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Ships, longshore workers and truck drivers spent much of the holiday season waiting to be able to unload a growing backlog of imported container goods at the Port of Oakland.
To address the problem, Oakland port leaders have added gate times and will send messages to frequent drayage haulers to convey the status of goods movement.
Port officials have said the recent number of ships waiting in the bay is more than Oakland has seen in the last 10 years.
According to a Port of Oakland news release, the port opened an additional Sunday container gate at one of the port's largest marine terminals to handle additional cargo imports. The port also added an operational status update sent daily to hundreds of harbor truckers, ocean carriers and shippers to improve efficiency throughout the supply chain.
Port officials say they are also meeting regularly with truck drivers that serve the harbor to address inefficiencies.
"We welcome increased cargo volume at Oakland, and we've got to do a better job of managing the flow," Port Maritime Director John Driscoll said, according to the release. "We're working every day with the marine terminals, truck drivers and shippers to pick up the pace."
Oakland's port has seen increased shipments due to a variety of factors, including a boosted economy, labor issues at several other West Coast ports, and subsequent diversion of cargo to Oakland.
The news release said the port expects to see a slower pace of shipping now that the busy retail holiday season of imports has ended.
Established in 1927, the Port of Oakland covers 20 miles of waterfront and supports 73,000 jobs in the region.


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Trump's EPA Solicits Ideas on How Polluters Can Attack Water Protections
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is holding a meeting next week to look for ways to let polluters dump more toxic contaminants into the nation's drinking water. Americans who want clean water can also try to speak up, but the opportunity for public input is severely restricted.
An Environmental Protection Agency email and website post announced that under an executive order from President Trump, the EPA is seeking "input on existing regulations that could be repealed, replaced or modified to make them less burdensome." Trump and EPA chief Scott Pruitt have already taken radical steps to roll back environmental protections, but EWG President Ken Cook said this initiative opens the door for extreme proposals that will benefit water polluters and endanger public health.
"This is the official kickoff of the Trump administration's all-out assault on the safety and integrity of the nation's drinking water supply," said Cook. "Pruitt and Trump have cast aside policies to reduce childhood asthma attacks from pollution-spewing coal-fired power plants, and blocked plans to reduce exposure from a pesticide that can harm kids' brains. Now they're targeting programs that keep pollution out of our tap water."
On Tuesday, May 2, the EPA Office of Water will host a so-called public listening session by telephone and web conferencing "to obtain additional feedback on water regulatory actions." People who want to give input must pre-register for what the EPA says are randomly selected spots on one of 150 phone lines set aside to call in. About half of these participants will get a chance to speak for one to two minutes each.
Conspicuous by its absence is any indication that the EPA also wants to hear from Americans who resist the administration's assault on clean drinking water.
"What EPA should be doing is holding nationwide town halls to hear from the millions of Americans who don't have access to safe and affordable drinking water," said Cook. "But frankly, if anyone believes Scott Pruitt would side with Americans calling for strong drinking water safeguards, it's time to land the spaceship and return to Earth. Pruitt came into the agency supported by big polluters and he is looking for every possible way to help them."
A nationwide survey by Gallup conducted last month found that 63 percent of Americans are "worried a great deal about pollution of drinking water" – the most in 17 years. After the election, but before being sworn into office, President Trump promised "crystal clear, clean drinking water" for the American people.
But since taking office, Trump and his administration have taken extraordinary steps to roll back water quality protections, including abolishing the Clean Water Rule, which will put drinking water sources for roughly 117 million Americans at risk of industrial and agriculture pollution.
Citizens can pre-register for a shot at the phone lines, or to be one of 1,000 people allowed to listen in online. The EPA is also accepting written comments on the rollback plan until May 15.


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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - The bankruptcy attorney for Zenaida Gonzalez told Eyewitness News he will file a motion in federal court on Tuesday to force Casey Anthony answer questions under oath.
Scott Shuker said if the motion is granted, he wants to ask Casey where she gets her money, what commercial interest she has in her story, and how she picked the name Zenaida Gonzalez for her mystery nanny.
If granted, that deposition would take place within the next 30 days.


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March Newsletter
The first question we want to ask when we first meet someone is "Who are you?" Such a question sounds rather abrupt, so we usually ask something else. I suppose we're not so much interested in their name as how they earn a living and where they live. So after asking their name, we come out with something like "What do you do?"
I've never been honest in my reply to this question. When I worked for Clarks, I didn't admit to it because people then told me how uncomfortable their last pair of shoes was. I never said I was with John Lewis, or people sought my help with faulty washing machines or wanted to relate their last experience of customer service. Now, for the first time, I can admit to being what I am and see how people react.
Our desire to categorise folks in some way is all very well, but what do you say if you are have just been made redundant? What if you are retired? What if you are bringing up children? Do you say what you are, or what you used to be? The question, you see, is not just a request for information. It's more than that. It's so we can assess someone's importance. It's so we know how to treat others. Rightly or wrongly, it's how we judge their worth.
I sometimes have to ask a person's profession. When they get married, for example. When a child is baptised. When I have to sign official forms or fill in a register. That sort of thing. Occasionally people are reluctant to give 'full time mother' or 'home maker' instead of their previous profession, even though the job of rearing children is one of the most important anyone can have.
Christianity, on the other hand, is a great leveller. All are equal in the sight of God. This is especially true at times of crisis, which is after all when clergy tend to see people who otherwise don't consider themselves religious or attend church. The Chairman of HSBC becomes just another Anglican priest. High court judges hand round biscuits. Distinguished careers are unknown to the person next to you in the pew. They're just fellow seekers of the truth.
Yet there is importance in the Kingdom of God. Look for the words 'you are…' in scripture and you will quickly discover your true worth. You are a child of God, a friend of Jesus, a citizen of heaven, one of the saints, a child of the light, or a branch of the vine. Perhaps best of all 'you are loved and forgiven.'
Isn't that why Jesus gave such importance to the humble, the meek, those who mourn, the poor and hungry, and the pure in heart? There were no blessings for the well-to-do, for bankers or government ministers in the Beatitudes no matter how holy they might be. The words of Christ turn our worldly values upside down. Suddenly the number of people who love you becomes more important than what you earn.
The supreme example is God himself. When Moses encountered God in the burning bush and was sent to free the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, he asked for God's credentials. "Who shall I say has sent me? What is his name?"
The answer came back "I am who I am." That was all. No description of omnipotence or majesty. No everlasting creator, redeemer or sustainer. No proper title at all. God has no name. He is what he is. We have to encounter Him through a personal relationship. Whatever attributes God has are not displayed openly, but left for us to discover for ourselves.
I'm currently reading one of the oldest books in the English language. It's called The Cloud of Unknowing. It's short but written in Middle English by a contemplative monk. The book teaches that we can never encounter God through our intellect, through thought processes, or intense enquiry. We can only find God by setting aside all thought and encountering him by love, through the heart. Love is all, and God is love – that's as good a name as any other.
It sounds hard, and it is. But we can also encounter God through love of each other. That's easier – the self-sacrificing love of a mother for a child, or a married couple, or a long term partner – all are models of the love of God. Ask yourself – what would someone write on my epitaph? What would I want them to say in my obituary? "Who am I?" is so much more important a question than "what do I do?"


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Below is Robert Spencer's complete series "Blogging the Qur'an." This is a must read for any person with a sincere interest in learning more about the Quran and how it inspires Islamic terrorists into committing atrocities against other human beings.
Read what the Muslim holy book really says about women, non-Muslims, Jews, slavery, peace, war, and everything else our PC Government and Islamic apologists don't want you to know. For easy reference, you might want to have a Quran nearby to crosscheck. I recommend THIS one, which has three different popular translations. You can also download a Quran at Scribd.com.
As Robert writes in the introduction:
To understand the motives and goals of Islamic jihad terrorists, one good place to start might be to explore what they themselves say about why they're doing what they're doing, and what they want. That in turn will lead you to the Qur'an (or Koran), the Islamic holy book. The jihadists quote it frequently and portray themselves as those who are following "pure Islam," the genuine article as it is taught in the Qur'an and Islamic tradition. So in the course of my work explaining the jihadists' objectives, I've quoted the Qur'an a great deal – and hardly a day goes by without my being accused of "cherry-picking" violent passages, and quoting them "out of context." Meanwhile, the Council on American Islamic Relations and other Muslim groups say that in order to understand the true, peaceful Islam, we should read the Qur'an.
So over the course of the next few months, I'm going to read it, and discuss it in a series of columns. All of it. Not "cherry-picked" or "out of context." The whole thing, beginning to end.
Download it, read it, and share it. Knowledge is power.
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Richard M. Weaver
Richard Malcolm Weaver, Jr (March 3, 1910 – April 1, 1963) was an American scholar who taught English at the University of Chicago. He is primarily known as an intellectual historian, political philosopher and a mid-20th century conservative and as an authority on modern rhetoric. Weaver was briefly a socialist during his youth, a lapsed leftist intellectual (conservative by the time he was in graduate school), a teacher of composition, a Platonist philosopher, cultural critic, and a theorist of human nature and society. Described by biographer Fred Young as a "radical and original thinker,"[1] Richard Weaver's books Ideas Have Consequences and The Ethics of Rhetoric remain influential among conservative theorists and scholars of the American South. Weaver was also associated with the "New Conservatives," a group of scholars who in the 1940s and 1950s promoted traditionalist conservatism.
Weaver was the eldest of four children born to a middle-class Southern family in Asheville, North Carolina. His father, Richard Sr., owned a livery stable. After the death of her husband during 1915, Carolyn Embry Weaver supported her children by working in her family's department store in her native Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington is the home of the University of Kentucky and of two private colleges.
Despite his family's straitened circumstances after the death of his father, Richard Jr. attended a private boarding school and the University of Kentucky. He earned an A.B in English during 1932. The teacher at Kentucky who most influenced him was Francis Galloway. After a year of graduate study at Kentucky, Weaver began a master's degree in English at Vanderbilt University. John Crowe Ransom supervised his thesis, titled The Revolt against Humanism, a critique of the humanism of Irving Babbitt and Paul Elmer More. Weaver then taught one year at Auburn University and three years at Texas A&M University.
During 1940, Weaver began a Ph.D. in English at Louisiana State University (LSU), whose faculty included the rhetoricians and critics Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren, and the conservative political philosopher Eric Voegelin. While at LSU, Weaver spent summers studying at Harvard University, the University of Virginia, and the Sorbonne. His Ph.D. was awarded during 1943 for a thesis, supervised first by Arlin Turner then by Cleanth Brooks, titled The Confederate South, 1865-1910: A Study in the Survival of a Mind and a Culture. It was published during 1968, posthumously, with the title The Southern Tradition at Bay.
After one year's teaching at North Carolina State University, Weaver joined the English department at the University of Chicago, where he spent the rest of his career,[2] and where his exceptional teaching earned him that university's Quantrell Award during 1949. During 1957, Weaver published the first article in the inaugural issue of Russell Kirk's Modern Age.
Weaver spent his academic summers in a house he purchased in his ancestral Weaverville, North Carolina, very near Asheville. His widowed mother resided there year-round. Weaver traveled between Chicago and Asheville by train. To connect himself with traditional modes of agrarian life, he insisted that the family vegetable garden in Weaverville be plowed by mule. Every August the Weaver family had a reunion which Richard regularly attended and not infrequently addressed.
Precocious and bookish from a very young age, Weaver grew up to become "one of the most well-educated intellectuals of his era".[3] Highly self-sufficient and independent, he has been described as "solitary and remote",[4] as a "shy little bulldog of a man".[5] Lacking close friends, and having few lifelong correspondents other than his Vanderbilt teacher and fellow Agrarian Donald Davidson, Weaver was able to concentrate on his scholarly activities.
During 1962, the Young Americans for Freedom gave Weaver an award for "service to education and the philosophy of a free society".[6] Shortly before his sudden death in Chicago, Weaver accepted an appointment at Vanderbilt University. According to his tombstone, Dr. Weaver died on April 3, 1963. During 1964, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute[7] created a graduate fellowship in his memory. In 1983, the Rockford Institute established the annual Richard M. Weaver Award for Scholarly Letters.
Early influences
Weaver strongly believed in preserving and defending what he considered to be traditional Southern principles.[8] These principles, such as anti-consumerism and chivalry, were the basis of Weaver's teaching, writing, and speaking.
Having been raised with strong moral values, Weaver considered religion as the foundation for family and civilization.[9] His appreciation for religion is evident in speeches he gave early while an undergraduate at the Christian Endeavour Society, as well as in his later writings.[10]
Influenced by his University of Kentucky professors, who were mostly of Midwestern origin and of social democratic inclinations, and by the crisis of the Great Depression, Weaver believed that industrial capitalism had caused a general moral, economic, and intellectual failure in the United States. Hoping initially that socialism would afford an alternative to the prevailing industrialist culture,[11] he joined the Kentucky chapter of the American Socialist Party. During 1932 Weaver actively campaigned for Norman Thomas, the standard-bearer of that party. A few years later, he made a financial contribution to the Loyalist cause in the Spanish Civil War. Encounters with intellectuals in coming years, such as Dr. Tricia McMillan, would unsettle his early acceptance of socialism.
While completing a thesis for a master's degree in English at Vanderbilt University, Weaver discovered ideas related to the Southern Agrarians there.[12] Gradually he began a rejection of socialism and embrace of tradition. He admired and sought to emulate its leader, the "doctor of culture" John Crowe Ransom.[13]
The Agrarians wrote passionately about the traditional values of community and the Old South. During 1930, a number of Vanderbilt University faculty and their students, led by Ransom, wrote an Agrarian manifesto, titled I'll Take My Stand.[14] Weaver agreed with the group's suspicion of the post-Civil War industrialization of the South.[15] He found more congenial Agrarianism's focus on traditionalism and regional cultures than socialism's egalitarian "romanticizing" of the welfare state.[16] Weaver abandoned socialism for Agrarianism only gradually over a number of years; the thinking of his 1934 M.A. thesis was not Agrarian.[17]
Weaver's Old South
The Southern Tradition at Bay, the title under which Weaver's 1943 doctoral dissertation was published in 1968 after his death, surveyed the post-Appomattox literature of the states that were part of the Confederacy. He revealed what he considered its continuities with the antebellum era. Weaver also discussed certain Southerners who dissented from this tradition, such as Walter Hines Page, George Washington Cable, and Henry W. Grady, whom he termed "Southern liberals."
Weaver identified four traditional Southern characteristics: "a feudal theory of society, a code of chivalry, the ancient concept of the gentleman, and a noncreedal faith".[18] According to him, the Southern feudal system was centered on the legitimate pride a family line derived from linking its name to a piece of land.[19] For Weaver, land ownership gave the individual a much needed "stability, responsibility, dignity, and sentiment".[20]
Yet in his Ideas Have Consequences, he downplayed the materialistic notion of ownership. He asserted that private property was "the last metaphysical right" of the individual.[21] Southern chivalry and gentlemen's behavior, on the other hand, emphasized a paternalistic personal honor, and decorum over competition and cleverness.[22] Weaver claimed that women preferred the romanticized soldier to the materialistic businessman.[23]
The noncreedal faith Weaver advocated (he was a non-practicing Protestant) grew out of what he termed the South's "older religiousness".[24] This "religion" emphasized a respect for tradition and nature, and for the Anglican/Episcopal church,[25] the established church in Virginia and south during the colonial era. Weaver agreed with the traditional Christian notion that external science and technology could not save man, born a sinner in need of redemption.[26]
Weaver believed that the South was the "last non-materialist civilization in the Western World".[27] Weaver came to advocate a revival of Southern traditions as the only cure for a commodity-based capitalism. He believed it was a way to combat the social degradation he witnessed while living in Chicago.
Weaver's ancestral region, Asheville, North Carolina, was not typical of the American South whose virtues he came to revere and extol. It is instead part of the Appalachian upland, settled mainly by persons of Scots-Irish ancestry and evangelical Presbyterian affiliation. Slavery was almost unknown there, because the soil and climate were not suited to cotton or any other plantation agriculture. Instead, the main economic activity was subsistence farming on small freeholds, with many families living in serious poverty. North Carolina's decision to secede from the Union during 1861 was far from unanimous, and many Appalachian men refused to fight for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The westernmost Congressional district of North Carolina, which includes Asheville, has mostly voted Republican since the Civil War.
The beginnings of a theory
Weaver gradually came to see himself as the "cultural doctor of the South," despite making his career in Chicago.[28] More specifically, he sought to resist what he saw as America's growing barbarism by teaching his students of the correct way to write, use, and understand language, teaching that connected Weaver with Platonist ideals. Following the tradition of the Socratic dialogues, Weaver taught that misuse of language caused social corruption. That belief led him to criticize jazz as a medium that promoted "barbaric impulses" because he perceived the idiom as lacking form and rules.[29][30]
Weaver's study of American literature emphasized the past, such as the nineteenth century culture of New England and the South, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates.[31] Attempting to truly understand language, Weaver concentrated on a culture's fundamental beliefs; that is, beliefs that strengthened and educated citizens into a course of action.[32] By teaching and studying language, he endeavored to generate a healthier culture that would no longer use language as a tool of lies and persuasion in a "prostitution of words".[33] Moreover, in a capitalist society, applied science was the "sterile opposite" of what he saw as redemption – the "poetic and ethical vision of life".[34]
Weaver condemned modern media and modern journalism as tools for exploiting the passive viewer. Convinced that ideas, not machines, compelled humanity towards a better future, he gave words precedence over technology.[35] Influenced by the Agrarians' emphasis of poetry, he began writing poetry.[36] In a civilized society, poetry allowed one to express personal beliefs that science and technology could not overrule. In Weaver's words, "We can will our world".[37] That is, human beings – not mechanical or social forces – can make positive decisions through language that will change their existence.
Communitarian individualism
In a short speech delivered to the 1950 reunion of the Weaver clan, Weaver criticized urban life in Chicago as follows: "the more closely people are crowded together, the less they know one another".[38] In a comparative study of Randolph of Roanoke and Thoreau, Weaver defined "individualism" in two ways: 1) "studied withdrawal from society" (i.e. Thoreau) and 2) "political action at the social level" (i.e. Randolph).[39] Thoreau (according to Weaver) rejected society while Randolph embraced social bonds through politics.
Personally opposed to America's centralized political power, Weaver, like Randolph, preferred an individualism that included community.[40] "Community" here refers to a shared identity of values tied to a geographical and spatial location – in Weaver's case, the Old South. He concluded that individualism that is founded on community enabled a citizen "to know who he was and what he was about".[41] Without this intimate foundation, citizens seeking individualism would be unable to reach a true, personal identity. More importantly, he believed that people should grant priority to a living community and its well-being, not to individual fulfillment.[42]
In Ideas Have Consequences, Weaver analyzed William of Occam's 14th century notions of nominalist philosophy. In broad terms, nominalism is the idea that "universals are not real, only particulars".[43] Nominalism deprives people of a measure of universal truth, so that each man becomes his own "priest and ethics professor".[44] Weaver deplored this relativism, and believed that modern men were "moral idiots, ... incapable of distinguishing between better and worse".[45]
Weaver viewed America's moral degradation and turn toward commodity-culture as the unwitting consequences of its belief in nominalism. That is, a civilization that no longer believed in universal transcendental values had no moral ambition to understand a higher truth outside of man.[46] The result was a "shattered world",[47] in which truth was unattainable, and freedom only an illusion. Moreover, without a focus on the sort of higher truth that can be found in organized religions, people turned to the more tangible idols of science and materialism.
Weaver's ideal society was that of the European Middle Ages, when the Roman Catholic Church gave to all an accurate picture of reality and truth.[48] Nominalism emerged in the late Middle Ages and quickly came to dominate Western thinking. More generally, Weaver felt that the shift from universal truth and transcendental order to individual opinion and industrialism adversely affected the moral health of Americans.
Nominalism also undermines the concept of hierarchy, which depends entirely on fundamental truths about people. Weaver, in contrast, believed that hierarchies are necessary. He argued that social, gender, and age-related equality actually undermine stability and order. Believing in "natural social groupings".[49] he claimed that it should be possible to sort people into suitable categories without the envy of equality. Using the hierarchical structure of a family as an example, he thought that family members accept various duties grounded in "sentiment" and "fraternity," not equality and rights.[50] Continuing in this direction, he claimed not to understand the feminist movement, which led women to abandon their stronger connection to nature and intuition for a superficial political and economic equality with men.[51]
Weaver maintained that egalitarianism only promoted "[s]uspicion, hostility, and lack of trust and loyalty".[52] Instead, he believed that there must be a center, a transcendent truth on which people could focus and structure their lives. Contrary to what nominalism would suggest, language can be pinned down, can serve as a foundation through which one can "find real meaning".[53] So, those who do not understand language can never find real meaning, which is inordinately tragic. In Weaver's words, "a world without generalization would be a world without knowledge".[54] Thus universals allow true knowledge.
Weaver on rhetoric
In The Ethics of Rhetoric, Weaver evaluates the ability of rhetoric to persuade. Similarly to ancient philosophers, Weaver found that language has the power to move people to do good, to do evil, or to do nothing at all.[55] In his defense of orthodoxy, Weaver set down a number of rhetorical principles. He grounded his definition of "noble rhetoric" in the work of Plato; such rhetoric aimed to improve intellect by presenting men with "better versions of themselves".[56] He also agreed with Plato's notions of the realities of transcendentals (recall Weaver's hostility to nominalism) and the connection between form and substance.[57] For instance, Weaver admired the connection between the forms of poetry and rhetoric. Like poetry, rhetoric relies on the connotation of words as well as their denotation. Good rhetoricians, he asserted, use poetic analogies to relate abstract ideas directly to the listeners.[58] Specifically emphasizing metaphor, he found that comparison should be an essential part of the rhetorical process.[59] However, arguments from definition—that is, from the very nature of things (justice, beauty, the nature of man) -- had an even higher ethical status, because they were grounded in essences rather than similarities. Arguments grounded in mere circumstance ("I have to quit school because I cannot afford the tuition") Weaver viewed as the least ethical, because they grant the immediate facts a higher status than principle. Finally, Weaver pointed out that arguments from authority are only as good as the authority itself.[60]
In Language is Sermonic, Weaver pointed to rhetoric as a presentation of values. Sermonic language seeks to persuade the listener, and is inherent in all communication. Indeed, the very choice to present arguments from definition instead of from consequence implies that one of the modes of reason carries greater value. He also considered rhetoric and the multiplicity of man. That is, he acknowledged that logic alone was not enough to persuade man, who is "a pathetic being, that is, a being feeling and suffering".[61] He felt that societies that placed great value on technology often became dehumanized. Like a machine relying purely on logic, the rhetorician was in danger of becoming "a thinking robot".[62]
Weaver divided the nature of man into four categories: rational, emotional, ethical, and religious.[63] Without considering these characteristics as a whole, rhetoricians cannot hope to persuade their listeners. Moreover, when motivating the listener to adopt attitudes and actions, rhetoricians must consider the uniqueness of each audience.[64] In other words, orators should acknowledge that each audience has different needs and responses, and must formulate their arguments accordingly. Weaver also divided "argumentation" into four categories: cause-effect, definition, consequences, and circumstances.[65] The rhetorician must decide which method of argument will best persuade a given audience.
In his The Ethics of Rhetoric, Weaver coined the phrases "god terms" and "devil terms".[66] "God terms" are words particular to a certain age and are vague, but have "inherent potency" in their meanings.[67] Such words include progress and freedom – words that seem impenetrable and automatically give a phrase positive meaning. In contrast, "devil terms" are the mirror image, and include words such as Communist and Un-American.[68] Rhetoric, Weaver argued, must employ such terminology only with care. Employing ethical rhetoric is the first step towards rejecting vague terminology with propagandistic value.[69] Upon hearing a "god" or "devil" term, Weaver suggested that a listener should "hold a dialectic with himself" to consider the intention behind such persuasive words.[70] He concluded that "a society's health or declension was mirrored in how it used language".[71] If a language is pure, so too will be those who employ it.
Weaver's influence
Some regard The Southern Tradition at Bay as Weaver's best work. Ideas Have Consequences is more widely known, thanks to its substantial influence on the "postwar intellectual Right".[72] The leading young conservative intellectuals of the era, including Russell Kirk, William F. Buckley Jr., and Willmoore Kendall, praised the book for its critical insights.[73] Publisher Henry Regnery claims that the book gave the modern conservative movement a strong intellectual foundation.[74] Frank S. Meyer, a libertarian theorist of the 1960s – and former Communist Party USA member – publicly thanked Weaver for inspiring him to join the Right.[75]
For many liberals, Weaver was a misguided authoritarian. For many conservatives, he was a champion of tradition and liberty, with the emphasis on tradition. For Southerners, he was a refreshing defender of an "antimodern" South.[76] For others he was a historical revisionist.[77] His refutation of what Russell Kirk termed "ritualistic liberalism"[78] struck a chord with conservative intellectuals. Stemming from a tradition of "cultural pessimism",[79] his critique of nominalism, however startling, gave conservatives a new philosophical direction. His writing attacked the growing number of modern Americans denying conservative structure and moral uprightness, confronting them with empirical functionalism. During the 1980s, the emerging paleoconservatives adapted his vision of the Old South to express antimodernism.[80] Weaver has come to be seen as defining America's plight and as inspiring conservatives to find "the relationship between faith and reason for an age that does not know the meaning of faith".[81]
See also
- agrarianism
- Neo-Confederate
- nominalism
- paleo-conservatism
- rhetoric
- traditionalist conservatism
- Wendell Berry (b. 1934)
- Donald Davidson (1893-1968)
- Russell Kirk (1918-1994)
- John Crowe Ransom (1888-1974)
- Leo Strauss (1899-1973)
- Eric Voegelin (1901-1985)
Books by Weaver
Books in bold are still in print.
- 1948. Ideas Have Consequences. Univ. of Chicago Press.
- 1985 (1953). The Ethics of Rhetoric. Davis CA: Hermagoras Press.
- 1967 (1957). Rhetoric and Composition, 2nd ed. of Composition: A Course in Reading and Writing. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
- 1995 (1964). Visions of Order The Cultural Crisis of Our Time. Bryn Mawr PA: ISI Press.
- 1965. Life without Prejudice and Other Essays. Chicago: Henry Regnery.
- 1989 (1968). The Southern Tradition at Bay, Core, George, and Bradford, M.E., eds. Washington DC: Regnery Gateway.
- 1970. Language is Sermonic: R. M. Weaver on the Nature of Rhetoric, Johannesen, R., Strickland, R., and Eubanks, R.T., eds. Louisiana State Univ. Press.
- 1987. The Southern Essays of Richard M. Weaver, Curtis, G. M. III, and Thompson, James J. Jr., eds. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund.
Shorter writings cited in this entry
- Weaver, Richard M., "Address to Family Meeting," August 10, 1950, in Pearl M. Weaver,The Tribe of Jacob: The Descendants of the Reverend Jacob Weaver of Reems Creek, North Carolina, 1786-1868 and Elizabeth Siler Weaver. 114.
- ------, 2001, "Language is Sermonic" from The Rhetorical Tradition, 2nd ed. Bizzell, P. & B. Herzber, eds. Bedford Books: 1351-1360.
Shorter writings
In addition to his books, Weaver published 61 book reviews, 3 pamphlets with the ISI Press, and 35 articles, including 4 in the Georgia Review, 4 in Modern Age, 6 in National Review, and 4 in the Sewanee Review:
- 1963, ""Two Types of American Individualism," Modern Age: 119-35.
Secondary literature
- Drumm, Robert J. Richard M. Weaver's Approach to Criticism. A thesis In Communication Studies Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master OF Arts.
- Duffy, Bernard K. and Martin Jacobi, 1993. The Politics of Rhetoric: Richard Weaver and the Conservative Tradition. Greenwood Press.
- Johannesen, Richard L. ″Some Pedagogical Implications of Richard M. Weaver's Views on Rhetoric″. College Composition and Communication, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Oct., 1978), pp. 272–279.
- Johannesen, Richard L., Rennard Strickland, and Ralph T. Eubanks, 1970. Richard M. Weaver on the Nature of Rhetoric: An Interpretation in Weaver, R. M., Language is Sermonic. Louisiana State University Press: 7-30.
- Nash, George H., 1998, "The Influence of Ideas Have Consequences on the Conservative Intellectual Movement in America," in Smith (1998): 81-124.
- Scotchie, Joseph, ed., 1995. The Vision of Richard Weaver. New Brunswick NJ: Transaction Publishers.
- -------, 1997. Barbarians in the Saddle: An Intellectual Biography of Richard M. Weaver. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.
- Smith, Ted J. III et al., eds., 1998. Steps Toward Restoration: The Consequences of Richard Weaver's Ideas. Wilmington DL: Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
- Toledano, Ben C., 1998. "The Ideas of Richard Weaver," in Smith (1998): 256-286.
- Young, Fred Douglas, 1995. Richard Weaver: A Life of the Mind. University of Missouri Press.
- ↑ Young 4
- ↑ Young 3-4
- ↑ Scotchie 4
- ↑ Young 1
- ↑ Nash 84
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- ↑ Nash 100
- ↑ Young 83
- ↑ Scotchie 36
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- ↑ Scotchie 21
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- ↑ Scotchie 46
- ↑ Groothuis, Douglas (2 July 2015). "Jazz and Politics". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ Young 6
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- ↑ Nash 96
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- ↑ Address 114
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- ↑ Toledano 270
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- ↑ Weaver 1352
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- ↑ Young 147-49
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- ↑ Weaver 222-23
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- ↑ Weaver 232
- ↑ Young 151
- ↑ Nash 87
- ↑ Young 179
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- ↑ Nash 108
- ↑ Bailey, Jeremy David (September 22, 2004). "Richard Weaver's untraditional case for federalism.". Publius. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Nash 87
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- ↑ Nash 109
- ↑ Toledano 259
External links
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Articles and Studies
- "Agrarianism" by Ted J. Smith, III. Virginia Viewpoint (July 2002).
- The consequences of Richard Weaver by Roger Kimball. The New Criterion, (September 2006).
- ″The Critique of Modernity in the Work of Richard M. Weaver″ by Jeffrey B. Gayner. The Intercollegiate Review, (Spring 1979), pp. 97–104.
- ″The Ethical Approach: the Literary Philosophy of Richard M. Weaver″ by James J. Kirschke. (9 pdfs)
- How to Read Richard Weaver: Philosopher of "We the (Virtuous) People" by Willmoore Kendall, Jr. The Intercollegiate Review, Vol. 2, No. 1, (September 1965), pp. 77–86.
- Richard Weaver: Ideas Have Consequences by Dr. Enrico Peppe (7 January 2004) No. 21 on Intellectual Conservative's Top 25 Philosophical and Ideological Conservative Books
- Richard Weaver, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and The Philadelphia Society (4 pdfs with Internet links)
- "Richard M. Weaver on Civilization, Ontology, and War" by Joseph Stromberg. (Feb. 27, 2001) antiwar.com
- Richard M. Weaver: Philosopher From Dixie. Ideas Have Consequences by Joe Scotchie at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2001). Formerly on the Southern Events website.
- Richard M. Weaver: Philosopher From Dixie. Ideas Have Consequences by Joe Scotchie. The knowsouthernhistory.net version of this article.
- Richard Weaver: An Appreciation by Frank S. Meyer. Modern Age, (Summer-Fall 1970), pp. 243–248.
- ″Richard Weaver Revisited: Rhetoric Left, Right, and Middle″ by Roger Gilles. Published in Rhetoric Review, Vol. 15 (Fall 1996), pp. 128–141.
- Touchstone, Nov./Dec. 1998 issue devoted to Richard Weaver's work.
- "Weaver of Liberty" by Joseph Stromberg. (March 6, 2001) Review of the anthology In Defense of Tradition edited by Ted J. Smith, III (1945-2004). Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Bibliography and Works Overviews
- Rhetoric | Richard M. Weaver by James M. Tallmon.
- Richard M. Weaver PHILWEB Bibliographical Archive: Theortetical Resources Off- and On-line.
Biographical Overviews
- North Carolina History Project : Richard M. Weaver, Jr. (1910-1963) by Troy L. Kickler.
- Richard M. Weaver (1910-1963). Religion & Liberty, Vol. 13, No. 2. The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty website
- Conservativism, Chronicles and Paleoconservatism at the Wayback Machine (archived April 22, 2005). Formerly on the American Conservative Union Foundation website. Weaver is not mentioned at all despite the great debt philosophically the modern conservative movement owes him.
- Richard M. Weaver at Findagrave.com. Note: This grave is NOT in the famous section of Findagrave.
- Richard M. Weaver Fellowship.
Quotes from Richard M. Weaver
- Ideas Have Consequences Quotes
- A Rhetorician's Treasury of Richard M. Weaver.
- Richard Weaver Quote at Stream of Consciousness.
- Richard Weaver Quotes at thinkexist.com.
- Gnostics of Education by Richard M Weaver (29:01 minutes) Worth watching despite the horrible, fake Southern accent.
- "Richard Weaver: The Language of Conservatism" by David M. Whalen (June 2009)
- Richard Weaver's Thoughts on Lost Causes (3:54 minutes) Excerpt from "Up from Liberalism" which first appeared in the Winter 1958-1959 issue (Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 21–32) of Modern Age. The passage read is on pp. 24, col. 2-25, col. 2. It is also reprinted in In Defense of Tradition: Collected Shorter Writings of Richard M. Weaver, 1929-1963 edited by Ted J. Smith, III (ISBN—Hard cover 978-0-86597-282-7 Paperback 978-0-86597-283-4). This essay is on pp. 33–50 and the passage in the video is on pp. 38–39. At 1:01 "debated with syllogism stepped …" should read "debated with syllogism and enthymeme stepped…" Enthymeme is a term from logic. It is a type of syllogism in which either the premise or the conclusion are not expressed.
Writings by Richard M. Weaver
- Beginning of Ideas Have Consequences
- "Up from Liberalism" (pdf) as it first appeared in the Winter 1958-1959 issue (Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 21–32) of Modern Age.


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Simon eased down on the hard wooden seat, and sat for a brief moment studying the comatose woman. He gently reached out and took the cold gray hand. He leaned forward and grasped her hand in both of his, and then held it to his forehead, and with a long sigh, closed his eyes.
He gazed around in the gray nothing-colorless haze that had become so familiar to him. He no longer sat in the dimly lit guardroom holding Cassandra's clammy hand. He could hear a whimpering child-like cry close by. With a single thought, Simon could feel a great gust of air, and to him, in what seemed only seconds, he could see an illumination ahead. The sobs were coming from within the light. Again, with a single idea, Simon found himself outside the boundary. He could see a castle in a beautiful garden, full of lush grass and an abundance of brilliantly colored flowers, a solitary cobblestone path led from the shadow boundary to the castle gate. A thought later and Simon stood in the sun-filled garden under a clear warm sky. He was puzzled at the sudden assault on his senses, the rich vibrant smell of the flowers, even the buzz of an erratic bee in flight about the blooms, and then there was the warm sensuous heat from the sun. This was totally unexpected. The crying wafted gently to him through the open portcullis of the elaborate, multi-towered castle. Long intricately designed pennants and flags flew from the roof of each tower. As he approached, Simon could hear the fervent, urgent beat of a drum and then the thud of marching. However, this sound wasn't the sure steady clump of booted feet on stone, rather the noise of wood being banged on a stone fence. This was more and more bewildering. None of this should be here in the ShadowLand. Everything should be pale, a toned down elusive image of the real world.
Simon's attention was jerked back to the gatehouse. Ranks of six-foot tall wooden soldiers marched awkwardly through the open entrance; their stiff-legged walk comical to see. The cheerfully colorfully painted uniforms, contrasted starkly with the sharp metal weapons they carried. Even the officer rode a carved horse. The rasp of steel as the weapons were unsheathed sent shivers down his back. For an instant Simon almost panicked; he looked to the edge of this place, thinking that discretion might be the better option. Then, he remembered his promise to Bolinor. Suddenly he knew that Cassandra had created all this.
"Oooh," was all he could say, staggered by the implication.
"Lady Cassandra." He cupped his hands to his mouth and called louder, "Cassandra, I need to see you!"
The crying stopped, as did the timbered men. A short time later, a small child, maybe five years old, dressed in a white nightdress came out and carefully maneuvered herself around the legs of her protectors, so as not to knock them off balance.
"I want to go home. Simon will you take me?" she asked, drawing in a big quivering breath, as she knuckled her red and swollen eyes.
The man knelt down and held out his arms. "Cassandra, it's safe."
She threw herself across the distance and fell gratefully into his comforting arms. However, he didn't smell right and she pulled back at arm's length, puzzled.
"Cassandra, I need you to grow up."
She looked perplexed at him.
"For some reason, you have come here as a little girl. Look deep into your mind, you will see yourself as an adult."
"Don't be silly, I'm five," she said holding up her hand with her fingers wide spread. Even as she said it, little Cassandra looked at her small pudgy hand in puzzlement.
Simon knew he had her thinking, so he pressed again, "Your Grace, your husband, Bolinor wants me to take you back to him. Emily did this to you."
She screwed her face up, as a child would do when they are deep in thought. Suddenly her voice deepened, "What happened Simon, where is Bolinor?"
"Can you grow up now?"
"I'm not sure how?" Cassandra's grown-up voice coming from a small blond curly haired little girl was edged with panic.
"Use your mind. Have your mind tell your body to grow up."
"I'm not sure I understand." A single tear ran down her rounded face, a face a few years older. She was taller now.
"Look at yourself, your mind controls all this. Already you have aged four or five years."
She thought harder and suddenly Simon cried, "Stop. Cassandra you need to dress yourself in clothes as you grow."
She looked down at herself and found her teen-age body already straining, splitting the seams of her five-year-old clothing, to the point of embarrassing her.
Cassandra quickly turned and covered her chest with her arms, and an equally perturbed Simon, turned quickly away.
Simon jumped as the woman touched him on the shoulder. "It's okay now," she said the relief in her voice was profound.
As he turned, he could see the beautiful Cassandra, this time dressed in her adventuring clothes, her shining auburn hair tied up in a ponytail.
"I need to tell you something, and this is as good a place as any. Is there a place to sit?"
"I don't know. I'm not sure what this place is."
Suddenly, Cassandra gasped and involuntarily cried out as a vine-covered, trellised gazebo appeared with five small steps leading up to the timber flooring. There was a wooden swing bench hanging from a support, She swayed; Simon quickly reached out to steady her.
"That is amazing. This whole place is absolutely amazing," he said in awe.
Cassandra detected the envy in his voice. She looked at him shrewdly, he was almost jealous about all this.
"Come, let's sit for a bit."
She nodded and the two walked to the wooden swing.
"What were you thinking just before your confrontation with Emily?"
She shook her head slightly. "Not much. I had been with Sara, and we had been talking about the baby. I was remembering a book my mother used to read to me about a mystical kingdom with wooden soldiers and things."
"Have you heard of Shadow Magic?" Simon asked.
"As a matter of fact, I have. My old Master had come across a reference in an extremely ancient tome. After he retired from the Circle, he pottered around trying to find out more."
Simon waved his hand grandly, encompassing the whole view before them, "This is made from Shadow Magic. This little gem of reality is in the Shadow Lands."
Cassandra stared. Shadow Magic doesn't exist she thought, but then, hard on the heels of that thought, she knew he was right.
"When Emily attacked, she used Shadow Magic on you. In defense, your mind took you somewhere that was safe: this book from your childhood."
Cassandra sat for a long while taking it in, just swinging back and forth gently. Then she looked at the castle and in the blink of an eye it was gone, and the hunting lodge near the hot springs appeared. Then Cassandra changed it to the Castle at Amberwine."
"You should not be able to do this," Simon's voice quivered in fear. "I beg you m'Lady, please be careful of what you are doing. You might pull Bolinor in." His tone sobered, "I have spent literally thousands of years here and I have not been able to influence anything in this realm. The only interaction I have been able to achieve is if there is someone else in the Shadow Fringe; a place bordering the real world, where you can meet someone who also has the Shadow Magic."
Cassandra was quick. "Who have you seen in the Fringe?"
Hastily Simon explained about the Lich and the Banshee. Again Cassandra sat deep in thought.
"Have you used the magic to travel back in time?"
Simon gasped, momentarily caught out.
Cassandra turned on the bench and grabbed his arm. "Tell me all you have seen."
Simon grew quickly excited and burbled, "Ohhh, you wouldn't believe the wonders I have seen. I have witnessed the birth of this world and the death of an old one. I saw big metal ships traveling the oceans and big monstrous metal birds flying in the sky."
Cassandra stood, pulling Simon up after her. "Show me!"
Then her reasoning took over, as anther idea came to her, "When you disappeared after the traps went off in the flying ship, you came here. Didn't you?"
Simon nodded. "Yes."
"Does that mean that you brought my body here as well?"
Again Simon nodded.
"Will I age like you did, when you returned?"
"I am not sure about you. I age every time. So I have to be careful how many times I step out somewhere. If I do it too many times, I will die and the consequences will be disastrous."
"I thought about going back and killing Devron before he led the attack on Justine's people, before he traded his mortality for the strength of the undead."
Cassandra nodded. "I was thinking of the same thing."
Simon shuddered. "I did that already. When I returned to this time, the world didn't exist as we know it."
"What happened, Simon?" she grabbed his arm urgently.
He sank back down on the swing, "In the world without Devron, the Koldorians die in their realm, eventually getting over run by the slavers in that land. Bolinor dies in the attack on Albert's Keep. Hayden survives your attack on him, and you die as he repeatedly rapes and beats you. Jasper is overthrown in the Brotherhood attack, and Justine's descendants are engaged in a decade's long war with the Southern Empire."
Cassandra sank to the wooden floor stunned. Neither said a word for a long time as each pondered what Simon had said.
"I went back again, and I had to literally kill the first me before he killed Devron. That is a mistake I do not want to make again. The other thing I was able to see was the forging of the Swords of Power."
Cassandra looked at him intently. "Really?"
"They were refugees from that distant time. Death fell from the sky. I saw the rock as it crashed into the ocean and watched the earth as it went wild. It was as big as the valley in which Amberwine was built. The seas rose hundreds of feet and swept miles inland. The great and wondrous cities fell beneath the earth's fury. Then the winter came. It lasted thousands of years. The survivors retreated south, trying to keep ahead of the glaciers. Soon they could run no more. They build great domed cities, and ships on wooden runners plied the frozen land. Over the time, the young born to this group began to show deformities. Some groups left again."
Cassandra whispered, "Winter Elves."
Simon nodded. "Yes, and the Orcs, Goblins, all the humanoid tribes came from the ones who wouldn't, or couldn't stay. For the next countless generations they survived and grew, both in strength and their hatred at what had been done to them. In time they blamed the humans and what became the elves. Then the planet began to thaw, so explorers went out. They found and settled what became the GreyElvesKingdom."
Cassandra was like a little girl, first starting her apprenticeship all those years ago. The more Simon talked, the more she craved.
"One of the groups that left early had been touched by Shadow Magic. It didn't take long for an accident to happen and sucked in the whole group. But they managed to survive and live outside time. They were the ones who forged the swords. They hoped that when the time was ripe, and the world had repaired itself, they would be able to return."
Here Simon went quiet; as he sat there, tears ran down his face. Cassandra didn't dare move; she was as one be-spelled. She didn't know whether to soothe him, or leave him.
Before she could make up her mind he continued, "There are creatures that live in the Shadow World. They hate the living and will hunt you if you stay in one place too long, or, as in my case, if you return to the same location over and over. It was during one such visit that they attacked. It was vicious and methodical. The slaughter was complete, except for two of the members. We gathered the swords and I was able to get us away. When we emerged into the real world, we found that the elven world had split into three camps, the noble Grey, the aerial Drow and the desert dwelling Wild Elves. So we gave the swords to their leaders. It didn't take much to convince them that the two mutants were servants of the gods. So the swords have been handed down ever since."
"What happened to the two men?" Cassandra asked, her voice reverent.
"They both went looking for redemption in their own way. One fell into the service of the Dark Lord, and one went to serve the one true God. The Dark Lord has been trying for years to destroy the elven nations. He opened the Chaos Gate that allowed a Chaos Army into that realm. That is where your nephew Brendan went on his ship called Fool's Quest. It was the same messenger that poisoned Matthew's mind to make him try and kill Bolinor. In the end that failed, so he used Matthew's twisted, toxic mind on Emily, so she had no control of her actions and she remembers nothing. That is why she went to the tavern in that city. It was the messenger who magically seduced and then raped her, so she would carry the Dark Lord's version of Shadow Magic. The other mutant was the one who gathered the crew that Brendan needed. Up to this moment in time, the return of the one true God and the evil Dark One hasn't been right. Now that man has progressed back from primitives, they are returning. Even now, the one true God is spreading his message of peace, while the Dark One is using the Chaos Lord and Devron to conquer this world."
It seemed that once Simon started talking, he couldn't stop.
"You have seen all this?" Cassandra asked amazed.
Simon nodded, greatly subdued. "I'm not sure of the religious part. That took me some time to unravel. It seems that as man descended into savagery, after the death from the sky; they were an archaic superstitious lot. So the first guardian came, or the Ancient God, took the form of dragons. The guardians were called Dracons, they had the ability to shape change into a dragon. Then later, as man developed, the Dracons weren't enough, so the Old Gods came forth. They were like guardians, or angels as some call them, the current gods of today, Manera, and the multitude of others. However, now that the time of the one true God is here, the power of the Old Gods is fading. Some of the High Cardinals in the HolyCity do not want to give up what they have."
"What does this all have to do with what we are doing here?" Cassandra asked.
"I am not sure. Cassandra, how would the swords have been delivered if I hadn't led the Shadow creatures to the enclave?"
"I don't know, Simon. Maybe it was meant to be."
"What if the swords were never meant for us, and I have caused all this by trying to kill Devron."
Cassandra sobered at the thought.
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You will be pleasantly surprised to find supermarkets, restaurants, tavernas with live Zakynthian folk music and souvenir shops, all within easy reach (approximately 100 meters). If you do feel the need to get up off the sun lounger, indulge in some snorkelling, scuba diving and water sports at Saint Nicholas Beach. Finally for those who just love the unique mountain landscape, hiking is a must.
You will find us on the south-east coast of the island. Vassilikos is the least populated (and visited) part of Zante, with its largest section being mountainous. It has become famous for its beautiful beaches, Dafni, Gerakas, Porto Roma, Porto Zoro and Saint Nickolas.
You will find it interesting that the Logger - Turtle - has chosen the above beaches as a nesting ground to lay its eggs. The National Marine Park has been created to protect this rare species from sea hunting.
The beach in front of Acquero Studios
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Ligia, Vasilikos, Zakynthos
Zante island , P.C. 29100
Manager: Mrs. Diana Vardakastani
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Trusting the Fire
Rev. Chandler Stokes
A sermon by Rev. Chandler Stokes on Matthew 7:15–20 on Ash Wednesday. "Lent can be a dangerous time. People come to the church looking for discipline and a new way to live; they come to be challenged—prepared for the heartache and joy of the cross to come. The problem with Lent, however, is a direct outgrowth of this urgency: we contain the season to six weeks of doing good, rather than building a Lent that becomes a life." ―Maryetta Anschutz (For this service, the lighting in our sanctuary was dimmed for ambiance, hence why the resulting video looks so dark.)
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Be Beautiful with Mediderm Line of Products!
I have become pretty skeptical of any hair care or face care products that make high claims to turn you into some beauty queen. Why so skeptical? Well, over the years, I have tried many products. Most of them fall short of the great results they claim you will see. After spending all that time and wasting money, you become less likely to want to keep trying more.
Well, thanks to the world of blogging and doing product reviews, I have been able to try some additional products. Some, like all the others, fall short. However, every now and then, I find something really good! Something that I can totally get behind and promote with all honesty!
Allow me to introduce you to Mediderm! They have a large line of face care products, and let me tell you, they won't disappoint! I was asked to chose three products from their line; I chose Mediderm Microdermabrasion Polish, Instant Face Lift Concentrate, and Eye Bag Dark Circle Eraser.
Why try them?
There are other product lines that some of my friends recommend, and they swear by the results, but when I look into them, price becomes an issue. So, finding good products without a huge price tag is a tough chore! Yes, of course I want to look great, and therefor feel great...but I don't want to have to blow hundreds of dollars to do so! That is why Mediderm products are such an amazing find!
A great working product....at a great price?
Ding Ding Ding! We hit the jackpot!
So, how do I feel about each one I tried?
After using the Mediderm Microdermabrasion Polish, my face feels amazing! You simply apply a thin layer to your face, and rub in a circular motion with your fingertips. Then, rinse. This product has a slightly gritty texture, which allows for the great exfoliation! I have been using a couple times a week and my skin feels smoother and softer! I love this product!!!
Once a day, I have been applying the Instant Face Lift Concentrate to my face. It says to use in the morning and at night, however being in my 30's, I have only been using once per day. Thankfully, I don't really have any wrinkles yet...but I know they are right around the corner! Good skin care now can help hold off the process, so, hello...I'm in! It goes on very smooth and adorbs nicely into your skin. I make sure to apply it to the typical places wrinkles start, so hopefully I won't be seeing any anytime soon!
Last, but not least, is my favorite product! The Eye Bag Dark Circle Eraser! Why is this my favorite? It's simple...I could be getting plenty of rest, but I will still have dark circles under my eyes! It must be a heredity thing because I can't really explain it, lol. It says to use 6-8 weeks, I assume to really see results...but guess what? After only a couple weeks I am seeing a huge improvement! I apply a little under each eye, twice daily. Supper easy! and...YAY! for finally looking well rested and fresh-faced!
After adding these products to my beauty routine, my skin is becoming clearer, cleaner, and my face looks so fresh!
If you are searching for a great product for a great price, please give these a try! There are so many different products they offer, check their website for the complete inventory!
This is a sponsored post and I was compensated for my time and given free products.
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A week or so ago, I was reminded of this article due to a conversation I had with my boyfriend. The article itself is fairly ridiculous, though on point to a certain extent—one woman broke up with a man because he liked Ayn Rand too much. It did get me thinking, though; I always thought I would end up with someone who loved books as much as I do. Reading is such a huge part of my life that it was just hard to imagine loving someone who didn't have that same passion. Instead, I found S., who does math problems for fun.
When we first started dating and friended each other on Facebook, I looked immediately at his info to see what kind of books he was into. "Stoppard, Chaucer, T. S. Elliot, Murakami, Burroughs." All right, self, I thought, you've got enough in common that this shouldn't be TOO bad. I should have noticed that he spelled Eliot wrong… but to make a long story short, I noticed that he didn't have the nice collected hardcover of Eliot's poems that I have loved, and so, when he was graduating college a few months after we started dating, I embarked on a hunt for that book. Five bookstores and a frantic day of searching later, I had it in my hands, and wrote a nice little note on the inside. Two years later, I don't think he's ever opened it. And two years later, I found out that he doesn't like poetry very much… (I guess he's too much of an engineer.)
"So why did you even say that you liked Eliot if you don't like poetry and don't read it at all?" I asked this morning.
"I wanted to find a girl like you," he said.
That's an answer I might be able to accept.


text: Infertility advice from iReportersUpdated 11:35 AM ET, Mon April 25, 2016 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: How they've coped with infertility"Infertility is such an unspoken disease; people feel shame and hide it. I did too at first, until I met the women in my 'support group' and they made me realize I wasn't alone. It's such a terrifying and lonely experience -- but it doesn't have to be so hush-hush anymore," said Michelle Sukhdeo, seen here with her daughter, Emily, and husband, Hemendra. Click through our gallery to read more words of wisdom from couples who have experienced infertility.Hide Caption 1 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertility"Remember your partner" – "If you are part of a couple who is experiencing infertility, take time to work on yourself and your relationship. The weight that infertility stress adds to your relationship is like no other. Make sure between the tests, treatments, disappointments and joys, you remember your partner and check in with his or her emotions," iReporter Lauren Bennett said. Hide Caption 2 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertility"You can start again" – "A greater tragedy than a broken dream is a life forever defined by one. You can start again if you ultimately don't succeed in having a child," iReporter Sheridan Voysey said. Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertility"If you can laugh over it, you can control it" – "I find laughter to be the best medicine, which is why I brought lightness to the topic by poking fun of myself throughout the whole process. If you can laugh over it, you can control it in some way," iReporter Hilary Duncan said. Hide Caption 4 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertility"Follow your instincts" – "If you feel like something isn't right, follow your instincts. We, as women, know our bodies. We know when something is wrong. Don't trust anyone to tell you everything is fine if you are concerned. Seek a second opinion," iReporter Katherine Green said. Hide Caption 5 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertility"Give yourself what you need" – "Take care of yourself throughout this process. It is OK to turn down invites to parties and showers. It is OK to let others know you need space. There is no right way to walk this path, so give yourself what you need when you need it," iReporter Kellie Klinck said.Hide Caption 6 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertility"Know that you aren't alone" – "Especially in the African-American community, I wanted to know I wasn't alone in this with my own people. I want to let people know that we are here and going through the exact same thing that they are going through. Sometimes it helps to just know that you aren't alone," iReporter Brandy M. Hubbard said. Hide Caption 7 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertility"Embrace it all the best you can" – "There is life during and after infertility, even when there is no baby to show for it. The sun can still rise on your life and shine on your marriage. And I am not saying to just pretend that it's OK, but rather to acknowledge your highs and your lows and to embrace it all the best you can," iReporter Kristyanna Wolfe said.Hide Caption 8 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertility"Ignore barbs from the well-meaning" – "You are enough just as you are. Your life is defined by what you do and how deeply you love. When someone says something stupid or unintentionally unkind, smile and walk away. Most people don't know how to help or comfort you in your struggle. Ignore barbs from the well-meaning," iReporter Constance Scharff said.Hide Caption 9 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertilityWe are "surrounded by friends and family" – "Each and every one of us is surrounded by friends and family capable of more love and support than we'd have ever imagined. Be strong and remember that for every five couples boasting about pregnancy on Facebook, there is another one exactly like you, wondering why it hasn't happened yet," iReporter Andrew Newcomb said.Hide Caption 10 of 11 Photos: How they've coped with infertilityDon't let negative emotions consume you – "It's OK to be scared, sad, angry, jealous and bitter, but don't live in those moments for an extended period of time. Feel those emotions when they arise, but only allow them to surface temporarily; don't hold on to them for very long, or they will consume you," iReporter Jessica Dawson said. Hide Caption 11 of 11More from HealthRecalled defibrillator among exemptions in FDA's hidden databaseOutdoor walking meetings boost your mental and physical healthUS kids aren't eating enough seafood, study says; here's how to add moreAlabama doctors want patients to know they're still providing abortionsDr. Gupta: If you see someone struggling with mental illness, don't turn away


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Apparently I am in the mood to recreate my favourite foods from my favourite cafes. This particular recipe was inspired by Cafe Komodo on Prospect Road. This cafe is incredibly cute, with vintage tables and chairs, bright walls and super friendly staff. I often get the tofu burger or a tofu salad and the tofu involved is always divine. Going to Komodo is always a treat.
Serves: As many as you like.
Time: 10 minutes.
- Extra firm tofu, cut into either fingers or squares. Use as much as you need, depending on how many people you are feeding and how hungry you are.
- About half a cup of flour.
- Enough oil for shallow frying.
- Some paper towel.
Cut the tofu and dip in the flour, covering each side. The flour should stick as the tofu will be slightly moist. it doesn't need to be thick, but it does need to cover the tofu. In a fry pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the tofu and allow to fry each side for a couple of minutes until golden brown.
Take out of the fry pan and drain on the paper towel. Pat each side to ensure excess oil is drained.
Use the tofu for a wrap or a salad. Add your favourite veggies and dressing.


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Roots Mini-Series Description:Regardless of your racial heritage, you can't possibly watch the Roots mini-series without gaining some insight into what it must be like to be a slave. This "eye-opening" saga begins as a young African male named Kunta Kinte is becoming a man. His life is a happy one until he is captured by slavers and brutally forced into slavery in 18th century America. Roots then follows Kunta Kinte's life adjusting to the reality of his plight and continues through his descendants lives until his family is once again free. The story ends with the birth of Alex Haley, the author of Roots.The interaction between field slaves, house slaves, poor whites, plantation owners, etc. create a feeling that you are actually there yourself. The series won 9 Emmys and 1 Golden Globe Award! It has been seen by more viewers than any other mini-series ever produced.
Roots Cast (Main Characters):
Louis Gossett Jr. .... Fiddler
Ben Vereen ........... Chicken George
Leslie Uggams ........ Kizzy
Lorne Greene ......... John Reynolds
Burl Ives ............ Senator Arthur Johnson
Doug McClure ......... Jemmy Brent
George Hamilton ...... Stephen Bennett
O.J. Simpson ......... Kadi Touray
Vic Morrow ........... Ames
Robert Reed .......... Dr. William Reynolds
Richard Roundtree .... Sam Bennett
Ralph Waite .......... Slater
Lloyd Bridges ........ Evan Brent
Edward Asner ......... Captain Thomas Davies
Gary Collins ......... Grill
Chuck Connors ........ Tom Moore
Scatman Crothers ..... Mingo
Cicely Tyson ......... Binta (Kunta's Mother)
Sandy Duncan ......... Missy Anne Reynolds
Lynda Day George ..... Mrs. Reynolds
Carolyn Jones ........ Mrs. Moore
A History Of Slavery:
1441 - Ten Africans taken captive by a Portuguese sailor (Antam Gonclaves).
Generally considered to be the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade.
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Languages of Europe – Phrases to know when traveling to Hungary (Basic Hungarian Phrases)
Again we come across another language we know nothing about, but thankfully our pal Laszlo and his blog "I Just Felt Like Blogging" came to the rescue! Again, we could not hope to pull off this blog series if it weren't for the help of readers like Laszlo! Thank you guys so much, we just … Continue reading
Top Places To Go In Europe Recap
Well, here we are nearly two weeks into April and yet our journey has just begun. We started this blog a little over a month ago and the response has been encouraging, to say the least. We (me and Christian) felt that now was probably a good time to take a pause and recap … Continue reading
Top 5 Places to Go in Hungary
Once a world power, the Hungarian empire lost most of its territory at the end of World War I. Most people when they think of Hungary, think of almost a medieval type culture. The reality, however, is that Hungary is a beautiful and thriving modern country, and attracts nearly 9 million tourists a year. – … Continue reading
Where to Travel in Europe
For the next few weeks, we are going to begin an overview of Europe and some of the countries that we are planning on going to. Nearly three quarters of a billion people live in Europe.When we (Americans) think of Europe, we often have mixed thoughts between overly romanticized France, Italy, and Spain, and WWII … Continue reading


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Trevor Gould: Darwin's Nose
February 24 to April 15, 2012
Dunlop Art Gallery
Regina Public Library, Central Branch
2311 – 12th Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan
Info obtained from http://www.akimbo.ca
Thank god someone out there has the tenacity and natural talent to tackle this mailbox plague – cue Amanda Nelsen and her incredible Kinkade Recycled installation; a collection of 40,000 junk mail pieces folded and string bundled into 2 inch cubes that resemble colored pixels. At first I thought I was looking at a giant painting, maybe a rug. Amanda, it is because of people like you that this world is so wonderful.
For more on this go to: http://theartfuldesperado.com/2012/01/27/amanda-nelsen-40000-pieces-of-junk-mail-turned-into-art/
Scientists doing deep-sea vent exploring in the Antarctic have uncovered a world unlike anything found around other hydrothermal vents, one populated by new species of anemones, predatory sea stars, and piles of hairy-chested yeti crabs.
For more on this go to: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/yeti-crabs-ghost-octopus-unique-life-found-1st-220903638.html
On Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers fear the apocalypse — anything from a rogue planet smashing into us to our world spinning end over end. However, the world should expect nothing more next year than the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, NASA says.
For more on this go to: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/apocalypse-not-now-2012-doomsday-predictions-debunked-nasa-055304813.html
Hundreds of airplanes that can no longer fly the friendly skies end up here-deep in the Mojave Desert. At the Mojave Air and Spaceport's "boneyard", planes that are no longer valuable enough to be repaired and put back into service are cannibalized for spare parts. It's not exactly a delicate operation.
For the complete photo series, visit http://www.mentalfloss.com/more
Info obtained from Mental Floss issue Cured! New Cures For Everything
Eyewitness adds twist to Natalie Wood case. Woman says she heard the actress' last cry for help on that tragic night 30 years ago. And heard a man's voice, too.
For more info on this go to: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/news-26797925/natalie-wood-case-reopened-eyewitness-speaks-27335769.html
Two upcoming exhibits at the Leo Kamen Gallery located at 80 Spadina Ave, Toronto
Arbitrary Triangle: Three Passages Through Shanghai
Gallery One
October 20th to November 19th, 2011
Sarah Nind
Re: Development
Gallery Two
October 20th to November 19th, 2011
For more info go to: http://www.katzmankamengallery.com/
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Celebrate a very special group of five this season with our Personalized Family Of 5 + 2 Dogs On Christmasy Steps Ornament. Featuring five smiling faces dressed in their red Christmas jammies while standing on a white banister adorned with festive glittered decor, let us add their names, year and short sentiment at no extra charge.
- Crafted from shiny resin and glitter
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Salt: When Did It Ever Become Paleo? Excerpt
A disturbing notion has now crept into virtually all of Paleo diet cookbooks: salt is OK. Recipe after recipe seems to include either salt or sea salt as a key ingredient. Whoa! Where the heck did this idea come from? Certainly not from the peer review scientific which preceded and defined the modern Paleo Diet concept, indicating that added salt was never part of humanity's original fare. Perhaps this erroneous belief has been promoted by popular, non-scientific Paleo bloggers? I don't know, but it is time to set the record straight – added salt, be it sea
salt or otherwise, definitely should not be part of contemporary Paleo diets.
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Department store John Lewis recorded sales growth of 26 per cent in the first full week of clearance, the latest figures have revealed.
For the week ending January 5th 2013, the department store saw sales of £91.8 million, following a record start to its clearance sales two weeks ago.
In the first hour of online clearance, which opened at 5pm on Christmas Eve, orders were up 70 per cent on last year and johnlewis.com saw visitor numbers increase by 24 per cent on Christmas Day.
Electricals and Home Technology provided the strongest sales growth, with an increase of 44 per cent on last year, and sales of tablet devices and Windows 8 computers were particularly high.
A 19 per cent rise in sales in sports shows the impact of New Year fitness resolutions, while fashion sales increased by 20 per cent and handbags saw 17 per cent sales growth.
Commenting on the success of the sale, Paula Nickolds, Home Buying Director for John Lewis, said: "This year we have more newness in store than ever before and the critical full price sales are promising across all three directorates.
"This is testament to the hard work across Buying and Merchandising launching new season stock early to benefit from the high footfall during Clearance."
Department stores Debenhams and House of Fraser (HOF) have reported strong Christmas sales this week with like-for-like (LFL) sales up five per cent for Debenhams and 6.3 per cent for HOF.
However, for HOF the pre-Christmas rush produced more growth than the January sales as the retailer saw record sales in the fortnight before Christmas.
Many retailers benefited from a last-minute boost in sales before Christmas as customers held out on spending in the hope of Christmas Eve bargains.
Focussing on the year ahead, Nickolds commented: "With a few days of clearance to go, the focus is on sell-through of old stock and highlighting the stunning new ranges across all areas.
"With The Gift List rebrand alongside Wedding Shops launching in stores next week, there is plenty if activity to excite the customers."
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The Senate on Friday voted for a continuing resolution to fund the government for six months, passed a non-binding resolution asserting America's right to pursue more aggressive policies to deter Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and rejected Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)'s bill to ban foreign aid to Egypt, Pakistan, and Libya.
The votes, which were cast late Friday evening, allowed the senators to take the weekend off and go back to their states to campaign for reelection even though the Senate has not adopted a budget. The Senate has also not laid the groundwork for how to avoid the looming fiscal cliff.
The stopgap funding bill passed in a 62-30 vote.
Senators rejected Paul's bill to end foreign aid Egypt, Pakistan, and Libya in a 81 to 10 vote.
Paul had forced the Senate to vote on his bill by threatening for weeks to filibuster all pending legislation.
His bill would have denied aid to Pakistan unless the country released Dr. Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA identify Osama bin Laden's location in Pakistan, and to Egypt and Libya unless those countries released to U.S. authorities the Islamists who attacked the U.S. interests in those countries. by threatening for weeks to filibuster all pending legislation. His bill would have
Paul was also the only Senator to vote against the non-binding resolution on Iran.
The text of the resolution said, "nothing in this resolution shall be construed as an authorization for the use of force or a declaration of war," But Paul voted against it anyway, saying "a vote for this resolution is a vote for the concept of preemptive war."


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Andrew Ripp has released a video for his new single "Falling For The Beat". This song features on his last album "Won't Let Go", which is available on itunes.
For the 21rst edition of her Living Room Sessions, Anna and Julia Johnson did a cover of "Gone" by Kelly Clarkson.
Casey Hurt shared a new song via his youtube channel. This song is "Ain't That Bad". He dedicated that song to all the artists as a support to continue their art.
Holley Maher sang a great new song "Whispered Words" for her Brite Revolution Session. If you don't know Brite Revolution yet, it's a great website which helps you to get know new artists. They also film intimate performances of hand-picked artists.
Lloyd Williams recorded a live version of his song "The Foolish". This song is really a haunting song. One of my favorite.
Ryan Schmidt did a cover the song "TKO" by Justin Timberlake
Sarah Williams has a new video for her song "Unfinished Road". This song figures out on her new album "Come Back Around".


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St. Patrick's Day
March 10, 2011 | Michelle
March 17th is just around the corner, my friends; and if you haven't had the chance to chase a rainbow, find a pot of gold, hang out with a leprechaun, or grow a garden of four leaf clovers, you can still read about them in our fun St. Patrick's Day themed books. If you're feeling lucky, try being crafty and make your own clovers or leprechauns out of paper, cardboard, or cookies. After all, a nice warm sugar cookie clover decorated with fine green sprinkles is always a winner! Enjoy the day! May the luck of the Irish be with you!
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Styx and Don Felder Announce…
Styx and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder are going to set up camp in Las Vegas for a series of shows early next year, calling their residency Renegades in the Fast Lane. Shows are scheduled on Jan. 6-7, 11 and 13-14, 2017, exclusively at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Tickets go on sale Friday at venetian.com.
"I'm so excited to be sharing the stage at the Venetian with my good friends Styx," Felder said in a news release. "This is going to be one rocking show in the most rocking city in the U.S."
Styx, who will welcome original bassist Chuck Panozzo for occasional surprise appearances, have created a new set list for this Vegas residency, and also plan a brand-new stage production. Felder appeared with Styx and Foreigner as part of the Soundtrack of Summer tour a couple of years ago.
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