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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726962037909566105.post737908306605127818..comments2020-03-09T14:01:09.051-07:00Comments on Warehouseman: Handbook for the DevOps for OpenERP Video PlaylistAnonymoushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726962037909566105.post-47931464251926872212014-05-05T06:44:12.367-07:002014-05-05T06:44:12.367-07:00yeah :) by the way off topic, for openerp runbot,...yeah :)

by the way off topic, for openerp runbot, what are they using? buildbot?Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726962037909566105.post-27030504739315095202014-05-03T09:00:40.238-07:002014-05-03T09:00:40.238-07:00I think it is probably done with software related ...I think it is probably done with software related to the RunBot, but I'm only guessing.Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726962037909566105.post-37219414113368939842014-05-02T21:04:34.622-07:002014-05-02T21:04:34.622-07:00Interesting :) Definitely have to explore more :) ...Interesting :) Definitely have to explore more :)

Do you think openerp online is using similar model (cloudstack, saltstack, etc)?

Thanks.Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726962037909566105.post-78252641459522197492014-05-02T10:06:56.280-07:002014-05-02T10:06:56.280-07:00Salt Stack has powerful capabilities for specifyin...Salt Stack has powerful capabilities for specifying what versions to install on which set of minions.

I am currently studying the whole question of backups and compatibility of code upgrades with past current and future data. It seems to be a can of worms.
Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726962037909566105.post-49770854189214313172014-05-02T08:55:32.515-07:002014-05-02T08:55:32.515-07:00Thanks Martin, let me digest through your links :)...Thanks Martin, let me digest through your links :)

anyway correct me if i am wrong...

i will have 1 salt master and multiple minions (assume 1 minion = 1 openerp installation).

what if I have this:-
- minion01 - openerp 7
- minion02 - openerp 7
- minion03 - openerp 8

one more question, what if I want to use bzr pull instead of nightly approach? can this still be done? I am thinking bzr pull as a better approach to ensure the codes are always updated properly.

What do you think? Thanks.Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726962037909566105.post-88756728471647899072014-05-02T04:06:21.498-07:002014-05-02T04:06:21.498-07:00I really am delighted to hear from you. It's ...I really am delighted to hear from you. It's nice to know that someone has taken an interest, especially in view of the shocking amount of time it took me to do the videos.
Q1: Is there a way to automate setup of cloudstack . . . ?
A1: SaltStack recently added a module* for controlling CloudStack. It seems to connect and use the API*. Between those two you could certainly achieve what you intend.
Q1: Support module installation with data pump?
A1: If you look at the code of the pump you'll see that module installation is trivial : oerp.get('ir.modulemodule').button_immediate_install([idModule])
I don't see the pump as the right tool for it, though. A salt stack module that used Sebastian Alix's *great* OpenERP XMLRPC library***, would make more sense.

* http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/clouds/all/salt.cloud.clouds.cloudstack.html
** https://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/api/apidocs-4.3/TOC_User.html
*** http://pythonhosted.org//OERPLib/
Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726962037909566105.post-37384497702762162732014-05-02T00:34:04.892-07:002014-05-02T00:34:04.892-07:00Hi Martin, Thanks for sharing. This is really an ...Hi Martin,

Thanks for sharing. This is really an interesting approach.

I have 2 questions.

a) Is there a way to automate setup of cloudstack's VM & template programtically? Same apply to salt and minion.

Let's say I have an erp website (something like openerp online). When someone subscribe to an erp service e.g. mycompany.myopenerp.com (after making payment), it will trigger a script behind-the-scene which automate what's covered in your tutorial?

Would this be possible with your suggested tools?

If have to setup 1 by 1 even it's semi automated, that will require a lot of work? I can see the current openerp online is quite automated (no delays).

b) As for your gdata pump and google spreadsheet, what if I have a custom openerp module which allow certain openerp instance to be installed? Example, CustomerA may need this module, but not for CustomerB and CustomerC. Can this feature be supported?

Any help? Thanks.Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Equipment oxygenation efficiency and power efficiency than ordinary porous aeration equipment has been improved, and maintenance is simple, can not affect the normal operation (without water, without stopping the gas supply), the maintenance, improper replacement of damaged exposure Gas, practical and reliable.
Product Specifications: Φ65
Technical parameters: Water depth: 4.5m; Service area: 2m2 / m; Ventilation: 8m / mh; Oxygen utilization rate: 30.36% Power efficiency: 6.24kgO2 / kw.h Oxygen supply: 0.68kgO2 / h; : 3600 Pa; Stomatal density: 14000-15000 / m; Stroke bubble diameter: 0.5 ~ 5mm.
The device has the advantages of small diameter of aeration bubble, small diameter of gas-liquid interface, large gas-liquid interface area, uniform bubble diffusion, no clogging of the hole and strong corrosion resistance, and is carried out by Shanghai Environmental Engineering Institute of Tongji University and North China Design Institute of China Municipal Engineering And more than 50 users with good results over the years (compared with conventional products fixed spiral aerator, diffuser aeration and perforated tube aerator energy consumption reduced by 40%, or increase the amount of sewage treatment 40 %). Especially for urban sewage and large-scale expansion of new factories and old aeration tank transformation, and the aeration tank can be intermittent operation.
Comparison of Micro - Aperture Aerator with Dynamic Aerator
In addition to the above mentioned bubble diameter, oxygen utilization, is easy to plug and other differences, the two have the following differences:
1) Installation method
Rocker microporous aerator for the movable installation, when the aeration device needs to be replaced or overhaul, the aerator can be used from the water à? Out, in the pool surface construction maintenance, does not affect the pool with other aerator work, do not need to stop the pool of water, maintenance costs low, less work.
Dynamic aerator for the fixed installation, once? After the installation is completed, it can not move, if a aeration tank needs maintenance, it must stop the operation of the pool, and the pool of sewage and sludge and other debris cleared before construction and maintenance costs higher.
2) Durability
Rocker-type microporous aerator failure in the following three main forms: ① steel cloth rust generated after the oxidation of iron oxide and sewage and air debris will cause aeration pipe plug, aeration pipe air flow is uneven , So that the aeration tube jitter, and fatigue damage; ② aeration pipe installed in the pipe joints, jitter in the aeration tube and the dual role of sewage corrosion, the pipe joints easily broken from the roots, sewage corrosion can also cause cloth trachea Wall thinning perforation; ③ underwater rocker arm joints soaked in water for a long time, may be because of rust and other original? And thus can not rotate, so that the aerator can not be properly raised to the surface. The above three forms of failure, Over the past few years the application of new technologies have been? So that the service life of the aerator can reach about 5 years.
Dynamic aerator failure modes are: due to fatigue or corrosion, such as the original? Because the aeration head of the various components (such as round cover, rotating mixing tube, rotating mixing ring, etc.) between the connecting element fracture or loose, resulting in disintegration or loss of aeration head; with tracheal rupture; with the general use of UPVC pipe Non-metallic pipe, pipe and pipe, pipe and pipe fittings with glue, once the bonding is not strong, easy to fall off from the adhesion and leakage. These three forms of failure can generally be a reasonable selection, the correct selection, strict quality control and other methods to avoid. Therefore, the aerator life is longer, up to 8 to 10 years.
3) practical application
Rocker-type porous aerator aerobic because of the high utilization rate, easy maintenance, etc., more applications in the production of heavy, poor quality of the sewage of a biochemical system; fixed aerator due to aerobic use Low rate but can be long-term maintenance, maintenance difficult but long service life characteristics, generally used in the production of low load, better quality of the sewage secondary biochemical system.

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In preparation for putting your Christmas decorations up over the next couple of weeks, I thought I would share with you a DIY christmas tree I made using post-it notes a couple of years ago when I was living in London. This is a really good project if you spend very little time at home or don't want to buy a real tree. I made this makeshift tree when we were heading straight to the sky slopes on boxing day. I didn't want to have a tree slowing dying in the house while we were away so thought this was a fun alternative.
You need:
– A few stacks of different coloured post-it notes. I went for yellow, light green and darker green to create the feel of the leaves on a christmas tree.
– Flat ornaments. I used some glittery bauble style christmas cards found in a dollar store.
– A star.
– Double sided tape.
How to:
1. Starting at the bottom, stick the post-it notes to the wall in a row to make the base of the tree. The first row will be the longest so use this to determine the height and width of your tree. Feel free to chalk to sketch out the shape of the tree (I didn't bother).
2. Making sure to overlap the post-it notes and properly mix the colours, start on the second row, making it two post-it notes shorter in length than the base row.
3. Continue in this way up the tree – making sure to create a softly sloping triangle for the shape of the tree by doing shorter and shorter rows of post-it notes.
4. Keep going until you get to the top of the tree with a single post-it note.
5. Using double sided tape, stick the flat ornaments directly onto the 'leaves' on the edges of the tree.
6. Finish off the tree with the star using doubled sided tape (or blue tack).
And there you have it, a quick, cheap and fun alternative to the standard christmas tree. Stay tuned for my Christmas DIY Gift Guide.
I couldn't help but share one of five amazing courses my bf whipped up on the day – bresola with seared peaches, goats cheese and rocket. Yum!
Tags Christmas


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Commercial Property News
The Allen Group Promotes Daniel McAuliffe to President of Allen Development of Texas
April 24, 2007
The Allen Group has promoted Daniel McAuliffe to president of Allen Development of Texas. In his newly appointed position, McAuliffe will manage The Allen Group's Texas operations, including overseeing the development of the Dallas Logistics Hub, with over 6,000 acres master-planned for the development of 60 million square feet of distribution, manufacturing, office and retail uses. McAuliffe will also be responsible for working directly with the BNSF Railway Co., coordinating efforts with local, county and state officials for entitlements and annexation.
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Ribery back in full training ahead of Supercup
Bayern Munich still have a handful of injury concerns, but Franck Ribery is back in full training once more ahead of Sunday's DFL-Supercup.
Franck Ribery is in contention to play in Sunday's DFL-Supercup clash between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund after returning to full training on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old took part in what the club described as an "intense" solo session on Monday in a bid to boost his recovery from an adductor injury, which had kept him out of the International Champions Cup defeat to Real Madrid on August 4.
However, the retired France international resumed full training with the squad early on Tuesday before completing a second fitness session alongside compatriot Kingsley Coman, boosting his chances of featuring against Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park this weekend.
Xabi Alonso completed an indoor session and is expected to resume full training on Thursday, while Douglas Costa completed a 20-minute running session out on the pitch.
Carlo Ancelotti is still facing a number of other injury headaches ahead of the season's curtain-raiser, however.
Jerome Boateng, Arjen Robben and Holger Badstuber are continuing recovery programmes and are all unlikely to be risked against Dortmund.
New signing Renato Sanches is also sidelined four up to four weeks as a result of a thigh injury picked up in Portugal's Euro 2016 final win over France last month.
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On Blogging
These are surprisingly complicated questions, and I don't have the time/desire to touch on every consideration. But on the most basic level -- why do I blog?
A few reasons. My blog is a place for readers to go when they're looking for info about my books (which I'm not always the best at updating, but I try). It's a place for me to share cool stuff I've found on the interwebs -- because that's fun. It's a place to tell amusing stories, talk about writing, or rant about politics (because sometimes I can't help it). Sometimes it's a place for me to express deeper things -- feelings about life, and especially writing -- in the hopes that my words might resonate with other people, even be a comfort.
My blog also serves another purpose for me as an author: it's a line I draw. My blog is a carefully-maintained wall I put up, to remind myself of the difference between my private self and my public profile. It helps me define my privacy and protect my private soul, by giving me the opportunity to decide, over and over, what I will or won't talk about publicly. In a funny way that I'm having trouble articulating, presenting myself to the world through my blog helps me remember that it's really only my loved ones who know me. And I find that extremely comforting.


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Middleton golfers win regional title
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Middleton's boys golf team has picked the perfect time to get red hot.
The Cardinals won the WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial Regional Tuesday held at Blackhawk Country Club.
Middleton shot a season-low 311 and easily outdistanced runner-up Waunakee (326).
"I really believe that the guys gained much confidence in the conference three-hole playoff, and they carried that into today's round," Middleton coach Tom Cabalka said, referring to the Cardinals' win over Verona at the Big Eight Conference meet. "A 311 was really nice team score … much improved from where we were in April."
The top four teams at regionals advanced to next Tuesday's Reedsburg Sectional.
In addition to Middleton and Waunakee, Madison Memorial (328) and Verona (329) also moved on to sectionals.
Middleton's trio of seniors Ross Johnson and Colin Butler, and junior Andy Zucker all shot 76 and tied for second individually.
Johnson, Middleton's No. 3 golfer, fired a 1-under-par, 35, on the front nine before finishing at 76. Butler, playing at No. 4, shot an even-par 36 on the front and finished with a 76.
Zucker, Middleton's No. 1 player, shot 38 on each side for his 76. The Cardinals also counted an 83 from senior Connor Wipfli.
"Andy continues to be the steady player that he has been for the past month," Cabalka said. "This was Ross' best round of the season and Colin has continued to improve with every outing.
"It was exciting to see their confidence today and belief in themselves. Along with consistency, confidence has been something that we have been trying to get from this group."
Madison Memorial regional
Team scores: Middleton 311, Waunakee 326, Madison Memorial 328, Verona 329, Oregon 348, Stoughton 354, Madison West 358, Sauk Prairie 388.
Top five individuals: Cagnazzo, MM, 73; Murphy, W, 76; Butler, Mid, 76; Johnson, Mid, 76; Zucker, Mid, 76.
Individual sectional qualifiers: Gardner, Sto, 81; Klus, Or, 82; Cranley, MW, 83; Candell, Or, 83.
Middleton — Butler 76, Johnson 76, Zucker 76, Wipfli 83. Waunakee — Murphy 76, Meganck 82, Johnson 84, Guerrera 84. Madison Memorial — Cagnazzo 73, Knecht 84, Simmerman 85, Danielson 86. Verona — Bates 80, Kaegi 81, Kellerman 83, Zunker 85. Oregon — Klus 82, Candell 83, Roskos 91, Janecek 92. Stoughton — Gardner 81, Graffin 89, Schuh 89, McLaury 95. Madison West — Cranley 83, Kuenzi 87, Wittenwyler 94, Buinevicius 94. Sauk Prairie — Bradley 88, Benish 94, Zimmerman 102, Novak 104. At Blackhawk CC, par 72.


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NORML To Provide Educational Content To TheAnswerPage.com
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is pleased to announce that it is now providing educational content to the editors of The Answer Page, Inc. The Answer Page, Inc. is an online medical educational resource founded in 1998 that provides daily education to healthcare professionals in 120 countries. TheAnswerPage (online at TheAnswerPage.com) uses the Socratic question-and-answer teaching method. The content for the website is primarily written by academic clinicians respected in their fields. All content is peer-reviewed and referenced from current texts and recent literature.
TheAnswerPage now features educational content in the area of medical marijuana. The editorial team of TheAnswerPage states: "Medical marijuana may be controversial, but it is now an important area of study in healthcare. Doctors and healthcare professionals must understand the medical, legal, social and political issues to best respond to their patients' questions and attend to their needs."
The medical marijuana 'lecture series' begins with an introductory primer to the cannabis plant. The following week focuses on five distinct cannabinoids and their therapeutic potential.
"NORML recognizes that physicians and health care professionals desire balanced information regarding the safety and efficacy of cannabis as a potential therapy," NORML's Deputy Director Paul Armentano said. "NORML is pleased to provide its expertise to TheAnswerPage to assist health care professionals better understand and navigate this important public health issue."
Subscribers to TheAnswerPage receive continuing medical education (CME) credit by reading the content and completing an industry-unique Interactive Crossword Puzzle. The clues are structured to reinforce the educational material, and links are provided to the related content. Subscribers have personal educational accounts that organize their earned CME credit and allow clinicians to download, email or print CME certificates for credentialing and licensing.
TheAnswerPage.com has over 50 interactive crossword puzzles posted, for earning CME credit. New content and crosswords are posted daily.
TheAnswerPage's medical cannabis content is available at the 'syllabus;' select the pull down menu option: "Medical Marijuana — Medical, Legal, Social, and political Issues." Free registration to the site is required.
9 responses to "NORML To Provide Educational Content To TheAnswerPage.com"
February 22, 2013
"NORML is pleased to provide its expertise to TheAnswerPage to assist health care professionals better understand and navigate this important public health issue."
This is as wonderful as states legalizing.
Here's a real " answer " page ;
Mayors of towns and cities across British Columbia– the Canadian province most affected by a drug war that starts in Mexico – voted on Wednesday to legalize marijuana.
At the Union of British Columbia Municipalities meeting, civic leaders agreed they would petition the federal government to pursue the decriminalization, taxation and regulation of marijuana.
How can I help. But I need help. I use it because I'm bipolar THAT'S it.
My kids can anyone that. I don't take any medication but high blood pressure meds. Also DDS and take no pain meds. Just my weed. Need it to be heard.
Well, their first marijuana question was, "Regardless of whether a person is inhaling cannabis via a joint, pipe, or water pipe, he is still subjecting his lungs to potentially noxious smoke. Is smoking marijuana associated with decreased pulmonary function or lung cancer?"
No mention of apparently not widely accepted proposition that you can VAPORIZE WITH A ONE-HITTER (25-mg-single-serving pipe) and escape the "smoke" related problems.
I didn't sign in to see the answer of a further q
Their first question begins,
"Regardless of whether a person is inhaling cannabis via a joint, pipe, or water pipe, he is still subjecting his lungs to potentially noxious smoke. Is smoking marijuana associated with decreased pulmonary function or lung cancer?"
I was sorry not to see any acknowledgement that one can VAPORIZE with a one-hitter (small, 25-mg-single-serving pipe)– once that is generally known, almost all the problems with "smoke" might be moot.
They had a more promising later question about the difference between a water pipe and a vaporizer (I didn't sign in to see the answer), hopefully they will promote the switch from "smoke" to "vape" (all species) which is the most important health reform in 160 years.
[Paul Armentano responds: Their editors have been provided information on vaporization and this issue is discussed in their materials.]
Im always so glad to see 'vanilla' society accepting our subculture. Im always flustered when I hear cannabis thrown in with things like cocaine, heroin and the like. I dont see any major or minor political/social organizations trying to legalize or promote the wonders of the coca plant or opium poppies, but there are innumerable groups working towards bringing our lady mary to the masses. I must say im proud of the Answer Page.
Oops i meant to say
viva la legalización
I'm glad that cannabis is getting a lot more respect and is favorably being taken seriously in the medical field.
Popeye, Don't be surprised at our herb being thrown in with heroin, crack etc. if that's what it takes to protect the predatory profit-from-death niggotine $igarette industry from the extermination that awaits it when cannabis legalization brings with it public understanding and acceptance of VAPORIZERS AND ONE-HITTERS.


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Da Nang Red Cross staff and volunteers join forces to protect people's houses and homes for disabled children in group 24, Hoa Hai ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang city, prior to Typhoon Haiyan making landfall.
Da Nang RC volunteers and staff assisting families in Hoa Tho Dong, Cam Le district, Da Nang city, prior to Haiyan making landfall.
Tho Quang Red Cross staff, Son Tra district, Da Nang, assisting families in anchoring their boats before Typhoon Hayan makes landfall. The community in Tho Quang was formed in 2005, most people live on fisheries and there are 300 boats.
Ngo Thi Diem Phuong, Da Nang Red Cross volunteer, assisting in evacuation of orphans at the Orphan Nurturing Center in Da Nang city, prior to Haiyan making landfall.
As Typhoon Haiyan moves across the South China Sea to Viet Nam, the country is bracing for the 15th storm to hit this year alone. Typhoon Wutip, which struck on 30 September, was declared to be the strongest storm to hit central Viet Nam since 2006. Only a short time later, Typhoon Nari followed the same path. And now, the very same communities who are still struggling to recover are facing the destruction of Typhoon Haiyan, which is said to be the strongest typhoon in recorded history.
The apparent course of the storm could pose challenges for the government, as it will mean extending its disaster response support for the survivors over a wider area and make it harder to integrate with the existing needs after typhoons Wutip and Nari.
Kiều Văn Thành and his mother are just one example of the many people in central Viet Nam who are desperately trying to meet their basic needs each day. "The water from our well is too salty and muddy for drinking and cooking," explains Thanh, who is blind. They are struggling to meet basic needs each day, and the roof of their home was blown away during Typhoon Wutip.
Humanitarian assistance is desperately needed in affected areas of Viet Nam, especially in terms of shelter and livelihoods. In early October, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched a preliminary emergency appeal for 2.14 million Swiss Francs (USD 2.3, EURO 1.7) to help the Viet Nam Red Cross Society deliver emergency assistance to 37,500 people following the widespread destruction caused by Wutip.
"Viet Nam is too easily left behind and we simply cannot ignore the needs here of thousands of families," explains Michael Annear, representative for the IFRC in Viet Nam. "We have to help people recover from the multiple typhoons – it will take years for them to get back on their feet," he says.
Dau Minh Tuc is an 81-year old man who has received support from the Red Cross. He fell sick from spending six hours soaked on the roof of his home and stress from the losses due to the flooding. The pots, pans, mosquito net and blankets given by the Red Cross are essential to their daily life today. "In my lifetime, it has never been cold this time of year in Viet Nam. I now need the blankets to keep warm," he says. Tuc's family did repair their damaged roof and floor, but the biggest loss they still face is the VND 60 million (USD 2,820) from their eucalyptus farm.
"The loss that people are facing right now in Viet Nam is simply devastating," says Annear. "Three major typhoons in a two-month period is exceptional for Viet Nam. We can only keep doing our best to help, but more support is absolutely necessary to make that happen."
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Without a doubt, the biggest issue that I help women with in my health coaching is emotional eating.
Even if there are other key issues that present themselves initially such as stress, fitness or meal planning, emotional eating lingers in many of us.
Why is this so?
In a nutshell, emotional or restrained eaters over eat in reaction to stress. Boredom, feeling upset or inadequate, or even happiness can create a trigger to deal with our emotions through eating.
Increased intake in emotional eaters is said to relate to escape from self-awareness.¹ From what I have found, food acts as a way of procrastination and avoidance of immediate issues. If practised long enough, can form into unwanted habits over time.
Two studies, investigated the effect of stress on food choice. Experiment 1 demonstrated experimentally that stress causes changes in food choice away from healthy to less healthy high fat foods (M&Ms), confirming earlier survey research
Experiment 2, a survey study, finds that more women than men report increasing food consumption when stressed. A larger percentage of those who report increasing their food consumption when stressed (71%) are restrained eaters (i.e., dieters) than are people who undereat or who do not change the amount they eat when stressed (35%)².
It's interesting to note that women are more reactive to emotional responses than men as they have a more analytical than emotional approach when dealing with negative emotions.
The reason dieters are most likely to fall into this category is that over time dieting teaches us to disconnect our bodies from minds. We are taught not to listen to true hunger signals and rather than relying on intuition to know when to eat, we follow unrealistic, non-sustainable meal plans that teach us to rely on others for direction… And hope.
It was found in the study, the foods that the test subjects report overeating when stressed are foods they normally avoid for weight-loss or health reasons (i.e., highly caloric high fat snack foods). They report eating these foods to feel better. Both studies show that stress not only increases consumption in certain people but also shifts their food choice from lower fat to higher fat foods².
As we all know, this 'feel better' phenomena of eating comfort foods only usually lasts for a very short amount of time, until guilt, shame and self-worth creep in. This can often amplify feelings while self-destructive habits continue and form or we promise to ourselves that it will never happen again… Until tomorrow.
Enter the rollercoaster ride that leaves us feeling out of control and helpless.
So what's the answer?
There's many strategies that can help, but everyone has their unique triggers. A great place to start is by distinguishing between what is emotional eating and what is true hunger.
How to Distinguish Between True Hunger or Emotional Hunger
Real Hunger
+ Generally bought on by a true need for food and gradually develops over time. I tell my clients that if you have not eaten a decent meal within the past 3 hours, then it is a high chance it is true hunger.
+ True hunger is not immediate, it can wait if need by, but once your stomach is full (remember it takes 20mins before our brains register this) you can stop eating.
+ Food preference is not important. If you feel a need to eat, any food available will usually satisfy but you will not suffer the feelings of guilt.
Emotional Eating
+ Generally involves a craving for a specific food or group of food ie. usually high in fat and sugar – chocolate, cheese, lollies etc.
+ Emotional hunger is usually in response to a trigger such as a feeling – overhappy, sad, bored, depressed, lonely, confused etc.
+ Once eaten, emotional eating turns into over eating and you continue to eat past comfortably full. Until all the food is gone. There can be a 'time warp' occurence that feels like things happen suddenly and out of control
+ Guilt or feelings of ashamed follow.
Another trick is to ask yourself how you rank at the time on a hunger scale. 1 being totally ravenous, eat the tail off a horse kind of thing, or 10 so stuffed you can't move. I recommend staying within the 2-5 range. By falling too low we get super hungry and overeat (without consideration of nutrition value) and too high we are over filling our stomachs. I ask my clients to complete a chart specific to this, which also takes note of time, place, food eaten, if it satisfied the cravings and if not what would. Food diaries are also a great tool for keeping in check invisible meals or binges that we may be avoiding dealing with.
By becoming aware of the moment and taking a couple of minutes to remove yourself from the situation by tapping into above questions is an awesome place to start in overcoming overeating, bingeing and dysfunctional eating patterns.


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Five Simple Ways to Make it Much More Likely Your Guest Post Will Be Accepted
Whether you're an old hand at guest posting or have yet to submit your very first guest post, there's one issue you're sure to face: getting your posts accepted.
If you've been guest posting for months, you may find that the majority of your posts get a "yes". Even so, you'll want to improve your success rate.
And if you're working on your very first guest post, you want to give it the best possible chance.
Here are five simple things that you can do make it much more likely your guest post will be accepted. None of these are complicated or hard … but you'd be surprised how few bloggers actually do them.
#1: Read and Follow the Guidelines
If a blog has guest post guidelines, read them … and follow them. I find it's often useful to print out the guidelines and check them off as I go through.
Once you've written a few guest posts, you'll find that most guidelines are pretty standard (e.g. "100% original content") — but it's still important to carefully read each separate blog's guidelines.
And while this isn't usually stated in guidelines, it's really important: address the person you're writing to by name.
If I get guest post pitches that begin "Hi there" or "Dear DailyBlogTips", I usually delete them straight away — because I've found that emails that don't use my name normally come from SEO agencies who are mass-emailing lots of blogs.
#2: Ask a Friend to Review Your Guest Post
It's always a good idea to have a second pair of eyes look over your guest post … and that's especially true if it's your first post for a particular blog. Your friend might easily spot something that you've missed (like a flat introduction, a confusing paragraph, or simply a daft typo).
If you know a blogger who's already guest posted on your target blog, they'd be a great person to ask. They'll have a clear idea of the blog's requirements … and they clearly have what it takes to get a guest post accepted there!
#3: Edit Your Guest Post Thoroughly
Never, ever, send a guest post that's a first draft. Even if you're asked to send "a draft", you should make it as good as you can. (Just be prepared for the blog to ask for changes.)
This is important even if the host blog doesn't have brilliantly high standards. (Of course, it's doubly important if they do!) A well-edited post is one that reads smoothly for both the person making the "yes" or "no" decision on it, and for the readers when it's accepted.
Two problems I often see in guest posts are:
- Tangents. The poster introduces an idea in the introduction that never gets picked up in the rest of the post, or they have a long rambling section in the middle where they get off the point. It's important to edit on a "big picture" level to catch this sort of problem.
- Typos. While I'll forgive a few of these, they make my life hard as an editor … and they suggest the post has been dashed off in a hurry. Look out for missing words and the wrong form of a word (e.g. "there" when you need "their").
#4: Link to Posts on the Host Blog
This is an incredibly easy thing to do, and I'm always surprised that most guest posters don't. Of course, your guest post isn't going to be automatically rejected if you don't include links to the blog that (you hope) will host it … but having those links already in place definitely makes it more attractive.
Once you've written your post, look through for any phrases or sentences that would make good links — e.g. if you introduce a topic briefly but don't go into detail. Search the host blog for a post on that topic, and link to it. You don't need to go overboard: two links is usually plenty.
#5: Time Your Follow-Up Email Carefully
Big blogs get a lot of guest post submissions, and busy owners/editors may take a while to get back to you. There are a couple of mistakes would-be guest posters often make when checking up on a submitted post:
- Not emailing at all. It's embarrassing for a blogger if they misplace your email, only to realise two months later that they never replied. Most bloggers will welcome a brief, polite follow-up message.
- Emailing too soon. While you may well be keen to find out whether your guest post has been accepted, emailing three days after submitting it just brands you as a nuisance. If you push a blogger for a response, the easiest one for them to give is "no".
So what's the right length of time? I'd say you should email between two and three weeks after sending your post, if you've not heard anything by then. Definitely don't email before a week is up, and try not to leave it more than a month.
Do your guest posts (almost) always get accepted? Share your best tips in the comments below.
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10 Responses to "Five Simple Ways to Make it Much More Likely Your Guest Post Will Be Accepted"
Ali Luke
Aeromick — glad to help! I think building up a relationship first is a great idea, if you're struggling to get any response. Also, I'm sure you're doing this already, but do make sure you're following the guest post guidelines as closely as possible.
Enrique — Good luck with your pitches!
Enrique Vega
Hi Ali, Thanks for the wonderful post! Few days back even I've tried to pitch few bloggers but very few of them replied. After reading your post I got to know I missed some points. Now I will edit back and pitch again to the new Guest Bloggers and Existed one. Lets see if they will notice my Hard work, Thanks again Ali for wonderful tips!
@ SBWC and Ali,
With the amount of spam and sub-par content, it's understandable that blog owners are less quicker to respond to guest blog inquiries.
I think I should change my strategies a bit and try to get to know and build relationships with blog owners first. Also be more patient and focus more on making sure that my guest posts are up to standards.
Thanks SBWC and Ali for the information and advices.
Love the post thoroughly.
Nice way of putting the mistakes that we blogger normally do.
The very first guide line that I would give is make yourself look unique from others..
However, is a little bit difficult, if you get the sweet spot then you are good to go.
The second guide line which I agree in the above post is don't spam.spamming snows how much nuisance you create
Thanks for making me read this post.
Ryan Jalawa
Hey there, I tried to contact alot of bloggers but they are not allowing free guest posting. Everyone asking to pay them for publishing my guest post with anchor texts. Is there any way that I can get free guest posts on quality blogs?
Ali Luke
SBWC, it's displaying normally for me. Could you let me know what device and browser you're using?
Aerowick, I think SBWC's suggestions are spot-on. Personally, I know that I'm often quicker to respond to simple questions than to guest posts due to the time needed to review guest posts. I agree it's helpful when bloggers indicate in the guidelines how long you might have to wait.
Vivek Shukla
thanks for sharing some useful information on guest post. i am trying for guest post but it will not live in blog. your tips is really good and i will keep in mind whenever goig to guest post
these are great tips to getting your guest post accepted.
i think the biggest disapproval reason is spammy messages.
FYI – there is something wrong with this post. It's being displayed as mobile view even selecting desktop.
@ Aeromick,
As someone that regularly receives requests for guest posts, I will share my 2 cents with you. There may be a few reasons why they aren't responding to you.
1. It could be that your email ended up in their spambox. Typically, emails with attachments have a greater chance of going to the spam folder, especially if the recipient hasn't added you to their safe-senders list.
2. Your article may not be up to their standards and they are not letting you know. Sometimes, people do not want to offend the writer, or the article is so far from their standards that they feel it would be a huge waste of time to go back and forth.
3. They may simply be busy.
With so much spam out there, you really have to be persistent sometimes to make sure the recipient gets your message.
Hi Ali,
Nice read as I'm just getting involved in guest blogging. I have submitted a few posts already and my main mistakes seem to be #4 and 5. I have to agree with linking to posts on the hosts blog as it shows them that you actually read their blog.
But my question to guest post hosts is, if you contact a blog owner with a question, they will respond to you within a few days but when you send them a guest post, you don't get any response and you'll start to wonder if your email went into their spam folder.
Guest posters take time to write those great articles and they could use some sort of response. If the blog owner gets a lot of guest post submissions, they could put a time-frame on their "Guidelines" page as to how long it can typically take for a guest post to be published.
My question is why do many blog owners not respond to guest post inquiry emails?
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Time Warner Board OKs Dividend
Time Warner Inc. said Friday that its board of directors has approved issuing a cash dividend to shareholders, beginning in the third quarter.
In a prepared statement, Time Warner said the first cash dividend payments -- about 5 cents per share -- will be made in September, with the record and payment dates to be announced in the summer.
Time Warner has been batting around the idea of issuing a dividend to return value to shareholders for months. The media giant has generated strong free cash flow in recent years -- it converted about 45% of adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization into free cash flow in the first quarter -- and it has said in the past that it could use that money to pay down debt, to buy back its own stock or to pay a dividend.
"In keeping with our commitment to build and deliver value to our investors, we're pleased that our board of directors has agreed that the company's strong balance sheet, robust free-cash-flow generation and excellent growth prospects support our decision to pay a dividend to Time Warner stockholders," chairman and CEO Richard Parsons said in a prepared statement.
"At the same time, we'll continue to have the financial flexibility to invest in organic growth and high-return, high-growth strategic opportunities, as well as to explore other ways to reward our investors," he added. "Today's announcement underscores the progress of our company over the past several years and our confidence in Time Warner's future success."
Time Warner shares were down 11 cents each to $17.64 in early trading Friday.


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From Power and Glory: Jacobean England and the making of the King James Bible (excerpt courtesy of Robert M Shivers):
Luke 1:57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. (King James Version)
Luke 1:57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son. (New English Translation)
That is a descent to dreariness, to a level of banality… The modern world had lost the thing which informs every act and gesture… of the King James Bible, and of that incomparable age: a sense of encompassing richness which stretches unbroken from the divine to the sculptural, from theological to cushions, from the sense of beauty of the created world to the extraordinary capabilities of language to embody it.
This is about more than mere sonority or the bees-waxed heritage-appeal of antique vocabulary and grammar. The flattening of language is the flattening of meaning. Language which is not taut with a sense of it's own significance, which is apologetic in its desire to be acceptable to a modern consciousness, language in other words which submits to its audience, rather than instructing, informing, moving, challenging and even entertaining them, is no longer a language which can carry the freight the Bible requires. It has, in short, lost all authority.
The language of the King James Bible is the language of Hatfield, of patriarchy, of an instructed order, of richness as a form of beauty, of authority as a form of good; the New English Bible is motivated by the opposite; an anxiety not to bore or intimidate. It is driven, in other words, by the desire to please and, in that way, is a form of language which has died.
Indeed! One of my favorite passages is the great Christmas story, from the 2nd Chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke. See, for example, Luke 2:7 – in the Authorized ("King James") Version, it reads,
7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Revised Standard Version (RSV), which sought to retain many of the rhythms and much of the imagery of the KJV, isn't bad:
7 And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
But in the New Revised Standard Version, things start to fall apart:
7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
"Bands of cloth"…??? Really? What are we talking about, here, Ace bandages?
The NIV ("New International Version") is even worse:
7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
"No guest room"…? This isn't the Best Western we're talking about, here, folks.
"The flattening of language is the flattening of meaning" – and it doesn't get a whole lot flatter than that. Well, maybe I shouldn't say that. Never say "it couldn't get any worse," someone is liable to prove you wrong. Shaking my head…….


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On Guid Nychburris Day, Saturday 16th June 2018, the town centre venues on the art trail will be playing a game synonymous with the Surrealist Movement, known as Exquisite Corpse.
The art form of the game Consequences, Exquisite Corpse is played by collecting different part of a body and putting them together to create something new and slightly strange!
Accompanied children and their will be welcomed into our shops and galleries to play and will be rewarded with lucky dip prizes!
Just head to one of these venues to start playing!
Cloud 9 Studio Gallery, Irish St.
Ottersburn Gallery, Nith Ave.
Handmade Craft House, Academy St.
The Art Room, Brook St.
The Yellow Door, Queen St.


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TORONTO (Reuters) - Alberta's energy regulator said late on Sunday it will allow Nexen Energy, the Canadian subsidiary of China's CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK), to reopen some pipelines ordered closed following a major spill.
The Alberta Energy Regulator said it would allow a restart of 40 of 95 pipelines closed at Nexen's Long Lake oil sands operations after reviewing maintenance and monitoring documentation.
"The remaining 55 pipelines affected by the order, which contain several products, including crude oil, natural gas, salt water, fresh water and emulsion, continue to be suspended," the regulator said in a statement.
"These pipelines ... will not return to service until Nexen can demonstrate that the pipelines can be operated safely and within all requirements."
The provincial regulator last month ordered Nexen to shut in the pipelines at the Long Lake facility as part of an investigation into one of the largest-ever oil-related pipeline spills on North American soil, discovered in July.
Reporting by Jeffrey Hodgson; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier


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On this day in 1881, around 3PM, the infamous Gunfight At The O.K. Corral took place in Tombstone, Arizona. It involved Wyatt Earp, his brothers Virgil and Morgan, and Doc Holliday taking on the Clanton-McLaury gang. In a lead-filled 30 seconds, three men (Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers) were killed.
Here's a couple shots from John Sturges' 1957 take on the event, Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster. It's just one of many films to deal with the shootout, and to theorize on how it actually happened. It's more likely that they came up with a good action sequence and left it at that. This one gets extra points for the simple fact that Lancaster spends a lot of time running around with a sawed-off shotgun.
This seems like a good time to post the lyrics to Gunfight's theme song, written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington, and sung by Frankie Laine. It's woven throughout the film very effectively.
There the outlaw band make their final stand
OK Corral
Lay down my gun or take the chance of losing you forever
Duty calls
My back's against the wall
Have you no kind word to say
Before I ride away
Your love, your love
I need your love
Keep the flame, let it burn
Until I return
From the gunfight at OK Corral
If the Lord is my friend
We'll meet at the end
Of the gunfight at OK Corral
Gunfight at OK Corral
Boot Hill, Boot Hill
So cold, so still
There they lay side by side
The killers that died
In the gunfight at OK corral
OK corral
Gunfight at OK corral


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Over the years, I've helped pet parents solve lots of pet problems. But, when I hear a pet is having a health issue, I know the best solution is always to see your vet.
Pet insurance is an affordable, practical solution that too few pet lovers know about or fully understand.
As pet parents, it's our responsibility to budget for preventative care in the form of wellness check ups and periodic dental cleanings. But, when your pet unexpectedly gets sick, decides to stick their nose in a porcupine hole or chomp down on a tube of Desitin (this happened!), we face vet bills that we've not planned for.
That's where pet insurance can save the day, your pet and your pocketbook.
I thought it would be interesting for you to hear from a veterinarian why pet insurance is so important—from a medical perspective. Our own family vet, Dr. Michael Amsberry at St. Francis Pet Care Center spoke with me recently about the top three reasons why he wishes all of his patients had pet insurance!
I first purchased pet insurance for Chilly when he was just a year old. As an "all in" pet parent, I knew from past experience that you never know what kind of health issues you'll encounter with a pet. My two previous dogs and cat not only benefitted from great wellness care, but all three of them needed emergency or specialty veterinary care at points in their lives. We spent thousands of un-budgeted dollars to keep our pets as healthy as we could for as long as we could.
And I knew we'd do the same for Chilly, if and when the time came. And the time did come. To date, we've been reimbursed nearly $4,000 for vet bills to treat Chilly's skin allergies. Whew!
I've since bought policies for our two cats, Olivia and Turtle.
Not only does insurance save pet owners money when unexpected vet bills arise, but as Dr. Amsberry said in the video, it allows for your pet to receive the best medical care possible, because finances are essentially eradicated as a limiting factor in their care.
I recently became a Petplan ambassador to help them educate pet parents about how pet insurance works, what it covers and about the super simple claims process. I'd be delighted to answer any questions you have! Just ask them in the comments section below.
Meanwhile, Petplan's site provides free quotes, so you can start budgeting the best for your pet as soon as you're ready. As a treat for my readers, Petplan offers a ten percent (10%) lifetime discount on a policy. Just use the code "PETLVG" when you purchase.
I hope that someday no pet parent will ever have to compromise their pet's care based on financial circumstances. And while Chilly isn't too fond of porcupines or bees, I can rest easy knowing that he's protected even if he does decide to get curious and have a "Marmaduke" moment!


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Nicholas Powell writes about the darkest parts of humanity in his new poetry anthology 'A Madman's Lectures On Humanity'
Writer and philosopher Nicholas Powell pulls the curtains on his experiences. 'A Madman's Lectures On Humanity' is an anthology of over 120 dark and saddening poems about confronting the darkest parts of humanity. Pulling in the reader with his dark and descriptive works, 'A Madman's Lectures On Humanity' is a book that doesn't censor the horrors that humanity's is capable of, but shines light on them.
Author Nicholas Powell wrote 'A Madman's Lectures On Humanity' over the course of nearly six years from the young an adolescent age of thirteen up to the age of nineteen. His passion for writing and philosophy drips and oozes onto every word, every sound and every breath. Nicholas shares his dark and cynical views on the rise and fall of the darkest parts humanity that many would rather be content to ignore. Rape, bullying, abuse, corruption, sickness, anarchy, disease and death to name just a few. The poetry in the book 'A Madman's Lectures On humanity' don't choose to explain what's right and what's wrong, but instead leaves those morals up for the reader to decide.
Readers who are interested in philosophy or those have an appreciation for darker literature will adore the works in 'A Madman's Lectures On Humanity' and Nicholas' dark and cynical style of writing.
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Nicholas was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts. He's since moved to Gardner Massachusetts and currently is attending Mount Wachusett Community College towards his associates degree.
Nicholas Powell first began writing at the young age of thirteen. Eager to learn from the world that surrounded him, he was often the 'voicebox'; the one who people came to when they needed to talk to someone. Even at a young age, he would often give advice to the people who came to talk to him about their problems, while having no one to talk to about his own. This, combined with his writing talents drove him to become more acute about his surroundings, often figuring things out far before his peers. After being hurt by people close to him, he decided to turn the fun hobby of writing into something more formal and serious. He was often ignored when he spoke about the people who abused him or hurt him, so he took to the writing as an escape. By the age of 16, he compiled over 150 poems. By the age of 18, he had compiled over 250.
In 2015, his poetry was put in a compilation along with other poets into a book entitled 'Soul Stains'. His love for literature went later into submitting poems to multiple magazines he found "Intriguing". Eventually, one of his works was accepted by PearTree Press for their 13th issue of 'The Literacy Hatchet' later in 2015 with the poem 'A Youthful Old Soul'. Despite his attachments into literature and writing, he considers himself a "…Man of many hats…". He's delved his hands into different careers from boutique computer construction to carpentry, and encourages others to 'explore the interests around you. Not necessarily to master them,"…but to understand them."


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Fighting Dogs
A dog which fights another has nearly always lacked early socialization.
Normally, as long as there is no human interference, dogs will quickly sort themselves out.Putting a leash on a dog, when you see another dog approaching, teaches it that it must get to that other dog quickly to escape the punishment of being put on the leash. Take the dog to a training class where it can socialize.
"One dog is a pet and two is a problem". That is the saying in our profession. Two male dogs fight over status or through jealousy over you.
A behaviorist can analyze the problem. Once this has been established, and there must be no error, then often one of the dogs should be castrated . This normally stops the fighting.
Two female dogs which fight are another matter altogether. It is no good having one of them spayed and the only real answer is to find one of them another home. An older dog and a newly acquired puppy can work out how to live together if you allow nature to take its course. Simply walk away when the older one gets vocal. Feed and pet the older dog first. If they start fighting always walk away for your presence causes jealousy.
Similarly when you touch the young pup you put your scent on it so the older one gets jealous.


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It is deeply troubling and disappointing that as a culture, we have now arrived at the point in which a person who believes in the importance and cultural significance of traditional marriage (1 man + 1 woman = marriage), a position that even Barack Obama shared until his recent "evolution," is now expected to defend their position on the grounds that it is discriminatory, bigoted and homophobic. This was not the case just six years ago: during the 2008 campaign, at a forum held by Pastor Rick Warren at the Saddleback Church in California, then-Senator Obama declared: "I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman, for me, as a Christian, it is also a sacred union."
There is no doubt that President Obama's expressed views have changed since that time due to political expediency and opportunity. There is also no doubt that his "change" reflected his truest beliefs on the subject. His opportunism was sufficient to increase his share of the LGBT vote in the 2012 election, and presented Newsweek (the now-defunct magazine) an opportunity to proclaim his beneficence on their cover. Unsurprisingly, the views of numerous other politicians have also changed as opportunity and expediency have presented. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Senators Harry Reid, Rob Portman and Bob Casey have all undergone an "evolutionary" change.
The use of the term "evolution" in conjunction with one's position on same-sex marriage (SSM) is deeply insulting and offensive. The term implies the progression from a lower to a higher form, implying that anyone opposed to SSM is lower or less evolved than those who support it. This hateful conceit allows SSM proponents to dismiss any arguments by the opposition which may raise valid points: by their logic anyone opposed to SSM is mentally deficient, misogynistic, sexist, patriarchal, racist, bigoted superstitious, religious fanatic, and/or one step removed from Neanderthal. His or her opinions are not worthy of being heard.
Only a short time ago, the mere idea of gay marriage was so unconscionable, so out of the mainstream, so completely out of line with traditional values, morals and beliefs, that to merely speculate about it was to engage in a thought exercise immediately dismissed as impossibly alarmist. I remember bringing it up in high school (less than 20 years ago) and being laughed at as needlessly worried about something "that will never, ever happen in a million years."
This is the age of rejection, refutation and repudiation. We've arrived at a cultural point at which all the facts and norms we have taken as given, as clearly demonstrated, or as natural and logical and good have become outmoded, outdated, turned upside down, and rejected. This is not because they've been proven false or inadequate, but because they do not conform to our modern tastes. While the idea that someone who believes that marriage is defined as a union between a man and a woman is a bigot, ignorant, hateful and backward is ludicrous on its face, many people are finding that now, in everyday conversations, they are viewed as being rabidly prejudiced if the conversation turns to the issue, and they voice their opinion that the implementation of same-sex marriage fundamentally alters traditional family values, religious freedom and American culture in ways that cannot be counted as positive or beneficial. The question "What is wrong with them?" becomes the standard sneer of apparatchiks, progressive talking heads, and liberal lawmakers.
However, this concern is not limited to the unwashed, uneducated masses populating the flyover country who are still clinging to their guns and their God. During oral arguments before the Supreme Court challenging Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, Justice Samuel Alito made his disquiet clear when he described gay marriage as newer than such rapidly changing technological advances as cellphones and the Internet, and appeared to advocate a more cautious approach to the issue. "You want us to assess the effect of same-sex marriage," Alito said to Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. "It may turn out to be a good thing. It may turn out to be not a good thing." For SSM supporters, this question in and of itself is nonsense: they hold their point of view as sacrosanct and in no need of defense.
Unsurprisingly, proponents of the redefinition of marriage ignore or distort historical precedent in an attempt to bolster their argument. They compare the fight for SSM to the Civil Rights movement, holding up the Stonewall bar riot as equivalent to Rosa Parks refusing to move from her seat on the bus. In doing so, they draw the ire of patriots who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. Alternatively, they try to form a corollary by clutching desperately to the fact that the court similarly ventured into the unknown in 1967 when it struck down bans on interracial marriage in 16 states. In doing so, they conveniently fail to mention that interracial marriage had existed for centuries globally before Loving v. Virginia and was already widely accepted in much of the United States and across different cultures).
Worse still is the fact that throughout history, as Dennis Prager argues expertly, not one eminent philosopher, religion, or cultural system across the ideological spectrum has ever endorsed the concept of same-sex marriage. Not one.
Historically, marriage always has been understood and accepted as a relationship between a single man and a single woman. Not one major philosophical or religious leader–not Jesus, not Confucius, not Mohammed, not Buddha, not Gandhi–ever even considered the idea. Yet somehow, modern SSM proponents have concluded that this radical and disruptive restructuring of society is not only possible, but necessary. They have decided within the last 40 years, ignoring the previous 9,960 years of human civilization, that the bedrock foundation of social norms and values must be destroyed and rebuilt in order to implement their agenda of redefining the most fundamental social institution the world has ever known. As author Mark Steyn has noted, "I think there is something absurd and ridiculous in an appellate court defining an institution that pre-dates the United States by a couple of millennia."
There exists today no other challenge to the fabric of society that carries more dangers and more potentially destructive force. With the national implementation of SSM, we will slowly but surely arrive at a point in which religious freedom, parental sovereignty, and freedom of speech will all be effectively curtailed (if not eliminated outright) in order to avoid what is perceived as "hate speech" by SSM's proponents. A minister will be unable to preach his faith's view against homosexual acts without the threat of prosecution. Parents will be unable to decide for themselves what views their children will be taught on the role of gays in society. Citizens will be unable to express their opinions freely without fear of recrimination or charges of "hate speech" being leveled against them, chilling discourse. Sadly, many of these things are happening already. Look no further than Canada, where pastors and churches are being prosecuted for preaching the same message they've preached for the last 2,000 years.
Regardless of their faith, most mainstream religions and religious believers believe that their faith's doctrine embraces the traditionally and historically understood definition of marriage. If SSM becomes the law of the land, whether through legislatures or by judicial fiat, where will this leave religious groups who do not accept the redefinition? Will they endanger their tax-exempt status? Will they be targeted by groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center as "hate organizations"? Will they be forced to close their doors or go underground for preaching a faith that does not embrace the new view of marriage? Will they inexorably be changed, degraded, and ultimately destroyed by a society that views them as outdated, out of touch, and out of time? Sadly, it seems increasingly likely that the answer to all these questions is yes.
Doubtless, the intolerance and persecution will not stop at a citizen's front door. What happens to the child (and her parent) who has the temerity to say at school that she and her family believes in traditional marriage? What happens to family that believes that a Biblical view of morals does not embrace the LGBT lifestyles? What happens to the teacher who doesn't want to expose young children to such loaded topics such as "GLBT Rights"? What happens to the homeschooling parent? What happens to the Boy Scout troop? Not only are none of these questions are being answered – is it considered bigoted and homophobic to merely ask them!
It may be inevitable that SSM will become legal across the nation. If so, the rationale that went into its implementation will have other consequences that are yet unseen. For example, if the rationale for "marriage" becomes construed as merely "being with the one you love," what is to prevent changing our laws and statutes to allow a mature woman to marry her equally mature father, brother, or son? What would prevent allowing a man to enter into a consensual sexual relationship with a minor with the approval of that child's parents? What would prevent changing the law to allow a person to have multiple spouses of varied genders?
If the only impediment to these changes is the existence of laws that could be overturned, by what standard are we to judge the moral certitude of human relationships? Are we instead to remove all values, all morals, and all strictures designed and intended to structure marriage and human relationships in ways that ultimately benefit society, i.e. producing families that are grown over succeeding generations and contribute to the development of communities and humanity at large? Do we simply become "beings" that interact as we choose with other "beings," with all other distinctions becoming lost to the mists of time?
As a nation that prides itself on valuing the "voice of the people," let us do just that – listen to the people. In those states in which voters have decided that the protection of the traditional, historical definition of marriage is so important that they have enshrined in their state constitutions, let us respect their decision. In those states which have elected to allow SSM, let us see what develops. Over time, events and circumstances will shine a light on the benefits and drawbacks of SSM, its impact on families, and its effects on society at large, and will allow us as a nation to move past the hypothetical stage. Only this approach will serve to dampen the rhetoric, cool tempers on both sides, and encourage the natural development of a workable solution. Anything else will create a situation in which conflict will flourish.
Proponents of same-sex marriage arrogantly claim that they are on the "right side of history", but are they on the right side of humanity? Are they on the right side of families, of faith, or freedom? The evidence thus far is murky at best and alarming at worst. We are entering dangerously uncharted waters, with foreboding precedents. A society as large and diverse as ours, with the range of individual liberties we hold sacred as rights has never before undertaken such a drastically profound and monumental change as the redefinition of a cornerstone of society. We would do well to stop, think, and reconsider.