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Dear Urban Legends:
We were watching last season's Mad Men when they mentioned something about the Washington Redskins predicting presidential elections. I had never heard of that. My husband said that supposedly, when the Redskins lose the home game closest to the election, the incumbent party loses the election.
Have you heard anything about this?
Dear Reader:
I have, and am amused to report that for 64 years running, spanning 17 presidential races between 1936 and 2000, the outcome of the last Redskins home game before Election Day did, in fact, correctly predict who won the presidency. When the Redskins won, the incumbent party stayed in office. When the Redskins lost, so did the candidate of the incumbent party. They call it the "Redskins Rule."
The Redskins were still in Boston the first time the phenomenon occurred in November 1936. They beat the Chicago Cardinals 13 to 10, and incumbent Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to best Republican Alf Landon in the presidential election two days later. (Real Redskins blogger Rich Tandler has a rundown of all the Redskins' pre-election home games from 1940 on.)
But let's be clear. All we're talking about is a chance correlation; to assume anything deeper or more mysterious is at work is mere superstition.
As if to prove the point, the "Redskins Rule" failed to accurately predict the winner of the 2004 election, in which George W. Bush beat John Kerry to serve a second term even though the Redskins lost to the Green Bay Packers in a hard-fought game just a few days before.
Like sports, politics is largely a numbers game, however, and statistics aficionados point out that even with the 2004 rout factored in, the Redskins Rule still boasted a record of 94.4 percent accuracy.
As if to prove that point, the Redskins lost their home game to the Pittsburgh Steelers on November 3, 2008, correctly predicting that Barack Obama would win the election.
Make that a 94.8 percent record of accuracy.
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The Redskins Once Again Control the Presidential Election
ESPN Magazine, November 2008
Will The Washington Redskins Predict the Election?
Salon.com, 31 October 2008
Election Predictions You Can Believe In
Political Humor, November 2008
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By DANIEL SUDDEATH
All that's left to do now is build it.
The New Albany Board of Zoning Appeals approved by a 4-1 vote Tuesday a special exception to allow an outdoor aquatic center to be constructed at the former Camille Wright pool site, 224 W. Daisy Lane.
Though the property housed an active pool until Camille Wright was closed in 2008, the board required the special exception to the scope of the project which will include the demolition of three houses off Daisy Lane.
Once completed, the city will have about a 10-acre joint site consisting of an aquatic center and a new fire station, which was previously approved by the board.
It's estimated to cost about $9 million to construct the facility, as the project is being footed through a bond that will be repaid with tax-increment financing revenue.
But the lone board member who voted against the special exception said he was concerned about the expense of the aquatic center.
"I do have concerns with the feasibility of it," BZA member Jameson Bledsoe said.
The bond will be repaid with TIF proceeds; however, it is backed up with property tax revenue, which means the General Fund would be cut to repay the loan if TIF funds couldn't cover it.
David Duggins, director of economic development and redevelopment, said such a negative scenario is highly unlikely.
The financing was approved because banks have confidence in the city, he added.
"Obviously we have the ability [to pay off the debt] or we wouldn't be able to sell the bonds," he said.
The total bond will be worth up to $19.6 million, and the remaining money is being used to build a multiuse recreational center and to upgrade Cannon Acres and Binford Park.
Bledsoe also questioned whether the aquatic center — which is slated to open in 2015 — would be able to support itself.
When the New Albany City Council voted to proceed with the project, it was presented with some financial estimates from The Estopinal Group, which is the lead design firm for the aquatic center.
The annual operating budget for the aquatic center was estimated to be $706,610 based on staffing, utilities and maintenance expenses for a 153-day season.
The Estopinal Group estimated the aquatic center would generate $932,512 annually. The formula estimated daily passes for Floyd County residents would cost $10, and that almost 41,000 of those passes would be sold each year.
Concession sales would account for $153,000 annually, according to the estimates.
Duggins said Tuesday that pass rates and a final operational budget for the aquatic center are being prepared.
The Estopinal Group estimated the city would still turn a profit if it limited the aquatic center season to 94 days, and it's likely the pool will be open daily during June, July and August but only on weekends during May and September.
Though Camille Wright pool ultimately failed, Duggins said the administration is confident that the aquatic center will be a success because its features are more in line with what swimmers now want.
Families are looking for recreational fun, for the most part, instead of looking for a deeper pool for competitive swimming, Duggins said.
As designed, the aquatic center would include a zero entry pool, splash pads and a lazy river.
The project will also transform a blighted and closed pool into a viable project, Duggins added.
"We're going to make it into a beautiful facility by redeveloping that parcel," he said.
A few residents attended the meeting and cited concerns about traffic congestion on Daisy Lane.
The plan changed slightly in recent months so that the entrance to the aquatic center will align with Coyle Drive.
Though there are no plans to add a four-way stop at the intersection, the city may address that portion of Daisy Lane when it completes its traffic signal looping project for State Street, officials said.
Drainage features have also been added to the project design including a rain garden and a dry detention facility.
The next major step will be finalizing bid documents so the city can accept construction proposals for the aquatic center.


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Local columnist
---- — Yesterday, as I wheeled through fallen autumn leaves, my tires flicking acorns into the air, I flashed back to another fall, far from northern Michigan.
I was 18, newly paralyzed and spending countless hours in physical therapy at the University of Michigan medical center. For several months, my physical therapist, an extremely muscular and demanding young woman was my constant companion.
As I became stronger and more adept at using my wheelchair, she took me from the hospital into downtown Ann Arbor. Atop steep hills, she would tell me to go downhill by myself.
"I can't do it!" These hills are too scary I shrieked at her. "Can't I just ask someone for help if I'm ever in this situation?"
"No, you can't just depend upon other people," she yelled back.
"Why not? I know people will help me. Is this the best use of my energy?" I questioned sarcastically.
"I want you to promise me that you will not ask for help or depend upon others, unless there is no other way. You must be able to navigate on your own. Help will not always be available to you. You don't know this now, but you will learn it soon enough. It's crucial to your emotional and physical survival that you care for your life. All of it," she said.
I was enormously angry with her and thought I had little control over my new life. So, I said back to her the most hurtful thing I could think of.
"Did it ever occur to you that if it weren't for people with disabilities like me, you wouldn't even have a job? I may have a disability, but I'm fundamental to your employment!"
"That's true and right now we need each other," she said. "My job is to assist you in becoming self-sufficient and not needing me. You're learning to ask for help that frees you, not traps you. I suggest you stop whining and get back to the top of that hill. We're going to keep practicing this until you can safely maneuver by yourself," she said.
And that's what I did.
Flash forward to today.
After pushing a manual wheelchair for more than 35 years, my shoulders are giving out. There have been times when I have left home and not been able to get myself to my destination. Some of these changes I've seen coming and yet it hasn't made them any less terrifying.
What to do? I didn't need and wasn't ready for an electric wheelchair. Shoulder surgery may be in my future, but not right now. So, I decided to try a power assist wheelchair. The wheelchair can be pushed like a manual wheelchair and has a motor on it, when you need it. When the motor is on, one push sends the wheelchair about eight feet forward. The first time my husband and I tried taking a walk together using this wheelchair, he had to run to keep up with me! There's a sharp learning curve to using this wheelchair. It's an option, albeit not a perfect one.
After all of these years, my physical therapist was right. It's my life. One full of hills. I have to do it myself. That includes determining when and how I need help.


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With hours to go before the scheduled Mars landing of NASA's car-size geochemistry laboratory, Curiosity, Patch chatted with operations systems engineer Gregory Galgana Villar III to find out why all the fuss about this mission.
Q: Why do you think so many folks, people who don't work in the field of science, are so interested in Curiosity - what is it about this mission that is different than previous missions?
A: I believe so many folks, people who don't work in the field of science, are so interested in Curiosity because it is out of this world =)
Curiosity is the biggest and most sophisticated rover that has ever been sent to Mars. Curiosity is the size of Mini Cooper and weighs almost 2,000 pounds. Curiosity will be placed on the surface of Mars using a very complex landing system. Curiosity is equipped with 10 scientific payloads, a total of 17 cameras, an arm, a drill, and a battery powered by heat from naturally decaying radioactive material. I can go on and on about why people are interested in Curiosity.
Q: What specifically did you do for the mission?
A: I was part of a team that was responsible for coordinating operational readiness tests for the different phases of the mission. These tests are training exercises that involve hundreds of engineers with the goal of making sure all of the tools, procedures, process and interactions between the teams function correctly, while under a flight-like timeline.
Q: How long have you been involved with Curiosity - any previous experience with rovers?
A: I have been involved with Curiosity since January 2011 and have not had any pervious experience with rovers considering I was hired at JPL just a few months before I started working on Curiosity.
Q: What is the best part of your job?
A: The best part of my job is the people I work with. It is a pleasure and honor to be able to work with and learn from the best engineers and scientists in the world.
Q: What is your darkest fear in your mind about it going wrong?
A: Regardless of what happens on landing night, the outcome will be a great learning experience. Nothing will go to waste.
Q: Do you think you'll sleep Saturday night - why or why not?
A: With all of the excitement, it will be hard to sleep on Saturday night. However, I will be part of the team that will operate Curiosity when it gets to Mars, so I should try and get some sleep and be fully rested.
Q: How does it feel to have put in thousands of hours of work on Curiosity when talk in Washington is about cutting future missions?
A: Over the past year and a half, I have put in about 4000 hours of work on Curiosity and I feel this was time well spent. Witnessing a successful mission like the Mars Science Laboratory will increase support from the descision makers in Washington for future missions.
Q: What's next for you and Mars?
A: After Curiosity lands, I will be part of the surface operations team as a Science Planner. I will be facilitating the daily planning process where scientists and engineers decide what we want the rover to do next.


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By Michael Schaffer Managing Editor
The Daily Iowegian
---- — Centerville realized a 5 percent decrease in receipts for the year ending June 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year, according to an audit released by Clive-based Certified Public Accountants Peak & Co. LLP.
The audit states Centerville's total receipts were $6,968,373, which included $1,762,220 in property taxes, $198,567 in tax increment financing, $2,162,420 in charges for services, $1,029,844 in operating grants, contributions and restricted interest, $481,860 in capital grants, contributions and restricted interest, $531,508 in Local Option Sales and Service Tax, $3,854 in unrestricted interest on investments, $658,015 in bond proceeds, $74,560 in hotel-motel taxes and $65,525 in other general.
Centerville's disbursements for the year ending June 30, 2012 dropped by 11 percent as compared to the prior year, the audit states.
Disbursements totaled $5,994,379 and included $1,848,550 for public safety, $816,458 in capital projects, $573,804 in public works and $1,839,015 in business type activities.
Other financial highlights from the audit show Centerville's property tax receipts for fiscal year 2012 decreased an average of 4.4 percent, which comes to approximately $90,000.
City employees have accumulated earned but not used vacation, compensatory and personal hours based on the rate of pay in effect at June 30, 2012 of approximately $120,194.
Centerville's contributions to the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System and to the Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa have steadily increased since fiscal year 2010.
IPERS plan members contribute 5.38 percent of their annual covered salary and the city contributes 8.07 percent. The city contributed $56,639 in 2010, $64,485 in 2011 and $81,050 in 2012.
MFPRSI plan members contribute 9.40 percent of earnable compensation and the city's contribution can not be less than 17 percent. The city contributed $94,290 in 2010, $125,914 in 2011 and $164,755 in 2012.
The Peak & Co. LLP audit released in June of this year uncovered questionable practices at the Centerville Municipal Airport, including lack of monthly bank reconciliations, inaccurate and incomplete accounting records and spotty petty cash fund records.
The audit found the airport does not have "procedures in place to provide assurance that all fuel bought for resale is either on hand, sold to customers, or used by the airport on airport equipment.
"The airport collects most of its monies from the rental of its facilities and from fuel sales. Documentation supporting these collections was inadequate to determine the amount of monies which should have been collected and deposited to the airport bank account."
The audit recommended airport personnel perform monthly bank reconciliations, maintain a ledger documenting petty cash fund activities, assure all fuel is accounted for properly and rent and fuel sales money are properly collected and deposited.
The audit questioned the lack of reports due to the city to ensure funds are accounted for properly and contractual requirements are met. The audit questioned the lack of reports from the Centerville Community School District and the Appanoose County Railroad to show how they are spending the Local Option Sales and Service Tax monies they receive from the city.
"The agreements with these entities require these entities account for the local option sales tax monies they receive from the City," states the audit.
The audit recommended procedures be put into place to ensure all reports are filed to the city.
The audit criticized the city for a $400,000 street reconstruction project where no public hearing was held and sealed bids were not obtained.
The audit recommended the city follow Iowa code in relation to applicable construction projects.
The audit noted the city overpaid a construction contractor by approximately $46,000. The audit recommendation was for the city to seek reimbursement for the overpayment, which it did and was corrected in fiscal year 2013.


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PHP started 2008 out on a roaring positive note. With adoption of PHP 4 finally dropping off to barely perceptible levels (apart from the occasional user complaining about how great things were in the good ole' days and why do we have to change and – hey, get off my lawn you punk kids), PHP 5 had truly joined the big leagues, and the main complaint about the language shifted from it being be a quirky language with horrific (potential) security holes like register globals and klunky
HTTP_POST_VAR arrays to it being a quirky language with crappy Unicode support. Talk about PHP 6, already quite vocal in the second half of 2007, was reaching a fever pitch, and some overly zealous people even started publishing books based on only some white-papers and vague ideas of what it would look like.
Along came March, however, and PHP 6 was nowhere to be seen. At conferences, questions from attendees and developers about rough guestimates for a final release dates were met with awkward coughs, sideways glances, and the inevitable "it will ship when it's ready" response. When asked what they were working on, many people pointed out how focused they were on PHP 5.3 and near-term releases.
In fact, the more you looked, the farther and farther PHP 6 seemed to get, and the community suddenly got very quiet. As summer rolled around, much of the mindshare and energy seemed to be switching to framework development, as companies such as Zend realised they weren't going to make money selling PHP and related IDEs alone, and other big name developers found themselves having to work to make money. News on the PHP website was hard to come by and limited largely to conference announcements.
While the rest of the web development community started to get excited about developments in new and exciting languages such as Ruby, Erlang, or even Python, PHP was starting to feel decidedly stale and old. The blogosphere went on one of its periodic "PHP sucks" campaigns, and loyalists found themselves on the defensive, trying to explain the whole needle-haystack / haystack-needle thing again and again. Late in the summer, a pretty alert colleague with whom I develop sites even commented that "PHP's dying. It might be time to look at other options." Throw in a non-trivial amount of bad press that MySQL seemed to be receiving after its merger with Sun Microsystems along with the latter's subsequent mismanagement of employees and community, and it was beginning to look like time to worry about people jumping off the PHP/MySQL platform ship.
As the year grew old, however, and PHP 6 looked like a depressing myth, something interesting happened: PHP 5.3 started to gel together and enter alpha-release. Many features that had originally been planned for version 6 had been pushed forward into this release, including namespaces (including the much-derieded \ syntax), some international support, and some better math functionality.
Indeed, many of the non-vague or extremely optimistic features of PHP 6 will be showing up in this release, and I wouldn't be surprised at all to see PHP 6 completely rebooted as a new branch and new project based on the current 5.3 line. Looking more closely, you'll see that there were many of the same people this year quietly working behind the scenes on the project, developing and adding new features, and advocating in favour of the platform. People are still developing for PHP in huge numbers, and the language's sheer productivity and ease of use make a compelling argument even in the face of sexier or more innovative-seeming languages.
With the arrival of 2009, and the pending release of PHP 5.3, one can feel the excitement in the air. With namespaces, closures, and continually improving i18n support (which is already workable, if not optimal), there is no reason to doubt that PHP will continue to be a dominant platform for years to come. Rest assured the language isn't dead or dying. It just took a breather for a few months.
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It is with some amusement that I have recently seen a number of PHP 6 books popping up for sale at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. A while back, I spent some time trying to figure out just how far behind the curve I was on PHP 6 since I hadn't really been paying too much attention. As I started to investigate how things were coming along and when I should expect it to hit the street, I was honestly a bit surprised at how hard news was to come by.
In short, like most major software projects, it's "a work in progress". As a project developed by volunteers and people with other full time jobs, there are periods where it sees serious spurts of development, and other periods when there are lulls. It will be released basically when it's done and properly tested by the community. Who knows when that will be, but I will wager money that it won't occur at in 2008 at all.
So, with that and all those PHP 6 books in mind, I, as an author myself, have come up with the following list of other books I'd to see published or that I'll consider starting to write:[Read Rest of Article]


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Two of the best fighters in south Florida will collide on Wednesday, Feburary 15th as TUF 12 champion Jonathan Brookins of Gracie Orlando (13-4) takes on multiple-time BJJ champion and ADCC competitor Vagner "Ceara" Rocha (7-2) of The Avengers/Team Popovitch on the preliminary card of UFC on Fuel TV 1 - Sanchez vs. Ellenberger, which will stream on Facebook. Unfortunately, for Brookins, Ceara has a bit more momentum going into the fight as he has already made quick work of another former TUF 12 competitor in Cody McKenzie in his last outing. Although Brookins is a tough competitor, Rocha clearly has the advantage on the ground and is constantly improving his striking. Make sure that you tune in to this featherweight battle next week on Fuel TV!
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Yesterday's LA Times noted that "Police Chief William J. Bratton is calling for a moratorium on new [medical marijuana dispensaries] until strict rules can be adopted governing them."
This afternoon an "updated" plan was put into action as law enforcement shut down many area dispensaries. I just returned from West Hollywood where the three dispensaries near the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd and Fairfax were shuttered.
Seemed a bit much that, hours after the raids, a half-dozen sheriff deputies were still on the scene. Some protestors had assembled, but, apart from one medical marijuana patient who hollered at deputies for a while, everyone was just milling around quietly. One deputy video-taped the onlookers and I spoke to another deputy who said that dispensaries should be done away with–and replaced with complete marijuana legalization.


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Dear Editor,
Our younger generations are starved for real challenges and battles to fight as long as there is a DJ involved.
They want to make a difference, but all they are trying to change is the world according to their current versions of political correctness.
Women fought for women's lib, African Americans fought for freedom and integration, Jews fought against genocide, atheists fought for no prayer in schools, but what does this generation fight for?
They rally for rape victims while taking "SlutWalks" and yet say monikers such as Washington Redskins are insulting.
The real travesty is that the ones handing out flyers, setting up awareness booths and running in the rallies are not "sluts" or "redskins" but have taken it upon themselves to be offended while the rape victim watches the word slut being bandied about in their honor and the majority of Native Americans are not offended a sports team has Redskins' pride.
Time to stop play acting and grow up, children. Travesties are not fixed by running 5Ks, trying to change the meaning of a word or taking offense at something that has nothing to do with you.
You want to change the world then stop searching for things to be offended over. Stop talking the talk and walk that walk. You want to help a rape victim? Then become a counselor, set up "safe walk" hotlines, raise money for the victims or get attorneys to take on pro bono cases.
See the six-to-eight young Indians that filed charges for what they are … Native Americans. Indians are gone along with gladiators, Highlanders, knights and conquistadors.
Native Americans have indoor plumbing, AC, cable television and inoculations to smallpox. Yet they want to PC history and take offense at a term that has nothing to do with them now. When they go back to being "Indians" I'll listen.
Starting a lawsuit where Cowboys, Redskins, Texans, Patriots, Titans, Jets, Panthers, Dolphins, Ravens and Chiefs are heroes on a field of battle is ludicrous. You want your team to be fierce, intelligent and worthy. If football needs to get on the "right side of history" then beware, animal rights activists will be next, saying some teams are promoting animal abuse.
Gloria Koen, Weatherford


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The national median home value is $152,300.
The average price of homes sold in Runnemede, NJ is $146,000.
Approximately 67.33% of Runnemede homes are owned,
compared to 27.65% rented, while
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Runnemede real estate listings include condos, townhomes, and single family homes for sale.
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This is a MONEY MAKER!!! 9 unit building that has 3 store fronts and 6 apartments. Fully Occupied!!! Great corner property with huge exposure. The owner has meticulously cared for this property and all maintenance is always kept up. Many of the apartments have recently been painted. There is private parking for the apartments and there is a dumpster for trash removal. Keeping the apartments full is never an issue here! There are two 2-bedroom units, three 1-bedroom units and 1 efficiency.
Welcome to Hidden Ponds II, a Semi-Custom Built Development just 6 years old. Gorgeous 2-Story Colonial built w/ a Hip Roof Design, Open/Covered Front Porch, custom tile & Valley Forge Stone Front plus added foundation stone on front/sides. 2-Story Foyer entry leading to Center Hall. 9-ft ceilings on 1st floor. Living Rm, Formal Dining Rm w/ bump out bay window & columns. Gourmet Kitchen w/ 42" Maple cabinets w/ brushed nickel handles, center island, all "Professional Series" Kitchen-Aid S/S Appliances, Breakfast Area w/ bay sliding doors. Family Rm features a gas f/p w/ custom mantle, 1st floor office w/ bump out bay window area & hardwood floors, laundry room & powder room. 2nd floor boasts a huge Master Suite w/ sitting area, his/her walk-in closets, large Master Bath w/ custom tile double shower stall w/ seamless glass doors, shower tower, soaking tub & his/her vanities, plus 3 addt'l nice size beds w/ great closets. Full basement, 2-car attached garage, and new custom designed stamped concrete rear patio, new 6 ft. vinyl privacy fenced in yard. This house is close to everything!
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By Mark McCormack
The progress of gay rights is again subject to political warfare in the United States. Despite his recent proclamation in support of gay marriage, many have been disappointed by the pace in which President Obama has addressed issues of sexuality equality: particularly regarding the length of time it took to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell and the lack of progress on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. This sentiment is flamed by the passage of homophobic legislation, with 38 states prohibiting marriage equality — the most recent being North Carolina just this week.
Regardless of his motivation, Obama's recent support of marriage is made possible because attitudes toward homosexuality are improving rapidly in the United States. In 2010, a Gallup Poll found that, for the first time, a majority of American's (53%) support gay marriage. Significantly, there is evidence that change is occurring among social conservatives too. For example, a 2011 poll by the Public Religion Research Institute found that a majority of Catholics and 44% of young evangelicals aged between 18 and 29 support gay marriage.
A key component of changing attitudes appears to be age (the report shows a 20 percentage point difference between 18-29 year olds and those aged 65 and older). A recent survey of over 200,000 first-time college undergraduates across 270 colleges in the United States found that 71.3% of first-year students support same-sex marriage; a figure that would be even higher if it accounted for those supporting civil partnerships.
In order to understand why homophobia has been such a potent political issue, it is first vital to recognise the cultural components of homophobia. Rather than conceiving it as individual disgust of homosexuality or personal dislike of same-sex relations, social conditions heavily influence levels of homophobia. Indeed, sociologist Eric Anderson highlights that the 1980s were the apex of homophobia precisely because social and political events combined to produce an exceptionally hostile anti-gay climate.
The 1980s were particularly homophobic for three reasons. First, the AIDS crisis meant that an already marginalised group became incredibly stigmatised. AIDS was labelled the 'gay disease' and gay and bisexual men were blamed for its spread to the heterosexual community. This, combined with right-wing politicians eager to use homophobia to their electoral advantage, completed the politicisation of homosexuality. Evangelical Christians embraced this social prejudice to argue that a moral decline had occurred in America, ensuring that the bigotry they fostered was channelled into fundraising for their churches.
Yet the social nature of homophobia means that such attitudes can change. Evidence started to emerge in the mid-1990s as more liberal politicians took power and it became possible to voice pro-gay attitudes without being ostracised. Furthermore, the growth of the Internet corresponded with an upswing in gay visibility on television and in the press. As such, media representations have become increasing positive: from Will & Grace in the late 1990s to Modern Family today.
This is not to argue that equality has been achieved in the United States. For instance, recent reports from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) show that many LGBT youth continue to have negative experiences in schools. However, there is cause for optimism with respect to progress in the United States, particularly if we look at what is occurring across the Atlantic.
There has been a sea-change in attitudes toward homosexuality in Britain. Research by gay rights charity Stonewall finds that 87% of British citizens would be comfortable with their MP being gay, and 86% would be comfortable if a close friend was gay. This is supported by the most recent data from the British Social Attitudes Survey, documenting that only 29% of adults think same-sex relationships are wrong, down from 46% in 2000.
Crucially, just like the United States, the most positive attitudes toward homosexuality are found in youth. For example, in The Declining Significance of Homophobia: How Teenage Boys are Redefining Masculinity and Heterosexuality, I document a radical shift in the attitudes of 16-18 year old boys in three educational settings. Here, not only is homophobic language absent, it is stigmatised by the male students. Accordingly, we need to pay close attention to the attitudes of younger generations in the United States to fully understand trends regarding homosexuality.
Yes, there are still battles to be fought, and it is not necessarily the case that the United States will mirror the developments in Britain. But there is room for optimism. The debates occurring in America have shifted from being a mere part of a homophobic culture to one where the lived experiences of LGBT people are rapidly improving. And yes, one where even the President supports their right to marry.
Mark McCormack is a qualitative sociologist at Brunel University in England. His research focuses on the changing nature of masculinities among British youth. In The Declining Significance of Homophobia: How Teenage Boys are Redefining Masculinity and Heterosexuality, he examines how decreased homophobia has positively influenced the way in which young men bond emotionally and interact in school settings. You can follow him on Twitter @_markmccormack.
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In a July 1918 newspaper article, Louis R. Wilson, director of the university's Bureau of Extension, explained that, in adapting itself to the war effort, "The bureau set itself the task of setting forth the ideals of America in their relation to the conflict, rather than methods of conservation or military endeavor." Its first step was the organization of extension centers in Winston-Salem and Raleigh. A local committee in each city worked with the university to create the programs of the centers.
In Winston-Salem "the University, through its faculty, furnished the syllabus and instructors and arranged for six conferences at weekly intervals...There were two groups, 'one for the whites and one for the negroes,'" with enrollments of four hundred and seventy-five respectively. The general subject of the discussions was "America and Her Allies-France." A similar program was carried out in Raleigh. The subject discussed there was Russia, and the enrollment was about two hundred.
In addition to the intensive work with the two extension centers, faculty members offered lectures in a number of other towns and cities as well as correspondence courses on war-related subjects. The Bureau of Extension also distributed widely its War Information Series of leaflets. A minimum of three thousand copies of each leaflet were printed. The University Library "furnished package libraries and single books and pamphlets to the club women and high schools of the state." During the winter of 1917-1918, 2,474 items were circulated in this way. The university also loaned "moving picture films" to schools throughout the state, featuring "as far as possible the war activities of America and her Allies." —quotes from War Extension Service U.N.C.: State University Reaches Thousands of North Carolinians in Patriotic Service by Louis R. Wilson, 28 July 1918


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As school opens for the kindergarten through 12th-grade crowd, the Newburyport Adult & Community Education Program is also firing up for a new year.
Each season we work to bring to our community classes, programs, workshops, discussion groups and adventures that will engage folks and foster participation in lifelong learning.
Here are some highlights of the upcoming year: Boot Camp for Writers, Grand Tour of the Solar System, Astronomy, En Plein Air Painting, The Restaurant School for high school students, Boating Safety, Gypsy Dancing, Hospice Volunteer Training (no charge),Chamber Music Connection, Fabulous Lyceum classes. By the way, Newburyport Lifelong Learning Lyceum (daytime program) has been recognized by the international ElderHostel/Road's Scholar organization. Our listings will be included on their Web page and in their catalog. Quite an honor!
We're heading into the final days of our annual fundraising campaign.
We are grateful to those of you have responded to our request. Thank you for your generosity and belief that adults need to be learners too!
If you have yet to contribute, yet share the belief that learning is a lifelong quest, please visit our website www.newburyportadulted.com. If would like to show your support by becoming a Friend of Newburyport Adult & Community Education, you can follow prompts to PayPal or send your donation to Newburyport Adult Ed, 241 High St., Newburyport, MA 01950.
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Operators of the Powerball lottery game says a ticket sold in Iowa is worth an estimated $200 million.
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Another ticket bought in Iowa is worth $1 million. It matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball number.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Flying feet and piercing screams will be in abundance at Detroit's Ford Field this week as USA Taekwondo conducts its 2008 U.S. National Championship, Junior Olympic Championship, and U.S. National Poomsae Team Trials events July 1-6. Over 2,000 athletes ages 6-63, aided by over 500 coaches, will compete during the week.
In addition to vying for the title of "national champion" in their respective weight divisions, the sparring athletes will also be competing for spots at the 2008 Pan American Championships Team Selection Camp (for Senior athletes) and for places on the 2008 Junior National Team (for 14-17 year-old Junior athletes). A trials to select the 18-member U.S. National Poomsae (forms) Team will also be held during the week.
The Senior National Championships (July 1-2) includes forms and sparring events for athletes 14 years of age and older. The top three finishers, per gender, in each of the eight sparring weight divisions will advance to the 2008 Pan American Championships Team Selection Camp in Colorado Springs, Sept. 11-15, along with 2008 Olympic Team members and 2007 Senior National Team members. The 16-member U.S. team will be selected from that camp to compete at the 2008 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in October in Puerto Rico.
The Junior Olympic Championships, held July 3-6 features Olympic-type sparring competition in both the Elite Open Division and the World Class Division, as well as competition in forms.
The winner in each of the ten 14-17 year-old World Class weight divisions will receive a spot on the 2008 U.S. Junior National Team and will be invited to take part in a Junior National Team event later this year.Appearances by 2008 Olympic Team members Steven Lopez, Mark Lopez, Diana Lopez and Charlotte Craig will take place on July 3 & 4. The Olympians will be signing autographs and posing for pictures with competitors at the event during designated times.Tickets are available at the door any day of the event. Prices are:Single-day - $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and childrenThree-day - $40 for adults and $27 for seniors and childrenFour-day - $50 for adults and $34 for seniors and childrenFive-day - $60 for adults and $40 for seniors and childrenSix-day - $70 for adults and $45 for seniors and children
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Once again we are here to talk about upcoming snow. The snow I am referring to is the Thursday night-Friday Afternoon system. Data has handled this better than I have seen lately. Anyone who looks at the data will come away with a different opinion. My opinion is posted below!
Yes, this is an early look at the storm and what you see above could look a little different on Wednesday.
My good ole buddy Brandon from Middlesboro asked me on facebook about those lingering snow showers that won't die out. This system won't feature that type of activity. So once this clears out it will get pretty calm in a hurry!
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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWSDinner To Benefit Sissonville Multipurpose Community Center, Sissonville Shelter
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Reported: Nov. 1, 2013 10:21 AM EDT
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Sissonville , Kanawha County , West Virginia
Residents have a chance to grab an early Thanksgiving dinner and help a good cause.
A fundraiser is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday to benefit the Sissonville Multipurpose Community Center and the Sissonville shelter.
The fundraiser will be at the center. To get the center, travel north a half mile past the Sissonville High School, turn left at the BP/7-Eleven and the facility is adjacent to Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
Cooks were hard at work preparing the dinner for Saturday's event. Pat Taylor said 54 turkeys were being cooked to feed those who attend. Other items on the menu include stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes and desserts.
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Wave power off the Sonoma County coast is a potentially carbon-free source of electricity, but it faces big questions about environmental impacts and economic viability.
You can read more about the project on the Water Agency's website.The image at right shows one prototype of a low-profile generator which could be deployed in an array of dozens of individual units, as illustrated below, to power a sizable area.
The Sonoma County Water Agency's first informational meeting about the wave power studies was held in Gualala on September 9th. Most of the people there, reports Richard Charter, knew nothing about the project before that meeting.
Two other study projects on the Northern California coast have received permits from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), both issued before the Sonoma County Water Agency's application was approved. Cordell Stillman (left with Water Agency boss Randy Poole) says both sites were sought by PG&E, but other than that, they are quite different in status and approach.
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PRO (95-58/7-6): Matt Spaeth was activated from the team's Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List on December 7, 2013…placed on the team's Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List due to a foot injury on September 3, 2013…signed a two-year contract with the Steelers on March 18, 2013…released by the Chicago Bears on March 13, 2013…signed a three-year contract as an unrestricted free agent with the Bears on July 29, 2011…signed his one-year restricted free agent tender with the Steelers on April 15, 2010…originally drafted by the Steelers in the third round (77th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.
PRO (95-58/7-6): Matt Spaeth was activated from the team's Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List on December 7, 2013…placed on the team's Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List due to a foot injury on September 3, 2013…signed a two-year contract with the Steelers on March 18, 2013…released by the Chicago Bears on March 13, 2013…signed a three-year contract as an unrestricted free agent with the Bears on July 29, 2011…signed his one-year restricted free agent tender with the Steelers on April 15, 2010…originally drafted by the Steelers in the third round (77th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.
2013 (4-2)(Pit): Played in four games with two starts…saw action in his first game of the season 12/8 vs. Miami…recorded one reception on the season, an 11-yard touchdown on 12/22 at Green Bay…activated from the team's Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List on December 7, 2013…placed on the team's Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List due to a foot injury on September 3, 2013.
2012 (16-8): Matt Spaeth saw action in all 16 games with eight starts…finished the season with six receptions for 28 yards and one touchdown…11/11 vs. Houston: Recorded a season-high three receptions…11/25 vs. Minnesota: Recorded a 13-yard receiving touchdown on his only reception of the game.
2011 (15-8): Played in 15 games, making eight starts…recorded seven receptions for 50 yards and two touchdowns…9/11 vs. Atlanta: Recorded two receptions for seven yards in his Bears' debut, including a one-yard touchdown reception…11/7 at Philadelphia: Had two receptions for 13 yards…recorded a five-yard touchdown reception, his second of the season…11/20 vs. San Diego: Tied a season-high with 13 receiving yards.
2010 (14-13/3-2): Saw action in 14 regular-season games, making 13 starts…recorded nine receptions for 80 yards and one touchdown…started two-of-three postseason contests, one of those being Super Bowl XLV, where he recorded a nine-yard reception…9/26 at Tampa Bay: Started his third game of the season at fullback…helped block for a Steelers' rushing attack that gained 201 yards…helped block for RB Rashard Mendenhall to have 143 yards rushing…10/31 at New Orleans: Caught his first two passes of the season for 21 yards, including a long of 12 yards…11/8 at Cincinnati: Made his eighth start of the season at TE…had one catch for 12 yards…11/21 vs. Oakland: Had two catches for 16 yards…helped block for the Steelers' offense to gain a season-high 431 yards of total offense…11/28 at Buffalo: Was inactive due to a concussion…12/5 at Baltimore: Was inactive due to a concussion…12/12 vs. Cincinnati: Started in place of injured TE Heath Miller…had one catch for four yards…12/19 vs. N.Y. Jets: Started at TE in place of the injured Miller…had a season-high three catches for 27 yards and one touchdown…caught a nine-yard strike from Roethlisberger midway through the second quarter for his first touchdown of the season…1/2 at Cleveland: Had one special teams tackle…Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Made his sixth career postseason start at TE…caught one pass for nine yards.
2009 (16-8): Saw action in all 16 games, making eight starts…recorded five receptions for 25 yards with one touchdown…9/20 at Chicago: Caught two passes for 10 yards with one touchdown…caught a one-yard touchdown in the first quarter to give the Steelers a 7-0 lead…9/27 at Cincinnati: Caught one pass for seven yards…11/15 vs. Cincinnati: Caught one pass for one yard…11/22 at Kansas City: Caught one pass for seven yards.
2008 (16-13/3-3): Played in all 16 games, making a career-high 13 starts…set career-highs in receptions (17) and receiving yards (136)…started all three postseason contests…recorded a six-yard reception in Super Bowl XLIII…9/7 vs. Houston: Caught one pass for six yards…9/29 vs. Baltimore: Recorded one special teams tackle…10/19 at Cincinnati: Caught one pass for six yards…11/3 at Washington: Caught one pass for six yards…11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Set a career-high in receptions (6) for 53 yards…with a season-long of 13 yards…11/16 vs. San Diego: Tied his career high with six receptions for a career-high 55 yards…11/30 at New England: Caught one pass for four yards…12/7 vs. Dallas: Caught one pass for six yards…Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Made his fourth consecutive postseason start at TE as the Steelers started in a two-tight end formation…caught one pass for six yards.
2007 (14-6/1-1): Saw action in 14 games, making six starts as a rookie…recorded five receptions for 34 yards with a career-high three receiving touchdowns…started the lone postseason contest, recording one reception for seven yards…9/9 at Cleveland: Saw action in his first NFL game…his first career catch was a five-yard touchdown…9/16 vs. Buffalo: Started his first career game…registered his second career touchdown, a one-yarder…9/23 vs. San Francisco: Was inactive due to a thigh injury…9/30 at Arizona: Was inactive due to a thigh injury…10/21 at Denver: Saw extensive action at tight end…caught a 13-yard touchdown pass, his third of the season…11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Finished the game with one catch for six yards…AFC Wild Card Game 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville: Made his first career postseason start…finished with one catch for seven yards.
COLLEGE: Matt Spaeth won the 2006 John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation's top tight end…holds school records for tight ends with 109 receptions for 1,291 yards. 2006: An All-Big Ten Conference first team selection and was honored by the league as the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award…won the team's Bronko Nagurski MVP Award…started 11 games, missing one due to a shoulder injury…finished second on the team with 47 receptions for 564 yards and four touchdowns…was not called for any penalties the entire season…22-of-47 receptions went for first downs and had eight receptions of 20+ yards. 2005: An All-Big Ten Conference first team selection…winner of the school's scholar athlete award…started all 12 games…finished third on the team with 26 receptions for 333 yards and four touchdowns. 2004: Named Academic All-Big Ten Conference and added honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades…named Minnesota's Scholar-Athlete…started 11-of-12 games…finished third on the team with 24 receptions for 298 yards and four touchdowns. 2003: Named academic All-Big Ten Conference selection and Minnesota's Scholar-Athlete…earned All-Big Ten Conference Freshman Team honors from The Sporting News…saw action in 12 games, making 10 starts…had 12 receptions for 96 yards. 2002: Redshirted.
PERSONAL: Matt Spaeth attended St. Michael-Albertville High School (Albertville, Minn.)…first-team All-Metro pick by the Minnesota High School Coaches Association, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and KARE 11-TV as a senior…twice earned all-county and all-conference accolades…named the defensive MVP of the 1999 3-A state championship game and was also named defensive MVP of his conference…made 22 receptions for 294 yards and three touchdowns his senior season…registered 203 tackles, eight interceptions and five forced fumbles on defense…earned three letters as a center on the basketball team and named all-conference three times…averaged 30 points and 13 rebounds per game his senior season…son of Terri and Ken Spaeth…father was a tight end at Nebraska (1975-77) and was chosen in the fifth round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills…Full name: Matt Spaeth.
Photos of the Steelers tight ends during the 2013 season.
Photos from the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 16 game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
Bob Labriola, Mike Prisuta and Missi Matthews take a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers tight ends heading into free agency.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger slings an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end Matt Spaeth against the Green Bay Packers.
Pittsburgh Steelers Tight End Matt Spaeth returned to practice for the first time since training camp. Spaeth was placed on the Injured Reserved/Designated to Return List after injuring his foot. The team has 20 days to activate him to the roster or place him on IR.
Bob Labriola and Missi Matthews examine the Pittsburgh Steelers' tight ends following the first wave of free agency and in advance of the 2013 NFL Draft.


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Before you give thanks at the Thanksgiving dinner table Thursday, consider giving back to the agencies in Fairfield County battling hunger and homelessness year-round.
Listed below are five platforms to help out by donating food, time, or money this weekend, this holiday season, and year-round. Know of a great charity, event, or organization not listed? Add it to the comments thread at the end of this article:
Bridgeport Rescue Mission
The Bridgeport Rescue Mission (1088 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport) fights poverty in Fairfield County by providing food, shelter, clothing, education, and job training to the urban poor and addicted. While the Mission can always use volunteers and donations, the holiday season is a time to help make a big difference in the lives of the needy.
Interested in helping out on Thanksgiving? Sign up to pack and deliver Thanksgiving Dinner Pantry Boxes and winter coats and gear to families in South Norwalk and Bridgeport. If you can't physically volunteer on Thanksgiving, take the time to give a monetary donation to the Mission, or sign up to donate a "Virtual Turkey" to help feed families on Thursday.
Click here to find out how else you can help the Mission this holiday season.
Connecticut Food Bank: Thanksgiving For All
The Connecticut Food Bank has launched a virtual food drive as part of its campaign to deliver Thanksgiving dinners throughout the state. Those interested can click off different needed items and "donate" them virtually to the food bank to distribute.
You can also donate to the Food Bank's Hurricane Sandy Virtual Food Drive to help families with little or no resources that were affected by the storm.
The Connecticut Food Bank locations throughout the state -- including the Fairfield warehouse on Linwood Avenue -- will close at noon Wednesday, Nov. 21 and will reopen on Monday, Nov. 26. To learn about volunteer opportunities when the locations reopen, click here.
Community Plates
Donate time, food, or money to this organization that benefits several pantries and agencies throughout Fairfield County. Community Plates distributed food to Operation Hope, the Wilton Interfaith Food Pantry, 164 Wilson Food Pantry, the Open Door Shelter, and about a dozen more groups throughout the county. Community Plates' mission is to battle food insecurity in the county by finding and distributing surplus foods from homes, restaurants, stores, and farms.
Learn how to become a "food runner" or how to make a monetary or food donation by clicking here.
VolunteerSquare: Opportunities to Volunteer for the Long Weekend
A four-day weekend means plenty of time to spend with family, friends -- and fellow volunteers. Find and sign up for opportunities that match your interests at VolunteerSquare.com. From disaster relief to animal care and protection to military and veteran support, volunteers will find ways to serve this holiday season and throughout the year.
Check out the VolunteerSquare Executive Director Rachel Reese's blog on Patch for more ways to help out.
Thanksgiving Day Turkey Bowl Food Drive
Combine the tradition of Thanksgiving Day football and donating nonperishable items to Person-to-Person, a volunteer agency that benefits the needy in the Stamford-Darien-Norwalk area. Person-to-Person will be collecting nonperishables to benefit their food programs at the Thanksgiving Day match between Darien High School and New Canaan High School's football teams. The game kicks off at 10:30 a.m. and tickets cost $5.


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Mon, 05/01/2006 - 6:03pm | by Guest
Did everyone have fun? I am still radiating heat from all the sunshine I absorbed during the RR.
I am undecided if the roads were worse than Copperopolis or not. The first time we hit the rough part, the peleton created such a bizarre sound. All of that carbon resonates in the most peculiar way. It sounded like a thousand Pringles cans collapsing in a super market or something.
With the minor exception of not knowing my exact TT time due to a base 10 converson issue when calculating times, I thought it was a good race.


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RAmparts 3200CL ASD Tug
Interspersed within the slew of Z-Tech 6500 tug deliveries for the Panama Canal Authority, satisfying their latest 13 vessel order, this recent tug delivery is also from the drawing board of Robert Allan. Ocean Perfect, registered in Funafuti, is a RAmparts 3200CL, the second of its kind, and second in a batch of two vessels ordered by the India based client, Ocean Sparkle, Ltd. The RAmparts 3200CL has a range of engine options. The first two units are fitted with twin air start Caterpillar 3516B engines, each developing 2500hp. These diesels drive a pair of azimuthing Schottel SRP1215FP fixed pitch rudder propellers. The tugs offer excellent maneuverability, a top speed of 13 knots and bollard pull of 62 tonnes. Two further units of RAmparts 3200CL are currently under construction, with the same Caterpillar 3516 engines, but at the higher output of 2,682hp each.


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Christianity's Transformative Preservation Of Paganism – Derek JeterJuly 13, 2012
As he was now drawing near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, `Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples." He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."
Luke 19:37-40
A story generating a modicum of buzz in the blogosphere is the radical Islamist's destruction of the heritage of the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, razing tombs and attacking the gate of a 600-year-old mosque, despite growing international outcry.
The International Criminal Court has described the destruction of the city's patrimony as a possible war crime, while Unesco's committee on world heritage was holding a special session this week to address the pillaging of the site, one of the few cultural sites in sub-Saharan Africa that is listed by the agency. The militants claim the shrines represent an affront to their conservative interpretation of Islam.
Associated Press
The local al-Qaida rep in Mali had this response:
Reached by telephone in an undisclosed location in northern Mali, a spokesman for the Islamic faction said they don't recognize either the United Nations or the world court. "The only tribunal we recognize is the divine court of Shariah," said one of Ansar Dine's spokesmen, Oumar Ould Hamaha.
"The destruction is a divine order," he said. "It's our Prophet who said that each time that someone builds something on top of a grave, it needs to be pulled back to the ground. We need to do this so that future generations don't get confused, and start venerating the saints as if they are God."
When confronted about the losses in tourism to the region:
Mr. Hamaha said he didn't care about the impact that their actions will have on tourism. "We are against tourism. They foster debauchery," he said.
Many atheists would be quick to point out that this is nothing new nor anything that would be confined to radical Islam as the West has had numerous incidents of sovereign and Christian attacks on cultures throughout its history. Yet the story of Christianity is less about conquest and subjugation of pagan populations as much as it is about the beneficence the orthodox, catholic Christian faith has bestowed upon human culture in its attempts to preserve what it perceives to be best within it.
I've been reading The Logic Of Christian Humanism, an article in the Spring 2009 issue of Communio by Peter M. Candler, Jr. which notes the following opinions:
Of course, one could cite instances where the arrival of Christianity was less hospitable to the ancient cultures, where it destroyed rather than saved, leveled rather than elevated. But I think that art historians and anthropologists would be hard pressed to deny that these were more the exception than the rule. And yet, the popular imagination tends simultaneously to hold two contradictory opinions: on the one hand, that Christianity simply co-opted pagan culture for its own purposes, in an act of unparalleled marketing savvy and opportunism; on the other, that Christianity, in a sustained act of ressentiment, obliterated every vestige of human culture which, in obedience to the first commandment, it perceived as idolatry.
We are all familiar with the story of how Christmas replaced the pagan festivals of Rome and the missionaries conquest of the Indian tribes of Mexico and Central America. Candler proffers a third way of considering Christianity's relation to the pagan, one that takes hints from how pagan structures were consecrated as Christian religious structures:
The Venerable Bede records that Gregory, writing in 601 AD to Abbot Melitus about to depart for Britain, says that "we have been giving careful thought to the affairs of the English, and have come to the conclusion that the temples of the idols among that people should on no account be destroyed. The idols are to be destroyed, but the temples themselves are to be aspersed with holy water, altars set up in them, and relics deposited there. For if these temples are well-built, they must be purified from the worship of demons and dedicated to the service of the true God.
In this way, we hope that the people, seeing that their temples are not destroyed, may abandon their error and, flocking more readily to their accustomed resorts, may come to know and adore the true God." [Bede the Venerable, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, trans. Leo SherleyPrice and rev. R.E. Latham (London: Penguin, 1990) I, 30, 92.]
In this same spirit, the rites of consecration which developed in the seventh century and following sometimes involved "a kind of baptism of the stone structure that enclosed the living Church," using a special mixture of water, ashes and wine known as "Gregorian water," owing to the Pope's alleged authorship of the "Gregorian Sacramentary." [Cf. Migne, Patrologia Latina 77, 153E Cf. also Louis Bouyer, Rite and Man: Natural Sacredness and Christian Liturgy, trans. M. Joseph Costelloe, S J., Liturgical Studies 7 (Notre Dame: Notre Dame, 1963), 187-78; Dom Gregory Dix, The Shape of the Liturgy (London: A. & C. Black, 1945), 570-73]
Now it may be possible to detect a whiff of opportunism in Gregory's exhortation, but, according to Josef Jungmann, "[t]here is something to be learned from the fact that in the consecration ceremony … church and altar are `baptized' and `confirmed' almost like human beings; they are sprinkled on all sides with holy water and are anointed with holy oil." [Josef A. Jungmann, S J., The Mass of the Roman Rite, vol. 1, trans. Francis A. Brunner (Allen, Tx.: Christian Classics, 1986), 254.]
Peter M. Candler, Jr., The Logic Of Christian Humanism
We're seeing in the above a more basic theological impetus for how the Church approached the pagan:
The Christians are, each one, to be living stones, each one distinct but comprising together the great building whose foundation is Christ."] That much at least should be obvious, but this sense that an intimation of the glory of God still somehow subsists in the stones is a function of an exclusively Christian dogma, to wit, that in Jesus of Nazareth God himself assumed human flesh and redemptively consummated it.
Janet Soskice, Resurrection and the New Jerusalem
The transformation of the pagan flows from an understanding of the logic of a well conceived Christian humanism. Pope Gregory, the great 7th century monastic prelate and Church father, related this all to the mystery of the incarnation and rooted his thought in opposition to the Apollinarian heresies of his time according to which God assumed a human body but not a human mind. Instead, the theory goes, the human mind was replaced by the divine logos. That is, in the human Jesus, the divine logos acts as the rational element in place of an ordinary human mind. This contained two unacceptable factors for Gregory: It denied the full humanity of Christ; and it also denied the human nature of human beings.
Another Gregory, (of Nazianzus) summed it up here:
If anyone has put his trust in Him as a Man without a human mind, he is really bereft of mind, and quite unworthy of salvation. For that which He has not assumed He has not healed; but that which is united to His Godhead is also saved. If only half Adam fell, then that which Christ assumes and saves may be half also; but if the whole of his nature fell, it must be united to the whole nature of Him that was begotten, and so be saved as a whole. Let them not, then, begrudge us our complete salvation, or clothe the Savior only with bones and nerves and the portraiture of humanity. For if His Manhood is without soul, even the Arians admit this, that they may attribute His Passion to the Godhead, as that which gives motion to the body is also that which suffers.
Gregory of Nazianzus, Letter (101) to Cledonius the Priest Against Apollinarius.
The divine Word was not changed into a human nature, nor was a human nature absorbed by the Word' (Denzinger 219 [428]); cf. also Third Council of Constantinople: "For just as His most holy and immaculate human nature, though deified, was not destroyed (theotheisa ouk anerethe), but rather remained in its proper state and mode of being" (Denzinger 291 [556]); cf. Council of Chalcedon: "to be acknowledged in two natures, without confusion, change, division, or separation" (Denzinger 148 [302]).
This may be somewhat familiar stuff to those who understand the Creed and the phrases (I believe) in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Begotten Son of God, born of the father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father, through Him all things were made. This is the basis of Thomas's famous maxim, that "grace does not destroy but perfects nature," and is a reiteration of the principle Gregory of Nazianzus articulates to Cledonius above. As far as the human person is concerned, theosis is also anthroposis, deification also hominization. As Benedict XVI says, "Only Christ can humanize humanity and lead it to its `divinization. "' [Benedict XVI, Message to the Young People of the World on the Occasion of the 23`d World Youth Day, 2008.] And so it is that the Church embraces the pagan, sees the pagan impetus towards the divine and recognizes it in Christ. Grace does not destroy but perfects nature. It's a lovely thought and stands in dignified opposition to the barbarism of radical Islam.


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At each North Andover School Committee meeting, there 8 people who sit behind the desk: 5 School Committee members and 3 administrators, including the Superintendent. Of those 8 people, there are mothers, and there are fathers. There are teachers and education professionals. But there is one group that is fundamental to any school system that is not represented.
The students.
My name is Mark Mezzina, and I am a candidate for North Andover School Committee. I am a bit of a rarity among candidates for public office, since I have not had my 20th birthday yet (it's coming up in May). One of the primary reasons I am running is because I believe the School Committee could benefit from someone who has a uniquely important perspective on educational issues, someone who as a student and a recent graduate of high school has been immersed in the world of education for as long as I can remember. I believe that I can use my direct experience to benefit the students of North Andover.
Recently there was a controversy over the new Standards-Based Grading system. Having been in situations myself where I don't understand a grade that I got, or there is a miscommunication with a teacher, I know how frustrating it can be for students. While this issue in particular has been cleared up, there will almost certainly be situations in the near future that demand good communication, and clear understanding from all parties involved. Can my perspective as a student aid in that communication? I believe the answer is yes.
Particularly in today's society, students need people that they can look up to and emulate. As a 19-year old who has chosen to get civically involved, I can both relate to students, and also show them how to make good life decisions. Test scores and grades are important to students, but so are life lessons. More young people getting active in their community can only be a good thing for our town's future. Maybe having someone they can relate to on School Committee can serve as inspiration for them to make good choices.
We need an open, transparent local government. We need a School Committee that strives for academic excellence by listening to all perspectives, including the students. We need people who have a stake in the future to get involved and chart the course of that future. These are the things that I stand for, and these are the things I hope to promote if elected. And with that in mind, I humbly ask for your support March 26.
You can visit my website at www.mezzinaschoolcommittee.org or my Facebook at www.facebook.com/MezzinaSchoolCommittee