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June 1, 2009
An ATC Challenge In Memory of Alisa
Alisa's girls need to know this side of their mom.
Alisa made so many positive and encouraging comments on the boards, she had a lot of wisdom to share with us. I thought if we passed even a small portion of what she said, her family would be blessed to have access to this part of her life. But how to do that led to my next thought.
Here's the challenge:
Make an ATC card, they are small (2.5 x 3.5 inches), they can hold little nuggets of information, they incorporate the hobby she loved, they are a great way to share the bits of Alisa that we knew to her family. If you are anything like me, you'll get inspired by this art form and want to make more. There are only a few steps that must be followed to make this work:
1. Go to the SEARCH tool on the Message Board page and type in Alisa's screen name "lagsforlisa." This will allow you to see all the comments she made on the message boards, there are 31 pages to be exact.
2. Read through the comments, find something that speaks to you. There are a lot of ones that won't work, but there are many that will work perfectly for this challenge.
3. Pick ONE quote to use and before you start working on your ATC, come post which one you've chosen, so we don't have overlaps. For example, I went to page 30 and found a comment on gardening that she made.
Posted: Fri, Mar 28 2008 at 10:07PM on True Life Stories > Gardening?
I love gardening, too. We are doing our backyard this spring with beds, veggie garden, and little pond. [1.]Don't forget to plant some things for hummingbirds. These little jewels are awesome, they love things with long tubular flower shapes, especially red. I like to grow Salvia greggii, comes in lots of colors. [2.]Also, I order plants online from Bluestone Perennials, they have a search function you can put in your criteria and gives you a whole list that might fit the bill for you situation. And a one year plant guarantee. Also, call your local master gardeners at the county extension office. They can usually provide a plant list, and planting dates for veggies. [3.]And stop by a plant sale at your local arboretum, talk about get the fever (think reveal night!) And stroll around any yard tours, or just around your neighborhood and see what grows. I like to try what I see, that is why scraplifting came so easily to me! lol.
From that one comment, I was able to create 3 cards. You only have to make one, but once I got started, I was hooked and kept going. But you should only work on ONE at a time.
4. I'll have a thread going on the message board that you can post your choice to. Give me the date, the board it was posted on, and the thread title. Mine would have been this:
Fri, Mar 28 2008 at 10:07PM on True Life Stories > Gardening?
I'll keep a master list running as to which quotes are being worked on and when they are completed. If you want to do more than one, feel free, but please only after you've finished your current one.
5. When you're done, post them to the gallery and link them to the thread so we can see your beautiful work created for Alisa's family.
6. Send your finished cards to:
Studio Calico
513 East 10th Ave
Bowling Green, KY 42101
7. We'd like to have all cards sent by the 30th of June. This should be more than enough time to put one (or two) together. I'll be encouraging you along the way!
8. If you need examples, back in October of 2008, Jenn Olson and Nik Harper did a week's worth of blogging on this very subject. They had some great links to get you going on ideas. I did mine just a bit different because it's not really a trading card, it's more of a memory card. I think it's OK to bend the rules on this one... Don't forget to read the comments on this post as well, there's a lot of information there as well.
Here are the cards that I made. This concept coincides nicely with my newfound interest in using up what you have. Two of the three cards were made mainly with things I had on my bulletin board or sitting out on my desk. I tried one digitally to see how quickly that would go.
credits: cardstock, Cosmo Cricket, Sassafras Lass, and Studio Calico; tag, Tim Holtz; patterned paper, Studio Calico; rub ons, Chatterbox (wing to wing) and Jenni Bowlin (alpha); paper tape, Anna Griffin; felt flower, American Crafts; gem brad, Making Memories; other, image of hummingbird from the web and Starbucks Pick of the Week iTunes card.
For this one, I created it all digitally and then printed it out. It took me less than an hour to put together.
Digital version created in CS3:
Paper version:
credits: paper, Katie Pertiet Spot Dots; floss heart, Katie Pertiet Flossy Hearts; tag, Katie Pertiet Lil' Bit Tags; stitched X, Katie Pertiet Li'l Bit Tags; (all from Designer Digitals) flower brush, hawksmont Flowers (free from the internet); font, Prissy Frat Boys (free from the internet).
credits: cardstock, Chatterbox; flower, Making Memories; buttons, Foofala; stamp, Catseye Press; ink, Tsukineko; frame, American Crafts; ribbon, Piggy Tales; exopy tag, EK Success; font, Rough Typewriter (from the internet); other, thread and string.
After our first tragic loss of Aleida Franklin, and seeing the outpouring of love for her, it broke my heart to lose yet another friend of our community. An album was created for Aleida's family, organized by a member of our community, judi. I made a page that focused on an interaction I'd had with Aleida that really impressed me. Her desire to make sure she hadn't offended me really stuck with me. I didn't have an interaction like that with Alisa, but I hope that by doing this, you'll be able to share something that stuck with you about Alisa. Please join us in this challenge to give Alisa's family a memory only we can share.
25 comments:
- lisa said...
such a beautiful idea, emily. i definitely want to participate!
- June 1, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Ally said...
This is a beautiful idea. I'm not sure I'll be able to participate, but it's such a thoughtful way to handle a loss like this and do some good as well.
- June 1, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- lisa said...
here's my quote :
Posted: Wed, Jun 04 2008 at 06:45PM on True Life Stories > Tuesday Recipe Thread: Delish Desserts
This one is so easy, Southern Living.
Take a aluminum loaf pan and have your helper unwrap mini ice cream sandwiches. Put a layer in the bottom, drizzle with caramel sauce, whipped cream, another layer of sandwiches, more caramel and or chocolate sauce and whipped cream. Top with your favorites, cherries, nuts, sprinkles, etc. My kids are crazy about this, especially when company comes over and they can show off their cooking skills.
- June 1, 2009 at 8:07 AM
Very good idea, i'll create one this week end
so sad for her and her family ;-(
- June 1, 2009 at 8:29 AM
- Kimber-Leigh said...
this is a fabulous idea! i'll try to get it done this week!
- June 1, 2009 at 9:43 AM
What a beautiful sentiment! I am off to search the message board. (I had no idea we could search)
- June 1, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- Kimberly said...
This is wonderful! I will go searching for a quote or two or three! Another reason to love SC...you all care about your members so much.
- June 1, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Karen said...
great idea...love making atc's and these will be so special! off to pick out a quote!
- June 1, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- mom2ee said...
this is wonderful. will seach to find a quote and post on the MB
- June 1, 2009 at 11:36 AM
This is a wonderful idea, Em...I'm definitely in--just too overwhelmed to pick the perfect quote just yet.
- June 1, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- deana said...
I don't know you, Emily, nor do I know Alisa. But I do know how it feels to lose someone suddenly & I can say without a doubt that this act of kindness will mean more to her family than words can say.
You must be an angel in disguise... :-)
- June 1, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- Denise said...
Posted: Thu, Jul 17 2008 at 02:50PM on True Life Stories > Happiness is...
My daughters grooving in their room, dancing to 70's funk, Brick House, anyone?
new water lily blooming, and a resident green frog!
- June 1, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Rachael said...
This seriously breaks my heart. I didnt know her but i feel compelled to try this out, for her kids and family... really this takes me back and makes me think about how short could be :(
- June 1, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- Kirsty Wiseman said...
posted 9/11 2008 - recalling 9/11 and how we remember what we were doing that day:
Alisa wrote: My husband was overseas in Algeria. Eating dinner in a cafeteria, and the gendarme swept in and plucked out all the Americans, the locals were celebrating in that ululating way some have and shooting guns into the air. I was out walking the dog in a 'country' subdivision and all of a sudden people were outside of their house, talking. Men put shotguns in the racks in the rear window of their trucks, and the bars were jammed full. You know, not the bars that you go to have fun, but the ones to drink a lot. But, I did learn a lot. Life is not peachy keen, and NPR really opened my eyes to the fact that not everyone has the same values as my family. Years later I opted to not deliver my daughter on 9/11, but to wait until 9/12. And now I cry when I recite the pledge of allegience, and have a flag in a case right inside my foyer.
A poignant and sgnificant piece of history, I think.
Thanks Emily x
- June 1, 2009 at 5:21 PM
- Sandy said...
What a precious gift to her family! We'll get started right away - first off to check the message board for Alisa's gems.
Thank you for doing this...you are a sweetheart Emily! =)
- June 1, 2009 at 6:59 PM
- Christie Wildes said...
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- June 1, 2009 at 9:00 PM
- Christie Wildes said...
Posted: Wed, Dec 17 2008 at 03:40PM on True Life Stories > Tuesday Recipe Thread: Virtual Cookie Exchange!!!
I just made 6 dzn Ultimate Maple Snickerdoodles. they are not over poweringly mapley. I can't believe spell check did not like those last two words. sigh.
2 c all purpose flour
1.5 tsp baking POWDER
1/4 tsp baking SODA
1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 cup white sugar
3 tbsp real maple syrup
1 egg
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup maple sugar
pre heat oven 350, stir together flour, baking powder and soda, cinnamon. set aside.
in a large bowl cream together margarine and 1 cup white sugar. Beat in egg and maple syrup. gradually blend in dry ingredients. in small dish, combing 1/2 cup white sugar and maple sugar. (((((I have no idea what maple sugar is, I used a tsp cinnamon)))))). roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar. Bake 8-10 min on ungreased sheets ((((( i used parchment paper)))) Cookies will puff up slightly and crack on top and look wet in middle. cool on wire racks.
Yummy. Some of my neighbors and I are getting together tomorrow, we are bringing 'pickies' to snack on while we exchange, haha. I'm making spinach artichoke dip, we are having egg nog, queso, and whatever else shows up! Fun stuff.
- June 1, 2009 at 9:04 PM
- Christie Wildes said...
Posted: Fri, Jan 02 2009 at 09:26AM on Studio Chat > Daily Chat - 2nd Jan
We usually play Mardi Gras music when we take down our tree, guess I'l have to find the CD. And I need to 'fake' some Christmas shots, I think I'll fix the girls up on thier party dresses and stand them by the cedars....anywho, I drug out a 'kit' for myself of B&W, cream and smokey blue, and hope to play with that. I scrapped yesterday with some of the first BG paper I ever bought (5 years ago), and was really happy how it turned out. And I can't stop pop dotting MS butterflies !!!!
- June 1, 2009 at 9:06 PM
- Kimberly said...
I really enjoyed this. Here are my 4 ATC's as quoted by Alisa Henry.
- June 2, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Teribyte said...
Wow... I've just been glancing through this challenge, comments and posts.... what a terrible loss. This is a really beautiful way to celebrate such a lovely woman. I haven't picked a quote yet, but I will be sure to. How special for her family to receive such a gift. Thank-you, Emily, for coming up with this.
- June 2, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- ConnieC said...
This quote on the first page jumped out at me.
Posted: Thu, May 07 2009 at 10:59PM on True Life Stories> evidence of a bad neighbor
We have a super friendly neighborhood, but most of the wives are SAHM or empty-nesters and that makes a huge difference. We walk in the morning, grab each other's kids off the bus, swim at the pool houses, and have bunco once a month. We bum eggs, grab things from Target or Walmart, call when someone's garage door is up after dark, and bring in each other's trash cans if we are doing ours. I love it here, best place I have ever lived.
- June 2, 2009 at 2:06 PM
- michele said...
has anyone done this quote yet? if not, i would be honored to:
Posted: Fri, Mar 21 2008 at 08:15AM on Studio Chat > Running out of photo's
Oh, I know about heritage. I have been thinking (read a prompt somewhere) about why I scrap, and I recently found a box of pictures from a deceased Great Aunt without any family left, one of the pics was a soldier in Europe looking quite tough, and the hand written note said "This is your Dad." How can that be pitched? Old wedding photos (early 1900's), a sailor kissing a long legged woman with killer high heels on a pier, random couples leaning on gorgeous curvy cars. Oh, and baby pictures of people long dead. Mommies know the pride when your baby can sit up for their portrait. I just get weepy thinking about it all. I have to DO SOMETHING about it all. But I have no idea who these people are, but I think I can still tell some of their story.
- June 2, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- karen m. (akaliz) said...
what an amazing idea.
- June 2, 2009 at 4:19 PM
- Lorraine said...
I am new and didn't know her, but this is a truly wonderful idea! Very thoughtful!
- June 4, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Denise said...
Here's mine: http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/11602
- June 9, 2009 at 6:40 PM


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This afternoon my younger daughter has her final history exam. This is the last time she will be required to study history. Last week, she had the 'mock' exam. The day before, she revealed to me that they had not covered half the syllabus in class – they spent so much time studying the Holocaust that they only reached the Israeli history in the last couple of weeks, but she missed most of the classes because of her exam schedule. I sat down with her and looked at the cramming book she was using to prepare for the exam. Together, in a few hours, we selected topics we were confident would allow her to answer sufficient questions, and crammed: she rote-learned lists of causes and consequences, lists of committees and their conclusions, list and lists and lists. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she told me yesterday that she did really well in the exam and her course-work grade going into the final exam was therefore 95.
In case you think she's clearly in a particularly bad school (she isn't, it's actually a good school, at least by Israeli standards), let me share what happened the night before my son's final history exam. He attended what is arguably the top school in Jerusalem. He came to me that evening and asked which war he should learn for the exam. I didn't really understand the question (I was much more naive then). 'What do you mean, which war? And the exam's tomorrow – how can you possibly learn a war by then?' It was clear to him I was much too hysterical to help, so he decided that as the 6-Day War was the shortest, that would probably be the quickest to learn (!!). Half an hour later I was a little calmer and went upstairs to see if he needed help. I was horrified to find him watching TV. 'What are you doing?' I screamed. 'You need to study. There's so much work to do.' 'Don't worry,' he nonchalantly replied, 'I've got it,' and he reeled off a list of causes and consequences. 'That's it?' I cried. He showed me the book, and some exam papers, and to my dismay, that seemed to be all that was required.
I tell these stories of the way my children have been taught history, because judging by the examination questions, it seems this is the approach approved by the Education Ministry. There have been several fascinating attempts to bring alternative narratives into the classroom, to encourage students to think, critique, compare and contrast, analyse. But these programs are banned by the Education Ministry. One book, "Learning Each Other's Historical Narrative" was produced by Israeli and Palestinian teachers working together under academic supervision over the course of several years. Unable to agree on a single narrative, the book presents both narratives side by side, with space in the middle for students to reflect upon what they are learning. Zochrot has also produced an educational kit called "How do we say Nakba in Hebrew." They will be running a teacher-training course based on this booklet at the beginning of July. But the few brave teachers who use the book do so in secret – rather than bring the book into the classroom, they prepare materials based on the book, and do not disclose where their materials come from – to do otherwise is to invite trouble with the Education Ministry.
I may not agree with all aspects of the Palestinian narrative. I may not agree with all the principles and policy statements of organizations such as Zochrot. I do believe, however, that our children have to be taught to see history from different points of view. That teaching a one-sided, 'one and only true' version of history is demagogic and dangerous. The Education Ministry clearly does not want our children to be taught to think for themselves. When banning the first book mentioned above, the Education Ministry official stated, "At this time (2003) it is preferable for our children not to be exposed to the Palestinian narrative, as this may undermine their belief in the Israeli narrative." I find that statement frightening, coming from the Education Ministry. Yes, learning different narratives may be uncomfortable. It may make us re-assess where we are and where we should be going. That's one of the reasons for learning history. Our government frequently hurls accusations at the Palestinian Authority for teaching hatred in their schools. We may not actively teach hatred (though selected phrases in one of the officially approved books such as 'rivers of blood' attributed to the Palestinians may indeed fan hatred) but we are certainly not actively teaching the skills needed to make peace.
We teach history in schools for a number of reasons. Certainly, imparting a sense of who we are and where we have come from is one of them. It is not, however, the only one. We also teach history in order to teach students to analyse and critique, to examine evidence and probe for underlying causes and motivations, and to put themselves and their current society into a wider historical context. That's one of the things that distinguishes history from memory. It's bad enough that Israeli students learn such a narrow slice of history – with almost no world history whatsoever. It's completely unacceptable if we then limit the depth of that slice by insisting that our children learn only one, official version of so-called reality. That's not called history. It's called brain-washing.


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Why do I only think to do these on late-Friday afternoon or Saturday morning?
1. Tomorrow, it will be exactly FOUR MONTHS until October 5, 2010. And you know what that means . . . :-)
2. Oh, and speaking of FREEFALL! It is currently oot and aboot in some places of the world. And, by that, I mean that it's getting advance reads by some Tenners, Traveling ARC Tours (starting tomorrow, I believe), and trade reviewers. If it were possible to simultaneously scream, "Yaaaaaaay! and "Eeeeeeek!", I would do so.
3. I'm going to a vegan potluck birthday party this weekend. I am not vegan; just a vegetarian (who doesn't eat any animals, including fish). I wasn't sure what to bring, but luckily there was a cooking demonstration here at my office today by Kate Schenk! She has is certified nutritionist who runs a blog called NudeFood. Most of her recipes are not vegan (or vegetarian), but the spring rolls and Soba noodle salad she made for us were both easily adaptable to be, I believe. And YUMMY. So I might make one of those recipes. Thanks, Kate!
4. Two weeks ago, NBC aired the most horrifically spoilery "Next week on FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" that I've ever seen. They gave away the Big Shocker for last week's episiode. I still was affected when it all unfolded, but I can't even imagine the impact it would have had if those dillholes hadn't given it all away!
5. Maybe I should switch to doing "Friday Four." I can never think of a fifth item!


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IOF Launches Fifth Day of Open War on the Gaza Strip
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
Press Release
Date: 2 March 2008
Time: 12:30 GMT
Another Bloody Day in Gaza:
IOF Launches Fifth Day of Open War on the Gaza Strip
Death Toll Rises to 101, with Hundreds of Injuries
PCHR condemns in the strongest possible terms the continuing IOF open war on the civilians of the Gaza Strip. Air and land bombardments have killed 101 Palestinians since 27 February, and injured hundreds of others. The Centre also denounces continuing international silence over the carnage which has effectively encouraged the IOF to commit additional war crimes against Palestinian civilians and their property. The Centre warns that deaths and injuries will undoubtedly rise if the IOF operation continues, and reiterates its demand that the international community act immediately and effectively to put an end to these crimes, and to protect the lives of Palestinian civilians
During the last 24 hours, another 39 Palestinians were killed throughout the Gaza Strip. Twenty-two of them were unarmed civilians, including 9 children. Six of the victims were from one family, including 3 women and 3 men who were killed in an air strike in Gaza City. The death toll since 27 February currently stands at 101 victims, including 49 unarmed civilians. The civilians who have been killed include 25 children and 5 women. In addition, more than 250 other people have been injured, mostly unarmed civilians. IOF have also destroyed houses and property across the Gaza Strip.
During the last 24 hours, the majority of IOF operations took place in and around the town of Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip. IOF continued to use disproportionate and excessive lethal force in residential districts, with utter disregard for the lives of civilians. Jabaliya is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and since yesterday morning (1 March) 55 people have been killed by IOF in Jabaliya, including 19 children and 11 other unarmed civilians, including an infant, 2 women, two young brothers, a brother and sister, and a father and son. (see the PCHR March 1 press release for further details).
In other crucial developments, at approximately 17:15 on Saturday, 1 March, an IOF military plane dropped 3 bombs on the house of Abd El-Rahman Mohammad Ali Atallah (62), near El-Bokhari Mosque in Nafaq Street east of Gaza City. The aerial bombardment completely destroyed the house, killing 6 members of the same family, including 3 women. Another 6 members of the same family were injured. Four of the injured were children, one of them a 2-day old infant. The victims have been identified as:
1. Abd El-Rahman Mohammad Ali Atallah (62)
2. Su'ad Rajab Atallah (his 60-year wife)
3. Ibrahim Abd El-Rahman Atallah (38-years old, son)
4. Khaled Abd El-Rahman Atallah (34-years old, son)
5. Raja Abd El-Rahman Atallah (30-years old, daughter)
6. Ibtisam Abd El-Rahman Atallah (25-years old, daughter)
At approximately 20:37, an IOF plane bombed a Palestinian police vehicle in Khan Yunis that was parked opposite the Khan Yunis Police Compound. Two policemen, Ra'fat Yassin Abd El-Aziz Hamad (38) and Hasan Ibrahim Abu Naja (24) were killed. A third policeman was seriously injured.
At approximately 22:04, IOF planes dropped 4 bombs on Bader Mosque (under construction) near the Rafah Police Compound in Abu Baker El-Siddiq Street in Rafah. The Mosque was completely destroyed. The raid targeted 6 Police officers who had evacuated the police station and gathered inside the Mosque. The raid dismembered their bodies. The victims have been identified as:
1. Samir Hamdi Asfour (36)
2. Khaled Ahmad Abu Eyada (31)
3. Emad Ibrahim El-Talla (34)
4. Sadiq Yusef El-Buleishi (26)
5. Mohammad Omar Abu Nema (21)
6. Sobhi Mofeed Awadallah (20)
Thirty other civilians were injured, including 6 children and 4 women, who were inside houses near the Mosque.
PCHR reiterates its condemnation of these serious crimes, and:
· Affirms that these crimes are a continuation of Israeli war crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) in general and the Gaza Strip in particular. These crimes are indicative of IOF utter disregard for civilian Palestinian lives.
· Reiterates its warning that, in light of statements and threats by Israeli political and military leaders, the death toll is likely to continue to rise. .
· Calls upon the High Contracting Parties (HCP) of the Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) to fulfill their legal obligation under Article 1 of the Convention and ensure that it is respected by all parties under any circumstances. The Centre calls upon the HCP to fulfill their obligations under Article 146 of the Convention to pursue persons suspected of perpetrating grave violations of the Convention, which are defined as war crimes under Article 147 of the Convention.
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Bloody Day in Gaza….. 30 Palestinians Killed, including 14 Civilians, and 80 Injured
IOF Continue Perpetration of War Crimes in the Gaza Strip: 18 Palestinians, including 6 Children, Killed in 24 Hours
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Nomination: University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Law
Report of the Selection Committee
Contract law protects consumers in all sorts of ways, because they find themselves in a vulnerable position vis-à-vis the counterparty. A company can no longer refer to the "small print" in an agreement, even though a customer may have signed it. Consumer protection does not apply to natural persons, however. How fair is that if one considers that many companies are very small and differ very little from consumers? Drawing on the well-known theories of American philosopher John Rawls, the author reviews this distinction, which also exists in European contract law. Josse Klijnsma has devised a model to regulate the position of small and medium-sized enterprises in a fair way. A refreshing book that brings together private law and the philosophy of law – and that is an uncommon combination. The book is written in a concise, lucid style, and that is – in the opinion of the committee – notable for a legal thesis.
Josse Klijnsma (Amsterdam, 1986) studied Law and Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). After completing both of his Bachelor degrees, he joined an exchange programme with NYU School of Law. In 2010 he completed a Master in European Private Law, and in 2012 he completed his Master in Philosophy - both cum laude – at the University of Amsterdam. From 2011 to 2014 he was a research assistant at the Centre for the Study of European Contract Law at the University of Amsterdam. During this period he spent half a year as a Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School. His doctoral research focused on the position of small and medium-sized enterprises in European contract law from the perspective of philosopher John Rawls. Klijnsma uses the political philosophy of Rawls, Justice as Fairness, to normatively assess the rules of European contract law. In June 2014 he defended his doctoral thesis cum laude at the UvA. Since September 2014 he has worked as a lawyer for De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in Amsterdam.


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Publish API on Portal
Once the API is published on CA API Gateway, the API is actually working, but for developers, they need a way to discover this API and interact with it to learn how to use it in their own applications. The CA API Developer Portal is like the store-front of CA API Gateway. APIs hosted on Gateway are displayed on CA API Developer Portal. There is a run-time and design-time separation between the gateway and portal. The portal is for design-time while all run-time traffic is still going through the gateway.
So after the API is published on gateway, we need to enable it on portal so that developer can see it and build applications against. CA API Developer Portal has the ability to automatically create Interactive Documentation for REST APIs using a WADL file.
Develop Application Against APIs
Once the API is enabled on CA API Developer Portal, developers can log into the portal , discover the API from the API List, and interact with the API via the interactive documentation.
Once the developers have learned about this API, they can start building applications against it. You can log into the portal as a developer, create an Application, and select the target APIs.
Monitor APIs and Applications
Once Applications are developed against your company's API, real-time traffic will start going through the API that is hosted on the gateway. A cron job allows CA API Gateway to constantly push Gateway Metrics to CA API Developer Portal so that the Developer Portal will be able to graph the usage of the APIs and applications.
Developers can use these functions to monitor their own applications. Administrators and API Owners can then monitor API usage and make decisions regarding the published APIs.
Design and Publish New Version of API
Based on the results from the analytics, API Owners can make the necessary modifications to the published APIs to fit the developers' requirements. However, we cannot and also should not make modifications to APIs that have been used by applications, as it will cause errors. Instead, we should create a new version of the published API, publish it on gateway, then enable it on portal. Those are the steps for creating a new API.
Deprecate Old API Version
Once a new version of an API is available on the portal, you can deprecate the old version of the API. To deprecate an API means that no new applications are allowed to develop against this API, but applications already using this API can continue to use it. Developers will receive notices to encourage them to switch to the new version.
Delete Old API Version
Most developers would migrate their applications from the old version to the new version. The Portal Administrator has the ability to remove and send notices to certain persistent applications, who are still using the old version of the API.
When no application is using the old version of the API, the administrator can delete the API and this completes the entire lifecycle of this API.


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Paranormal Experiences - Shadow People
Shadow encounters on the increase?
Although shadow people seem to be a new phenomena within paranormal investigations, it may date back thousands of years. Most religions and cultures mention encounters with shadows that are very similar to present day cases. For example both the ancient Greeks and the Romans describe 'shades' and were believed to be the remnants of people who had died and now inhabited the Underworld - is this a similar situation as a trapped/earthbound spirit we know today? Within the Hebrew religion there are beings known as 'death-shadows' (tsalmaveth). In my own country of Scotland there has been for centuries written accounts of spirits called 'wraiths'. These were also deemed to be the remnants of people's souls.
However, it's only in more recent times that this activity has come into the limelight and encounters are increasing.
Not that long ago when people started to become more aware of the 'shadows', the experience tended to be 'corner of the eye phenomena'. This is where activity or movement is witnessed, not in the direct line of vision, but from the peripheral field of vision. This may happen due to the way that paranormal activity manifests. Often when people look directly at a manifestation it instantly vanishes. From corner of the eye, it seems to linger. It's theorised that when the physical eye and brain make the connection with spirit energy, it may break the link with the mind due to bringing the mind state back within the physical world. There are many other theories out there and this is only one suggestion.
Today, it seems that these shadows are witnessed more and more in the direct line of vision and the encounters are lasting longer. Although intriguing, it's also worrying in some respects since we don't know what we are dealing with. In addition, we don't understand why the phenomena is on the increase and why it seems to be getting stronger.
But firstly, let's see what has been learned so far.
Table showing some theories on shadow people
1. Negative forces/demons
Thought by many to be the true nature of shadow people, basically due to the feelings of an evil presence often experienced when shadow people are around. People have also experienced attacks and being chased by these entities.In addition there are incidents where shadow people may be involved in incubus/succubus-like attacks.
2. Spirits/ghosts
Due to their ability to walk through walls/vanish quickly.
3. Earth bound spirits
Many shadow people are witnessed in locations with sad and traumatic histories such as prisons, lunatic asylums etc. There is therefore, speculation that shadow people seen in these locations are lost or trapped spirits.
4. Thought forms
In a number of cases witnesses have stated that they believed shadows and black mists they encountered were their own fears and stresses projected outwards.
5.'Night Hag'/sleep paralysis or incubus/succubus
In a few cases there are similarities between sleep paralysis but also an incubus/succubus attack.
6. Inter-dimensional entities
There are theories that these shadow people are possibly alien entities/entities from dimensions that overlap our own.
7. Alien entities/MIB's
In some cases there seems to be a similarity between MIB's (Men In Black) and shadow people.
Shadow spirits - are they human?
In addition to the phenomena being experienced in the direct line of vision and for longer periods of time, many witnesses also report that 'red eyes' appear within the shadow. Why only some of the shadows have this peculiarity, is unknown.
We can also compare shadows with regular human ghosts or spirit sightings. Human ghosts and spirits might be anything from transparent to full-bodied. When seen, it is nearly always possible to distinguish some features as well as clothing, and if the spirit/ghost is male or female, adult or child. With shadow entities, features - apart from the red eyes seen by some observers - are not visible. The only clue is the shadow outline and size.
Many witnesses also report that the feelings associated with these shadows, range from disturbing to evil, leading many to speculate that these entities are negative or even demonic in nature. This theory is further enhanced by some cases that would seem to involve shadows not only chasing people but attacking them as well. However, not all shadow people encountered are actively aggressive, but witnesses report that they feel as if the shadow is hanging around them in order to feed off their energy. Some shadows merely stand and watch or even sit on the bed, but don't communicate or make physical contact.
Other theories put forward by some researchers indicate that at least some of the shadow people act in similar fashion to entities described in UFO cases - in particular the MIB's or Men In Black. In these cases witnesses have reported that the shadows observe only, they don't usually interact and seem to be robotic at times - similar descriptions are given with MIB cases. However with the classic MIB's there does tend to be interactions such as giving witnesses a warning to keep quiet about what they have seen and/or asking witnesses to describe a UFO sighting. Sometimes these MIB's will then vanish as quickly as they arrived.
Additional observations - especially in locations with traumatic histories such as prisons and mental health hospitals - suggest that the shadow people are lost human spirits either looking for help or wishing to do harm. However, in other cases the shadows seem to want to keep their distance and avoid contact.
The reports that people have given about their encounters with these shadows has built up a picture of them:
- Size - they usually range between 4 and 8 feet in length.
- Although called 'shadows' some have different levels of both transparency and 'shadow'. People have described solid black shadows, while others have witnessed a more transparent type. The colour black also changes from the solid black mentioned to much lighter tones.
- Although many shadows are often described as 'shadow men' there are just as many accounts that involve what are perceived as female shadows.
- Similar to some of the usual apparitions seen by people where only part of the form is visible - for example only legs or just a torso - this has also been witnessed with shadow forms.
- There are various shapes of shadow. Many are humanoid in shape, although some are much taller or shorter than the average human. Other shapes are described as animal like and some like small imps.
- There are also shadow shapes that seem to crop up continually and have been given specific descriptions such as - hooded shadows, red-eyed shadows, hat man, negative shadows, and non-malevolent shadows.
- In addition to the above descriptions, it should be said, that not all shadows are a clear and defined shape. There are thousands of reports of black or dark masses, clouds, vapour or mist that people describe and on occasion these 'clouds' may try to take on a more defined shape.
In addition to the appearances being different, their behaviour is also varied.
Shadow people behaviour
The interesting thing about these shadow spirits or entities is that some of them seem to have no wish to interact with human beings. While others appear to be just the opposite. There are now thousands of accounts of shadow spirits from all over the world and their behaviour patterns are well documented:
- One of the most frequent behaviours witnessed is that they disappear when humans approach. This takes the form of quickly vanishing from a room - some people describe them as running - while others have observed them dissolving/fading away. Their behaviour indicates that they have no wish to interact or in anyway communicate with people. A few investigators have tried provoking behaviour with these shadows but have had no response at all.
- Contrary to this behaviour there are other shadows that are very curious about people and and will openly observe witnesses and paranormal investigators. On a more sinister level, there are a number of accounts where people have not only been threatened, but chased by shadows. Quite a few of these aggressive encounters occurred in cemeteries and abandoned prisons.
- An interesting development over the last few years is that certain shadows seem to be curious about people who have psychic gifts, or those who investigate the paranormal, while others seem to focus on people who have had a lot of trauma in their lives.
- Shadows are found in various locations both during the day and at night and they are not always alone. Groups of shadows have also been observed regularly. They are often seen in areas where paranormal activity is very high and/or where investigations take place frequently. Family homes are another location where shadow spirits have been observed on a regular basis - in these cases shadows are often said to be located in attics and basements.
It seems clear that we are not dealing with one single phenomena. The shadow people incidents may be increasing - but could this be due to modern technology and higher numbers of people now trying to capture paranormal activity on camera and video? In addition, it seems likely that shadows are not just a single group of entities, but that for some reason many different spirits, including humans, may manifest as shadows. What category of shadow person people experience may depend on the location, the history and the person seeing them.
This is a very complex subject. Instead of answering questions, as is usual with the paranormal, it just leads to more fascinating questions!
© 2013 Helen Murphy Howell
I see them, it, or whatever. Frequency is increasing. I thought I was suffering from ocular damage. Doctor said eyes are OK. Most of the time, see them looking straight on. Not out of the corners of my eyes. No specific shapes. Mostly cloud like. They last about 4 to 6 seconds...some move left right up and down. No voices or sounds. Ive only told a few friends. Ive never wrote anything about anything to anyone on paper or computer. But im just getting nowhere when I question othdaviders about this. Im not an overly religious person, but this is starting me to question. help if you can. sincerely david
I remember several years ago back in dec 2005, I had encounter with shadow person. I remember I was in my room one day and it was around 10 in the morning, and I was in my room alone trying to take nap when the encounter began. I remember seeing sexual images of young couple having sex in the woods and I remember actual feeling the whole thing occur and could feel what they were doing as well. I had huge grin on my face when I saw the images appear and the images were very vivid too. Then I saw lights start appearing inside my room and it was like lightshow was going on in my bedroom. The next thing I saw was weird looking shadow pattern forming my wall and I thought the shadow figures on the wall look oddly strange and unnatural for it to be there. Then out of nowhere, I saw dark shadow coming out of the wall, and it came towards me, I watch the thing come before me and I remember I could`nt breath or move during the entire ordeal but I could smell the nasty odor which smelled like smoke,brimstone, and sulphur. It smelled like it came out of hell itself and I couldn`t leave no matter how hard I tried. I then remember as it got close to me, the shadow had red eyes coming out of it head,and It looked like the princess Anastasia. When it first came out of the walls, I remember it look like the last picture of her from Siberta, then it tranforms itself into A dark shadowery figure, with red eyes popping out of it`s head. I remember the first images that I saw earlier looked just like her when she was older. The images were showing me of her and her secret lover having sex in he woods somewhere near the palace, and I could actual feel everything that was going on in those images. I never told anyone yet about what happened because I don`t them to think I was crazy of anything. So I kept it secret for long time. Also I remember having crush on her and i was very fascinated about her too for long time so I`m guessing that problaly why she came to me that day. I remember few weeks before all this happened, I remember I was at another house sleeping ( it as dark this time instead of it being morning) and I remember sleeping by myself that night, I felt something rubbing my back,and I got freak out by it,and left to go sleep somewhere else. I don`t really know what to make of what happen but it felt very real and very vivid. I remember I had trouble sleeping by myself for very long time. I can still remember what happened as if it happened yesterday or even hour ago.
As a medium, I do appreciate seeing articles like yours.
Have seen shadows twice. The first time, I didn't even know what they called and can't believed I'm seeing what I'm seeing. It's probably more than 10 years after that first one, then my second one. The very moment I saw that second one I should have known it's another shadow. But then, it didn't struck me until it just disappeared. I mean, it really didn't vanished in front of me but it was walking ahead of me, on the sidewalk and I was driving late night. When I saw it I was thinking, " weird, this guy is all dark, just all blackness." Then thou I know it's safe for my turn, (no car headlights inside the townhomes compound aside from mine) I still glanced on my left, and when I looked back ahead, the guy walking on the side was now gone. Even if he would/could walk fast, I'd still be able to see him ahead. Just then I realized why all the blackness.
Your worth waiting on. Oh so many things can take our finite time in this hurly-burly world we find ourselves in. A reply from you to ponder on with serious thought as usual my friend.
I've just read this Hub and find it fascinating -- as well as rather spooky! Of course, I read it while: a) at home, at night; b) alone; c) just at midnight! Ooookay so.... ^_^
Seriously, though -- The picture of the hand you posted first really struck me, even before I'd finished reading the page. As soon as I saw it I remembered something I saw as a child. It was in my bedroom.
I shared a room with my sister at the time. My twin bed was on the left immediately as you came in the door, and hers to the far right corner of the room on a diagonal. There were two large windows on the wall behind her bed that looked outside, and I faced them when I lay down to sleep. They had very long curtains on them.... some horrid flower pattern in orange, brown and white, I think.
In any case -- I was still awake after bedtime that night, and my parents were watching television in the other room. I looked at the windows and noticed the shadow of a right hand on the wall below the one on the left. It was odd... because it was so clear. I looked out to see my folks... Dad wasn't playing a prank, and it wouldn't have been so clear even if he were. I never did figure out what I saw.
The only other "tangible" thing that happened for me was in the same house. I was older -- it was during Hurricane Hugo. I got up in the middle of the night to get water -- no power, but I was (and am) blind without glasses anyway, so I knew the house by feel. I encountered something soft -- it felt like a terry cloth bathrobe, like one Mom then owned. It was tall, too... tall enough for me to touch.
I realized it wasn't Mom, went to bed, and STAYED there. When I got up in the morning, nothing was there to explain what I felt. I never experienced anything further in that house, though we stayed there for some years afterward.
If the shadow phenom is at least in some cases an inter-dimensional entity one, then calculations made through physics calculations employed by investigators as concerns the angle or 'corner of the eye' fits exactly like an inter-dimensional being would be seen in our dimension in a physical way. Very interesting that fact. As usual Helen you've written a unusually fine article. Your also aware of my experiences with certain phenomena. I can only come, after much research and reflection, to the conclusion that the dimensional possibility is quite likely occurring in at least some of these encounters. And to add to what you've got here it is said that the young in a certain very old species in that realm will often take on the appearance of an animal to get up close and observe humans. These appearances may have a plasma type consistency and would normally be near a conducive source like granite or crystal encrusted rock. Well done and oh so fine my friend. Off to watch the video now.
This is such an interesting subject, and the video is chilling! Over 30 years ago I awoke to a light hooded figure that floated just inches from the floor across my bedrom to my bedside. I didn't feel threatened at all but kind of unable to move. It reached out to touch my arm in a comforting way, then disappeared. I never saw anything like that again.
I am anxious to read more of your hubs about this. Thank you!
Cat :)
Now I can't wait to check out 'Paranormal Witness. I have never heard of it. I hope we have it in Minnesota. I'll look on my t.v. guide to see if it's on a cable station.
I will let you know when I write my paranormal story that happened on Christmas Eve. I will give you a sneak peek hint: My dad visited :-) Woo Hoo
Excellent hub, very well written. Well researched and analyzed. Thanks for sharing the above. It is interesting, i voted it UP...
Hi Seeker7 It was interesting to read your hub about Shadow folk.
I love your connection between wraiths and shadow people
Hi Helen awesome hub and fascinating read, i do believe there are shadow people because i have seen some. Well done and written !
Vote up and more !!!
I can bet your a big fan of watching ghost stories like 'celebrity ghost stories, a haunting etc... I myself have always been fascinated with the para-normal and part of it is because I've had many experiences with it. I just had another experience on Christmas Eve which I plan to write about soon. Your article was really interesting and informative. Thanks
Something I haven't experienced but fascinating Hub, thanks. You put forward some interesting theories.
Seeker I told you before I love these kind of hubs..
Very interesting hub. I don't know much about shadow spirits, but now I want to learn more.
Voted up.
I don't know a lot about this topic, but I do find anything related to the paranormal fascinating. Great hub!


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It works.
3) Twitter Marketing is about TRUST, TRAILS, and TEAMS.
First off, you must build that Bridge of TRUST before anything. If your followers do not TRUST you, you will lose them. Give Value first- and then more Value second. Give them FREE downloads and reports and Little Known Secrets. They will start to trust your INTENTIONS. Then you start leaving what I call "Tweet Trails." These are trails of messages that people can follow on that are part of a series of information or conversation that leads to a place that they can click to to find out the answer or solution to a problem. The trails point ot the solution the whole time. It may take a dozen tweets or more to eventually send out the "Impact Tweet" that creates that marketing process. THEN- you start forming Teams of prospects and customers and then get them on a conference call and webinar to create a greater Impact with your message.
This Is a critical part. TAKE IT OFFLINE. Many do not.
4) Twitter Marketing is about Secondary Exposure- not just Primary.
Secondary exposure is called "Viral marketing" or "Re-Tweeting" using twitter vernacular. This is when someone is impressed with your message or tweet and sends it out to their base of followers creating a whole new exposure zone- and extending your reach dramatically with your message. And then they do the same thing. And then they do the same thing. It is powerful to see twitter marketing in full force.
Give them a reason to re tweet something. Give them an "aha" tweet. Give them a freebie. Give them a url to a great blog. Give them some little known news. Point to an interesting read that points to something in your product or benefits of it.
I call it "Layered Marketing." The second, third, and fourth layers of people sending out your tweets are sometimes more powerful than the first in twitter marketing.
5) Twitter Marketing rests upon the platform of "First Effectual Impressions."
What EFFECT do your twitter marketing efforts have on people? Yes, you can learn all about the applications, sister twitter sites, and the best and coolest ways to get followers.
But here is the BOTTOM LINE: What EFFECTare you having Visually, Emotionally, and Psychologically that will keep these folks coming back and reading your tweets, building a trust bridge, and then acting upon what you suggest that they do? Whether you have a traditional business, home business, or work for a business, you must consider this before ANYTHING.
What effect does your profile have on people Visually? Is it unique? Is it powerful? Does it Brand you Visually? Our is different and brands us well- Check it out
What effect do your messages and suggestions have on followers Emotionally? Does it open them up to new possibilities? Does it teach the HOW to do things which grows them? Does it encourage them? Create something that will make people FEEL GREAT ABOUT YOU and a your message. if you give them what they are looking for- answers and solutions- they will feel awesome about you.
What effect does you message have Psychologically on your followers? This is critical. You should establish in your twitter marketing what we call "Growth Anticipation." This is simply where people anticipate to GROW following you- and will GROW when they do what you suggest. But this takes time-and you have to prove you are worth following and being listened to. If your twitter marketing creates new focuses and hope for people- you will develop that "Growth Zone" and people will stay in it and develop that "relationship" – and you can market to them new growth ideas that will help them that much more.
Yes, there are many things that you can cover in twitter marketing, and it is imperative that you are familiar with the twitter applications and sister sites that make twitter more effective. There are hundreds of them and we have covered and will cover more in the future concerning marketing.
But YOU must become more EFFECTIVE with your prospects and these are 5 Power Secrets of twitter marketing in social media.


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People usually profit from the holiday seasons to maximize their profits. It'll be a high season for them. They will stock up, price up and smile completely to the bank. They know that people will be less restrained within their suspending than at any time. It was possible that you might be among the many who've suffered the post-holiday season financial stress, and desire to make certain it generally does not happen again. Your success in this is dependent on how you control three critical factors: your increased rate of spending, how you finance that spending, and the heavy financial demands that follow in the subsequent month.
With holidays like Christmas or the brand-new year seeming ahead around prematurely, people usually find they have not saved up enough for their festivities. Moreover, budgeting can be an alien concept in this and spending can spiral uncontrollable. To cover the inevitable shortfall in resources, the charge card can be an obvious attraction.
You can find advantages to using the card to finance your expenditure:
- It offers you free access to about a month's credit.
- It offers you the temporary capability to spend beyond your current means.
- It lets you track your expenditure.
- You do not have to carry plenty of cash around with you.
Usage of charge card, how ever, does carry with it significant dangers if it's not carefully controlled. Research indicates that spending could increase by around 35% when using credit cards weighed against using cash.
Here are some key principles to assist you protect from running into credit card debt trouble.
Financial debt to Earnings Ratio
Do not forget that usage of your charge card adds to your indebtedness. In managing your financial affairs, among the key indicators to view can be your debt-income ratio. This is monthly debt repayment as a percentage of one's monthly after-tax income, and raises a red flag once you mess with too much debt. A ratio of over 20% is becoming unhealthy. If you already have credit card debt that is overdue, usually do not increase it.
Net Worth
Credit card debt incurred during the festive season is normally for consumer spending- spending money on your holiday, buying gifts, entertainment, travelling expenses, etc . and creates what's referred to as personal debt. This sort of debt adds to your liabilities, but contributes nothing to your assets. Your net worth is paid down to the extent of personal debt incurred. Shrinking net worth is not best for your financial health. So do have yourself a happy holiday. Even so, as you go about it, finance it in a way that offers you the comfort that you will not be debt-laden the next month.
Connecting Finance
Usage of credit cards is ideally a way of short- term financing of one's operations. Which means settling any debt incurred making use of your card within days. Paying the minimum balance won't do. If you're not confident, you could pay it back completely, you wound to accomplish yourself an enormous favor by not utilizing a charge card. In the event, you opt to go on and work with a card, you need to be prepared for extra costs in interest and penalties connected with extended credit. This adds to your expenses, and you also need to be ready to prepare yourself to lessen another regular expense to support this, otherwise you run the chance of fabricating ongoing hard-core debt.
Making A Spending Plan
If your spending exceeds your income for the festive month, consider cutting intended festive expenses, or other expenses, to stay within your income. I am assuming you have used your spending arrange for that period. That's in which a charge card comes to the rescue. Though not readily apparent, the use of your charge card can make distortions in the management of one's finances. If you don't are monitoring your spending in both cash and credit, there's a danger you will be uncertain whether or not your living within your means. It could therefore be unwise to begin with utilizing a charge card if you're not responsible of finances, which means utilizing a spending plan.
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Introducing Research and Data in Psychology shows how research design and data analysis are attainable and useful skills. It introduces both experimental and non-experimental methods of research and the analysis of data using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The uses, interpretation and calculation of common two sample statistical tests are explained. This comprehensive textbook includes the following designed features to help with technique:
* Practice exam answers to show how to achieve a higher grade
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Each short book covers a topic in more detail than any large textbook can, allowing teacher and student to select material exactly to suit any particular course or project.
The books have been written especially for those students new to higher level study, whether at school home, college or university.
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Not that anyone should be surprised, but a portion of the national community that makes up Notre Dame's supporters, alumni, students and the parents of students, are none too thrilled with the fact that President Obama will be speaking at the institution's graduation this spring and receiving an honorary degree. Their problem is that Obama's official policies directly contradict Catholic teaching on the subject of the sanctity of human life.
But at least according to MSNBC's First Read, the problem is just the beliefs of those "strict" Catholics:
The point of contention? The president's record on issues related to abortion, the majority of which clash with the strict anti-abortion stance of the Catholic Church. An online petition has sprung up urging people to voice their complaints to Father John Jenkins, president of the university.
Jenkins said in an interview with the student paper Monday that while there are clear differences between the president and the Catholic church on some issues (abortion and embryonic stem cell research), it was a great honor to have the president accept the university's offer and that he had no plans to rescind the offer.
A majority of the student body is enthusiastic about President Obama coming to speak -- he won the campus' mock election 52.6% to 41.1% over Sen. John McCain -- but an active alumni base that skews more conservative than the increasingly liberal campus has been vocal about the selection of the commencement speaker.
So the "strict" Catholics oppose the invitation to President Obama, as opposed to what other kinds of Catholics? There is an answer to that question that reporters should include in their articles. It would be interesting to see the definition attached to those Catholics. See here for Tmatt's summary of the four types of Catholics of which reporters should be aware:
* Ex-Catholics. Solid for the Democrats. GOP has no chance.
* Cultural Catholics who may go to church a few times a year. This may be an undecided voter — check out that classic Atlantic Monthly tribes of American religion piece -- depending on what is happening with the economy, foreign policy, etc. Leans to Democrats.
* Sunday-morning American Catholics. This voter is a regular in the pew and may even play some leadership role in the parish. This is the Catholic voter that is really up for grabs, the true swing voter that the candidates are after.
* The "sweats the details" Roman Catholic who goes to confession. Is active in the full sacramental life of the parish and almost always backs the Vatican, when it comes to matters of faith and practice. This is where the GOP has made its big gains in recent decades, but it is a very small slice of the American Catholic pie.
In The Los Angeles Times write-up of the controversy, there aren't any voices from independent Catholics who support the invitation, or are at least not opposed. The Associated Press article plays the story a bit closer and resists the urge to portray this outrage as somehow surprising or a representation of some strange strict sect of Catholicism.
In another facet of the story, Notre Dame's president says that the honorary degree is not supposed to condone his positions regarding abortion:
Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins says that the honorary degree "is not intended to condone or endorse his position on specific issues regarding life." Jenkins also commented: "You cannot change the world if you shun the people you want to persuade, and if you cannot persuade them show respect for them and listen to them."
If that is the case, what does the honorary degree endorse or condone and is this just something people should take on faith or is there a little exemption clause in the degree certificate that makes that clear? Somehow I doubt that, but it makes for nice PR cover. For example, when Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke at my alma mater Butler University in 2003, the express purpose was to recognize his life's work and to highlight the principles by which he lived his life. Former GetReligion blogger Mark Stricherz points out that inviting Obama to speak at Notre Dame would be akin to "inviting Barry Goldwater in 1965, the year after he had opposed the Civil Rights Act."
At least one reporter, Julia Duin of The Washington Times, managed to report that giving Obama the honorary degree will violate a policy of the U.S. Conference on Catholic Bishops:
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2004, he added, specifically forbade giving "awards, honors or platforms" to "those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles."
It is hard to tell whether this story will pick up any steam, but the Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend (South Bend is where Notre dame is located, Fort Wayne is the state's second largest city), announced that he will not attend the graduation. The next shoe to drop will be whether Obama addresses the issue of the sanctity of human life in his address.


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#HeartinHandChallenge- January, February AND March 2017!!
That's right, I got all crazy up in here and figured out our verses for the #HeartinHandChallenge for the entire first quarter of 2017! Before you get too impressed, note that we are just walking through one entire book (and you can see a sneak peek of what the next book will be in the last week of the quarter).
Before I go into explaining why and how this year's challenge is set up though, let me welcome those of you who are new to the challenge! We are so happy to have you! If this is your first time doing the #HeartinHandChallenge, be sure to check out this post and this post for more background, ideas and how the whole things works. Basically, though, the general idea is that by writing out a short section of scripture every day you are able to more deeply ponder it and cement it in your heart. It is a simple, daily practice with big returns.
The Reason for One Book-
Anyhow! I decided to go this one-book route for a few reasons this year. I have always loved the continuity of walking straight through a piece of scripture. I think you are able to gather more context and not miss out on any key components that you might not notice if you were just studying topically. It is important for us to understand the entire breadth of scripture, so I felt like this would be a good step forward for our challenge.
Another reason that I decided for us to write out entire books this year is that I wanted to keep things manageable while also allowing room for deeper study for those who may want to take it further. By just writing one, occasionally 2, verses a day (and having weekends for catch-up and family time, which is also new with this year's challenge) you can decide to read a commentary alongside your verse writing, or better yet, dive into an inductive study. I really enjoy these, fairly short inductive studies published by Precepts–
In Community-
As always, ladies will be sharing some of their daily writing and musings on our verses by using the #heartinhandchallenge hashtag on social media. I constantly hear from women who say that this daily challenge not only helps them grow closer to the Lord and His Word but that they love seeing other women's work scroll through their feed as it brings back a consistent reminder of theses verses throughout their day. I find it so encouraging to be participating in this practice with such an amazing community of women! Be sure to also join our Facebook group if you haven't already done so.
Oh, and one of my favorite little features about this quarter's bookmark is that it's foldable! So you can keep all three months neatly together in one spot! Check it out!


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A bit lost in how to play / win the game even with the instructions o_o
Fried Egg Simulator
Can you fry an egg in 60 seconds?
Of course you can... but can you make it look good?
Click the tools. Click the pan. Move the mouse over the pan to tilt it in different directions.
Tools (shortcut key)
1. Cooking oil. Makes the pan slippery, the more you add. (1)
2. Eggs! Use at least one, and make sure it has time to cook. (2)
The following tools become available in the last 15 seconds (because you just can't be trusted with them):
3. Salt. Makes your egg creation look seaworthy. (3)
4. Pepper. Makes me sneeze. (4)
5. Ketchup. A necessity on my fried eggs, please. (5)
6. Brown sauce. It's a British thing, sorry. (6)
Take your time. Use the sides of the pan to crop your eggs. Try flipping a bad egg out of the pan! Plan ahead to have time for condiments.
By the way, I decided to make the pan wobble all over, just like when my grandmother makes eggs. If this gives you epilepsy or some parasitic blood disease, you can disable it with the blue "P" toggle.
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I would like to play the game, but i don't know why the pan is stuck on the right side. maybe you can try to fix that? but anyway, it looks quite interesting and the sound is pretty good.
My apologies. All testing was done in Chrome. I have now updated the game to work in hopefully all major browsers.
A nice game! I actually tried achieving the goal for the first few minutes but I eventually gave up and tried making the worst fried eggs I possibly could. It was a lot of fun but I wish you could restart from in the game instead of having to reload the page.
EDIT: I english no good.
Thanks! Point noted, a future version will have a reset button.
I agree, just playing with the ingredients at the end was the best part. 10/10 condiment simulator.
Good game, I couldnt find a way to restart :/, but besides that I really liked this entry !


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If you type in "Green" to Google, you will see a long list of "How To's": How to use less water, how to recycle, how to cut down on electricity. Although I embrace the "whatever works" mentality, I find it a bit counterproductive that almost all the "How To's" suggest new purchases—buy energy efficient washer/dryers, buy new light bulbs, buy new kitchen appliances. We are still producing as we are trying to de-produce. And while in the long run these new machines and appliances will cut a household's use of energy, it does not change our way of living. We will still do four loads of laundry per week and leave the lights on when we aren't in the room. We will still load the dishwasher instead of wash by hand. Buying, it seems to me, should be a second choice.
To make any change in my life, I need goals. To work out, I need a goal of a race. To become a better cook, I need a goal to conquer techniques. So, why not create a goal that will change my "Greenness"? Jeremy and I are pretty good, but not great, when it comes to living Green. We compost, recycle, and garden, but we have both noticed that our garbage can fills with unnecessary items—paper towels and unrecyclable plastics. We have decided, then, that reducing our amount of garbage will be our main goal—we will refuse the refuse!
Our challenge begins with using one garbage bag for the month of November. During this month, we will make a list of all that we throw away to see how next month we can reduce that waste. After November, we will use one garbage bag for the following two months of December and January. From then on, we will add one month until we only use one garbage bag per year. Eek!
My thought is that this challenge will not only decrease the amount we contribute to landfills each year, but it will also impact our daily lives. We will have to think about how we grocery shop, how we clean, how we eat, and how we cook. Our "How To's", in other words, will not include spending money (which we don't have anyway), but rather how to change some daily activities.


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Friday, March 13, 2015
Those who feared Hyperinflation confused cause and effect
Economist Nouriel Roubini in a short, nine-minute video interview last month at the 2015 Middle East Investment Conference. argues that those who feared hyperinflation from unconventional monetary policies confused cause and effect. Policies like quantitative easing (QE) and zero-interest rates were implemented to prevent deflation and a "double-dip or triple-dip recession," he said. The "doom-and-gloom" pessimists who anticipated the rise of gold and cryptocurrencies have been proven wrong, he noted. Gold is trading well below its highs and bitcoin was the worst performing currency in 2014, falling by nearly 60%.
Nouriel Roubini is an American professor of Economics at New York University`s Stern School of Business and chairman of RGE Roubini Global Economics


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Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge
The Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge is one of four vehicular international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande (Río Bravo). It is owned and operated by City of Laredo and the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Mexico's federal Secretariat of Communication and Transportation).
Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge
|27°30′01″N 99°30′10″W / 27.500216°N 99.502814°WCoordinates: 27°30′01″N 99°30′10″W / 27.500216°N 99.502814°W
Non-commercial Vehicles
|Rio Grande
|Laredo, Texas –'
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
|Official name
|Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge
|Other name(s)
|Laredo International Bridge 2
|Maintained by
|City of Laredo
Secretariat of Communications and Transportation
|Box Girder Bridge
|Total length
|1008 ft (481 m)
|72 ft (22 m)
|Daily traffic
|Non-commercial: 13,133
Commercial: 103
|Southbound / Northbound
Non-Commercial Vehicles
$3.00 / $2.25
Commercial Vehicles
$2.75 per Axle
The Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge was named in honor of the Mexican President Benito Juárez and U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It was built in 1976 to alleviate traffic on the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge and to accommodate the fast-growing cities of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. Much of the effort to erect the bridge came from city council member Peter Arguindegui, who left the council in 1976 after sixteen years of service.[1]
The Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge is an eight-lane bridge with and is 1,008 feet (307 m) long and 72 feet (22 m) wide. The international bridge is for buses and non-commercial traffic only. The bridge is also known as Bridge Number Two, Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Bridge 2, New Bridge, Puente Juárez-Lincoln, Laredo II and Puente Nuevo.[2] It had a dedicated lane for SENTRI program users until 2018. SENTRI users now have to cross through the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge. The change was made to accommodate SENTRI users from long lines and long waiting.
This bridge is located in the southern terminus of Interstate 35 east of downtown Laredo, Texas and on the northern terminus of Luis Donaldo Colosio Loop in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. It operates 24 hours a day.
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- ^ Louis San Miguel, "Well known Laredoan dies: Burial Mass set for St. Patrick's Church", Laredo Morning Times, August 6, 2014, pp. 1, 12A
- ^ TxDOT Transportation Planning; Border Crossings


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The Town of Fairfield had a population of 123 as of July 1, 2015. Fairfield ranks in the lower quartile for Population Density when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in Utah.
The primary coordinate point for Fairfield is located at latitude 40.236 and longitude -112.0752 in Utah County. The formal boundaries for the Town of Fairfield (see map below) encompass a land area of 26.71 sq. miles and a water area of 0.03 sq. miles. Utah County is in the Mountain time zone (GMT -7). The elevation is 4,879 feet.
The Town of Fairfield (GNIS ID: 2412611) has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.
Alternate Unofficial Names for Fairfield: Camp Floyd, Fort Crittenden.
Info courtesy of utah.hometownlocator.com Website
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We want to welcome the good folks at Hero4Hire Creative, who have just joined our merry band of pranksters as official animators of Worse Than Poop! There are actually four of them - Evan, Allison, Adrian and Jim. (I found them with the help of one of our backers, the ever-awesome Pete Friedrich.) You can read all about them - and see samples of their awesome work - here.
Elliot is thrilled. Evan gave him a virtual tour of Hero4Hire's Boston studio via Skype, and Elliot can't wait to visit in person this fall. I can't wait to see the style boards that are supposed to start showing up next week. Let the pooping cars mayhem begin!


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The Mission of the Church
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"And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned."
Mark 16:15-16
The gospel of Jesus Christ helps us to understand just how much God loves the world (John 3:16). Jesus loved the world to the point of death. As followers of Jesus we want to love the world as well. We want to share our Father's compassionate love right here in our own backyard and then throughout the world. This is our mission and to make this a reality we are committed to these three things: Sending, Supporting and Partnering.
Sending - We are committed to sending missionaries into the fields of this world who will proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and make disciples in His name. A few years back we commissioned Luke and Julie to join with a gospel community in South Asia*. We committed to pray for them, assist them in their work and to support them. Please pray for this dear family as they seek to live faithful lives for Christ in the heart of South Asia*.
Supporting - God has called us into ministry opportunities around the globe. A decade ago, we were brought into contact with Adam and Dora Szabados in Veszprem, Hungary. Adam had been called into the pastorate of a church that had been planted a few years before by one of our members during his ministry in Hungary. Our brother, Matt Hoekstra, introduced us to Adam, and ever since then, there has been regular contact and visits back and forth between our churches. Cornerstone committed to supporting a portion of the ministry in Hungary, and years later, the work in Hungary continues, and we joyfully support this man of God in his ministries in Veszprem, greater Hungary, and Europe.
Partnering - We are committed to partnering with other churches and like-minded ministries, who share our passion to make disciples among the nations. In 2012, we began working with The Haiti Collective and we are committed to bringing gospel transformation to Haiti through this partnership. Click here to learn more.
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