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Further, the scapegoat mechanism, because of its perceived and at times apparent effectiveness at restoring unity to a fractured society, is given divine sanction by the culture. The violence that accompanies the scapegoating mechanism is justified, not simply because it frequently works, but because it is purported to be what God wants- the condition for the possibility of not only social relationships but humanity's relationship with God. Finally, it is not only the divine sanction that assures the efficacy of the scapegoat mechanism, but that a culture is absolutely convinced that the surrogate victim is guilty, and therefore deserving of punishment. However, whether or not the scapegoat is actually guilty is not as important as that the people believe that he is.
Ivereigh's insight in regards to the current situation, particularly in regards to the Catholic Church in general and the Holy Father in particular, is that it may represent a contemporary display of Girard's theory in actual fact. If I understand Ivereigh's premise correctly, the cultural energy currently being expended in regards to the Church and its real failures to protect minors from sexual abuse by some members of the clergy is fueled by a phenomenon that is not just peculiar to the Church, but endemic to the culture, a horror that is made even more terrifying when one considers that most victims of sexual abuse have suffered at the hands of a family member. This reality exerts tremendous culture pressure, most of which remains buried or unconscious. In Ivereigh's Giradian assessment, the Church, and now Pope Benedict, has been the recipient of so much opprobrium because a culture needs a scapegoat by which to restore order in the midst of the effects of a destructive scandal that is not simply a problem in the Church, but in the culture as well.
Is such an assessment correct? Ivereigh offers a qualified yes, acknowledging that such an application of Girard's theory to the current situation should not blind us to the fact that real crimes were committed and that the victims in this crisis are those who were sexually abused. I agree. However, dubious reporting on the Holy Father's alleged involvement in cover-ups, the insinuation of conspiracy, rhetoric that asserts itself in generalities and seems to make all priests into potential threats and the entire hierarchical structure of the Church willfully malicious-- all this seems to be a manifestation of the accusatory impulses that lead to scapegoating. It feeds on longstanding cultural prejudices against the Catholic Church, and it seems to say that if all involved are not guilty, they should be, and the sooner judgment falls hard on the apparently guilty, the closer the culture is to resolution in regards to this issue and the restoration of order. It is not just the Church, but also the culture that is being deceived if this mindset takes hold.
One of the dangers in all of this is that it serves as a distraction and forces the Church into a defensive posture which inhibits its ability and effectiveness in dealing with a very real scandal that must be resolved if the mission of the Church is to move forward. The response of high ranking members of the curia recently is an example of this as their rhetoric seems to be to more concerned with identifying the Church and Pope Benedict as a victim of unfair characterizations, rather than articulating clearly and specifically what the Church and the Holy Father have done, are doing right now and will do in the future to assure that children are safe from harm. I think that it is true that the Church and the Holy Father are being treated unfairly and that reporting on this issue has generated in public consciousness a perception about the Church and the Pope that is false. However, should this be the principle concern of the Church's leadership at this point or should their focus remain on the horrifying reality that people have suffered terribly and that the reason for this is because of the actions of some priests and some bishops? The alienation of anyone from Christ and his Church is a matter that has eternal consequences and demands our undivided attention and immediate action. Further, when the Church goes on the defensive in regards to this issue, extreme prudence is necessary. Without such prudence these attempts can backfire, making it seem that we are participating in our own version of the accusatory impulse and assigning our own scapegoats. The better response is what Pope Benedict did during his recent visit to Malta by meeting personally with victims, meetings that we all hope will be coupled with concrete action to make the universal Church much more effective in its approach to this issue.
Another insight from René Girard that might be helpful is his most provocative thesis: the supposed divine sanction that has been used to justify the scapegoating mechanism has been rejected by divine revelation itself. God reveals himself in the Gospels to be a God of the victims- He acts on their behalf, not for those who perpetrate or perpetuate the scapegoat mechanism. This happens in the death of the Lord Jesus in which the hidden mechanisms of scapegoating are revealed and rendered ineffectual. Since the God of Christian faith is a God of the victims, the Church is radically positioned in its mission to be not only a witness against the cultural machinations that lead to scapegoating violence, but an advocate of those who are the victims of all forms of violence. It has become apparent in regards to many of the survivors of sexual abuse that some of those entrusted to leadership in the Church did not fulfill this mission, and in this failure, the Church has become a source of scandal to its own faithful and to the world. The danger in this is not simply that because of the real crimes and failures of some priests and bishops that the Church itself becomes a scapegoat, but that the Church and the culture might be distracted by the desire for scapegoats and fail to hear the pleas of all the victims of sexual abuse and in doing so ignore the voice of the God of the victims.
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But now, instead of becoming president, Clinton will become secretary of state at a most difficult time, with the world economy in a shambles, wars raging in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Iran poised to try to acquire nuclear weapons.
But Clinton didn't delve deep into all that during her farewell speech on the Senate floor Thursday, choosing instead to look back fondly at her eight years as New York's junior senator.
"I may not have always been a New Yorker -- but I know that I will always be one," said Clinton, a Democrat who was raised in Illinois and served as first lady in Arkansas and the White House before her 2000 election to the Senate from New York.
Speaking to about a third of her colleagues and several of her most loyal staffers in a Senate chamber filled with tourists, Clinton, D-N.Y., said: "To my fellow New Yorkers, I give you my profound gratitude. I loved being your senator. Serving you has been the honor of my lifetime."
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Mr. Edwin Robert Shaffer Jr. of 1079 High Rock Road, Vernon Hill died Wednesday, Feb.15, 2012, at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Baltimore, Md. on Jan. 22, 1937 and was 75 years of age. He was the son of the late Edwin Robert Shaffer Sr. and Elsie Troutman Shaffer and is survived by his wife, RoseMarie Shaffer. Mr. Shaffer was a member of Faith Community Church, a U.S. Navy veteran and was an architectural engineer with Bethlehem Steel for 32 years. He was an avid hunter, and was also retired from the Baltimore Maritime Museum after 15 years, where he was the maintenance supervisor.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one daughter, Laurie Wright and husband Jim of Niles, Ohio; three sons, Jeff Shaffer of Greensboro, N.C., David Shaffer of Akron, Ohio and Eric Shaffer and wife Desiree of Vernon Hill; one step-daughter, Dawn Churchill of Lexington Park, Md.; one stepson, John Reidell and wife Salina of Pasadena, Md.; 10 grandchildren, Dominique, Dalton, Chase, Taylor and Jeff Shaffer, Nick Gessler, John Robert, Stephanie, Noah and Nicholas Reidell.
Funeral services for Mr. Shaffer will be held at Powell Funeral Home chapel Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at 2 p.m. with the Pastor Dane Skelton officiating. Burial will follow.
The family will receive friends at Powell Funeral Home on Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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Online condolences may be directed to www.powellfunerals.com
Arrangements are by Powell Funeral Home, South Boston.


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Barbary dove
- This is about the bird also called the ring dove; for other definitions, see Ring dove (disambiguation).
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Ringneck Dove, Ring-necked Turtle-Dove, Ring Dove, or Barbary Dove (Streptopelia risoria) is a domestic member of the dove family (Columbidae).
Although the Ringneck Dove is normally assigned its own systematic name, as Streptopelia risoria, considerable doubt exists as to its appropriate classification. Some sources confidently assert that it is a domestic form of the Eurasian Collared Dove, S. decaocto, but the majority of evidence points to it being a domesticated form of the African Collared Dove, S. roseogrisea. It appears that it can hybridise freely with either species, and its status as a species must therefore be regarded as doubtful. However because of the wide use of both the common and systematic names, it is best to consider it separately from either of the putative parent species. Their time of domestication is also is uncertain. While Linnaeus described them in 1756, they may have been imported into Italy from North Africa in the late 16th century.[1]
Ringneck Doves are easily kept, and long-lived, in captivity, living for up to 12 years. However, There have been cases of doves living over 20 years,[2] and at one point a dove living up to 29 years[3] In recent years they have been used extensively in biological research, particularly into the hormonal bases of reproductive behaviour, because their sequences of courtship, mating and parental behaviour have been accurately described and are highly consistent in form. Dove fanciers have bred them in a great variety of colours; the number of colours available has increased dramatically in the latter half of the twentieth century, and it is thought that this has been achieved by interbreeding with S. roseogrisea. Some of these doves carry a mutation that makes them completely white. These white ringnecks are most commonly used in stage magic acts. White Ringtail doves are traditionally released in large public ceremonies, since it is a peace symbol in several cultures, and "dove releases" are also sometimes found at weddings and funerals. However, a release dove is, in fact, usually a homing pigeon, as Barbary Doves lack the homing instinct and generally do not survive in the wild, making them a poor choice for a release bird.
The coo of the ringneck dove is created by muscles that vibrate air sent up from the dove's lungs. These muscles belong to the fastest known class of vertebrate muscles, contracting as much as ten times faster than muscles vertebrates use for running. This class of muscles is usually found in high speed tissue such as a rattlesnake's tail. Ringneck doves are the first bird species to have been found to have this class of muscle.[4]
Feral populations of Ringneck Doves establish themselves readily as a result of escapes or releases from captivity, but they will merge with local populations of Collared Doves if they exist. There is a small feral population in Los Angeles, California, where neither S. decaocto nor S. roseogrisea is currently found.
However, it has been observed or theorized that individual doves are unlikely to fare well. Ringneck Doves released to the wild cannot readily survive, as they are not equipped to live wild in most climates, have no natural fear of predators, and have never learned to distinguish "natural" foods.[citation needed] It has been observed that at least the female can not only coo but emit a high pitched laughing sound. [Muns Baare July 2010]
- ^ Fisher, James (1953). British Birds, number 5, Vol. XLVI.
- ^ Documented Info by a hobbyist at [1]
- ^ .Documented story at [2]
- ^ Elemans CP, Spierts IL, Muller UK, Van Leeuwen JL, Goller F (2004). "Bird song: superfast muscles control dove's trill". Nature 431 (7005): 146. doi:10.1038/431146a. PMID 15356620.
- Oliver, K. Wade (2005). Ringneck Doves: A Handbook of Care and Breeding. ISBN 0-9768030-0-3.
- David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes, John Cox (2001). Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to Pigeons and Doves of the World. ISBN 0-300-07886-2.
- Michael W. Gos. (1989). "Doves."
- Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. (1997). "Pigeons."
- Doves and Pigeons as Pets Online Hobbyist.com, Inc. 2008
- White Dove Release - Frequently Asked Questions White Dove Releases 2008
- White Dove Releases or is it a Pigeon Release? All Events Party Planning Blog, June 2008
External links[edit]
- The Dove Page The Place on the Internet for Doves
- Barbary Dove History, by John Pire


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Not that long ago, Lucas Moomaw was playing drums in the band The Jolly Rogers with some of his friends at Watauga High School. These days, Moomaw is still drumming, but in country band Williams & Company, a four-piece outfit trying to break it big in Nashville.
Williams & Company will return to Moomaw's old stomping ground for a show at Murphy's Restaurant and Pub in Boone on Friday, July 13. The band will perform at 10:30 p.m., and the Lost Ridge Band will open the show at 9:30 p.m.
Williams & Company recently released its debut album, aptly titled "Williams & Company."
The band features Moomaw on drums, Alex Williams on guitar and vocals, Sam Vanfossen on electric guitar and vocals, and Daniel Pendergraft on piano and vocals. The new CD features Benjamin Loy on bass guitar. Williams also wrote all of the songs on the new album.
"Williams and Company" is a timeless honky-tonk country album in the mode of Dwight Yoakum or early Garth Brooks. Buoyed by Williams' expressive and seasoned-sounding vocals, the band cranks out tales of barrooms, money-grubbing girlfriends and true love.
The slow-burning "Dancing on Ashes" wraps a gorgeous melody around a sad story of love's last chapter. "Devil's Queen" is an open invitation to the dance floor for some serious up-tempo boot scootin'.
On "Back to My Heart," the band mixes straight-up country with some hot electric guitar that would've been right at home on an early Lynyrd Skynyrd album.
One of the amazing things about Williams and Company and their new CD is how seasoned and professional they sound for a bunch of college kids. Moomaw, a rising junior at Belmont University in Nashville, joined the other guys in the band last year.
"We are students, and we play music for everyone," Williams said. "It doesn't make a difference if you're young or old, punk or prep. We do this for the people who want to have a good time on their only night off from work. We're about meeting new friends, building a brighter future for all and playing music. We believe it is more important now than ever for role-models to give back into the communities they serve; therefore, we vow to donate a meaningful percentage of all sales and earnings to local charities and non-profits that keep music programs in schools. The most important thing to these guys is spreading positivity through music and standing up for the community."
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New windows are now being installed at the Springfield Library building. According to information posted on the library's website the work began last Wednesday and will continue through Saturday, March 2.
The project means the Winter Luau scheduled for Wednesday has been cancelled.
Back in October, Springfield Patch reported that the Springfield Township Board of Commissioners approved a contract with GMI Contractors, Inc. to bring new windows to the library at a cost of $37,500 to the the township.
"The goal is to conserve heat, and it's also environmentally better," Library Director Audrey Blossic said at the time.
Blossic said the new windows will help lower energy costs. This follows the installation of solar panels on the library's roof that promise to generate 30,000 kilowatt hours a year for 25 years.
"I decided that if I'm saving money on electricity, then I should look into heating as well, because it's expensive," she said.
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Penelope Umbrico finds a communal portrait of humanity in images she appropriates from popular sources, whether they be photographs of sunsets posted on the internet or ads for broken televisions sets on Craigslist. She examines the notion of how photography exists in the digital age, making prints of ephemeral electronic images, culling samples, and then building them into installations of multiple images that offer a revealing snapshot of who we are. Some are displayed on walls, such as her Sunset Portraits, which documents the number of photographs of people posed in front of a setting sun that are posted on the photography-sharing website Flickr on any given day—as many as 9,623,557. Others, like her Cabinet projects, present a type of "cabinet of wonders."
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Quick App: Midway's Touchmaster Volume 1 for iPhone
When Trillion-dollar stimulus packages are being passed and spent and the dollar seems to buy less and less, it's nice to find some real values in the App Store, like Touchmaster Volume 1 from Midway. At only $3.99, you get 5 games for your entertainment - that's only about $.80 cents per game (before tax, of course).
Included with this bundle are the following: 1) Spellwinder - a word search game using adjacent letters in any direction to score points; 2) Dice King - a dice puzzle game where points are scored for swapping adjacent dice to form matching combinations of three or more dice; 3) Prismatix - a hexagonal matching game requiring linking gems in color combinations displayed by a wheel at the top of your screen; 4) Combo 11 - form combinations of cards equaling 11 in value, eliminating cards as you go; 5) Carpet - similar to Solitaire, the object of the game is to discard all cards in their respective suits in sequences of Ace to King, using your deck and "carpet" of cards.
In addition to trying to get the highest score you can, you can also complete challenges and earn trophies along the way. The graphics are decent and the gameplay is easy with the touch interface. For $3.99, this 5-game package will provide hours of entertainment.
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One week before wrapping up, the "Gifts for Kids" drive still seeks sponsors for about 200 children, volunteer Janet Bean said today.
Organizers received requests for sponsors for nearly 950 children identified by human services providers in South Norfolk County.
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AUSTIN, IN (WAVE) - It's been almost a year since a Southern Indiana family has seen their loved one. Paul Graupe went missing two days before Thanksgiving 2009.
His family and friends aren't giving up hope in their search for him. They came together for a vigil at the Jennings township Volunteer Fire Department to send a clear message.
"My brother needs to be found," said Paul Graupe's brother.
Those that attended the vigil wore shirts and pins for support.
In 2009, Graupe's family says Paul didn't show up to work, then missed hunting on Thanksgiving and that's when his family called police. Their desperate search for answers to his disappearance continues.
Family member say Paul was on his way to collect money from a man who owed him, the man was also a convicted felon.
Scott County Sheriff John Lizenby assured Paul's loved ones that the case hasn't been forgotten. He says detectives are starting from scratch to figure out what happened.
"We'll just hope and pray that something cracks and some answers will come up," said Sheriff Lizenby.
Paul's father, who is also a retired police officer told WAVE 3 that he's isn't satisfied with his son's investigation and has hired a private investigator to get answers.
Graupe's family is offering a $15,000 reward to anyone with information leading to his return.
Graupe was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket and blue jeans. he has brown hair and brown eyes and wears glasses.
If you have any information, call Austin police at 812-794-2496.
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Dr. McCluskey earned the Ph.D. at the University of Arkansas. A specialist in Shakespeare, he joined the English Department in the Fall of 1999.
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"Englishmen For My Money and the Sublimation of Anti-Immigrant Satire," Renaissance Society of America, Miami, FL, 22-24 March 2007.
"'Ipse Dixit': Literary Allusion in Heinlein's Juveniles," Popular Culture Association, Boston, MA, 4-7 April 2007.


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February 26, 2012
While her friends were sunning themselves in bikinis in Los Cabos, Mexico, Vanessa covered up in a loose-fitting romper. The following week, her hubby Nick Lachey revealed on Live! With Kelly that they are expecting their first child together. "This is the one thing that more than any other I've looked forward to, and it's overwhelming," the former 98 Degrees singer said.


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Admittedly, Christmas activities seem to start earlier and earlier, but that's okay because they are fun and magical and distract us as we slip into a Michigan winter. There is plenty to do from now until the New Year, so take a step back in time, marvel at lighted displays and pet a reindeer. This list below consists of month-long displays/activities. There is a separate list for short-term holiday shows and concerts.
Dearborn: Festival of Trees
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When: 11/23/13 through 12/1/13 (excluding Thanksgiving Day)
Where: Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn
The annual fundraiser for the Children's Hospital of Michigan kicks off with a special preview of the professionally and locally-decorated trees on Saturday, 11/23 from 6:30 PM to 11 PM. The special night includes food, dancing, music and a silent auction. The trees continue on display for a week, along with gingerbread houses, a miniature village, model trains, stockings and live entertainment.
Dearborn: Greenfield Village: Holiday Nights
When: December 6-8, 13-15, 19-23, and 26-28, 2013 (6:30 PM - 10 PM)
Where: Greenfield Village, Dearborn
Stroll along lantern-lit streets to soak up the spirit of Christmas past at Greenfield Village's Holiday Nights. In addition to food, shopping, an ice rink, live performances, and Santa, there are carriage and Model-T rides, roving costumed characters, fireworks, and live reindeers. Non-member adult admission is $22 (or $18.75 for members). Note: Greenfield Village hosts a Supper with Santa Package as part of Holiday Nights that includes a horse-drawn carriage ride and a holiday turkey dinner.
Flint: Christmas at Crossroads: Holiday Magic
When: 11/18/13 and gradually lengthening weekends from 11/29/13 through 12/29/13
Where: Crossroads Village, Flint
The village and train are all lit up for the season. In addition to historic displays, crafts, food and shopping, the Opera House provides live entertainment. Sullivan's Black Forest has a Christmas dinner every Friday and Saturday (11/29 through 12/21). The Village is open for drive-through visits on Mondays from December 2nd to 30th. Admission starts at $10 an adult/$8 a child.
Rochester: The Big, Bright Light Show
When: 12/2/13 through 1/5/14
Where: Downtown Rochester
Downtown Rochester does the holidays right with the The Big, Bright Light Show, wherein each store front along Main Street (Rochester Road) literally gets its own color scheme of lights. The effect is magical and will light up your life -- or at least your shopping -- through January 5th, 2014.
Royal Oak: Breakfast with Santa at the Detroit Zoo
Weekend mornings, 12/7, 12/8, 12/14 and 12/21, 8 AM to 10 AM at the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery
The zoo hosts a Santa event in celebration of the holidays. Best of all, it includes a breakfast buffet with waffles, quiche, and cheese blintzes . Kids will get a thrill when Santa visits. Tickets cost $30 for adults, $25 for children.
Westland: Wayne County Parks Lightfest 2013
When: 11/14/13 through 12/31/13 (closed Christmas)
Where: Hines Drive & Merriman, Westland
Wayne County Parks celebrates the holidays with an annual Lightfest consisting of over four miles of displays and over a million lights. Admission is $5 a car. Sledding and ice skating are also available within the park.


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FRANKFORT — Kentucky's progress in education "is in jeopardy with every dollar we cut out of education," Gov. Steve Beshear told state lawmakers Tuesday night in his State of the Commonwealth address.
So he wants to reform the state tax code and offer voters a chance to vote on a constitutional amendment to allow expanded gambling. But if lawmakers won't go along, Beshear said, he will recommend painful cuts to other areas of government in order to reinvest in education.
He was talking to 138 lawmakers who've shown little inclination to raise new revenues as they, along with the governor, have cut $1.6 billion from the state budget over the past six years.
During that time, the state's primary source for funding public schools – called SEEK – has been frozen at 2009 levels while enrollment grew. Other areas of education such as teacher development, after-school services and money for textbooks have been cut back severely.
Sen. Walter Blevins, D-Morehead, commended Beshear for pointing out the need to restore cuts to programs hit hard during the past six years, especially education. He said he is optimistic the two parties and chambers can work together to do some of the things Beshear called for.
Republican Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, has said the state doesn't "have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem" and problems can't be solved "just by throwing money at them."
But he seemed willing at least to listen after the governor's speech. Stivers said he appreciated the governor's tone and that all lawmakers want to support education, but he said the question now becomes how.
"We very much have an interest in a competitive tax code," Stivers said, but again said he was interested in seeing the details of Beshear's proposals.


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It's taken a few days, but I finally found the time to read BLDGBLOG's substantial interview with the "landscape photographer" Simon Norfolk, who is attempting — with considerable success, I think — to extend the viewer's understanding of what constitutes a "battlefield".
All of the work that I've been doing over the last five years is about warfare and the way war makes the world we live in. War shapes and designs our society. The landscapes that I look at are created by warfare and conflict…
His comments about his relationship to the art world are especially apposite:
I cannot fucking believe that I go into an art gallery and people want to piss their lives away not talking about what's going on in the world. Have they not switched on their TV and seen what's going on out there? They have nothing to say about that? They'd rather look at pictures of their girlfriend's bottom, or at their top ten favorite arseholes? Switch on the telly and see what's going on in our world – particularly these last five years. If you've got nothing to say about that, then I wonder what the fucking hell you're doing.
I'm surprised not to see Paul Virilio mentioned in here, though. The themes Norfolk is investigating: how cities are shaped by war, and by preparations for war; cities being to a great extent the creatures of warfare; the requirements of the military being the driving force of technological advancement, notably in the advancement of photographic technique and hardware; the tendency towards disappearance in contemporary warfare, into light-speed telecommunications, satellites and supercomputers; the primacy of speed and logistics; the vital importance of mobility to getting any idea of what is really going on — all of this is straight out of Virilio. See especially: Speed and Politics, Pure War, Popular Defense and Ecological Struggles, War and Cinema. If Norfolk isn't influenced directly by Virilio (and I don't see any mention of him on his web site, either, although I haven't been all over it) then he is recapitulating Virilio's work to a degree which is downright spooky.
I just found a long essay on Virilio by Jason Adams, Popular Defense in The Empire of Speed, which I have attempted to skim; it looks as if it might be a fair summary of Virilio's thinking, but I haven't read it closely; it is marked up in such a hilariously unreadable fashion, close reading is simply impossible. Have a look, you'll see what I mean.


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The project made its first steps by making the selection of the VET institutions based on "Strategy of Vocational Education and Training System in Armenia" and the Action Plan, as well as by using the labor market survey results, economic development trends and pro-poor policy approaches.
The second phase after the selection was the assessment of the potential and needs of selected VET institutions, including the infrastructure, technical. methodological, human resources, etc., after which the main activities set up.
One of the essential components of the project is the development and production of new training materials/textbooks for selected vocational subject areas. So far, after the launch of the project have been implemented 4 Competence Based Qualification Standards (CBQS) for the following specialties: "Technology of Welding", "Construction and Maintenance of Buildings", "Quality Testing of Consumer Goods in Agriculture", "Tractor Driver". The first two mentioned were approved by the Ministry of Education and Science and the last ones were recently submitted for the approval.
For the development of each CBQS a group of experts were selected and recruited by the project. Currently 2 groups of experts were selected for the development of Qualification Standards in tourism sector, namely in the following specialties: "Organization of Catering", and "Business Hospitality".
Another group of experts is recruited for the development of subject syllabi for the Electro-Welding and Construction specialties.
During this time period two workshops were organized on the Development of the CBQS.
Recently was published the Unified Qualification Standards for Vocational Education specialties, which was adjoined with the special Methodical Guidelines, giving a detailed explanation of how to use the CBQS Template.
Moreover, the development of text book on "Pedagogy for VET system faculty staff" is underway and moves forward in its full strength.
After the refreshments in the sphere of material development the project plans to modernize the curricula for every vocational subject area, s well as train the instructors on the new curricula.
The project activities also include the upgrade of the facilities in the selected VET institutions, including the upgrade of technology, as well as implementation of construction and reconstruction works.
To date, the project has started the reconstruction and upgrade of the six selected colleges, which includes such works as establishment of a boiling house, introduction of a common heating system, reconstruction of roofs and premises, purchase of educational furniture and laboratory equipment, etc.
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Planned Giving
|The Late Dr. Oakley
A planned gift to The Episcopal Church Home Foundation is a charitable gift made through your will, estate, or an annuity program. There are many ways to give, and your attorney or other legal advisor can help you choose the best option to meet your financial and philanthropic goals.
The Frank Allen Society
Frank Allen was a man of few words! Former president of The Episcopal Church Home's Board of Directors and member of the Board for over 20 years, his extraordinary commitment, vision, and decision making helped prepare the Church Home for its future.
The Frank Allen Society was created in Mr. Allen's honor. Society members share his sincere dedication to all residents present and future. Members, too, understand the importance of planning. They help provide excellent care now and for years to come through a variety of long-range gift opportunities.
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- Designating The Episcopal Church Home Foundation as beneficiary of a bequest through a will or estate.
- Creating a life-income plan through a pooled life income fund, charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust. These plans allow donors to make significant gifts while providing life income for themselves, family, or friends. The remainder becomes available to The Episcopal Church Home Foundation upon the donor's death.
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|JIMMIE H. McKIBBEN and
JANET C. McKIBBEN
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|JIMMIE H. MCKIBBEN and
This matter is before the Court on remand from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa for the sole purpose of considering the application for appointment nunc pro tunc under 11 U.S.C. § 327(1) of plaintiff, attorney, George R. Remer ("Remer"). This is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A). The following opinion granting Remer's application nunc pro tunc for appointment but limiting his fees to $5,000 constitutes this Court's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order pursuant to Fed.R.Bankr.P. 7052.
On February 11, 1991, this Court entered an order denying Remer's complaint seeking attorney's fees because he had never been appointed as the debtors' attorney under § 330. Remer appealed that decision to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. On December 19, 1991, the District Court (Judge O'Brien) entered an order remanding the case to this Court. The remand order, however, specifically noted that the District Court was not disagreeing with this Court's February 11, 1991 ruling. The remand order stated that the case was remanded only to give Remer a chance to file for nunc pro tunc appointment as debtor's attorney.
Remer now has filed for nunc pro tunc appointment as the attorney for the debtors, Jimmie and Janet McKibbin (the debtors). This Court heard arguments of the application for appointment nunc pro tunc in Sioux City, Iowa on February 24, 1992. The debtors oppose Remer's application for nunc pro tunc appointment. If the Court approves the nunc pro tunc application, the debtors ask the Court to limit the amount of fees payable to Remer to $5,000. Remer has requested nearly $20,000 in compensation should his application for nunc pro tunc appointment be approved.
In the February 11, 1991 order, this Court previously provided detailed findings of fact relating to the origin of this dispute. Those facts will not be recounted here. The Court, however, did take additional testimony and evidence at the February 24, 1992 hearing. Based on that evidence and testimony, the Court makes the following findings.
1. Remer provided valuable services to the debtors in handling their bankruptcy. when Remer took over the debtors' case he converted it from a Chapter 7 liquidation case into a very successful Chapter 11 reorganization.
2. Remer began his representation of the debtors in the spring of 1987.
3. The parties never entered a written contract for Remer's services, nor did Remer ever send the debtors an engagement letter of any kind.
4. The debtors believe that Remer agreed to do the case for a flat charge of $5,000. Remer believes that he agreed to do the work on an hourly basis.
5. Remer did not send the debtors regular monthly billing statements as work accrued. Remer sent his first bill to the debtors in the spring of 1989, nearly two years after he began work for the debtors.
6. The debtors inquired about the bill for Remer's services one time before the first billing. Remer informed them the bill had reached $9,000 to $10,000. The debtors expressed concern to Remer at that time about the fees being that high.
7. Remer's final bill exceeded $20,000. He demanded full payment from the debtors, refusing to take $5,000 which the debtors believed they had agreed to pay him.
8. Remer filed a lawsuit in Iowa District Court in the fall of 1989 in an attempt to recover the fees. This matter has been in litigation since that time. The debtors have incurred substantial attorney's fees defending this action.
9. Remer did not file for appointment as attorney in this case at an earlier time because he believed that he could promptly recover his fees from the debtors after the case closed. He believed that he could bill the McKibbins in their capacity as the debtors after the case closed, as opposed to billing their debtorin-possession estate during the bankruptcy. He asserts that if he had billed the McKibbins as debtors-in-possession during the pendency of the case, the costs may have jeopardized the reorganization attempt. He thought it was both prudent and allowable under the law to wait and recover the fees from the debtors in their own post-bankruptcy capacity.
As this Court noted previously, the Eighth Circuit has stated:
An attorney hired to represent a debtor-in-possession must give notice to creditors and receive court approval prior to being compensated by the estate. 11 U.S.C. § 330; Bankruptcy Rule 2016. Without such prior approval, ordinarily subsequent applications for fees should be denied and the funds received should be ordered returned to the estate. However, in limited circumstances,the bankruptcy court as a matter of fundamental fairness may exercise its discretion and enter a nunc Rro-tunc order authorizing compensation. See In re Triangle Chemicals, Inc., 697 F.2d 1280, 128485 (5th Cir. 1983). This discretion arises from the bankruptcy court's powers as a court of equity. See Johnson v. First National Bank of Montevideo, 719 F.2d 270, 273, (8th Cir. 1983) cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1012, 104 S. Ct. 1015, 79 L. Ed. 2d 145 (1984).
Lavender v. Wood, 785 F.2d 247, 248-49 (8th Cir. 1986) (per curiam) (emphasis added). The Lavender v. Wood decision cites the case In re Triangle Chemicals, Inc.-, 697 F.2d 1280, 1284-85 (5th Cir. 1983) favorably as standing for the notion that bankruptcy courts are authorized "as a matter of fundamental fairness" to enter nunc pro tunc appointments. In Triangle Chemicals, the Fifth Circuit found that a nunc pro tunc appointment and an award of attorney's fees was appropriate as a matter of fundamental fairness when the "services of such attorney . . . have subsequently benefitted the debtor's estate and, consequently, its creditors."
Other circuit courts also have attempted to provide some guidelines for determining when, and to what degree, nunc pro tunc attorney fee awards are appropriate. The Third Circuit, for example, has stated that "bankruptcy courts may, in extraordinary circumstances, grant retroactive approval of professional employment." F/S Airlease II v. Simon, 844 F.2d 99, 105 (3rd Cir. Arkansas, 798 F.2d 645, 646 (3rd Cir. 1986)) 1988) (quoting In re Arkansas, 798 F.2d 645, 646 (3rd Cir. 19 (emphasis in original). The Third Circuit has adopted a two part test for determining when retroactive approval is appropriate:
first, the bankruptcy court must find, after a hearing, that the applicant satisfies the disinterestedness requirements of section 327(a) and would therefore have been appointed initially; and, second, the court must, in the exercise of its discretion, determine that the particular circumstances presented are so extraordinary as to warrant retroactive approval.
F/S Airlease II, 844 F.2d at 105 (citing In re Arkansas, 798 F.2d at 650). The Third Circuit provided additional elaboration on the second part of this test by stating:
To guide the bankruptcy court in the exercise of its discretion regarding the existence of "extraordinary circumstances", we directed it to consider such factors as:
whether the applicant or some other person bore responsibility for applying for approval; whether the applicant was under time pressure to begin service without approval; the amount of delay after the applicant learned that initial approval had not been granted; the extent to which compensation to the applicant will prejudice innocent third parties; and other relevant factors.
F/S Airlease II, 844 F.2d at 105-06 (quoting In re Arkansas).
The F/S Airlease II case also observed, however, that:
In most cases in which nunc pro tunc approval has been sought, the applicant has performed services of value. To this extent, there will be some unjust enrichment if compensation is not authorized. Because that is the unavoidable consequence of the statutory requirement of prior approval, we agree with the statement by the court in In re Mason, 66 B.R. 297, 307 (Bankr. D.N.J. 1986), that the "fact that the applicant's services were beneficial to the debtor's estate is immaterial to this court's decision regarding nunc pro tunc approval."
844 F.2d at 108. This Court notes that this particular conclusion seems to conflict with the Fifth Circuit's determination that it is appropriate as a matter of fundamental fairness not only to consider that value of the services to the estate, but also to make the nunc pro tunc appointment and allow the fees on that basis.
This Court believes the position of the Fifth Circuit on this issue is also the position of the Eighth Circuit. The Eighth Circuit stated in Lavender v. Wood that bankruptcy courts may in limited circumstances "as a matter of fundamental fairness . . . exercise its (equitable] discretion and enter a nunc pro tunc order authorizing compensation." 785 F.2d at 248. The Lavender court adopted a "fundamental fairness" approach and cited the Fifth Circuit's Triangle Chemical case as authority. In going on to affirm the bankruptcy court's denial of the nunc pro tunc application, the Lavender v. Wood court noted "the general lack of activity and success" on the part of the attorney making the application as an important factor weighing in favor of denying the nunc pro tunc application. 785 F.2d at 249. Hence, this Court believes the Eighth Circuit has recognized the value and success of the services provided as a factor to consider when bankruptcy courts apply their equitable discretion in deciding nunc pro tunc appointments.
This Court believes, however, that the benefit and success of services provided is only one factor to be considered. The factors laid out in Airlease II are equally important considerations in reaching a decision on Remer's appointment. Here, there is no dispute that Remer's services provided a substantial benefit both to the debtors as well as the creditors of the estate. When Remer took over the debtors' case in 1987, he immediately converted it from a Chapter 7 to a Chapter 11 proceeding. The Chapter 11 case was very successful, the creditors were paid and the debtors retained their land. The debtors acknowledge Remer's role and the value of his services.
However, under factors outlined in Airlease II by the Third Circuit, Remer's application is much less compelling. Here, Remer failed his responsibility to apply for appointment. That failure has been perpetuated over a five-year period. Remer's reasons for not applying are not compelling, and at a minimum, are based only on his own error. Remer is an experienced and knowledgeable bankruptcy practitioner. Even after he was informed of his need to file for appointment, in a letter from the U.S. Trustee, and at earlier proceedings before this Court, he failed to file for a nunc pro tunc appointment. Remer did not make his application for appointment until after the District Court (Judge O'Brien) remanded his case to this Court for one final opportunity to file for a nunc pro tunc appointment. In the meantime, the debtors were forced to retain an attorney and endure the time and costs of litigating this dispute before this Court and on appeal to the District Court.
This court, weighing these competing factors in exercising its equitable discretion, concludes that it is proper to approve Remer's application for approval of his appointment as debtors' attorney nunc pro tunc. This Court believes that as a matter of "fundamental fairness" Remer should be entitled to some fees in this case. His hard work on the debtors' behalf and the outstanding result he achieved weigh heavily in this conclusion.
This Court does not believe either as a matter of fundamental fairness or under legal standards, however, that Remer should receive the entire $20,000 he has requested. He has subsequently diminished the value of his services to the debtors by dragging them through a couple years of litigation, an appeal, and more litigation to remedy an error caused by his own oversight. The debtors have been forced to incur the costs of the litigation, and to endure the time commitment it requires. Hence, this Court believes this is sufficient reason alone to limit Remer's fees to $5,000, as the debtors requested in the event the Court granted the nunc pro tunc application.
Moreover, Remer has been unable to substantiate the full value of his fee request under applicable standards for appointed attorneys. He carries the burden to establish the "reasonableness" of his fees under § 330. In re Wilde Horse Enterprises, Inc., 136 B.R. 830, 839 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1991) (citing In re Wildman, 72 B.R. 700, 708 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1987); In re Harman SuRermarketsL. Inc., 44 B.R. 918, 920 (Bankr. W.D. Va. 1984); In re Four Star Terminals, Inc., 42 B.R. 419, 429 (Bankr. D. Ala. 1984)). He has failed to establish that $20,000 is reasonable in this case. He was unable to produce a contract for his services, or even an engagement letter detailing his fees and other arrangements. The evidence indicates no such contract ever existed. Moreover, he never provided the debtors with monthly billings detailing his services. The first billing came almost two years after he began working on the debtors' case. The debtors have stated that the fee arrangement was $5,000. Since that is the only credible evidence of any fee arrangement at all, the Court must adopt this amount as a "reasonable" award.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that George Remer's application for appointment nunc pro tunc is approved and George Remer's fees are limited to $5,000.
DONE AND ORDERED this 21ST day of April, 1992.
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Jason Curodeau, an integrated studies major at Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert Campus has received an $1,000 scholarship from a local Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
VFW Post 10149, of Cathedral City, selected Curodeau for his high scholarly achievements and his family's contributions to the military. Curodeau's father Paul is a Vietnam War veteran, serving as a U.S. Navy medical corpsman assigned to the 2nd U.S. Marine Division.
Jason's goal is to become an elementary school teacher.
According to CSUSB spokesman Mike Singer, the VFW post is establishing a scholarship fund to give $1,000 annually to CSUSB students who are veterans that served in foreign conflicts or are children of veterans that did the same.


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Honors Contracts
Honors contracts are the vehicle through which students complete Departmental Honors. A student will generally do 3-4 contracts (for up to 12 credits) and a senior thesis/project in order to complete Departmental Honors. All contracts must be done in upper-division courses (3000-level and higher). You may click on the Departmental Honors link, to the right, to see how your department organizes Departmental Honors.
Guidelines and Requirements for Honors Contracts
- The onus is on the student. S/he should approach you with an idea that springs from the course content. Generally you work together on the contract idea but you may indicate what you'd like the contract work to be and you should feel comfortable that it represents Honors work. The contract work is separate from the work required for the course.
- The student must return the signed contract to Honors by the fourth week of classes and begin work on the agreed-upon contract project. We've found that students are more likely to finish the contract if they work on it all semester.
- You should meet with the student approximately twice a month to work on the contract. A key element of the Departmental Honors experience is this one-on-one mentoring you can offer the student.
- Each contract should include a total of 15-30 hours of work for the student?not so much work that the student has completed an extra credit's worth of work, but enough that the student's work is significant.
- In general, a contract for a 3-credit class should take 20-30 hours of work outside class time. A contract in a 2-credit class should take 10-20 hours; a contract in a one-credit class should take 5-10 hours.
- Each contract should result in something that the student can be proud of, not just, for example, extra problems in a chemistry class. Contracts should contribute to advancing a common theme across courses in the student's major, which is, in turn, related to a future specialization.
- Honors contracts often lead students to the topic for their Honors senior thesis/project.
- A successful contract experience should create the kind of relationship that will lead to positive, detailed letters of recommendation.
- An Honors Contract should be:
- An opportunity for undergraduate research
- A chance to delve deeper into the student's area of interest
- A chance to do in-depth learning with a mentor
- A way to extend the student-professor relationship
- Preparation for graduate-level work
- Possible contracts include:
- working in an apprentice-like role a research project
- additional reading, discussion, and synthesis on a topic of mutual interest to the student and instructor
- researching a topic and writing a research or policy paper
- a service or leadership initiative or internship related to the course focus
- curriculum development projects like assisting you with a new unit
- teaching tool or adapting course material for use in pre-college classes (especially appropriate for future teachers)
- see link below for examples
- An Honors Contract must not be:
- Graded
- Busy work
- A longer paper
- Extra homework problems
- Extra reading assignments
- Part of the expected workload of the class
- Contracts may not be used retroactively to give Honors credit for classes taken previously.
- Honors contract work should not affect the student's grade in the class.
- Incompletes are not permitted; students must finish the Honors work in the semester contracted, except in extreme circumstances, with the approval of the Honors Director.
- The contract must be completed by the last day of classes each semester. Contract work may not extend over winter break or into another semester, except in extreme circumstances, with the approval of the Honors Director.
- At the end of the semester, Honors sends the contract form to you, the instructor. If the student has completed the agreed-upon project, please sign the contract and send it back to Honors.
- Honors will then post an "H" next to the course on the student's transcript.
If a student is unable to complete a contract, s/he must send a letter to the Honors Director indicating what went wrong and how the student plans to fix that in the future in order to complete Honors successfully in order to be permitted to continue with Honors. After two such incomplete contracts, the student must meet with an Honors student committee before s/he will be permitted to continue in Honors.
Need contract ideas?
Click here to view exemplary contracts from past semesters.
Also, we require that you work on no more than four contracts per semester. If you are also serving as advisor for an Honors thesis, this number goes down to 2 per semester. We believe that this limit represents the maximum amount of time any professor may reasonably dedicate to mentoring an Honors student. The professor/student relationship is key to this process, and it is through you that we expect the student will receive guidance regarding graduate/professional school and other post-graduation options.


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Thomson: Bad time to increase bureaucracy
As the June election nears, let's take stock of California's economic condition.
More than one in every 10 Californians is out of a job. Our state budget is broken, with a $10-plus billion deficit and more than $200 billion in debt.
On top of that, Sacramento politicians keep overestimating revenue to avoid addressing our real fiscal problems, and every three months we discover we are even deeper in the hole.
As The Star rightly pointed out in its May 6 editorial, "No on Prop. 29; not the best use for tax dollars," given these dire economic straits, it's clearly the wrong time to propose a new billion-dollar government-spending program.
Yet, one career politician is still pushing Proposition 29, a June ballot initiative that will increase taxes by almost a billion dollars a year without doing a single thing to address the budget, fund schools or create jobs.
Instead, Proposition 29 hikes taxes $735 million annually on all tobacco consumers to create a new unaccountable state government bureaucracy, overseen by political appointees who have sole control over how those tax dollars are spent.
California has already experienced what happens when voters create new government bureaucracies by ballot measure.
According to a state audit, the First Five Commission created by Prop. 10 in 1998, mismanaged its public funds. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine created by Prop. 71 paid its employees inappropriate salaries of up to half a million dollars per year and is rife with conflicts of interest.
And the California High-Speed Rail Authority has fouled up its job so badly that nearly two in three Californians now say they would kill the project if given the chance to vote on it again.
Proposition 29 ignores these cautionary tales, repeating the same mistakes that have contributed to our current budget problems.
Its supporters want to create a new, bloated government bureaucracy with the power to spend $15 million a year on political appointees' salaries, pensions, travel and $110 million a year on buying land and building new offices.
Remarkably, it does nothing to ensure its research and building funds are spent in the state to benefit California taxpayers or businesses.
The measure fails to include specific language critical to keeping those funds in California, opening the door for our tax dollars to create jobs in other states and even other countries.
Let's be clear: we all support cancer research. That's why our federal government spends $6 billion a year toward this kind of research, and the pharmaceutical industry spends billions of dollars more.
With our budget deficit and billions in cuts to education and law enforcement, we shouldn't be duplicating existing programs — we should be streamlining them and focusing on our core priorities.
To make matters worse, the fine print of Proposition 29 locks all these flaws into law by prohibiting any changes to the measure for 15 years — no matter if there is fraud, waste or abuse.
Any new tax revenue should go toward balancing he state's budget and protecting critical programs like public safety and education.
Instead, Proposition 29 not only fails to put any funds toward fixing our budget or funding our schools, it also includes explicit language that intentionally shortchanges our cash-strapped schools by more than $300 million annually.
Before you head to the polls June 5, take a look at the initiative at http://www.readforyourself.org and see Proposition 29 for what it really is: more bureaucracy and more spending with none of the oversight, accountability or strict controls to make sure our tax dollars are spent wisely.
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De La Salle schedule released and yes, there's a surprise
By Ben Enos
Monday, January 26th, 2009 at 4:38 pm in East Bay Football, Football.
Well, Chace Bryson got a call a few minutes ago from De La Salle athletic director Leo Lopoz, who had the 2009 football schedule ready for release. Here's what Chace wrote.
By Chace Bryson
Staff writer
De La Salle High announced its 2009 schedule on Monday, ending more than month's worth of rumors and conjecture.
The Spartans' nonleague slate includes two national-power programs. On Sept. 12, they will travel to the East Coast to play a rematch against Don Bosco Prep-Ramsey (N.J.), the three-time defending state champions which beat De La Salle 23-21 at Owen Owens Field last September.
Upon returning from New Jersey, the Spartans will have a bye week before hosting Lakeland (FLA) on Sept. 26 in a nationally televised game on ESPNU. Lakeland was the USA Today mythical national champions in 2005 and 2006. It was 14-1 in 2008, losing it's only game to St. Thomas Aquinas-Fort Lauderdale in the 5A state championship game.
De La Salle's season-opener will be Sept. 4 when it plays host to Serra-San Mateo.
NOTE: Check out this web site for Lakeland's football team. What a site! http://www.lakelandfootball.com
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"I think Kathryn is a good speller, hard worker, and would look good in a nurse's uniform."
These and other comments started showing up on my Facebook page from friends allegedly answering questions about me that I hadn't even asked!
"What's this?" I thought, following the links next to each.
And there it was. Somebody asking to access my basic information and find out my name, photo, gender, user ID, list of friends before letting me see who was saying what!
(You'd think gender with a name like "Kathryn" would be fairly obvious.)
For those of you not familiar with Facebook, it's a "free" service with a subscriber population that would make it the third largest country in the world, if it were one.
Facebook allows users to network with old friends, make new ones, brag, provide links to products and services, post photos and movies of oneself, brag, link to one's own websites of interest to friends, their friends, and their friends. And oh yeah, brag.
You can approve someone's comment ("like"), add one of your own ("comment"), create a running dialogue with multiple friends simultaneously (think conference call with email), and generally peek in on the daily lives of everyone on your "friends" list.
It's fun and I've reconnected with lots of old buddies around the country and beyond because of it.
But sometimes we get a little carried away.
I know what some of my friends do almost every minute of every day, names of everyone they know, where they live, what they like to do, and what they eat for breakfast.
With almost 200 friends, that's a lot of granola.
I originally created my page because I wanted to reconnect with old friends with whom I'd lost touch. And many wanted to know when my latest article was published and how to get there easily without having to be part of yet another mailing list. (I have one of those too.)
The Facebook user has ultimate control (or is supposed to) over what's visible and to whom.
Individual users don't pay a subscription fee. But Facebook isn't doing it just for grins, Folks, anymore than Google, Yahoo, or any other "free" service on the Internet.
They make money through advertising among other things.
But since users control what's visible on their Facebook page (really a series of pages, almost like a personal website), advertisers have to figure out how to get us to cooperate with them.
It's called "Marketing," and it typically gets us with:
Guilt: "Don't you want your family to have the best widget possible?
Fear: "Don't be caught dead without life insurance to help your spouse pay the bills when you are! (That one has a little guilt thrown in for good measure.)
Envy: "See what the Joneses are doing now? You can too!"
Desire: "Our Teethstrips can whiten yours so everybody will fall in love with you and you'll make a million dollars with your smile."
If you don't think you can be had, think about the last time you saw or heard a commercial after which you went right out and bought the product.
I was, however, determined not to get suckered into this one.
But these guys are good. And they're using the productive ploy of all.
Following the link further, I saw:
"Kathryn's strengths are..., "Kathryn's weakness are..." with number of comments by my friends in each!
That's not fair.
Especially when I couldn't find out what was said until I provided access to all my information!
Yeah, right. I'm going to volunteer to get myself and all my friends spammed...NOT!
The genius who developed this ploy lives in Hong Kong. His Facebook page also says he studied economics at Cambridge. No surprise there. He obviously knows a lot about psychology and human behavior as well.
I don't know how he's using all the information he's getting from us.
Maybe he's just proving he can get it.
Maybe he's sellin' it and laughin' all the way to the bank.
Or maybe he's doing a thesis for his PhD in chutzpah!
Whatever, it obviously works. He's got almost 10 million users on his Facebook page! (He must be absolutely drowning in granola!)
Okay, so we all get conned now and then.
I was recent victim of the $5.95 product guaranteed to turn back time in 30 days.
Since the inexorable march of it across my face was becoming more apparent, I took the bait.
It didn't change anything but my credit card statement for the next few months as I labored to get the REAL cost of the #$%^& useless product removed.
And there was that "magic carpet cleaner" guaranteed to remove spots instantly without scrubbing. It didn't do anything but just sit there and fizz.
And if you think that commercial promising two additional rooms of carpet for free when you purchase a third isn't going to cost you, ask 'em if they have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale too.
Anyway, I decided to resist the urge to find out what my friends said about me. The one that made it hardest was that last one about "weaknesses."
Ouch again.
But I'm not going to be tricked by anybody into giving up my Facebook information.
I'm too smart for that.
After all, one of my favorite Facebook friends also said "I think Kathryn is a genius." (And you can see why he is one of my favorites.)
My ego isn't so overpowering that some character can hoodwink me into thinking I need to see what people are sayin' about me.
So there.
Gotta' run now.
I got TWO FREE TICKETS in the mail for lunch and seminar today at the Hilton!
"Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."(anonymous)
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- June 27, 2011
- Reply to comment #1
Great column. Same stuff is happening to me so much I'm thinking of closing my Facebook account. I have also resisted giving the info to see what my "friends" are saying about my strengths and weaknesses.
- June 27, 2011
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comment from TravisMcGeereplied to a
Thanks! They're getting smarter and smarter, aren't they?
I'm glad you resisted.
I'm still strugglin' with it.
Thanks for writing, Travis.
- June 27, 2011
- Reply to comment #3
And this is why, unlike so many of my peers, I still do not have a Facebook account, and don't intend to have one anytime soon.
- June 27, 2011
- Reply to comment #4
comment from Dan from RIreplied to a
Probably a good idea at the moment, Dan. It can be habit forming....
You're a smart young man.....and to be able to make the decision knowing it's not best for you in spite of what everyone else is doing also speaks to your ability to make critical decisions for yourself without undue "peer pressure."
But then, I always knew how smart you were/are. :-)
Thanks for writing, Danny..
- June 27, 2011
- Reply to comment #5
A little research shows that apparently anyone can write a Facebook application. You don't have to work for Facebook. So if you're giving information to an application, you're giving it also to at least the application author, whomever that may be. It's no more safe than giving your information to an e-mail spammer. Other than greed, need, fear, etc. the current marketing ploy is "you can't *really* have fun until you give us your information! Give us your information and come play our game!" I'd rather seem like a party pooper than put my life in the hands of someone I don't know.
- June 28, 2011
- Reply to comment #6
I guess it's a good thing that I haven't quite figured out Facebook and its attraction yet! I seem to be able to waste enough time doing free jigsaw puzzles on-line. Talk about time killing! And then there is housework, and yard work. I don't need anything like Facebook and all the games people seem to play on it. And I'm way behind on the stack of books yet to read. So now I'm going to go and finish one and start another before bedtime! Loved the column though-definitely gives one pause. lol
- June 28, 2011
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comment from musicluvr24replied to a
lol....yeah, I've got a bunch of timewasters too....but like you, I lose myself in a book more often than anything else! We'd better enjoy them while they last. Looks like...sigh...they're on their way out too!!! :-(
Thanks for writing Musicluvr
- June 28, 2011
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comment from Chris Frenchreplied to a
Ain't that the truth??!!
How little we actually know about what goes on, online!! And it's just really gettin' started!!!
Thanks for writing, Chris!
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Sunday brought the sledding enthusiasts out to the hill adjacent to the athletic fields at Vernon Center Middle School.
The hill is one of the most popular in the area for families, kids out to have a little winter fun and even church groups.
The going was pretty good, but as the afternoon wore on and temperatures remained in the 40s, the snow cover began to thin out and several bare patches began to appear.
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To the chagrin of many applicants, the Common Application and many other college applications do not provide guidelines for formatting personal essays. Should the essay be single-spaced so that it fits on a page? Should it be double-spaced so it's easier to read? Or should it be somewhere in the middle, like 1.5 spacing?
The bottom line is that either single- or double-spacing is fine. Many college applications don't provide spacing guidelines because the admissions folks truly don't care what spacing you use, and many applications that do address spacing say that the essay can be single-or double-spaced.
However, the few colleges that do specify a preference typically request double-spacing. Also, if you read the blogs and FAQs written by college admissions officers, you'll usually find a general preference for double-spacing.
There are reasons why double-spacing is the standard for the essays you write in high school and college: double-spacing is easier to read quickly because the lines don't blur together; also, double-spacing gives your reader room to write comments on your essay (and yes, some admissions officers do put comments on essays for later reference).
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