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DUDLEY � Ken Doane is only 27 years old and already has checked plenty of things off his bucket list.
The Bay Path Regional graduate has accomplished his dream of wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment. He has wrestled all over the world and also has been in commercials, been one of the final five participants on the reality television show "Seducing Cindy," and is a published author.
The latest stop on his unique career path is Nichols College, where Doane is a sophomore tight end/defensive end on the football team.
"When I was younger, I always wanted to go to college," Doane said. "Once I got released from WWE because of my knee injury, I moved back to this area. I saw Nichols had an open house, and I wanted to check it out."
Doane decided to pursue a degree in sports management and called football coach Kevin Loney to see if he also could try out for the football team. Doane still wrestles as much as he can on weekends, but wanted to try playing football for the Bison � even though he hadn't played since helping coach Al Dhembe and the Minutemen to an overtime win over Putnam Voke of Springfield in the Division 3A Super Bowl in 2001.
Loney gave him a shot and surprisingly Doane made the transition well. So, for the past two seasons, Doane has tabled body slams and pile drivers in the fall in favor of swim moves and slant routes.
"With wrestling, I was always doing sprints and hill runs and random things that I learned from Dhembe," said Doane, who said he puts off his wrestling bookings until after the football season.
"I knew I had to keep my stamina with wrestling, so the change wasn't that bad. It was a big difference because with wrestling, you want to protect the other guy, but now in football you want to put him on his back."
The 6-foot-3, 238-pound Doane played nine games at defensive end last year for the Bison, making 16 tackles (11 solo) and recovering a fumble. He said his age and world experience have helped him become somewhat of a role model in the Nichols locker room.
"I can see what kids are kind of going south and help them out," Doane said. "Coming back to college at this age, I take it more seriously. If I came to college when I was 18 or 19, I'm not sure I would have done that well. So when I see these 18- or 19-year-old kids going crazy, I know how to help them."
Doane's newest passion is his book, "Billy's Bully," which he wrote after hearing a story in 2009 about a child that committed suicide after being bullied.
"It really affected me," Doane said. "To think that someone took their own life because of that, they must have been really low. That's just horrible that it happened. It really bothered me, and I could only imagine how much it affected people that knew that child."
Doane wanted to help people in similar situations, and said he always had a passion for writing that dates back to his creative writing classes at Bay Path, so the book came naturally for him. "Billy's Bully" is illustrated by Jay Boucher.
Doane has spent the past few months appearing at schools, summer camps and Boys & Girls Clubs promoting the book and trying to help children.
Doane also arranged to have a book signing and kid-friendly event at Nichols from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 21, where he also will help give campus tours and promote the school.
"It's been more rewarding for me," Doane said. "I can wrestle in Madison Square Garden, and everyone would cheer, but the next day, they don't care. Now I can talk to little kids, and they look up to you, and they get your message."
It doesn't seem to matter if the obstacle is bullies, wrestling, writing or football. Whatever the obstacle that Doane finds himself up against, it gets overcome. After life experiences like appearing in front of more than 17,000 people as part of WrestleMania 22, suddenly the impossible doesn't seem so hard.
"You need to make the odds in your favor," Doane said. "So now my thing is going to school and getting my degree and stressing the importance of getting a higher education. I always compare it to wrestling because when I started out, I was 13, and only a few people knew what I was doing. Now I have fans in Japan and England, and I can take something small and grow it.
"This is something that has a purpose and can make a difference in the lives of people."
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- 1 What functions are and how are they described
- 2 Classical understanding of functions
- 3 Notation
- 4 Modern understanding of functions
- 5 Remarks
- 6 The vertical line test
- 7 Important functions
- 8 Example functions
- 9 Manipulating functions
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What functions are and how are they described[edit]
Note: This is an attempt at a rewrite of "Classical understanding of functions". If others approve, consider deleting that section.
Whenever one quantity uniquely determines the value of another quantity, we have a function.
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ie X uniquely determines Y but Y is not uniquely determined by X
Let set X consists of x's and set Y consists of y's
two x's can have same y ie one y can be determined by two x's
but one x cannot have two y's
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You can think of a function as a kind of machine. You feed the machine raw materials, and the machine changes the raw materials into a finished product.
A function in everyday life
Think about dropping a ball from a bridge. At each moment in time, the ball is a height above the ground. The height of the ball is a function of time. It was the job of physicists to come up with a formula for this function. This type of function is called real-valued since the "finished product" is a number (or, more specifically, a real number).
A function in everyday life (Preview of Multivariable Calculus)
Think about a wind storm. At different places, the wind can be blowing in different directions with different intensities. The direction and intensity of the wind can be thought of as a function of position. This is a function of two real variables (a location is described by two values - an and a ) which results in a vector (which is something that can be used to hold a direction and an intensity). These functions are studied in multivariable calculus (which is usually studied after a one year college level calculus course). This a vector-valued function of two real variables.
We will be looking at real-valued functions until studying multivariable calculus. Think of a real-valued function as an input-output machine; you give the function an input, and it gives you an output which is a number (more specifically, a real number). For example, the squaring function takes the input 4 and gives the output value 16. The same squaring function takes the input -1 and gives the output value 1.
There are many ways which people describe functions. In the examples above, a verbal descriptions is given (the height of the ball above the earth as a function of time). Here is a list of ways to describe functions. The top three listed approaches to describing functions are the most popular and you could skip the rest if you like.
- A function is given a name (such as ) and a formula for the function is also given. For example, describes a function. We refer to the input as the argument of the function (or the independent variable), and to the output as the value of the function at the given argument.
- A function is described using an equation and two variables. One variable is for the input of the function and one is for the output of the function. The variable for the input is called the independent variable. The variable for the output is called the dependent variable. For example, describes a function. The dependent variable appears by itself on the left hand side of equal sign.
- A verbal description of the function.
When a function is given a name (like in number 1 above), the name of the function is usually a single letter of the alphabet (such as or ). Some functions whose names are multiple letters (like the sine function .
Plugging a value into a function
If we write , then we know that
How would we know the value of the function at 3? We would have the following three thoughts:
and we would write
The value of at 3 is 11.
Note that means the value of the dependent variable when takes on the value of 3. So we see that the number 11 is the output of the function when we give the number 3 as the input. People often summarize the work above by writing "the value of at three is eleven", or simply " of three equals eleven".
Classical understanding of functions[edit]
To provide the classical understanding of functions, think of a function as a kind of machine. You feed the machine raw materials, and the machine changes the raw materials into a finished product based on a specific set of instructions. The kinds of functions we consider here, for the most part, take in a real number, change it in a formulaic way, and give out a real number (possibly the same as the one it took in). Think of this as an input-output machine; you give the function an input, and it gives you an output. For example, the squaring function takes the input 4 and gives the output value 16. The same squaring function takes the input and gives the output value 1.
A function is usually written as , , or something similar - although it doesn't have to be. A function is always defined as "of a variable" which tells us what to replace in the formula for the function.
For example, tells us:
- The function is a function of .
- To evaluate the function at a certain number, replace the with that number.
- Replacing with that number in the right side of the function will produce the function's output for that certain input.
- In English, the definition of is interpreted, "Given a number, will return two more than the triple of that number."
Thus, if we want to know the value (or output) of the function at 3:
- We evaluate the function at .
- The value of at 3 is 11.
See? It's easy!
Note that means the value of the dependent variable when takes on the value of 3. So we see that the number 11 is the output of the function when we give the number 3 as the input. We refer to the input as the argument of the function (or the independent variable), and to the output as the value of the function at the given argument (or the dependent variable). A good way to think of it is the dependent variable 'depends' on the value of the independent variable . This is read as "the value of at three is eleven", or simply " of three equals eleven".
Functions are used so much that there is a special notation for them. The notation is somewhat ambiguous, so familiarity with it is important in order to understand the intention of an equation or formula.
Though there are no strict rules for naming a function, it is standard practice to use the letters , , and to denote functions, and the variable to denote an independent variable. is used for both dependent and independent variables.
When discussing or working with a function , it's important to know not only the function, but also its independent variable . Thus, when referring to a function , you usually do not write , but instead . The function is now referred to as " of ". The name of the function is adjacent to the independent variable (in parentheses). This is useful for indicating the value of the function at a particular value of the independent variable. For instance, if
- ,
and if we want to use the value of for equal to , then we would substitute 2 for on both sides of the definition above and write
This notation is more informative than leaving off the independent variable and writing simply '' , but can be ambiguous since the parentheses can be misinterpreted as multiplication.
Modern understanding of functions[edit]
The formal definition of a function states that a function is actually a rule that associates elements of one set called the domain of the function, with the elements of another set called the range of the function. For each value we select from the domain of the function, there exists exactly one corresponding element in the range of the function. The definition of the function tells us which element in the range corresponds to the element we picked from the domain. Classically, the element picked from the domain is pictured as something that is fed into the function and the corresponding element in the range is pictured as the output. Since we "pick" the element in the domain whose corresponding element in the range we want to find, we have control over what element we pick and hence this element is also known as the "independent variable". The element mapped in the range is beyond our control and is "mapped to" by the function. This element is hence also known as the "dependent variable", for it depends on which independent variable we pick. Since the elementary idea of functions is better understood from the classical viewpoint, we shall use it hereafter. However, it is still important to remember the correct definition of functions at all times.
To make it simple, for the function , all of the possible values constitute the domain, and all of the values ( on the x-y plane) constitute the range.
The following arise as a direct consequence of the definition of functions:
- By definition, for each "input" a function returns only one "output", corresponding to that input. While the same output may correspond to more than one input, one input cannot correspond to more than one output. This is expressed graphically as the vertical line test: a line drawn parallel to the axis of the dependent variable (normally vertical) will intersect the graph of a function only once. However, a line drawn parallel to the axis of the independent variable (normally horizontal) may intersect the graph of a function as many times as it likes. Equivalently, this has an algebraic (or formula-based) interpretation. We can always say if , then , but if we only know that then we can't be sure that .
- Each function has a set of values, the function's domain, which it can accept as input. Perhaps this set is all positive real numbers; perhaps it is the set {pork, mutton, beef}. This set must be implicitly/explicitly defined in the definition of the function. You cannot feed the function an element that isn't in the domain, as the function is not defined for that input element.
- Each function has a set of values, the function's range, which it can output. This may be the set of real numbers. It may be the set of positive integers or even the set {0,1}. This set, too, must be implicitly/explicitly defined in the definition of the function.
The vertical line test[edit]
The vertical line test, mentioned in the preceding paragraph, is a systematic test to find out if an equation involving and can serve as a function (with the independent variable and the dependent variable). Simply graph the equation and draw a vertical line through each point of the -axis. If any vertical line ever touches the graph at more than one point, then the equation is not a function; if the line always touches at most one point of the graph, then the equation is a function.
(There are a lot of useful curves, like circles, that aren't functions (see picture). Some people call these graphs with multiple intercepts, like our circle, "multi-valued functions"; they would refer to our "functions" as "single-valued functions".)
Important functions[edit]
|Constant function
It disregards the input and always outputs the constant , and is a polynomial of the zeroth degree where . Its graph is a horizontal line.
|Linear function
Takes an input, multiplies by and adds . It is a polynomial of the first degree. Its graph is a line (slanted, except ).
|Identity function
Takes an input and outputs it unchanged. A polynomial of the first degree, . Special case of a linear function.
|Quadratic function
A polynomial of the second degree. Its graph is a parabola, unless . (Don't worry if you don't know what this is.)
|Polynomial function
The number is called the degree.
|Signum function
Example functions[edit]
Some more simple examples of functions have been listed below.
It is possible to replace the independent variable with any mathematical expression, not just a number. For instance, if the independent variable is itself a function of another variable, then it could be replaced with that function. This is called composition, and is discussed later.
Manipulating functions[edit]
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of functions[edit]
For two real-valued functions, we can add the functions, multiply the functions, raised to a power, etc.
Example: Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing functions which do not have a name
If we add the functions and , we obtain .
If we subtract from , we obtain . We can also write this as .
If we multiply the function and the function , we obtain . We can also write this as .
If we divide the function by the function , we obtain .
If a math problem wants you to add two functions and , there are two ways that the problem will likely be worded:
- If you are told that , that , that and asked about , then you are being asked to add two functions. Your answer would be .
- If you are told that , that and you are asked about , then you are being asked to add two functions. The addition of and is called . Your answer would be .
Similar statements can be made for subtraction, multiplication and division.
Example: Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing functions which do have a name
Let and: . Let's add, subtract, multiply and divide.
Composition of functions[edit]
We begin with a fun (and not too complicated) application of composition of functions before we talk about what composition of functions is.
Example: Dropping a ball
If we drop a ball from a bridge which is 20 meters above the ground, then the height of our ball above the earth is a function of time. The physicists tell us that if we measure time in seconds and distance in meters, then the formula for height in terms of time is . Suppose we are tracking the ball with a camera and always want the ball to be in the center of our picture. Suppose we have The angle will depend upon the height of the ball above the ground and the height above the ground depends upon time. So the angle will depend upon time. This can be written as . We replace with what it is equal to. This is the essence of composition.
Composition of functions is another way to combine functions which is different from addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.
The value of a function depends upon the value of another variable ; however, that variable could be equal to another function , so its value depends on the value of a third variable. If this is the case, then the first variable is a function of the third variable; this function () is called the composition of the other two functions ( and ).
Example: Composing two functions
Let and: . The composition of with is read as either "f composed with g" or "f of g of x."
Sometimes a math problem asks you compute when they want you to compute ,
Here, is the composition of and and we write . Note that composition is not commutative:
Composition of functions is very common, mainly because functions themselves are common. For instance, squaring and sine are both functions:
Thus, the expression is a composition of functions:
(Note that this is not the same as .) Since the function sine equals if ,
- .
Since the function square equals if ,
- .
Transformations are a type of function manipulation that are very common. They consist of multiplying, dividing, adding or subtracting constants to either the input or the output. Multiplying by a constant is called dilation and adding a constant is called translation. Here are a few examples:
- Dilation
- Translation
- Dilation
- Translation
Translations and dilations can be either horizontal or vertical. Examples of both vertical and horizontal translations can be seen at right. The red graphs represent functions in their 'original' state, the solid blue graphs have been translated (shifted) horizontally, and the dashed graphs have been translated vertically.
Dilations are demonstrated in a similar fashion. The function
has had its input doubled. One way to think about this is that now any change in the input will be doubled. If I add one to , I add two to the input of , so it will now change twice as quickly. Thus, this is a horizontal dilation by because the distance to the -axis has been halved. A vertical dilation, such as
is slightly more straightforward. In this case, you double the output of the function. The output represents the distance from the -axis, so in effect, you have made the graph of the function 'taller'. Here are a few basic examples where is any positive constant:
|Original graph
|Rotation about origin
|Horizontal translation by units left
|Horizontal translation by units right
|Horizontal dilation by a factor of
|Vertical dilation by a factor of
|Vertical translation by units down
|Vertical translation by units up
|Reflection about -axis
|Reflection about -axis
Domain and Range[edit]
The domain of a function is the set of all points over which it is defined. More simply, it represents the set of x-values which the function can accept as input. For instance, if
then is only defined for values of between and , because the square root function is not defined (in real numbers) for negative values. Thus, the domain, in interval notation, is . In other words,
- .
The range of a function is the set of all values which it attains (i.e. the y-values). For instance, if:
then can only equal values in the interval from to . Thus, the range of is .
One-to-one Functions[edit]
A function is one-to-one (or less commonly injective) if, for every value of , there is only one value of that corresponds to that value of . For instance, the function is not one-to-one, because both and result in . However, the function is one-to-one, because, for every possible value of , there is exactly one corresponding value of . Other examples of one-to-one functions are , where . Note that if you have a one-to-one function and translate or dilate it, it remains one-to-one. (Of course you can't multiply or by a zero factor).
Horizontal Line Test[edit]
If you know what the graph of a function looks like, it is easy to determine whether or not the function is one-to-one. If every horizontal line intersects the graph in at most one point, then the function is one-to-one. This is known as the Horizontal Line Test.
Algebraic 1-1 Test[edit]
You can also show one-to-oneness algebraically by assuming that two inputs give the same output and then showing that the two inputs must have been equal. For example,
Is a 1:1 function?
Therefore by the algebraic 1:1 test, the function is 1:1.
You can show that a function is not one-to-one by finding two distinct inputs that give the same output. For example, is not one-to-one because but .
Inverse functions[edit]
We call the inverse function of if, for all :
A function has an inverse function if and only if is one-to-one. For example, the inverse of is . The function has no inverse.
The inverse function of is denoted as . Thus, is defined as the function that follows this rule
To determine when given a function , substitute for and substitute for . Then solve for , provided that it is also a function.
Example: Given , find .
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Despite all the heated exchanges over UK Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to renegotiate Britain's membership of the EU, whether the UK stays in or leaves the EU may not be critical for the City. Far more important, says Tim Ambler, is the need to create a single global market for financial services. In such a global market, the potential for such a leading-edge financial services provider as London is unlimited.
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Larry Kudlow, who describes himself as "an old Ronald Reagan guy" focuses on the real message in president Donald Trump´s inauguration speech:
As an old Ronald Reagan guy, I have learned through the years that optimism equals true leadership. And yes, true leadership cannot be achieved without optimism.
He then added: "The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action. Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again." --
Trump and Reagan are very different people. And Trump's governing style will be nothing like Reagan's. But the underlying principle of optimism is the same.
"Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger," he said. How quintessentially American is that? Can we return to being the proverbial City Upon a Hill? Yes, we can.
For these reasons I believe President Trump has the potential to be a transformational figure. And he is moving fast. His actions and energy in just the first couple of days have been remarkable.
Everywhere he repeats the theme of economic growth with lower taxes and fewer burdensome regulations. The war on business is over. We will reward success, not punish it.
He talks bilateral trade deals that can be enforced. He is freezing federal hiring, proposing to cut government spending $10.5 trillion over 10 years, doing away with Obamacare mandates, getting the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines in place, welcoming a constant flow of visitors from businesses and unions and taking calls from foreign heads of state.
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Members and supporters of the Taiwan National Party (TNP) have called for more street protests and civil disobedience against the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government, as they gathered for an assembly meeting in Taipei on Saturday.
TNP leaders and advisers outlined a number of working plans and goals to accomplish in the coming years, including the formation of a "Taiwan National Congress," which they said would be "true representatives of the people," and setting up a "Taiwan Protection Squad" to maintain civil laws and order.
A new set of advisers, along with an executive committee and evaluation committee, were also elected.
At the conclusion of the assembly, Tsai Chin-lung (蔡金龍), a legal expert, was chosen as party chairman, taking over the post from interim TNP chairman Kao Chin-lang (高金郎), an independence activist and former political prisoner during the White Terror era.
Formed in 2011 by veterans of the Taiwanese nationalist movement, TNP is a small party that belongs to the "deep-green" end of the political spectrum.
The party's first chairman was Huang Hua (黃華), who served four jail terms for a total of 23 years for his involvement in the independence movement during the Martial Law era.
Despite being a small party, the new TNP leaders said they would break the current lock the DPP has on the "deep-green" voters and would field candidates in the "seven-in-one" elections next year.
Ted Lau (劉重義), TNP's chief adviser and a native of Greater Tainan, presented the party platform assessment and strategy during the assembly.
Lau, a doctorate in mathematics from Ohio State University who taught at George Mason University in Washington, called for TNP supporters and affiliated activist groups to organize more civil disobedience and street protests.
"The time is ripe for an Arab Spring-style 'Jasmine Revolution' in this country," he said. "Taiwanese are fed up with the incompetence of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and the corruption of KMT. The government has badly handled the economy, as business elites conspire together with bureaucrats to steal from the poor to line their own pockets."
Lau said that public levels of dissatisfaction and anger had kept rising, leading to several large-scale protests in recent months that saw the joining of forces through social media of students, young people, the middle class, farmers and labor groups to form a movement of massive civil disobedience.
The mathematics professor called this the "Taiwan Nationalist Movement 2.0" for the Internet era, as the previous "Taiwan Nationalist Movement 1.0" of the past two decades had failed.
The 1.0 version failed due to the DPP going astray by abandoning its founding principles, abdicating the goal of Taiwanese independence and betraying its supporters by recognizing the political structure of the Republic of China as the legitimate government of the Taiwanese people, Lau said.
He called on the TNP and affiliated groups to organize even larger demonstrations, to continue the "occupy government buildings" movement led by the Taiwan Rural Front and other organizations, which culminated with a mass sit-in on the grounds of the Ministry of the Interior on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19.
"We should aim for a turnout of at least 20,000 people. If we can get this number of people to join in and keep up civil disobedience for one week, or two weeks, then we can paralyze this government. It will be a 'people's revolution,' a popular uprising to overthrow the KMT government, then we can establish a new nation that can be true representatives of the wishes and aspirations of the Taiwanese people," Lau said.


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Among Kenneth MacMillan's successes when he was director of the ballet at Berlin's Deutsche Oper was the one-act Anastasia. Its protagonist was Anna Anderson, diagnosed as schizophrenic, who had tried to persuade those who would listen that she was in reality the Grand Duchess Anastasia, only survivor of the massacre of the Russian Imperial family.
When MacMillan returned to London as director of the Royal Ballet, he decided to make her story the subject of a full-length work. The Berlin Anastasia became the third act of the new ballet premiered at Covent Garden in July 1971. It was not a ballet merely but a manifesto. MacMillan believed that ballet's future was assured only, if like the other theatre arts, it could speak to its times. In both its style and content Anastasia was a determined engagement with modernity.
Anastasia was also a fascinating exploration of the psychology of identity. For this new work, MacMillan reached back in time to Anastasia's youth and to the final days of the Romanoff dynasty. The ballet already staged in Berlin became the final act of the work performed at Covent Garden. In the new Acts I and II Anastasia is a real historical figure. Act III is shot through with ambiguity and leaves unresolved the question of whether Anna Anderson was who she claimed. The new ballet is a creation in reverse; an exercise, if Anna is indeed Anastasia, in retrieving memory.
The first act is a childhood idyll: the teenage Anastasia is on a summer picnic in 1914 with the Tsar and his family. A group of naval cadets are there to liven up the afternoon. Lynn Seymour, who created the role of Anastasia, decided that she could best portray her character's precocity by making her entrance on roller skates, wearing a sailor suit. The picnic ends with the arrival of a messenger. He brings news of the outbreak of war. The cadets assemble and prepare for action.
The second act is set in 1917 against the unrest which grips St Petersburg. At the Imperial Palace there is a coming out party for Anastasia, now 16. Among the entertainments is a virtuoso pas de deux by two dancers from the Mariinsky. The ballerina, the Tsar's ex-mistress is Mathilde Kchessinska (danced in the 1971 production by Antoinette Sibley, partnered by Anthony Dowell). The celebrations are interrupted by armed revolutionaries and the Tsar and his family are marched away.
In the final act, essentially the one-act Anastasia performed in Berlin in 1967, Anna Anderson (Anna, but now with cropped hair and ravaged face) recreates a confused and half-remembered past; whether this is memory or fantasy MacMillan leaves to the audience's judgement (only in the mid 1990s did DNA tests finally determine that Anderson was not the Tsar's daughter). Projected film shows close-ups of a young girl at the Tsar's side and Anderson rushes towards the screened image. Characters from the first two acts reappear, but in different guises; this, MacMillan told Clement Crisp, was intended to underscore Anna's confused memories of past and present. At the ballet's end, Anna is possessed of iron certainty; she is indeed Anastasia and claims the tribute that is hers by right. Anastasia's problem of identity was not, MacMillan explained, one for herself. "Always, throughout all the mental and physical confusion, she knows she is the Grand Duchess. Her tragedy is in convincing the rest of the world."
The Martinu score for Act III was apt to MacMillan's scenario. When he wrote it, Martinu was recovering from a head injury and a serious loss of memory. For the new acts, MacMillan settled on two Tchaikovsky symphonies, intended to evoke the sound world of the events to be depicted. Tchaikovsky's scores are roughly contemporary with the events depicted, while Martinu's symphony underscores the ambiguous existence of Anna, the would-be Anastasia, after she recovers consciousness in a Berlin mental hospital.
To its advocates Anastasia was daring in its imaginative reach. "I acclaim the choreographer as dramatist, story-teller and poet", wrote Richard Buckle in his Sunday Times column. He praised it as "an epic, golden endeavour". For Andrew Porter of The Financial Times, Anastasia had "the intellectual layers and emotional depth of a considerable work of art."
But there was vehement dissent from two critics in particular. John Percival of The Times thought Anastasia was "tastelessly Ruritarian in concept .... which hardly augurs well for the future". "The real sorrow", complained Clive Barnes in The New York Times "is that its inclusion in the New York repertory has meant the exclusion of works – such as Ashton's La Fille Mal Gardée or Ondine – that are basic to New York's view of the Royal Ballet."
Back in London most critics, even if they thought Anastasia flawed, were also prepared, like Alexander Bland of The Observer to concede its merits. "MacMillan has brought off several major feats. He has provided an evening packed with classical dancing which is always distinguished in that quiet way which rewards repeated viewings: he has created a bunch of roles which show off the company to great advantage."
For critics of MacMillan's directorship, in particular Percival and Barnes, Anastasia became emblematic of their distaste for his artistic choices. However, Arlene Croce of The New Yorker praised MacMillan for the scale of his ambition. "In Anastasia he produced a personal fantasy about a global cataclysm entirely from nothing. I don't think he was being pretentious, and the insults that were showered on him for missing the mark themselves missed the mark." And for MacMillan's advocates, such as Clement Crisp of The Financial Times, Anastasia was eloquent evidence of "how the big ballet can speak of this century's history in this century's terms."
First performance: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 22 July 1971
Company: The Royal Ballet
Cast: Lynn Seymour, Svetlana Beriosova, Antoinette Sibley, Derek Rencher, Anthony Dowell, Gerd Larsen,Vergie Derman, Jennifer Penney, Lesley Collier, Marilyn Trounson, David Wall, Michael Coleman, Adrian Grater
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphonies Nos. 1 (Winter Dreams) and 3: Bohuslav Martinu, Fantaisies Symphoniques (Symphony No. 6): Electronic score, Fritz Winckel and Rüdiger Rüfer
Design: Barry Kay
Benesh notation score: Monica Parker (1971). Working score for Acts I and II. For Act III see Anastasia (1967)


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From Wikipedia: Set in the modern age, the story is about Miharu Rokujou, who just wanted to live a normal life and inherit an Okonomiyaki restaurant. At the moment, his biggest problem was the constant pestering from Kouichi Aizawa and Durandal Thobari Kumohira, who started a Nindō (忍道?, lit. "Way of the Ninja") Club. Miharu wanted nothing to do with "ninjas" and turns them down every time. But soon, he is attacked by an actual group of ninjas and is protected by Kouichi and Kumohira. There, Miharu learns of the hidden ninja world Nabari, the roles of his classmate and teacher in that world, and of the secret art Shinra Banshou (森羅万象 Shinrabanshō?, lit. "all things in nature") within him. The secret art, containing all the world's knowledge, is sorely coveted in Nabari. And because of that, Miharu cannot return to his normal life. He must become the "Ruler of Nabari" to survive. From Baka-Updates: Rokujou Miharu was a seemly reluctant junior high student living in his own world. However, within him, lurked the ultimate power of Nabari, "Omnipotent". To possess such supreme weapon, the Wolf Pack of Iga swore to bring Miharu back to Iga village. On the other hand, Miharu's English teacher, Kumohira sensei, and classmate, Kouichi, were the Banten ninjas whose mission was to protect Miharu. A war waged over the ownership of "Omnipotent" thus started. To survive, Miharu must enter the hidden world Nabari, to become the king.
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CHICAGO — A years-long bitter legal battle between NBA star Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife is heating up again.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Siohvaughn Funches-Wade filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Wade is violating the terms of an agreement that requires his endorsement deals be fully deposited into a joint account they both control.
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Tatsuya Egawa was born in Nagoya, Japan. He was a junior high math teacher before he started working as a mangaka in 1984. His first published work was 'Be Free!' in the Kodansha magazine Comic Morning. In the USA, he is best known for his romantic comedy manga 'Golden Boy' that ran in Super Jump between 1992 and 1997. Other famous serials by Egawa include the kids manga 'Magical Taruruuto-kun' (1988-92), 'Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari' ('Tokyo University Story'), 'One-Zero-Nine', 'Dea Man', 'Happy Boy' and 'Take-chan and Papa'.
'Magical Taruruuto-kun' and 'Golden Boy' have both been animated, while 'Tokyo University Story' was adapted into a live action TV drama. In 2002, Kadokawa Shoten published 'Eropop', a retrospective of his career. Egawa's work in characterized by its exaggerated facial expressions and the cinematic storytelling. Egawa has also directed live-action pornographic films.
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This site is dedicated to providing consumer information to answer those very questions. Along the way, we'll highlight some of the seemingly deceptive and misleading advertising practices used by faux local florists to confuse, misdirect and plain-old fool the gift-giving public. We'll also provide resources to help you find real local florists.
It's tactics used by deceptive floral wire service affiliates, the ones that generate the letters we receive from defrauded and deceived consumers, that prompted us to create this site. A quote from one recent letter sums it up:
"What should have been a simple, sincere gesture of sending flowers was cheapened by the actions of this (order gatherer) company. Despicable."
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Informed shoppers know that 'cutting out the middle man' and ordering direct from a local real florist saves them time and money and allows them to get a more accurate idea of what will be delivered. How does some company in India pretending to be in New York have any idea what the local US or Canadian florist has in inventory? Well, they don't...which is why buyers must agree to accept this disclaimer before they'll accept your order:
You're basically asked to agree that if you don't get what you see, it's not really their problem. It's yours.
The sad fact is that some of the well-known floral wire services give one set of rules to real flower shop members and virtually ignore many of those rules when it comes to some large-volume broker agents, 'internet only', 'online only' and 'virtual' florists.
Some believe that the once vaunted integrity of the florist networks has now degraded into a fight to the bottom of the (flower) bucket. Instead of suspending memberships of companies that use false claims, deceptive location information, and misleading prices, these wire services often fight with each other to offer higher and higher rewards (in the form of rebates and other incentives) to some of the most egregious weeds on the web and in your local Yellow Pages.
That's right. There's a bounty on the head of each consumer that florist wire service brokers can route through themselves and the wire services before finally redirecting your order to the real florists who will actually make and deliver that special bouquet. And the side trip can cost you as much as an extra $25.00.
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Gov. Rick Scott needs Democrats to pass business tax cut
TALLAHASSEE For the first time in his brief and turbulent political career, Gov. Rick Scott needs a little help from Florida's Democrats to turn one of his wishes into law.
Scott's top legislative priority this year — a $141 million tax cut for manufacturers — comes with an asterisk: It has to garner 'Yes' votes from two-thirds of the Legislature to pass.
That means Democrats — whose gains in November breached the Republican supermajorities in Tallahassee — suddenly find themselves in an unfamiliar power position as they try to defeat Scott in 2014.
"I doubt that'll be able to get a supermajority," said Rep. Perry Thurston, a Plantation Democrat and minority leader in the Florida House. "It's just another [business] incentive. We don't know if it works."
The bill seeks to eliminate sales taxes on all manufacturing equipment and machinery.
Scott has already put considerable political capital behind the tax cut, stating on numerous occasions that this was his top priority for 2013, along with a $1.2 billion boost in education funding.
"We need to build up manufacturing jobs in the great state of Florida," he said in unveiling a $74.2 billion budget plan last month. Scott said the tax cut would create jobs and increase exports.
A failure on the measure would be politically embarrassing for Scott, who has staked his governorship on job creation and CEO-like efficacy.
It's not clear if the entire Democratic caucus agrees with Thurston in opposing the tax break, which faces a higher vote threshold because it would hit local governments. Many Democrats have voted in favor of Scott's tax cuts for businesses in the past. But as 2014 nears and Scott's poll numbers sag, the party has begun to take a more aggressive stance against such cuts. Democrats recently slammed Scott for supporting "tax giveaways to special interest cronies."
If Democrats decide to take a united stand against the manufacturing tax cut, it could be the first time the minority party leverages its strengthened numbers to torpedo a Scott-backed initiative. The party has been mostly marginalized for the last two years, as Scott and a Republican supermajority pushed through conservative legislation.
"Politics always come into play," said Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel-Vasilinda, D-Tallahassee, acknowledging her party's newfound power to buck Scott's tax cut. "There's the political piece as well. And yes, that political piece will be in play. As it should be."
Rehwinkel-Vasilinda, the top Democrat on the Finance and Tax committee, said she has not decided how she will vote on the measure. She said the bill's supporters would have to convince her that it would create jobs and not overburden local governments, who stand to lose tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue. Rep. Mark Pafford, D-West Palm Beach, called the proposal "ridiculous" and "trickle-down, voodoo economics."
Scott's team said the governor fully expects to get bipartisan support for the measure.
"Gov. Scott is confident that those who support job creation will support this," said Jackie Schutz, a spokesperson for the governor. "This is about job creation. It's about bringing more manufacturers to Florida."
Manufacturers already enjoy a tax break for their equipment, but they must first show that the new machinery boosted productivity by at least 5 percent.
It's not clear how effective Scott's proposal to scrap the productivity requirement would be.
In 2010, the Legislature and former Gov. Charlie Crist earmarked $43 million for a similar program. It allowed manufacturers to benefit from a tax break even if their new equipment did not boost productivity. During the two-year program, only 35 companies took advantage of the deal and only $505,000 of the $43 million was spent. There are more than 17,000 manufacturing companies in Florida.
The Florida Manufacturers Association said the 2010 program took place during the recession and was riddled with red tape, turning off potential participants.
"The new proposal would just be an elimination [of taxes] without extensive paperwork burdens," said Nancy Stephens, director of FMA.
While current law requires manufacturers to get an official tax exemption document from the Department of Revenue, Scott's proposal would allow them to simply sign a document stating they are eligible for the tax exemption.
A group of government economists met last week to discuss the proposal, and brought up a number of concerns. For example, out-of-state companies would be able to take advantage of a loophole in the law to buy tax-free machinery in Florida, without creating jobs here.
Also, fraudsters could easily take advantage of the law, declaring themselves eligible for a tax break with a simple signature and no additional verification. Because of Florida's statute of limitations, it could be difficult to prosecute them if the fraud is eventually discovered, officials said.
The tax break also could cost more than the $141 million Scott originally claimed. According to estimates discussed Friday by state economists, the proposal could potentially reduce tax revenues by more than $200 million per year.
Much of that impact would fall on local governments. The bill has to garner a two-thirds majority vote because Florida's Constitution discourages Tallahassee lawmakers from passing on unfunded mandates to local governments.
State Sen. Chris Smith, a Fort Lauderdale Democrat and minority leader in the Senate, said his caucus would be skeptical of any plan that hit local government revenues too hard.
There are 14 Democrats in the 40-member Senate, meaning Scott needs at least two of them to get the necessary 27 votes to pass his bill. In the 120-member House, where there are 44 Democrats and 76 Republicans, Scott needs 80 votes to pass his measure.The governor may also need every Republican vote, which can be difficult in the Senate where lawmakers are typically more independent. Lawmakers also could turn their votes into bargaining chips, looking to force Scott's hand on other issues.
Smith said voters might not want the Legislature to pass more business tax cuts. He pointed out that Floridians rejected Scott's plan to put a new business tax cut in the state's Constitution last November.
"I think voters are starting to feel that impact as they see that their parks are closing earlier, they're getting less police officers and firefighters," he said. "People are starting to draw the connection between all of these tax cuts and the lack of services."


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Priebus sees post-'autopsy' progress
Last March, a Republican National Committee task force issued a scathing 100-page autopsy on what went wrong for the party in 2012, saying voters see the GOP as a "scary" group of "stuffy old men" who are "out of touch" with an increasingly diverse country. It called on the party to broaden its appeal by doing everything from backing immigration reform to beefing up its digital operations to reining in its drawn-out presidential primary process.
A year later, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says he's made major progress on implementing the report's recommendations. But, as Republicans grow increasingly hopeful they can take back the Senate in this year's midterms, Priebus cautions that the GOP still isn't in the shape it should be if it wants to win the White House in 2016 — a national race that will bring out a more youthful, racially diverse electorate.
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"We have 'the tale of two parties' that we're contending with," Priebus told POLITICO in a 40-minute interview in his Capitol Hill office. "We've got a midterm party that can't lose, and we've got a presidential party that's having a hard time winning. So we have to mind the store for 2014, and we're doing that … but we're focused on making sure we continue to grow into 2016."
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The 41-year-old Priebus, who is in his fourth year as chairman, is trying to transform the RNC into a more permanent, year-round operation by making atypical off-year investments in the digital realm and in field staff.
He's especially proud of headway on the technological side. As suggested in last year's report, the RNC now has a chief technology officer, a chief digital officer and a chief data officer. It opened an office in Silicon Valley and launched an initiative called Para Bellum Labs to experiment with new ideas in a start-up-like environment.
"That's expensive, but if we're going to get where [President] Barack Obama was [in 2012], these are the things we have to do," Priebus said. "We're spending two or three million dollars more a month than the [Democratic National Committee]. That's an entirely new world, and it's an enormous stress, obviously, because now you're actually paying for the things that you're talking about."
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The task force consulted with more than 2,600 people in the months after November, when GOP nominee Mitt Romney's loss to Obama shocked many Republicans convinced they had the White House in their grasp. The panel divided its report into seven sections, covering everything from messaging to fundraising to third-party groups. It even suggested changing the way consultants are paid.
One of Priebus's top priorities is one of the more sensitive subjects for today's Republican Party: attracting more ethnic and racial minorities to its ranks. In 2012, for instance, Romney won just 27 percent of the Hispanic vote. Democrats, meanwhile, are eyeing states such as Texas, which they believe can turn from red to at least purple due to the rising number of Hispanic voters.
Priebus has hired hundreds of people across the country to focus on engaging minority groups such as blacks, Hispanics and Asians, through special activities, attending events and advertising. Some of the RNC operatives focus in particular on cultivating relationships with media outlets that cater to minority communities.
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"I'm not naïve to think that I'm going to sit here and carpet the world in two years," Priebus said. "The question is: instead of getting 27 percent of the Hispanic vote, can I get 35? And instead of getting a few percentage points in the African-American community, can I get to 9 or 10?"
"We're on offense obviously in places like Cleveland and Detroit," he added. "But we're also playing defense in states like Texas, with a serious Hispanic engagement program there, not for 2014 or 2016, but potentially down the road."
Republican strategists acknowledge that the party has not shed its image as being dominated by white men, and some fret privately that just putting bodies into states won't win over many converts. On this front, the GOP autopsy's report was firm on one policy issue it said the party cannot ignore, especially if it wants to make headway with Hispanics.
( Also on POLITICO: Priebus: 'Truckload' against Clinton)
Republicans "must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform," it said. "If we do not, our party's appeal will continue to shrink to its core constituencies only."
GOP lawmakers, however, have been deeply divided on tackling immigration. The Senate passed an immigration bill, but it fell apart in the face of conservative opposition in the House. Many conservative activists see "comprehensive" as a code word for "amnesty" and oppose a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to eventually gain citizenship.
The divisions over immigration underscore the steep challenge facing Priebus and other Republicans who want to broaden the party's appeal, observers said.
"His challenge is to persuade young people, Hispanics, African-Americans and women that our party cares about their best interests and concerns," said Jim Gilmore, a former RNC chairman. "I don't think we've done that."
Sally Bradshaw, one of the autopsy's authors, noted that the report was aimed at the party as a whole, not just the RNC. She said there has been a lot of movement at the state level to make the tent bigger.


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My husband and I have been atheists for almost a decade now. We have two little girls and currently another on the way. We both work full time, pay our bills, are responsible adults. We go to all of our family get togethers (his parents and my parents), and everyone is aware that we are atheists....and it has never been an issue, never seemed to matter. Until now.
I suffered some complications from my pregnancy and was out of work for two weeks, which was pretty debilitating to our finances. So, we turned to our parents to borrow some money until next pay day for groceries. His mother, after waiting a while, responded with the rebuttal that if we would pray and ask god for forgiveness then he would more than likely bless us with everything we needed. I tried to remain calm and explain that I was asking her to 'bless us', and not even that, just loan us a bit of money till next pay day, we've never asked before.... even helped fund her road trip to Kentucky to see her other grandchildren a few years ago. The answer was still a repent or NO.
So I turned to my parents and was met with basically the same thing.... keep in mind, my christian pill addicted brother constantly gets money from them, that is never repaid... but he's a christian so they can keep funding his habit, but not help their daughter's family eat for two weeks.
I can't say I'm not ridiculously angry, because I am... and hurt. Hurt mostly because of their illogical way of dealing with things... hurt because we have always been self sufficient and they speak love and kindness but won't help their pregnant daughter and her family in her time of need. If we make it to next pay day we will be fine...I only asked for 200 dollars from them, because we know how to be thrifty... We don't qualify for any assistance and yesterday I went to three food banks (which are churches, I didn't want to, but I'm running out of options) and was turned away because we work- or make to much, they require you bring your pay stubs- with no never mind to the fact we have bills to make sure get paid, we even put some off until next pay day so we would have SOMETHING to buy a tiny bit of food with.Today I ended up setting up a gofundme.com account to try to raise a bit for some groceries... which was way embarrassing... I don't like asking for help as we have always found a way to be self sufficient.
I'm sort of still in shock that our families won't help us simply because we won't bow to some unseen deity that makes no sense. Just because of that. Not because of something we did, but because of something we refuse to believe. I almost can't wrap my mind around it.
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You are lucky to have retentive parents as you describe.
My catholic parents were actively malevolent toward me both in my childhood and adult life. They were vindictive confidence tricksters who wanted to control and dominate other people. On reflection they were truly evil people with a profound fear of death.
I got rid of them completely. They were unbelievable low life.
That's unfortunate. =(
I feel like it would be easier to swallow if they had been hostile or ever acted vindictive before, ever. My mother and I were always very close, she's always talked about how she loves how we have such a close relationship. And, boom, out of nowhere, this.
I don't feel anything like entitled to them helping us, it's money, and it's theirs to do with what they want, obviously.....I just can't believe their reasons for not helping us, I guess.
So ... because you don't believe as they do, you're not worth their assistance? Whatever happened to that old business about: "Judge not that ye not be judged?"
They want to guilt-trip you? TWO can play that game...
That is vile behavior! I've had some shit from, say, my aunt because of my atheism (she supports my brother in a recent bit of drama, but not because she thinks he's right--and he's not right, BTW, he betrayed me and my family pretty severely--but entirely because she found out I'm an atheist and she thinks he's a "good christian boy"--little does she know), but she's not even in the state and I only heard about it second hand. My mom is a believer and has never liked the fact that I'm an atheist, but she's never gotten right in my face about it or denied me something I need or favored my siblings because of it, and if she knew your parents or parents-in-law, she would ream them for their ugly behavior. Especially since they're okay with funding a drug habit so long as someone is a believer, but won't help the responsible kid entirely based on their atheism. My sister's a believer (not sure how deeply though) with a religious boyfriend, and she has outright told him off when he's confronted her with how I'm going to "poison" their kids' minds. She was over recently, screaming and yelling about it, and said she told him that if he keeps attacking her sister he's through (she has actually said she would want me to take care of her kid more than anyone else if anything happened to her, because she knows I'm a good person). My dad...well, sort of a pantheist deist "something" ist, virtually an atheist in every other outlook.
Well, okay, to be fair, once I disagreed with her on some religio-political point a decade ago, and she told me she wanted me out of the house (this was in the early days of my atheism). I LAUGHED in her face, and when she started getting infuriated I told her that my sister (at that time--she's grown up a lot since then and we're very close now) takes off for hours or even days on end, trashes this house on a regular basis (clothes, dishes, general debris, you name it), doesn't lift a finger to clean even her own messes much less do any general chores, and treats Mom like an inferior, talking down to her like she's trash, and you want me--the one who treats you with respect, helps you clean, is always either saving money for college or attending college rather than partying, but had the temerity to disagree politely in a calm conversation between adults--to find a new place to live? Okay, fine, then good luck keeping up with my sister's mess--because I'm the only other person helping her clean up, no one else lifts a finger. She'd be buried in a week--it took the two of us working together on a regular basis to keep the house barely liveable! And I don't want to hear ever again how you treat your kids the same or that your kids are allowed to have their own points of view either, because this just shows that you do not, if my sister can behave the way she does with impunity and you want me out of the house on the street because I don't agree with you on something.
She pouted and didn't officially take anything back (she never does), but she stopped telling me to get out, and she never pulled that again. And she denies to this day that it ever happened, but I'm not making it up. It's just not something you forget, when your mom shocks you like that. So I guess I have a modicum of an idea of how you feel, except my mom was not deaf to reason and fairness.
It's always a shock to realize how lucky I am with that. I don't know what I'd do in your position. It's too bad they don't know my mom, because she would really shame the hell out of them, hammering them with how Jesus behaved towards others, and that whole "pill popping brother" thing would just be one more weapon for her to use. No one is ever the same when she goes off on them! I would so pay to see that! In fact, if I told my parents this story my mom would be fuming for hours at such un-Christian behavior towards one's own children. I think your damned parents need one hell of a reality check! It's too bad there aren't more somewhat-freethinking people like my mom among the religious, that there isn't anyone else who can tell them off from a Christian perspective (the only one I guess they'd be inclined to consider).
Seriously, I don't believe Jesus ever had any special caveats, such as "blessed art thou, for when I was hungry you forced me to repent and convert to the "correct" faith, and then you fed me" In fact, wasn't that from a story he was telling about the people who get to go to heaven no less? So often, when talking about going to heaven, Jesus was always talking about giving to the poor, feeding the hungry, through works and not faith are you saved and by works he specified that if you see someone hungry and fail to feed them your faith is just dead, just lipservice that has no value to God. I have never understood how charity turned into a weapon, because I don't recall Jesus requiring you establish a hungry person's "saved" status before feeding them.
Lousy, ugly, hypocrites, all of them.
I wonder how yours and your husband's family would feel if you barred them from seeing their grand-kids because of their screwed up concepts of "charity."
It sounds like, "when you needed me, I was there, regardless of your beliefs. When I needed you, you shunned me because you cannot accept the fact that I see existence from a different angle. You would rather see your grand-kids go without than to forget your own beliefs and help them. Such 'christian behavior'."
It would be difficult for me to help them again in their time of need.
There's two different attitudes to take as it comes to that, Larry. Jennifer could treat her family as she is being treated: cut them off, deny access, the whole schmeer. I wouldn't fault her for one second if she did. OR ... she could treat them as though nothing had happened ... and in so doing, be considerably more charitable than her family has been, at least to this point. Of course, if they attempt to introduce their faith where it isn't welcome and especially to the kids, I'd drop the hammer and I wouldn't blink.
My problem (if it is one) is that I believe in Heinleinian diplomacy, to wit:
... in dealing with certain types you must step on their toes until they apologize.
-- Robert A. Heinlein
I don't forgive and I don't forget ... but I'm not Jennifer, either. Jen, about all I can tell you as regards this lousy business is, as Bob would say, do as you grok ... and if someone doesn't like it, that's THEIR problem, NOT YOURS.
I'm not the type of person to retaliate.... I've just kind of withdrawn. I don't have anything to say to them as of yet, don't know what to say, really.
They've always behaved so logically, understanding when we deny family dinners when money is tight and even commending us on how responsible we are with our money....
It was a slap in the face. I'm not sure how to handle the situation, as I don't feel like my children shouldn't have access to their grandparents because of this.... But I also don't want my children around people who would persecute someone, or put stipulations on helping someone because of their faith.
It's extremely confusing. I'm not sure where to go from here.
Jennifer, about 10 years ago, I underwent something of a personal epiphany which took me from a person who, while he wasn't withdrawn, hadn't the emotional strength to confront people who were either taking advantage of him or otherwise playing him to their own ends to someone who was willing to stand up to such crap. Long story short, I grew a backbone and over time a rather studied intolerance to those who seem to think I was theirs to command. This was something I KNEW I needed, but the proverbial "camel's back" had to be broken first.
You may be in much the same position. Your life and that of your husband and children are YOURS, yours to live as you choose. Your parents seem to think they have a right to presume on your familial autonomy. They don't. Whether they have a right to access to their grandchildren is for you and your husband to determine. Certainly, they can make aid or assistance conditional on anything they want ... and you can take those conditions and interpret them as you please in response.
This reminds me a bit of the old moral quandary: is something good because it benefits another or is it good solely because some deity says it is? By the same token, are you good because your raise your kids in a nurturing, supportive, loving environment ... or can you be good only if you profess a belief in some unseen super-being? Your parents have clearly made their support and indeed their love conditional on your emulating their faith. Apparently they've decided that whatever goodness your parenting has is only superficial compared with subscription to a 2000-year-old myth.
I mentioned "Judge not, that ye not be judged" before. Allow me to add to that: "By their fruits shall you know them." If you have a healthy, happy, dynamic family, your parents can see that, and evidence carries weight, regardless of their religiously jaundiced point of view. You may not have to get in their faces about it, but you can point out the obvious to them, both the vibrancy of your family and the artificial requirements they are projecting onto you.
If it were me, I'd play hardball, but then, I'm old enough now that I don't care what someone else thinks. You may not be willing to afford such an attitude, but at the same time, you also have the right not to be bulldozed. Do please remember that.
That is weird. But it may not be their real reason. Very often people give a fake reason.
Wow, I wonder if they are noticing how un-christian they are being by denying you some basic needs. They don't even give you slack because you have been responsible, unlike your brother. You need support right now, and neither your parents nor your husbands parents are helping. You can't wrap your head around it, because this is extreme. It won't be easy but its important that you seek support elsewhere and that even though your family doesn't accept you, don't let it discourage you. Being isolated, shunned, and overlooked by the very people who before loved you shows their 'hypocrisy'. Like you said at one point your mother 'loved' how close a relationship she had with you, but it was a 'faith' based relationship not an unconditional maternal one. I really am so sorry you have to go through this. I hope it works out.
I don't think you should feel embarrassed about raising money just for food. If anything that is evidence that you are going through a difficult time and shows that you are being resourceful. Hopefully you will get the help you need soon. How can your parents and in laws rather let you and your family starve instead of help out with what they can, and all because of their 'faith'. This is just too extreme and they are trying manipulate to get you back in to the 'fold'.
Hi, Jennifer! I would like to help, as I can see no better way to show your parents what charity is than a group of atheists coming to your rescue in your time of need. What is your go fund me website address? I can't give much, but if like me, everyone gave just a bit, you would have enough money for food in no time.
Oh, wow thanks! I really appreciate it! That brought tears to my eyes. It's really hard to ask/accept things as we are so used to making it work when times are tough.
This is the link to my gofundme account.
Again, Thanks so much, I wish I could express how much your expression of charity means to me.
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Done. ^_^
Well, it's a good start, but it was a bit short. Give me some more, like what he looks like and something about his personality.
You have the Faceman, or woman I guess, the confidence man that seduce or trick the opposition, the guy and girl that puts on all those rubber masks in Mission: Impossible. You have the Fixer, who is an "accusition expert", she can get his hands on stuff that the team need if the team find itself without some vital piece of equipment. She is also an expert at breaking and entering, and outsmarting security systems. She's pretty stealthy.The Pointman is pretty wellrounded, and is a perfect leader, she can enhance the other team members skills.The Snoop is often the most intelligent of the bunch, and the one who is best at handling high tech equipment, and are often expert hackers. She can piece together seemingly trivial clues and extract usefull information.The Soldier is pretty straightforward, she gives the team an edge if they ever need to get rough.Last, but not least, the Wheelman (or woman) is invaluable if you ever need to make a quick getaway. If it flies, floats or has wheels, chances are that the Wheelman can handle it. She is also the one who is best suited for combat, after the Soldier.Those are the core classes. It is possible to specialize later in the game. A Soldier, for example, might pick up some levels in Combat Medic, making her better at patching up her team mates, at the cost of not being quite as good at shooting people as a pure Soldier.
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Laptop Lunch for my little lady
Packed in her Laptop Lunches box she had:
- a salad of spinach, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes
- homemade ranch dressing
- cheese quesadilla
- veggie straw crunchy things
- blueberries
The magenta container that holds a salad comes with its own lid to seal that section. I found that the little dip container holding the salad dressing (that also comes with its own lid) prevented the magenta box lid from sealing, so the dip container was moved to the teal quesadilla box before the lid of the outer container was closed.
If you are interested in purchasing Laptop Lunches for your waste-free lunch packing needs, you can use the coupon code "anotherlunch" to save 10% off your entire purchase at LaptopLunches.com! :) They just added an array of colorful Klean Kanteen reusable stainless bottles to their online store, too. We are big fans of Klean Kanteen here!
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- sherimiya said... [Reply to comment]
Colorful and fun!
- August 8, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Heather said... [Reply to comment]
Super cute, as always!! Question: Do you serve the quesadilla's cold? I send lunch to school with my son and I'm wondering if a cold quesadilla would be ok or totally gross. LOL!
- August 8, 2010 at 7:21 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
I think it totally depends on your kid! My quesadilla-loving son will not eat them cold - or even room temperature, for him they have to be warm or hot.
But my daughter? That girl will eat anything! I just make sure they have a chance to cool down before sealing in the box so condensation doesn't get trapped and cause moisture and sogginess.... though, honestly, with her she'd still eat them anyway. ;-)
- August 8, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Stacy of KSW said... [Reply to comment]
HI Melissa,
I'm writing a Back to School piece for Simply Modern Mom and I'm featuring the Laptop Lunch box system. Would it be Ok to share your pic (and link to you of course) and tell everyone about the coupon code?
I just found your site form a tweet from @eatingarainbow and can't wait to look around your site more!
- August 8, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- Crafty Kitchen Momma said... [Reply to comment]
looks delish! makes me want tomatoes and I dont even like them..LOL
- August 10, 2010 at 5:34 PM
- Magic Brush said... [Reply to comment]
Where do you buy these lunch boxes??? I soooo want one.
- August 12, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
The Laptop Lunches are sold at LaptopLunches.com (and you can get 10% off by using the coupon code "anotherlunch".)
They are also on Amazon! You can find them here: http://amzn.to/901Oa9
I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions! :)
- August 12, 2010 at 1:05 PM