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We would be hard pressed to find a Catholic in the United States who does not have an opinion about where young adult Catholics are on their faith journey. Anecdotal evidence abounds. Parents, pastors and teachers tell tales of the religious journeys of their young adult children, parishioners and students. But the listener must beware whenever the storytellers suggest that the road they describe is the one traveled by all young adult Catholics. The task of the social scientist, upon hearing these stories, is to ask: How widespread is this phenomenon? How representative are these accounts? Can we generalize from these cases to the whole population? And when claims are made, social scientists have the responsibility to ask: Where are the data that prove or disprove these claims?
These are not always welcome questions, especially when the tellers of the tale are popular people or holders of a popular position. But the questions are necessary here because of the size of the young adult Catholic population and their significance to the church.
We need not go far to find examples of generalizations about young adults. Two recent articles in America are illustrations. First, Tom Beaudoin, in his article about Generation X (11/21/98), responds to church ministers who ask, "Why do we need to start a 20- and 30-somethings ministry? Generation X will come back to the church when they get married and want their babies baptized." Mr. Beaudoin counters: "This is untrue. According to both anecdotal and emerging sociological evidence, X-ers are continuing to hang back from the church out of suspicion or indifference."
Mr. Beaudoin makes similar statements in his 1998 book Virtual Faith. He says that "X-ers challenge religious institutions in general" and "specifically assault the Catholic Church." "Generation X approaches religion with a lived theology that is very suspicious of institutions. Indeed X-ers have a heavily ingrained (one could say 'institutional') suspicion or skepticism (even cynicism) in general."
Second, in an earlier America article (10/11/97) the Rev. Willard F. Jabusch speaks about the conservative tendencies found in some college and graduate students. After observing that these young people "form only a small, though vocal, group," he adds that "there are enough of them in universities and seminaries to give campus ministers and seminary rectors an acute case of dyspepsia. Yet they clearly do not speak for the majority, who are neither so rigid nor so judgmental." Father Jabusch then goes on to assert, "But it must also be said quite honestly that many, if not most, young adults who are still coming to church are conservative and at least slightly right of center."
A National Study.
We recently gathered national data on young adult Catholics that test statements such as these. We interviewed a national sample of Catholics who had been confirmed during adolescence and were now between the ages of 20 and 39. We collected two samples, one of Latinos and one of non-Latinos (that is, everyone else). We interviewed 848 persons by phone (421 Latinos and 427 non-Latinos) whose names we randomly chose from confirmation lists in 44 representative U.S. parishes. The parishes were located in inner-city, urban, suburban and rural areas in dioceses across the United States.
We designed our study to get the proper mix of Catholics by race and ethnicity for both samples. From the United States Catholic Conference we calculated that as of 1980 (near the midpoint of the confirmation years) 3 percent of all U.S. Catholics were African Americans and 2 percent were Asians or Pacific Islanders. Our non-Latino sample had similar percentages. The remainder were of European origin. The Latino sample was based on 1980 U.S. census data that indicated the following origins: 59 percent Mexican, 14 percent Puerto Rican, 6 percent Cuban and 21 percent other.
We took lists from the parishes, and of the non-Latinos we found 74 percent on the lists and interviewed 74 percent of them. Of the Latinos, we found 51 percent and interviewed 73 percent of these.
Regarding Latinos: In our sample 88 percent were born in the United States (contrasted with 62 percent in the total Latino population in the United States today), and 63 percent said they speak mostly English at home (another 24 percent use both languages equally). These Latinos are above average in education and economic level.
Not all Catholics are confirmed during adolescence. The best estimates are that in the 1980's 60 to 70 percent of non-Latinos and 30 to 40 percent of Latinos were confirmed. Thus our sample is not representative of all young adult Catholics. Certainly the ones who were confirmed as adolescents have a history of relatively more religious education and more Catholic influence in the home. Thus our sample is somewhat more involved in church life today than is the case of all young adult Catholics. However, this sample has the virtue of representing the group from whom many future leaders of the church will come.
Hypotheses and Findings.
We asked questions to measure attitudes regarding religious identity and beliefs, as well as levels of church involvement. (Because we found few important differences in attitudes by age, gender or ethnicity, we are not showing those breakdowns.)
One of the most striking findings of the study is that 90 percent of the young adults who were confirmed continue to identify themselves as Catholic, and a majority consider themselves active and are registered in a parish. Only 7 percent of young Catholics change their self-identity to something other than Catholic. Today 31 percent attend Mass once a week or more, only about 6 percent never attend, and 69 percent of the non-Latinos and 66 percent of the Latinos attend Mass once a month or more. It is probable that some persons exaggerated their Mass attendance in the interview, as has been the case in other surveys, so the true figure is lower. Also, a sample of confirmands would be expected to attend Mass more often than a sample of all young Catholics. For example, a 1995 nationwide random survey of Catholics by James Davidson and his colleagues found that 24 percent of Catholics 35 or younger attended Mass weekly, 7 percentage points lower than our finding.
Is it common for young Catholics to become inactive some time after confirmation? Yes. Around 60 percent of the respondents became inactive in church life--that is, for a time they did not attend Mass as often as 12 times a year. This phenomenon of widespread dropping out is found in most Christian denominations.
About 35 percent of those who became inactive did so because of indifference (too busy, lack of interest, lazy). Mr. Beaudoin argues that, besides indifference, suspicion is the other reason for young adult Catholics' "hanging back." The only data that might back up that argument is the 12 percent of the non-Latinos and 7 percent of the Latinos who disagreed with the church, or the 1 percent of the non-Latinos and the 3 percent of the Latinos who said they became inactive because their lifestyle was in conflict with the church. Suspicion was not an important motive. The majority who became inactive did so for a variety of reasons, some having to do with personal and family issues. Only 18 percent of the non-Latinos and 15 percent of the Latinos mentioned church issues explicitly (disagreed with church, lifestyle in conflict with church, disliked parish or priest, or disliked liturgies or homilies) as the reason for their inactivity. Mr. Beaudoin's characterization of the group as "suspicious" is too extreme.
About half the people who went inactive became active again before we interviewed them-48 percent of the non-Latinos and 45 percent of the Latinos. The most common reasons for returning were feelings of spiritual need (26 percent) and concern about family life and religious education for their children (24 percent). When they returned to church involvement, not all returned to Catholic parishes. By that time they were influenced by higher education, marriage and geographical changes. The figure for those who returned to Catholic parishes was the same for Latinos and non-Latinos: 86 percent. The other 14 percent switched to a variety of Protestant denominations. In sum: About three-fifths dropped out and half of them returned later.
When asked about Catholic identity and the distinctiveness of the Catholic faith, responses revealed that a clear majority of these young adults like being Catholic (only 23 percent of the non-Latinos and 20 percent of the Latinos suggest they could be just as happy in some other church). The questions do not explicitly distinguish being a member of the Catholic community versus being loyal to the institutional church, yet our interpretation is that these young adults feel a sense of belonging in the Catholic community.
Other questions tapped feelings of individual authority over against church teachings. Responses indicate the majority sentiment supports individual decision-making. These young adults do not feel that they need to adhere to certain church rules in order to be Catholic. For the majority, personal authority is more compelling than hierarchical authority.
This topic divides into three parts. First, when it is a matter of central doctrines, these young adults generally adhere to church teachings. We asked if they agree or disagree with several statements. For example, 87 percent of the non-Latino Catholics and 95 percent of the Latinos agreed that "in Mass the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ." With the statement, "I believe in a divine judgment after death where some shall be rewarded and others punished," 80 percent of the non-Latino Catholics and 82 percent of the Latinos agreed. With the statement that Jesus Christ was God or the Son of God, 91 percent of the non-Latinos and 96 percent of the Latinos agreed.
Second, regarding the place of laity and women in the church today, these young adults are ready for change. They are not right of center. A vast majority of the non-Latinos and the Latinos agreed that laypeople are as important to the church as priests, more women should hold positions of leadership and authority, and that teachings on divorce, remarriage, and sexuality should be open for discussion and debate by the laity.
Third, the young adult Catholics clearly support Catholic social justice efforts. They responded strongly in support of efforts related to racism, poverty and environmentalism. From these responses, we can see the need to be more precise when asserting that young adults are conservative. Are regular Mass attenders different from irregular attenders? Is it just the non-attenders who are liberal in doctrine, ecclesiology and social justice, or is this true also for loyal churchgoers?
We compared regular Mass attenders and irregular attenders on attitudes related to laity and women, social teaching, and other doctrinal beliefs. Mass attenders are stronger than others in their belief that in the Mass the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ, and they are stronger in believing that Catholics have a duty to try to close the gap between the rich and the poor and to live simply to preserve the environment. On other items-for example, those concerning laity and women, the regular and irregular attenders held similar opinions. In short, the regular attenders are a bit more progressive in social justice than the others, and we found no evidence to support Father Jabusch's view that young adult churchgoers today are right of center.
Far From Monolithic
Catholic young adults are far from monolithic in their behaviors and attitudes, and it does them and the church a disservice when their collective portrait is painted in strokes that are overly broad. Our sample of young adults who were confirmned during adolescence provides a picture that offers a sense of proportion. We believe our findings are credible; they are supported by much of what we heard in our in-depth interviews and focus groups. Catholic young adults are not leaving Catholicism in any great numbers. They are not suspicious of the church, although they maintain a certain level of individual judgment about its teachings.
These young Catholics are neither cynics who reject the church, nor are they right-of-center on church institutional issues. They affirm key Catholic doctrines. On questions of ecclesiology and church government, they advocate empowerment of the laity in general and women in particular. We agree that some are angry, but it is not a large number. More common is a conviction that authority resides in the individual.
On socioeconomic issues, those interviewed are again left of center-supportive of church efforts to end racism, poverty and environmental degradation. These findings should be kept in mind if there is to be an accurate portrayal of young adult attitudes that will serve the whole church and its mission in preparing for the future.


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On the tip of the Peninsula, the company began operations in 1886, founded by railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington. The shipyard has gone through several owners, but in 2011 it was spun off from Northrop Grumman to become the headquarters of a new shipbuilding company, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.
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Jon Voight: Barack Obama is a False Prophet
Jon Voight blasted President Barack Obama at the Republican congressional fundraiser dinner at the Washington Convention Center on Monday (June 8) in Washington D.C. Here are snippets from the 70-year-old actor's fiery speech:
"Are we supposed to sitting and waiting, watching for the possibility of a new Holocaust? Who's going to take the responsibility to keep America, I mean Israel, safe. I'll tell you why this really scares the hell out of me. Everything Obama has recommended has turned out to be disastrous.
"It saddens me greatly to think we were the great powerful good in the world. We as Americans knew America to be strong. We were the liberators of the entire world. We are becoming a weak nation.
"Obama really thinks he is a soft-spoken Julius Caesar. He think he's going to conquer the world with his soft-spoken sweet talk and really think he's going to bring all of the enemies of the world into a little playground, where they'll swing each other back and forth.
"We and we alone are the right frame of mind to free this nation from this Obama oppression. Let's give thanks to [Republicans] for not giving up and staying the course to bring an end to this false prophet, Obama."


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Today – 120 years ago
Sixty-one years ago today, Moberlyan Omar Bradley received a personal telegram from the President of the United States, congratulating him on his 59th birthday and calling him "a great soldier discharging high responsibilities in foreign parts." The White House telegram found General of the Army Bradley overseas fulfilling his duties as first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
President Harry S Truman regularly exchanged personal birthday wishes with his fellow Missourian Bradley, whom Truman had appointed to several posts—including Administrator of the Veterans Administration, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and military commander of NATO.
In 1948, Truman acknowledged a birthday note from Bradley with the comment, "I appreciated most highly your thoughtfulness in remembering my birthday. It made things go easier all day."
Bradley was born in rural Randolph County in 1893, graduated from Moberly High School in 1910, married his high school sweetheart Mary Quayle and returned to Moberly regularly throughout his life. He died in New York April 8, 1981, and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery April 14, 1981.
Bradley's birthday, Feb. 12, has previously been established as Omar Bradley Day by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Missouri Senate, Missouri House of Representatives, County of Randolph and City of Moberly. A bust of Bradley is prominently displayed in the Rotunda of the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City and a statue of Bradley is the centerpiece of a war memorial in Moberly's Rothwell Park.


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Vanessa Hudgens Walks the Walk with Hurley
Vanessa Hudgens is pretty in pink as she hosts the 2011 Hurley Walk the Walk National Championship, held at the U.S. Open of Surfing on Thursday (August 4) in Huntington Beach, Calif.
The 22-year-old actress hosted the event, which is the world's largest high school fashion competition!
Joining Vanessa was model Marisa Miller, who wore a Tori Praver bikini under a Rag & Bone tee and One Teaspoon shorts. She finished her look with a Rag & Bone hat, Love Heals necklaces, and AllSaints wedges.
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I have to tell you about the party my friend Fujma Jogbush took me to the other week. I don't think I've ever mentioned Fujma before, but I've known him since middle school and he's always been a super cool dude. Unlike me, he's got lots of friends and whenever I hang with him, he's always running into someone he knows, even if we happen to be out of town or something.
I've never been very popular with anyone, and certainly never as popular as Fujma, so hanging with him is kind of like being with a celebrity. Usually, I am embarrassed and feel like a loser, but being with Fujma makes me somehow cooler, important even.
"I'm with Fujma," I say and get instant respect.
We don't get together but once or twice a month these days so you can imagine how excited I was when he called up and asked if I wanted to go to a party.
"Hell, yeah," I told him and started putting on cologne.
Going to a party with Fujma means I won't end up in the corner crying like I do at other parties, but I brought a 30-pack of Keystone Light and a quarter ounce of weed along just in case. Alcohol and drugs have always been an excellent ice breaker and a way to make new friends, at least for me.
The party was out in the burbs, in a great big house with a pool, and was all a bunch of rich white kids. Lots of Todds and Ambers and Brads and Tiffanys and so many iPods and little tiny cell phones it boggled the mind. Me and Fujma were the only brown people there. Actually, being Chinese, I'm off-white, but Fujma's an Indian - not the real kind but the Asian kind - so he's brown enough for both of us. We were kind of like curiosities and you can bet I was playing the race card every hand.
There was a girl there, Amy, that Fujma knew and she was really hot. She had blonde hair, blue eyes, and that delicious cinnamon skin that white girls get when they tan. Actually, I think her name was Aimee or maybe Amie or even Aymie, but I just kept calling her Amy.
I pretended to hit it off with her and we went off by ourselves to talk and listen to Alannis Morrisette. She brought along this low-carb beer, which is some seriously fucked-up repugnant garbage. I drank it anyway, though. Lots of it.
Because I'm Asian, she thought I was automatically smart, so I told her how I graduated from high school when I was only 16 and how I'm now in college turning into an architect and a scientist.
"Yeah," I told her. "I'll probably be rich, but that's not what's important. What I really want to do is help people."
I told her how I knew kung fu and karate and how I came from a worn-torn jungle land and me and my family barely escaped with our lives.
She bought the whole thing and came onto me so we went and banged in her Miata, which is this little tiny Japanese car. I ended up with a nasty bruise on my left butt cheek where the stick shift was, but it was worth it. She was like the eagerest girl I ever banged and wanted it over and over but I could only go twice because I was nauseous from all the artificial beer I drank. I ended up ralphing behind the seat when she was out peeing in the bushes.
The night ended soon after that because she had to work the next day at the Gap, but we set up a date for the weekend to go out to a dinner and movie. I was so excited and happy. I've only had one whole girlfriend in my life and that was Shaniqua who ended up getting a restraining order against me because I wouldn't ever go home.
I spent the next few days bragging to everyone I know about my new white girlfriend.
"Her name is Amy and she drives a Miata," I told them proudly. "Did I mention she's white?"
Well, the weekend rolled around and when I called her up she said she didn't want to see me again - ever.
I know - I was as shocked as you guys. "Why?" I asked. I had already started crying, but was hiding it as best I could.
She went on and on about me ralphing behind the seat in her precious Miata. Apparently, the car had baked in the sun the whole time she was at work and was, shall we say, extremely fragrant. She called me a gross guy and hung up.
I stopped crying and got a little mad. What the hell was her problem anyway, goddamnit?
I was going to explain to her how it was all her fault. It was her trendy low-carb garbage beer that got me sick in the first place, not mine, but she wouldn't answer even though I kept calling and calling.
So now I don't have a new white girlfriend after all.
rithy, what's your angle here?
i could help you
I came through google when looking into how to make money at gambling. I got over that silly idea and now just laugh my way through the forums.
Just saw this thread
I actually first heard about this site from a book I got back in 2005.The Racing Post's Definitive Guide to Betting On Sport mentions this site for stats in the betting NFL section of the book.Around that time I started betting on American football and I used to use this site every Sunday for the head to head matchups plus all of the other relevant info and I used to (and still do) love reading the 'NFL Underdogs' and 'Total Bias' articles. I then started betting on the NBA in the 2006/07 season and continued to use Covers for the stats but it wasn't until early of last year (2009) before I found the forum.Oddly enough it was thru the Covers radio show that I found out about the forum as I never really paid attention to it on the front page.Teddy and the Prez kept talking about threads on the show and I decided to check it out and I started posting for the first time back in June of last year.
I was walking down the street and every doorway I passed had a chick and a dude standing in the doorway saying "Hey GI come on in, Free Beer for you"...
...Oh, Sorry... That was how I found my first whorehouse.
Well, same kinda story. Ha,ha,ha.
Covers Rocks
my friend told me about it who does not gamble anymore but said he used to follow peoples systems and picks until he ended up losing money and quit for good.
But hes amazed that I kept with it and continue to make a lot of money
Nice thread indeed. If I recall correctly I was referred to this website from SBR and checked it out and never went back to SBR or any other website. Hence all of the posts. BOL!
i heard about covers from a man who turned $1 into a brand new ford-150. then turned $2 into a mini cooper.
One of my hooker searched for porn on my computer. Got me looking and interested. Bookmark the site, fucked her brains out, then come back here the next day.
You have me confused with Ace


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If you are anything like me, then your feelings about the city — this city, any city — are bittersweet. As you peer over your shoulder while walking down an unfamiliar street or lock yourself in for the evening, you have some idea, right or wrong, of what a stranger might do.
You hope for the best and brace for the worst, as I did six months ago when I began this column. Back then, I had my own ideas about how many people would read it, what percentage might bother to write, and how many of them would do so only because I'd ticked them off. All of my guesses were wrong.
I've heard from lifers and transplants, people who grew up in Baltimore in the '50s and those who arrived in the '80s but want exactly the same thing. Some offer quick anecdotes, while others type out their entire life story.
I'm a progressive, black writer from the 'hood, but one reader who described himself as a tea party member whose family "came to America as refugees from Russian-occupied Czechoslovakia" wrote to explain what we have in common. "I still have a nervous twitch," he admitted, "any time I hear footsteps behind me."
I've heard from teachers, students, volunteers, heads of nonprofit organizations and a few politicians. And every Friday that she can find me, one of the janitors at my day job stops by to say she saw me in print. It is a self-selecting sample, but if these writers and tweeters and passersby are any indication, then the average person is kinder than most would dare to guess.
But there are notable exceptions.
One gentleman wanted my opinion on a book that, in at least one chapter, ignored the details of the lives of thousands of people it described in one section of Baltimore and wrote them all off as "ghetto dwellers." I couldn't finish it. Another thought it would be useful if we went back to calling children born to unwed mothers "illegitimate." And when I suggested that the idea of what constitutes a family may be evolving with technology and the quickening pace of life in America, one online reader wrote, "Adapting? By living with an overworked and underemployed mother with no father in sight? ... Man, you are living in lala land if you think these kids are doing well ... The jury is still out on your own family ..."
Some of the worst comments stem from ignorance, but a few are vicious, cowardly acts. The fact that they can be made anonymously and routed through miles of cable or over the airwaves makes it a little easier to forget that the person on the receiving end might not live that far away — I write about local issues — and is not just a screen name but a human being.
Yet by writing, even some of the angriest and most misguided among us show that they, too, have a need to connect and engage. And as we reach out, the assumptions we make about the people on the other end are hugely important. These assumptions influence everything from how and whether we vote, to where we choose to live, to how likely we are to invest in public institutions, pay taxes, donate to charity and volunteer. Our lives depend on precarious connections between strangers. How do we keep it all together?
A few weeks ago, after the debate in the comment section beneath a story I wrote on black empowerment became ugly, one reader quoted a passage from Cornel West's 1994 book "Race Matters." "In these downbeat times," the passage began, "we need as much hope and courage as we do vision and analysis; we must accent the best of each other even as we point out the vicious effects of our racial divide and pernicious consequences of our maldistribution of wealth and power. We simply cannot enter the twenty-first century at each other's throats ..." That reader didn't hide behind her computer. She left her name, Pam Block Brier, and affiliation, Baltimore Urban Debate League.
So let me offer this. For those of you who find yourselves flailing at the edge of frustration, just a step or two from despair, I'd like to extend a lifeline. I've been there too but am less likely to go back now, because the average person, I've discovered, is kinder than you might hope to imagine.
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As it mostly has. By their own admission, they have been dinking with their Target Retirement Funds for competitive reasons. Now, they are dinking with bond allocations in their LifeStrategy and Target Funds for cosmetic reasons?Timcom99 wrote:Yep, you are right Keith. Vanguard will get it right as it always has.
Strikes me as much the same process that led GM to believe in the Pontiac Aztec.
Except, I think Vanguards' International Bond Fund is pretty benign.


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Description: The Pocket Desktop (www.pocketdesktops.com) is a brand new USB device that makes any computer your own, personal computer. It contains your own private operating system with over 40 applications that provides total security and portability and is immune to threats such as viruses, spyware and spyware – and prying eyes, Designed by a retired Naval Intelligence Officer, the Pocket Desktop packs all of the privacy, security and back-up power of a military-grade computer into one tiny, portable device. Users simply plug their Pocket Desktop into any computer's USB port and restart the machine. The Pocket Desktop boots to its own closed, completely secure environment. The self-contained and proprietary Linux OS contains more than 40 popular apps and software files, such as Skype, Open Office, and Firefox. From this point, the user can perform any routine function on their computer – from word processing to web surfing, chat and more – all with complete privacy, security and back-up ability. The Pocket Desktop is platform-agnostic and works with both Apple and Windows machines.
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CUPI uses the same authentication and authorization scheme that the administration console uses. This means that the objects an administrator has access to when authenticated are determined by the roles to which the administrator is assigned.
CUPI authenticates by using standard HTTPS and Basic authentication, so that credentials can be passed by using typical mechanisms to send username and password via HTTP headers.
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Trine students are required to live on campus. Students who are married, responsible for a dependent child, living at home with a parent or legal guardian (within 40 miles of Angola), or are 21 years of age on or before the first day of fall classes may be waived from this requirement.
Students with a cumulative GPA of a 2.0 or higher and have completed 48 credit hours and lived on campus for four semesters, may be approved to move into a University recognized Sorority / Fraternity House or Christian Campus House. Students who are married and under 21 years of age on or before the first day of fall classes must show a marriage license and live with the spouse in a permanent location within 40 miles from Angola, IN. In addition, International students must show dependent I-20 or dependent DS-2019. Students who are responsible for a dependent child and under 21 years of age on or before the first day of fall classes must show a State issued birth certificate.
A submitted Residential Room and Board Contract, Housing Survey, and Housing Deposit are required prior to being assigned a room. The Residential Room and Board Contract is binding for the entire academic year. It is required to be enrolled full-time (12 credit hours) to reside in campus housing.
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WASHINGTON — Until recently, the rule of thumb in the pro-Israel community was that the bigger the academic group, the less likely it was to consider a boycott of Israeli colleagues.
But with the 30,000-member Modern Language Association (MLA) set to host a panel on boycotts at its convention this week in Chicago, the rule may have to be reconsidered.
Supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement have scored some victories in recent months, mostly among smaller groups. The American Studies Association (ASA), which endorsed a boycott resolution last month targeting Israeli academic institutions, claims about 4,000 members.
Though the MLA won't consider an outright boycott of Israeli universities, it will consider a resolution calling on the U.S. State Department to oppose the "arbitrary denials of entry" to American academics seeking to teach or conduct research at universities in the West Bank and Gaza.
"They proposed the travel resolution as a fallback," said Cary Nelson, an association member and former president of the American Association of University Professors. "They're trying something else as a step toward a boycott resolution the next time. If they can win this, they will move onto the next one."
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) released a statement that said it was working with the Israel Action Network (IAN), an initiative of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and the Jewish Federations of North America, to mobilize Canadian members of the MLA against the resolution, though it acknowledged that the relatively small number of Canadian participants means Canadian academics couldn't defeat a motion without support from their American counterparts.
In a Jan. 7 conference call organized by the IAN, Nelson argued that the MLA did not deserve the scorn it has weathered for hosting the panel, which will feature five supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) and no opponents. The panel is among several hundred to be held at the convention, and Nelson said such panels typically reflect a single point of view and are not debates.
The MLA also is already on record opposing academic boycotts. In response to the removal of two Israeli scholars from a British journal, the group adopted a resolution in 2002 calling boycotts based on nationality or ethnic origins "unfair, divisive, and inconsistent with academic freedom."
Still, activists on both sides of the issue say the success of individual boycott efforts is less important than the fact that boycotts are being discussed at all.
"The mere calling for a boycott will impede the free flow of ideas," Russell Berman, a comparative literature professor at Stanford University and a past MLA president, said on the conference call. "The calling of a boycott will have a chilling effect on academic life."
Rosemary Feal, MLA's executive director, said what is truly alarming is the notion that just convening a panel implicates the group as anti-Israel.
"It's chilling, the idea that putting on a session is wrong, that it signifies foregone conclusions," Feal said.
Samer Ali, the associate professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Texas in Austin who convened the panel, said the point is to shed light on Israeli practices.
"I think the only tangible benefit to come out of academic boycotts of Israel [and the ASA vote, the MLA roundtable, etc.] is generating discussion about the daily effects of the occupation," Ali wrote in an email.
Far from sparking a wave of pro-boycott measures, the vote by the ASA has engendered a broad backlash, with more than 100 university heads speaking out against it.
The heads of 19 Canadian universities have also issued statements opposing the boycott movement.
In response to the University of Toronto's Graduate Students' Union boycott endorsement in December 2012, that university, Canada's largest, stated its opposition to academic boycotts.
"More than five years ago, the university president noted that the administration regards these boycotts as antithetical to academic freedom, counterproductive, and likely to do more harm than good as regards any issue of human rights and political or military conflict," the university said in a statement at the time. "That view is unchanged."
Other Canadian universities have made similar statements in response to boycott votes by their own student unions.
"Some may argue that BDS is picking up momentum," said Geri Palast, who directs the IAN. "The reality is that the broad academic community is rejecting BDS in terms of its singling out one country and saying there is only one narrative. We are winning this debate."
Nelson said he would attend the MLA's BDS panel to offer his opposition before heading to a nearby hotel to speak on a panel organized by the campus group Hillel and the Israel on Campus Coalition.
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Krewe of Artemis Grand Bal this Saturday in Springhill [AUDIO]
Yesterday, I had the distinct pleasure of being joined in studio by the Captain of the Krewe of Artemis, Michelle Parkerson. We had big fun!
The Krewe of Artemis is based in Springhill, but people from all over the Ark-La-Tex are members. The Krewe of Artemis is the largest community organization in Springhill and they do a ton of volunteer work in the community. Artemis will celebrate it's 11th year this Saturday at the Springhill Civic Center. The theme is Anything Goes and they expect to have a Roaring Good Time at the Speak Easy! Find out more about the Krewe of Artemis and their Grand Bal XI by visiting their Facebook page. Find out what Captain Michelle had to say about her krewe by listening below!
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Be on the look out for Stifler and his lady this Saturday night as they have big Mardi Gras fun in Springhill with the Krewe of Artemis!


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Mid-January, the commodity market is demanding soybeans. As they solidify planting intentions, U.S. farmers are surely paying attention.
However, after a poor late summer in 2007, there is a serious dearth of quality soybean seed. That development has seed companies scrambling to cover orders.
Meanwhile, winter meetings in the Mid-South have given voice to those nervous about producing the needed acreage and warnings about making the first stand count. A lack of seed means replanting must be kept to a minimum.
In hopes of that, David Lanclos said efforts to ward off crop stresses should be vigorous. Heat stress late last summer, the LSU AgCenter soybean specialist said, is largely responsible for poor seed and the spate of "green beans" that refused to dry down when mature.
"Plants that are stressed will often perform a last-ditch effort to reproduce, including rapid and profuse blooming followed by setting seed," Lanclos told those at the Louisiana Soybean Association annual meeting in Alexandria, La.
His definition of stress included: "When a plant or crop is adversely affected due to any single and/or combination of environmental conditions causing a slowdown or reversal in normal photosynthetic processes which then causes the plant or crop to reboot in an attempt to make seed at all costs."
How serious a problem are stresses on a soybean crop?
"Because of stresses — among them temperature and heat, drought and water logging, mineral deficiency and mineral toxicity, salinity, weeds, insects and diseases — the yield of field-grown crops in the United States is only 22 percent of genetic potential."
Lanclos pointed to several stresses as especially problematic in recent growing seasons. High temperatures led the list.
"Optimum crop growth rate is achieved once temps reach about 86 degrees. Temperatures can rise into the high 90s without adversely affecting the optimal growth rate."
If temperatures rise higher, however, "stress may set in, depending on how hot it gets and for how long. Just 15 to 30 minutes of 110 to 112 degrees can cause enzyme denaturation and/or injury to photosynthetic membranes."
Last August, temperatures were hellish just as crops around central Louisiana reached R-6. During the third week of the month, temperatures remained well above 100.
Whether too much or too little, water can be a great stress on soybeans. If in deficit, water demand "is set by the plant transpiration rate or crop evapotranspiration, which includes both plant transpiration and soil evaporation."
Meanwhile, in waterlogged soils, "diffusion of gases through soil pores is so strongly inhibited by their water content that it fails to match the needs of growing roots. A lowing of oxygen influx is the principal cause of injury to roots and the shoots and above-ground materials they support."
Some 65 percent of water use occurs between R-1 and R-6.
Lanclos said an Iowa State University study on "four days of visual moisture stress on a soybean crop" displays how critical it is to keep soybeans from water stress. Stress the first week of flowering causes an 8 percent yield decrease. Stress during the first week of pod development drops yields 19 percent. Stress during the first week of seed fill or the third week of pod development can drop yields 36 percent. Stress during the second to fourth week of seed fill can lower yield 39 to 45 percent.
General stresses
Managing weeds, insects and diseases are also a key to growing good soybeans. "It's been documented extensively that if weeds are controlled in the first 28 days of growth, yield is enhanced."
To illustrate the need for early control, Lanclos pointed to a three-year test around Urbana, Ill. The study looked at "seven common cocklebur accessions from different regions of the United States. Plots were established with each common cocklebur plants between soybean rows at a density of one plant per meter of row. Averaged across all locations, soybean yield reductions were 48 percent and 20 percent in 1999 and 2000, respectively."
A 2005 stink bug study — looking at infestations on a Group 5 variety for two weeks at various growth stages — is also eye-opening. Two weeks of light-to-heavy infestations at R-3/R-4 led to yield losses between 3 percent and 42 percent. Two weeks at R-5 led to losses between 45 percent and 51 percent. Two weeks at R-6 led to losses between 18 percent and 26 percent.
Improve the odds
There are things producers can do to decrease the chances of stress on soybeans. Among them:
• Start with a proven variety.
• Make sure soils have proper fertility.
• Use correct plant population and seeding depth.
• Use correct row spacing (under 30 inches, or twin).
• Employ a seed treatment.
• Plant in the correct window to maximize yield and avoid late-season stresses. "This one can be tricky."
• Be aggressive with weeds early by using a pre followed by early shots of glyphosate and a tank-mix partner, if necessary.
• Be aggressive with early scouting for insects.
• Be aggressive in scouting for diseases. Spray the right fungicide at the correct growth stage (R-3/R-4) to get the most bang for the money.
• Make sure fields drain properly.
• Be prepared to apply Gramoxone Inteon at R-7.
The bottom line, said Lanclos is "there's rarely a single contributing factor that's caused the crop to suffer. Rather, it's more common for irreversible stresses to have been caused by a number of factors that have actually occurred simultaneously."
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After replacing it's long-time weight-weenie favorite, The Addict, with the aero-optimized Foil, Scott has finally returned the cutting-edge Addict frame to its lineup.
This was first revealed at yesterday's Tour of Flanders, the bike ridden with some success by the IAM team who placed sixth with Henrich Haussler.
However, that was just a prototype. It wasn't until today the production model was leaked. The following is the press-release, which was sent to me by one of my extensive list of industry contacts.
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Scott USA, 01Apr2013: Scott Sports, the cycling world's engineering leader, today announced the launch of the 2014 Addict Ultra Limited frameset. Building on the legendary Addict, the Addict Ultra Limited makes the lightest even lighter (with a world record effective mass[*] of 599.9 grams for 54cm) while maintaining optimal stiffness, comfort, responsiveness, acceleration, and appearance. The Addict Ultra Limited also introduces OptimizedLayup™ tube design with AllDayComfort™ geometry, drawing on design lessons learned with the category-leading Addict R-series, as well as future-proof internal cable routing. The Addict Ultra Limited frameset is available now for RRP $9,999.
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At Scott, we recognize that most of our customers aren't racing for the top spot on the World Tour podium. Far more important is feeling as comfortable at the end of a challenging ride as you were at the beginning without cumbersome spacer-stacks or inverted stems. That's where our cutting-edge AllDayComfort™ design comes in. With head-tubes carefully optimized to the rest of the bike's fine-tuned geometry, the Scott Addict Ultra Limited will allow you to attain and exceed your cycling goals with style.
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How To Make Crackers at Home
Have you ever tried making your own crackers? Your very own crispy, crunchy, seed-topped crackers? My recommendation: try it. Definitely. Crackers are surprisingly easy to make at home with just five basic ingredients, a rolling pin, and a baking sheet. Make yourself a quick batch tonight and have homemade crackers for lunches, snacks, and dinners all week long.
Homemade crackers strike me as one of those things that seem likely to be more effort than they'd be worth, especially since picking up a box of perfectly decent crackers at the grocery store is so easy. In reality, crackers are one of the easiest "homemade pantry" projects that you'll encounter. The dough is mixed in about a minute flat (no kneading! no yeast!). Add on rolling, cutting, and baking the crackers, and making an entire batch will still only take you about 45 minutes, tops. A half an hour once you've had some practice.
This recipe is pretty near fool-proof. I've made them with all white flour and with a 50/50 mix of white and whole wheat. I've tried them on their own and with a seed topping. I've accidentally under-baked them and made crackers with a crisp-chewy texture perfect for pairing with soup, and then I intentionally over-baked them to make super-crispy crackers on which I couldn't stop snacking.
Truthfully, crackers are so quick and easy that you can experiment to your heart's content and find the exact combination of cracker thickness, toppings, and baking time that you like.
P.S. If cheese crackers are your thing, take a look at the Additional Notes below. You're welcome.
How to Make Crackers at Home
Makesabout 100 crackers
- 3 cups
all-purpose flour, or a mix of all-purpose and whole grain flours
- 2 teaspoons
- 2 teaspoons
- 4 tablespoons
extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup
Optional topping: 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, 1 tablespoon poppy seeds, 1 teaspoon sea salt
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Heat the oven to 450°F: Place a rack in the lower third of the oven and heat to 450°F. Sprinkle a baking sheet lightly with flour and set aside.
Mix together the dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt.
Add the oil and water: Add the oil and water to the flour mixture. Stir until a soft, sticky dough is formed. If a lot of loose flour remains in the bottom of the bowl and the surface of the dough, add more water a tablespoon at a time until all the flour is incorporated.
Divide and shape the dough into a square: Divide the dough into two halves and set one half aside. Sprinkle your work surface lightly with flour and set the other half on top. Pat it into a thick square with your hands.
Roll out the dough: Working from the center of the dough out, roll the dough into a rectangle roughly 1/8-inch thick or thinner. If the dough starts to shrink back as you roll it, let it rest, uncovered, for 5 minutes and then continue rolling.
Sprinkle dough with topping (optional): Brush the surface of the dough very lightly with water. Combine the seeds in a small bowl and sprinkle half of them (roughly 1 1/2 tablespoons) evenly over the surface of the dough. See Additional Notes below for additional ideas for toppings and flavorings.
Cut the dough into cracker-sized rectangles: Using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife, cut the dough into individual crackers roughly 1-inch by 2-inches. Alternatively, cut the crackers into squares, diamonds, or use cookie cutters.
Transfer crackers to baking sheet and prick with fork: Transfer the crackers to the baking sheet using a metal dough scraper or spatula. It's fine to crowd the crackers very close to each other. Prick each cracker with the tines of a fork to prevent them from puffing during baking.
Bake for 12-15 minutes: Bake the crackers in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until the edges are browned. Thinner crackers will bake more quickly than thicker ones; you can remove the crackers as they brown to your liking and continue baking the rest. While the first batch of crackers is baking, roll out and cut the remaining dough.
Cool and store the crackers: Transfer the baked crackers to a wire rack to cool completely. The crackers will crisp further as they cool. Store the crackers in an airtight container on the counter for 3-5 days. If you're crackers are a little old and less-than-crispy, lay them on a baking sheet and put them in a 350°F oven for a few minutes to re-crisp.
Recipe Notes
Other Ideas for Toppings: dried herbs, chili powder, za'atar seasoning, dukkah
Cheese Crackers: Add 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese to the flour mixture. Pulse in a food processor until the mixture resembles course cornmeal. Proceed with adding the oil and water as directed.


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Freelancers and other busy professionals who work remotely, outside of a traditional office setting, probably know the feeling.
Their coffee shop is loud and sometimes a difficult place to work. Perhaps a phone call comes in that they need to step outside to take – while being stuck leaving papers spread out and a computer on the table inside. And working from home, of course, brings its own distractions.
Because of the lack of constancy, finding a workspace can sometimes be a kind of hit-or-miss proposition, which is why a new venture called Cowork Memphis has opened its doors in Cooper-Young.
The business, at 902 S. Cooper St., launched a few weeks ago and offers a collaborative workspace environment catering to people like freelancers, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Cowork Memphis provides them a workspace, as well as a way to connect with like-minded professionals and grow their business network.
Cowork Memphis director of community development Katie Maxwell said the venture sells memberships, which start at $100 per month and go up a few more tier levels from there. Depending on the membership, a professional can get access to Wi-Fi, educational classes and events, workspace, shared office equipment – and "all the coffee and bottled water you can drink."
The coworking space also has classrooms, event presentation rooms and conference rooms available for rent by the day or the hour for local businesses.
"It works kind of like a gym membership," Maxwell said. "You come in at what level best meets your needs, and you have a place to work.
"The basic membership, the $100 deal, is for regular business hours Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. It's kind of like a Starbucks on steroids. You come in and sit down wherever there's an open spot to work. There's a couch, coffee table, desk, chairs – you plug in where you're most comfortable."
Other amenities available to participants include access to a network printer, where users pay for what they print. The higher pricing tiers include things like access to conference rooms, passes for guests and more.
Cowork Memphis corporate partners include Bikes Plus, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Ashley Furniture HomeStore and Stash.
Beyond offering workspace, Cowork Memphis will provide educational programming via partnerships with entities like Startup Grind and House of Genius.
"There's a whole other section to what we're offering, too – an educational side," Maxwell said. "We'll bring in programming for the entrepreneurial community. We'll be hosting Startup Grind events here monthly, for example."
Startup Grind is a global startup community powered by Google for Entrepreneurs. Through that partnership, Cowork Memphis will bring in local entrepreneurs to essentially tell their stories.
First up was Muddy's Bake Shop founder Kat Gordon, who talked about starting her business and the development of its second location in Cooper-Young.
She talked about the difficulty in starting any new business – "I knew enough to know I knew absolutely nothing" – and, in response to a question about competition, explained that Muddy's tries to focus on making sure it's the best bakery it can be, regardless of competitors.
In explaining why she wanted to appear at the event, Gordon said that "without the support of the Memphis community and the generosity of the many Memphis business owners who shared their knowledge with me, Muddy's never would have succeeded like this."
The next entrepreneur speaking at Cowork Memphis will be Michael Nunn, president of S2N design.
"We're looking for entrepreneurs who have a story to tell and can speak to an audience that's trying to do the same thing and start from scratch, getting their own business up and going," Maxwell said.
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We Catholics now focus more intensely on our responsibility to "spread the Good News" to all those who have not heard it or to the flock. Various workshops teach us how to open our doors of faith to others — especially with a sense of enthusiasm and joy to those who have heard it, but have strayed away from the Pastor and Jesus Christ in our life.
Over the centuries, our Church has focused on evangelization, beginning very especially with the journeys of St. Paul and all the apostles. The early Church realized the richness of the faith as shown in the sacraments; the early question centered on how to get these mysteries into the hearts of people who could neither read nor write? They discovered that the Liturgy itself is the best teacher, meaning that the symbols and signs possess within themselves teachers of these mysteries.
In my experience as a priest I have discovered that, during the rite of baptism, you have assembled all types of people with all types of backgrounds in faith or no faith. One can call this the baptismal assembly. Here, in how we share each of these elements within the process of baptism, we have a gold mine for evangelization. So much might be very strange to some; (remember that, prior to Vatican II, baptisms were conducted in Latin in some back corner of the church with few people there?)
Now we have oil, the sign of the cross, the water, white dress, chrism, candle, all representing a radical transformation into Christ. We have light for darkness, the chrism blessing of the child (infant baptism) — and that beautiful blessing to the father and mother given only here and in one other situation: at the marriage vows. Embellishment (provides a wealth for evangelization. The goal is for each person to experience this mystery as very human, very real, and very holy and to leave the church with a special remembrance.
Within this special baptismal community, often you will find among the guests former Catholics as well as those not belonging to the Catholic faith. Those who have wandered away and never realized the significance and importance of what baptism means may very well want to return to their roots. Their joyous experience of being present is in itself a subtle way to evangelize. Others who may never have experienced a Catholic baptism with all the liturgical richness can thus be attracted to the Church that provides such a beautiful way for being born again.
As far as I am concerned and as I have experienced, the Catholic rite of funerals has within it a powerful form of evangelization. Again, and very important, a funeral vigil or funeral Mass we have very similar people as with the baptismal community. Again, the Church in her wisdom through the Word has provided some tremendous evangelization symbols for reflection by the assembly.
The priest needs to point out how we are looking back to our baptism by some of the symbolic rites at this funeral Mass. We pour water over the coffin, a reminder of the person's original baptism; now a new life journey begins, just as with baptism the Christian life began. Then we cover the coffin with a white pall, a reminder of the white outfit worn at baptism to be worn all through life as an honest and authentic Christian, and again now worn as they enter into the new Kingdom.
Of equal importance comes at the conclusion of Mass when the priest or deacon censes the coffin (the body of the person within) with the comment that incense represents the sweet smell of how the Holy Spirit given at baptism continued in this body as a holy temple — and that the smoke clears the air and moves into the heavens your prayers and mine going on the new journey of the beloved.
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Learners use a Styrofoam ball, sunlight, and the motions of their bodies to model the Moon's phases outdoors. An extension is to have children predict future Moon phases. This activity is part of Explore! Marvel Moon, a series of activities... (View More) developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
This is an activity about the way the moon interacts with sunlight. Learners consider a ball, wrapped in aluminum foil, and experiment with a flashlight to make it appear bright. The children compare the foil-wrapped ball to a Moon globe and... (View More) discover that the Moon reflects very little of the light the falls on it, but still appears bright. The children construct their own globe of the Moon to take home with them by gluing a map template onto a tennis-ball. This activity is most effective when conducted in a dark area, such as outdoors at night or in a darkened room. This activity is part of Explore! Marvel Moon, a series of activities developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
This is an activity about the tides. Learners discover how the Moon's gravitational pull causes the level of the ocean to rise and fall twice a day along most coastlines. Six children represent the oceans, solid Earth, Moon, and Sun and move their... (View More) bodies to show the interactions of these elements. They then consider what the Earth's tides might have been like if there were no Moon. They model the smaller tides that would be produced solely by the Sun. This activity is part of Explore! Marvel Moon, a series of activities developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
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This lesson includes a demonstration to show why the sky is blue and why sunsets and sunrises are orange. Learners will use scientific practices to investigate answers to questions involving the color of the sky, sunsets, the Sun, and oceans.... (View More) Requires a clear acrylic or glass container to hold water, a strong flashlight, and powdered creamer or milk. (View Less)
Participants will use scientific practices to investigate answers to questions involving the color of the sky, sunsets, the Sun, and oceans. This activity requires use of a clear acrylic or glass container to hold water, a strong flashlight,... (View More) batteries for the flashlight, and powdered creamer or milk. (View Less)
This is a collection of outreach resources about the Sun that are meant to be used in informal education settings. This toolkit was originally designed for NASA Night Sky Network member clubs and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Astronomy... (View More) from the Ground Up network of museum and science center educators. The toolkit includes background information about the Sun, magnetic fields of the Earth and Sun, and space weather, activity suggestions, and detailed activity scripts. The themes of this toolkit address both the constant nature of the Sun as a reliable source of energy and the dynamic nature of the Sun due to its changing magnetic fields. The activities and related materials in this collection include The Sun in a Different Light - Observing the Sun, Explore the Sun cards, Magnetic Connection, the Space Weather PowerPoint, Protection from Ultraviolet, and Where Does the Energy Come From cards. These activities can be done separately or as a group as part of an informal education event. Institutions that are not part of the Night Sky Network will need to acquire the various materials required for each activity. (View Less)
Learners will construct a valid scientific question that can be answered by data and/or modeling and choose an appropriate mission for their rover that will answer their scientific question. The lesson uses the 5E instructional model and includes:... (View More) TEKS Details (Texas Standards alignment), Essential Question, Science Notebook, Vocabulary Definitions for Students, Vocabulary Definitions for Teachers, four Vocabulary Cards, and supplements on writing a scientific question and possible Mission Choices. This is lesson 5 of the Mars Rover Celebration Unit, a six week long curriculum. (View Less)
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The 9-session NASA Family Science Night program emables middle school children and their families to discover the wide variety of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics being performed at NASA and in everyday life. Family Science Night... (View More) programs explore various themes on the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, and the Universe through fun, hands-on activities, including at-home experiments. Instructions for obtaining the facilitator's guide are available on the Family Science Night site. (View Less)
This is an activity about magnetism. In this activity, polystyrene spheres and several strong neodymium magnets are used to represent the Sun and Earth and their distinct magnetic fields. Participants construct and use a field detector to predict... (View More) where the magnetic fields are on the Sun and Earth, and use field bits, which is the term used in the lesson plan, made from the closed staples to form loops and trace the invisible magnetic fields of the Sun and Earth. The activity is designed to be used in an informal public outreach setting, for example as a stand-alone station in a family science day event. It can also be modified for use as a simple classroom demonstration. There are background information sheets provided that can be printed to go along with the activity station. This activity requires two polystyrene spheres, 8 neodymium magnets, epoxy adhesive, wire clippers, needle nose pliers, and acrylic paints, along with other easily obtained materials. (View Less)
This is a lesson about discovering distant planets using an Earth-based observing technique called stellar occultation. Learners will explore how a stellar occultation occurs, how planetary atmospheres can be discovered, and how planetary diameters... (View More) can be determined using actual light curves from stellar occultation events. Includes adaptations for younger students and those with visual impairments. (View Less)
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Bring up the idea of LEAST stressful jobs and someone is sure to jump up and declare, "Hey, how do I get one of those?"
Job-search portal CareerCast has once again crunched the statistics and come up with its list of the 10 least stressful jobsin America.
"The least stressful jobs are the ones where expectations on you aren't high and you have complete control over your day," said Tony Lee, the publisher of CareerCast.comand JobsRated.com."You're not dependent on other people to do their job for you in order for you to do yours."
They're also mostly 9 to 5 jobs, so you don't have to take your work home with you. "You can turn it off when you walk out," Lee explained.
And, it can never be overestimated that, with many of these jobs, you're providing a skill or service that people want and seek out, so your clients are often grateful. They appreciate you and choose to work with you.
Indeed, the appeal of a low-stress job is great — especially when you consider this extraordinary fact: The salaries of many of the least stressful jobs are about the same as many on the list of most stressful jobs.
"Your salary may not even suffer" as a result of choosing a low-stress job, Lee said. But, it's not so easy as just changing teams to a low-stress job. Many people who would choose a high-stress job like, say, firefighter, wouldn't necessarily choose a low stress job like (spoiler alert) jeweler.
In all, CareerCast used 11 criteria to come up with its list: travel, outlook/growth potential income, deadlines, working in the public eye, competitiveness, physical demands, environmental conditions, hazards encountered, own life at risk, life of another at risk and meeting the public.
So what are these low-pressure jobs? Click ahead to read about the 10 least stressful jobs of 2012.
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By Cindy Perman
Posted 3 Jan 2012
Source: To calculate average income, CareerCast used a variety of sources, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, trade associations and pay surveys.


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May 13, 2007
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara narrowly missed winning both the 2007 Big West men's and women's track and field titles on Saturday, but Cal State Northridge shook off challengers through the final event on both sides as the Matadors claimed the titles at Matador Track Complex in Northridge, Calif.
The CSUN men claimed the title with 165 points, just 3.5 points ahead of second place UCSB. Cal Poly was third with 149 tallies, while Long Beach State, last year's champion, ended the championships with 115 points. Cal State Fullerton was fifth with 103 points, while UC Irvine (96) and UC Riverside (21.5) rounded out the men's standings.
The Matador women's contingent won their second-straight women's title with 174 points, outlasting UC Santa Barbara who amassed 166 points. Third place belonged to Long Beach State with 146.5, while Cal Poly was fourth with 129 points. Cal State Fullerton wrapped up the events in fifth place with 79 points, while UC Riverside (61.5) and UC Irvine (59) completed the women's standings.
The first scored event of the day was the women's shot put. UC Santa Barbara's Amy Haapanen recorded her second individual crown of the championships after coming through with a personal-best mark of 52-3.25 (15.93m). The men's shot put wrapped up with Jeff Stewart from UCSB leading a 1-2 finish for the Gauchos. Stewart won the individual title with a toss of 56-6.50 (17.23m), while teammate Tim Delmundo was right behind him with an effort of 55-11.25 (17.05m).
The men's discus was the next field event to finish up as Rob Jennings topped the field for the gold medal. His mark of 187-4.00 (57.11m) was just six inches off his top performance during the season. The women's discus finished up with Long Beach State's Jennifer Onyeabako outlasted a pair of UC Santa Barbara athletes with a mark of 170-4.00 (54.67m). Haapanen and fellow Gaucho Heather Quinn finished in second and third, respectively, with marks of 170-11 (52.11m) and 163-07 (49.86m).
The women's triple jump continued the trend of 1-2 finishes as Cal Poly's Jessica Eggleston and Caitlin Schields took the top two spots. Eggleston won the event with a mark of 40-8.75 (12.41m), while Schields finished up with a 40-5.00 (12.32m). The marks were both regional qualifying results. On the men's side, DaShalle Andrews led Cal State Northridge's 1-2 finish with a mark of 51-7.25 (15.73m), less than six inches better teammate's Rolando Felizola's effort of 51-1.50 (15.58m).
It was a case of déjà vu in the women's high jump as Sharon Day of Cal Poly regained her individual title from 2005 after recording a height of 6-0.50 (1.84m) for the gold. Heptathlon winner Lauren Collins finished right behind her with an effort of 5-11.25 (1.81m).
With the crowd anticipating the start of the track events, the Cal State Northridge men's 4x100-meter relay team started things off with a blistering 40.17 to win the event. The Matador women followed through with a win in their own after completing the race in 44.96. Both times are the top times in the conference this season.
The 1,500-meter run brought even more excitement as Cal Poly's Phillip Reid outlasted UC Irvine's Ricky Barnes for the individual crown. Reid crossed the finish in a conference championship record 3:42.54, a lifetime best and the top mark in the Big West this season. Barnes was just a step behind Reid with a 3:42.57, an Anteater record and a personal-best. UC Riverside's Brenda Martinez led a 1-2 finish in the women's end of the event as she completed the race in 4:23.87, while teammate Lisa Lopez finished in 4:29.80.
The 110-meter hurdles was the next race in the spotlight and the recurring theme of 1-2 team finishes continued. Cal State Northridge's Terry Ross won the event in 13.98, while Anthony Brown was right behind him at 14.11. In all the CSUN men tallied 26 points in the event. In the women's 100-meter hurdles race, Cal State Fullerton's Dinah Clark clocked a 13.77 to claim the individual championship, just ahead of Erricka Feazell's 13.80 showing.
The 400-meter dash was next as Cal State Fullerton's Chris Epstein outlasted the field in 47.05, a regional qualifying time. Long Beach State's Alex Goldberg was right on his heels with a time of 47.11. The Titans swept the event as Candace Wilson won the event in 54.64, while teammate Nancy Blake gave CSF a second place finisher after crossing the line at 54.77.
Brent Gray collected his first individual title of the championships in the 100-meter dash as the Long Beach State junior clocked a 10.42, .14 seconds faster than the second place finisher. Deanna Goodwin took home the crown in the women's race after topping the field in 11.71, a .13 difference from the next-best finisher.
UC Santa Barbara got back in the winners circle in the next event as Tetlo Emmen took home the gold in the 800-meter run after an effort of 1:48.92, an NCAA Regional qualifying time. Lea Wallace and Cassie Atkinson ran 1-2 in the women's 800 as Wallace won the event with a time of 2:09.56, while Atkinson ran a 2:10.19.
The men's 400-meter hurdles was the next event as Roberto Archibold gave Cal State Fullerton 10 points after winning the race in 52.29. Cal State Northridge's Julie Eze won the event on the women's side after clocking a 59.94, the only competitor to finish under 60 seconds.
The 200-meter dash was the next focus of the competition as Brent Gray of Long Beach State took home his second individual crown with a showing of 20.70. Not to be outdone, Deanna Goodwin also added her second title of the day after blistering the race in 23.56.
With the day winding down, points were at a premium for the teams atop the standings. In the 5,000-meter run, UC Santa Barbara went 1-2 as J.D. Krawczyk took the gold at 14:37.52 and Mike Chavez recorded a 14:38.63 to finish second. The Gauchos scored 23 points in the event to climb within three points of the team scoring lead behind Cal State Northridge. The women's end of the event saw more UCSB domination as the Gauchos went 1-2-3 at the finish. Stephanie Rothstein was the winner with a time of 16:42.50, Megan Lewis was the runner-up at 7:04.76 and Bethany Nickless completed the sweep with a time of 17:11.73.
The 4x400-meter relay would be the deciding race for both team titles. On the men's side, Long Beach State took home the gold with a time of 3:12.43. However, by virtue of Cal State Northridge's fourth place finish, the Matadors clinched the team title. Cal State Fullerton stood atop the podium at the end of the women's 4x400-meter relay after completing the event in 3:39.18. CSUN, which entered the race just a few points ahead of UC Santa Barbara, finished second in 3:42.17, claiming the women's team title for the Matadors.


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LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Farm Bureau said Monday it supports a proposed half-cent sales tax to fund construction of a statewide four-lane highway system.
The tax proposal was referred to voters by the state Legislature and will be on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. If approved, it would finance a $1.3 billion bond program for highway construction.
Also, counties and cities would receive more than $700 million for improvements to county roads and city streets. The tax would sunset once the bonds have been paid off.
"Good, safe roads are important for the citizens of this state," Farm Bureau President Randy Veach said in a news release. "From agriculture's standpoint, our products can't get to market without good roads. It's as simple as that."
The Arkansas Farm Bureau is a farm and rural advocacy organization representing about 210,000 families.