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Candia plans 8 percent drop for school budgetBy BRENDAN CLOGSTON
Union Leader Correspondent
January 06. 2013 10:41PM
CANDIA - The Candia School District and the town Budget Committee are taking a conservative approach to 2013-2014, proposing a budget over half a million dollars less than last year's.
The Candia Budget Committee has proposed a 2013-2014 general fund budget for the Candia School District of $7,662,853.69, a $629,001.11 or 8-percent decrease from last year's figure.
Under the proposed plan, significant changes include cutting regular education program costs by $95,354, special programs by $158,162, health services by $65,933, and student transportation services by $49,780. A huge drop comes from the removal of a line item which transferred money to the capital projects funds, removing $357,960 from the budgets. Increases include athletics with an $11,185 boost and high school tuition rising $73,408.
Some line items reveal the new challenges imposed on the district by the Common Core standards, recently adopted by the state, which change both classroom content and the method of instruction. Math textbook purchases, for instance, show an increase of $111,149 as the district attempts to find a math program which is compliant with the requirements.
An area of controversy is the funding of a Common Core Teacher Facilitator, a three-year teaching position which would assist instructors as an expert on the program and how to effectively implement it. The SAU, and particularly Superintendent Dr. Charles Littlefield, have stressed the position as essential, but school boards in Candia and Hooksett have shown reluctance.
Part of the concern for the SAU is that Common Core also includes a new evaluation test, Smarter Balance, the results of which will be used to measure the district's performance.
"Our effectiveness as a school district will be measured on the new test (and) how well we perform on a high-stakes test is going to be depend on how well we implement the Common Core," said Littlefield during a budget hearing Jan. 2. "It revolutionizes what we teach and how we teach it."
Littlefield also noted that should the district perform poorly on the test, the consequences from the state would be far more severe than under previous tests.
The SAU and school board asked for $41,550 for the position, reallocating funds saved in teacher compensation costs. Teacher salary expenses will drop by $173,080 in the new budget, due to retirements and the hiring of younger replacements at a lower pay scale, with teacher insurance costs also dropping by $30,319. The budget committee, however, offered only $20,000 for the facilitator in its proposed budget.
Littlefield expressed concern that he would not be able to find a qualified individual to take on such an intensive task with that level of compensation.
The Budget Committee will offer its official recommendations Wednesday.
Outside of the proposed budget, the district is also proposing a number of warrant articles. According to a draft of the district's warrant, a collective bargaining agreement reached between the Candia School Board and the Candia Educational Association will ask for increases in salaries and benefits. The increases total $52,137 more money in 2013-2014, $65,146 in 2014-2015, and $50,513 in 2015-2016.
The final budget and proposed warrant articles will be voted on at the upcoming town meeting. The first session of the annual meeting, the deliberative session where the warrants may be discussed and amended, will occur Feb. 9 at 9 a.m. in the Henry W. Moore School. The voting session will occur March 12, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the same location.


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Conservative 'institute,' Tea Party Patriots to hear from those 'abused' by IRSBy JOHN DiSTASO
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July 17. 2013 6:16PM
The New Hampshire Republican Leadership Institute, a little-known conservative advocacy group, will join with the national Tea Party Patriots for a discussion of government abuse next week, its top official said Wednesday.
Conservative businessman Andrew Hemingway, who ran unsuccessfully for state Republican Party chairman earlier this year and previously managed Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign in the state, said he was named executive director of the 501(c)(4) advocacy group in February.
Hemingway said the group will join with the national Tea Party Patriots for an event called "New Hampshire Citizens Against Government Abuse" on July 25 at 6 p.m. at the Raddisson Hotel in Manchester. There is no charge, said Hemingway.
The event will take place at the same time and in the same hotel that the House Republican Victory PAC will be hosting conservative author James O'Keefe in another room. Hemingway said the two events are not related.
Hemingway said the Tea Party Patriots "will bring in people from around the country who have been the targets of IRS abuse. We fee it is important that the people of New Hampshire hear the stories of real citizens who have been abused by their government.
"It's a call to action intended to stir people with the reality of those who have been abused and have been stirred to action," Hemingway said.
He said he expects national Tea Party Patriots co-founder and national coordinator Jenny Beth Martin to co-host the event.
Hemingway said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen was among seven Democratic senators who "signed a letter directing the IRS to take action and specifically target conservative groups."
Shaheen last year joined several Democrat senators, including Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, in a letter asking the IRS to crack down on nonprofit organizations that were "engaged in a substantial amount of political campaign activity."
The letter did not specifically mention conservative groups, but conservatives say the senators' message was clear.
Hemingway, of Bristol, is a web expert who currently heads a firm called "Grassloot," which, he said, "is building a social fund-raising platform for the grassroots."
He said the institute has been in existence for many months, but he could not say exactly how long. He said the group has so far kept a low profile.
It was founded, said Hemingway, by "a group of long-time Republicans from New Hampshire."
According to its web site, the institute's mission "is to empower the individual Republican activists in New Hampshire to be effective leaders. We will accomplish this by training grassroots activists and leaders of local committees in the fields that will help them lead a winning electoral effort. We will equip local activists with the tools to build sustainable and permanent political organizations."
The site says the NHRLI offers "courses at no cost on topics related to political campaigns, local committees, and causes. These classes are taught by industry experts and will be conducted at our Manchester classroom."


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The dollar fell against the euro Friday but remained on track for a weekly and monthly gain, as investors look ahead to March euro-zone inflation data that could tip the scale for or against looser monetary policy from the European Central Bank.
"The ECB gave a case for not easing in March, and the data haven't really deteriorated sharply from there. The inflation number will be the big test of that statement," said Brian Daingerfield, a foreign-exchange strategist at RBS.
The euro EURUSD, -0.0436% rose to $1.3759 from $1.3744 late Thursday, posting a weekly loss of 0.3%. Preliminary data suggested a 1% rise in German consumer prices from a year ago. Data also showed that Spain slipped into deflation this month, building anticipation for March's euro-zone inflation data due Monday. Confidence about the euro-zone economy rose in March, especially in the services and retail sectors.
"In the context of the ECB's price stability mandate, it will become increasingly indefensible not to act if inflation falls to a new low," said Camilla Sutton, chief foreign-exchange strategist at Scotiabank, in a note. The ECB targets inflation of just under 2% in the medium term.
ECB officials have been signalling that the central bank could consider nonstandard measures to ease policy further, including negative deposit rates, and have discussed how the high exchange rate has weighed on inflation. At the same time, the Federal Reserve is on track to end its bond-buying program this year and could begin to hike rates approximately six months after that, according to comments from Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen. That would be positive for the U.S. currency.
The dollar USDJPY, -0.33% jumped to 102.82 yen from ¥102.17 late Thursday, netting a 0.5% weekly gain. The Australian dollar AUDUSD, -0.2260% fell to 92.46 U.S. cents from 92.61 U.S. cents, but posted a weekly gain of 1.8%. For the month, the Aussie has jumped 3.6% against the U.S. unit.
The Aussie has gained this month in part due to strengthening domestic data and a resulting shift to a more neutral policy stance from the Australian central bank, said Daingerfield of RBS.
The dollar was set to log monthly declines against emerging currencies such as the Brazilian real, Indian rupee, and Turkish lira.
U.S. data released Friday showed consumer spending rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in February, the fastest pace since November. But purchases of big-ticket items declined for the third month.
The ICE dollar index DXY, +0.07% a measure of the dollar's strength against six rivals, rose to 80.170 from 80.123. The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.00% a gauge of the currency against a broader basket of rivals, increased to 73.39 from 73.29 late Thursday.
The British pound GBPUSD, -0.0231% gained to $1.6647 from $1.6614 late Thursday, posting a weekly gain of nearly 1%. British consumer confidence in March surged to its highest level since August 2007, according to the polling firm GfK.
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DAVIS, Calif. — A federal agency here is urging California livestock and dairy producers to keep good records of drought-related losses so they can apply for aid under the new Farm Bill.
The USDA's Farm Service Agency advises producers to keep track of livestock and feed losses as well as additional expenses for supplemental feed.
"It's really just a prelude to the livestock forage program we're going to roll out next month," FSA state director Val Dolcini said. "We want to be sure that on the producer side … that people are prepared and ready to go for this important sign-up for livestock operations throughout California."
The push follows last month's announcement by President Barack Obama that $100 million in livestock-disaster aid will be made available from the 2014 Farm Bill. One of the first programs passed and signed was a livestock forage program to defray the costs of feed.
"It will be a pretty significant program," Dolcini said. "It's also going to be retroactive to the 2013 and 2012 years as well. Between mid-April and probably the early part of the summer, county offices all over California will be busy taking applications and making payments under the program."
The FSA recommends that ranchers document the number and kind of livestock that have died, supplemented if possible by photographs or video records. Producers should record the dates of death, supported by birth recordings or purchase receipts, a news release advises.
In addition, producers should keep track of the costs of moving livestock to new pastures or safer grounds, feed purchases, crop records including seed and fertilizer purchases, pictures of on-farm storage facilities that were destroyed by wind or flood waters, and evidence of damaged farmland, the release states.
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Clarkson University's Hopke Named Fellow of American Association for Aerosol Research
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hilip K. Hopke, the Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Air Resources Engineering & Science (CARES) at Clarkson University, has been elected to the first class of fellows in the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR).
The status was awarded to him in recognition of his many years of significant contributions to aerosol science and technology, and to society. Hopke has been a director and president of AAAR and edited their journal for nearly a decade.
Aerosol science and technology is the science and engineering needed to understanding particles suspended in a gas. Aerosols can be beneficial for uses such as drug delivery systems for medicines that would be destroyed in the digestive system or in creating new materials that could not be fabricated in conventional ways. However, other types of particles, such as the ambient aerosol, can be harmful to health, reduce visibility, and cause other damage to the environment.
Hope will be inducted as a fellow at the AAAR annual meeting in October.
Under Hopke's stewardship, Clarkson's Center for Air Resources Engineering & Science (CARES) has become a major center for air quality research, attracting more than $5 million in capital funding and nearly $13 million in grants from both private industry and federal agencies. This growth has attracted 10 world-class Clarkson faculty to become affiliated with the center, conducting interdisciplinary research on the sources, chemistry, health and ecological effects of air pollution.
Last October, Hopke was appointed to the EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Particulate Matter Panel. He recently served on the National Academy of Engineering's Committee on Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution in China and the United States. He has also served on the EPA's Science Advisory Board and was a member of the National Research Council's (NRC) congressionally mandated Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter and the Committee on Air Quality Management in the United States. He has also served on five other NRC committees.
In 2005, Hopke was appointed by the National Academy of Engineering to conduct a study in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Science to assess the urban impact of the dual problems of continued coal consumption and the rapid increase of private vehicles in China. He is a recipient of the David Sinclair Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research and has served as the association's president. Hopke is also an International Aerosol Fellow.
Clarkson University crosses the boundaries of disciplines, nations and cultures in order for discovery, engineering innovation and enterprise to come together. As a result, faculty and graduates grasp the full impact of their calling, direct their research to the world's pressing issues and lead with confidence and distinction. One in seven alumni is already a CEO or other senior executive. Located in Potsdam, N.Y., just outside the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, Clarkson is home to 3,000 students preparing for rewarding careers through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, science, and health sciences, as well as unparalleled outdoor recreation and life experiences beyond the classroom.


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In 2011 (Junior): Whitney started 46 of the 48 games in which she played for the Golden Eagles in 2011...led the team in home runs with 7...scored 12 runs on 25 hits and drew 18 walks...drove in 23 runs, including three or more on four occasions...went 3-5 with 4 RBIs and 2 runs and a home run against Murray State (3/26)...appeared in 23 games as a pitcher, winning 5 with an ERA of 4.93...pitched two 3-hit complete game shutouts (2/26 vs. Northwestern State and 4/2 vs. Eastern Illinois)...struck out 48 batters and led the OVC in games finished (16)...named to the OVC Commissioner's and TTU Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.
In 2010 (Sophomore): Whitney appeared in 58 games for Tech in 2010, making 57 starts between first base and the designated hitter....became the slugging percentage leader of the team as she hit twelve home runs and drove in 32...maintained a perfect fielding percentage during conference play by converting all 59 defensive opportunities...had eleven multiple hit games which ranked third on the women's squad...named Tech's Best Offensive Player in 2010...ranked second in the OVC in home runs and fourth in both doubles and total bases.
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High School: Whitney lettered all four years at Tuttle High School in Oklahoma for coach Jerry Bates...also played on the hardwood, lettering all four years in basketball for coach Jason Pennington. She was an all-district, all-region and all-state selection on the diamond her senior year...had other numerous softball awards and honors throughout her high school career...was a member of the Oklahoma and National Honor Society.
Personal: Whitney Nichole Cummings is the daughter of Rick and Kim Cummings of Tuttle, Okla...birthday is March 28, 1989...majoring in pre-medicine.


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August 11. 2014 10:54PM
Despite opposition from Common Core foes, Manchester school standards OK'd
By TED SIEFER
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MANCHESTER — The Board of School Committee on Monday voted to accept the Manchester Academic Standards, despite an outcry from anti-Common Core activists.
Several of the opponents spoke against the standards during the public comment period, deriding them as being fundamentally similar, if not identical, to Common Core, the national education benchmarks that have drawn fire from conservatives around the country.
"The Common Core State Standards are literally written all over the draft," Victoria Sullivan said. "As much as you say it's just the foundation, it is the foundation, the framework and the door, through which will come more government control."
Her comments drew applause from the approximately two dozen supporters in the audience.
Other speakers produced charts indicating that for most grade levels, the English and math standards are 80 to 100 percent derived from Common Core.
The city standards formation process was launched in the fall, with Mayor Ted Gatsas and Superintendent Debra Livingston declaring that they would serve as models for other districts wanting to go their own way with Common Core.
A special committee of teachers and consultants had been working on the standards over the past year, but the Common Core opponents steadily grew more upset, arguing they were shut out of the process.
Later in the evening Monday, the school board addressed some of the criticism before voting to move forward with the standards, with the stipulation that they be assembled in a single document with a table of contents.
Ward 9 school board member Art Beaudry said the board should heed the concerns of the critics.
"I would hope we table this and let the committee do further work on it," he said. "The people opposed to Common Core have a lot of valid reasons for that."
But other board members argued the board needed to respect the work of its teachers.
Ward 8 board member Erika Connors noted the start of school was fast approaching.
"School starts in three weeks," she said. "Do we want another year in limbo? That doesn't make any sense."
The board voted to support a motion from Gatsas to approve the draft standards, while directing the administration to produce a central document with a table of contents to be presented at the next board meeting in two weeks.
The board further voted to support Gatsas' motion to have the superintendent write a letter to state and federal officials indicating that the district would not participate in the Smarter Balanced test, the statewide assessment based on Common Core set to implemented in spring 2015.


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The Mid-South's massive shift to corn coupled with early Asian soybean rust nipping at the soybean crop's heels mean fungicide applications are on the list of farmer concerns. Roberto Barbosa says there are some fundamental rules for the application of fungicides, whether the target is ASR or a corn disease.
"What's very critical is coverage," says the LSU AgCenter agricultural engineer. "With ASR and many other diseases, the disease typically starts at the bottom of the plant and works its way up."
The first rule: get the fungicide to the field on time. Many of the prescribed fungicides for ASR have protective modes of action. Others are curative. "What's usually recommended is a fungicide be applied prior to the disease's arrival. So it's absolutely critical to get the timing right."
The second rule: ensure good product distribution. Good product distribution on the lower canopy is critical but that presents a big challenge. "The canopy acts as a barrier, an umbrella that catches most of the treatment. The lower you go in the plant, the less product hits the target."
In many ground sprayers lacking proper maintenance, Barbosa and colleagues find leaks, plugged or worn nozzles, even different nozzle types along the boom. Good maintenance is key to achieve proper product distribution.
"Good maintenance on the sprayer includes checking nozzle flow accuracy and boom uniformity. A good way of doing that is to compute an average boom flow and replace any nozzle with an output of plus/minus 10 percent difference from the average.
"Also, check for worn nozzles and clean all screens and filters. But be careful how these things are done.
"Clean the equipment with an old toothbrush. Avoid contamination by never using your hands or mouth to clean sprayer parts. Be very careful with the source of water used. Screens and filters are there for a reason. Using clean water will increase operation efficiency and equipment longevity. Just don't go into the field with a sprayer that isn't in very good operating condition."
Check application rates constantly. "Use your preferred method of calibration, but do it several times during the season. The use of an electronic rate controller doesn't exempt you of calibrating your equipment."
Droplet size
Droplet size is also a key to proper fungicide application. Droplet size is dependent on nozzle type and operating pressure and can range from extremely coarse to fine. Extensive research has shown that a good deposition is achieved — especially in the mid- and bottom-canopy — medium-sized droplets.
"We're very careful not to rule out certain nozzle types. We're not saying, 'You must use Nozzle A over Nozzle B.' But we are advocating whatever nozzle chosen must be able to produce droplets in the medium range (250 microns to 350 microns). If you're producing that kind of droplet, the chances of getting a good distribution increase tremendously."
What are the pros and cons of a medium droplet versus a fine or coarse droplet? "If you select a nozzle with an orifice that produces too many fine droplets, you'll increase the chances of drift. That's one of the first things a producer wants to avoid. He wants to put the product where it needs to be rather than be blowing it around. That's like blowing money into the air, not to mention environmental and legal problems."
Large droplets
On the other end of the spectrum are large, coarse droplets. These droplets generate poor (uneven) distribution. Parts of the crop will be treated and others won't.
"Always remember: when droplet size is increased so does the volume carried in the droplet. So if I go from a 250-micron droplet to a 500-micron droplet — from a medium to coarse — I'm doubling the diameter. But the volume has been increased by eight-fold. That won't generate the necessary number of droplets per centimeter-square."
Barbosa says there are several questions typically linked to that fact. First is what pressure should be used.
"If the correct droplet size is being generated (250/350 microns), increased pressure can aid the droplets to get deposition in the canopy.
"But if you generate an improper droplet size, even an increased pressure won't aid in the deposition. This is a game where you must make sure you're using the right nozzle that's generating the right droplet."
But, as a rule, pressure alone won't translate into better deposition without proper droplet size.
"That must be made very clear. I don't want anyone getting the notion 'well, regardless of the nozzle, I'll just crank it up to 100 psi to get needed deposition.' That is not true."
A more controversial issue involves numerous reports claiming if the volume of application increases then, by default, the deposition will be increased. That's not always true, insists Barbosa.
"Again, you must be generating the correct droplet size. I've seen producers doing very good jobs at 5 gallons per acre and others doing good jobs with 15 gallons per acre. The problem in using such a wide volume range is it must be analyzed by each particular operation. Can he afford to spray 15 gallons per acre when applying a fungicide?
"Depending on the timing, you want the application to be a fast, efficient process. Tripling application rates means it's likely there'll be more refilling time and efficiency will drop. So, there's a trade-off and I've visited with many farmers using just 5 gallons per acre."
One way to ensure the sprayer generates the desired droplet size is to add drift reduction agents. "Those products help by decreasing the production of fine droplets and increase the medium volume diameter of the spray."
There have been studies done in South America and the United States checking the optimum volume for application of fungicides. Initially, the thought was the applications needed as much water as possible to help guarantee distribution.
But that didn't prove true in the field, says Barbosa. "We've seen applications using low volumes — 3 gallons per acre to 5 gallons per acre — with very good distribution. Again, the key thing is a combination of good volume and the right droplet size.
"One thing they've found is when you go below 5 gallons per acre, you need to use a crop oil. You want to delay the droplet evaporation process — especially here in Louisiana where it's so hot.
"BASF, for example, with Headline recommends up to a pint per acre of crop oil in aerial application rates of less than 5 gallons per acre."
Aerial application also benefits from the calibration process and checks for uniformity in the deposition. "We conduct calibration clinics in Louisiana for aerial applicators. The objective is to help them set up their equipment properly.
"A concerned farmer should require his aerial applicator to participate in these clinics annually."
Water-sensitive cards are a very simple method to check fungicide distribution throughout the canopy. The cards are very effective in demonstrating spray penetration. Crop consultants should place them throughout the canopy prior to a spray.
"We can do a more comprehensive analysis of the cards, if needed. They just need to go to the county agent or me directly. We have all the equipment here to run that analysis."


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I have a Super Review reprint of D'Ooge that seems quite different from the one online here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18251/18 ... html#pagev
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Critics: Morocco's abuse of migrants persists
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is abusing sub-Saharan migrants, especially those trying to force their way into the Spanish enclaves on its coast, despite announcing a more humanitarian immigration policy last year, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
Migrants seeking to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Morocco's coast told the rights group they were tied up and beaten by both Moroccan forces.
"We are not asking Morocco to adopt any new initiatives. It's just a matter of respecting the agreements they have already made," said Eric Goldstein, deputy director of the group's North Africa division.
Morocco, a major transit point for immigrants with an estimated 25,000 sub-Saharans living there illegally, announced a new immigration policy in September involving greater respect for human rights.
Europe has encouraged Morocco to do more to stop the migrants.
The bodies of seven migrants were recovered last week off the coast of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after hundreds tried to force their way in. Witnesses said Spanish forces used rubber bullets.
"We are shocked by this tragedy, and we hope there will be an investigation into the security measures that witnesses said included the use of rubber bullets," said Katya Salmi, the report's main researcher.
The rights group said the Moroccan policy of expelling migrants to Algeria appears to have ceased. Instead many are bused to other Moroccan cities and left there.
An aid organization confirmed that since December sub-Saharan migrants have been dumped on a daily basis around the capital, and that on Monday 60 were left in one neighborhood, in addition to another 42 on Friday, including some of the wounded from the Ceuta clash.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's president has formally dismissed the country's chief justice from office after Parliament impeached her in a process that has been widely criticized as an unfair, illegal attempt to ensure a servile judiciary.
Jurists and activists in Sri Lanka say any attempt to appoint a new chief justice could precipitate a constitutional crisis. The signing of the dismissal decree Sunday, announced on the government's website, was the final step to dismiss Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake.
A parliamentary committee last month found Bandaranayake guilty of amassing unexplained wealth and misuse of power. Bandaranayake had denied any wrongdoing and walked out of the proceeding, saying she was not given a fair hearing.
An appeals court annulled the guilty verdict and forbade any further action by Parliament after the Supreme Court ruled that the committee had no legal power to investigate the allegations.
Parliament's defiance of the court rulings when it voted to approve the guilty verdict Friday is seen by lawyers and activists as a breach of the constitution that threatens to plunge the courts into crisis. Many senior lawyers have asked Supreme Court judges not to sit with a new chief justice saying the appointment would be illegal.
Critics of President Mahinda Rajapaksa see the impeachment as a step toward removing one of the last obstacles to absolute power.
Riding a wave of popular support after ending Sri Lanka's bloody 25-year civil war in 2009, Rajapaksa has pushed through laws ending term limits for the presidency and abolishing independent commissions that select top judiciary, police and public service personnel. He now has the power to appoint many of the country's officials.
Bandaranayake was long viewed as pro-government but faced the allegations after she ruled against a law promoted by a member of Rajapaksa's family.
The government is largely controlled by the Rajapaksas, including the president's older brother Chamal Rajapaksa, the speaker of Parliament. Two more brothers run the ministries of defense and economic development. One of the president's sons is a member of Parliament.


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As some of you may know, I was originally planning a trip to the UK for February 2013. Circumstances have changed a countless number of times and I thought I wouldn't be able to go at all. But, thanks to The American Pavilion Cannes Film Program, I think I'll be able to make my dream of seeing some of William Blake's work in person come true (among other dreams of screenwriting, filmmaking, etc.). I'll be in France for about two weeks, and I hope to tack on a few days in London during my journey back to the States!!!
I'm currently in the process of figuring out my travel arrangements. There are so many different routes to Nice, France, it's difficult to decide the best way to go. Possibly, I could stop over in New York or Amsterdam or even Paris. I'm hoping my dad (Mr. Globetrotting Lawyer himself) will be able to find me the best deal. Or perhaps I'll try a travel agent.
The wonderful Naomi Billingsley at The Blake Society sent me a fabulous e-mail detailing all the best ways to see Blake's work and historical sites in person. She suggested that I make a list of what I want to see, so I'll be making a number of lists on my blog in an attempt to figure out how to schedule everything into two or three days.
- The Tate possesses an impressive collection of Blake's works, but I believe many pieces just returned from Madrid and are not currently on display. I'm hoping that by May this will change. My #1 dream is to see The Ghost of a Flea in person — so I guess I'll try contacting the Tate and ask them for more information. Naomi pointed out that there are a number of "view by appointment" Blake works at the Tate's Print Room and that I could make an appointment to see them. I'll have to browse their online catalogue.
- The British Museum has some Blake works in their Print Room as well and they are accessible without an appointment.
- According to Naomi, The Victoria and Albert Museum has four of Blake's "fresco" paintings on permanent display and a collection of Blake's watercolors in their Print Room, accessible without an appointment.
- Naomi also recommended a really amazing page on the Tate's website detailing Blake historical sites (http://www2.tate.org.uk/williamblake/lambeth/london_intro.html). All these sites seem like they're in a pretty concentrated area, so I think I'll be able to see a lot of them!!
From here, I'd like to further explore the museum websites/online resources and figure out how much I can see and what I want to see the most in the few days I'm in London!
January 28th
Today, finalized my travel arrangements! On the way from San Francisco to Nice, will be stopping over in Frankfurt. And on the way to London, will be stopping over in Belgium. Will be staying in London for three full days, staying at a decent hotel not far from all the museums and Blake historic sites. Can't believe this is really happening!!!
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I like both, but I agree with other posters where there was more and/or better plot in earlier animes (although at times that got really weird i.e. - Ayashi no ceres, and Flame of Recca) they are harder to watch especially on hi def monitors, not just because of art style but SD vs HD even shows only 5-6 years old can have a big difference compared to HD series; compare Mobile Suit Gundam with Gundam, Wing and Gundam 00 or longer running series like One Piece which I recently rewatched from the beginning for the first couple episodes it was weird going back to SD then I got used to it and forgot, then they do flashbacks of older episodes and you're reminded of the diffrence. If I had to I'd probably lean more towards modern series but if it's a good one I have no problem watching an older one
TL;DR: I like new for animation quality, I like old for nostalgia, and story quality.
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I love both old and new generation anime. It depends on the anime whether it has a good plot or not. But yea I can't choose between them
Which older ones do you prefer?
Cowboy bebop, fist of the North Star, and rurouni kenshin were awesome. Yea wbu?
as i mentioned in a previous post.
You have 2 of my favs, Kenshin and Bebop. I also prefer Evangelion.
Other then that though, I cant stand to watch other ones.
Yea same here. There are some that I can't stand either and same with the new anime
It's about the stories for me . . . most of the old ones aren't all they're made out to be. It's like old American cartoons, people think they were great and most sucked, anime is the same.
There are some shows that were excellent but like today most are lame . . . and I'm being nice.
I can sit and watch some of the lame shows just because they were fun but that doesn't mean they had any real quality in terms of story or plot or even production or character designs. Green-Green is a good example, totally lame show, not even in the realm of "T&A for the sake of T&A" shows but for some reason it's kind of fun to watch.
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I actually really like the art in some older anime. I think the non-digital production can sometimes give it a more natural, organic feel, and I've noticed there are a lot of older shows where the character's faces are a bit more realistic (they actually have noses), though some have overall styles that are much more cartoonish than most newer anime, which can be a drawback. What's most important to me when watching anything, however, is the quality and originality of the story and its themes, and there are plenty of thought-provoking and original anime to be found in each decade.
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I would say it depends on the genre and story line. For instant an anime including magic looks a lot better with high quality.
If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick.
aslong as it has my preferences its a watch for me
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I'm an old fan and still love much of the old stuff like Macross and Space BattleShip Yamato but honestly I prefer the new stuff! Not some of the otome based stuff but overall I prefer anime today. Hard to compete quality wise with Blu-ray 1080p and 48KHz 24-bit music. Stories are still good and I like the cute girl stuff so don't mind the moe style at all.
The new animes have better art (not including the cancerous moe), animation and graphics.
The older animes have better everything else. Characters, characterization (back when you didn't have to be moe or kawaii to be a character), better plot, epic storylines, etc, etc.
I'll take older any day over newer.
1% evil. 99% fangirl.
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I mean what skinny pansy today could stand up to this legend?
For the topic it really all depends on the story and characters and less on the art.
But to answer the quoted question may I present
That would be a fun cross over fight to watch.
old will always triumph over new
If I don't like a show, I won't watch it, regardless of its age. As for looks...? There's plenty of new anime that I don't touch out of distaste for the art, so my art preference isn't dictated by age, either. I do like clarity, yes, but it doesn't take long for me to cease noticing any lack of vividity when I'm enjoying a series. I'm perfectly at home watching shows from any era. As far as I'm concerned, all eras have plenty of crappy shows mixed in with the good ones.
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See my avatar? Comes from Space Knight Tekkaman, released back in '74. I love older shows, especially from the '70s and '80s, but I have plenty of room in my life for newer stuff, too.
Goblin Slayer has nothing on '80s anime when it comes to hard content, folks.
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Billy Roper, former high school teacher and neo-Nazi, founder of the white nationalist group White Revolution.
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Rachel Pendergraft, national organizer of The Knights Party.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The French overseas territory of La Reunion is experiencing an unprecedented outbreak of dengue fever which could be spread by tourists to other countries, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that may be thriving because of a lack of immunity among the population of the Indian Ocean island, the WHO said, adding the virus may also have spread unnoticed in recent years as asymptomatic cases may have contributed to the transmission cycle.
This year there have been 1,816 dengue cases confirmed, as of April 23. All of them were "autochthonous" - local rather than imported by tourists and travelers. In the week to April 23, there were 428 probable and confirmed cases reported, compared to fewer than 100 in all of 2017.
"Although sporadic autochthonous dengue fever cases and clusters have been reported in Reunion before, the upsurge of cases since the beginning of 2018 is unprecedented," the WHO said.
"Reunion is a popular tourist destination and the likelihood of dengue virus introduction to other countries is heightened by the current outbreak."
There have been 50 hospitalizations on La Reunion this year compared to 12 in all of 2017, the WHO said.
Dengue is the world's fastest-growing infectious disease, afflicting hundreds of millions of people worldwide. It causes half a million life-threatening infections and kills about 20,000 people, mostly children, annually.
The world's only licensed vaccine against dengue, Sanofi's Dengvaxia, is at the center of a health scare in the Philippines where the government suspended its use last year amid safety fears.
The French drugmaker warned in November that Dengvaxia could increase the risk of severe dengue in some cases in people who had not been previously exposed to the disease.
In 2016, the Haut Conseil de la Sante Publique (HCSP), a public body close to France's health ministry, advised against the use of Dengvaxia in the country's overseas territories, Reuters reported in December.
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Tim Pawlenty is the remarkably talented Republican governor of Minnesota and and co-chair of the McCain presidential campaign. Last month the Weekly Standard's Matthew Continetti came out to Minnesota to interview the governor and spend a day with him in his element as he traveled from St. Paul to rural Minnesota. (I had lunchwith Matt to talk about the governor and Minnesota politics before his initial interview with Pawlenty.) Matt's long feature article on Governor Pawlenty — "Tooting the horn of Pawlenty" — appears in the new issue of the Standard that is out this morning. It's an interesting and informative article, beginning with Matt's portrait of Pawlenty's blue-collar background, his original undergraduate interest in dentistry and his migration to politics.
Matt notes the leftward shift of the electorate that was reflected decisively in the last election, especially among younger voters:
Independents are moving rapidly away from the Republican party. According to the National Exit Poll, Republicans lost independent voters by a staggering 18 points in 2006. A recent Pew survey reveals Democrats have a 15-point advantage over Republicans when voters are asked the party with which they identify.
Nowhere is the Democratic advantage more clear than with voters 18 to 29 years old. Voting patterns among this cohort shape the political environment for years to come. In the 1984 presidential election, 18- to 29-year-olds voted 40 percent Democratic and 59 percent Republican. In the 1986 congressional election, 18- to 29-year-olds were pretty much split down the middle, voting 51 percent Democratic and 49 percent Republican. One could argue such voting patterns helped set the stage for conservative governance.
After more than a decade of mirroring general electoral trends, however, the youth vote has veered left. In 2004, 18- to 29-year-olds went Democratic 54 percent to 45 percent. In the 2006 congressional elections, these voters went Democratic 60 percent to 38 percent, making them one of the most Democratic groups in the country–voting for the donkey at about the same levels as union members. If this youthful cohort continues to vote in similar ways as it grows older, the GOP is in serious trouble.
Enter Tim Pawlenty, who is navigating his way in this uncongenial political environment as it has manifested itself in Minnesota:
The source of Pawlenty's energy is his frustration at the contemporary GOP. He becomes most passionate when he discusses Sam's Club Republicanism–a theory of politics he's done more than anyone else to put into action. (Pawlenty shops frequently at Wal-Mart, incidentally. He and his brother recently bought storage racks for his basement at Sam's Club, however.) He can go on and on about how conservatives wear these ideological blinders that prevent them from seeing new political realities.
"The country is changing," Pawlenty says. "Socially, demographically, economically, technologically. And that doesn't mean that you throw your principles that you built your party on, your philosophy on, out the window–you just have to make sure they are translated into terms . . . relevant in the political marketplace of today, not to mention tomorrow."
The translation comprises government programs in health care and energy that are exceedingly unpalatable for conservatives. Continetti depicts Pawlenty speaking on his usual themes at CPAC in Washington, a little like Daniel in the lion's den. It was a performance that demonstrates one side of Pawlenty's impressive political skills. Continetti saw another side on display as the governor played wall ball with elementary school students in outstate Minnesota:
It's 10:25 A.M. at the Bert Raney elementary school in Granite Falls, Minnesota, and Tim Pawlenty is dressed for gym class. He's wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt and tennis shoes and is about to play wall ball with a bunch of kids in the second and third grades. Pawlenty just spent a half hour reading to first graders, but you could tell the whole time he couldn't wait for gym. It's easy to see why: Wall ball looks like a fun game. There are four electronic pads with targets attached to the wall at one end of the gym. The kids are split into four teams at the other end. Once the clock starts you have to sprint toward your team's pad, throw your ball, and hope to hit a target. If you hit the target you score points. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. The targets make a whole bunch of funky electronic noises when hit. Wall ball is an ingenious game, says the gym teacher. The kids are so focused on throwing the ball at the pad, they don't realize they are also doing long sprints. It tires the rugrats out.
The wall ball game highlights two facts about Pawlenty. First, he is athletic. In 2005 he ran the Twin Cities Marathon in 3 hours and 43 minutes–an improvement over the 3 hours and 59 minutes it took him to finish in 2004. Growing up, Pawlenty played hockey. He is still a rabid NHL fan. The first website he visits each morning is hockeyfights.com, which shows combat highlights from the previous night's games. He plays the ESPN hockey video game in his spare time, often taking on one of his two daughters. This love of competition manifests itself even playing wall ball with second- and third-graders. Pawlenty throws himself into the game, scoring a lot of points but never letting his team get too far ahead of the others.
Second, Pawlenty embodies the concept known as Minnesota Nice. Minnesotans are impeccably polite. They always seem to be smiling. They seem shorn of arrogance. They avoid conflict. How these people elected Jesse Ventura governor is a mystery. Playing wall ball, Pawlenty lets the kids take the lead and congratulates the members of other teams when they hit a hard-to-reach target. Someone jokes that if Ventura were here he would tackle the kids and use the reporters as human javelins with which to pierce the wall pads.
I wonder if wall ball provides the right metaphor for Matt's portrait of Pawlenty. I think dodge ball would be more like it. It's a long, thought-provoking and troubling article, all of which is worth reading.
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Study: Junk Food Laws May Be Curbing Childhood Obesity
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The Associated Press reports that the study results are the first large survey of the effects of various state laws that keep public schools from offering junk food options. The new study is especially significant, since previous studies have indicated that junk food in schools may have no effect on childhood obesity.
Of the children who participated in the study, those who lived in states with junk food laws gained an average of 2.2 fewer pounds between fifth and eighth grades. Those who were overweight in fifth grade were also likelier to be a healthy weight by eighth grade if their school enforced a junk food ban.
While the laws have been effective thus far, some experts still think the laws are creating a "nanny state," where the government has too much say in personal decisions, like what we choose to feed our children. Additionally, schools with lower food budgets may have little choice but to serve processed foods in their cafeterias.
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Even though the effect was not dramatic, many parents and health experts saw the bans as a positive improvement. "What are the downsides of improving the food environment for children today?" Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, asked the AP. "You can't get much worse than it already is."
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Bilingual English-Greek wall calendar with with photographs of the churches, chapels and grounds of St. Anthony's Monastery.
The Departure of the Soul According to the Teaching of the Orthodox Church
The crucial question of what occurs after the soul departs from the body lies shrouded in enigma. The answer is revealed in the teachings of the great Fathers of the Church, now comprehensively presented in a monumental encyclopedic tome of enormous spiritual wealth.
At the Ringing of the Bells. The Paschal Martyrs of Optina.
The lives, miracles, and writings of three young monks of the famous Optina Monastery in Russia who were martyred on Pascha of 1993.
An Ascetic Bishop. Stories, Sermons, and Prayers of St. Nephon.
The life, teachings, and prayers of St. Nephon, bishop of Constantiana, Cyprus.
The Adventures of a Little Ringtail. Complete Series.
Join the little Ringtail in his journeys through the hot Sonoran desert of Arizona to learn about Christian virtues, doing good deeds, how to overcome obstacles with courage and prayer, and turn enemies into new friends.
Mount Athos: The Highest Place on Earth
Join Metropolitan Nikolaos, a Ph.D. Biomedical Engineer from Harvard University, in his profound quest for God on Mount Athos.
Revelation. The Seven Trumpets & the Antichrist.
Volume 3 in the series of the 104 homilies on the Book of the Revelation by Archimandrite Athanasios Mitilinaios.
From I-ville to You-ville
This is a story of a young boy named Stubborn, as he strives to become the first person of I-ville to make the difficult journey to the beautiful, joy-filled Kingdom of You-ville, and to become a citizen there.
My Elder Joseph the Hesychast
The most complete biography of Elder Joseph the Hesychast.
The Art of Salvation (Homilies), Vol. 1
Thirty three homilies of Elder Ephraim on the spiritual life.
Revelation. The Seven Seals.
Volume II in the series of the 104 homilies on the Book of the Revelation by Archimandrite Athanasios Mitilinaios.
Rejoice, Panagia. Offering to Children: The Akathist Hymn
The Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God presented in simple words and accompanied by beautiful icons.
The Unrivaled Protectress
Short stories on the miraculous intercessions of the Mother of God.
Orthodox Christian Parenting
Guidance from Holy Scripture, the Holy Fathers and seasoned Orthodox parents on the upbringing of children.
A catalogue of extraordinary artistic and cultural riches of Constantinople and its empire.
What is an Icon? (in Romanian)
A childs guide to exploring icons. Contains full-page brightly colored drawings.
What is an Icon? (in Greek)
The Missionary Origins of Modern Ecumenism: Milestones leading up to 1920
An address prepared for the academic conference The Mission of the Orthodox Church and The World Council of Churches (Athens, May 15, 2005).
My Exodus from Roman Catholicism
Autobiography of Bishop Paul de Ballester (+1984) of the Greek Archdiocese of North and South America about his conversion from Roman Catholicism to Orthodoxy.
The Divine Liturgy. A Commentary in the Light of the Fathers.
By Hieromonk Gregorios. A commentary on the Divine Liturgy according to the holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church.
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London is the largest city in the UK, and without doubt one of the country's most interesting and exciting destinations. It's here you can see where the Queen lives, rub shoulders with celebrity shoppers, and re-enact your very own real life game of Monopoly.One of the best things about London is that despite the size of the whole city, the centre is small enough to explore on foot, with all the major sights viewable within a day of foot-based exploration. This means that you can also find accommodation right by all the main attractions. There are some great apartments to rent right by sights such as London Bridge and Trafalgar Square, or for the more adventurous, countless outer areas to explore – from the edginess of Brixton to the ever Hugh Grant flavoured Notting Hill. Try the endless carnival that is Camden or the celebrity footballers home of Chelsea. Rentals and apartments in these London districts are plentiful, although be sure to get accommodation on a tube route, as this will speed up your travel across the city. You are never going to get bored on a visit to London!
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London is a very diverse city, and this is reflected in the range of accommodation options the English capital has to offer. Penthouse apartments sit just a few miles from tiny, yet more affordable studio flats, and despite the city's reputation for expense there are many options for those on the lower end of the budget spectrum. Look for less well known areas of the city. Areas such as Hammersmith or Shephard's Bush offer apartments at half the price of neighboring Chelsea and Kensington, and share all the transport links. For cheap apartments look east to the Isle of Dogs and the Docklands as these areas have gentrified but the price of accommodation has not rocketed as much as more affluent areas of the city.
Explore London
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Eating in London
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"It's been a great year for Mozart in the Jungle," said Coppola. "Now, having the first season available for fans in an upgraded visual experience is exciting—the enhanced quality makes every scene look even better and we hope it's something that our viewers really enjoy."
HDR allows video content to have more steps between the blackest black and the whitest white, which means you can capture high-contrast scenes, such as sunsets, starfields, street lamps and more, all with much greater realism. It also promises better colors and more distinct highlights.
If you think having HDR on just the: one show is exclusive, know that you're also going to need one of Samsung's SUHD TVs (pictured) to get the goods. Currently, that's the only 4K TV line that can get Amazon's 4K streaming with HDR, via the: Amazon Video app. Not to worry; LG Electronics is planning to add Amazon 4K HDR streaming to its LG OLED 4K Ultra HD TVs in the coming weeks.
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I took Tang Soo Do in my teens for about a week. I didn't like it because they were very focused on point sparring and I was just interested in kicking ass.In my adult days I have took up boxing, kickboxing/Muay Thai, BJJ, and MMA. I have retired with a few amateur fights under my belt because fighting is a young man's game. And I am not young any more.It's crazy how many different forms of karate there are. Right when I think I have heard of all of the Japanese styles a new one pops up that I have never heard of. I can understand how life gets in the way. I have learned the hard way I can't karate chop the rent. I can't even chop it in half. Lol maybe I am chopping it wrong.


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Head, Heart, and Hands: Breaking the Cycle of Religious Fear
Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie, and Sheikh Jamal Rahman, known collectively as the "Interfaith Amigos," have been learning and teaching together since 2001. They blog weekly for YES! Magazine.
No matter how nuanced our discussions about interfaith become, one basic issue overshadows all the rest: the need to engage in interfaith dialogue has never been greater. As the three of us say in our book, "It's a matter of our survival." Look at the conflicts around the world. Religion—or rather, uninformed prejudice about religions other than one's own—is used, whether consciously or unconsciously, to foment and justify hatred and violence. Truly, we must expand our religious literacy by open-minded and open-hearted dialogue if we are to break the cycle of inter-religious fear and violence.
Appreciative understanding
Mahatma Gandhi repeatedly said that if we want peace in a multi-religious society, each of us must develop an appreciative understanding of the others' religions. Interfaith understanding isn't just a nice idea; it is, in Gandhi's words, "a sacred duty." And we have to ask ourselves honestly, "What is the source of my information?" It's human nature to credit only sources that feed our own preconceived opinions, so we must combat that tendency by making conscious efforts to consult other sources. The best way to learn about other religions is to talk with people who actually practice them. Resist the temptation to avoid this work by thinking, "Ah, but all this does not apply to me because I am open minded and non-prejudiced." Gandhi would humbly ask, "But what are you open-mined and non-prejudiced about?"
Illiteracy is unfortunate but religious illiteracy is dangerous. When we are religiously illiterate, we are susceptible to being manipulated. Unscrupulous politicians and religious firebrands with an agenda castigate the other's religion and pander to our base ego nature. Our fear passions are whipped up and our thinking becomes befuddled. Our ignorance turns into arrogance. An entire religion is judged by the behavior or misbehavior of some practitioners. We say and do terrible things.
Gandhi has timeless advice about dealing with religious extremism. If a religious extremist commits a wrong, by all means protect yourself and take right action, but please, Gandhi begged us, do not criticize that person's religion. Instead, point out insights and verses of wisdom and beauty from the person's own religion and help him or her to become a better Muslim, Hindu, Christian, or Jew. That kind of thinking and action, Gandhi explained, is the way of peace. It reminds us that there is inherent beauty and wisdom in every religion, and we need to cultivate this awareness in our society, especially amongst our children, schools, government officials, politicians, and religious leaders.
Scholarly vertigo
Recently I heard about a forum in which a Muslim imam and a Christian pastor debated vigorously about whose scripture was superior, the Quran or the Bible. Such debate only serves to inflate both Muslim and Christian egos and is decidedly not what interfaith dialogue is all about. We are not in a game of scoring points over each other. This kind of dialogue creates what Sufi teachers call a "scholarly vertigo" and an "exhausted famousness." Beware of becoming addicted to unnecessary and complex discussions in religion. Rumi likens such addiction to that of a bird that ties a snare around its legs and then unties it, repeating the process over and over in ever more complex snares to show off its strange skill. Addicted to the game it has created, the bird has forgotten that the point of untying the string is to escape!
In Review
Jamal Rahman discusses Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think
In all the presentations the three of us have done since 9/11, the questions directed to me always concern Jihad, "holy war," and a perceived lack of tolerance in the Quran. These questions are rooted in common misunderstandings perpetuated by misuse and misrepresentation in the media. To set the record straight, Jihad literally means "effort" and refers primarily to the spiritual effort to evolve into the fullness of one's being, to improve relationships with family and neighbors, and to work for justice. The more militant concept of Jihad that so threatens the Western mind refers only to self-defense when under attack. The idea of Jihad as "holy war" simply does not exist in the Quran, even though this is the prevailing notion not only in the media but also, unfortunately, among some Islamic militants.
Regarding the fear that the Quran encourages intolerance, the truth is that many Quranic verses celebrate diversity. When, in the course of our presentations, Rabbi Ted and Pastor Don quote these "diversity" verses, audience members—including Muslims—are astonished that a rabbi and a pastor care enough about interfaith work to learn and quote from a sacred scripture outside their own traditions. This simple example moves them to reach out to their neighbors and colleagues of different faiths and expand their own religious literacy. There's no need to play string games about theological minutiae. We need only to listen to the knowledge and experience of another's religion to escape the snare of misinformation and soften our prejudices.
Dialogue of heart and hands
So far we have been talking about dialogue of the head, but there is also dialogue of the heart—what has come to be called the "three cups of tea" approach (from the title of that wonderful book by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin): listen, respect, and connect. This approach, which we three amigos have seen evolve over our years of friendship—not only among the three of us, but also among members of our congregations—has resulted in such trust that we are able to name and discuss things that are awkward and difficult in our own texts. Our intention is not to criticize but to name the truth and begin the process of healing the shadow side of our traditions so that we might become more authentic with ourselves and with others. Verses that do not support the universal messages of our holy books need to be interpreted by a higher understanding within us. Sages tell us that we do not see things as they are; we see things as we are. In our presentations on this issue, the audience response has been extraordinarily supportive. Truth telling and the sincere desire to heal self and others uplift religious literacy to a higher level. This kind of literacy is possible when there is a dialogue of the heart.
Then there is dialogue of the hands. No matter what our differences, we all can collaborate on projects of mutual interest. When there is a human connection and possibility of friendship, scriptural differences no longer loom as a threat even among conservative and orthodox members of another faith. In time, dialogue of the heart leads to dialogue of the hands: interfaith participation in programs of social justice and care for the Earth, issues that are dear to all hearts regardless of religious affiliation.
The Quran tells us that God "has spread out the earth as a carpet
for you so that you may walk therein on spacious paths" (71:18-19).
When we enter into an interfaith dialogue with the other, we are truly
walking on spacious paths.
Sheikh Jamal Rahman wrote this article for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. Jamal is co-founder and Muslim Sufi Minister at Interfaith Community Church in Seattle. Originally from Bangladesh, he is a graduate of the University of Oregon and the University of California, Berkeley. His books include and .


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Graves' Concerns Regarding Obamacare Small Business Program Continue To Go Unanswered
WASHINGTON, DC – House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) released the following statement after again hearing from the Obama Administration that no enrollment data or metrics exists for the health care law's Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP):
"The mismanagement of the Small Business Health Options program is very frustrating," said Graves. "The Administration isn't able to answer even the most basic questions about the program's enrollment or its progress. Going back to last year, the program's delays and lack of choices have contributed to headache after headache for small businesses who are trying to follow all of the twists and turns of the program. It's astonishing how little information has been disclosed about a law in which the taxpayers are investing billions. What is the Administration hiding?"
Earlier this month, Graves wrote to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to request information about the SHOP enrollment for the second time this year. The Administration responded this week with general information about the program, but shared no enrollment data or timetable.
In January, Graves requested enrollment numbers and related information from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The Administration responded in March, a month after the requested deadline, that the metrics were unavailable, but would be available at a later date.
This list of delays and mismanagement of SHOP:
• On April 1, 2013 the Obama Administration announced that the employer health insurance choice on the federal SHOP exchanges would be delayed until 2015, limiting employers to one single plan.


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A specialist in the history of medieval France, Professor Lucas spent a part of his life in Paris while he worked on his critical edition of Le Livre du Corps de Policie (The Book of the Body Politic) by Christine de Pizan (c. 1364-c. 1430), often called "the first feminist". His book is still the standard edition of this text. For example, the most recent translation of the Book of the Body Politic, by Kate L. Forhan (Cambridge, 1994), is based on Prof. Lucas' work.
For the Classical Studies Program at Willamette University, Prof. Lucas lectured on ancient Greek and Roman history. Renowned for his dry humor, he has been recalled from retirement twice so far, once to teach his ancient history surveys in Fall 2004, another time to offer Western Civ Since 1650 (Spring 2007).
In February 2004, Prof. Lucas was honored with the United Methodist Award for Service.
- B.A., University of Oregon
- M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
Lucas, Robert H., ed. 1967. Christine de Pizan, Le Livre du corps de policie. Geneva: Droz.
Lucas, Robert H. 1970. "Medieval French translations of the Latin classics to 1500," Speculum 45, 225-53.
Lucas, Robert H. 1977. "Ennoblement in Late Medieval France," Mediaeval Studies 39, 239-60.


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