Hastings. It is just a sad messed up system that leads people to make horrible decisions and gives them a false sense of entitlement. I really wish more people would speak out against it.
Re: Suing your law school?
Reply #17 on:
November 10, 2010, 05:16:41 PM »
Y'all need higher standards. Taco bell managers make $40k and I know security guards making $80k....
I can understand a low paying legal job after 7 years of busting your butt in higher education if you are convinced you are saving the world. But in terms of financial ROI, I can't see going through 7yrs of schooling for a $60k job. I think maybe rather than using "entitlement" which isn't really applicable in this context (yet thank goodness), maybe debating in terms of goals or expectations would be more correct and useful.
Anyhow, all this to say, don't sell yourself short.
The work ethic promoted by big is most commendable. Apply that same work ethic before and during law school as well for best results.
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I hate to say it, but once we start attacking each others credentials, education, and choice of schools, we turn this from a productive conversation to nothing more than an opportunity to try and make ourselves seem superior to each other. Isn't that one of the problems woven into the larger issue?
I attend a tier 4 school. Then again, I have a job waiting for me when I graduate, so it doesn't matter or affect me negatively in any way. Clients don't care where you went to school. They only care about how good of a job you can do. Going to a top 10 school doesn't mean a lawyer will do a better job.
That said, I don't agree that the ABA should shut down schools that don't rank high in some bogus rating system. My school is rated very low in USNAWR but it produces more judges in my state than any other law school. Period. Does it affect biglaw opportunity? Sure it does. But students who attend here shouldn't be expecting the same opportunities for jobs as students at HLS. For some students, lower tier schools provide them with an opportunity to fulfill a dream. The problem comes when students erroneously believe that their JD is a golden ticket. It isn't, even at HLS (though they tend to get better shots at jobs). A JD is a starting point that opens a graduate to opportunities to do something hey love. That's all. There are no guarantees in life. The issue isn't which school is better or who got better grades in college. The issue is that some whiny law grads think they have a right to a six figure salary by virtue of their education.
As for BikePilot's comment, in a way he is correct. There are way easier roads to jobs that pay the same or better than the ones law grads get. That is the piece of the puzzle the dorks who filed suit (as well as the dorks who female dog and moan on websites) seem to have missed. Being a reasonable, rational human being should include accurately assessing the value of the education you plan on paying for. ROI. 40 years ago, the ROI was awesome. My father in law worked as a teacher while attending Kent at night. He paid his own way and never needed a loan. The cost of the education has risen exponentially, partly due to inflation and partly due to there being too many students attending law school.
It all boils down to one thing - entrepreneurship. If you can't find a high paying job, take a low paying job and get experience. Then go open your own firm. See all those huge law firms? Everyone of them was started by a few guys and gals who got sick of working for some other schmuck and made their own firm. You can choose to be a zombie (no offense) and work for someone else for a paycheck or you can go create your own firm and never work for anyone else again. Maybe in 20 years, you'll end up with a practice that employs hundreds of attorneys. Maybe your firm will stay small. Either way, you'll be better off and make great money. Killing yourself to work for biglaw can be great. But if the world is telling you that isn't going to happen, don't file a suit against the law school who fulfilled their end of the bargain. Go be a lawyer. Go be an entrepreneur. Your education puts you in a great position to do just that. I don't know when or why hopeful members of our profession don't understand that. I wish more would think like a capitalist and realize that true freedom doesn't come from making boat loads of money working for a huge firm that might fire you because you didn't log enough billable hours. True freedom comes from being the guy whose name is on the door.
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In working directly with the DOJ and US Attorney General on resolving the Grutter Decision, it appears that their is in-fighting between the ABA and the Department of Education and DOJ. Keep in mind that Sallie Mae (The student loan program) is now bankrupt with 120 billion dollars in uncollectable loans (as they stated/gone forever). Aunt Sallie and Uncle Sam are angry at the ABA and law schools for challenging the issues of 'Supply and Demand' Sallie Mae can only admin the existing loans as of today.
As for the Law Suit. The individual can prove corruption/negilence as discussed which has impacted their career and finances. The case no# is DJ 169-73-0. The law schools have been over allocating admissions into law school based on their seat allocations as established by the ABA and with Sallie Mae bankrupt, the individual should be able to connect the dots in respect to supply and demand.
The missing step with admissions has been acknowledged by the US Attorney Generals' Office as stated.
It will be interesting as to how the suit proceeds !!
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You must disclose all of your post-secondary education at the time you apply for admission. The university is committed to granting appropriate transfer credit to the maximum extent possible. Factors which affect transfer credit include: the type of institution attended, the applicability of the courses to the program the applicant wishes to enter, the grades achieved, and the minimum Laurier course requirements as outlined in the University Regulations chapter in the section, Residence Requirements for a Degree. In particular, for those applicants who have attended a fully accredited university or junior college, wherever possible, a credit-for-credit transfer will be allowed.
The university recognizes that, while learning experiences may differ in a variety of ways, their substance may be virtually equivalent in terms of their content and rigour. If a specific equivalency to a course is not available at Wilfrid Laurier University, we will attempt to award an "unspecified" elective credit.
Transfer credit assessments will be
completed by the appropriate Admissions Coordinator following established
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If you have been required to withdraw from a university or post-secondary institution, refer to the section, Readmission of Students Required to Withdraw.
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The Advanced Multimedia Supplements (JSR-234) is a Java API that provides 30 controls for applications ranging from cameras and media postprocessing to radio tuners and advanced audio (www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=234). In this article, I focus on TunerControlthe control that lets you create applications that utilize the radios built into mobile devices such as cell phones. To that end, I present an example application called "AMMS Radio" that demonstrates turning on/off the radio, switching between stereo and mono reception, manipulating radio station presets, autodialing to radio stations, and other activities, which will be described in this article. The complete source code and related files that implement AMMS Radio are available at http://www.ddj.com/code/.
Before building any radio applications, however, you need to confirm Advanced Multimedia Supplements (AMMS) and modulation support. For AMMS support, use the system properties to verify the AMMS version and AMMS media capabilities:
System.getProperty ("microedition.amms.version"); System.getProperty ("supports.mediacapabilities");
The current version is "1.0," and the media capabilities must include "tuner" in the return list.
The application should also use tuner.modulations to check for the modulations supported by the phone:
System.getProperty ("tuner.modulations");
Currently, AMMS 1.0 only supports AM and FM modulations.
Once these capabilities are verified, you need to initiate TunerControl by creating a Mobile Media API (MMAPI) player for the built-in radio. You then construct the radio player by setting the player to the REALIZED state. Finally, you create the AMMS TunerControl from the radio player:
Player radioplayer = Manager.createPlayer( "capture://radio"); radioplayer.realize(); tunerControl = (TunerControl) radioplayer.getControl( "TunerControl");
Because the radio can only be started from a PREFETCHED state, use the getState() method to check the state of the radio player:
if (radioplayer.getState()== radioplayer.PREFETCHED) { try { radioplayer.start(); } catch (Exception e) {} }
The radio player can only be in one of four statesREALIZED, PREFETCHED, STARTED, or CLOSED. When the radio is started, its state changes to STARTED. When the radio is stopped, it switches back to PREFETCHED. To stop the radio:
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NEW YORK (AP) - Rex Ryan is sticking with Mark Sanchez as the New York Jets' starting quarterback.
The team has announced Wednesday morning that Sanchez, benched last Sunday against Arizona, will get the start over Greg McElroy and Tim Tebow when the Jets play the Jaguars at Jacksonville.
Sanchez was pulled late in the third quarter, and McElroy came in and led the Jets to the only touchdown of the game on his first NFL drive and helped New York to a 7-6 victory. Sanchez was 10 of 21 for 97 yards and three interceptions, while McElroy was 5 of 7 for 29 yards.
Ryan, who will address reporters later Wednesday, said Monday that he needed "a little more time" to consult with his staff before making the decision for this week.
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Enigma wrote:wow cairns- this is beautiful. the colours are gorgeous, the pathways are so much clearer, and the touch of continent colour in the underworld is absolutely brilliant. (im not sure whos idea that was, but im not really interested in going back and reading 2 months worth of posts ).
as for comments, i have to agree with keygoi about the font being a bit pixely- especially in the legend, but also throughout the map and in your (and highc540's) sig.
2nd, there is a dark line dividing each amente from its paired afterlife. these lines look like they could almost make a circle if connected, but it seems that they would not quite match up. i think the map would look better if these lines were based around a perfect circle as this is the focal point of the map. [also note that on maat this line does not connect all the way to the upper edge of the "cloud"].
other than that i cant see any tweaks . this map is really shaping up wonderfully and it looks like it will be a lot of fun to play .
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The Webelos Engineer Activity Badge is one of 20 different Activity Badges that can be earned in the Webelos Scout Program. The requirements are typically worked on during den meetings or den activities while the skills are practiced at home, with the help of the Webelos Scout's family. The requirements are either completed with the den or at home with the den leader's approval. Projects are brought to meetings to share with the den and for Webelos Den Leader or Activity Badge Counselor approval.
Do both of these:
- 1. Talk to an engineer, surveyor, or architect in your area about the different occupations in engineering. Create a list that tells what they do.
- 2. Draw a floor plan of your house. Include doors, windows, and stairways.
And do four of these:
- 3. Visit a construction job. Look at a set of plans used to build the facility or product. Tell your Webelos den leader about these. (Get permission before you visit.)
- 4. Visit a civil engineer or surveyor to learn how to measure the length of a property line. Explain how property lines are determined.
- 5. Tell about how electricity is generated and then gets to your home.
- 6. Construct a simple working electrical circuit using a flashlight battery, a switch, and a light.
- 7. Make drawings of three kinds of bridges and explain their differences. Construct a model bridge of your choice.
- 8. Make a simple crane using a block and tackle and explain how the block and tackle is used in everyday life.
- 9. Build a catapult and show how it works.
- 10. While you are a Webelos Scout, and if you have not earned it for another activity badge, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Mathematics.
| The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
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These Activity Badges were replaced with Adventure Pins in 2015.
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South Korean artist Song Hojun has created his own DIY satellite from scratch – and he's planning to launch it into space this coming December. Song created the satellite from assorted junk he found in back-alley electronics stores in his home town of Seoul, and over the course of six years he has finally managed to complete his space-bound project. Due of the recycled nature of the products he used Song's satellite cost just over $400 to make, however the cost of launching it to space is going to be a lot, lot more – over $100,000!
Song Hojun has already signed a contract with French satellite company NovaNano, which plans to launch the satellite from a Russian launchpad in Kazakhstan.
Song is a cutting-edge, tech-obsessed Korean artist who is famous for "breaking boundaries with his passion for telling stories through technology". Hojun uses his engineering background to project meditations on society via his tactile installations. For his satellite project, he sold a bunch of T-shirts and DIY manuals in order to pay for the materials, but admits that most of the funding came from his parents.
The final creation – dubbed 'OpenSat' – weighs just over 1 kg and according to Song, was "no more difficult than making a cellphone. My mission was to make a satellite as useless as possible from a scientific perspective," said Song speaking to The Creators Project. "I wanted to make something for myself and explain that satellites are not only for science, but also for the arts… for someone's dream. Just like how we listen to music and involve cultural activities—they are not really functional. But we value them very much."
Song hopes the satellite will be used for human to human contact while it orbits in space and he has installed LEDs on it in order to flash messages in Morse Code. "People can make a reservation for the LED (Light-emitting diode) message, " Song told reporters. "If he or she makes a booking for a message, such as 'I love you,' the satellite will flash the light in Morse Code using the LED lights in space, at a certain time. People will be able to see the blinking lights with the naked eye or through a telescope."
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by Deborah Gilbert-Rogers*
As the New Year progresses, I find myself drawn to reading a number of professional coaching, personal finance, marketing and sales books. Being a bit of a book junkie and wanting to reduce clutter, I now download samples to the Kindle app on my smart phone before purchasing a physical copy. (This is one millennial who won't give up her physical books.)
One sample captured my attention recently, Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers, to such the extent that I purchased and downloaded a digital copy of the book right then and there! Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, part of Dr. Lois P. Frankel's Nice Girls series, examines the unconscious messages women are taught in girlhood – which may or may not be helpful – that are then continued in womanhood and how these behaviors and messages influence a woman's ability to progress in her career (as well as other areas of her life).
For Frankel the emphasis is on the word "girl" not on "nice." Dr. Frankel is the first to point out these learned behaviors are not exclusive to women and that men experience their own set of messages in boyhood that affect them in manhood. However, our culture has an insidious way of encouraging woman to continue girlhood messages and behaviors in ways that differ from men.
Here are some of the "mistakes" I think relate to most business and PR professionals, regardless of gender, and tips for taking charge of your career.
1. Not Understanding the Needs of Your Constituents: Whether it's our client, CEO, stakeholder, customer or target audience – we all have people that we serve. It is imperative to know what they need and want. Otherwise we risk missing an opportunity by not providing value. "The trap many women fall into is thinking they know what's best for their constituents and therefore not asking the right questions on the front end," writes Frankel. One way Frankel suggests to overcome this behavior is to "be more concerned with doing the right thing than doing things right." In other words, don't be afraid to shift perspectives as new data emerge and as change is warranted.
2. Skipping Meetings: Attending meetings is just as much about personal branding and marketing as it is about the content explains Frankel. She suggests, "Using meetings as an opportunity to showcase a particular skill or piece of knowledge (provided it's not note taking or coffee making.)" Additionally, "Ask to be invited to a meeting where you'll have the chance to meet senior management or make a presentation about something for which you need support."
3. Ignoring the Importance of Network Relationships: Years ago people believed that showing-up for work and doing a good job would be enough to protect their careers, explains Frankel. Unfortunately many still buy into this belief today and have been taught that building relationships at work wastes time and distracts from the job at hand. Frankel suggests actively participating in a professional association and developing relationships before they are needed. If you wait until you need the relationship, it is too late.
4. Making Up Negative Stories: As PR and communications professionals we understand the importance of storytelling and the power it has to influence audience perception and behavior. However, as women we have a habit of creating negative stories and assuming we've done something wrong in order to explain a mistake or why something didn't go as planned, addresses Frankel. In the workplace, this negatively affects our ability to take positive risks and trust our intuition. Frank suggestions beginning to "replace negative stories with neutral ones" and to look at "alternative scenarios that could explain what has happened that have nothing to do with you doing something wrong."
5. Failing to Define Your Brand: Just like corporate branding and marketing, personal branding involves defining the value you bring to the table and how you stand apart from the competition. Frankel advises coming up with three to five things you enjoy most about your position as a way to start defining your personal brand. The reason? "We tend to be good at what we like," notes Frankel. Then relate these strengths to your position and what you bring to it. Having these statements in place will help set you apart from the competition, whether that is within the organization or externally when delivering a proposal to a client or prospect.
6. The Inability to Speak the Language of Your Business: While there are times when it is best to avoid jargon, you must still be able to use the language of the entire business. "Influence comes from knowing the business, and one of the best ways you can exercise your influence is to use language unique to your industry and profession," writes Frankel. Beyond your area of expertise and department, familiarize yourself with the ROI, bottom line, and other performance indicators of your corporation or client. BurrellesLuce offers a great newsletter on Finance for Communicators which is available in our free resource center.
7. Using Gestures Inconsistent with Your Message: Presentation is everything. Your "gestures should be integrated with your energy," remarks Frankel. Don't be afraid to take up space – a behavior that runs counter to what many women have been taught. Frankel suggests "allowing gestures to flow naturally from your spoken message" and to "match your gestures to the size of your audience."
What professional books have you read lately that you've found helpful? Share your recommendations here on BurrellesLuce Fresh Ideas.
Bio: After graduating from Rider University, where she received a B.A. in English-writing and minor degrees in Gender Studies and French, Deborah joined the BurrellesLuce Marketing team in 2007. As a marketing specialist she continues to help develop the company's thought leadership and social media efforts, including the copywriting and editing of day-to-day marketing initiatives and management of the BurrellesLuce Fresh Ideas blog. Facebook: BurrellesLuce Twitter: @BurrellesLuce LinkedIn: dgrogers


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