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Each week, a variety of specialists come into the classrooms and create new experiences for the children. Wendy Cohen, our Jewish Music Specialist, works with the classrooms to explore music pertaining to upcoming holidays and celebrations and Jewish values. Each week, we all gather together for a musical Shabbat Sing. Kindergarteners are excited to experience Gym class once a week as well. The Shin-Shins (Israeli Emissaries doing a year of service) serve as our Hebrew specialists in our 3 and 4 year old programs. They also interact with the rest of the school and the JCC to provide a wide variety of learning and growing opportunities for everyone. K4 students participate in experiential swim in the JCC Peck Aquatics Center once a week.
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You Don't Own What You 'Bought': Disney And Amazon Play The Role Of The Grinch In Taking Back Purchased Film
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Amazon has explained to me that Disney can pull their content at any time and 'at this time they've pulled that show for exclusivity on their own channel.' In other words, Amazon sold me a Christmas special my kids can't watch during the run up to Christmas. It'll be available in July though!"Amazon did give him a $25 credit as an apology, and then when the story started making news, Amazon changed its story claiming it was something else:
Amazon blamed the removal on "a temporary issue with some of our catalog data" which it says has been fixed, adding that "customers should never lose access to their Amazon Instant Video purchases.""Should" never lose access is quite different from "will" never lose access. Just the fact that Amazon has the power to take back what you've bought should be a pretty big concern for those who think that they're actually buying what they've been told. As some have noted, Amazon's terms of service appear to give it the right to do exactly what the original version described:
Availability of Purchased Digital Content. Purchased Digital Content will generally continue to be available to you for download or streaming from the Service, as applicable, but may become unavailable due to potential content provider licensing restrictions and for other reasons, and Amazon will not be liable to you if Purchased Digital Content becomes unavailable for further download or streaming.While it is true that buyers can download copies and this only impacted the streaming versions, it still seems rather troubling that people who thought they were buying something found out that they weren't. This is one of the many reasons why people are so concerned about these kinds of offerings. They know that you're no longer really "buying" anything, but getting a (very) limited license.


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The second collection from Fence records' Pictish Trail - the alter ego of Scottish one-man-band Johnny Lynch - is a frazzled and rather lovely affair. Emotionally and thematically the tone is downbeat, Lynch's sweetly sad voice telling stories of loneliness, isolation and loss, contrasting with the musically chipper, witty and surprisingly fun collection that's fizzing with ideas and bonzo folktronix. While the palette here owes something to the meandering textures of Beck, the Beta Band and Eels, that ability to be simultaneously sweet and sour, happy and sad, owes as much to the Smiths, the Cure and REM as it does Kid A-era Radiohead.
All of which will come as something as a surprise when you hit play on Secret Soundz Vol. 2's opening track, the bouncy, instrumental electro pastiche 'Secret Sounds #6', which is fun enough but lacks the punch of the rest of the album. It's like putting the first page of 50 Shades of Grey at the start of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - some perseverance is required to find the proper bits. When 'Sequels', starts the album proper it's something of a relief to be presented with Lynch's lovely singing voice and you begin to realise that the wonky bleeps and odd sounds aren't the focus here: they're the backdrop. In the foreground is a set of pleasantly sung lyrics that wrap their melancholic themes in clever and imaginative imagery, "My head swells like an accordion" sings Lynch, "you push and pull me". On album standout 'The Handstand Crowd' we have a plea to "leave the puppets in their cupboard with white sheets round their stomachs like they're standing up in bed/ are you sure they're not dead?", while 'Michael Rocket' is an Albarnish character piece.
Musically Secret Sounds is a glorious hotchpotch of screwball sounds, whizzes, bangs and bonkers instrumental breaks. 'Of Course You Exist' paints a mournful wurlitzer drone over a bouncy, clockwork pop beat, 'Wait Until' uses a low, insistent pulse that brings to mind Radiohead's 'Everything In Its Right Place' under wobbley, minor key organ chords, while 'I Will Pour Down' colours its folky fingerpicking with odd washes and squeaks. It's not until closing track 'Long In The Tooth' that Lynch feels he can strip his work down to a countryish acoustic guitar and piano, if only briefly - they're soon joined by a rainbow of tickles and beats that drive the record to an uplifting finale. Where Lynch excels is in the placements. He knows exactly how to use his box of tricks to serve the song rather than overwhelm it.
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by Punchy » Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:39 pmAnother excellent issue of Uncanny X-Men, and this one does a good job of setting up what the future of this book is going to be post-Battle Of The Atom with the introduction of a mysterious villain, who, of all things, appears to be that weird dude from a New Avengers variant cover that everyone thought was an unused design for Ronin. Who the hell is he really? I have no idea, but I'm excited to find out.
This issue was interesting, in that it was narrated by Cyclops. Bendis doesn't often use interior-narration, so when he does, it's intriguing, and doubly so here as we're getting a look into Cyclops' mind, and lately, Cyclops has been hard to read. What was surprising to me was just how angry Cyke was here, but also at the same time, how proud he was of his new team. Cyclops is one of superhero comics' most complex characters, so it's fitting that his thought process was complicated too.
Most of this issue involved the X-Men taking on the weird new Sentinel and getting their butts whooped. I really appreciated that this fight allowed us to see each of the new X-Men in action, we saw Hijack and Tempus use their powers in battle, and a great moment where Goldballs unleashed his balls to great effect. We even saw that healer dude do something useful. The only one we didn't see in action was that guy who can shape-shift, but then it makes sense that he was useless. Since these characters are just about to be thrust into the madness that is an X-Crossover, it was cool to see them demonstrate just what they can do in a combat setting.
Frazer Irving once again impressed me with his art, especially since this was an action-heavy issue, and his style is not really your traditional superhero action style, but this fight was well done.
Kris Anka fills in on a few pages that show what Dazzler/Mystique is up to, and not only were they nicely drawn, but I'm very interested in what Mystique is up to, it seems like her plan to take over Madripoor has not been abandoned quite yet. She's a real wildcard in the ongoing Mutant wars, and I can't wait to see how this all plays out, plus, I think it's great that Bendis is setting up subplots in one X-Book and carrying them on in the other, these books are really well connected.
So, up next is Battle Of The Atom, and I'm pretty damn excited, all of the X-Men books (except Brian Wood's, but even that's decent) have been on the top of their game lately, I can't wait to see things on another level, it's EVENT TIME MOTHER-HUBBARDS.
by guitarsmashley » Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:58 ami do not like irving on this book at all. And for me this is my least favorite X book just before Wood's X-Men. This issue was better than the last but there is very little about even the roster of this team I find interesting and Cyclops still sucks.
by Grayson » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:24 pmWhile I do like Frazer Irving's art, I didn't really care for it on this book at first. Now, I have a different opinion of it, his art kind of gives this book a quirky, indy vibe. Uncanny X-Men is traditionally the flagship X-title, so for it to have this "underground" feel really compliments the concepts that Bendis is infusing into his story.
I really dig this new team but I am dying for Bendis to write a story that makes me connect with them more. As it stands right now, they are just a bunch of colorful, intriguing characters who I keep seeing, and know very little about. I want to know more about Tempus, Triage, Hijack, and the chameleon kid.
Most of all, I just want the rest of the Marvel Universe to forgive Scott Summers already!
by Zechs » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:30 pmThe unused concept is obviously Cobra Commander.
by guitarsmashley » Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:38 pm
Yeah I still see Scott Summers as the privileged cry baby of the X-men. It's like as much as I like All new X-men is as much as I don't like Uncanny.
by dairydead » Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:40 am
you're so oddly passionate about Cyclops.
by HNutz » Tue Sep 03, 2013 6:59 amOh, Kris Anka... whenever I hear that name, I flash back to the crazy lady who LOVED the Project Rooftop redesigns that put Power Girl into sweatpants, made Angela into a French pirate and whatnot, who called modern designs "crap" and "trash" but would not allow you to respectfully disagree that these designs (half of which came from Anka) weren't the be-all and end-all.
Maybe it'll be a "Triumph"-like character that got shafted out of being a New Avenger because time became all screwy later on...
by Grayson » Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:05 am
I strongly feel that Scott Summers has gotten a bad wrap from other characters in the Marvel Universe, especially characters who have done far more careless and destructive things than he has. If Scott were a member of the Avengers then the worst thing that would have happened to him at the end of Avengers vs. X-Men would have been Cap putting him on double secret probation.
by BubbaKanoosh » Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:41 pmIt's Sabastian Shawwith his memory back and powers out of whack so the suit protects him.
by e_galston » Tue Sep 03, 2013 3:51 pm
you leave out the fact that Cyclops killed the one person that the vast majority of the X-Men view as a father figure, that's where he crossed the line. And as many times as you keep saying it wasn't him it was dark phoenix, cyclops readily accepted blame in AvX: Consequences... It takes a while to get over someone killing someone you care about.
by Grayson » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:10 pm
Scott took responsibility for Xavier's death because he is a real hero. Throughout AvX it was clear that the Phoenix was gradually gaining more control over it's hosts, so as long as there is a shred of doubt in Scott's mind that he could have stopped the Phoenix, he will always blame himself. That's just the type of character that he is. That's why he always comes across as a dick to people. He always has to be in control of his abilities and he extends that same control to all aspects of his being both physical and mental.
Besides, as I have pointed out time and again, other "heroes" in the Marvel Universe have done far worse or are doing far worse and they haven't been branded "terrorists" or incarcerated without due process. But fine, I'll make it easier. The rest of the Marvel Universe doesn't necessarily have to forgive Scott Summers yet but can we a least drop the terrorist bullshit? It's a stretch even for comic book logic.
by e_galston » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:31 pm
Well when one does terrorist like things you get labeled a terrorist. didn't he have Illyana break him out of prison and send the guards to limbo?? (that's a terrorist move there)...
by habitual » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:33 pm
Like supplying the world with renewable energy and feeding the hungry?
Really terrorist like things.....
If anything the Avengers were the terrorists, even Reed Richards pointed this out.
by dairydead » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:37 pmDid you read the infinite comic where Scott talked to Jean? It went to lengths to remind readers that Scott was in control, and that he willingly took the responsibility of the Phoenix. Just because the Phoenix can corrupt people doesn't mean he shouldn't be responsible for letting it turn him evil.
Regardless of that, before Dark Phoenix took over Scott, the Phoenix 5 actually became supervillains (while Scott was still in control) and imposed their will on the entire world, taking it over, and enslaving those that wanted freedom in Hell. These are not things i expect the Avengers to look back on fondly.
Regardless, Scott is seen as a terrorist at this point. He's building an army of kids to fight humans. His ideology has actively switched from "teach the world" to "force the world to respect and fear us". He has gone as far as attacking humans to make a point, and is essentially what Magneto was. So we can look at that, and while many Avengers have done terrible things, none of them actively hold supervillain-esque ideologies, and none of them are seen as radical extremists.
by Grayson » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:55 pm
After Avengers vs. X-Men Scott Summers was imprisoned without due process but he was content to remain unjustly imprisoned. It wasn't until a fellow prisoner was murdered for being a mutant and he discovered what the warden was a mutant-hater who profited off of the suffering of mutants, that Scott decided he would do more good as a free man than he would as a political prisoner. Super villains in the Marvel Universe get treated better than that! Also, if I remember correctly the guards that were sent to limbo were the people who murdered the mutant prisoner. In fact, if I remember correctly they were left alive which is the opposite of how they left their victims.
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- 1 loaf Hawaiian Sweet Bread a round loaf
- 1 inch lb. Velveeta cheese cut into ½cubes
- 1 can Ro-Tel diced tomatoes with chilies drained, 10 oz.
- ½ red onion diced
- 1 can crushed pineapple drained
- 1/2 lb. shaved ham diced
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- Michele writes: Another great dip for New Year's Eve or this weekend's games!
- 1 loaf Hawaiian Sweet Bread (a round loaf)
- 1lb. Velveeta cheese, cut into ½ inch cubes
- 1 (10 oz.) can Ro-Tel diced tomatoes with chilies, drained
- ½ red onion diced
- 1 can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/2 lb. shaved ham, diced
- Cut bread into 1x2 inch cubes. Spread out on cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees, turning cubes every 5 minutes until toasted on all sides.
- Put cheese, tomatoes, and diced onion in microwave dish. Microwave until cheese is melted. Add drained pineapple and diced ham. Microwave again to heat through. Serve warm. (A small crock-pot works great to keep this warm!)
- Use toasted bread to dip. ENJOY!
Terri's Notes
~ You may need to ask for the bread in the bakery or deli, different stores, they offer it in varying sections of the store.
~ Celery sticks would make a good addition to serve with the bread for those who prefer a veggie alternative.
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Donald Lamont Williams, 82, died Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Deseret Health and Rehab in Pratt. He was born Dec. 30, 1930, on a farm west of Tyrone, Okla., the son of Earl and Opal (Crecelius) Williams. He graduated from Tyrone High School in 1949. He went to work for the Rock Island Railroad two weeks after graduation and retired 43 1/2 years later.
He was a member of the First Christian Church, and the Veteran of Foreign Wars, both in Pratt. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
He is survived by two daughters, Kathy (Mike) Schmidt, Pratt, and Donna Baker, Greensburg; a son, Bryan Williams, Plano, Texas; two brothers, Thomas, Liberal, and James "Sammy" Williams, Oregon; eight grandchildren, Adam Baker, Kristin Schmidt, Austin Schmidt, Reid Williams, Cole Williams, Caleb Schmidt, Ella Williams, and Joshua Schmidt.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Margaret Frank and Elizabeth Beck; a brother Ralph; and a grandson, Nathan Baker.
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Hi all,
Thought I'd quickly drop a post onto the forum. Myself and a mate have just bought an '05 X Star with the 350 MCX engine, we got it for a keen price as the engine is going to need some work (or possibly be replaced).
Engine situation is this:
1) Engine won't turn (but the starter is trying to turn the engine - you can see if straining)
2) Most of the plugs are in well tight (seized in)
3) We got one plug out, and the tip was very rusty
4) Looking into the oil fill hole on the rocker cover, the valve springs seemed pitted with rust
5) But, checking the oil, it seemed pretty ok (not emulsified)
How would you guys go about investigating the engine not turning? What would you do first?
And for the worst case scenario, how difficult is it to pull the engine out?
Cheers in advance.... Adrian
'92 190 Prostar 260hp Indmar.
Any rust on the engine parts under the valve cover or on the tips of the spark plugs is a huge problem The fact that the the engine will not turn you could also have a seized block
I'd remove the engine from the boat, teardown and do a complete overhaul bottom to the top
or get a small block rebuild and slap the intake, fuel system and electricals back on
Before pulling the engine see if you can get it to break free. I've done this before with another boat I bought as a project. When I did this the last time we pulled all the plugs out and put a couple ounces of transmission fluid in each cylinder loosely put the plugs back in and let it sit for a week. After letting it sit we came back pulled the plugs again and tired to turn it over with the starter. When that didn't work we got a breaker bar on the crank shaft and started rocking it. After a couple minutes the engine broke free. We then once again with the plugs out hit the starter and the engine turned over very quickly blowing the trans fluid out of the cylinders. After we had a feed up block we put the plugs back in and fired it up never racing the engine. The idea was to get it up to temperature and freed up.
After about an hour of run time over the next two days we did a compression check and we had less that a pound difference between cylinders so left the engine alone. I had that boat for 3 years and never tore the engine apart. One other note though.... If this engine is froze up from sitting that would mean the the gas throughout the fuel system is also toast. You'll need to get rid of all the gas in the fuel system too. Another thought would be to use one of the many newer specialty penetrating fluids that are available these day in place of the trans fluid. Good luck.
Well we collected our new project yesterday and today we had a good look at the engine to find out why it wouldn't turn. Firstly we got all the plug out (needed a breaker bar on most), they all looked pretty corroded. Next step, we took off the exhaust risers (so we could take a look in the exhaust ports) - and when they came off unfortunately we could see the problem - water!
Next step, we took the heads off and the barrels are corroded, as are the pistons and the heads (see picture). Looks like it's had water in through the exhaust manifold.
So, next step is to take the engine out and to inspect it. Can you guys advise if you'd take the engine out with the V drive attached, or would you remove the V drive first? And how do you get the engine out of an X Star (there seems to be a fibre glass cross member over the V Drive that looks like it would get in the way).
Also, as the head, barrel and pistons are corroded would you buy a new engine - or would you get the barrels re-honed, get new pistons etc? (assuming the bottom end is ok)
'92 190 Prostar 260hp Indmar.
You won't likely be able to hone out that much corrosion but will need to completely disassemble the engine to determine if it can be salvaged. You could have lifters rusted in the block and other problems as well. Based on the corrosion on the engine mounts , it looks like it might have been underwater or swamped? Is that what happened? If so you probably want to pull and clean all the electrical connections to ensure no corrosion as well.
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ouch! looks as though someone pulled that bad boy up from the deep blue after it was down for a long time
can you say new block, valves and possibly new tranny
if I remember correctly there was a new MCX on ebay for around $8k
I'll pull the transmission and engine and update you all.
'92 190 Prostar 260hp Indmar.
that picture is eerily similar to my project i just took on. in my boat (same engine, predator 310). and as you guessed, water came in through the exhaust manifolds. your best bet is to get that engine to an engine rebuilder. that engine needs a full rebuild, and most likely several brand new parts.
also, you will be tempted to get a different engine that you may find used somewhere, but trust me, use the same engine. it will save you tons of stress and messing around getting the wiring to work with a differnt engine.
as for removal, you need to take all the seats out of the boat, and part of the floor. the ski pylon can stay, but the seats and fiberglass are easily removeable so that the engine and trans can come out together.
Good luck!
Motor mount looks very rusty, either plenty of salt water use or that bilge had a lot of water in it.
Is there water mixed in the trans fluid? I wonder if that boat has ever been sunk before?
I am thinking it has been sitting underwater for some time...
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DOVER — Although Carnegie Hall's address is 881 7th Avenue New York City, folklore has it that famous violinist Jascha Heifetz was once stopped by a pedestrian and asked "could you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" And, Heifetz's response? "Practice, practice, practice."
With many years of practice behind them, two Dover High School teachers recently reached the apogee of their, and most performing artists', careers by playing on stage at the iconic concert hall.
Francine Kontos, an art teacher, and Michele Boulanger, music director at DHS are members of the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra and recently received the surprising and exciting news that the Symphony would be performing in the Big Apple on the 29th of November.
"Carnegie Hall,"exclaimed Kontos, "it has been on my bucket list forever to perform at Carnegie Hall. It is the dream of every musician on the planet to play at the best know concert venue in the world, and I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity."
The Portsmouth Symphony was invited by York Beach resident Tim Janis, the internationally known composer and musician, to be a part of his most recent composition The Christmas Rose.
At five a.m. the women trekked to Stratham, joining sixty other symphony members in boarding a bus for New York City.
"I was excited beyond belief," said Boulanger who has a long, and storied career leading the award-winning music program in The Garrison City.
"I didn't sleep at all that night," said Kontos
Boulanger exuded, "I had been to Carnegie Hall once, going in the front door for a performance, but this was a new experience."
"After arriving, we debarked and entered the stage door — never did I, in my wildest dreams, think I would be entering Carnegie Hall through the stage door," said the excited Boulanger. After arriving at the Stern Auditorium the musicians gazed out at the 2804 seat Perelman stage and were enchanted.
"It was beautiful, and daunting, said Kontos, "to know that in just a few hours we would be performing there."
Cautioned by staff at The Hall against taking pictures inside, many members surreptitiously took pictures of their once-in-a-lifetime experience.
After a brief familiarization with the Perelman stage, Boulanger and Kontos decided to "do it up right" and headed for lunch at the famous Carnegie Deli where they attacked some famous New York City delicacies. "I had the Woody Allen," smiled Boulanger. After a stroll through gotham, it was time for the Seacoast residents to return to the job at hand.
Setting up on stage, they practiced Janis's piece and familiarized themselves with the program.
At 6 p.m., 12 hours from leaving New Hampshire, it was show time.
The program was narrated by Jane Seymour, as it was dedicated to her Open Hearts Foundation.
"She was so gracious," said Kontos, "and even more beautiful in person than on the screen," said Boulanger.
With over 400 performers on stage, from members of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis American Ballet Theater, and The American Boy Choir "their rendition of Ave Maria was so inspiring it left me teary," said Kontos, the production, led by Brad Kenney and James Keach raced by. "The time flew by," said Kontos, "the acoustics were unbelievable, everything went smoothly and then … it was over."
Kontos stayed in the city for a few days visiting with family members, "I had about 15 attending," she said. Boulanger joined the bulk of the Symphony as they bussed back to the Granite State, arriving late at night.
"A whirlwind in more ways than one," said Boulanger as she summed up her experience. "It was my biggest thrill," said a woman who has had many artistic thrills in her life.
"I played on the same stage where Benny Goodman played the clarinet, even the Beatles played there. I had my name on a real Playbill from Carnegie Hall, and they even spelled it right."


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Powis Castle and Garden - National Trust
The world famous garden, overhung with enormous clipped yews, shelters rare and tender plants. Laid out under the influence of Italian and French styles it retains its original lead statues, orangery and aviary on the terraces. The castle, originally built c.1200 began life as a fortress of the Welsh princes of Powys. Remodelled and embellished over more than 400 years it reflects the changing needs and ambitions of the Herbert family.
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Castle and Garden: £11.00, child £5.50, Family (2 adults) £27.50, Family (1 adult) £16.50. Groups (15+) £9.50. Garden only: £8.00, child £4.00, Family (2 adults) £20.00, Family (1 adult) £12.00. Groups (15+) £6.50. Coaches restricted to 4 per day. No group rates Sun & BH Mons.
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A magnificent collection of paintings, sculpture, furniture and tapestries reflects the changing needs and ambitions of the Herbert and Clive families. A superb collection of treasures from India is displayed in the Clive Museum. The 19th century State Coach and Livery, the finest in the ownership of the National Trust, is on display in the Coach House.
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What's the matter with today's emerging adults?
A Review of Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood , by Christian Smith et al. Oxford University Press, USA (Sep, 2011)
Youth hold up a mirror to society; in it, we see ourselves. What is the moral condition of our young adults, and what does that tell us about contemporary culture?
Disturbing answers to those questions are offered by a 2011 book that merits the attention of anyone concerned about the state of our civilization: Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood (Oxford University Press) by University of Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith and his research team.
Smith acknowledges at the outset that there's both good news and bad news about American young people today. On the positive side, teen pregnancies and abortions have declined in recent decades, the percentage of youth starting and finishing college has increased, and youth as a whole are less prejudiced against people of other races and ethnicities than earlier generations.
Smith says he and his colleagues have deliberately chosen to focus on the part of the story they believe hasn't yet been adequately told: the darker side of emerging adulthood.
His research team gathered data documenting the dark side of young adult character in summer of 2008 (just before the economic crash), when they fanned out across the United States to conduct "in-depth interviews" with 230 18-23-year-old emerging adults "representing every region, social class, race, ethnicity, religion, educational situation, and family background in the country."
The passage to adulthood: more dangerous than ever
Lost in Transition sets the stage by identifying six "macrosocial changes," building over the past several decades, that Smith and colleagues believe have combined to dramatically alter the experience of life between 18 and 30.
The big six changes, in Lost in Transition's view, are: (1) the extension of formal schooling into the 20s and the consequent postponement of entry into careers; (2) the delay of marriage; (3) a changing national and global economy that has replaced the prospect of stable careers with frequent job changes, a need for ongoing training, and a heightened sense of insecurity, all contributing to a general disposition in young adults to maximize options and postpone commitments; (4) the willingness and ability of many parents to support their children well into their 20s and even 30s, thus enabling them to take a long time to settle down into full adulthood; (5) readily available birth-control technologies that have severed the link between sex and procreation and fostered uncommitted sexual relationships; and (6) postmodernism, a philosophy that has promoted subjectivism (there is no objective truth) and moral relativism (what's moral depends on your point of view), both of which now thoroughly permeate the educational ethos, mass media, and youth and adult culture.
As a result of these six converging cultural changes, Smith says, the transition to adulthood today is significantly more protracted, complex, self-absorbed, anxiety-burdened, and dangerous.
The dark side of young adult character
What is the dark side of youth character that emerges from this transformed cultural landscape?
- 60% of the 230 young adults interviewed are "moral individualists" who believe that every individual must be free to act on his or her personal values ("I'm not going to tell other people not to cheat," one person said, "even though it's something I wouldn't do"). The emphasis here is on not judging others, being tolerant, not imposing one's own values.
- Half of these moral individualists, or about a third of the total sample of 230, also subscribe to what Smith calls "strong moral relativism." This is the belief that "morality is whatever people think it is" and that "there are no definite rights and wrongs for everybody." ("Terrorists are doing what they think is the ultimate good," said one interviewee.)
- Underlying both non-judgmental individualism and moral relativism is the inability of most subjects in Smith's sample to "distinguish between objectively real moral truths [e.g., "slavery is a moral evil'] and people's human perceptions or understandings of those moral truths." Most emerging adults, Smith says, "think that people's believing something to be morally true is what makes it morally true" and that "if some cultures believe different things about morality, then there is not a moral truth." (In fairness to young adults, it's worth noting that the idea that morality is merely a cultural construct and therefore not objectively true is exactly what post-modernism has promulgated.)
- A positive note: Nearly three-quarters of Smith's sample say they themselves, as individuals, intuitively and automatically know what is right and wrong in any given situation, and they normally try to follow their conscience. They typically explain their "instinctive knowledge" of what's right with reasoning that sounds like the traditional natural law notion that there is a moral sense embedded in our human nature. Said one subject, "I think everybody has a sense of right and wrong unless you are clinically insane or chemically imbalanced. It's just kind of innate. There's a lot of gray in between, but on the far end of each spectrum you know what's absolutely wrong and right."
- When asked, "Can you tell me about a specific situation you've been in recently where you've been unsure of what was right and wrong?", only a third could do so.
About this last finding, Smith comments: "Only a minority of emerging adults can, in a context of a three-hour interview including a long section discussing morality, speak meaningfully about any struggles, conflicts or dilemmas they have faced in their moral experiences and decision making." For about two-thirds of the 18-23-year-olds in Smith's sample, extreme moral violations such as rape and murder are clearly wrong, but beyond that, "many of the truly moral features of life experiences are invisible." One interviewee said, "I don't really deal with right and wrong that often."


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01.05.13: The CCRI Knights men's basketball team hosted the Vikings of Mercer County Community College form Trenton, NJ for an afternoon game on Saturday. The Knights defeated the Vikings 79-60. With the victory he Knights improve to 10-6 on the season.
The Knights and Vikings played very tough defense in the first half holding the score down to just 28-22 at halftime. The Knights ratcheted-up the defensive pressure even more with their patented trapping defenses in the second half to go on a run and extend their lead to double-digits 45-33 with 12:41 remaining. They extended their lead to 20 points with just 3:30 remaining and they went on to win by the final score of 79-60.
CCRI was led by their four Sophomore Captains: Desmond Williams (Torrington, CT) scored 14 points with six rebounds, four steals, and two blocked shots, his backcourt mate Bryan Yarce (Cranston, RI) had 13 points and six assists. The other two CCRI Captains, Isaac Medeiros (Johnston, RI) scored 11 points and pulled down six rebounds with a blocked shot and Steve Bevilacqua (Exeter, RI) lived up to his nickname "Splash" scoring 10 points including three long range bombs from well beyond the 3-point arc! Also helping the Knights was freshman Jerome Harris (Hartford, CT) with seven points and six rebounds and Pat Marchand (Cranston, RI) added eight points, three assists and a blocked shot.
Head Coach Rick Harris commented after the win: "It was a nice team win for our young guys today. It took us a while but we got in gear and used our defense to create scoring opportunities. We played very good defense the entire game and that was very encouraging."
The Knights return to action Wednesday as they travel to Valhalla, NY to take on Division I powerhouse Westchester Community College at 7:00pm.
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If movies are your calling, Mumbai is certainly your goal. With soaring land prices, buying a house may not be your agenda. But, with rental values being competitive, it is a real struggle for newbies in town to find the perfect pin code.


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Hair tonic is a product used to style the hair. Hair tonic poisoning occurs when someone swallows this substance.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Poisonous Ingredient
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
Most symptoms are due to the alcohol content and are similar to the sensation of being drunk. Symptoms may include:
Coma(decreased level of consciousness and lack of responsiveness) Diarrhea Inability to walk in a normal manner
- Increased urination
- Lack of alertness (
stupor) Painful urination Slowed respirations
- Slurred speech
- Unsteady walk
Home Care
Seek immediate medical help. Do NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by Poison Control or a health care professional.
If the chemical is on the skin or in the eyes, flush with lots of water for at least 15 minutes.
If the chemical was swallowed, immediately give the person water or milk, unless instructed otherwise by a health care provider. Do NOT give water or milk if the patient is having symptoms (such as vomiting, convulsions, or a decreased level of alertness) that make it hard to swallow.
Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:
- Patients age, weight, and condition
- Name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
- Time it was swallowed
- Amount swallowed
Poison Control, or a Local Emergency Number
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What to Expect at the Emergency Room
The health care provider will measure and monitor your vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. You may receive:
- Activated charcoal
- Breathing support, including a tube through the mouth into the lungs and a breathing machine (ventilator)
- Chest x-ray
- EKG (heart tracing)
- Endoscopy -- camera down the throat to see burns in the esophagus and the stomach
- Fluids through a vein (by IV)
- Tube through the mouth into the stomach to wash out the stomach (
gastric lavage)
Outlook (Prognosis)
How well you do depends on the amount of poison swallowed and how quickly treatment is received. The faster you get medical help, the better the chance is for recovery.
Swallowing a large amount of the poison can cause liver failure.
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Reviewed By:
Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Non-white teachers in Korea? Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Non-white teachers in Korea? Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> FAQ View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message MarlboroJoined: 31 Jul 2006 Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:57 am Post subject: ive only been here a few days and i met a black guy,and im not seen as 'white' myself either,so see how that pans out,woohoo Back to top Anne0Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:13 am Post subject: mamaille wrote: I recently decided to come to Korea to teach and knew that it would be different for me as a black person. I didn't have a problem getting interviews and offers but one recruiter made me start thinking about the racism there. He told me that Koreans don't like to hire black people and I should feel previleged that he's offering me a position. HE would hate for me to pass it up and not get anything else. I couldn't believe that he said that to me. He was obviously trying to scare me into taking the position but I knew there were some truths to his comments. I started wondering what my experience would be like as a black person. I'm learning on this forum that there aren't that many blacks there and I can't even prepare for the experience but I won't let that deter me from going. Unfortunately, racism is something a lot of us can't avoid. Well, i'm a black female and i've lived here for 8 months now. The job I work at has a *very* international group of peopleso I can't say anything about jobs not hiriing black people. What I CAN say is I haven't met any discrimination from being black in the 8 months that i've been here. I live in Bundang which is a very weathly area. I work at an English Town and the cities of seongnam and bundang send their students here for one week at a time. When I ask the bundang kids where they learnt english I get answers like "oh i lived all over europe" or "I lived in (US/canadian city) for (x amount of) years". So yeah. Very weathly place. What I get are people tend to talk to me more. When they do ask where i'm from America is the first thing out of their mouths. If I DON'T say yes to america within 2 seconds then they ask canada and then africa. There have been some people who ask if I speak English. There are so many "black" people from so many different countries that I don't take offence to that. I could be from africa. I could be from france. How would they know. But they ask first and I think it's very good that they don't assume you are from somewhere they ask where are you from. The othere thing I get are a lot of free things. The most recent happened last monday. Monday was my last free day before a two week camp and so I was trying to buy a weeks worth of cloths to compliment the weeks worth I already have. So I was buying these skirts and speaking the little amount of korean I know. After I bought the skirt the sales lady quickly took this beautiful green necklace out showed it to me for a millisecond and then stuffed it in my bag. Then she smiled this i'm not supposed to do that smile and said "service" (free for anyone who doesn't know). Or like when I was in samsung plaza and walked by these middle school kids. Man they woulkdn't leave me alone. They kept saying "what is your name" "where are you from" "you are very pretty" "I love you" (and making the heart sign with their bodies). It took me 5 minutes to get away they had me completly surrounded! At my school on saturday we teach everyone including parents. At first I was very nervous because I thought they might be racist to black people but no. They were very happy to be in my class and after class they'd ask me to take pictures with them and ask for my phone number and/or e-mail and i'm talking rich 60 year old korean women. Oh yeah and I tend to get surrounded by korean women as they talk about how pretty I am to each other in korean. The whole time touching my arms and face. Koreanmen also hit on me a lot. It's fine most the time but sometimes I get the black girl obsses korean men and they creep me out cause they spend the whole time talking about h ow much they love black people and how happy they are that i'm talking to them because they love black people so much. That makes me very uncomfortable. The taxi drivers like to talk to me too. It's only a short drive from samsung plaza (my local hang out spot) to my english town but they spend the whole time asking every question they can and if I speak korean then they REALLY talk me ear off the whole time cause they think I can understand. I do understand enough to respond but I sit in dread of the question that I can't answer cause I don't understand the words>.<. The taxi driver are cool but sometimes I get taxi driver who spend the whole time asking me why I don't have a korean boyfriend. During that time I sit there wishing the taxi ride would end already. So yeah, I'm african-american, i live in a rich area, i've visited many places in seoul and i've had nothing but positive experiences in the 7 months i've been here. That's all I can say really. There;s another black female here and she hasn't said anything to me about experiencing discrimination. She gets the same treatment I do. Like she went to a hot bath or spa or somepplace where you have to take your cloths off and people scrub you down. She says they speant the whole time touching her skin. Which is the same thing people do to me. Anyways i'm just saying. It's not like discrimination is not there. But it's laos not like your skin is dark so your going to get discriminated against. I think it all depends on the people you encounter. [edit] just in case your wondering. someone said that they were more likely to experice discrimination in the rich areas and that's why I made a point of saying I live in a rich area and I have recieved nothing but positive thing. I also made sure to only mention things that happened to me in this place where people are more likely to discriminate against me. Back to top C76Joined: 11 Jul 2003Location: not nearly near enough to Toronto Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:04 pm Post subject: Thanks for posting, Anne0. I appreciate you sharing your perspective. I've been keeping an eye on this thread. *Back to lurking* Back to top geedogJoined: 17 Apr 2006Location: Seoul, SK Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:23 am Post subject: I'm of Chinese descent and I've had no problem teaching English in Korea. The only thing is everyone here thinks I'm Korean and speak Korean to me. It's quite funny. The Daily Kimchi - http://thedailykimchi.blogspot.com Back to top yospeckJoined: 29 Aug 2006 Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: Avenue Q said it best when they said everyones a little bit racist. Unfortunately its just ignorance, which in my opinion you cant always blame the person for, if you're brought up all your life being told one thing then its hard to break the mold. So when your boyfriend hears 'we thought black people were bad but you made us think otherwise', even thought I'm not black myself and can understand where you are coming from, for nationals from a closed off country such as Korea to say this, then its probably IS a big compliment. Is it right that black people find it harder to get a job here? No. Is it right that it is the ignorant teaching a new generation their same ignorant ideals? No. Racism is everywhere. Anyone who says they arn't slightly racist is just a liar or in denial in my opinion. Back to top i_teach_eslJoined: 07 Sep 2006Location: baebang, asan/cheonan Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:28 pm Post subject: i am still in the states. a couple of months ago, i decided to pursue a job teaching abroad. i was raised in the states and am Black and Filipino. everyone i have pm'ed in the forums tell me to stay away from korea. i appreciate everyone's concern, but honestly, i didnt become black yesterday. i deal with racism every day. maybe i cant say, b/c im not there, but it seems to me that the only difference between here and korea is that koreans will be more upfront about their prejudices. the onlyblack person ive met in the forums thus far is a sister who wrote to me, "It's no different than being home. You find things you like about it and you find things you absolutely can't stand about it too." i believe her. being black has never stopped me from doing anything. it's made some things harder, for sure, but stopped me... naw. Back to top Tiger BeerJoined: 07 Feb 2003 Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: i_teach_esl wrote: i am still in the states. a couple of months ago, i decided to pursue a job teaching abroad. i was raised in the states and am Black and Filipino. everyone i have pm'ed in the forums tell me to stay away from korea. i appreciate everyone's concern, but honestly, i didnt become black yesterday. i deal with racism every day. maybe i cant say, b/c im not there, but it seems to me that the only difference between here and korea is that koreans will be more upfront about their prejudices. the onlyblack person ive met in the forums thus far is a sister who wrote to me, "It's no different than being home. You find things you like about it and you find things you absolutely can't stand about it too." i believe her. being black has never stopped me from doing anything. it's made some things harder, for sure, but stopped me... naw. Nice post! Honestly.. there are tons of 'non-whites' teaching all over the place in Korea.. and many of them are having a good time here. Others don't.. no different than any other individual who comes here. A major pet peeve of mine is hearing fellow caucasians discouraging non-caucasians into coming here.. I don't get the motivation either. Usually its along the lines of claiming themselves to be tolerant but these evil racist Koreans won't let that tolerancence of theirs shine.. and if they can't personally take it being so tolerant themselves.. then someone who isn't white certainly won't be able to tolerate it. (That is usually the feeling I get when I hear caucasians telling non-caucasians not to come). Back to top i_teach_eslJoined: 07 Sep 2006Location: baebang, asan/cheonan Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject: ...nvrmnd...Last edited by i_teach_esl on Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:08 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top Anne0Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: yospeck wrote: Avenue Q said it best when they said everyones a little bit racist. Unfortunately its just ignorance, which in my opinion you cant always blame the person for, if you're brought up all your life being told one thing then its hard to break the mold. So when your boyfriend hears 'we thought black people were bad but you made us think otherwise', even thought I'm not black myself and can understand where you are coming from, for nationals from a closed off country such as Korea to say this, then its probably IS a big compliment. Is it right that black people find it harder to get a job here? No. Is it right that it is the ignorant teaching a new generation their same ignorant ideals? No. Racism is everywhere. Anyone who says they arn't slightly racist is just a liar or in denial in my opinion. yospeck that is exactly how I feel. Nice post . I have found that before I came to Korea lots of caucasions made Korea sound like the worst place ever and I almost didn't come because of it. I 'm glad I did because I would've missed out on such a wonderful experience by living here. Since my last post i've had tons of more positive experiences similar to those I posted earlier in this thread. I swear what i've gotten the most is discrimination against non korean speaking poeple. That has been the number one thing that i've gotten from Koreans. Everyone IS a little bit racist and we as black have the negative image that has been imported from the US to battle against but i've found that as long as I approach people with respect (and in Korean ) i'm able to change people minds. So far there's only been once or twice that I haven't. One thing that I do find funny is when I do talk to some caucasions that live here they seem insistant on proving themselves right. Like sometimes i'll end up in a conversation about racism in Korea and everyone starts talking about how hard it is for non-whites and how racist koreans are and when I tell them that i've had the opposite experience there's first this uncomfortbale pause and then they tell me it's it's because of where I live and people here are more open minded but if I was to go anywhere else in Korea i'd get more racism. And then I remind them that racism and ignorance are two different things . A racist person has chosen to hate certain people and they will probrably never change where as an ignorant person, when shown that their way of thinking was a bit misguided they tend to change. Ok it's not THAT simple but I hope you get my point. One other interesting thing I came accross was at work we did this exercise where we have different difficult situations adn we have to present how we would deal with them. My group got one where the kids are calling a black person "black person" in korean (or dark skinned I forgot the translation). All the non-korean, non-black people were like they'd immediately go into how there are all kinds of people in the world or they would do this or do that. The two black people in the group (me and one other female) both said "well, we DO have black skin". for one and for two we said that treating what they said like it was it depends on how they say because if they're just making an observation about our skin color then there's nothing wrong. I do have black skin what's wrong with them saying so. But if they mean it as some kind of insult then we can have a class discussion like "ok why is that a bad thing?" or something like that. ^^ But even out boss found it interesting that the non-black had a more extreme reaction to the comment than the people who actually are black. OH! also I am not the only non-white person at my job and we've all have very positive things to say about Korea. The worst thing i've heard so far was a friend when to a graduation party with a friend because his friend was DJing there and when he tried to talk to people they were scared of him. Like honestly scared of him. I asked him to elaborate and he said when he tried to talk to females they covered their mouth and laughed a lot. But he came away feeling like people were scared of him. That was the worst that i've heard. On the same token the last time we went to lunch together people just assume that we're a couple. Like at the ttokcalbi place when they guy put oil into the pan he drew a heart. Ah! One more edit. I was reading a PM message and she went through something that I went through BEFORE I got here and I remember I didn't look for jobs in Korea because of it. When I was searching for jobs on my own this one place in Korea contacted me. They were very excited and all and they just wanted some more information..including a picture. So I included my picture and I never heard from them again. I remember back then I thought i'm not going to applyu to korea if they country is like that. But yeah as you know in the end I did end up here. So to try and focus on the positive AND negative I found more racism in finding a job in Korea than in living in Korea. There are places that just won't hire you because of your race. But then once you're here there are tons of friendly and non racist poeple. I even go to a Japanese hogwon and everyone loves me there. I do get the "foreigner stare" but I mean i'm a non-korean at a hogwon for Japanese and i'm in the second highest level (so the classes are taught in Japanese by a native speaker). That's bound to get some stares. But the students there all talk to me in class and outside of class. So I think the owners, especially hogwon owners think they're catering to their customers by having these practices but if they stood by their teachers they'd find out that maybe the general public is as against having a non-white English speaker as they think. But when money is invovled people tend to take the safe route you know. Back to top i_teach_eslJoined: 07 Sep 2006Location: baebang, asan/cheonan Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:48 am Post subject: well said, annie0. i let all the talk scare me a lot too, but now that im here, im so glad i came. Back to top i_teach_eslJoined: 07 Sep 2006Location: baebang, asan/cheonan Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:15 am Post subject: find black folks in south korea on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25747883752 edited for update.Last edited by i_teach_esl on Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:16 pm; edited 2 times in total Back to top RosyYngJoined: 17 Feb 2007 Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject: ive met an esl teacher online and asked him about the whole experienced. i mention also that i was an asian-amerian. he said that they most likely wont hire an asian-american. im laos/chinese/french. is it true that i would most likely get turned down? would it be really hard for me to get hired to teach english? so confused/scared. Back to top pinkrosieJoined: 28 Mar 2007 Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject: I applied to teach ESL in Korea and I'm black. I was told by my recruiters that many schools didn't want black teachers but preferred people with blonde hair and blue eyes. This is insulting especially when I went to one of the best schools in the USA. No one wants to go to a country where they feel like they are being tolerated instead of appreciated. Most black people I know don't want to have to put up with such comments. Perhaps there's a lack of black teachers not because there are no educated black people but because the schools are the ones rejecting them, even if they are well qualified. It's sad but true. Back to top seasghostJoined: 09 Oct 2006Location: USA Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:50 pm Post subject: Non-White teachers... I'm African American, and I taught in Korea for some time and while no adults ever said anything to me, (in English, that I could understand), the children I taught did ask me a lot of questions. Yes, I'm the obvious foreigner. I got looked at, but in general, I was treated well. But Korean culture is very xenophobic and homogonized. I knew this before I went, so I really only expected so much. I did find it somewhat astonishing how ignorant Korean culture is of North America. That's what they want to immulate, but they know next to nothing about it. Many of my students thought I was from Africa and were surprised when I told them I was from America, Surprised and slightly confused. Even after explaining this to them I would still get asked questions about Africa like I was from there. The students would ask me questions about my skin, hair and other things. Most would admit that they didn't understand why my skin was darker. Now, I'm okay with this coming from children. I kind of expected it and always answered their questions With the adults...it was more of issues with the difference between Korean culture and American/Western culture, and the social difference between men and women I can't say that it was awful being a Non-White teacher in Korea. It depends on your expectations and how thick your skin is. If it naturally bothers you to be the "different" one, then going to Korea is probably not right for you in the first place. Back to top Austin212Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject: Good to hear.... Good to hear that non-whites have had no problem getting teaching jobs in Korea. I taught there for two years. My time there I only met a couple, both them black, who where teachers. I never asked them wether or not they had problems getting employment because of their skin color. (I have the white skin, blonde hair combo) In any case like most teachers in Korea I heard "the common wisdom" of that it was very hard / impossible for non-white teachers to get hired here. Like so much "information" in Korea is was pure word-of-mouth and not backed up with any facts. The only personal experieces I ever had that I can add this quetion are the following (not including the African-American couple mentioned above): 1. Went out on a date with a Korean woman. She told me with a straight / concerned face that she was scared of black people. When I told her I have had many good black friends in my life.... she almost fell off her chair in shock. 2. I tried a few times to get my hagwon kidy students to understand that not all Americans (I am an American) are while, but there are African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and even Korean-Americans ^^. They all gave me the facial expression as if they wanted to beleive me because I was the teacher, but what I was saying could not possibly be true. I really hope that the two above experiences are the exeption and not the rule. 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Jennifer Levi told the committee that because the 2011 law did not include language specifically excluding public accommodations, the commissioner's interpretation is "consistent" with the law, and said Massachusetts is the only state among the 16 that have transgender anti-discrimination laws that does not provide access to public accommodations.
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Erica Kay-Webster, 63, of Marstons Mills, described the discrimination and brutal abuse she suffered. She transitioned from male to female at age 17 through surgery. At 15, she ran away from home to escape abuse from her father, living on the streets for a year. She returned home to an order from her father -- join the military. She enlisted in the Marine Corps, where she was gang-raped by three men, she said.
Alexis Yioulos, vice chairwoman of the Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Youth, told the committee about a case in which a young transgender man sought shelter outdoors and in abandoned buildings because of safety concerns about the accommodations at a homeless shelter.
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Reps. Carl Sciortino, of Medford, and Denise Provost, of Somerville, both Democrats, spoke in favor of providing equal access to public places for transgender people. Sciortino called it the "crucial second step" in protecting transgender people.


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Ralston also writes to the president, whoever he may be (Bush, Carter, Obama), the mayors and senators.
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I'm an outspoken atheist, but I also try my hardest to be respectful of those that are religious. But there comes a problem. Here's an example of my dillema.
Me: "Hey there, how are you?"
Friend: "Doing just fine, how are you?"
Me: "Oh, doing okay...I have a (insert big life event here that might not turn out well)
Friend: "Really? I will pray for you..."
How do I politely tell them not to waste their time? It kind of grates on my nerves when people just say they'll pray for me. But I know they are doing it because they are concerned, but why can't they show it in other ways? How do you guys deal with this? Do you just let it go or is there some script that I can follow?
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condescension is the trait I usually dislike most about religious people. It's arrogant no matter what your feelings are about prayer or religion. If it's not possible to rise above it, must you crawl beneath it?
I know, I generally push for peace but they can't softball it like that. I don't make it that obvious, it's mostly for myself. I don't even think they notice, and if they do they just think I'm weird. But it's also been a conversation starter. So there's that.
What I've said is this... "It won't do me any good since I'm an Atheist. Thanks for thought. If it makes you feel better knock yourself out. "
Well I just happen to be a Christian and I was reading over some of these comments. I saw some comments relating to: "just say thank you to make them feel better." When I ask someone if I can pray for them I don't ask for my own feelings or for my own benefit. I'm not attempting to get something from you, by asking to pray for you. That's like giving someone a gift so I can get a gift in return. That means that gift is not sincere.
In prayer, I realize that there are things which are beyond our control (like death and the emotions and feelings that come along with it). There are some in the hospital who are terminally ill, who the doctors have given up on, and it is prayer which stirs hope (from a psychological standpoint), which stirs the motivation to live, which saves the person's life.
So therefore, when I offer to pray, even though many of you are totally convinced that it is a waste of time, I am convinced (with proof) that it isn't. So the question is, where do we go from there?
In my response, I'm not trying to argue for the power of prayer, I'm simply trying to give insight into the mind of someone who prays. P.S. sometimes when I tell someone I'm gonna pray for them, I just want them to know so that when something drastic happens they'll know that it was prayer.
It doesn't mean you are only looking out for yourself on a conscious level. But since prayer has absolutely no positive effect on anyone else, that's the result. It gives people the feeling that they are doing something when they are helpless. Or distracts them from what happens. Both apply in hospital settings for example.
There was a study where the group that knew they were prayed for actually did worse. I'm not going to generalize that and say everyone would be worse off, but at least it means knowing someone prays for you doesn't actually help
No atheist would ever think that something good happened because of a prayer. Fact. As a matter of fact, I don't think that even makes much sense.
that sounds rather biased? would you be open to the possibility of praying bringing hope, even if it does sound stupid and makes no sense. I mean, falling in fove and doing stupid love things sometimes makes no sense either, but yet many of us readily accept it.
And if not, what avenue of reason can you use to bring hope to someone in a terminal condition?
As said it brings hope and comfort to the one doing the praying. It's somewhat like a placebo in that regard.
Look, prayer can certainly give something to religious people. Purely on a mental level. But this topic was more about believers asking non-believers whether they can pray for them. If the believer doesn't know that someone is an atheist, ok. No problem. But when someone knows someone isn't religious and still asks such questions I find that rather insulting. Especially when dealing with a terminal illness.
How about instead asking in a general way "Can I do anything for you?". Or asking their family members whether you can do something for them? They're probably dealing with lots of stuff, so they could use some help. Even to a believer that should be a lot more comforting and helpful han prayer
In the study it didn't matter whether the patient was religious or not, for as far as measurable effects go. Only the patients who were certain that somebody was praying for them were slightly, but strangely significantly, worse off. So it isn't even comparable to (memorizing) water or sugar-pills, let alone a nice and attentive doctor who wears a shiny, clean white coat and mentions a lot of difficult terms with a warm, soothing voice.
That is purely as far as intercessory prayer, the specifically altruistic form of petitionary prayer goes. It is the easiest form to do scientific experiments on. And that is out of the window, put a big cross through it, doesn't work, move on to a new idea.
This doesn't say anything about contemplative, meditative prayers or other sorts of not directly harmful methods of praying, having some effect on the practitioner. But I doubt very much this would depend on which supernatural entity or entities is/ are being addressed, contemplated or in other way, shape or form worshiped.
Maybe this was an anti-placebo effect. "Gee, I didn't realize it was so bad, but if people I don't even know find it necessary to pray for me, I must really be boned."
Actually, i'm interested in find where you read that or the name of the researcher. Mainly because the source of your information matters. If you can point me in the right direction that would be good...thank you in advance.


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As many of you know, I tackled the challenge of planning a 90th Birthday Party for Mother, rather hesitantly. Mother lives in California; I live in Pennsylvania. How on earth could I possibly do this? I procrastinated, I hemmed and hawed around and I had no idea what I was going to do!
I finally called Mother and told her I was going to give her a party and all I needed from her was a list of guests, keep it minimal and don't include everybody she had ever known or ever wished she had known! Mother, being Mother, wanted to know all the details. I told her it was none of her business, all she needed to know was there was going to be a party!!
. . . and the party plans started!
- First of all, I want to emphasize that I could not have done this without my son, Blaine and his wife, Elaine. They are the perfect "Party Planners!" I asked for a little help, and I ended up helping them! They picked up the ball and ran with it!
We needed a place to have this party, and Blaine suggested the complex that Mother and Paul had moved to last spring. Bingo! and they would even cater it! Place reserved and Meal plans in place. Step one complete.
Next step was the invitation. I looked online for various samples so I could order one and nothing I found quite fit with what I had in mind. I finally decided I would create my own with my own theme. . . Mother!
This was easy to create on my Mac. This picture of my mother was taken next to a pond when she was in Junior High School and I thought the picture would be beautiful on the front of the invitation. Then came the chore of printing them. The price for having them printed was astronomical, so I decided to print the invitations myself. Might as well have had them printed! By the time I bought ink, card stock and more ink the cost was pretty well up there! I did save since my costs included envelopes and enclosures, too, which a printing company would not have included.
But after a careful review of printing them myself vs having them printed, would I do it again? Yup, in a New York minute! I enjoyed every minute of the creation process and the satisfaction of knowing I had done it myself.
- Total invitations sent out = 54
- Total responses received = 31
- Total people attending = 43
- Actual people attending = 36
With the invitations printed, folded, RSVP cards, SASE and sheet of stationary for "Memories of Catherine" enclosed in each envelope, they were ready to mail. Jim found stamps that said "CELEBRATE" at the post office and bought them. Only problem was they needed extra postage due to the size and weight of each one!
Invitations were sent and it was time to start on a Memory Book for Mother. I put each one I received in a mylar page and those that were e-mailed to me were printed on the same stationary and enclosed in a mylar sleeve. In some cases, if I had a picture of the sender and the honoree, I printed it and put it on the page.
The Memory Book was a work in progress since I couldn't do anything until I got something to put into the book and I had decided a good icebreaker would be a set of trivia cards with multiple choice questions about my mother. On each one I put a picture of Mother in some stage of her life. I made ten sets of 25 cards so I could set them on each table for an icebreaker.
The last little detail to iron out was a guest book. The only guest books I could find were for weddings, so I decided to make my own. I found a litle birthday photo album the size of a guest book and decorated it up with scrapbooking stickers, etc. I did end up gluing each invidual letter on since, as you can see, the letters did not stick very well. This was the cover.
Meanwhile on the other coast, Blaine and Elaine kept coming up with ideas for decorations, the cake, and party favors. Since Mother was born and raised in Hawaii, we decided the theme of the birthday party would be, naturally, Hawaiian! Blaine and Elaine had ordered little cardboard cake wedges that fit together to make a cake. Each one had a lid and in it we would place one little pack of Macadamia Nuts and three chocolate dipped shortbread cookies from Big Island Candies. They would be nestled in a bed of colorful confetti with 2 balloons coming out of the middle of each "cake." In addition, Elaine had a lead on a cake from Kings Hawaiian Bakery, so they went down there to have a piece of it and ultimately ordered it.
The only idea they had that didn't work out was for the candles. Elaine had found a place to order a musical birthday candle that opens up to reveal 8 lit birthday candles that spin while playing "Happy Birthday!" Only problem was that the candle sometimes exploded and the candle was recalled! That would have added another dimension to the party! We decided to put 3 candles, one for each 30 years, on the cake instead. That would work!
Bags packed, books, trivia cards and extra supplies shipped ahead, we were ready to head for California and start the party!
Follow it on the next blog later on this week ~
Mother's 90th Birthday Celebration, part two.


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I just want to know, is the Jetmax avaliable in either GTA III or GTA LCS? Because the first paragraph doesn't say so. I just want to be sure so that I can put it in my Locations part.-Fast Lane
- Nope. It's only available in the mentioned games. The GTA3 era Liberty City doesn't feature this boat. Plus I don't think it's the fastest boat in Vice City Stories, I mean the turning is horrible and the Squalo is faster from what I've seen while driving both. When I made this comment I forgot completely about the Jetski which is without a doubt the fastest water vehicle featured in any GTA game. --GTA 4 PC 12:45, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
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From what i can tell, the image of the Jetmax 'near the boat school in San Andreas' is labeled wrong, as i'm pretty sure that one is located on the west coast of San Fierro, just wanted to make sure before the edit? Ess-Tee 02:22, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- I see you fixed it up anyway spaceeinstein, (pretty sure i got that wrong) thanks. Ess-Tee 02:56, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
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