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Is it appropriate to have an American flag in the sanctuary during a worship service?
This question is not addressed directly by any portion of Scripture I can think of, nor by our Church's confessions or Book of Church Order. Nonetheless, we as Presbyterians hold to certain Biblical principles regarding worship which can be applied to this matter.
As we say in our Confession of Faith (a summary of what we in the OPC believe the Bible teaches, and which can be found, with Scripture proofs, here), we believe we are to do in worship only what God commands. "But the acceptable way of worshipping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited by His own revealed will, that He may not be worshipped according to the imaginations and devices of men, or the suggestions of Satan, under any visible representation, or any other way not prescribed in the holy Scripture" (WCF 21.1). In other words, we are to worship God only as he has commanded us to do so in the Bible. (This is sometimes called "the regulative principle of worship," and is also stated in WCF 20.2.) I can think of nothing in Scripture which would command us to give respect to the nation-state within whose boundaries our services are being held during the worship service; the flag being, of course, a representation of the nation which is intended to receive the same reverence due the nation.
Our Confession also says "there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God and government of the church, common to human actions and societies which are to be ordered by the light of nature, and Christian prudence, according to the general rules of the Word, which are always to be observed" (WCF 1.6). While having an American flag in the sanctuary may be common within the borders of the United States, I can think of no "general rule of the Word" which would recommend this practice. Moreover, a very basic biblical principle seems to me to argue against it.
Speaking for himself and Timothy, both preachers of the Word (2 Cor. 1:1), the apostle Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:20, "[W]e are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us." While God's ambassador is leading worship, then, the sanctuary is the embassy of our Lord Christ. As my father was a United States Foreign Service officer, I am particularly sensitive to the fact that an embassy is an extension of the nation which the ambassador represents. If there are to be any symbols or decorations in the sanctuary, then, they ought to be reminders of "a better country, that is, a heavenly one" (Heb. 11:16), and not of the particular nation-state in which that embassy of God is located.
Therefore, I can see no reason to put an American flag in a Christian sanctuary, and would object to one being placed in the sanctuary where I regularly lead worship. I hope this has been a helpful answer to your question, and, even more importantly, a reminder that at all times we live under the lordship of Jesus Christ, who alone is our Savior.
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My previous blog, Preparing Clients for the Ugly Times: Risk and Return, began the exploration of how we can help our clients better understand the investment experience that lies ahead. While we might wish that this was an invariably beautiful experience, we know that things will turn ugly from time to time.
Previously we looked at how often a portfolio might be falling, recovering and rising: falling from a previous high, recovering from a previous low, rising from a previous high. Armed with this information clients will know better what to expect when they review their portfolios, in particular the likelihood that values will be falling.
Now let's turn to how often and over what periods falls might occur, how deep they might be and how long the portfolio might take to recover. As before, I will be using historical portfolio performance (see note at end of column) on the basis that looking at what would have happened with a portfolio in the past adds concreteness to our clients' understanding of what might lie ahead.
Falls can occur over any period of time—sometimes they are quick and sometimes they are slow. Looking at a particular time period can be misleading. For example, a rolling 12-month period misses the severity of the October 1987 collapse because of the positive returns in the months before and after, and also misses the severity of extended falls like 2007-2009 because the pain doesn't stop when the 12 months are over.
Using the same 30% stocks and 70% stocks portfolios as previously, the charts below provide a summary of all falls that have occurred since January 1, 1972, categorized by length and depth, with falls of 10% or more in red.
Both portfolios suffered a similar number of falls but, perhaps surprisingly, the 70% stocks portfolio experienced fewer falls than the 30% stocks portfolio. However, for both, most of the falls were less than 10% and lasted for only one month. But as might be expected, the 70% stocks portfolio experienced five times more falls of 10% or more than did the 30% stocks portfolio.
Let's look at the Top 10 falls specifically:
As can be seen, both portfolios turned ugly in the great recession, which produced (nominal) falls 50% greater than the previous worst. If you were unfortunate enough to make a $100,000 investment in a 30% stocks portfolio on October 1, 2007, you would have seen its value fall progressively to $86,000 by February 2009 before recovering over the next seven months. With a 70% stocks portfolio, the fall would have been to $63,000 and it would have taken two years from then to recover.
Broadly, the 70% stocks portfolio's large falls are three times the size and the period for a fall plus recovery is two to four times as long.
Interestingly, elsewhere the 2007/09 falls were not the greatest in living memory. In the U.K., for example, the 1973/74, 1987, 1989/90 and 2000/02 falls were all greater than those of 2007/09.
If we define ugly as a fall of 10% or more, one can say, crudely, that the 70% stocks portfolio is five times more likely to turn ugly and when it does it can be really ugly.
Of course, this is just the downside. There is an upside too!
The Top 10 rises were:
Not surprisingly, each of the rises was of greater magnitude than the corresponding fall. What is surprising is that the rises for the 70% stocks portfolio are much closer to those of the 30% stocks portfolio than were the falls. Also, somewhat depressingly, the data provides a reminder that none of the rises occurred in the recent past.
Overall, there is a richness and concreteness to historical data that simply cannot be matched by forward-looking projections. Clients are able to say, "If I had had my portfolio then, this is what I would have experienced." Helping clients understand portfolio risk is one of the most difficult challenges faced by advisors. What has happened in the past is a valuable aid in establishing realistic expectations about what the future may hold.
Portfolio Performance: The data being presented here is from FinaMetrica's historical portfolio performance analysis. The 70% stocks portfolio is 5% cash, 25% fixed interest, 50% US stocks and 20% international stocks, and the 30% stocks portfolio is 10% cash, 60% fixed interest, 20% US stocks and 10% international stocks.
Total return indices are used as proxies for sector performance and the portfolios are rebalanced annually. The period covered is 1st January 1972 to 30 June 2011. More detail of this analysis can be found in the Risk and Return guides under Resources at www.riskprofiling.com


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Poor appetite may be a result of something as simple as indigestion or something deep-rooted as depression. Ginger oil not only balances the digestive system, it also lifts up a lonely spirit with its spicy aroma. It can be especially helpful in alleviating gastric discomfort, flatulence and acidity.
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Ginger oil is helpful during the long, cold winter months when many people experience depression, lethargy and loneliness due to the weather. At these times, ginger oil adds the much needed spice and zest by energizing the body, improving sexual libido and helping the mind focus.
Ginger oil also boosts circulation and provides instant relief from cold extremities and dull, lifeless skin.
Combine it with a carrier oil and massage this warm oil for an excellent remedy for tired, achy joints or rheumatic arthritis.
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According to author Peter Holmes, "Clearly just as ginger provides deep warmth and stimulation on the physiological level, its fragrance works deeply into the psyche bringing energy and strength to some of the deepest sources of our power".[1]
In moments of pessimism and low morale, ginger essential oil serves to motivate the mind and help it find direction.
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers looks set for a summer clearout to raise extra funds for four top signings as he gears up for another assault on the Premier League title.
His side finished second - two points behind champions Manchester City - and he admitted the club's owners had recognised the need to bolster the squad in order to cope with their return to the Champions League and maintain another title push.
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- Liverpool are interested in a deal for Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno as manager Brendan Rodgers looks to strengthen his defence, club sources have told ESPN.
- The 21-year-old was part of the Sevilla team who won the Europa League in Turin on Wednesday night by beating Benfica 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw and could command a fee of around £15 million.
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"We've only got two goalkeepers. We need another goalkeeper," Rodgers told BT Sport. "We'll look to bring in two or three more at the top end of the field as well.
"We're after players that are hungry, that have ambition to become better players. We need technical players that can play in a fast game and we need technical intelligence."
Asked if he was referring to younger players, Rodgers said: "No, that means good players and you can be a good player at whatever age - 32, 33 - but, of course, I like the hunger of a young player, I like the fearlessness of a young player. It's about balance. You need the senior players around them to help them flourish and grow."
At least 12 and maybe as many as 15 players, mostly those on the fringe of the Liverpool squad, are facing a summer of uncertainty, with central defender Daniel Agger and midfielder Lucas the most high-profile players on Rodgers' available list.
While a high number of players would be allowed to leave the club, it is unlikely Rodgers will oversee a mass exodus in one transfer window, not least because of a need for greater squad depth to cope with European football.
Rodgers, who appears to have scaled back his transfer ambitions to concentrate on quality rather than quantity, had said he wanted to bring in "five or six" players to strengthen his side.
Adam Lallana is expected to move to Anfield for a fee in excess £20m, while Rodgers has also been linked with a move for Cardiff central defender Steven Caulker.
Pepe Reina, the goalkeeper on loan at Napoli, is one of the players Rodgers expects to sell, with a permanent move to Italy that could raise around £5 million for the transfer kitty.
Gerrard facing club v country decision
- Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will have to consider his international future after this summer's World Cup.
- With the club's return to the Champions League, Liverpool will have significantly more than the 43 games they played this season.
- "I just think he'll need to assess things after Brazil, as he'll be 34 then," Rodgers said.
- "He's been a brilliant captain for me, a great leader, a brilliant man. He'll arrive at the Champions League next season as one of the playmakers of the tournament."
Players who have excelled on loan elsewhere may also make way. Oussama Assaidi is wanted by Stoke after his loan spell at the Britannia but, while he is keen to bring in a leading striker to complement Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, Rodgers has issued support to Fabio Borini following his impressive spell at Sunderland.
"I felt for Fabio's development that he should go on loan. It was nothing to do with me not thinking that he is a quality player. I know him better than anyone," Rodgers said.
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Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto have had a disappointing 12 months in Merseyside and are vulnerable, while Sebastian Coates is another central defender expected to leave as Rodgers looks to solve the defensive woes which ultimately cost his side the title.
Liverpool are also thought to be open to offers for Martin Kelly and Kolo Toure to make way for new arrivals, while on-loan duo Victor Moses and Aly Cissokho return to Chelsea and Valencia respectively.


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This movie from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the spacecraft's robotic arm in its stowed configuration, with its biobarrier unpeeled.
Transcript:This movie from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the spacecraft's robotic arm in its stowed configuration, with its biobarrier unpeeled. The arm is still folded up, with its "elbow" shown at upper left and its scoop at bottom right. The biobarrier is the shiny film seen to the left of the arm in this view.
The barrier is an extra precaution to protect Mars from contamination with any bacteria from Earth. While the whole spacecraft was decontaminated through cleaning, filters and heat, the robotic arm was given additional protection because it is the only spacecraft part that will directly touch the ice below the surface of Mars.
Before the arm was heated, it was sealed in the biobarrier, which is made of a trademarked film called Tedlar that holds up to baking like a turkey-basting bag. This ensures that any new bacterial spores that might have come about during the final steps before launch, and during the journey to Mars, will not contact the robotic arm.
After Phoenix landed, springs were used to pop back the barrier, giving it room to deploy. The arm is scheduled to begin to unlatch on the second Martian day of the mission, or Sol 3 (May 28, 2008).
This image was taken on Sol 1 (May 26, 2008) by the spacecraft's Surface Stereo Imager.
The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA. Project management of the mission is by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development is by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.
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I found your site by chance, after i came across a youtube video records of my map, Star Armada, just watched the last video ( which is not listed ) and listening to the issues you came across. Obv, the map is work in progress, work on it almost every day for many months, and alone cant see as much things as a well populated team can, like your last 4v4 game.
I chose to release my mod so I can get feedback, negative and positive alike, but mainly constructive ones.
Biggest complains you have had are the money trade bug, i like to make a use of this as would add to the game depth, but guess for now no other option but to eliminate it so none can use it.
2nd was the Voidray and it's insane prismatic beam, I already tone it down with quite a few knots it's standard damage, from 20+3 / 40+6 / 60+9 down to 10+2 / 20+4 / 30+6 and allow it to "spike" agin with an active ability only, Void ment to be the protoss sniper answer to the Terran Mass Drive artillery of the Dreadnought.
Also working on the descriptions for the Protoss, as obv, the Protoss side is not finished, like the Terran is, which preatty much recive balance adjustments now, but no new abilities or alike.
The next patch I intend to upload this weekend, but may delayed to early next week, have to see, but the Followings planned to be in it ( current patch log and it's changing as i working on it ):
Changes & fix
-Descriptions Fixed for Terran Spawn Units ( fighters and cruisers more to come)
-Flagship Dock and Flagship Stargate Building Animations corrected when ship canceled
-Adjusting weapon mechanisms
-View Range of Flagships increased to 20
-Resource Trade Dissabled
-Fighters pack buy revert to individual build
-Tutorial update, Scavanger and Raven added
-Gauss Cannon Fire Arc set to 240 Degree Forward orianted
-Plasma Cannon Fire Arc set to 240 Degree Forward orianted
-Mass Drive Ability Cost scale adjusted, Start values remain 500 HP / 75 Energy per shot, scale is, Range up ( +125/50 ) Damage ( +10/5 )
-Mass Drive change to reduce solo Mass Drive snipe efficency and enforce team work ( Dreadnought + Scavanger )
-Mass Drive Damage been increased from +75 to +125 to counter balance self damage
-Gauss Cannon Fire Arc set to 240 Degree Forward orianted
-Plasma Cannon Fire Arc set to 240 Degree Forward orianted
-Advance Defensive Matrix now recive bonuses directly from shield upgrades
-Advance Defensive Matrix durration increases by +0.5 sec / shield upgrade
-Advance Defensive Matrix Shield amount increases by +150 shield / shield upgrade ( with normal +100 this nets to +250 )
-Yamato Cannon now cause self damage when fired and range is upgraded, 0 at lvl 0 range upgrade, each range adds +500 self damage
-Yamato Cannon now Targets area instead of Unit, need more skill to hit a distant target on the move, also able to fire into fog of war
-Yamato Ability, once bought, reduce max life with 1500 HP ( Animation / model correction later )
-Yamato Prepair time reduced from 3 sec to 1.5 sec
-Yamato Projectile speed increased from 20 to 30
-Yamato upgrade no longer increases cooldown to counter balance the damage at firing it
-Elite Void Cruiser
-New Ability added, Immortality Shield
-Start Shield Armour adjusted to 3
-Particle Disruptor now standard weapon at start
-Particle Disruptor Fire Arc set to 240 Degree Backwards orianted
-Prismatic Beam Damage upgrades scaled down from 3/6/9 to 2/4/6 start damage now 10/20/30
-Prismatic Beam random times removed
-Prismatic Beam now have a minimum range of 1
-Plasma Lance upgrade added
-Singularity upgrade added
-Particle Disruptor Fire Arc set to 240 Degree Backwards orianted
-Singularity upgrade added
-Planet Cracker Beam Ability added ( needs some polish up but works )
-Description for ship selection Added
-Start Shield Armour adjusted to 3
-Sanctuary Shield shield bonus now +200 / shield upgrades to allied units inside the field
-Plasma Shield Shockwave no longer damages allies
-Plasma Shield Shockwave now recive +500 damage bonus from Shield Capacitor Upgrades
-Plasma Shield Shockwave ability now displayed on the mothership
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Lyme Regis's Sophie Keech is among 23 talented young players who have been selected for England Golf Select regional training squads for 2012/13.
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Jordan Shipers finally was able to turn the tables.
The 20-year-old left-hander hurled a three-hitter for his first career complete game and struck out six as Clinton blanked the Burlington Bees, 4-0.
Shipers, the Mariners' 16th-round pick in the 2010 Draft, walked two and became the first LumberKing to go the distance in a shutout since Kenn Kasparek on Aug. 3, 2009, also against Burlington.
"That's a first for me, going the full game. I was pretty excited," the Missouri native said. "I'd gone seven [innings] before, but I don't think eight. I just beared down, tried to get ground balls, get quick outs and keep my pitch count down. My approach didn't really change."
Although he'd never pitched that deep into a game before, Shipers said he never felt tired until the final batter of the night.
"With my last batter, I got a little fatigued; the adrenaline got to me a little bit," he added. "I started to overthrow, so I took some deep breaths, got calm and got him to ground out."
Shipers (2-0) picked up his second win and dropped his ERA down to 1.62, which ranks seventh in the Midwest League. He's struck out 26 batters and walked 10 over 39 innings in six starts. Last year, his first in the Minor Leagues, he recorded a 4.71 ERA over 49 2/3 innings with short-season Everett.
Seattle's No. 11 prospect said his pitching coach, former Major Leaguer Andrew Lorraine, asked him how he felt coming back into the dugout between innings. But that there was never talk of pulling him from the game.
"All my pitches were working, I was able to throw them all for strikes, so I just focused on throwing them low in the zone," he said. "I'm a ground-ball pitcher, so I got that to work."
The effort came at an opportune time for the LumberKings, whose final 20 batters went down in order in Thursday's 8-2 loss to Wisconsin before two Timber Rattlers combined on a no-hitter Friday.
"I was excited to bring my team out of a slump tonight," Shipers said. "We hadn't been playing the greatest lately, so hopefully, it will give us a boost.
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The legislation brings together the State Board of Education, State Department of Agriculture and State Department of Health and Human Resources in order to increase student participation in nutritious, lunch and breakfast programs. The legislation will also maximize the access to available federal funds, while providing a way for individuals, communities and businesses to contribute funds which would be used exclusively to purchase food for children.
"The Feed to Achieve Act is an important step forward to ensure that all students have their stomachs filled, so that the teachers can effectively fill their minds," said Senator Unger, "I commend Governor Tomblin for recognizing the importance of this legislation and for signing it into law."
Governor Tomblin signed the legislation into law at Berkeley Heights Elementary School in Martinsburg.
"Berkeley Heights Elementary School is where I got the inspiration from the students to create the Senate Select Committee on Children and Poverty and then to create the West Virginia Feed to Achieve Act," said Unger.


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Description: Sketching, drawing, painting, coloring, and anything else that has to do with drawing art, can only be done when sketched out first in most cases. As I browsed through the site I realized that I didn't have a tutorial that taught all you artist out there "how to draw a pencil, step by step". Now, there really isn't a whole lot one can say about a pencil except, they are writing tools that help you jot stuff down, complete your homework, make measurements on wood and other hard surfaces. They are also used by teachers, students, moms, dads, and even contractors. When you think of a pencil the first thing that comes to mind is a yellow cylinder shaped piece of wood, that is nowadays filled with a mixture of graphite and clay that leaves behind a gray to black mark on your paper, or other surfaces. Along with the design of a pencil is a small, usually pink colored eraser. The eraser is used to rub out mistakes made by the pencil. Now I know this construction seems good and all but, did anyone ever wonder when the pencil was first created and used? It is thought that it all started back in the 1500's sometime, in Cumbria, England. An extremely large deposit of graphite was found when travelers where going to Grey Knotts. Soon after the discovery, people started finding that the graphite was a good marking tool for keeping track of sheep. Now because the graphite was dense, pure, and solid, it was very simple to turn the element into sticks. You see, the old myth that pencils where sticks of lead is not true. It was, and still is made from graphite. Time went one, and England began producing graphite sticks for all to buy to be used on paper for writing instead of pens. But still, the wooden casing hadn't been created. It was the Italians that thought of the idea for wooden holders to make-up the pencils design. Back then the pencil design was a flat piece of wood which was mainly used for carpentry. As time progressed, we now use these writing tools in everyday life, and they have become an absolute essential product used in almost every school in the world. Learning "how to draw a pencil", is going to be cool because you will be using a pencil much like the one you are going to be drawing. Have fun with this lesson by adding your name on the pencil, or even some Valentine hearts for the holiday coming up. I will be back in a bit with more tutorials for you all to enjoy. Peace people, and happy sketching!


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When professor and astrophysicist Priya Natarajan read the recent Yale study on gender bias in academic research among scientists, she was surprised — but not completely.
"My first response was that it's disappointing, but not shocking," says Natarajan of the study, which was co-authored by her Yale colleague Jo Handelsman. "Gender bias is alive and well, even in the sciences, where we tend to believe that the scholarship can be evaluated objectively."
As a graduate student at Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (MIT) she knew well some of the challenges women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) face. Despite her own positive experience, she was aware of a number of her classmates who chose not to pursue advanced degrees in Physics due to lack of encouragement or mentoring that could have made a difference in their decision.
"Sadly, many of the findings of this study resound with female scientists," comments Natarajan. "What was most surprising, however, is that women are less likely to be mentored. Perhaps this can be attributed to the perception of a cultural bias against women: If women are less likely to become top scientists because their work is less valued generally, then mentoring women might become a less compelling proposition. This is a vicious cycle that needs to be broken and can be broken with awareness of our inherent biases."
Today, as the chair of the Women Faculty Forum (WFF), Natarajan finds herself in a unique situation — one that can help bring about positive progress for women on campus. As it has for the past 11 years, the WFF will continue to sponsor projects and initiatives that help women navigate the pressure points of their academic careers, broaden their profile as leaders, and expand their influence.
One such project currently underway is the first "side-step" mentoring program for women, which pairs 40 junior with 40 senior female faculty members from varying disciplines and fields. By matching pairs from different backgrounds, the goal of the program is to facilitate nurturing relationships, in a less formal professional context, without the dynamic Natarajan calls the "like-with-like" bias.
"People tend to gravitate towards mentoring those who look like themselves," Natarajan remarks. "Often this bias is unconscious."
Changing the culture where such biases are present is a gradual process, she adds. The WFF recently released a report called "Women, Men, and Yale University: A View from 2012," which documents the number of female and minority faculty members at Yale, by categories such as tenure track, schools, and administrative positions over the past decade. WFF post-doctoral research associate Dr. Allison Tait compiled the data provided by Yale's Office of Institutional Research.
According to the report, women faculty and administrators have made progress, but slowly so. Over the past decade, there has been a 7% increase in female ladder faculty members, a 4% increase in non-ladder faculty, and a 5% increase in women postdoctoral trainees. Female managerial and professional staff representation remains high at 64% — the same as it was a decade ago. Women now comprise 50% of University officers and a quarter of Yale trustees.
"In the last 10 years, we have seen a total of 7% growth in the number of tenured women in the University," says Natarajan. "While it's great that the gradient is positive, the rate is simply too slow. Being aware of the numbers is an eye-opening step."
Progress has been particularly sluggish for women faculty in the STEM fields. Women represent 11% of tenured faculty in the physical sciences and 19% in the biological sciences — a modest increase of 6% and 1% respectively over the past decade. This is in contrast to the Humanities, which experienced a 5% increase in female faculty from 25% to 30% this past decade.
"The WFF report shows that positive progress has been made, just not at the pace we would like to see," remarks deputy provost for faculty development and diversity Frances Rosenbluth. "This is one reason the WFF's side-step mentoring and other programs that encourage female faculty to promote their own voices and sharpen their leadership skills are so important. There is still work to be done."
One program introduced last year under former WFF Co-Chair Laura Wexler's initiative was the WFF's Public Voices Thought Leadership Fellowship, which was co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost. According to Wexler, the fellowship "aims to shift the way the world is narrated, by changing who speaks and whose opinions are published." Twenty senior female and minority male professors were mentored by top journalists in a seminar setting, for the purpose of increasing the likelihood of publishing their opinion pieces in national media outlets. By increasing the number of opinion pieces written by women and diverse faculty, the more public commentary starts to reflect a broader range of thoughts and opinions. During the course of the nine-month program alone, 32 opinion pieces were generated by participating fellows and published in outlets such as the New York Times, Huffington Post, and CNN — which last week published an opinion piece written by 2012 fellow Meg Urry on the gender bias study. The WFF has sponsored the program again this fall, hosting 19 new fellows.
Also returning this year will be a conference on gender parity in society, which was co-sponsored by the WFF last year with the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights at Yale Law School and the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund at the MacMillan Center. The conference titled "Parity as Practice: the Politics of Equality," convened by Judith Resnik, Reva Siegel and Natarajan brought international scholars to campus to discuss the effectiveness and nature of parity programs, as instituted in areas such as education, government, and corporations.
Additionally, the WFF recently received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a study of gender parity issues at the University. In partnership with the Gender Equality Project, a non-profit based in Switzerland working with workplaces around the world to "close the gender gap," the WFF will launch an initiative later in the fall to develop a self-assessment tool for the University to measure progress for women and minority faculty. Details of the upcoming project are forthcoming.
On Tuesday, October 9, WFF is co-sponsoring a panel titled "How to Nurture Women Leaders: A Global Conversation" that Natarajan will moderate. This talk, which is free and open to the public, will take place 5:30-7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. Hosted by the World Fellows Program, the Forum of Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum, the WFF, Yale Women and the International Festival of Art and Ideas, the panel's participants will include current and past Yale World Fellows.


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FOWLERVILLE (AP) -- A motorist who was wounded in the latest in a string of shootings in Detroit area said he was lucky to survive -- and sore.
Scott Arnold, 46, said that the bullet just missed an artery and major nerves. He was shot Saturday while driving to the World Series in Detroit and was released from the hospital Sunday.
"It was pure luck. ... I feel very, very fortunate, and my kids do, too," said Arnold, who lives in Delton, near Kalamazoo.
Police in a wide stretch of the state are looking for a man suspected in at least 24 shootings, including the one on Arnold. Saturday's shooting on Interstate 96 in Fowlerville was the first that resulted in an injury, and authorities said it was connected to the earlier ones.
The Livingston County sheriff's department said shots were fired earlier Saturday into another car, but that its two occupants weren't injured. Police increased patrols along the roadway on Sunday. There were no new reports of shootings as of early Monday.
Arnold said he was alone in his Nissan Murano and didn't see who fired the shot. He said heard a loud explosion that he thought was a tire blowout and then felt a pain in his side. He stopped and saw a bullet hole in the vehicle and blood.
He said doctors didn't remove the bullet, which struck him in the buttocks. Authorities had said Saturday he was shot in the left hip.
"The bullet is lodged too deeply," said Arnold, who watched the Detroit Tigers play the San Francisco Giants on a hospital room TV. "I'm going to keep the bullet for the rest of my life."
Authorities have released a sketch of a suspect. Authorities said the gunman appears to be a man in his 30s.
"When you shoot at somebody, your intention is to kill them. That's plain and simple," Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte. "His intention is pretty clear to me: He's out there trying to kill people."
Most of the shootings have happened near Interstate 96, though authorities said one occurred while a man was taking out his trash. In another incident, a woman said her car's rear window was shattered. Ten of the shootings were in Wixom in Oakland County.
Saturday's shootings were the first incidents since Oct. 18.
Police said Friday that tests on bullet fragments and casings determined that the same firearm was used in the string of shootings up to that point.


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Yup, over the last 365 days, we sure have spent a lot of time being afraid of the news. I, for one, have to take several deep breaths before loading up Twitter in the morning. But that doesn't mean we can't sit back and enjoy the times newscasters accidentally said the word "fart on air," had their microphones thrown in a lake, or got drunk and told the kids at home that they couldn't be whatever they wanted when they grow up. The magic of live television.
This is truly what this year has been leading to, and it is glorious.
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Bloggers Cry Foul in Execution of Street Vendor
The case of Xia Junfeng, a street vendor in northeastern China put to death for killing two urban-security officials, is provoking a flood of outrage on online forums. The WSJ's Li Yuan explains why his execution is hitting a nerve in China.
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United Capital Financial Advisers may not officially be in the marriage guidance business, but considering the private wealth firm's latest venture, it has developed a nice sideline in couples counseling.
On Thursday, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based national partnership of private wealth counseling offices revealed that it is on a mission to help advisors talk honestly with clients about how feelings and behavior influence financial decisions with the launch of the Money Mind Analyzer, a free web-based application that looks and acts a whole lot like an online game.
"My wife and I are complete opposites when it comes to our mindset on personal finance matters," according to Joe Duran, CEO of United Capital, who recently appeared with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC to unveil the web game. "Learning how to approach each other when discussing big financial decisions has fundamentally changed our marriage. With the majority of marital failures in the U.S. attributed in some part to financial issues, there is a demonstrable need for this sort of tool." (See page two of this story for video of Duran's appearance on The Dylan Ratigan Show.)
United Capital Financial Advisers says the new app, which helps participants see that the way they feel about money affects their entire lives, was developed by a group of financial advisors who were tired of watching clients make bad financial planning decisions.
- Fear Driven: these hard workers focus on protection, yet their worries make it difficult for them to be happy.
- Happiness: these pleasure seekers want to get the most out of life but can be careless about their finances.
- Commitment: these generous folks are driven by a need to give satisfaction and meaning to the people around them.
"Does talking about money with the people you love make you feel uncomfortable?" asks the game guide on the Money Mind Analyzer. "Want to find out which money mind motivates you or someone you love? Then let's get started. You can play for yourself or for someone else. Just be sure to fill in first names, age and gender so you can compare them later."
One question, for example, says: "An opportunity arises to get away for two weeks. You will:
- Start packing!
- Wonder how much it's going to cost you.
- Feel guilty leaving loved ones behind.
Victor Ricciardi, an assistant professor of financial management and behavioral finance at Goucher College in Baltimore, took the quiz on the Money Mind Analyzer and learned that he was a commitment-focused giver whose primary goal is to take care of others (which may explain his decision to go into teaching).
Yet Ricciardi was skeptical about the analyzer's accuracy, saying he was offered only three choices per question, and for at least three of the questions, he didn't like any of the choices.
"The value of anything like this is to increase financial literacy," Ricciardi said in a phone interview. "I don't know if I was an advisor that I could make a link to this and then really say to somebody, 'here is an asset allocation strategy,' but it is a good first learning tool. But I think for someone to get reasonable advice, especially if you're dealing with a client's psychological profile, it has to be a much deeper analysis."
Ricciardi teaches two courses in behavioral finance and has designed a class in the psychology of money where his students take 25 personality quizzes during the semester and then write about what the surveys taught them about the type of decision-makers they are.
Still, Ricciardi said he would use the Money Mind Analyzer for his course as a basic learning tool.
"For instance, if I gave an assignment to my students, I would have them take this as one of several different personality quizzes," he said. "Then I would do another one that assesses their risk tolerance and another one that assesses their money personality."
United Capital has previously used a card game called Honest Conversations to give advisors and their clients a starting point for talking about wealth management issues such as retirement, estate planning and philanthropy. The firm offers investors an open architecture investment platform.
United Capital and its affiliates have $16 billion in assets under advisement and 35 offices across the United States. The firm has made eight registered investment advisor roll-up acquisitions in the past two years. In November 2011, United Capital brought on a top LPL Financial RIA, Peak Capital Investment Services, an advisory firm with $600 million in assets under management and 40 employees with offices in Denver and Dallas.
Watch a video of United Capital's Joe Duran speaking with AdvisorOne at Schwab Impact 2011 on AdvisorOne.


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text: RonJonSurfer 15 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 When your faith in human nature is at an all-time low, there is a story like this: Tuesday morning began just like any other morning for football star Kaleb Eulls. Eulls and his three younger sisters were among 22 passengers on a school bus bound for Yazoo County High School in western Mississippi until a 14-year old female student boarded the bus armed with a .380 semi-automatic handgun threatening to shoot and ordering the bus driver to pull over. Eulls had fallen asleep at the back of the bus listening to his mp3 player and did not realize what was happening until one of his sisters woke him up. "My sister that was in front of me woke up and told me that the girl had a gun," Eulls said. "She was pointing it back and forth at other people and the little kids that were sitting at the back. I just thought real quick and tried to grab her attention before she pointed the gun at anybody else. I wanted her to point it at me so she wouldn't point it at anybody else." Eulls then opened up the emergency door located in the back and began evacuating as many students as he could from the rear of the bus while trying to reason with the armed female. "I just tried to talk to her and calm her down," said the 6-foot-4, 255-pound Eulls. "She was just getting louder and louder. I guess for a quick second she looked out the window and when she did that I just sprung at her. I just knocked her down and got the gun away from her. When I got the gun I ran out the back door and disarmed it." Eulls, who is a four-star defensive end that is verbally committed to play football at Mississippi State next year, was not concerned for his own well being at the moment. He selflessly did what he thought was the right thing to save the life of the others on board. "I was just scared for the younger kids and my family that was on the bus," Eulls said. "I was just thinking things out step-by-step as quickly as I could. After we got to the school and watched the tape I just sat there thinking 'what in the world did I just do?' I just thought about what if this would have happened or if this would have happened? It was just crazy." Eulls, already a hometown sports hero in the town of just over 1,300 about 30 miles north of Jackson, Miss., earned the respect of the local law enforcement. "The (officers) who have been there for a long time told me that they have stared down many barrels before and always felt like it was a big cannon pointing at them," Eulls said. "It is one scary feeling." Yazoo County Sheriff Tommy Vaughn was quoted in the Jackson, Miss., based The Clarion Ledger saying "If it hadn't been for this star football player, things could have been different. He didn't go overboard, but he did exactly what it took to get her on the ground. "He made the statement to one of my deputies that if she was going to shoot anyone he would rather she shoot him. Watching him do that and him doing such a heroic act and not even caring about his own safety, that's something you don't see every day." The female assailant was arrested on 22 counts of attempted aggravated assault, 22 counts of kidnapping and one count of possession of a firearm on school property. She was taken to the county juvenile detention facility. As for people now calling a hero, Eulls feels he was just doing what anyone else would have done in that situation. "I just tell them thank you and not to do anything crazy like that," Eulls said. Eulls is rated the No. 19 defensive end in the nation and the No. 8 overall prospect in Mississippi by Rivals.com. He holds scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Southern Miss and Tennessee but has been committed to the Bulldogs since early July. Link to post Share on other sites