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As Chef Emeril would announce at the beginning of his "Emeril Live" cooking show on the Food Network, "Stuart is in the house." By way of introduction, Stuart is my brother-in-law, a gourmet with extraordinary good taste, and will be our special chef of the day. If you love Italian food, I promise you're in for a treat.
Whereas I tend to favor French food, Stuart on the other hand loves Italian. All of his married life, he's lived in close-in Long Island and dined more times than I can keep track of in some of New York City's finest Italian restaurants, including Mario Batali's award winning Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca in Greenwich Village. Recently he and his wife retired and relocated near us in the mountains. While we were home recently he prepared one of his Italian favorites for us as the very first guests in his new home – Chicken Scarpariello.
Chicken Scarpariello is an Italian dish and means "chicken shoemaker's style," because a cobbler might have eaten this dish. However, my research confirms that Scarpariello may have also been a testament to the resourcefulness of Italian immigrant cooks who managed to achieve the seductive flavors of their homeland from the few ingredients they found in America.
Many recipes for this dish call for a whole frying chicken, but Stuart used chicken thighs for their depth of flavor and ease of serving. It's a dish perfectly suited to serving family style at the table, as the photo shows below. Grazie Stuart for being our chef of the day and I hope you'll bless us with more of your delicious Italian food in the future.
Chicken Scarpariello
Adapted from Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen – serves 6
12 chicken thighs with bones and skin (2 per person)
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more if needed
½ pound sweet (also called mild in some markets) Italian sausage (preferably without fennel seeds), cut into 1-inch pieces
10 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
4 pickled cherry peppers, cut in half and stemmed
¼ cup red-wine vinegar
½ cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken stock, or reduced-sodium chicken broth
¼ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
Wash and pat dry the chicken thighs, then season generously with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet. Add to the skillet as many pieces of chicken that will comfortably fit without touching, skin side down, taking care not to crowd the skillet. You will most probably need to do brown the chicken in batches. Cook the chicken, turning as necessary, until golden brown on all sides, about 8 minutes.
The secret to gold-brown chicken pieces is to leave them be as they cook. They will brown better if you aren't constantly turning them or checking on their progress.
Remove chicken pieces as they brown, and drain them briefly on paper towels. Place the drained chicken thighs in a roasting pan large enough to hold all of them in a single layer. Repeat the cooking with the remaining chicken, adding more oil to the pan as necessary and adjusting the heat to prevent the bits that stick to the pan from overbrowning. As room becomes available in the skillet after all of the chicken has been added, tuck in pieces of sausage and cook, turning until browned on all sides.
Remove chicken and sausage from the pan, add garlic, and cook until golden, being careful not to burn it. Scatter the cherry peppers in the skillet, season with salt and pepper and stir for a minute. Pour in the vinegar and bring to a boil, scraping into the liquid the browned bits that stick to the skillet, and cook until the vinegar is reduced by half. Add the white wine, bring to a boil, and boil until reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
Pour in the stock and bring to a boil. Pour the sauce over the chicken in the roasting pan and stir to coat. Place the chicken in the oven and roast, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thick and sticky, like molasses, about 10 minutes. If the sauce is still too thin place the roasting pan directly over medium-high heat on the stovetop and cook, stirring until it is reduced about a minute or two. Once the sauce is thickened, toss in parsley and serve.
Buon Appetito from my featured chef of the day, my brother-in-law and good friend Stuart.
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The one thing Jehovah's Witnesses are best known for is their door to door preaching work. But have you ever wondered what it's like knocking on doors and telling some poor householder that his religion of choice is nothing more than demon inspired lies? People don't give you as many hugs for this as you might think.
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Place Matters For Health In Cook County: Ensuring Opportunities For Good Health For All
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Mobility Planning and Barrier-Free Access for People with Disabilities in Dresden
November 29, 2011|City Planing Office Dresden
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June 29, 2010|American Journal of Preventative Medicine 2010;39(2):105–112
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'Glee' Recap: The New Directions Combine Glee With 'Grease' and Perform 'Glease'
Last week we got a small taste of the musical 'Grease'. Multiply that by 100 and you have this episode of 'Glee', which focuses on the New Directions as they perform the school musical 'Grease.' Rev your engines and put on your poodle skirts Gleeks, not since 'The Rocky Horror Glee Show' has there been an episode this big.
Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) tells a very distraught glee club that he will be leaving McKinley High at the end of the week to help out the arts, but will be back after Sectionals. In order to appease them he introduces their new group leader Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith), who tries to assure them he is completely capable of leading them while Mr. S. is gone.
Enter Sue (Jane Lynch) who calls them into Principal Figgin's (Iqbal Theba's) office for a meeting. She promises that if Finn runs the club, her reign of peace with the glee club will be over. To prove her point, she terrorizes the students standing outside.
In New York, an excited Rachel (Lea Michele) is ready to focus on her career, telling new love interest Brody (Dean Greyer) that she has an audition for a new musical version of 'The Glass Menagerie.' Cassandra (Kate Hudson), overhearing the conversation warns her to be prepared and Rachel invites her along to audition for the role of her mother. In response, Cassandra asks Brody to be her T.A. to keep him away from Rachel.
Back at the school, Marley (Melissa Benoist) is having trouble fitting into her Sandy costume. Kitty (Becca Tobin) mocks her weight gain and we learn through flashbacks that she's been purposefully shrinking Marley's costumes to destroy her confidence. Kitty then invites everyone over for a sleepover. Even Unique (Wade Adams)!
Marley goes to talk to her mom about her weight gain because she's worried she will end up like her overweight mother. She tells Marley that she has to fight to stay skinny and they both agree to go on a diet together.
Finn heads to the teacher's lounge to apologize to Sue for insulting her baby in 'The Role You Were Born To Play,' but she kicks him out for not being a member of the faculty. She also informs him they will have to find a new place to rehearse as she has reserved the auditorium for the Cheerios.
The boys arrive at the Hummel tire shop for rehearsal and fix cars while they sing 'Greased Lightning' led by Ryder (Blake Jenner).
Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Rachel discuss the musical at McKinley, with Kurt thinking they should go back so he can see Blaine (Darren Criss). Cassandra overhears them and tells the pair to go, even uncharacteristically giving them her frequent flyer miles so they can travel back to Ohio.
At the aforementioned sleepover, Kitty suggests Marley should become bulimic to stay thin since she was born with the "fat gene." While she is out of the room, Kitty and the other girls mock Marley by singing, 'Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee.'
Finn has more Sue problems when he's called into Figgin's office to talk to Unique's parents (who didn't know he was playing a female in the school play). They pull him out of the musical and say he has to dress like a boy during school hours.
To make up for the missing cast member, Finn calls in Santana (Naya Rivera), who is proud to take on the role. This doesn't sit well with Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), who was hoping for the part.
Rachel and Kurt arrive at their old school and are greeted by Mercedes (Amber Riley), who takes them backstage. There Kurt runs into Blaine and Rachel runs into Finn, and it's awkward all around.
The play starts with Blaine performing 'Beauty School Dropout' while Kurt watches him sadly.
Meanwhile, Marley is backstage making herself throw up so she doesn't end up like her mother. Ryder finds her there and forces her to stop, reminding her hurting herself isn't worth it. She sings a reprise of 'Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee' now that she's more at peace with herself.
Santana and Brittany (Heather Morris) talk backstage about their relationship status, with Brittany suggesting Santana should think about their breakup while singing her sad song onstage. Santana sings 'There Are Worse Things I Could Do', accompanied by Unique who is singing along from the audience, and Cassandra who is singing while performing racy dances with Brody in New York. As the song ends, Brody and Cassandra kiss.
Mike (Harry Shum Jr.) and Tina briefly discuss their own relationship problems and agree to discuss getting back together.
Marley has now changed into her finale outfit (the skin-tight black Sandy suit) and Ryder tells her she looks amazing. Kitty tries to once again destroy her confidence by saying the editor of the McKinley Muckraker is in the audience to write a scathing review of the play. Ryder tells Marley to ignore Kitty's jabs and he kisses her while Jake (Jacob Artist) sadly watches from across the room.
The play ends with Ryder, Marley and the rest of the cast performing 'You're the One That I Want.' From the audience, Rachel imagines she and Finn are up there performing it together, along with the rest of the original 'Glee' cast -- at least the ones in this episode.
Shaken up by the whole thing, Rachel calls Brody, but Cassandra answers his phone, saying Brody is in the shower. Cassandra tells a confused Rachel this is her payback for recommending she "get back in the game." A teary-eyed Rachel hangs up.
After the show, Finn finds her in the hallway crying. He thanks her for coming but is hurt that she's crying over Brody. They agree they should continue to keep their distance from one another because it's for the best.
Blaine tries to talk to Kurt about how he cheated on him. Kurt doesn't want to hear any of it because their relationship can no longer be a trustworthy one.
Inside the glee room, Artie (Kevin McHale) reads their glowing review and everyone celebrates. Mr. S. says goodbye, knowing he left them all in good hands. He thanks them for giving him happiness and allowing him to share it with others. He also expects another Sectionals trophy when he returns.
Finn walks Will out (who tries to talk shop), but Finn assures him he can take care of everything. They share a bromantic hug and Mr. Schuester leaves as Finn smiles.


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Nine months ago, we measured the social media presence of Jamaica's top newspapers – The Jamaica Gleaner and Jamaica Observer – to see which company was doing the better job. Jamaica Gleaner had won the social media brands war over Observer last July.
In this issue, we have updated our statistics and will re-assess the brands. Will Jamaica Gleaner retain their win? Let's find out.
|April 23, 2014
|July 17, 2013
Increase (%)
|Jamaica Gleaner
|150, 158 likes25,934 talking about this
|28, 583 likes10, 992 talking about this
|425.3 % likes135.9% talking about this
|Jamaica Observer
|106, 300 likes14, 600 talking about this
|13, 080 likes1597 talking about this
|712.7% likes814.2% talking about this
Jamaica Gleaner continues to have more likes and persons talking about their page than Jamaica Observer. However, over the period Jamaica Observer had a much greater increase in numbers than that of Jamaica Gleaner. Observer had a 713% increase in likes compared to Gleaner's 425%. There was an 814% increase in persons talking about Jamaica Observer compared to the 136% increase in persons talking about Jamaica Gleaner.
As noticed last July, regular updates are made on The Gleaner's Facebook page, with trending news stories being dominant. Posts continue to be paired with visuals which is a recommended technique used to keep fans engaged. Generally, fans seem pleased with the Gleaner's offerings on the page.
The persisting problem from last year, of mostly sharing the links of stories from their website, continues to prevail on Observer's facebook page. Again, there are virtually no likes/comments/shares on these posts. They should notice the stark difference when they make posts with engaging and captioned photos.
|April 23, 2014
|July 17, 2013
Increase (%)
|Jamaica Gleaner
|103, 820 followers
|75,889 followers
|Jamaica Observer
|97, 247 followers
|71, 213 followers
Both The Gleaner and Observer continue to show that they use the same strategy, of posting links to their news articles, not quite 24/7 but very very very regularly, on this social media platform. They had an equal increase of followers by 37% over the period.
It can be noted that The Gleaner uses hashtags for almost every post, which is a twitter technique used to engage, manage and track conversations with followers. Yesterday's featured Gleaner hashtags were: #GleanerTop5, #GLNRjainvite, #GLNRbudget, GLNRSuperMom, #GLNR180, #GlobalJamaica.
Observer on the other hand, isn't much of a hashtag user on twitter, but they have linked their Instagram account to twitter, which facilitates the sharing of photos across both platforms. This allows their followers to get pictorial updates with some of their posts.
|April 23, 2014
|July 17, 2013
|Jamaica Gleaner
|12, 966 subscribers
11, 602, 126 views
|7, 628 subscribers
8,443,022 views
|Jamaica Observer
|7,269 subscribers
8, 883, 888 views
|4,535 subscribers
7,112,946 views
Jamaica Gleaner continues to dominate Youtube, with increases of 70% in subscribers and 37% in views, when compared to Observer's 60% and 25% respectively.
On YouTube The Gleaner is the clear leader here with almost double the amount of subscribers and over 1 million more views than the Observer. Both brands use the medium to give subscribers and viewers short snippets of current news stories.
Gleaner is able to be more visible on youtube with regular updates from featured playlists like: The Gleaner Minute, Jamaica Now, Erica's Edge, Corporate Coffee, Parliament Report.
Observer doesn't have a dedicated web series or make regular posts. This is noted in the below screenshots,a comparison of last year and this year. Nothing has changed in the uploaded videos for these sections.
|April 23, 2014
|July 17, 2013
Increase (%)
|Jamaica Gleaner
|2649 followers
|292 followers
|Jamaica Observer
|3629 followers
|28 followers
On Instagram The Gleaner now has less followers and is less active on the mobile photo sharing site than The Observer. Observer has over four times more posts than Gleaner, with a 12,861% increase in followers compared to last year. Gleaner increased their followers by a mere 807%.
Last year, Gleaner clearly outbranded Observer. But this year, the race is to the finish line. While Observer is the clear leader in Instagram and Gleaner is the clear winner on Youtube, we have a tie for Twitter. So the deciding factor is the Facebook platform. Should Observer be declared the winner of Facebook for their superseding increases, or should Gleaner get the win for consistently being more engaging in their posts (getting more overall likes, comments and shares) and still maintaining more followers and persons talking about the page?
This is a really difficult one. I think we need more time to declare who was "out-branded" on social media. Ok fine, we'll choose a winner ………..
In the war of brands on social media between print media companies The Jamaica Gleaner and The Jamaica Observer, the better brand for a second time is The Jamaica Gleaner. A facebook fan page is for engagement, and Gleaner is clearly dominating. Furthermore Observer created their facebook page long before the Gleaner and therefore should not be caught in this dilemma.
Congratulations to The Jamaica Gleaner on having the stronger overall social media presence to date, and Happy Birthday #GLNR180.
Statistics used for this post were retrieved from the social media platforms on April 23, 2014 between 7:00-7:05pm.


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by Walter Fox
J. Shane Creamer, 84, of Chestnut Hill, a former state attorney general who was the first director of the Pennsylvania Crime Commission, died Sept. 1 of Parkinson's disease at Keystone Hospice in Wyndmoor.
Mr. Creamer, who also had been first assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, was a widely known lawyer who was held in high regard by his colleagues in the legal profession.
Walter M. Phillips Jr., a lawyer and former federal and city prosecutor, described Mr. Creamer as a "very good trial lawyer" who had "very good instincts in the courtroom."
"His reputation was impeccable," Phillips said. "And you could trust him implicitly."
Mr. Creamer graduated from Lower Merion High School and Villanova University. He received his law degree from Temple University's School of Law.
He served for two years in the Army's Judge Advocate General Corps, then spent 11 years with the Justice Department, for most of that time as first assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia. In 1968 he became the inaugural director of the Pennsylvania Crime Commission.
Mr. Creamer was appointed state attorney general in 1971 by Gov. Milton J. Shapp, but resigned the following year after a public dispute with then State Police Commissioner Rocco Urella over an illegal wiretap allegedly set up by three state troopers in a King of Prussia motel room that monitored the phones of officers investigating corruption for the Pennsylvania Crime Commission.
He then entered private practice as a trial lawyer, working with several firms over the years and becoming a partner in more than one. He retired in 2005 from Dilworth Paxon LLP.
He was the author of two books, "Law of Arrest, Search and Seizure" and "A Citizen's Guide to Legal Rights."
Mr. Creamer, who also taught at Villanova University Law School for five years, served in several volunteer positions. He was president of the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, chairman of the board of the Philadelphia Prison System, chairman of the Cabrini College Board of Trustees, and a board member of Goodwill Industries and the Pennsylvania Prison Society.
When Mr. Creamer stepped down in 2008 as AARP state president, the late Sen. Arlen Specter described him in a Senate tribute as "an outstanding advocate in the fight to protect the interests of older Pennsylvanians and truly a great supporter for the elderly."
"During his tenure," Specter said, "AARP fought for Medicare Part D drug coverage and won approval of a new state law that ends discrimination against older workers receiving Social Security."
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, the former Mary-Ellen Tolan; sons J. Shane Creamer Jr., Brendan McShane Creamer and Kevin J.T. Creamer; daughters Colette Kleitz and E. Stacy Creamer, and eight grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, 109 E. Price St., in Germantown. Relatives and friends may call at the church on Friday, Sept. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 to 11 a.m.
Memorial donations may be made to Face to Face Germantown or Inn Dwelling, both at 109 E. Price St, Philadelphia, PA 19144.


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31243, Hymns, For the Strength of the Hills, no. 35
1. For the strength of the hills we bless thee,
Our God, our fathers' God;
Thou hast made thy children mighty
By the touch of the mountain sod.
Thou hast led thy chosen Israel
To freedom's last abode;
For the strength of the hills we bless thee,
Our God, our fathers' God.
2. At the hands of foul oppressors
We've borne and suffered long;
Thou hast been our help in weakness,
And thy pow'r hath made us strong.
Amid ruthless foes outnumbered
In weariness we trod;
3. Thou hast led us here in safety
Where the mountain bulwark stands
As the guardian of the loved ones
Thou hast brought from many lands.
For the rock and for the river,
The valley's fertile sod,
4. We are watchers of a beacon
Whose light must never die;
We are guardians of an altar
'Midst the silence of the sky.
Here the rocks yield founts of courage,
Struck forth as by thy rod;
Text: Felicia D. Hemans, 1793-1835; adapted by Edward L. Sloan, 1830-1874
Music: Evan Stephens, 1854-1930
Psalm 95:1-7


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January 16, 2003LOS ANGELES — A pilot study conducted by researchers at The Anderson School at UCLA has shown that providing Head Start parents with convenient, easy-to-understand health care information can improve the quality of care for sick children while reducing health care costs dramatically. Head Start families who participated in a health care training program reported a 37 percent drop in visits to health care providers and a 48 percent decrease in emergency room visits in the six months following the training.
The training program, along with initial and follow-up surveys, were underwritten by Johnson & Johnson, which is preparing to expand the program nationwide, in order to train 10,000 Head Start households over the next three years. If results from the pilot study hold, researchers predict that the program could save $2 million annually in Medicaid costs associated with unnecessary clinical and emergency room visits.
Prompted by a group of Head Start directors, Dr. Ariella Herman, a senior lecturer at The Anderson School, led the research team that conducted the study. The directors noted that many Head Start parents did not know how to treat common childhood illnesses, and wondered how their agencies could help.
Working in partnership with Johnson & Johnson and The Anderson School at UCLA, the team developed a training program that was delivered over a 30-day period in the fall of 2001. An important part of the training was incorporating the use of an easy-to-read book, What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick, written by Gloria Mayer. The book teaches parents how to care for their sick children and can subsequently be used as a reference following the training.
"Our previous research has shown that many parents lack a basic understanding of children's health care issues," said Dr. Herman, who is a senior lecturer at The Anderson School. "Our findings clearly demonstrate that with proper training, parents can provide a better quality of care for their sick children. We look forward to implementing this successful health care training pilot study to Head Start parents nationwide."
Dr. Herman is very familiar with the issues of Head Start parents and families, having taught in The Anderson School's Head Start-Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program for more than a decade. She was recognized with the program's first "Outstanding Head Start Faculty Award" in 2000 for her consistently high ratings from program participants.
The six month follow-up study, completed in June 2002, used surveys, focus groups, and informal interviews with parents, as well as with Head Start health care and parent coordinators, to evaluate the effectiveness of the training. The study found that the training had a remarkable impact on the families, as shown by the results in the accompanying table (Table 1).
Impact of Health Care Training (Table 1)
Health Care Provider Visits
Calls to Health Care Provider
Emergency Room Visits
% Reduction
37 %
42 %
48 %
The qualitative impacts of the program were significant as well. Parents reported that they were better able to determine if they could treat their child at home, or if the advice of a health care professional was needed. Benefits from the training included increased parental awareness of symptoms related to common illnesses, earlier and improved treatment, fewer days of missed school for children, and a reduction in work absences for parents.
"We are delighted that Dr. Herman led this groundbreaking study, and we are honored to partner with Head Start and The Anderson School at UCLA in this effort," said Alfred T. Mays, Johnson & Johnson vice president, corporate contributions and community relations. "As we prepare to roll out this program nationwide, the potential implications for children, families and our health care system are enormous."
Mernell King, director of the DCS Head Start site that was involved in the pilot, affirmed the impact of the training program. "This training program has had a profound impact on our children and families. The knowledge imparted by the training has enabled these parents to better care for their children, and their improved self-esteem at being able to do so is evident," noted King. "Moreover, our staff has seen the changes that have occurred and have found a renewed commitment in working with the families we serve."
Click here (PDF 609K) to download Dr. Herman's executive summary of the study's research results (Executive Summary: Ensuring Positive Health Outcomes in Head Start Children and Families)
About The Anderson School at UCLA
The Anderson School at UCLA is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective students, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning opportunity. Established in 1935, The Anderson School provides management education to more than 1,300 students enrolled in full-time, part-time and executive MBA programs and academic master's and Ph.D. programs.
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Offering unparalleled expertise in management education, the world's business community turns to The Anderson School at UCLA as a center of influence for the ideas, innovations, strategies, and talent that will shape the future.


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This is to announce a week-long workshop for scholars undertaking digital projects in nineteenth-century British and American literary and cultural studies. The workshop will be held at the University of Virginia, 18-22 July 2005, and will provide a practical setting where scholars can work at the development of their individual projects with other scholars who have shared interests, goals, and problems to be addressed. The theoretical, technical, administrative, and institutional issues connected to the development of digital scholarly work will focus the workshop's activities, which will be organized around and driven by the needs of the specific projects themselves.
The workshops will be run by faculty and staff at U. of Virginia involved with the NINES (Networked Infrastructure for Nineteenth-Century Electronic Scholarship) and ARP (Applied Research in Patacriticism) projects.
Additional information is available at
Everyone accepted into the workshop will have their lodging, breakfasts, and lunches provided during the period of the workshop. There will be a workshop fee of $350.
Applications should not exceed two single spaced pages. They should be headed with a project title and a one-sentence description of the project. They should include as well a developed project description that addresses each of the following matters:
the scholarly rationale for the project;
the technical and theoretical problems that face the project and that can be addressed in the NINES workshop;
the expected duration of the project, its phases, and some description of the current state of work;
the digital technology used or needed by the project;
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Applicants are expected to secure financial support from their home institutions. For scholars in need, some financial support (for travel and workshop fees) is available. For applicants requesting financial aid, a separate document (not to exceed one page single-spaced) should accompany the workshop application explaining why aid is needed.


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11 Questions with Margaret Purce
ussoccer.com: You came into the U-17 program a little bit later than most of the players who were selected to the CONCACAF qualifying team. Can you talk about that experience and how you made a quick impact on the coaching staff?
Midge Purce: "It was a new experience coming in with the group, but everyone was extremely welcoming and I adjusted quickly. Everyone here plays at such a high level and everyone brings something to the table that is so great, but a little different, so adjusting to that was an interesting process to say the least. You have to be faster and your play has to be a lot better. So after becoming more comfortable in the environment, I really started to become part of the team."
ussoccer.com: How would you describe your style of play?
MP: "I like to go at players and I like to play fast and get in behind, but I also like to keep possession when necessary. (U.S. head coach) Albertin (Montoya) says one of my strengths is getting in behind the defense so I am going to keep trying to improve that. I am still a student of the game and of course we are all learning so much. Every time I come to camp the coaches really keep adding more and more and it's been really great. Even though my strength is getting in behind, I can still enhance that ability with better timing and positioning."
ussoccer.com: You and your teammates have finally made it to Guatemala for World Cup qualifying. Can you share your emotions with a few days left before the tournament starts?
MP: "I think I can describe it as 'pumped!' I am so excited that I just want to get out there and play. Ever since they started talking about the qualifying tournament, I've been super excited. I expect to play some very good soccer against some tough teams and that will be a challenge and fun."
ussoccer.com: No one the U.S. team actually calls you Margaret. With the USA, you are Midge. How did you get that nickname?
MP: "When I was little, like around seven, I was really small, and a few girls on my team told me I was so small that I was a midget. I said, 'Hey, I'm taller than a few girls on the team!' so they said, 'ok, you're just Midge,' and it stuck. I used to ask my dad if I was small, and he always said, 'No! Play big and you are big,' and size was never an excuse or a problem."
ussoccer.com: You are coached on your club team, Freestate Soccer, by U.S. Women's National Team legend and 1991 Women's World Cup champion Shannon Cirovski (formerly Higgins). Did you know she was a U.S. Women's National Team legend?
MP: "Well, I'm very good friends with her talented daughter Karli and before I moved to their team she was telling me about her mom, so I looked her up on the Internet and I said to myself, 'Oh my goodness, this woman is amazing!' I remember going to her house for a sleep-over with Karli and I saw all these pictures of her playing and it was phenomenal. And then I saw all these videos of her playing and she was just such a smooth, smart player. You can tell by the way she coaches that she truly understands the game. She breaks the game down so well that the team is able to hang on every word she says and then bring it with us onto the field. She's an amazing coach."
ussoccer.com: We must know: Team Peeta or Team Gale?
MP: "I just finished the third book, literally 30 minutes ago! I have to admit I've been flip-flopping. In the beginning, I was Team Peeta. Then I was Team Gale. Now, I think, I'm back to Peeta. Maybe I'll just go with Team Finnick, even though he got torn apart by a bunch of mutations. So sad; I almost cried…but I didn't."
ussoccer.com: We know you love Shannon Cirovski, but who is your current favorite U.S. WNT player?
MP: "Well, it's really hard to decide between Team O'Reilly or Team Morgan. And of course there is Team Abby. I'm sorry, I just can't decide. I'm not good with making these kinds of decisions. I'm the girl who chose Finnick. I just love all the national team players."
ussoccer.com: You say your brother JP Jr. (19 years old) and your dad, Jim Purce are great athletes and you compete against them in all kinds of things. Do you ever win?
MP: "No. They never let me win, even when I was little. They always make me earn it. My brother always wants to race and my dad is more of a distance runner, but he's still fast, and I am still trying to catch up with the big guy. Give me a few more years and I might get him! My brother is great at racquetball, but I am working hard on my game and I dream of the day that I take him down. We also play football in the street and it's supposed to be two-hand touch, but it seems whenever I get the ball my brother thinks it's tackle. One day, JP, one day."
ussoccer.com: You play forward for club and country. Can you tell us what it's like to score a goal?
MP: "When you score a goal, you complete a chain of events that every single person on the field played a part in creating and you get the satisfaction of making all that hard work come through for your teammates. Yeah, it's a lot responsibility, you should finish goals, especially because all of your teammates have worked so hard for you, but it's a way of saying 'thank you for working so hard. Now I am going to get us that goal."
ussoccer.com: You are one of the few uncommitted players on the U.S. U-17 roster. Has the college selection process been stressful?
MP: "No, I think of it as a great opportunity and such a great experience that I can use a sport that I love to play, something I truly love to do, as a means to get into very good schools. The reason why I've taken my time is that I don't look at it as a stressful time, I look at it as deciding what path I am going to take for the rest of my life and I want to make the correct decision with no regrets. It's not a stressful process, it's an important one."
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MP: "Well, when I was younger I always wore braids and I also always wear green pre-wrap in my hair. So, for a while, I stopped wearing braids and I really missed them. They are easy, they are manageable and they are just plain fun."


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Connecticut Lawmakers Push 'Knockout Game' Bill, Citing Various 'Feelings' As Evidence Something Must Be Done
from the can-I-legislate-a-feeling? dept
A few states are still wrapped up in the "knockout game" panic, despite there being very little evidence that it's even a thing, much less something that can't be handled by existing assault laws. But since no panic can be allowed to escape unlegislated, sweaty-browed legislators are pushing bad, broadly-written bills in order to put an end to this scourge, one that lies somewhere between "vodka tampon" and "jenkem" on the scale of believability.
South Carolina's attempt is a complete disaster. It aims to criminalize the act of recording criminal activity, supposedly because no knockout game player ever lets a knockout go unrecorded. The list of unintended consequences that will spring from that addition is longer than most career criminals' rap sheets. Again, aiding, abetting and criminal conspiracy laws are all on the books and could be applied to both the person delivering the blow and to the person recording it. In short, a stupid and mostly redundant bill, words that also aptly describe the Connecticut legislature's attempt to turn the knockout game into its own criminal offense.
Legislation aimed at discouraging the "knockout game" cleared the Judiciary Committee on Monday over opposition from lawmakers who say the unprovoked attacks addressed in the bill are not a problem in Connecticut.The bill amends the statute applying to 2nd degree assault to add the following language.
The bill, which passed 31-10, would apply in criminal cases where an attacker strikes someone in the head without provocation and with the intent of knocking them unconscious. The legislation makes that attack a Class D felony with a mandatory two-year sentence. It also requires juvenile courts to transfer 16- and 17-year-olds accused of the crime to the adult criminal justice system.
or (6) with intent to cause serious physical injury to another person by rendering such other person unconscious, and without provocation by such other person, he causes such injury to such other person by striking such other person in the head.As Connecticut public defender Gideon points out in his blog post, this makes anyone who goes for a knockout (or intends to) subject to a harsher penalty than someone handing out a much more brutal beating.
[P]ursuant to this amendment to the Assault in the Second Degree statute, you will now be subjected to a harsher penalty for one knockout punch than you would be if you took a baseball bat and beat the crap out of someone. Doesn't that make a lot of sense?Of course, it doesn't make sense. But neither does claiming the knockout game is so pervasive it needs its own law. It's apparently headed towards epidemic levels if the state doesn't act, at least according to the wealth of statistics provided by proponents of the bill.
[Rep. Joe] Verrengia said it was difficult to determine how many of the attacks have occurred when he was asked Monday if there was any evidence suggesting that a large number have been committed by 16- or 17-year-old offenders.Fully justified. "One too many." No stats, just feelings. Feelings on top of feelings on top of gut instincts on top of "sending a message."
"I tried to wrap my arms around it, I tried to get statistics, but it's very difficult to do so by virtue of the present reporting requirements by various law enforcement agencies," he said. ". . . I think if you were to ask [victims] how many assaults have there been throughout the state of Connecticut, they would say, 'One too many.'"
Rep. Themis Klarides, R-Derby, said she understood the concerns of opponents but agreed that the crime should come with a more severe penalty.Oh, I see. It's not a real law. It's a message. Except it's a message with a mandatory 2-year sentence and the opportunity to be tried as an adult. And all over something the main bill pusher can't even "wrap his arms around." SEEMS BAD. DO SOMETHING!
"This isn't kids just playing around having fun. Although they think that's what it is because they've decided it's a 'game.' But there are people who have lost — pregnant women who have lost children because of it," she said. "At the very least, if this sends a message to these kids that think this is funny, I think we've done our job."
How bad is this legislative "something?" The bill's addition to the assault statute renders itself impotent.
Finally, do you know how badly they've destroyed logic? They've ruined their own bill and made it completely useless. How? Re-read the bill. What is the intent requirement in order to convict someone? That's right. "Intent to cause serious physical injury by rendering such other person unconscious."Add to that the inverted logic of Rep. Verrengia (again), who feels assault victims who have been rendered unconscious (or seemed to have been assaulted with that intent) should have an upgraded victim status.
Good luck proving that. Ever. I can almost guarantee that this subsection will never, ever be used because there's no damn "knockout game" and because no prosecutor can ever prove that intent.
Verrengia said he was seeking to make the victims of unprovoked attacks a protected class similar to how the law treats victims who are handicapped, pregnant, or blind.So many logical leaps made solely with the intent of curbing a criminal activity so (supposedly) dangerously prevalent no one has any stats on it. This bill is the epitome of "doing something." Everyone pushing it forward has plenty of feelings about the subject at hand but not a single one has offered anything in the way of evidence to justify rewriting this law. Laws are not emotional. They may be applied badly and enforced randomly, giving them the appearance of highly emotional entities, but they are most beneficial to society when they aren't conceived, written and argued by lawmakers who have allowed something as irrational as emotions to guide their hand.
"Although the victims in this case may not be legally blind, they are certainly blindsided by this sort of attack," Verrengia said. ". . . I believe it warrants that sort of penalty."
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Beyonce shares pictures of daughter's first Thanksgiving
BEYONCE gave fans an intimate glimpse into her home life over America's Thanksgiving holiday by publishing pictures of her baby daughter's first festive feast.
The singer posted a handwritten note to fans on her official website over Thanksgiving on Thursday (22Nov12) and even shared pictures of her family enjoying the celebrations.
The letter reads, "From my family to yours. Wishing you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving."
The pop star teamed the note with a series of intimates pictures from her own Thanksgiving celebration - her first since becoming mother to a baby girl, Blue Ivy, who was born in January (12).
In one shot, Beyonce is seen cuddling and kissing Blue, and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, is shown carrying the youngster on a walk through the garden.
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Doris Day
Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff entered the world on April 3, 1924, in Evanston, a comfortable middle class suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her first name was borrowed from her mother's favorite silent film actress, Doris Kenyon. Both of her parents were born in America to German immigrants, and she was their third and final child (one son, Richard, died at the age of two long before Doris was born.
The other boy, Paul, was three years her elder). Her father, Frederick Wilhelm von Kappelhoff (known as William), was a music teacher; church organist; and choral master with a pronounced affinity for classical music. Her mother, Alma Sophia Welz, was an earthy, gregarious woman with a predilection for hillbilly music and country and western tunes. Her parents' diverse musical tastes (neither of which exerted any lasting influence on young Doris) were symptomatic of a deeper rift between them, and they were divorced in 1936. Alma Sophia moved her children to the nearby suburb of College Hill, but retained her job in the Evanston Bakery, which helped to finance the dance lessons that Doris had pursued since kindergarten.
A disastrous "debut performance", during which her turn in a school minstrel show was abbreviated when she wet her pants, did nothing to deter the youngster's fascination with popular music in general and dancing in particular. She attended ballet school, learned to tap dance, and by the age of twelve had developed an act with a neighborhood boy named Jerry Doherty. In 1937 the duo won the five hundred dollar first prize in a local amateur contest.
It was decided to use this money to help finance a trip to Hollywood, where they might further develop their skills at the well known Fanchon & Marco dance school. The fledgling partnership was so buoyed by their four weeks of tutelage under the attentive eye of film choreographer Louis Da Pron that they decided, along with their mothers, to return to Cincinnati and gather their possessions for a permanent move to the West Coast.
On Friday the 13th, October, 1937, the night of a farewell party thrown by family friends, Doris was in the back seat of a car that collided with a train at a railroad crossing. Her right leg was shattered, the move to Hollywood was forgotten, and presumably Astaire & Rogers could breathe easier once again. It was during her lengthy recuperation, compounded by a fall that broke the knitting bones once again, that the events which turned Day into a singer were set in motion. "So you see, every 'break' is a good one!," she later noted wryly.
The long commute to school was unmanageable on her crutches, so Doris bided her time in the family's new apartment. It was upstairs from her Uncle Charley's tavern, and the music of the latest popular favorites from the juke box down below was constantly in the background. In her boredom she turned to the radio, which regularly featured remote broadcasts from the great dance bands of the era. She enjoyed Benny Goodman and the Dorseys and their ilk, though as she was later to note in her autobiography, "... the one radio voice I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald.
There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me, and I'd sing along with her, trying to catch the subtle ways she shaded her voice, the casual yet clear way she sang the words." At this time Fitzgerald was singing with the band that brought her to stardom, Chick Webb and his Orchestra (together they enjoyed one of the most successful recordings of all time with A-Tisket, A-Tasket in 1938). Her influence on Day is very much in evidence on many of Doris's early recordings with the Les Brown band, as well as on the four small-group sides that open this collection.
In hopes that this newfound interest in singing might supplant dancing in her daughter's life, Day's mother brought her to vocal coach Grace Raine, the woman whom Doris today credits as the, "one person who had the greatest effect on the career that was in store for me. "Though not a vocalist herself, Raine was a gifted • teacher who impressed upon her young pupil the importance of sincerely feeling a song's lyrics, and communicating their meaning in an intimate, personal manner.
"The most important thing that Grace Raine told me," recalls Day, "was that when you sing, don't think of a big audience out there. Sing into someone's ear. A person. You're acting." Grace felt that Doris had so much potential that she was willing to accommodate her limited means and gave her three lessons a week for the price of one.
Raine was affiliated with Cincinnati radio station WLW, and to gauge how her protege might sound over the air, she arranged for her to appear on Carlin's Carnival, a local Saturday morning radio show that featured amateur talent. Doris performed Day After Day, the song that was to eventually provide her with...


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What do you do when all of your beta readers have totally different advice?
I've traded beta reads on the first section (approx. 50 pages) of my manuscript with four other writers. I was expecting the beta read to unearth any overarching issues, but instead the feedback barely overlaps. A scene one person loved another hated. A line that gave someone an ah-ha moment is tagged by another person as unnecessary. There are a couple small overlapping points, but for the most part I'm having trouble finding patterns.
Obviously, to some degree this is how books are. A book I love might not be someone else's cup of tea. A scene that speaks to me might not speak to others.
But in the context of polishing a manuscript till it shines, how should I interpret this?If there's no consistency in feedback, how do I proceed with editing?
Do I just go with my gut, taking each piece of feedback individually?
Do I go solicit a few more betas to see if they add any consistency to the mix (or just continue to complicate it)?
Do I focus on the one or two consistent things (two of three people wanted to see more of one of the scenes - an easy fix) and assume a lack of overlap means there aren't any glaring red flags in those first 50 pages and it's time to get some full manuscript reads?
Or something else entirely?
This reminds me of a very old, but always painful comedy sketch in which a lady trying on her new hat says to her husband "I'm going to wear this to the Ladies auxiliary meeting today; what do you think?" and he replies "Shouldn't you put on a dress?"
Because of course, she was asking about the hat whilst wearing her only her slip.
Her failure to ask a specific question led to the very unsatisfactory answer.
So first: what are you asking your beta readers to do?
"Do you like this?"
"Do you think this works?" might be too general.
"Where did you stop reading?" or "where did you get confused?" are often what I ask my interns to tell me when they're reading something for me.
As to your question: beta readers are useful for pointing out problems, but not fixes. If there's no consistency in what they say, you've probably got a book that doesn't have big problems. Not every reader likes every book.
But only probably.
In reading only a chunk, rather than the whole, you might not have all the info you need. A lot of structural problems show up after page 50 and I've got the editorial notes to verify that on a lot of novels.
Time for some whole-novel reads.
I'm sure our coterie of enlightened commenters will also have contributions on this topic.


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AskLillie needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 58 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
Know someone who is single and has great dating stories? This blog is devoted to the trials, tribulations and laughs that go along with dating! It will also include reviews of dating companies, social venues and other topics of interest to singles. All this blog needs now is YOUR help - a fabulous new logo and website as it spreads through the web!
Still working out the precise name of the website but the central word / concept is DATEctive. The blog is written anonymously and will focus on providing singles with not only amusing dating stories but also reviews - along the lines of mystery shopping - of dating companies and other venues that serve singles. I'd like the DATEctive to be the brand to build other services around. So let's begin with something like "The DATEctive Blog" with DATEctive being the focus and also have suggested fonts and colors associated with it. I'd like those fonts / colors to be relatively mainstream so that I can make changes myself as the brand grows. Immediately I also need business cards and a tote bag (I am going to an industry conference and would like to bring it with)
If you'd like to get a feel for the blog (before it becomes a website with your logo on top!) take a look at http://asklillie.wordpress.com/.
So to sum up, I am asking for:
1. Logo
2. Biz card (details to be provided after logo is chosen)
3. The winner of the contest agrees to make minor adjustments to the proposed logo / card to get it right.
- DATEctive should be the central focus of design
- Fonts and colors for related words for associated titles of the brand like "The DATEctive Blog", etc.
- Crisp, clear and clever
- Should have the feel and energy to reflect the brand - fun, sophisticated, professional
- Logo to be in formats compatible with print and web and things like t-shirts
- I'd like simple, classy, elegant, non-cluttered design - a picture that says a lot but doesn't have a ton of components
- No more than 2-3 colors and look good printed digitally (and in black / white)
- Please consider how the logo(s) will look when they get printed digitally on paper as well as fabric - it might require two versions of the logo - 1) web 2) print on paper and possibly 3) print on fabric
- The winner of the contest agrees to make minor adjustments to the proposed logo / card to get it right.
- Not too feminine (as it is intended to be read by both genders)
- Nothing sleazy or sexually suggestive
- Cluttered or busy design
- Too many colors or super loud colors
- Look blotchy or pixilated when printed
- Looks great on the web but looses the look / feel when printed in black / white or outside the web
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For some dogs, a car ride is one of life's happy experiences–almost as good as a roll in dead squirrel. For others, it's a nerve-wracking experience that leaves them shivering and tense. What makes the difference?
Let's put it this way: If the destination is always the vet's office, he's probably not going to enjoy whatever gets him there. But if the car also takes him to parks, beaches, and on shopping expeditions, well, then, cars rock.
Here are some other suggestions for making a drive fun–and safe–for your dog.
What to pack
- Paper towels, stain and odor remover, and anything else you need to clean up after any accidents
- Plenty of poop bags
- A bowl, water, and some treats
- A safety harness, dog crate, or pet barrier
- Seat covers (an old sheet with plastic bags underneath works in a pinch) if you want to protect your car from stains and hair
Tips for a pleasant trip
The most important pointer is to make driving in a car a pleasant experience, from the moment you start spending time together. Many vets recommend you drive your new pet home, rather than pack him in a crate and fly him there, because it's far less stressful on your dog.
If you're just bringing him home for the first time, ask a friend or family member to come along so he or she can sit next to your puppy or dog, cuddle him, and offer reassurance that he'll survive this first trip.
Within the first days of being home, take him somewhere fun in the car–to a park, or a beach–so he starts associating it immediately with good things. Make sure you make each trip pleasant–don't play the music too loudly, talk to him if he seems nervous, make sure he's comfortablely settled.
Other tips for a smooth ride:
Treat car sickness. If simple motion sickness is the cause, ask your vet about anti-nausea medications. If nervousness at being in the car is the culprit, try having your dog sit in the car without going anywhere, providing plenty of praise and treats; then practice taking short trips that end someplace fun.
Bring your dog's usual food. A sudden switch can upset your dog's stomach–so not what you want when you're stuck in the car together.
Try not to feed your dog right before you leave or when you're on the road. A dog with a full tummy and a car in motion can be a bad combination. Aim for a mealtime three to four hours before you leave, and if you need to feed him on the road, make a pit stop.
Take along a dog bed and toys from home for longer trips. They can comfort your dog when his usual routine is disrupted.
How to avoid an accident
Use a safety harness, barrier, or crate to restrain your dog. If you use a crate, secure it so it doesn't slide around the car.
Some people think this is a bit obsessive, but think about what happens if you brake suddenly or crash. A restraint will:
- Protect your dog, by keeping him from hitting the windshield or flying out of the car
- Protect you and your passengers from being hit by a flying dog
- Prevent the pile-up that could ensue if your dog flies out of the car and on to the road
At the very least, keep dogs out of the front seat, and definitely out of your lap. Not only can they distract you and cause an accident, small pups can be killed by a deployed air bag.
Don't leave your dog in the car alone on cold or hot (or even just warm) days. On an 85-degree day, the temperature inside a car hits 102 degrees within 10 minutes, even with the windows cracked open. Just 15 minutes in a hot car can lead to brain damage. And dogs can, and do, freeze to death when left alone in cars in winter.
Don't let your dog ride in the back of an open truck or hang his head out the window. It's too easy for a dog to jump or fall out of a truck bed. And even sniffing the breeze from an open window can lead to a vet visit if a pebble or something from the road is kicked up into your dog's eye.
Bottom line: Cars are one of the best ways to hit the road with your dog. With a few safety precautions and some advance preparation to prevent car ride anxiety and stomach upset, you'll both be much more likely to enjoy the ride.


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Lisa J. Servon is professor of urban policy and management at the New School. Her forthcoming book, The Unbanking of America, will be published in 2017.
Created in response to the financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned nearly $12 billion to consumers—which may be exactly why it's now under threat.
Why we have one banking system for the well-off and a "Wild West" fringe for everyone else.


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And you thought your coworker was creepy.
An Iowa man lost his IT job after he was caught on video allegedly urinating on the desk chairs of those employees he found prettiest — and now police are mulling whether to charge him criminally.
After several female employees began complaining of suspicious stains on their chairs last month, the West Des Moines office of Farm Bureau Financial Services rigged up security cameras to get to the bottom of the problem, the Des Moines Register reported.
The 59-year-old man, an IT employee at the company, was allegedly caught in the act Saturday on videotape and promptly fired.
Corporate vice president Lauri Strottman told police that as an IT employee, the man had access to the company database, where he would view employee photos, pick out the most attractive employees and then urinate on their chairs, according to the West Des Moines Patch.
Strottman said that when he was confronted and fired, the man admitted to "doing inappropriate things."
Police are now considering second-degree criminal mischief charges against him, according to the Register.
His alleged habit reportedly caused $4,500 worth of damage to the office chairs.


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UK: Comment: "Failed by religious law"
The painful everyday realities of many minority women and children show that there is nothing "moderate" about the way in which such leaders have dictated the social agenda. A glance at their demands will show that most are about the need to retain "purity" of religious identity, through the control of women's minds and bodies. Many promote violent forms of sharia and religious laws both here and abroad. These same leaders have created a climate of intolerance and fear against those who seek to question or dissent from prevailing religious or cultural norms. That is why demands for blasphemy laws, separate schools and personal laws to govern the family affairs of the community are at the forefront of their agenda.
But I am not just talking about extreme examples of control. I refer also to the everyday experiences of abuse and violence to women and children in which religious community leaders are implicated. Over some 30 years, we have never known of women resorting to the civil law for divorce, injunctions and custody of children without first having exhausted internal methods of resolution through community and religious structures. It is only when they are failed at every turn that they seek justice from the wider legal system. Most when listened to, are encouraged to return to abusive families, having first been castigated for being disloyal to their religion and culture. (The experiences of the many Jewish women who have had to endure the Beth Din system also confirms the unequal status accorded to women in these undemocratic community arbitration schemes.)
The idea that civil law should to a greater degree, accommodate cultural and religious difference in family matters is equally vulnerable to challenge. Such accommodation is problematic because in many instances it would necessarily involve shoring up patriarchal and caste power, resulting in the violation of fundamental human rights, especially the right of choice and autonomy for women and girls in particular.
It is true, as Ayesha Khan pointed out earlier this week in the Guardian, that most minority (not just Muslim) women, harbour a strong instinct to fight for their rights. This is precisely why any move to limit their rights by institutionalising discriminatory value systems within the wider legal system will be dangerous. Those who need our help the most are those who are the most powerless to determine their choices. Women approaching religious councils which have no formal legal value in any country (including Muslim countries) are not exercising a right, but merely demonstrating to their communities that they are not defying their norms. Our experience shows that what many eventually want the most, is the right to opt out of those aspects of their religion and culture that they consider oppressive, without fear of repercussions.
If the archbishop wished to do so, he would also avoid framing this debate as if black and minority people can't claim ownership of the human rights principles and norms that now underpin the English legal system. At best, the archbishop is dangerously misguided in his attempt to assert a tolerant liberalism. At worst, he seeks to shape a larger agenda in order to privilege all religionists."
By: Pragna Patel
14 February 2008
Pragna Patel is a founding member of the Southall Black Sisters and Women Against Fundamentalism. She worked as a coordinator and senior caseworker for SBS from 1982. She is currently the chair of SBS. She has written extensively on race, gender and religion.


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In all seriousness, the Marlin is a great rifle, too. I own a Model 60, one of the best rifles ever made.
Brownings are nice, but in terms of quality AND accuarcy AND ruggedness, it's hard to beat the Marlin.
You can't beat a big bullet going slow for getting the job done without messing up a lot of meat.
Those +P loads were pushing that bullet at 1300 fps. There was some bruising around the entry/exit holes, but not too bad. The lungs and liver were torn up pretty bad though.
Sounds like you need a bigger and faster dog. Catch'em with the dog, cut their throat, and save the ammo.


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The $77 million, 10,545-member SIR Federal Credit Union in Negaunee, Mich., will merge with the $463 million, 40,016-member Honor Credit Union in Saint Joseph, Mich., according to an Honor CU statement.
Pending approvals from state and federal regulators as well as the SIR FCU membership, the merger is scheduled for completion in April 2014, Honor CU said.
Both credit unions are financially sound. SIR FCU posted a net worth of 9.16% while Honor CU recorded a net worth of 10.49% as of June 30, according to NCUA financial performance reports.
Loan income at Honor CU grew from $9.6 million in 2008 to $14.5 million in 2012, while loan income at SIR FCU posted a slight decline from $3.2 million in 2008 to $2.8 million in 2012, according to NCUA financial performance reports. Both credit unions recorded strong increases in fee and investment income.
Chartered in 1948, SIR FCU has about 37 employees and operates three branches in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
"The membership will have more products/services to choose from and the cost of complying with the new federal regulations won't take away from our bottom line," SIR FCU said in a statement to its members.
SIR FCU also said it plans to submit an application to become a state-chartered credit union.
Honor CU, chartered in 1934, has about 160 employees and operates 12 branches in western Michigan.
Post merger, SIR FCU's branches will continue to operate and the cooperative's employees will be retained, said Kaylee Williams, Honor CU's public relations coordinator.
Ronald Lauren, president/CEO of SIR FCU, will become the northern division president for Honor CU after the merger is completed, Williams said.