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American evangelical practices of prayer can train the mind to experience God, says Tanya Luhrmann, a Stanford University psychological anthropologist, received the prize for the ideas set forth in her 2012 book, When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God. the winner of the 2014 Grawemeyer Award in Religion.
Luhrmann wrote the book after four years of fieldwork in Chicago and Northern California with Vineyard Christian Fellowship, a church whose members speak in tongues and pray for healing. She observed and interviewed church members and took part in prayer groups, Bible study and weekly worship.
After extensive research, she concluded that the evangelical experience of God involves a sophisticated play of mind cultivated through both individual practice and communal support.
Besides tracing the development of Pentecostalism and showing how questions of belief have changed in modern times, Luhrmann applies important theories from psychology and anthropology to explain what happens when evangelicals pray, said award director Shannon Craigo-Snell, Professor of Theology and faculty director of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
"Instead of asking 'Is God real?' she asks 'How does God become real for people?" Craigo-Snell said. "She offers a compelling exploration of religious experience in evangelical communities and a captivating account of prayer as a way of training the mind to experience God."
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For evidence that the Democratic Party has warmed to the idea that religion has a role in politics, look no further than Leah Daughtry.
The CEO of this summer's Democratic National Convention and chief of staff to party head Howard Dean is also the pastor of a Pentecostal church. Since 2005, she has led the party's outreach to religious groups as it seeks to reverse its image of being less than faith-friendly.
For Ms. Daughtry, faith and politics have been a natural mix since childhood, and she welcomes the chance to correct the idea that Democrats are hostile to religion. "For thousands of people of faith who have always been part of the party, that label became more than we could bear," she says in a phone interview. "Most of us are in the Democratic Party because we see the values of our faith mirrored in it."
The Republican Party has successfully assumed the religion mantle for three decades. With a large contingent of nonbelievers among the Democrats, and the party's strong support for the separation of church and state, Democratic candidates were often reticent to speak about faith. But after the 2004 election revealed that values were motivating factors for many voters, the party was ripe for change, says Tony Campolo, a prominent evangelical pastor, professor, and author, who is on the Democratic platform committee.
When Daughtry became Mr. Dean's No. 2 in early 2005, she recommended an active outreach to religious groups, called Faith in Action (FIA), and he concurred. "His first conference call as chairman was with some faith leaders," she says. The aim was to open lines of communication.
Faith and politics are two sides of the same coin, according to Daughtry, an energetic yet soft-spoken African-American. They involve private holiness and "public holiness issues – how society treats its people, what God has to say about it, and how I as a person of faith respond to what society" is or is not doing.
Having presidential candidates as articulate about their faith as Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton helped the party make its case. Senator Obama has even stepped up his religious outreach since becoming the presumptive nominee, meeting with 40 faith leaders, speaking about his personal religious journey, and planning an outreach to Christian youths.
The party apparatus has made its own inroads. The FIA strategy involves communicating with national religious leaders and organizations, supporting state parties in outreach efforts, and encouraging candidates at all levels to speak the language of values.
"Americans want to feel comfortable that they know who you are and what to expect if you're elected," Daughtry says. "The only way to accomplish that is for candidates to be transparent and authentic about their values."
FIA's staff interacts with various groups (Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, etc.) and has even engaged with Republican bastions. Daughtry, who traveled to Salt Lake City to meet with elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was invited back to see their new president installed.
"I think we've done a good job of developing relationships across the country," she says. "Part of the reason you see changes in the evangelical community, particularly among younger Evangelicals, ... is that we've better articulated our values around issues such as Darfur, poverty, the environment."
During visits to evangelical colleges and universities, Dr. Campolo has done his own classroom polls of students. (The most recent, just before the end of the primaries: 29 for Obama; 14 for Sen. John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee; and three for Senator Clinton.) He has seen a split among young Evangelicals: Those in college are tending toward Democrats, he says, while those not in college are sticking with the Republicans.
Other religious voters also show signs of change. For the first time since the 1930s, more mainline Protestants call themselves Democrats (46 percent) than Republicans (37 percent), according to a Calvin College poll released last month.
The Democratic embrace of faith and values hasn't come without problems.
"There was a very strong and vocal pushback" from some in the party, says Eric Sapp, a consultant who advises candidates on how to connect with religious voters. But some people changed their minds, he adds, when they saw the success in the 2006 election of some statewide candidates who had worked with his former firm, Common Good Strategies. Those candidates averaged 20 percentage points better with white Protestants than the national average.
Daughtry comes from a segment of the party that is not shy about putting faith into action through politics. Her father, the Rev. Herbert Daughtry, was deeply involved in the civil rights movement and he recently returned from a trip to Sudan.
Last month, the House of the Lord Church in Brooklyn celebrated his 50th anniversary as pastor. Leah came home to preach and her sister led the congregation in singing, prayer, and dancing in the aisles. (The two sisters are the fifth generation of family preachers, starting with a slave preacher on the Daughtry plantation.)
Taking her text from the story of Deborah in the Book of Judges, Leah wove a theme of rising out of one's comfort level to accept fresh challenges and new perspectives that God provides. In the call-and-response style of black preaching, worshipers joined in and were all on their feet by the time she concluded.
While her message was directed to others, she could have been talking about her own life. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1984, Daughtry worked for her church for a year and then took a job with her congressman, Rep. Edolphus "Ed" Towns (D) of New York's 10th District.
"That helped me understand that what happens in Washington is connected to what happens in Brooklyn. The laws they pass on Capitol Hill have an impact on the dry cleaner on Myrtle Avenue or the pharmacy on Fulton Street," she says.
She moved on to the Department of Labor, where her management skills led eventually to her appointment as assistant secretary for administration and management in the Clinton administration. After work hours, she held Bible study sessions for interested colleagues. That's when she felt the call to ordained ministry. Her Bible-study group grew to become a church.
While carrying out her CEO responsibilities this year in Denver, Daughtry flies back to Washington to preach about twice a month. Now she's counting the days until the job is done. "I can't wait to get back and teach Bible study again," she says. "That's what I miss most."


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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
30 Jays in 30 Days - Travis Snider and High Expectations
Tao-Approved Nicknames: Lunchbox. The Rosy-Cheeked Phenom. Formerly, The Great Big Giant Pasty White Hope.
History: Four partial MLB seasons and 232 games, All with the Blue Jays.
Contract Status: Agreed to a one-year, $435,800 contract before the 2011 season. Arbitration eligible after this season. Under control through 2015. One minor league option remaining.
Career Stats: .248 AVG, .307 OBP .423 SLG, .730 OPS in 877 plate appearances. 28 home runs, 104 RBI, 16 steals.
2011 Stats: .225 AVG, .269 OBP, .348 SLG, .616 OPS in 202 plate appearances over 49 games played. Three homers, 14 doubles, 30 RBI, nine steals. In 61 games in Las Vegas, Snider posted a .873 OPS with four home runs.
Meaningless Statistical Curiosity: Snider's OPS+ last season was a painfully low 65. His total bases? Also 65. Weird, though completely meaningless.
Looking Back: Before we indulge your sense of disappointment in the former "Future of the Jays", let's start with this fundamental precept that has become clear to us upon further reflection: Travis Snider was mishandled as a minor leaguer, and rushed to the majors.
The Blue Jays were thin on top level talent and had little of immediate consequence when they called Snider to the show in late 2008. As a 20 year-old, Snider acquitted himself well in 80 plate appearances that year, but the question remains as to whether if he would have been better served to take a more deliberate path through the developmental leagues before skipping over levels. The last time Snider played a full season at any level of professional baseball was in 2007, when he spent the entire season in A-ball with the Lansing Lugnuts.
Sure, the argument can be made that Snider played well enough at each subsequent to merit promotion. But his whiplash-inducing ride from Dunedin to New Hampshire to Syracuse to Toronto in 2008 seems in retrospect to have been fuelled by a desire to make the future happen as quickly as possible.
Snider's comes off as a guy who is pretty tightly wound, and we're not sure that he was given the opportunity to work on his craft in a deliberate fashion. The result has been failure for which he was not prepared, and tinkering with his game at the major league level, where the games really count and the scrutiny is much greater.
And it's the scrutiny that's the key when it comes to Snider. There are very few players who can enter the league and excel at the age of 20 (or 21, or 22), and Jays fans should recognize that the struggles and development to which we've been witness should probably have been hidden away in some Podunk minor league ballyard. The notion that Snider is a "disappointment" or a "waste of a pick" (as we've heard on more than one occasion) is just flat-out bunk. Give your head a shake.
Looking Forward: At 24, Snider still has plenty of time to find his game.
For several years, we used Alex Gordon as a cautionary example to illustrate why Jays fans shouldn't get ahead of themselves when projecting Snider's potential, because even the most revered "can't miss" propects take time to hit their stride. People kept wondering when Gordon would finally come close to the lofty expectations, especially through 2009 and 2010, two years in which he was bumped back and forth between the Royals and Triple-A. In 2011, Gordon finally broke through with an excellent season at the age of 27, and we hope that we can continue to use Gordon as a more positive example of why Jays fans shouldn't give up on Snider.
Snider will be in tough to get big league at bats, with Eric Thames, Ben Francisco and Rajai Davis all in the mix for left field playing time. At present, it sounds as though the Jays' brass is looking to either Thames or Snider to be the starter, with the other presumably setting up shop in Las Vegas, so Travis only has to beat out one guy for the job. How hard could that be?
2012 Expectations: We still expect that Snider might get demoted, possibly to start the season. On the plus side, we're betting that he gets more playing time in Toronto than Vegas by the year's end, and that he'll be productive once he settles in.
6 comments:
- sporkless said...
It would only take an injury to one of Encarnacion, Lind, Thames, Bautista (God forbid), Lawrie (God forbid), Rasmus, and maybe even Davis and Francisco for Snider to break camp with the big club, regardless of his spring performance.
If everyone is healthy (let's hope!), I think the smart money is on Thames to win the April starting job. And I say that as someone who's very much rooting for Lunchbox.
- February 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM
is it not possible that pundits and wanna-be mlb scouts/managers -- like the insufferable mike wilner -- simply mis-evaluated Snider?
Wilner specifically would go on and on about how great this guy was going to be calling him things like the future best player ever etc.
isn't the real story here more about the ridiculous "projections" and irrational prognostication that guys like wilner build their reputation and careers on? when are we finally going to call these ridiculous fools on their bullshit?
it's tiring listening to it. and it's happening all over again with brett lawrie.
- February 29, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Is it possible that you misunderstand that scouting is not a science? And that writing off a young player (when he was 22/23) is a tad bit hasty?
Yes, he may have been misevaluated. Or maybe he's evidence #10,001 that not all prospects pan out.
Overreact much?
- February 29, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Definitely my favorite shot from that site of spring training pictures so far:
- February 29, 2012 at 9:50 PM
- Dave said...
Pulling hard for Snider. Like, an unhealthy amount.
- March 1, 2012 at 7:36 AM
Like the player, not real keen on the 'stashe.
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Do you have MSN? hee hee
She looks pissed off tho...
my e-mail address, that random people aren't allowed to see
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my correction for above where i put my e-mail address the first time but fucked up..... and again you cannot see it! MUAHAHAHA
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I suppose the purple hair helps the sexy look?
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Meh, I can block all the bastards! But I suppose I don't want loads of shit coming to me either..
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Employees who agree to this testing will see no change in their health insurance rates, but those who refuse will have to pay an extra $50 per month -- or $600 per year -- for the company's health insurance program. All employees have until May 1, 2014, to make an appointment with a doctor and record their vitals.
"The approach they're taking is based on the assumption that somehow these people need a whip, they need to be penalized in order to make themselves healthy," Patient Privacy Rights founder Dr. Deborah Peel said. Critics are calling the policy coercion, and worrying that CVS or any other company might start firing sick workers. "It's technology-enhanced discrimination on steroids," Peel said.
More:Can You Be Fired For Calling In Sick -- Even With A Doctor's Note?The policy change was introduced to employees in a memo highlighting the change in the health insurance plan. CVS, which is based in Rhode Island, said the health screening was voluntary and the company would never see the test results. In an email to ABC News, CVS explained that its "benefits program is evolving to help our colleagues take more responsibility for improving their health and managing health-associated costs.
"The goal of these kinds of programs is to end up with a healthier work force. If your employees are healthy they're going to work better and they're going to cost the employer a lot less money," ABC News' chief health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser said. CVS insists that the use of health screenings by employer-sponsored health plans is a common practice. A quick search of the Internet shows many websites and message boards filled with questions from families asking if similar programs and policies are legal.
Brad Seff, a former Broward County, Fla., employee, learned the hard way that it is legal, according to one court. Seff sued the county in April 2011 after it charged him an extra $40 per month for health insurance after he refused health screenings. In the suit, Seff said the wellness program violated the Americans With Disabilities Act because the county was making medical inquires of its employees. Seff lost his suit.
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- 1 Elion
- 2 Albert Carter
- 3 Jewcember
- 4 Malice mizer
- 5 Cockring
- 6 Bowling ball
- 7 Battlefield 2: Special Forces
- 8 Legos
- 9 Bob Hope
- 10 Uncyclopedia.org
- 11 Ronnie rokta and Peter David Game
- 12 Food and Drink of Lithuania
- 13 Non-USALand
- 14 Runcible
- 15 Smurfs
- 16 Holocaust Denial
- 17 Whale Blowhole Power Plant
- 18 ACME pantented manhood enhancer
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- 20 Sunol
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- 22 Final Fantasy: Hebrew Hammer
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Deleted --—rc (t) 03:38, 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete - was a QVFD, but didn't make the cut. --Keithhackworth MUN [email protected] 18:41, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Fast deletion--Rataube 02:21, 7 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Delete. I think I'm missing the joke. --Trevie 15:14, 7 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Keep -- as an estonian, i think that this is an important piece of information:D ...or do you like an article like that: http://www.elion.ee/wwwmain?screenId=html.main&locale=en
- Delete As a Latvian, I still don't get it Prettiestpretty 03:24, 8 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Albert Carter
Deleted --—rc (t) 03:38, 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)
If it looks like slandanity, walks like slandanity, and quacks like slandanity, it must be Deleted. --King In Yellow 12:38, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
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I vote ReWrite. It's way too short and pointless, but I think someone might be able to run with it. --Simulacrum Caputosis 21:37, 6 Jan 2006
What{s wrong with this people. grrrr --Rataube 02:48, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Abstain for the moment. I thought it was sort of funny, but a bit short. --S P I N N I E 15:24, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Malice mizer
Umm... not funny.. plus i think it was already deleted once, by rcmurphy t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 22:41, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Moved to QVFD, too much of a nuisance for regular.QVFD--WXYZ(talk|Click my letters) 23:30, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
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Um... just kill it. --Zyrac 13:05, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Again, another example of missing the funniest aspects of the word by delving into complete eighth grade humor. Nuke it Prettiestpretty 14:30, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Keep - Have you seen The Ring movies at all? ---Kakun 14:35, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Colonize. Acid Ammo 16:06, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Burninate. The only humor I have ever associated with cockrings is Mr. Show's excellent ad for Cock Ring Wearhouse and the time my former girlfriend asked me if I would wear one for her. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 16:14, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- F!N INSTAHUFF in my very humble, not at all strident opinion --King In Yellow 15:36, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Bowling ball
Deleted --—rc (t) 03:38, 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Pretty much a perfect example of what an article shouldn't look like... Hits almost all the points of HTBFNJS! That's frankly pretty impressive ... but not impressive enough to prevent me from voting Huff'er! --Oracleoftruth 04:32, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Gutter Ball This should have been as easy as picking up a seven pin spare; turn it in and spray fungicide on it. Prettiestpretty 14:34, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Re-write, unless there's already a seperate bowling article. This article has a couple of flashes of could-be-funny, and a bowling ball has more inherent comedy than some other balls. I'm looking at you, tennis ball. You're just not funny. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 16:18, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Delete. --Rataube 18:17, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Huff, puff, and suck. --King In Yellow 15:37, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Battlefield 2: Special Forces
Defeated --—rc (t) 03:38, 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Terrible article. Not funny, doesn't make much sense either. Kill it please.
--Give word to The Word 03:41, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete. Stupid rant by someone who spends all his time playing BF2. Harp Heaven 03:46, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Snipe it. This is kind of like the Metroid article I re-did - the author really, really likes Battlefield 2 and wants to write about it. Unfortunately, daring to limply mock that which he/she loves begets only unfunny ranting. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 16:10, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Euthanize the author -ERM!- article. --King In Yellow 15:39, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Killed. -- http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/8/88/Tinymooose.gif » Sir Savethemooses Grand Commanding Officer ... holla atcha boy» 01:38, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Pure crap. Kill it now. -- IAN WELLER-- TALK -- [email protected] -- VFH -- VFD -- RAND 20:49, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
I thought it was funny. -IQ
Die, Die, Die Another example of an article topic that should hold great promise but what has resulted simply doesn't make sense. Prettiestpretty 23:13, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, it has potential but currently it's shite --Eldarion 00:31, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delort. Sounds like someone got chewed out for calling LEGOs "Legos." What a disaster. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 00:34, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Re-write untill nothing is left but a bit about how LEGOs eat humans Pieinbubsface 18:13, 7 Jan 2006 (UTC)
It has a lot of potential. Let's keep it for a little while and see if it improves at all. -- PinkDeoxys 18:26, 7 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Bob Hope
Done. -- http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/8/88/Tinymooose.gif » Sir Savethemooses Grand Commanding Officer ... holla atcha boy» 01:42, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete. Random and not at all funny. --Zyrac 20:11, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete for my rationale, see my comments for Legos listed above. Prettiestpretty 23:14, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Random but not very funny. Delete --Eldarion 00:45, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Gone -- http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/8/88/Tinymooose.gif » Sir Savethemooses Grand Commanding Officer ... holla atcha boy» 01:42, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC) Delete; Uncyclopedia:About doesn't want to eat this. --DWIII 19:50, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete I can say nothing about this article that it doesn't already say about itself... Prettiestpretty 23:16, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete. Lame article. --Eldarion 00:49, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
i found this on QVFD and tried to save it but it obviously didn't work. Oh well. --Nerd42eMailTalkUnMetaWPediah2g2 15:23, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Ronnie rokta and Peter David Game
Will never work in this town again. -- http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/8/88/Tinymooose.gif » Sir Savethemooses Grand Commanding Officer ... holla atcha boy» 01:42, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Short, unfunny, and just plain weird. Neither offer anything special, and I don't believe that either are worth saving. Still, as the second one has been around since September, I hesitated throwing it on QVFD and instead posted it here. My thoughts: Nuke 'em. --King In Yellow 19:15, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Faster Pussy Cat, KILL, KILL These articles are poster children for insipid nonesense. Maybe they should be kept as examples of what NOT to post. Prettiestpretty 23:18, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Implode. Prettiest and King have it right: destroy this inane duo before they destroy someone looking for a clever laugh. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 00:39, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Food and Drink of Lithuania
Delete! The jokes are bland and overused, and it has no point. Simulacrum Caputosis 21:06, 4 Jan 2006
Delete. Too many jokes (I believe) in Lithuanian. Acid Ammo 19:06, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Kill 'em all. I for one am quite sick of all the Lithuanian, Romanian, Moldovian, Sumerian, Etruscan, Whathefuckean and/or Cetacean in-jokes that have been springing up around here lately. This one is just another example of such obscure dreck. --King In Yellow 19:20, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
The meta-humor makes it work for me; Keepsies. --DWIII 19:18, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete, it doesn't have a broad enough appeal, if indeed it has any. --Eldarion 00:50, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Send to gulag. I enjoyed the guy who fell over his chair (Kiek Galima??? That's comedy!) but, um, this article needs to be killed. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 16:21, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Deaded -- T. (talk) 02:35, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Deleted --—rc (t) 03:38, 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Delete. This surprisingly long article just plays on stereotypes and has nothing new to offer. --Trevie 15:03, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- huff: Trevie's analysis is accurate even though he forgot to add the {{vfd}} tag to the page. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 15:08, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Completely rewrite as Non-USAland needs to be described as one unified country, not many. The Onion map which had US and Them as the only two countries was amusing, this in its present form is garbage. --Carlb 18:24, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Destroy. Not only is it stupid, its purpose is already fulfilled by Rest Of World. --Zyrac 20:15, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- delete Not funny, not cool. --Oracleoftruth 04:34, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Keep. Racism kicks ass.
UPDATE: I fixed parts that sucked. Some humorless foreigner vandalized the page once and it basically degenerated into a big pissing match. Good enough now? --184.108.40.206 02:12, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- crush kill destroy some content might possibly be moved to existing USA articles. --Nerd42eMailTalkUnMetaWPediah2g2 15:36, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Delete. There is a difference between clever satire and outright bigotry. If satire on actual American supremacism were inserted in the article then maybe it could be redeemed, but I'm not sure it's worth the effort. - Apollyon 07:49, 8 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- huff--Rataube 03:21, 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Deleted --—rc (t) 03:38, 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)
I hate to do this, but this page is apparently both unoriginal and true [1]. Can we perhaps get a rewrite for such a worthy topic? --S P I N N I E 19:17, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)
rewrite or deleate: Spinth is correct, it is a fantastic topic, so I propose a rewrite or delete approach. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 19:36, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)
TFAODP --EvilZak 00:31, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete - not even worth a rewrite Keithhackworth MUN [email protected] 13:51, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
*Redirect to The Smurfs. Probably candidate for QVFD or NRV, but there is some content Keithhackworth MUN [email protected]
- Redirected; wasn't worth waiting for the full vfd process. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 18:06, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Holocaust Denial
I fucking hate holocaust deniers, and i love when someone makes fun of them. But the information in this page is almost true!!! This is not the kind of humor we apreciate in uncyclopedia. --Rataube 03:32, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Rewrite / Nuke Maybe a rewrite could redeem this... Else, nuke it. --bdanials 03:39, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Keep. Read Uncyclopedia:How To Be Funny And Not Just Stupid, and don't make any more asinine assumptions. --EvilZak 03:53, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry. Done. However, i would still send a good part of it to the Uncyclopedia:True Facts and Other Deleted Prose. The top is almost completely and nakedly true.--Rataube 04:18, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Keep. -- T. (talk) 13:23, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Keep. --Cap'n Sir Ben GUN WotM VFH VFP 13:31, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
I'll take the nomination down if someone adds some kind of warning-this-article-may-have-accurate-factual-useful-information template. I think this is a serious issue, i wouldn't like people to think those facts are just jokes. Maybe uncyclopedia has no moral standars as stated in the "did you know" section, although wikipedia claims otherwise. But i do have. There are certain things, that must be taken with resposability when making jokes on them. --Rataube 14:54, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Keep.' Made me laugh. I don't see the problem with this article, fine as it is. IMO. Herostratus 17:29, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Nuke. This is all true, except the nile part. Kakun 22:14, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Keep --S P I N N I E 22:55, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Kept: While I agree with Rataube that Holocaust Denial is a serious and very offensive matter, I feel that this article presents it in a rather ironic light, which coupled with the votes in favor of keeping it, justifies its preservation. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 13:13, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Whale Blowhole Power Plant
* Delete it -- it's just stupid, me thinks. --Fungi 16:15, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
ACME pantented manhood enhancer
- I'm not voting because I can't decide whether this is redeemable. Just want to hear your opinions. --Unissakävelijä 10:49, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Quick Deletion--Rataube 12:45, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Speedy huff. Make it quick, we're not sadists, are we? - Guest 12:54, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Huffed: The pun was good but the article didn't capitalize on it and has moved on to greener pastures. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 16:17, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
C. Allsow
- Poorly written, not funny. Has very little potential so if anyone out there has time, go ahead and try to rewrite. --Unissakävelijä 10:49, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Nah, just delete--Rataube 12:48, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Huph. Who the hell is C.Allsow? — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 15:50, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- I think it's a pun on "See Also." Anyway, it eats. Blast it.--King In Yellow 15:55, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Delete Non-notable, possibly slanderous. --Algorithm (talk) 06:14, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Zzzzzz--Rataube 12:42, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Baleete. Wow, John Sunol must be fuming over this awesome article of contrived personal attacks. Who the hell is John Sunol? — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 15:53, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Huff.--King In Yellow 15:56, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Baleeted: So be it. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 16:15, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Delete This page isn't funny, I don't think it is rewritable either. Bloo 14:18, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Implode. --Rataube 12:39, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Kill. --King In Yellow 15:58, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Baleeted: Thy will be done. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 16:13, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Final Fantasy: Hebrew Hammer
grrrr. --Rataube 00:44, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Delete. It doesn't seem all that offensive (if that was the author's intent) or all that funny (if that was the author's intent). In its defense, it does mention shul. Shul rules, especially if you stay in it. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 16:00, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Baleeted: Not one drop of funny in there. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 16:12, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Ark of the Covenant
Just five unfunny lines. --Rataube 00:40, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Rewrite. For such a mystical item so ripe for misinterpretation and/or blasphemy, I think we could do a bit better than the five lines there - even an entry that doesn't mention Indiana Jones. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 15:37, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Ding! Start again. --King In Yellow 16:05, 4 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete this page only has one word that is repeated. Bloo 17:46, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Deleted, but QVFD next time. KATIE!! 06:50, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
i don't even think thats spanish. Delete t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 22:26, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry to disappoint u but that is spanish. It still sucks. i wouldnt delete it, couse there should be articles about every country, but the please-expand template must be added.
Deleted. This sort of thing doesn't require voting. --Algorithm (talk) 00:01, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
A one line article. And the line is just to ask for its deletion.
--Rataube 21:50, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
lol qvfd t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 22:17, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Husband of Captain Picard
Delete; appears to be part of an unfunny agenda-pushing campaign across many unrelated articles. --DWIII 18:04, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete; I put this on QVFD earlier... I also put another version of it (Husband of Captain Piccard) on there. That one is gone. Jlove1982 18:24, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
All gone! --DWIII 19:00, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
The Turks
Delete. I don't know if you frown on nominating more than one article for deletion per 24 hour period, but this thing is really bad. And don't even try to tell me this is some kind of inside joke. I don't care. t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 06:39, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Deleted. That's more of QVFD material. KATIE!! 06:43, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Face implants
Delete. Yet another page that is crap and it is stupid, not funny. So My Opinion is just delete it, and this page has an NRV tagging on it.
- Patience. It'll be deleted soon. KATIE!! 06:35, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Solar system
Am i missing something. please Delete. t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 06:16, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- It's a disambiguation page. It points to other pages. Of course those other articles ought to be made, but don't take it out on the messenger. KATIE!! 06:18, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
I still dont get it... but uhh... i guess as long as it has a purpose... t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 06:22, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Fixed with a couple deletions and moves. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 18:40, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Strong Bad
Burn and Delete. This page is not funny, so unless someone can make it funny by Rewriting. it, go ahead and make it better. But It better be good. Bloo 06:09, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Give me 48 hours unless I can't get to it... then Baleete - I could probably at least churn out some decent idea that could be expanded further (I'm finding I'm more of an ideas person than a writing or drawing person). Jlove1982 06:38, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Comment - OK, I've started something. I can't finish it at the moment, so I'm going to put the "Under Construction" sign on and take off the rewrite. I'm leaving the VFD one though in the case my idea isn't up to quality, and so an Admin can deal with that. Jlove1982 18:51, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- NRVed: you've got one week to bring it up to snuff. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 18:32, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete. Now this article isn't even in english, and it is so short it is a waste of a page (Most of the time I find bad pages when I click on Random Page). Bloo 20:04, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Deleted. Not because I hate Spanish, but because there's a rule against one liners, and I don't think there's a Spanish undictionary. KATIE!! 06:28, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Dustin The Wind
Delete. This page is very very crap, even an admin is threatning to delete it. Bloo 19:56, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Bunny Suit
Delete. I'm not that into J-Pop, but I don't find this funny. Jlove1982 20:35, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Instahuff. I'm throwing it on QVFD.--King In Yellow 20:38, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
I was going to just insta-huff this, but maybe I just don't get it? --S P I N N I E 19:00, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
I almost threw it on this list myself, but the writing quality was higher than normal, if not at all funny. I'm tempted to say delete, but perhaps a NRV tagging would be better?--King In Yellow 19:04, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
I don't really get it and it doesn't make me laugh but it has a strange sort of charm to it; I would like to see it kept around, at least for a while. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 19:41, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Rewrite. I'm still unclear as to what a Snook is, but the author has some skeelz and this could be funny with a little elaboration, and maybe a picture of said Snook. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 23:18, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Kill it Prettiestpretty 18:22, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Rewrite I think a Snook was one of those imaginary birds that Foghorn Leghorn used to fool the Chicken Hawk with. This article does not appear to be funny, unless it was meant in Random humor or something? It can be rewritten. Like perhaps make it the point of a Snooker game, or a Snook is slang for one of Snoop Dog's Hookers, Sn+Hook-h-er = Snook? ----Lt. Sir Orion Blastar (talk) 23:47, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- NRVed: it's the right thing to do in this case. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 18:28, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete. I read this page and what is taking the admins so long to delete this article, in other words Stick a fork in its eye, hang this page by its testicles and roast them over a large pot of boiling marmalade. thank you Bloo 21:23, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Not funny. Would be funnier as a "Bacon Tomato Kitten" sandwich or "Beat The Kids" page. Keithhackworth MUN [email protected] 17:34 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete: Keith, this would have been a good place to use {{NRV|~~~~~}}. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 17:47, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Whack dis losah, Benny.--King In Yellow 17:57, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete That wasn't funny. Jlove1982 18:54, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Kill it Its not funny, its not even garage bandworthy Prettiestpretty 18:21, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Is there really even a point of waiting for the NRV to expire? t o m p k i n s blah. ﺞوﻦ וףה ՃՄ ண்ஸ ފއހ วอฏม +տ trade websites 06:46, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete. This is just stupid... Needs a LOT of improvement Keithhackworth 17:07am 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Rewrite. If someone with more than a 5th Grader's comprehension of spelling and grammar got ahold of it, this might qualify for a Bat Fuck Insane template. We needs more a dose.--King In Yellow 17:10, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete: It would take much more than being able to handle English to fix this page from where it's going; I doubt anyone with the skill will go after it. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 17:58, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Heck, I'd do it if I felt comfortable enough with formatting and images. As it stands right now, the only areas I have mastery over are text and bloodhounding crap. So I guess I'm out...--King In Yellow 18:59, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete --S P I N N I E 18:56, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Baleete it. When the time is right, someone else could swoop in and make a near-laughable Batgirl page. Just not whoever wrote this version. — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 23:16, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Rewrite I think I have the perfect way of rewriting it, but I gotta make a beer run for the husband. Let me think about it... Prettiestpretty 18:24, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Rewritten look edit, contribute, but it has more content now. Happy New Year!
- Rewrite is good enough to save for now. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 18:26, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Delete. This article is seriously not funny it is stupid, I don't think the authour read Begginer's Guide Be Funny And Not Just STUPID! Bloo 21:55, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete: yeah, not that funny. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 13:52, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Burn it. http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/c/c5/Dawg.gif » Brig Sir Dawg | t | v | c » 14:15, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Audioslave itself would have some potential, but that's not funny... BALETE! Jlove1982 15:55, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Anybody charitable feel like rewriting it?, otherwise whack it with a stick until it bleeds Karma Llama 16:23, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
No. Gots my cudgel oiled & ready ta WHACK this dreck.--King In Yellow 16:24, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete - Keithhackworth MUN [email protected] 17:11 30 Dec 2005A.C. (UTC)
Bizzled --S P I N N I E 18:53, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Balete. It's not funny, and I'm not sure what it was supposed to be about. Jlove1982 06:31, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Rewrite. Come on people, at least put a fjord reference in there. --Algorithm (talk) 06:37, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Huffed Pointless random 'humour' with no chance of redemption. http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/c/c5/Dawg.gif » Brig Sir Dawg | t | v | c » 11:18, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete. I think the same as Keithhackworth WTF This page isn't funny either. Bloo 21:55, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete. WTF? --Keith Hackworth 16:28am, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Um... anyone got a line on this? Maybe it's just me, but I don't get it. I say fry it.--King In Yellow 16:31, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- huffed: QVFD material. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 16:31, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Hormones
Delete. Useless --Keith Hackworth 13:54, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- huffed: QVFD material. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 14:42, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
No Things Left Behind Act
Delete. Useless --Keith Hackworth 13:54, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- huffed: QVFD material. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 14:41, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Malcom Betruger
Unfunny; doomed^3 from the start. Delete. --DWIII 00:03, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Baleete it. Is it possible to have a stream of consciousness about inside jokes known only to the streamer? No. No, it is not, at least as far as making such a thing funny is concerned. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 00:38, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Uncyclopedia:[email protected]
Not funny at all. The jokes all fall flat. Unoriginal. --Savethemooses 22:17, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Keep: meh, [insert crappy joke here]. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 14:35, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Poke it with a stick, barry!: I have no idea what this page is about, i'm not smatr enough, so Keep Karma Llama 22:53, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Is this real? Um, I'm about to try this myself, to see if it is indeed "phunny" upon retrospection. (Keep). — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 23:20, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
It isn't even funny enough to be a dictionary entry. --Electrostatic 02:19, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
agreed. --Isra1337 02:23, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete. It might be funny if you hated Chewbacca. And Jews. And you were 12. Pathetic, really. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 16:50, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Kill it please, and save the grizzly.--King In Yellow 16:53, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete - A single joke. --Trevie 17:46, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Delete I'm only voting instead of burning because I want to mess with my signature. --S P I N N I E 08:03, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
huff: should have been NRVed in the first place. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 14:37, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Burninating http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/c/c5/Dawg.gif » Brig Sir Dawg | t | v | c » 14:50, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
delete: I don't see any humor in it. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 17:59, 27 Dec 2005 (UTC)
keep And I object. I think it is great fun and do therefore not want to rewrite it. In any case, I want more viewpionts first. --Suresh 18:04, 27 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Rewrite it, or else Delete it. The idea for the article is great and has a lot of promise, but it seems too restrictive in scope. There simply isn't enough material that applies to virtually anyone who would read the article. As it stands, it feels more like a collection of "inside jokes" than accessible humor -- even the jab at Splaka falls into the confines of an Uncyclopedia inside joke. I just can't get a chuckle out of it.--King In Yellow 18:38, 27 Dec 2005 (UTC)
I'm voting to keep, provisionally. I think the article could expand into something quite funny. I'd like to see more non-inside jokes in the "entries", and perhaps a random element? There's seven days to save this articles immortal soul. -- Sir Mhaille (talk to me) 19:01, 27 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Keep and rewrite Prettiestpretty 19:06, 27 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Everything King in Yellow said. I wanted to chuckle, but couldn't. — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 17:01, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Yep, We're all with King In Yellow on this one. Karma Llama 22:56, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Kept and marked as a stub. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 14:04, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for all constructive comments. I see that the page has been adopted. --Suresh 14:15, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Wow, I've even started adding to it. What're the odds?--King In Yellow 16:26, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Sercia, Sercia/The Sercian War and Sercia/General Juncal are unfunny fictional universe articles created by a single user a while back.
- Delete All: I think they're crap and should be huffed (also, they're formatted poorly and use external images). --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 19:07, 27 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- I don't see the funny and know of no reason to have a different version of this content. Seems pretty expendable. --Isra1337 02:22, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Obliterate the lot. This is just not funny; it reads like a history text.--King In Yellow 16:56, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Huff. This is comedy? Am I missing something? Is "Sercia" an anagram for something humorous? Uh - C Raise? Ecar is? I scare? Hmmmm... — — 2nd Lt. Sir David, the Weasel of Wild KUN VFH FP Fire! 17:05, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- I hate to be contrary, but I vote to Keep. I'm frustrated by the author's lack of communication with the community, and the articles aren't all that great, but they're part of a larger web. When I poked around the user's contributions and links therefrom to see what other threads would be hanging loose by pulling these out, I came up with a half dozen (aie bee sea dee eee eff) before I
lost interestdecided to stop. Many of these are poorly formatted and/or crappy, but I don't think they reach the level of crapiness usually seen in the sort of mass delete under discussion. We've kept worse. I can't believe I just typed all that about these crappy articles. I think I'm going soft. -- SirBobBobBob ! S? [rox!|sux!] http://uncyclopedia.org/images/e/ef/Prince%21.gif 18:03, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- That's kind of the point behind deleting them, and those other ones you pointed out, and anything else related. It's all one great big fictional world inside of Uncyclopedia, which is rather contrary to what uncyclopedia is all about: constructing a satirical and comedic encyclopedia of the real world. If these articles were being written to present a comedic representation of a well known fictional world, that would be one thing, but these articles are all factual accounts from within a false world that doesn't have anything to do with anything as far as Uncyclopedia is concerned. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 18:57, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Actually, I just checked and Codeine issued him an ultimatum about cleaning up his articles and addressing our concerns or he would be banned and his articles would be fair game for admin hunting season. He did not heed the demands and appears to have simply waited for the smoke to clear before continuing. I am going to offer him one last warning, giving him until I get home from work (as I haven't enough time now) and if he doesn't at least respond, his articles will be nuked and he'll be banned for two weeks. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 18:57, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)
See User talk:Bobo for the remainder of this matter. --Sir gwax (talk) http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/b/b0/Sucrose_b.gif/30px-Sucrose_b.gif 19:12, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)


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First day of school at New London Early Childhood Center
New London — The kindergartners sitting on the rug in front of teacher Rachel Diaz-Evans as she read a picture book to them in Spanish on Monday glanced over their shoulders at their parents, who were watching from the back of the classroom.
The book, "Un Beso en mi Mano" or "The Kissing Hand," tells the tale of a young raccoon apprehensive about starting school but whose anxiety is calmed when his mother gives him a kiss on his hand.
At the end of the book, Diaz-Evans gave each student in the dual-language class a Hershey's Kiss to put in their parent's hand and told them to say goodbye for the day. And after a few student and parent tears, the first day of school was underway at the district's new Early Childhood Center at Harbor School.
District administrator Miriam Taylor, who is serving as interim early childhood coordinator, greeted students and parents in the school's cafeteria Monday morning and got several hugs from Adan Ali, who was ready to start her first day of pre-K.
"I'm very excited. It's the first day of my child's schooling," said Adan's father, Shahzeb Ali. "She is really excited, too. Last year she started asking when she would start school."
In some cases, the students were more excited than their parents.
"He's excited to start," Stacey Nunez said of her son, Xavion White, "but I'm going to cry."
The more-than-100-year-old Harbor School, vacant last year, was renovated this summer and now houses six kindergarten classrooms — including two bilingual dual-language classes like the one Diaz-Evans teaches — and two half-day pre-K classrooms.
"We want to build a foundation here," Taylor said. "We are going to make sure the attention level is age-appropriate, develop language skills, build basic concepts and foster peer relationships. All of that has to start here to support learning as the kids get older."
Because of an increase in enrollment at the district's magnet elementary schools, kindergarten classes from each school were relocated to the Early Childhood Center. Each magnet pathway is represented at the center and students are guaranteed a spot at their designated magnet school next year, Taylor said.
"The school will have a bit of the flavor of each pathway," she said. "The students will be exposed to the same curriculum as at the other schools, but the needs of kindergartners are different from those of first- or second-graders and here we will be able to address those individual needs faster and better."
Aside from a few "minor glitches" that tend to happen on the first day, the new school year for the district's roughly 3,277 students got off to a smooth start, said interim Superintendent Richard Foye.
"All the schools looked good and the reports I've received are that all the schools are operating well with no major issues," Foye said Monday afternoon. "I'm very pleased with the extraordinary effort everybody has put in. There have been some negative things out there about New London schools over the last month or so and I think the teachers dug in and said, 'we're going to have a great opening for the students' so they focused in on that and it appears that we're having good results."
Foye will guide the district through October as the Board of Education decides what to do about Terrence P. Carter, whom the board unanimously selected as the city's next superintendent before media reports revealed that his job application contained material apparently copied from other sources without attribution and that he had possibly been misrepresenting his academic record.
The school system also begins this year with new leaders at the Science and Technology Magnet High School and C.B. Jennings Elementary School. Laurelle Texidor, who had been principal at Jennings, is now director of the STEM high school. Maribel Olivero, formerly the dean of students at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School, has replaced Texidor as principal of Jennings.
The district will again have the benefit this year of funding from the state Alliance District program, a key component of state's school reform efforts which funnels money to 30 traditionally low-performing school districts throughout the state, including New London and Norwich.
New London will receive $2,736,953 in funding this school year, the state announced last week.
And while the 180-day school year is just getting underway, students can begin to count down the days until June 5, which will be the last day of school barring any cancellations.
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New London Green Party mulls challenge to secretary of the state
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State: Norwich Free Academy must provide education for expelled students
NFA disputes a State Department of Education ruling that the academy, not the hometown school district, must provide education while students are expelled.
Demonstrators gather in Hartford, New London as part of climate strike
With signs reading, "There Is NO Planet B," "Angry As A Mother," "Evidence over Ignorance," "On Strike," "Mother Earth, We Do Care," and "It's getting HOT in here," activists are calling for others to join the initiative.
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Political newcomer Sam Chinigo, who describes himself as "a fiscal conservative with progressive ideals," will run as an unaffiliated petitioning candidate.


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Update (Feb. 1, 2012): The 2012 deadline has passed, but check back for info on the 2013 scholarships at the end of the year.
Know an Eagle Scout headed to college?
Then read on: Tuesday, Jan. 31, is the deadline for Eagle Scouts who are high school seniors to apply for a 2012 National Eagle Scout Association scholarship.
In all, 153 scholarships, each between $1,000 and $50,000, will be presented to worthy Eagle Scouts based on their Scouting record, school performance, and financial need.
Scholarships, paid directly to the school, cover "tuition, room, board, and books only and are limited for use at a four-year accredited college or university that offers at least a bachelor's degree upon completion of the course of studies."
Before applying or sending an application to an Eagle Scout you know, read these requirements.
Applicants must:
- Be an Eagle Scout having passed the board of review on or before January 31, 2012.
- Apply during their senior year of high school.
- Provide a high school grades transcript covering at least six semesters.
- Have an SAT composite score of at least 1200 and/or an ACT composite score of 28.
- Have demonstrated leadership ability in Scouting.
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Submit a letter of recommendation from a Scouter.
Click here for the official application (PDF). And good luck!


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In Iowa v. Collier, there were wildly differing accounts given of a BDSM incident, but the judge refused to let the jury consider the question of consent. The Appellate Court upheld the conviction and ruled that consent was not a defense. Significantly, the Iowa law on assault was in most ways similar to the Model Penal Code.
Provided, that where the person doing any of the above enumerated acts, and such other person, are voluntary participants in a sport, social or other activity, not in itself criminal, and such act is a reasonably foreseeable incident of such sport or activity, and does not create an unreasonable risk of serious injury or breach of the peace, the act shall not be an assault.
The court's moralistic tone in rejecting the consent defense is a good illustration of the type of thinking that seems to underly most judges' handling of BDSM assault cases:
The foregoing discussion compels us to conclude that, in the present case, the legislature did not intend sadomasochistic activity to be a "sport, social or other activity" under section 708.1. We are hesitant to give a precise definition of this term and believe it is more appropriate that its meaning be interpreted on a case by case basis. However, it is obvious to this court that the legislature did not intend the term to include an activity which has been repeatedly disapproved by other jurisdictions and considered to be in conflict with the general moral principles of our society. In fact, the statutory provision in question specifically excludes activities which would "create an unreasonable risk of serious injury." There can be little doubt that the sadomasochistic activities involved in this case expose persons to the very type of injury deemed unacceptable by the legislature. Were we to follow defendant's broad interpretation of "social activity," street fighting, barroom brawls and child molestation could be deemed acceptable social behavior, since such conduct is considered acceptable by some segment of society.
State v. Collier 372 N.W.2d 303, 307 (Iowa App.,1985)
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[Note: This is a guest post by former Chronicle colleague Sara de la Cruz. You can read her previous posts here.]
"Cutting the cord," or dropping expensive cable service and watching TV and movies online, is becoming increasingly popular. I tried it for a while but ultimately ended up going back to cable (thanks, "Game of Thrones"). Next to cable, another big expense for many people is mobile phone service. I've always wondered if there was any way to "cut the carrier" — drop that monthly fee but still have a working smartphone.
I recently bought a Nexus 4 from Google. The Nexus comes unlocked, which means that it can be used with any carrier. At first I was considering a month-to-month plan or a pay-as-you-go but decided this would be a great opportunity to test whether cutting the carrier could be done. I used my Nexus for this experiment, but it'll work with most any smartphone/iPod/tablet. In addition to my Nexus, I tried it on my iPad and old Sprint Epic with no problem.
The first thing you need for working phone service is a phone number. There's a ton of online providers of virtual phone numbers (aka DIDs, or Direct Inward Dialing numbers). Providers vary from big names like Skype to smaller startups I'd never heard of. I chose Voip.ms because it's been around for a few years, has an easy-to-understand interface and is cheap.
After creating an account, I was able to choose a number from a list based on my desired city. Voip.ms charges 99 cents per month to rent the number and 1 cent per minute for calls to the U.S. and Canada (with a $25 minimum deposit). I'm using an L.A. exchange since that's where I'm located, but they offer exchanges for most major cities, Houston included. The interface also allowed me to set up Caller ID (for ⅛ cent per call) and a voice mailbox that has an awesome option to subject callers to "smooth jazz" when put on hold.
Getting the virtual number attached to the phone can be done either through a third-party app, such as SIPDroid, or Android's built-in phone app under the settings for "Internet calls." After I entered the Voip.ms exchange information, the phone was able to send and recieve calls like a regular carrier-issued phone. In addition to calls, I needed SMS (plain old texting) capabilities as well. Voip.ms doesn't provide SMS, but some of the other providers I looked at do for a fee.
For SMS, I installed Google Voice and set it up using the Voip.ms-provided number. With it, I can send and receive free SMS texts to any mobile number. I'm also able to use my established Google Voice number, which my contacts already have, so I don't have to go through the hassle of giving out a new number. You can port your current mobile number to Google Voice for a one-time $20 charge, but it may incur fees from your carrier if you're still under a contract. Also, even though Voip.ms provides a voicemail service, I'm a fan of Google Voice's voicemail transcription. (The only time I actually log into regular voicemail is to get rid of the annoying notification).
Besides a phone number, another valuable service carriers provide is 3G/4G/LTE connectivity on the go. I'm only able to make and receive calls when I'm connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi. This is fine while at home and around hotspots, but I needed a portable solution to fill in the gaps.
I'd been reading about a startup called FreedomPop, which provides "free" Internet (up to 500MB per month) over the Clear/ WiMax network, with plans to expand to Sprint's LTE. "Free" is in quotes because you do pay a refundable (up to one year) deposit for one of its receivers: home hub, USB stick, portable hotspot or iPod sleeve. I chose the pocket hotspot for $99, but I'm jealous of the iPod sleeve. The hotspot arrived within a few days, and setup was as easy as turning it on and signing in.
The free 500MB goes fast, so I only turn it on when I'm driving or otherwise away from my house or a good public hotspot. FreedomPop lets you earn more data by signing up for spam/giving out personal information/installing applications that try to sneak spyware past you, but I seriously don't recommend this. Malwarebytes had conniptions on almost every offer I clicked.
If the free plan isn't enough, FreedomPop offers paid plans: 2GB for $17.99/month, or 4GB for $28.99/month. Verizon, T-Mobile and others offer portable hotspots for around $30-$50/month, but then you're getting closer to the charge for just getting regular phone service anyway. I'm trying to see how far I can push the cheapskate envelope so I'm sticking with the Freedompop free plan. It also works for browsing the Internet and anything else that needs a data connection.
The only downside I've encountered is that call quality can be an issue. VoIP has come a long way from the choppy dial-up days, but it's still VoIP. And the fact that I'm connecting via Wi-Fi to a 3G/sort-of 4G cellular connection instead of using straight-up broadband also doesn't help. However, the methods for making calls have a noticeable impact on quality. I tested four methods: the built-in Android phone app, SIPDroid (Android), GrooveIP (Android) and Talkatone. (iOS and Android) I was surprised to find that the built-in phone had the worst quality. I've had the most success with Talkatone, which uses Google Voice to place calls. People on the other end of calls say it sounds like regular cell service.
There are a ton of other ways to set up an Internet-only phone — Facebook's Messenger App, WhistlePhone and the previously mentioned Skype are among many providers of VoIP calling — but my setup feels the closest to a carrier experience, minus the huge bill. For 99 cents a month (and 1 cent per minute for calls), it's not bad. It's not for everyone, but if you've ever wondered if you can get away with a pure-VoIP phone and cut the carrier, this is one way to do it.


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Obama awards medals to Bob Dylan, Toni Morrison, others
President Barack Obama took a point of personal – and professional – privilege Tuesday, bestowing the nation's highest civilian honor on a group of people whom he said included some of his own heroes.
From the famous – singer-songwriter Bob Dylan – to the not so well-known – Bill Foege, an epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox – Obama paid tribute to those he said have "changed our lives for the better."
"Today we present this amazing group with one more accolade for a life well lived," he said as he awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the recipients.
"I have to say, just looking around the room, this is a packed house," Obama said in the East Room of the White House, calling it a "testament to how cool this group is. Everybody wanted to check 'em out."
And they did, clapping and setting camera shutters ablaze for Dylan and writer Toni Morrison. And there were cheers when Dolores Huerta, an activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with the late Cesar Chavez, was recognized. "She was very polite when I told her I had stolen her slogan, 'Si se puede'" Obama joked of the woman whom he said has "fought to give more people a seat at the table."
Administration officials filled the room as well – with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton beaming from the front row as Obama touted the "courage and toughness" of one of her predecessors, Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as America's top diplomat. And Clinton smiled and nodded as Obama paid a posthumous tribute to Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low, noting that nearly 60 million Girl Scouts had gained "leadership skills and self-confidence" through the group, including "my own secretary of state."
Obama said that many of the recipients had a personal effect on him, noting that he remembered reading Morrison's "Song of Solomon" and "not just trying to figure out how to write, but also how to be and how to think."
He said he read about Huerta when he was starting out as a community organizer and thinks about the contribution of University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt when his daughters are "diving after loose balls and feeling confident and strong."
"What sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people, not in short, blinding bursts," he said, "But steadily over the course of a lifetime."
He also recognized John Doar, a Department of Justice attorney who brought notable civil rights cases, including obtaining convictions for the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi. "I think it's fair to say that I might not be here had it not been for his work," Obama said.
Of Dylan, he noted, "There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music. All these years later, he's still chasing that sound, still searching for a little bit of truth, and I have to say that I am a really big fan." Dylan sat impassively, behind sunglasses.
Those receiving the medal also included astronaut and former Sen. John Glenn, whom Obama noted "defied the odds once again" by taking a second trip into space at age 77.
Gordon Hirabayashi, who openly defied the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, was posthumously recognized, along with Low and Jan Karski, who carried among the first eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust to the world.
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was recognized for his "clear and graceful manner to the defense of individual rights and the rule of law," in the courtroom as well as his behavior outside.
"Ever humble," Obama said of Stevens, "He would happily comply when unsuspecting tourists asked him to take their picture in front of the court."
Israeli President Shimon Peres, whom Obama said "has done more for the cause of peace in the Middle East than just about anybody alive," will receive his award at a White House dinner in June. "I'm looking forward to welcoming him," Obama said. "And if it's all right with you, I will save my best lines about him for that occasion."


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U.S. seeks stiff tariffs on Chinese solar panels
The Obama administration called Wednesday for stiff tariffs on solar panels imported from China, setting a tough stance in a year-long trade dispute that has split the U.S. solar industry.
The Commerce Department issued a final ruling Wednesday that calls for hefty tariffs on most solar panels imported from China, arguing they've been illegally subsidized and dumped on the U.S. market.
It seeks tariffs of 24% to 36% on solar panels imported from five dozen Chinese manufacturers and up to 250% for other Chinese suppliers. For China's largest manufacturer, Suntech, the rate is nearly 36%, up from 34% proposed earlier this year.
The ruling's impact is unclear because of a potential loophole. It applies only to solar panels made with Chinese-produced solar cells and thus may allow manufacturers to avoid duties by using cells made elsewhere. It comes amid a presidential election in which both candidates are talking tough on China. Yet the year-long trade dispute has split the U.S. solar industry.
Some manufacturers argue China's subsidies have made it difficult for them to compete, causing about a dozen American bankruptcies, such as Solyndra's, in the last 18 months. Other U.S. solar companies, primarily those that design, market and install solar panels, say tariffs could raise prices, inflame trade tensions and stunt the industry's rapid growth.
The case began last October when a coalition of manufacturers led by SolarWorld, a German company with factories in the United States, filed a petition with the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission. They alleged Chinese manufacturers were illegally dumping solar cells and panels in the U.S. market and receiving billions in illegal subsidies from their own government.
"Chinese leaders are well aware that their own companies break trade rules. They admit that fact in private conversations, but they do not do anything about it," said Melanie Hart, who analyzes China's energy policies for the Center for American Progress, a Washington-based think tank. "President Obama's increasingly tough trade stance against China has been a long time coming."
Some solar companies worry about the fallout. "We remain concerned about the growing global trade war, which will only hurt American solar industry jobs, growth and consumers," said Jigar Shah, president of the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy, which opposed the tariffs. Still, he said the tariffs won't stop solar development.
Tim Brightbill, a lawyer with the Washington-based Wiley Rein firm who represents the coalition that filed the petition, said the loophole remains a "serious concern." He urged the Commerce Department to drop it from the preliminary ruling, arguing both Chinese solar cells and panels are illegally subsidized, but it did not do so.
"While today's decision rightly shows that the U.S. will protect its rights in the global trading system, we're also learning that trade litigation alone is not enough to solve the complex challenges that exist between the U.S. and China," said Rhone Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group that did not take a formal position on the dispute. "What is immediately clear is that the future must begin with diplomacy."
The Commerce Department's ruling is final, but the tariffs won't go into effect unless the International Trade Commission determines that the underpriced panels are, indeed, injuring the U.S. solar industry. That decision is not expected until November. In a preliminary ruling, the ITC said such injury had occurred.


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Martin Kaymer became the tenth and final qualifier for The European Ryder Cup team bound for Chicago and immediately declared he was "inspired" to get his game ready.
Kaymer opted not to play in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles even though his was the only place in jeopardy but when Nicolas Colsaerts came short in his quest to finish in the top two, finishing tied 19th, his place was assured.
His inclusion in the team means that every one of the ten automatic qualifiers will have previous Ryder Cup experience when they take on the United States at Medinah Country Club from September 28-30.
"I am obviously very happy to be in the Team," he said. "A little relieved, yes, but overall it is just a great feeling to be in José Maria's Ryder Cup Team.
"I have been struggling with my game for the last few months but since the US PGA I have made a lot of progress with my coach (Gunther Kessler) and had some really good sessions. I am starting to feel confident with what I am doing again, my fade is coming back and the ball striking is getting better and better.
"I also have a few weeks to get ready and I am playing the KLM Open and the BMW Italian Open so I will be able to play competitively before going to Chicago and that is important because that is the next step – to go out and play these tournaments and play well.
"I believe I can do that and the most important thing for me now is continuing the good work I have been doing since the PGA so that I can prepare to play my best golf over three days at the end of September and then for the rest of the season after that."
Kaymer was part of the victorious Ryder Cup team at The Celtic Manor Resort, winning two and halving one of the four matches he played and the former World Number One and US PGA Champion is looking ahead to what is sure to be another enthralling contest.
"You can feel the build-up to The Ryder Cup, everyone is talking about it now, and that is inspiring me to work harder than ever to get ready.
"I feel very motivated now. The best way I can help the Team is to get my own game back to a level where I am happy and I really feel I can do that. I am so excited about getting out to Holland and Italy before having a week off before Chicago.
"Once you have played one Ryder Cup you never want to miss another one and to go to America and play for José María Olazábal's Team is going to be an amazing experience. I really feel inspired to get my game ready and to work as hard as I have to be ready."


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I don't know about you, but I love it when fiction incorporates food. A heartwarming story that is punctuated by recipes? Sign me up, yo.
And now, I'm ready to give away a copy of An Amish Kitchen, just such a book. Here's the synopsis:
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The Amish Kitchen is the Heart of the Home – and the Ideal Setting for Stories of Love and Hope.
Fall in Paradise, Pennsylvania always brings a brisk change in the weather. This time also provides unexpected visitors, new love, and renewed hope for three women.
Fern has a green thumb for healing herbs and flowers, but longs for love to bloom in her life. The next-door neighbor's oldest son Abram comes running into Fern's kitchen seeking help for his little sister. The crisis soon leads to a promise of romance—until an incident threatens to end their growing attraction.
Nearby, Hannah runs her parents' bed and breakfast, Paradise Inn—but her life feels nothing like Paradise. She longs for a man of integrity to enter her life, but never expected him to knock on the front door looking for a room. Will she be able trust Stephen with her future once she discovers his mysterious past?
When a storm blows a tree onto Eve's farmhouse, she has little choice but to temporarily move her family into her parents' home. Outside of cooking together in the kitchen, Eve and her mother can't agree on anything. But this may be just the recipe for hope in healing old wounds.
Three Amish stories—each celebrating love, family, and faith—all taking place in a tight-knit community where the kitchen truly is the heart of the home.
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Oh, and it has recipes, too. Here's one of them, with one of the authors pictured holding the pie!
Rosemary's Apple Crumb Pie
- 6 cups peeled and sliced (or chopped) apples
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup ½ & ½ cream
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup butter, cold
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- Combine all ingredients and place in an unbaked pie shell.
- Combine crumb mixture and sprinkle on top.
- Bake at 325°F for 55 minutes or until apples are done.
Now. Back to the giveaway. Want to win a copy of An Amish Kitchen? Cool, dudes. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post, or on the CakeSpy Facebook page, telling me your favorite type of fall pie. Traditional Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie? Rich pecan pie with cranberry? You tell me. But do it before next Monday, the 19th, at 5pm EST - cos the giveaway will close then! Because the book will be shipped from the publisher, US residents only, please.
I've chosen a winner at random! It's Cathy, who had this to say about her fall pie preference:
I LOVE so many pies it is hard to decide! I guess, well let me see...... oh my this is hard :-(
Fruit pies are great, so are cream filling pies, grandma always made her special recipe cheesecake, but, that is not a pie. :-[ I do love ice cream pies, do they count? A nice cool chocolate mint ice cream pie! It that doesn't count, then I pick fresh razzelberry pie with ice cream!
Congratulations Cathy, and enjoy!


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Solomon Hill an example of how staying course in college pays
Solomon Hill stands 6-7. Adonis Thomas stands just a shade under 6-6. Hill weighs 226 pounds. At the NBA scouting combine in Chicago, Thomas weighed in at 232. Hill averaged 8 points and 4.7 rebounds as a college sophomore. Thomas averaged 11.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in his sophomore year.
And yet on the day following the 2013 NBA Draft, Hill woke up to the promise of a million-dollar annual salary as the No. 23 pick—and the opportunity to fight his way into the rotation of the Eastern Conference finalist Indiana Pacers.
Thomas woke up knowing his hometown team, the Memphis Grizzlies, didn't consider him worth even the final pick of the two-round draft.
On the surface, there do not appear to be stark differences between the two players, but there certainly is one: Hill played two more seasons after that sophomore year, completing all four of college basketball campaigns that were available to him at the University of Arizona. Thomas left the Memphis Tigers after two seasons, one of which was mostly lost to injury.
Being a senior supposedly is a curse for a prospect entering the NBA's draft. If Jay Bilas' mentions of "upside†are worthy of a drinking game, you could spent the whole year getting sloshed if you downed a drink every time someone said, "If you come back another year, the scouts will pick you apart.â€
Except in the end, they did not "pick apart†Hill. The Pacers grew to love his game. "One of the things that we thought was pretty special about him was his willingness to do anything to win,†Pacers general manager Kevin Pritchard told the media following the team's selection.
Hill was one of four seniors chosen in the first round Thursday, counting Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk, who had another year of eligibility but spent four years with the Zags. Throw in six juniors, and that's one third of the first round who spent extensive time developing in college.
Victor Oladipo of the Indiana Hoosiers worked his way up from afterthought on his loaded high school team to No. 2 overall selection in three seasons at IU. Gorgui Dieng went from absolute project to first-round pick through three years at Louisville, and earned an NCAA championship ring along the way. C.J. McCollum became a top-10 pick in four years at Lehigh.
Tim Hardaway easily could have left Michigan in frustration, after his sophomore year turned out to be more of a step back than a steppingstone to the NBA. But Hardaway, presumably getting wise advice from his father, who is an NBA scout, opted to remain another year and improved in every way: shooter, scorer, ballhandler, winner. And he was rewarded with a first-round selection by the New York Knicks.
The list of terrific, still developing college players who crash-landed Thursday night once the draft concluded is not limited to Thomas, not in the least. It's almost depressing: Vander Blue of Marquette, C.J. Leslie of N.C. State, Phil Pressey of Missouri, B.J. Young of Arkansas. None was chosen in the draft. And as well there is Grant Jerrett of Arizona, who spent the possibility of being a lottery pick down the road on becoming the No. 40 overall selection. There's a chance he'll make less in his first three NBA seasons than he would have in one year if he'd played himself higher in the draft.
This is not to say that every college player needs to spend the full four years of eligibility. That's the direction this argument always follows: all or nothing. That is too simplistic. Every player has a time when he is ready to be drafted and contribute. For Derrick Rose, it was one year. For Damian Lillard, it was four.
Adonis Thomas did not necessarily need a fourth season in college basketball to become the pro prospect he wanted to be. But he certainly needed a third. It was clear at the end of the 2012-13 season Thomas had made little of the progress that was necessary to make him a draft pick. Anyone who saw him play and had any inkling of what was required to make the league could have told you that.
He was a McDonald's All-American in high school, a flashy, take-your-breath away athlete who competed hard and had the hint of a promising jump shot. But when he injured his ankle as a freshman, he began to add weight and lost a great deal of that athletic spark. Those 232 pounds do not compare unfavorably to Hill, but Hill has a different body type. Thomas' ideal playing weight would be several pounds lighter, allowing him to float above the floor as he once did.
He could have fixed that with another year in Memphis. Blue could have worked on his jump shot, Pressey on his decision-making, Jerrett on physical and emotional maturity. Jerrett averaged just 5.2 points for Arizona this season. He had a chance to beat out classmates Kaleb Tarczewski and Brandon Ashley every day when he went to practice, and never could. That he would look at all this and conclude it was time to enter the draft is proof enough Jerrett needed more time to develop.
Instead of Jerrett celebrating a first-round selection, it was his teammate Hill, who patiently pursued a career in professional basketball. Hill kept in mind this is not a race, which is why he won.