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HONOLULU (BP) -- The legalization of gay marriage and a sex education curriculum that normalizes sexual activity for children under 14 are among the latest developments that have prompted Hawaii Baptists to engage their culture with renewed commitment.
Andrew Large, pastor of Waikiki Baptist Church, told Baptist Press hes not willing to watch society go downhill because [hes] being silent and staying passive." The Great Commission demands that believers "be engaged in the civil issues and [let] our community know exactly what Christianity is all about, what the Bible has to say," he said.
In November, Governor Neil Abercrombie signed into law a bill granting marriage rights, benefits and protections to people of the same sex. The bill, passed in a special legislative session with vocal support from Abercrombie, made Hawaii the 15th state to legalize gay marriage. More than 1,000 citizens testified before the legislature regarding the bill, with about 80 percent opposing it.
Meanwhile, a sex education curriculum for children ages 11 to 13 that is taught in at least 12 Hawaii public schools describes the anatomy of homosexual and heterosexual intercourse and fails to mention that intercourse with a child under age 14 is a felony in the state. Known as Pono Choices, the curriculum also does not discuss the benefits of monogamy, stating only that "limiting the number of sexual partners a person has can greatly reduce their risk of getting an STI [sexually transmitted infection]," according to a report by State Representative Bob McDermott.
The word "pono" in the curriculum's title is the Hawaiian term for righteousness, a fact that pro-family advocates consider sadly ironic. The Hawaii state motto also contains the word pono and is rendered in English, "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."
Among other headlines, a Hawaii court dismissed two churches in January from a lawsuit brought by atheists alleging that five congregations committed fraud by paying substandard rent to the public schools where they met. Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley, who represented the exonerated congregations, called the lawsuit an attempt to "bully churches into settlements when they did nothing wrong."
Amid these developments, Hawaii Baptists have found ways to advocate morality in the public square while also presenting their neighbors with the message of salvation in Jesus.
"I'm very proud of our churches' engaging our communities across the board when it comes to sharing the transformed life," Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention executive director Christopher Martin said.
"They are engaging the communities, he said. They really have a heart to see Christ change their neighbors and their families and even the tourists out here."
The Hawaii Pacific convention passed a resolution advocating traditional marriage the week before gay marriage became law. During the debate, the convention hosted webinars and posted resources on its website, including arguments against same-sex marriage, advice on ministry to homosexuals and suggested language for church bylaws to protect congregations from being forced to host same-sex weddings.
As the legislature's vote approached, the Maui County Baptist Association ran an ad in its local newspaper quoting the Baptist Faith and Message's statement that "marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime." The ad urged citizens to tell their legislators to vote no on same-sex marriage.
Rick Lazor, pastor of OlaNui! in Honolulu, said Hawaii Christians should respond to the Pono Choices curriculum by adopting public schools and serving them. That would demonstrate believers' care for students and help Christian leaders gain a hearing regarding what's taught about sex, he said.
"My dream is for a Southern Baptist church to be in every school complex in Hawaii," Lazor said. "We only have basically one school system here and one board of education for the whole state. We as a church need to adopt elementary and middle and high schools and be there for the principals when things are right and not only when things are wrong so that relationships are built."
Although many Hawaii pastors "steer clear" of politics, "the homosexual marriage vote in September and October shook loose a lot of guys that have never been involved before," Lazor said. "Right now I'm just hoping that momentum will stay alive."
Hawaii's moral tolerance is a misdirected byproduct of its friendliness and openness to all people, Lazor said. The state's emphasis on personal warmth often makes Christians fearful of speaking out on public square issues for fear of being perceived as mean, he said, but many believers are learning that engagement is not the same as unfriendliness.
It's difficult to find unfriendliness at OlaNui!, a congregation named with the Hawaiian word for "abundant life" from John 10:10. Located in the state's fastest growing urban area, the church includes a mix of doctors, business people, retirees and homeless people. They sit at five-person tables during worship, and food is served before and after services.
"You have the wealthiest and one of the poorest census tracts in the state in the square mile surrounding our church," Lazor said. "Our dream is that our church would be a place where both of those kinds of folks could sit down together for Sunday morning. And it's somehow becoming that."
In the wake of gay marriage legalization, Large said helping churches amend their wedding policies to avoid lawsuits by homosexual activists is an important ministry. The church amended its bylaws to stipulate that only the church's paid clergy may officiate weddings on church property. The new policy was approved by the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and allows Waikiki Baptist to stand against gay marriage while still complying with the state's public accommodation laws.
But Waikiki Baptist, which is located in a resort area, doesn't limit its cultural engagement to the realm of public policy. Every Thursday night between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m., church members set up a table outside with a sign reading, "Need prayer?" It draws tourists, locals, prostitutes, drug dealers and homeless people, affording opportunities to share the Gospel.
Once people receive Christ as Lord and Savior, Waikiki Baptist involves them in a series of discipleship classes and home groups that meet across the island. Teaching these new converts how to honor God with their votes is part of the discipleship process, Large said.
"Part of discipleship is showing people that in every area of their life God is relevant," Large said. "It's not compartmentalized. We don't put our civic duties in one box, our work ethics in another box, our church attendance in another box. Christianity is the whole basis of what we do. It's who we are 24/7."
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Tottenham have won three and drawn one since their humbling 5-2 loss at Arsenal in last month's North London derby. They have won four times on their travels in the Premier League so far this season but have also suffered defeats at Manchester City and Norwich, as well as the aforementioned reverse at the Emirates Stadium.
1) Should Tony Hibbert play on Sunday, he will rise to 25th in the Club's all-time appearances list, moving above Johnny Morrissey and Alex Young. The full-back has now played 314 matches for the Blues.
2) Everton will be looking to extend the unbeaten home run against Tottenham to six matches. The last five seasons have reaped two wins and three draws against the north London club.
3) Tim Howard is expected to make his 199th consecutive league appearance in the Everton goal.
Everton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur, 10 March 2012
Nikica Jelavic's first goal in an Everton shirt ensured David Moyes marked his 10-year anniversary in style. The Croatian scored with an instinctive first-time finish in the 22nd minute after Leon Osman's surging run into the penalty area. Jelavic went on to notch 10 more times in the remaining two months of last season to finish the campaign as the Blues' leading scorer.
Everton 4-1 Tottenham, 9 April 1995
Everton recorded a brilliant 4-1 win over Tottenham en route to lifting the FA Cup in the 1994/95 season. Spurs were dispatched at the semi-final stage as goals from Matt Jackson, Graham Stuart and a brace from substitute Daniel Amokachi sealed a memorable victory at Elland Road. The Londoners had been labelled favourites in the press before the game, prompting Everton boss Joe Royle to reportedly walk into his post-match press conference and say 'sorry about the dream final' to the awaiting journalists.
On 9 December 1989, Tottenham and Everton met in a top-flight fixture at White Hart Lane. Colin Harvey was the manager of the Toffees and Tony Cottee got his name on the scoresheet in a narrow 2-1 reverse. The Toffees were successful, however, on the same date in 1978. Birmingham were comprehensively beaten at Goodison Park with goals from Trevor Ross, Bob Latchford and Colin Todd firing Gordon Lee's side to a 3-1 win.
Two years ago, Louis Saha scored in this fixture for Everton before joining Tottenham for a six-month spell in January this year.
Other famous names to have worn both the blue and the white shirt include Gary Lineker, Pat van den Hauwe, Vinny Samways, Richard Gough, Paul Gascoigne, Nick Barmby, David Ginola, Bobby Mimms and Simon Davies.
Defender Anthony Gardner had a loan spell at Goodison while a Tottenham player in 2008 but never made an appearance for the Toffees.
Tickets for this game are still available. To buy yours over the phone call 0871 663 1878 or to purchase online, click here. Supporters can also buy in person at the Park End box office or from city centre sales points in Everton Two and Ticket Quarter.
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In interventional radiology, imaging techniques are used to guide radiologic procedures or enable minimally invasive surgery. The result is a safer, less invasive procedure with quicker recovery times than conventional surgery.
At Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Centers, we perform the following interventional radiology procedures as well as many others:
- Angioplasty
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- Uterine Fibroid Embolizations
- Varicose and Spider Veins
The most common cause of varicose veins is weak or damaged valves in the veins that causes blood to reflux or flow backward and pool in the veins. (Spider veins are similar, but smaller). The reflux occurs within the greater saphenous vein in the thigh and affects the varicose veins in the lower body.
- Symptoms — Rope-like and thickened veins. Visible red or bluish color. Leg pain, fatigue and heaviness that worsens throughout the day. Patients can experience pain even when veins are not visible.
- Intervention: Vein Ablation Treatment — A minimally invasive, one-hour procedure requiring only a local anesthetic and a thin catheter the size of a spaghetti strand. The catheter is image-guided to the greater saphenous vein. Laser energy is applied, sealing the vein closed. The varicose branch vein shrinks, and healthier veins take over the blood flow.
- Benefits — Immediate relief of symptoms and return to normal activity. Only minor soreness and no scarring. Less pain, faster recovery and lower recurrence compared with traditional "vein stripping" or ligation surgeries.
Uterine fibroids are benign growths that develop in the muscular wall of the uterus. They rarely develop into cancer and often produce no symptoms, but some people may require treatment if the fibroids cause significant pain and bleeding, or if they pose other health threats.
- Symptoms — Sharp pelvic pain, pelvic pressure, heavy menstrual bleeding, frequent urination.
- Intervention: Uterine Fibroid Embolization — A minimally invasive one-hour procedure performed with light sedation and a local anesthetic. The interventional radiologist uses X-rays and other imaging techniques to guide a small catheter through the artery, in the groin to the uterine area. An injected medical agent blocks blood flow to the fibroid, causing it to shrink.
- Benefits — Elimination of symptoms. Improved recovery and long-term outcomes, compared with a hysterectomy. Avoiding a hysterectomy is especially important for women who intend to get pregnant.
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Evernote, LinkedIn team up and other news for May 7, 2014
Remember business cards? Remember feeling badly about tossing them into the hotel trash can after the conference? There's a fix in this morning's news, plus two new Apple Stores and Swatch gets cranky (but not too cranky) with Apple.
- Evernote and LinkedIn want to digitize those business cards you always lose anyway. The way it works is quite simple: tap the "business card" button in Evernote's iOS app and snap a photo. That's it. The app then scours LinkedIn for you until it finds a match. Now you can toss that thing into the trash without the guilt.
- Head's up, Atlanta. You're getting a new Apple Store. The Cumberland Mall, northeast of city proper, will be the latest store's new home.
- In other Apple retail news, it looks like the company will have a presence in the forthcoming World Trade Center mall in NYC. The project is drawing huge names in retail, like Apple, Disney, LEGO, Swarovski, Moleskin, Bose and more.
- Swatch isn't happy about Apple acquiring a trademark for "iWatch," but it won't pursue legal action, either. While the long-time watch manufacturer is opposing Apple at both trademark and copyright offices, a spokesperson told ZDNet that the opposition is "...not a legal action treated at a law court."
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Whenever Allyn Simon thought she needed to get a better deal on her electricity bill, she would visit various Maryland energy suppliers' websites, take notes and sometimes call customer service. The process could take hours.
But the 56-year-old North Baltimore homemaker's bargain-hunting was made easier with one website: PointClickSwitch.com. The site allows residential and commercial energy customers to do what its name implies — compare prices between energy providers and switch their bill over the Internet.
"I used to periodically sit down and go through every company's rates, and it takes a lot of time," said Simon, whose winter electric heating bill used to top $1,700 a month, and now hovers around $1,200 a month. "With PointClickSwitch, all I have to do is look at what they've done."
As Marylanders brace for winter, many soon will start hunting for ways to save on their energy bills — and that includes looking closely at the cost per kilowatt hour on their electric bill. Across the country, online energy clearinghouses such as PointClickSwitch, Save On Energy and Power 2 Switch have emerged to help people choose providers and to make a little money.
PointClickSwitch was founded two years ago by a trio of real estate development professionals in Baltimore who saw a need to offer a website that allows easy price comparison — and bill-switching — for Maryland residents after the market was deregulated.
"I thought to myself: 'This is awesome. Everyone needs electricity. How do people go about finding the best rate?' " said co-founder Phil Croskey.
Thanks to Maryland's deregulated energy market, residents can find cheaper energy suppliers on the Internet, though consumer advocacy experts caution that people should read the fine print of any contracts they sign.
The Maryland Public Service Commission licenses companies such as PointClickSwitch.com as brokers, and requires them to post an insurance bond. Brokers have come and gone over the years and the energy industry has had its share of poor practices, such as "cramming" — adding extra charges — and "slamming" — switching customers to their service involuntarily, according to Maryland regulatory officials.
But PointClickSwitch does none of that, Croskey said. His site, he said, helps people compare prices and switch energy suppliers.
"So many markets are just starting to be unleashed," Croskey said. "Now you're beginning to see true choice in the marketplace."
Such a site is a step beyond what Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. and the Maryland Public Service Commission currently offer consumers. BGE offers a site that links to all the licensed energy suppliers, while the PSC offers price listings from the suppliers.
"We have a long history of trying to make it easy for consumers to compare prices," said Douglas R.M. Nazarian, the commission chairman. "The concept has been out there for a long time and is pretty central to the whole notion that you have an opportunity to buy from wherever you want."
PointClickSwitch makes switching as easy as a few steps on the Web. The company, formally known as Maryland Energy Advisors LLC, aims to become the "PriceLine of energy," said Croskey, referring to a popular consumer website that allows people to comparison shop for airline flights. Croskey said that 16 states have energy deregulation, with more likely to come in the future.
Maryland's energy market was deregulated in 1999, which allowed consumers and businesses to choose their energy supplier, but not their distributor.
By law, utilities, which distribute electricity to homes, are required to offer a baseline level of service and pricing to customers, and can act as both supplier and distributor of the energy.
Most consumers still pay for the supply and distribution of their energy from these so-called "standard offer service" providers, namely BGE in the Baltimore area and Pepco Energy Services in the Washington area.
For years, consumers were slow to switch to a different supplier. But the pace appears to be quickening.
Since 2009, the proportion of households that have switched energy suppliers has climbed from 3 percent to 22 percent this year, said Paula Carmody, head of the Maryland Office of People's Counsel, an independent state agency that acts as a consumer watchdog.
Carmody cautioned customers to watch the fine print in energy contracts, such as the length of the contract, extra monthly fees or high cancellation fees if the consumer wishes to switch early.
"We do recommend people check out our website as a guide, even if they are checking out these other websites, like PointClickSwitch," Carmody said. "There are other websites they can use for guidance."


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QNAP Systems, Inc. has launched its latest business-class 12-drive rackmount Turbo NAS TS-1269U-RP. The new system was designed to ensure system reliability and rich business applications, fulfilling mission-critical storage needs of small and medium businesses with maximum system uptime.
The TS-1269U-RP is equipped with a Dual-core Intel Atom 2.13GHz processor, dual Gigabit LAN ports, and 2GB DDR3 RAM, delivering excellent performance to match up with the needs of running performance-driven applications concurrently in nowadays business environments.
With 4TB hard drives installed, the TS-1269U-RP can hold up to 48TB of raw storage capacity. "QNAPs internal testing shows that both writing and reading speeds in typical Windows environments can achieve up to 220 MB/sec in network trunking mode," said Jason Hsu, product manager of QNAP.
Business continuity is backed with comprehensive reliability designs of the TS-1269U-RP, including advanced RAID management, redundant power supply, 512MB DOM with dual system OS that ensures successful system boot-up, dual LAN ports providing network failover, and hot-swappable support for SSD, SATA 6Gb/s 3.5 and 2.5 drives. It also features key lock on hard disk trays for enhanced security.
The TS-1269U-RP, certified with Windows Server 2012, is an ideal centralized storage solution for SMBs with large number of users. It allows cross-platform file sharing for Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX users. The Windows AD and LDAP directory services enable the IT administrator to retrieve user accounts from Windows AD or LDAP-based directory server and assign access rights to the Turbo NAS, greatly reducing time and effort in account setup. The Windows ACL (Access Control List) feature offers sophisticated shared folder permission settings which simplify IT management in privilege control.
Being certified by major virtualization solutions in the market, the TS-1269U-RP is a reliable storage unit for server virtualization via iSCSI/IP-SAN deployment. It supports VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V. Being certified with VMware Ready for ESXi 5, the TS-1269U-RP supports both vSphere 4 and vSphere 5.
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ROCHESTER, NY, April 15, 2011: Nearly 200 openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender business leaders and their allies gathered yesterday in Rochester for a cutting edge forum on equal rights in the workplace.
Kicking off the event was Selisse Berry, the founding executive director of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the nation's leading LGBT workplace organization. She energized the group, speaking on the state of the movement for workplace equality, noting the many gains made so far and the need for continuing work both on corporate policies and on legislation to ban discrimination. Her address came on the same day that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was introduced in the U.S. Senate; Out & Equal strongly supports the passage of this legislation.
At lunch time, participants learned more about The Levi Strauss & Co.'s stand for marriage equality through their White Knot Campaign in Support of Marriage Equality [1]. The company's Enrique Atienza addressed the group and responded to questions about the reasons the corporation felt it was important to take a clear stance on equal rights. Levi Strauss stores in California and New York—two states were marriage initiatives have been under consideration in recent times—displayed mannequins wearing the white knots that indicate support for equal marriage rights.
In addition to the two featured presentations, the event included seventeen high-quality workshops from both business leaders and advocacy groups. Topics ranged from current issues, such as the impact of bullying, to building strong groups for LGBT employees, to addressing critical human resources topics, such as equitable benefits and health insurance. Workshops also considered the needs of diverse groups, such as transgender employees, straight allies, and those seeking to integrate spirituality into their working lives. A full list of workshops can be found on our blog [2].
Berry commented, "Out & Equal loves to bring together groups like this—committed business leaders, LGBT employees and executives, human resources folks—so we can talk together about the ways in which we can improve the working lives of LGBT people. And, it's also a time to celebrate just how much we've accomplished to ensure that our workplaces are fair and safe for everyone."
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SPOKANE -- After a search that lasted nearly a month, Whitworth has its man.
The school introduced Rod Sandberg Tuesday afternoon, who becomes the Pirates' first new head coach since 1995.
Sandberg comes to Spokane from Wheaton College (Ill.) where he spent 19 seasons, including the last 11 as the Thunder defensive coordinator. His duties at Wheaton also included recruiting coordinator.
Sandberg is a Wheaton alum, who had no intention of leaving. That changed when he got into the interview process and visited Whitworth's campus. Sandberg credits the people as a big drawing point, and their shared values as a reason why this was a can't miss opportunity.
Wheaton led the College Conference of Illinois Wisconsin in scoring defense, allowing 14.3 points per game. The Thunder were also tops in yards allowed, at 267.4. Offensively he believes in having a balanced attack.
Sandberg takes over a program that went 4-6 (2-4) in 2013. He follows John Tully, who resigned November 19th after spending 19 seasons as the Pirates' head coach.


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How attached are you to your deeply held beliefs? If solutions to global problems challenge your worldview, how do you react?
Allan Savory's recent TED Talk introduced an unlikely and politically incorrect solution to reversing global desertification and climate change with the use of livestock as a tool, and different decision making.
Well-meaning laws, bureaucracies, and activists at the mercy of public opinion have stifled this work from moving forward on a large scale in the US. Belief systems and the fear of being wrong often prohibits change.
How do you respond to ideas that challenge your belief system? How do we stop our paradigms and prejudices from unfairly shaping decision making, and allowing us to take real risks for lasting change? What's your reaction to cows helping save the world? What idea have you believed and been completely wrong?
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Mar 8 2013: Dear Travis,
It looks like you are new to the TED community!! It is my pleasure to welcome you !!
I recommend listening to all Talks published by TED.
Click on this and hear the talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change.html
He is an amazing man :-)
~Best regards.
Mar 8 2013: Not new to TED, just new to this conversation, I have watched the video and my question still stands. What I'm saying is it really depends on your perspective with regards to the comment you made. In many areas of the world consuming animal flesh is 100% necessary part of existence. For example His Holiness the Dali Lama becomes ill if he goes too long with out meat. It is not the consuming of animal flesh that is wrong, it is the manner in which it is done, with little or no reverence to the live given. I have a hard time with orthodox vegan thought. I think that it is fairly narrow minded in general. While it has it's place, so does the omnivore. If we can reintegrate the grass lands and nourish an entire population, I fail to see the "destruction" of life you speak of. All things are impermanent and everything serves a purpose. I could go on, but you get my point. Thank you.
Mar 8 2013: I am humbled to know that my comment intrigued you or anyone into participation in TED conversations:-)
ALLAN says that "40,000 elephants were killed first - before reaching full understanding - just based on a FALSE BELIEF ".
To see the "destruction" of life I speak of listen to (T: 6:20 - 6:37) at http://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change.html
I am thinking agroforestry, reforestation, soils, permaculture, rebalancing carbon, climate...and...healthy human bodies... for that we need to eat a balanced diet of nutrition that is responsibly and naturally and organically produced, free range, free of hormones and pesticides, etc. Which brings us right to the value of poo :-) There is the sheep, goat, cow, chicken, giraffe, hippo..and elephants to consider.
Elephant basics: an elephant can be born every five years....it can reproduce from age 15 until age 40...but there are only four days in five years for courtship, and mates have to find each other miles and oceans apart, and coordinate their iCals. So with maximum luck, we can have 5-6 elephant births in an elephant's life time (in 60 years). Poo basics: 7 kg of dung, per elephant, per day multiplied by 40,000 elephants..I am not going to do the math for each animal here but....I am guessing that was a factory of some good organic fertilizer :-)
And now that we lost those elephants who were there to begin with, (and it probably took them 100 years to get to that population number :-( we humans have to desperately move around the world and assist them breed as fast as possible.
On a separate note, I am honored that you have awarded me the title "orthodox vegan"...I love you for it....but unfortunately for me, I can not accept it because I failed that aspiration and I too remain an omnivore. And I agree with everything you have written:-)
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The Providence College Lecture and Colloquium Series, Theological Exchange Between Catholics and Jews, provides an opportunity for Jews and Christians to learn about and from one another. In the spirit of Vatican II's Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions [Nostra Aetate], the series promotes interreligious understanding and dialogue. It provides a forum where the PC community — together with local religious leaders and nationally recognized experts — can discuss themes of mutual theological interest in the Jewish and Catholic traditions.
Recognizing the unique relationship between Judaism and Christianity, Blessed Pope John Paul II referred to the Jews as the "elder brothers" of Christians. In doing so, he redefined the relationship between Jews and Christians as one of "siblings," rather than enemies. He challenged Jews and Christians to walk together on a new path through study, dialogue, and friendship. Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis have boldly continued on this path.
Inaugurated in 2009, Theological Exchange Between Catholics and Jews continues a tradition of dialogue that has been part of PC's history. By charter, PC was the first college or university in Rhode Island to welcome students of every faith or of no faith, and from its earliest days, it has been a place where Christians and Jews have studied and learned together.
At critical times in the 20th century, the College played a pioneering role in Jewish-Catholic relations. In May of 1932, The Rhode Island Seminar on Human Relationships was held at PC. It was hailed by Rabbi Isaac Landman as the "first time in history that Protestants, Catholics, and Jews have met under communal auspices in a Catholic College, at the invitation of a bishop of the Church, for a friendly discussion of those divisive elements that destroy proper human relations."
In November 1963, A Conference on Catholic-Jewish Understanding, co-sponsored by Providence College and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, drew leading Catholic and Jewish leaders to Providence. The event was described as the first conference of its kind in Rhode Island. A similar event, the Catholic-Jewish Conference, followed in November 1965 — just weeks after the promulgation of Nostra Aetate, which boldly set a new course for fruitful dialogue between Catholics and Jews.
The series sponsors three events each academic year:
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Some have described electronic cigarettes as a safer alternative to traditional tobacco products, but many of the nation's top prosecutors want more regulations for the smoking devices.
Many have expressed concerns that the devices are being marketed to children in the hopes of hooking the next generation of smokers, but the owner of a Minnesota smoke shop said that's simply not the case here.
Currently, the billion-dollar electronic cigarette industry isn't regulated; however, since they claim to be tools to help people quit smoking, the FDA could step in. Now, more than three dozen attorneys general hope the agency will, especially in light of a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed the number of children who have tried e-cigarettes more than doubled in just a year.
At one of the newest shops in the Twin Cities, there's more than just excitement in the air.
"It doesn't let out an odor," explained owner Rebecca McMahon. "Lets off water vapor, but you get the same sensation you are used to with smoking."
Selling e-cigarettes isn't just a job for McMahon and her husband. The two say they are passionate about it because of their own personal progress.
"We were able to stop smoking traditional cigarettes and smoke electronic cigarettes," McMahon explained. "They also helped us step down our nicotine. It's a much healthier alternative for us."
Yet, not everyone is sold on the possible health benefits. That's why 40 attorneys general, including Minnesota's Lori Swanson, sent a letter asking the FDA to regulate e-cigarettes in the same way it does tobacco. They argue that without such restrictions, nothing will stop e-cigarette makers from advertising on television or marketing to children.
McMahon said her products off a variety of flavors designed to appeal to adult smokers who want something different, not children. She also pointed out that Minnesota is one of a few states that already bans stores from selling e-cigarettes to minors.
"I am hesitant to have them lumped in automatically with cigs and made into something they are not in makeup and purpose," she said of the push for regulation.
Yet, she said she would welcome the FDA's seal of approval if it doesn't make her 3-week-old store go up in smoke.
The FDA had already promised to issue proposed regulations on e-cigarettes by the end of October, but that decision has been delayed in the past. The letter from the attorneys general asks the agency to stick to their deadline, and the agency has said it will.
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Randolph College's honor system dates back to its inception more than 100 years ago. The strong and vibrant student-run Honor System expects students to behave with honesty and integrity at all times, as generations of students have done throughout the history of the College.
The opportunities it provides for personal growth and for developing a broad, internally consistent sense of personal integrity are perhaps the best preparation one receives in college for coping realistically and effectively with a world of rapidly changing ideals and values.
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As singer, guitarist and songwriter of the Jayhawks, Gary Louris built a deeply compelling body of music whose artistry and integrity won the loyalty of an international audience and the respect of both critics and his peers. With Vagabonds, Louris launches his solo career on a high note, delivering a deeply felt, exquisitely-crafted set that features some of his most evocative and personally-charged work to date.
If Vagabonds has a recurring theme, it's the search for something to believe in-a soulmate, as reflected by "True Blue," "Baby Let Me Take Care of You" and "To Die a Happy Man;" or a guiding, unifying principle, as intimated in "Black Grass," "We'll Get By" and the title song.
"Sometimes I write with a specific idea in mind, but mostly it evolves from the subconscious, and that seems to make a more interesting song for me," Louris explains. "That approach always leaves something between the lines; otherwise it becomes too specific. On this set of songs, there's the element of searching or yearning for an answer of some kind, and looking at yourself at a certain age and realizing, 'God, I still have not figured this out at all.'"
The sense of spiritual striving is manifested not just in the lyrics but in the ensemble vocals of what was semi-whimsically dubbed the Laurel Canyon Family Choir, which includes the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs, the Chapin Sisters and Black Crowes' frontman Chris Robinson. A longtime Louris supporter, Robinson produced the album with noted engineer Thom Monahan, whose resume includes recent releases by Devendra Banhart and Matt Pond PA.
Vagabonds was recorded at Hollywood's Sage and Sound Recording with an ensemble that includes bassist/multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Wilson, drummer and Vetiver member Otto Hauser, pedal steel player Josh Grange and keyboardist Adam MacDougal. The album's effortlessly soulful performances are the product of Louris' rapport with this close-knit group of Los Angeles-based musicians. Louris and his fellow players cut the album's tracks in loose, organic fashion, emphasizing inspiration and spontaneity over formality.
"This record's a little different for me," Louris notes. "I've made records in a lot of different ways and I've learned that what I love the most is the synergy of a group of people playing together and the nuances and mistakes that happen live. That was really exciting for me; you'd finish the take and what happened at that particular moment is what you hear on the record."
This approach was well suited to Louris' new songs, which balance brooding introspection and melodic uplift.
In addition to preparing to tour behind Vagabonds, Louris has been engaged in a number of varied projects, including an upcoming collaboration with fellow Jayhawks co-founder Mark Olson, with whom he previously reunited for a low-key-but rapturously received-acoustic tour in 2005.
Gary Louris began his recording career with the fabled Minneapolis indie combo Safety Last before co-founding the Jayhawks, who in their two-decade career rose from their indie roots to international prominence. Concurrent with his time in the Jayhawks, Louris was a charter member of the part-time alt-rock supergroup Golden Smog, which at various times also included members of Soul Asylum, Wilco, the Replacements and Big Star. Along the way he also found time to lend his writing, performing and production talents to albums by acts as diverse as the Black Crowes, the Dixie Chicks, Counting Crows, Joe Henry, John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams, Roger McGuinn, Maria McKee, Nickel Creek, Carrie Rodriguez, Tift Merritt, the Sadies, and the Wallflowers.
After more than 20 years with the Jayhawks and building a powerful repertoire of collaborations, Gary Louris has much to reflect upon with the release of his first-ever solo album: "I'm stepping back into my own head a little more. I think this record is a search for meaning, knowing one may never find an answer. But maybe finding the answer isn't the point. Maybe the questions are more important than the answers, and I think that is somewhat liberating. It is almost a celebration of the pain, the pain of existence."
This metaphysical element is evident in the lyrics but also in the instrumental performances, especially Grange's yearning pedal steel, which seems to occupy some previously unexplored astral terrain. Together, the backing vocals, instrumental textures and understated rhythms provide the album with its singular character. And while the resulting tracks are clearly the work of this distinctive artist, there's a previously unexplored element present as well "I thought it sounded like me," he says, "but friends I played it for said it sounded like I had moved into a different area, in a good way-that it was a different side of me."


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Comment: Re:It's more than just global warming gas (Score 1) 572
There's a very good, highly readable article about ocean acidification from 2007 in Science. If you have access to a subscription, you can see the article here.
If you don't have access to a subscription, you can find lots of research about ocean acidification in the freely-accessible pubmed central database. this article looks like it gives a good overview of ocean acidification.
The short answer is that the pH of the ocean has changed measurably since the industrial revolution, and the current pH is far outside the values that have been historically observed. Even based on conservative estimates of future CO2 emissions, it looks like hydrogen ion concentrations in the ocean (remember pH is a log scale) will more than double by 2100. Ocean acidification has a number of impacts on the marine environment, but most notably it increases dissolution of the CaCO3 deposits that make up coral reefs and decreases the rate at which new shells and reefs can be formed.
Comment: Document cameras (Score 1) 258
Build some document cameras for your teachers. Get some goosenecks with sturdy bases and mount the cameras on them pointing down. Put together software that can mirror the image (some scripts + vlc will work). If any of your teachers regularly use a computer to project e.g. documents or slide shows, this can supplement what they are already doing. It's easier and tidier than a transparency, but more intuitive, familiar, and interactive than a slide show. It brings the added bonus of producing a paper archive of what was projected.
You can get some more information here: bootleg elmo
I realize this suggestion is maybe not in line with the idea of using a bunch of cameras for one project, but if your teachers don't already have something like this, they will love you for it.
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... How's this for an idea... Take it to your nearest hospital. Sneak into the room where they keep the MRI, and leave the hard drives in the bottom. Wait for them to turn on the MRI and BAM!!!
You were obviously making a funny, but here's some serious information: The static magnetic field in an MRI is always on. Turning off the static magnetic field is a potentially dangerous and always a time-consuming and expensive proposition. You'd get to a few feet from the magnet bore and all the drives would be yanked to the center of the magnet. That would be bad for you if you had them in, for example, a backpack.
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Comment: Re:err, 'reported feeling' (Score 2) 82
Looking over the abstracts of some of Dr. Whitbourne's recently published works, it looks like Dr. Whitbourne's group is developing the hypothesis that how a person feels about aging has an impact on their psychological well-being. This might seem obvious, but put in plain language, do old people get depressed because aging causes depression, or do old people get depressed because they have a negative attitude about aging? It's actually not an obvious question. With that in mind, knowing how older adults feel about their cognitive abilities after playing games is of value.
TFA mentions the study is ongoing. A different article about the study indicates the researchers will also have participants take objective tests of cognitive abilities, so the research isn't only looking at subjective self-report.
Comment: Requires surgery (Score 1) 92
Nature news itself covers this story a little better here.
You might be interested to know that the volunteers for this study were patients with severe epilepsy, and the neural recordings were from electrodes actually inserted into the patients' brains. Similar work has been done recording from the brains of e.g., monkeys in order to control a robotic arm (rather than control a video display). This involves invasive surgery that wouldn't be done unless there was also a medical necessity for it.
Comment: Re:Honda Fit (Score 1) 1141
When I last checked (which was 2008), fit and fit sport have identical engines.
There are trivial differences in the body shape which I suppose could change aerodynamics. The wheels are different. I don't think the upgraded sound system is going to make a difference. I think both can be either manual or automatic, which will make a difference.
Of course, how you drive has a huge impact on mileage. Also, of course, different cars with similar names will get different gas mileage.
In my Honda Fit Sport, I am lucky to get 30 mpg driving around Los Angeles, but when I'm elsewhere I can usually surpass 35.
Comment: Re:Ah, better to crack'em down. (Score 1) 394
This 'Cyber-warrior gap' discussion echoes a similar discussion about the 'Science gap'. One perspective is that not enough smart people are going for a particular career. Another perspective is that actually the smart people consider that career, and decide pursuing that career is for chumps.
If you want to attract smart people, you need to make the career look good. In the science gap, the career is unappealing because the effort/reward ratio is unfavorable (get a Ph.D., do some post-docs, then hope a search committee picks you out of the hundreds or thousands of other applicants for one of the three jobs opening up this year in which you might eventually be offered a permanent job). It sounds like for "cyberwarriors" the situation is similar: spend your time doing stuff that might get you arrested or that nobody cares about and then hope the government suddenly decides to actually start hiring.
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Comment: Re:Pretty naive (Score 2, Informative) 317
Wow! I was thinking if nobody'd posted a link to Lessig's recent stuff, that I'd get an easy +5 and feel good about myself doing it. Now I see the first mention of it is currently sitting at +2 and I just feel sad. The corrupting influence of money on the US government is a crucial problem we have to solve right away, and I hope a lot of slashdot readers get that and want to help.
Maybe I'm reading too much into moderation. In fact, I hope the parent isn't highly up-moderated because everyone already knows about fix congress first.
Comment: Re:Too small a sample size (Score 3, Interesting) 260
Thanks for the overview of the clinical trials procedure. You clearly know a lot about it. One thing I wanted to point out is that while placebo-controlled designs are probably the most reliable, in many contexts (including a cancer treatment) it would be unethical to give patients a placebo (i.e. a treatment expected to do nothing) rather than a treatment that might actually help them.
Basically, if there is a treatment that is known to be at least somewhat effective, that's your control rather than a placebo. It might be that the definition of placebo has shifted to include any standard non-experimental treatment, but that would be news to me.
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Comment: Re:Backyard fences (Score 1) 167
I bet they will never push for a law against violent MOVIES, what with Hollywod present in the state. Games, however, are mostly made out-of-state, e.g. Austin TX has a lot of video game companies.
I think the general thrust of your comment is correct. The video games lobby is nowhere near the Hollywood lobby. However, I live in Los Angeles and within a few miles of my house are offices of EA, THQ and Activision. According to the ESA, California companies employ the most people, accounting for 40% of the employment in the US video game industry. Texas is also in the top 5. I think this kind of brouhaha has more to do with relative age. Movies have been around for as long as our baby boomer overlords can remember. Video games (particularly in their current form) have not. They are newer, so they're a more convenient scapegoat.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Rewilding, ridden by Frankie Dettori, upset hot favorite So You Think to win the Prince Of Wales's Stakes, the feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot on Wednesday.
So You Think, a Group One winner and top middle-distance performer in Australia before joining Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien in a multi-million pound deal at the end of last year, was sent off as the 4-11 favorite but was worn down in the final strides by Dettori and Rewilding (17-2) who won by a neck.
Rewilding is trained in Newmarket by Mahmood Al Zarooni for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin stable.
"It was a tremendous battle with two great horses. When I got past him it was a sheer joy," said Italian Dettori, who was later hit with a nine-day ban by stewards for using his whip with excessive frequency on the winner.
"When you see two great horses battle it out like this it's a sheer joy to be in a race like this.
"Rewilding doesn't get the recognition he deserves. He's a very good horse and he showed his true colors today."
O'Brien blamed himself for So You Think's defeat, saying he had misjudged the five-year-old's preparation.
"It was trainer error. He had a long blow after the race and I don't think I had him fit enough," he said.
The big-striding and imposing So You Think has amassed over three million pounds ($4.90 million) in prizemoney and was third when favorite for the Melbourne Cup in November.
Trainer Richard Hannon and son-in-law jockey Richard Hughes, successful with Canford Cliffs in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday, had another memorable day.
The pair teamed up to win the Jersey Stakes with Strong Suit (11-1) and the Queen Mary Stakes with Best Terms (12-1).
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Giant Pandas at Risk from New Chinese Forestry Policies
China's efforts to conserve and grow its populations of endangered giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are at odds with its own changing forestry policies, which could damage or destroy up to 15 percent of the pandas' habitat, according to conservationists writing in the February 1 issue of Science. At the heart of the matter is a [...]Keep reading »
China protects pandas from possible H1N1 pandemic
Cats can get the H1N1 virus. So can dogs, ferrets and (obviously) pigs. But what about endangered species like giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)? China isn't waiting around for an answer. Last week, the panda section of the Shaanxi Wild Animal Rescue and Research Center was closed to visitors and to most volunteers after a surge [...]Keep reading »
Pandas' newest threat–economics–threatens extinction in 2 to 3 generations
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As if pandas didn't have it bad enough already, now comes a new report that predicts China's blossoming economy poses such a great threat to giant pandas that the species could be extinct in two to three generations. The report comes from animal conservationist Fan Zhiyong, species program director at the Beijing office of the [...]Keep reading »
Giant panda genome sequenced, explains taste for bamboo
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What genetic machinations are behind the much adored, bamboo-chomping giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)? An international team of more than 120 researchers has now sequenced this rare bear's genome. It is the first genome project to rely solely on short-read next-generation sequencing technology, and the panda's sequence is the first in the bear family and only [...]Keep reading »
The Best Animal Stories of 2013
By Jason G. Goldman and Matt Soniak It should come as no surprise that we humans can be a bit confused when it comes to our relationship with other animals. We live in a society that is at once captivated by the National Zoo's panda-cam and repulsed by the story of killer whale capture told [...]Keep reading »
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"The males often prefer eating to mating." Apparently, giant panda dudes (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in captivity would rather sit around and munch on bamboo than get it on with the females. And this is a problem at the Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Centre, where scientists are urging the pandas to breed, for conservation purposes. What's [...]Keep reading »


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(WHAS11) -- Is your budget taking a bite out of your dating life? There is no rule that says you have to shell out big bucks to impress a potential love interest.
The dinner, the drinks, maybe a movie or a show. The price tag for a night out can add up quickly. But wooing does not need to be a budget buster, in fact, frugal dating is on the rise.
You know those coupons you get in the paper, regular mail and in your inbox-deals, from local restaurants and vendors? You may want to bring them along on your next date.
A recent survey by Harris Interactive for Coupon Cabin finds more and more people are using coupons to cut down on dating costs. About 26 percent of people surveyed said they have used a coupon on a first date.
That is up eight percent from 2011. Do you think being thrifty is a turnoff? Think again, 26 percent of people also said they would have a positive reaction if their date used a coupon. 73 percent said it just might lead to a second date.
But not everyone is embracing frugal dating. 12 percent of respondents said if their date used a coupon on a first date there would be no second. Three percent would tell their date his or her thriftiness was offensive. And one percent would end the date right then and there.
If you are cashing in on a deal on a date, the experts at Coupon Cabin warn not to skimp on the tip. Cheating a server out of his or her fair share is not the way to impress your company. No matter the deal, make plans based on what you can afford.
And finally, be honest. If you're using a coupon, don't try to hide it. If your date has a problem with your thriftiness, maybe he or she isn't the right one for you.


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Health disparities are associated with a broad, complex, and interrelated array of factors. Diagnosis, progression, response to treatment, caregiving, and overall quality of life may each be affected by race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status (SES), age, education, occupation, and other as yet unknown lifetime and lifestyle differences. Read more about the Office of Special Populations »
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