text:
The "Bible Belt" Is Also Known as What?
The "Bible Belt" Is Also Known as What?Posted: November 28, 2014 in Bible, Gay Porn, Jesus
Tags: Bible Belt
Islamic Apologist Reza Aslan Promotes Himself, Demonizes atheists, and Exaggerates his CredentialsPosted: November 26, 2014 in Reza Aslan
Tags: Loudmouth Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan promotes himself, demonizes atheists, and exaggerates his credentials
Once again Heather Hastie, at her website Heather's Homilies, has saved me from the wearisome task of writing about Reza Aslan. Her latest post takes apart Aslan's recent article in Salon, "Reza Aslan: Sam Harris and 'New Atheists' aren't new, aren't even atheists." Read Aslan's post if you can stand it, and then Heather's, as Heather went to a lot of trouble dismantling Aslans's claim that new atheists, unlike old ones, are "anti-theists," bent on ridding society of religion (tell that to Ingersoll and Mencken!), and his argument that people like Harris and Dawkins want to remove religion from society, using violence if necessary.
Aslan's article differed from his usual screeds in that he tried to summarize the history of atheism in a semi-scholarly way, even though it's tendentious and, argues Heather, misleading. I suspect Aslan's new "scholarly" tone comes from his being caught out trying to claim that he's a religious scholar with a Ph.D. in religious studies. He has in fact repeatedly distorted his credentials, obscuring the fact that he's an associate professor in creative writing at the University of California Riverside, and that his doctorate is in sociology (granted, it's on the idea of jihad). He even appears to have lied, claiming that he's affiliated with a department of religion at Riverside.
One critique of his credentials, "The lies and misrepresentations of Reza Aslan," written by by was published in August of last year in the right-wing magazine Front Page. A quote or two:
First of all, Reza Aslan has continuously presented himself as a professor of religion. This is done in an attempt to sell his few books, which lack academic and credible references. In one of his recent interviews, Aslan claims, "I am a scholar of religions with four degrees including one in the New Testament . . . I am an expert with a Ph.D. in the history of religions . . . I am a professor of religions, including the New Testament – that's what I do for a living, actually . . . To be clear, I want to emphasize one more time, I am a historian, I am a Ph.D. in the history of religions." Aslan also recently said on Twitter, "I have a BA, MA and PhD in the history of Western Religions so yes, again, I am an ACTUAL expert in Judaism."
. . . although Reza Aslan calls himself a "historian," he has never attainted a degree or had professional training in history, and has never even taken an elementary course in historiography for that matter. His dissertation focuses on the events and movements of the twentieth century and does not apply any historical methods or archival research. In addition, his dissertation is also an abnormally short one – approximately 130 pages double-spaced – which seems to have been written for publicity purposes for his book, Beyond Fundamentalism. Reza Aslan has been exploiting the situation in the United States after 9/11 to self-promote and make profits through these exaggerations and fabrications.
Well, you can dismiss that if you want because it's a passionate piece in a right-leaning journal. (I don't think it's kosher, though, to ignore arguments simply because they're published in such places.) But you can't so easily dismiss a piece by Manuel Roig-Franzia in The Washington Post, also published in August of 2013 (this was right after Aslan's book on Jesus, Zealot, was published). An excerpt from that:
Aslan, who has an undergraduate degree in religious studies and a master's in theological studies, is not currently a professor of religion or history. He is an associate professor in the creative writing department of the University of California at Riverside. He has asserted a present-day toehold in the field of religion by saying he is "a cooperative faculty member" in Riverside's Department of Religious Studies.
Yet this is not so, according to Vivian-Lee Nyitray, the just-retired chair of the department. Nyitray says she discussed the possibility last year with Aslan but that he has not been invited to become a cooperative faculty member, a status that would allow him to chair dissertations in her former department.
The Post piece lauds Aslan's absorbing narrative (with neither Aslan nor Roig-Ranzia ever questioning whether Jesus really existed), but does question his scholarship:
Dale Martin, a Yale University religious studies professor who reviewed Aslan's "Zealot" for the New York Times, sees Aslan's characterization of his credentials in a different light. "I think he overplayed his hand," Martin says of Aslan in an interview. "He's just overselling." Martin, who has praise for Aslan's writing skills, was critical of his seeming reliance on the work of previous scholars to formulate one of the central theories of his book: that Jesus was a revolutionary executed because he posed a political threat to the Roman Empire.
"The record needs to be corrected," Martin says. "Both about his credentials and his thesis."
Of course what Aslan claims about Jesus or Islam should be judged independently of his credentials, and I'm not a big fan of assessing someone's competence in academia from simply looking at their degrees. But Aslan's repeated distortions of his credentials is worrisome, and should make us wonder about his motivations. Yet even leaving that aside, I am aware of the distortions about Islam in Aslan's first book, and I'm not convinced of the historicity of Jesus in his second.
Aslan is an apologist for faith, and in his own way is just as dangerous as Karen Armstrong. If he had his way, we'd write off the misdeeds of jihadists as "distorted faith," and simply accept religion in general, and Islam in particular, as a good thing. That would be a mistake.
And who needs ipecac if you can listen to Krista Tippett interviewing Aslan at her National Public Radio (NPR, also know as "Numinous Public Relations") show "On Being." (Hit "play episode" at the upper right.) Here we have the most unctuous promoter of faith on public radio osculating the most unctuous promoter of faith in popular books. They really need to get a room, as Tippett just lobs hearts and softball questions at Aslan. Truly, I wonder why she has a gig on NPR. (Don't answer that; I know they're soft on faith.)
Note that Aslan claims that the "Islamic Reformation" is already under way, something that seems to contradict his first book on Islam, which implicitly argued that it was reformed at the beginning (and hence some sects have degenerated). In Aslan's view, the violence of Muslims is simply an inevitable byproduct of its reformation, and we should be "excited" about it all.
At 29:20, they both discuss New Atheism, with Tippett complaining that although atheism has moved on, the New Atheists still get all the attention. Tippett and Aslan then agree that New Atheists give atheism a bad name (something she'd never say about faith), and Aslan longs for the "good old atheists" like Schopenhauer, people who, Tippett says, were "constructive," as opposed to the New Atheists, who "tear things down." (What?) Aslan also argues that New Atheists say that believers are "stupid" and that religion must be "forcibly removed from society." That's just wrong. In this segment, more than I've ever heard before, we see how deeply Tippett believes in belief, and it's not pretty.
When I hear this kind of stuff, and get disheartened about it, I remind myself that the whole religious enterprise is based on fiction, and, in the end, will largely disappear from our world. We just won't be around when that happens.
Fanatical Australian Politicians Pushing Catholic Propaganda Into Government SchoolsPosted: November 23, 2014 in Catholic Dictators, Catholic Empire, Catholic Fanatics, Catholic Fascism, Catholic Fascists, Catholic Power, Catholic Reich, Catholic Right Wing
Tags: Australia, Catholic Fascism, Catholic Fundamentalism, Catholic Power, Christopher Pyne, Minister Tony Abbott
Brian Toohey: Australian schools about to get biblical
Australia's federal government is set to adopt a review of the school curriculum that will severely cut back content about Asia and explicitly celebrate what it calls the nation's "Judeo-Christian heritage, values and beliefs."
Following recommendations of a review panel, the government has said it will "properly recognize the impact and significance of Western civilization" in classrooms. The new focus even extends to a proposal to scrap all computer literacy classes.
What do you know?
Like Pyne, Prime Minister Tony Abbott is a devout Catholic who had earlier championed changes to ensure that history classes no longer "underplay" Australia's Western heritage. The reviewers endorsed Abbott's claim that it is "impossible" to have a good education without a "serious familiarity" with the Bible. They seemed unaware that many Confucian and Hindu scholars, for example, manage to become reasonably well-educated without even a nodding acquaintance with Christianity's sacred texts.
There should be no mistaking Abbott's determination. The High Court, Australia's supreme legal authority, has twice rejected the constitutional validity of his government's appointment of Christian chaplains to all government-run schools. But Abbott is pressing ahead with a revised legal tactic, despite some states' preferences for properly trained, secular counselors.
Looking West
The desire to stress Australia's Judeo-Christian heritage is particularly difficult to understand in the context of an increasingly diverse, multicultural society. The latest survey shows only 8% of Australians went to church at least once a month in 2011, compared with 36% in 1972. Although many of the initial settlers from Britain and Ireland (including transported convicts) called themselves Christians, Australia chose to establish a secular political system.
Contrary to the views of some conservatives, its laws are not derived from the Bible's Ten Commandments. Moreover, many observers argue that the inhabitants of today's turbulent world would benefit from less emphasis on the superiority of a particular religion's "heritage, values and beliefs."
The review's official adviser on the English curriculum is Barry Spurr, a poetry professor of the University of Sydney whose specialization is Blessed Mary imagery in poetry. In line with Spurr's approach, the review recommends that the curriculum put greater emphasis on the "Western literary cannon, especially poetry," and much less on Asian and other literary texts in the existing curriculum.
Spurr gained unwanted publicity when the University of Sydney suspended him in October after the online site New Matilda revealed elements of allegedly "racist and sexist" emails he had sent. Despite what others saw as a repugnant tone, Spurr said he was being "whimsical" and claimed his email account had been hacked.
What is not in dispute is that Spurr's written advice to the review said he could find no good examples of Asian writing. The comment is absurd, even leaving aside literary prize winners from Asia, such as India's Aravind Adiga, author of "The White Tiger," which won the U.K.'s prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2008. Pyne was forced to distance himself from Spurr's emails but is still enthusiastic about the curriculum changes.
Words versus action
The new curriculum also favors the traditions of English law that Australia inherited. Few would object to this. But this legacy is currently being eroded by claims of national security risks, something the review fails to acknowledge. Abbott and Pyne have backed the imposition of draconian legal changes in Australia, where detention without charge is allowed in some instances under anti-terrorism legislation. In other cases, the onus of proof has shifted from the prosecution to the defense. Journalists, whistleblowers and others who reveal abuses of power by the intelligence services and police during security operations can now face five to 10 years in jail. A "publication is in the public interest" law that had protected these truth-tellers was abolished in October.
While few Australians want a school system exclusively devoted to serving the economy, the new concepts are so rarefied as to be meaningless for parents, students and policymakers. They endorse the 20th-century British philosopher Michael Oakeshott's definition of education as an extension of a "conversation [that] began in the primal forests." Oakeshott went on to say, "It is the ability to participate in this conversation, and not the ability to reason cogently, … or to contrive a better world, which distinguishes the human being from the animal and the civilized man from the barbarian."
Given the review's evident contempt for "student-centered" learning, it is not clear how students in Australia (or Asia) could be motivated to participate in this high-minded "conversation," let alone learn much about how to reason or make discoveries about the world.
This Week in Religion: Revisionist History, the Hitler Card and Pat Robertson on SpeedPosted: November 23, 2014 in Religion
Tags: Adolf Hitler, Hitler Card, Pat Robertson, Religion, Texas, Texas Board of Education
This Week in Religion: Revisionist History, the Hitler Card and Pat Robertson on Speed
Photo Credit: Wonderland/Flickr
If you are not a big fan of U.S. history, fear not, because the State of Texas may decide to rewrite American history and make it more, well, Christian.
The Texas Board of Education will vote whether or not to approve historical changes to its textbooks as put forward by Christian pseudo-historian David Barton. Among Barton's proposed changes would be inflating the impact Judeo-Christian beliefs had among the founding fathers, a historical exclusion of most non-Christian religions, and using some offensive and outdated anthropological racial terms to describe African civilization
This comes months after a heated Texas Board of Education battle to remove evolution from science textbooks, which even led to board members attempting back-alley deals with book publishers.
The vote was originally scheduled for earlier in the week, but was delayed according to the Christian Science Monitor:
"The board, comprised of 10 Republicans and five Democrats, has asked publishers to make changes critics have demanded. Still, the board wasn't able to get preliminary approval of the books, setting them up for a high-stakes final vote Friday, when the board will approve the books or else miss the deadline to get them to the state's 1,000-plus school districts by September 2015."
These devastating changes could keep Texas students from gaining a proper social science education. This ruling could also apply to those states forced to buy the same books Texas orders. As the saying goes, as goes the leader so goes the nation.
Earlier this month, theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss postulated that it could only take a single generation of critical thinkers to wipe out religious belief. Speaking at an event in Australia, Krauss said:
"People say, 'Well, religion has been around since the dawn of man. You'll never change that.' But I point out that… this issue of gay marriage, it is going to go away, because if you have a child, a 13-year-old, they can't understand what the issue is. It's gone. One generation is all it takes."
This caused Ray Comfort, a creationist and host of the online Christian talk show "The Comfort Zone," to go off the rails and compare Krauss to Adolf Hitler.
Comfort's co-host Emeal Zwayne pointed out that Krauss does not seem to be a big fan of Christianity.
"Just the glee that he got from the thought of eradicating religion — and it's not religion, he hates Christianity," Zwayne said. "He hates Christ…."
"Hitler said some similar things. Hitler's Youth," Comfort replied.
"And that's exactly what I was going to say it was reminiscent of," Zwayne said to viewers. "Very, very terrifying, friends."
Playing the Hitler card or Godwin's Law, as it is also called, is usually a sign of a foundering argument. When you are backed against a wall and see no logical way out, playing the Hitler card is an attempt to demonize your opponent. You have to wonder if these radical Christians have finally realized that their back is against a wall and they cannot reason their way back into reality.
The next time you get pulled over for speeding, tell the nice police officer God said it was OK with him. That is, according to Pat Robertson of the television ministry "The 700 Club."
When a viewer asked Robertson if her husband was sinning when he drove over the speed limit, the host replied: "You're asking a guy that had a Corvette with a 430 horsepower engine, who is now driving a car that has about a 650 horsepower engine." Robertson laughed. "Who also drove 30 laps around the Charlotte Motor Speedway in a stock car."
"I don't get tickets, I pay attention," he continued. "But there was one night up in the mountains, when it wasn't anybody around a four-lane highway late at night, and I did get that little bug up a little over 200mph."
Robertson then corrected his statement, saying he was only doing 100mph (only the most exotic of sportscars can eclipse 200mph), and then continued to contemplate whether speeding was a sin.
"Is it a sin? I think it's a sin to hurt somebody," said Robertson. "I think it's a sin to drive recklessly….If your driving imperils other people, you are sinning, there's no question about it."
Apparently, driving at illegal and possibly dangerous speeds is fine as long as you don't hurt anyone. Which is equal to shooting a gun into a crowd of people and not hitting anyone. It's not a sin unless you hit someone. And it's not a sin if you're the one who's imperiled.
Robertson closed the conversation by noting, "don't imperil anybody else with the way you drive a car, and be careful."
Why You Don't Have The Right to Die?Posted: November 18, 2014 in Humour
Tags: Right To Die
No One Should Have The Right To Die Until God Is Done Toying With Them
Life is a sacred gift from God. He decided that we should be born and, when the time comes, He decides that we should pass on from this world. We should be grateful for whatever precious moments He gives us—and no one, not even the terminally ill, has the right to die until God is done toying with them.
It doesn't matter how sick you are. You don't get to die until God messes with you for a while first.
Who are we to tamper with God's plan? Who are we to say that our suffering has become too unbearable to go on living when God—who's just looking for a little amusement—has weeks, months, or even years of agony lined up for us? Seriously, what kind of person ends his life before God's batted him around a bit? He made us. He deserves a little fun.
Thing is, it's not up to us when we've had enough sickness. We don't get to choose when we'd rather not exist with Huntington's disease or a brain tumor. Oh, sure, we might feel ready to die, but for all we know, God has literally decades of chronic pain, dramatic weight fluctuations, and debilitating fatigue in store for us, mixed in with some occasional good days and maybe even some false hope for recovery—it's up to Him how long He'd like to be entertained by our helpless struggles. You see, God wants to take us on a ride—a wild, scary ride that He probably really enjoys watching from above—before finishing us off, and we have no right to slam the brakes.
Let's say you're 50 and have cancer. You're not entitled to just stop battling and die at a place and time of your choosing. Cancer is God's playground! If you ended your life at 50, do you have any idea how many promising stages of remission and soul-crushing relapses God would miss out on? Sorry, but this is going to take as long as the Almighty wants it to take. But the good news is, He always gets bored sooner or later.
And once He's done jerking you around, then you'll get that death you want so much.
You may think you've had enough of this world, that there's no reason to go on anymore. But for all you know, God's going to let you get better for a while so you can experience some more professional ups and downs and a disappointing second marriage before bringing you back around to your crippling illness years later. He may want to take you to the edge of bankruptcy a couple of times, or—who knows?—He might want you to struggle with someone else's death. Maybe more than one person. I mean, this is why God made us to begin with.
Life can be hard. It can be painful. But that doesn't change the fact that God created us and the world we walk on, and He gets to play with us for as long as He wants and until He's tired of it. That may hurt to hear, but at least there's one thing you can take comfort in.
It'll all be over eventually.
Kinky Bible | God Gives Moses a Flash of His BehindPosted: November 14, 2014 in Ass, God's Ass
Tags: Ass, God, Moses, Moses & God
Moses & God's Ass
There's a story in the Old Testament that many of you know involving Moses and God's ass. It's never quite presented like that in church, but that seems to be what it's about.
In Exodus 33, Moses is chatting with God "face to face, as one speaks to a friend" (v. 11) and he gets the great idea to ask God:
"Show me your glory, I pray."
Kinky. But God isn't quite into that, and says:
"You cannot see my face; for no one shall see me and live."
Which wasn't quite what Moses asked, but God wanted to make a scary point to his BFF.
A few verses before said Moses talked "face to face" with God, but now God says Moses can't see his face. God should either make up his mind or those scribes should have reconsidered using "face to face," because it's a bit inconsistent.
Regardless, God continues (this time in good old KJV):
"Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by , that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by : And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen."
There you have it, folks. Even if you're God's friend, you can't see his face, but you can see his ass. Now if someone could just find it, we'd finally have some evidence for God's existence.
Atheism explodes in Saudi Arabia, despite state-enforced banPosted: November 11, 2014 in Atheism, Atheist Good Guys, Islamic Fascism
Tags: Atheism
Atheism explodes in Saudi Arabia, despite state-enforced ban
In the "cradle of Islam," a growing number of people are quietly declaring themselves nonbelievers
Caryle Murphy, GlobalPost
Atheism explodes in Saudi Arabia, despite state-enforced ban
Worshippers outside of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Credit: Associated Press)
Global Post JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — In this country known as the cradle of Islam, where religion gives legitimacy to the government and state-appointed clerics set rules for social behavior, a growing number of Saudis are privately declaring themselves atheists.
The evidence is anecdotal, but persistent.
"I know at least six atheists who confirmed that to me," said Fahad AlFahad, 31, a marketing consultant and human rights activist. "Six or seven years ago, I wouldn't even have heard one person say that. Not even a best friend would confess that to me."
A Saudi journalist in Riyadh has observed the same trend.
"The idea of being irreligious and even atheist is spreading because of the contradiction between what Islamists say and what they do," he said.
The perception that atheism is no longer a taboo subject — at least two Gulf-produced television talk shows recently discussed it — may explain why the government has made talk of atheism a terrorist offense. The March 7 decree from the Ministry of Interior prohibited, among other things, "calling for atheist thought in any form, or calling into question the fundamentals of the Islamic religion on which this country is based."
The number of people willing to admit to friends to being atheist or to declare themselves atheist online, usually under aliases, is certainly not big enough to be a movement or threaten the government. A 2012 poll by WIN-Gallup International of about 500 Saudis found that 5 percent described themselves as "convinced atheist." This was well below the global average of 13 percent.
But the greater willingness to privately admit to being atheist reflects a general disillusionment with religion and what one Saudi called "a growing notion" that religion is being misused by authorities to control the population. This disillusionment is seen in a number of ways, ranging from ignoring clerical pronouncements to challenging and even mocking religious leaders on social media.
"Because people are becoming more disillusioned with the government, they started looking at the government and its support groups as being in bed together and conspiring together against the good of the people," said Bassim Alim, a lawyer in Jeddah.
"When they see the ulema [religious scholars] appeasing the government," he added, "people become dismayed because they thought they were pious and straightforward and just. "
"I believe people started being fed up with how religion is really controlling their life and how only one interpretation of religion should be followed," said activist Fahad AlFahad.
Together, the appearance of atheists, a growing wariness of religious controls on society, as well as the continuing lure of jihad and ultraconservatism signal a breakdown in the conformity and consensus that has marked the Saudi religious field in the recent past. It is becoming a more heterogenous and polarized faith scene.
"The mosques are full but society is losing its values. It's more like a mechanical practice, like going church, you have to go on Sunday," said a former employee of state media. "We no longer understand our religion, not because we don't want to. But because our vision of it, our understanding of it, has been polluted by the monarchy…[and]…by the official religious establishment that only measures religion by what the monarchy wants and what pleases the monarchy."
The growing skepticism about religion and clerics is more visible nowadays because of social media outlets, including tweets, blogs and Facebook pages.
Here are three illustrative tweets from Saudis:
— Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahad has been tweeting nonstop abt God. I pity his disconnectedness from today's public. It's not the 1980′s. Pathetic
— Because our illusion that our version of Islam is the only correct one needs to be washed away
— Could the ulema issue a fatwa against domestic violence? I mean the fatwa committee has prohibited playing Resident Evil
At the same time, however, there is a countervailing trend in that some young Saudis are joining radical Islamist and jihadi movements, a trend reinforced by the war in Syria.
"When the Arab Spring started, young religious people were asking about Islam and democracy," said Saud Al Sarhan, director of research at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh. "But now they are just asking about Islam and jihad, after what is going on in Syria."
This attraction towards militant ultraconservatism is also apparent in the activities of unregulated religious vigilantes. Even as the government's own religious police have come under stricter controls, these bands of young religious "volunteers" attack social gatherings to stop what they deem as prohibited activities, including music, dancing and gender mixing. In one famous incident in 2012, these "volunteers" raided the annual government-sponsored cultural festival known as Janadriya, where they clashed with security forces.
It is still dangerous to publicly admit one is an atheist because of the dire punishment one can face from a court system based on sharia, which regards disbelief in God as a capital offense.
In addition, conservative clerics who have considerable sway among Saudis, use the label 'atheist' to discredit those who question their strict interpretations of Islamic scriptures or express doubts about the dominant version of Islam known as Wahhabism.
That is what happened with 25-year-old Hamza Kashgari who in 2012 tweeted some unconventional thoughts about Prophet Muhammad, none of which indicated he did not believe in God. Still, he was called 'atheist' and to appease the religious establishment, the government jailed him for 20 months.
Also, Raef Badawi, in his early 30s, was accused of being atheist because he called for freedom to discuss other versions of Islam besides Wahhabism on the website "Free Saudi Liberals." Badawi was sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes in July 2013. His lawyer, Waleed Abu Alkhair, a human rights activist who also has been jailed, said Badawi told the court that he was a Muslim but added that "everyone has a choice to believe or not believe," the BBC reported.
A Riyadh resident who has extensive contacts with young Saudis because of his job in higher education said that he "tries to warn young people that they are living according to an Islam constructed by the government, and not according to the Islam given us by God."
Increasingly, he said, some youths "are going to ignore religion and become atheist, while others are going to understand the game."


text:
View divorced Singles in Idaho Springs
By clicking continue, I agree to receive transactional and promotional emails from Match.com. I understand that I am free to withdraw consent at any time.
By using our site, you agree to the Match.com Terms of Use.
39 - Idaho Springs, CO
Active within 3 days
35 - Idaho Springs, CO
Active over 3 weeks ago
40 - Idaho Springs, CO
Active within 3 days
Find a date in the rocky Centennial State of Colorado. With millions of singles and all the dating advice and technology you need to find your match, Match.com is just the Colorado matchmaker you've been searching for. Match.com singles are serious about finding love. Single and loving it? You must be dating on Match.com, the leading online dating site with thousands of singles available in Idaho Springs alone.
Arvada, Bailey, Black Hawk, Boulder, Bow Mar, Broomfield, Central City, Columbine Hills, Conifer, Dumont, Edgewater, Eldorado Springs, Empire, Evergreen, Foxton, Fraser, Georgetown, Golden, Grant, Idledale, Indian Hills, Jamestown, Kittredge, Lakewood, Louisville, Montezuma, Morrison, Nederland, Pine, Pinecliffe, Rollinsville, Shawnee, Silver Plume, Superior, Tabernash, University of Colorado, Ward, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Winter Park view all states »
Asian Men, Black Men, Catholic Men, Christian Men, Divorced Men, Free Online Dating, Gay Singles, Gay Dating, Jewish Men, Lesbian Singles, Single Parents, view all communities »

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Articles & Reviews
News Archives
Display Drivers
Graphics Cards
Operating Systems
Phoronix Premium
Ad-Free Browsing
Support Phoronix
Single-Page Article Viewing
X Input 1.5 Gets Device Properties
Published on 23 September 2008 06:53 AM EDT
Written by
Michael Larabel
Comment On This Article
X Server 1.5
was originally
slated to receive XKB 2 and Xi 2
, but these major input improvements ended up getting postponed until at least
X Server 1.6
. While X Server 1.5 was only
released earlier this month
X.Org 7.4 still has yet to be found
), Intel is already
calling for X Server 1.6 by year's end
With X Server 1.6 being a strictly time-based release cycle, it's unknown whether X Input 2 will be completed in time or if
Multi-Pointer X
will be enabled by default. We may not end up seeing X Input 2 until
X.Org 7.5
X Server 1.7
, which would be well into next year.
While X Input 2 isn't ready yet,
Peter Hutterer
has back-ported his device properties protocol into the X Input 1.5 extension. Last night on the X.Org mailing list he proposed his patches for the X Server that will remove the Configure/Query property functionality and replace it with his device properties protocol. This work comes in the form of three patches for the X Server plus patches that will be required for the evdev and inputproto support.
This work hasn't yet been merged to git master, but can be found in
Peter's mailing list messages
. No input API breakage has occurred from this change. For those interested in the specification to the device properties protocol, the first draft of it can be read
(the final version of the documentation will be pushed with the patches).
The good news here is that until X Input 2 is completed, at least we'll have X Input 1.5 with device properties.
Comment On This Article
News Archives
Recent X.Org News
X.Org Foundation Decides On Its Women Outreach Project
X.Org Server 1.17 ABI Bumped
GLAMOR Acceleration Continues To Be Cleaned Up
X.Org Server 1.17 RC1 Released, Exciting For GLAMOR & Modesetting
DRI2 Support Proposed For The Generic Mode-Setting Driver
XDC2014 Bordeaux Videos Posted
Recapping All The Interesting Talks Of XDC2014
FreeRDS Talked Up For X & Wayland
Popular News
Microsoft To Open-Source .NET, Bring It Officially To Linux
NEMO-UX Shell Is A Futuristic, Multi-User Wayland Experience
Debian Init System Coupling Vote Results
FreeBSD Receives A Million Dollar Donation
Ian Jackson Resigns From The Debian Technical Committee
Fedora 23~25 Might Switch Away From Firefox
Debian Developer Resigns From The Systemd Maintainership Team
VirtualBox 4.3.20 Arrives, Still No Sign Of VirtualBox 4.4
About The Author
Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the web-site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience and being the largest web-site devoted to Linux hardware reviews, particularly for products relevant to Linux gamers and enthusiasts but also commonly reviewing servers/workstations and embedded Linux devices. Michael has written more than 10,000 articles covering the state of Linux hardware support, Linux performance, graphics hardware drivers, and other topics. Michael is also the lead developer of the
Phoronix Test Suite
, and
automated testing software. He can be followed via
or contacted via
Latest Linux Hardware Reviews
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 & E5-2687W v3 Compared To The Core i7 5960X On Linux
Intel 120GB 530 Series SSD Linux Performance
Btrfs/EXT4/XFS/F2FS RAID 0/1/5/6/10 Linux Benchmarks On Four SSDs
AMD's Windows Catalyst Driver Remains Largely Faster Than Linux Drivers
Latest Linux Articles
Apple OS X 10.10 vs. Ubuntu 14.10 Performance
Mesa 10.5-devel Brings Some Intel Haswell HD Graphics Changes Over Mesa 10.3
NVIDIA vs. Nouveau Drivers With Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.4-devel
Is The Open-Source NVIDIA Driver Fast Enough For Steam On Linux Gaming?
Latest Linux News
Meizu's Ubuntu Phone Not Expected Until Early Next Year
DragonFlyBSD 4.0 Drops i386 Support, Improves Graphics
Expensive "Free/Libre Software Laptop" Uses A NVIDIA GPU
QEMU 2.2-rc3 Released, Final Release Pushed Back By Couple Days
64-bit ARM FreeBSD Support Is Taking Shape
GCW Zero Starts Seeing New Game Releases
Intel's Cherry Trail Delayed To Next Year
Bq Introduces More Android Devices, But Still No Ubuntu Phones
Qt 5.4 Release Candidate Expected Later This Week
ArrayFire Accelerated Compute Library Open-Sourced
Latest Forum Discussions
Updated and Optimized Ubuntu Free Graphics Drivers
Hurrican SDL Port
Roadmap to Catalyst 14.10 ?
how to configure module phoromatic ?
PulseAudio 6.0 Is Coming & Other Linux Audio Plans For The Future
Debian Developer Resigns From The Systemd Maintainership Team
Cant get working Kaveri APU - A10-7850k
Script for Fan Speed Control
Legal Disclaimer & Disclosure
Contact Us
Copyright © 2004 - 2014 by
Phoronix Media
All trademarks used are properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Powered by the Phoronix Content Management System (PHXCMS-9).


text:
I have a Ubuntu Server whose motherboard bit the dust. I had 1 hard drive for the OS and 4 other hard drives configured in a software raid 5. I was able to boot up the OS drive on a working computer just fine.
What I need to know is how I can move everything to a new motherboard without losing my data on the software raid. Thanks in advance.


text:
BBB Business Review
Are You the Business Owner of ADT Security Systems, Mid-South, Inc.?
If yes, click here to login.
BBB Accredited Business since
ADT Security Systems, Mid-South, Inc.Additional Locations
Phone: (804) 262-4300 Fax: (804) 261-7758 View Additional Phone Numbers 8751 Park Central Drive Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23227 http://www.adt.com
View BBB Rating for ADT Security Systems, Mid-South, Inc.'s headquarters.
BBB Business Reviews may not be reproduced for sales or promotional purposes.
BBB Accreditation
A BBB Accredited Business since
BBB has determined that ADT Security Systems, Mid-South, Inc. meets BBB accreditation standards, which include a commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints. BBB Accredited Businesses pay a fee for accreditation review/monitoring and for support of BBB services to the public.
BBB accreditation does not mean that the business' products or services have been evaluated or endorsed by BBB, or that BBB has made a determination as to the business' product quality or competency in performing services.
BBB Complaint Information
Find aggregate BBB complaint information for ADT Security Systems, Mid-South, Inc.. BBB of Southeast Florida & the Caribbean has the full report as that BBB handles all complaints for ADT Security Systems, Mid-South, Inc..
Additional Informationtop
Licensing, Bonding or Registration
This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding
or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain
any requirements are currently being met.
These agencies may include:
Department of Criminal Justice
202 North Ninth Street, 10th Floor, Richmond VA 23219
Phone Number: (804) 786-4000
Type of Entity
Business ManagementMr. Bill Conner, General Manager Mr. Michael Celebre, Installation Manager Mr. Trey Leyll, Sales Manager
Contact Information
Related BusinessesADT Security Services
Business Category
Security Control Equipment & System Monitors Security Guard & Patrol Service Security Systems Consultants Computers - Security Equip & Systems Fire & Smoke Alarm Systems Auto Alarms & Security Systems Burglar Alarm Systems - Dealers, Monitoring & Service
Alternate Business NamesADT Security Services, Inc. ADT/Protective Service, Inc.
System Wide Accredited Business
This company's headquarters and company-owned locations throughout the country participate as BBB Accredited Businesses. This means they support BBB's services to the public and meet BBB Accreditation standards. "A BBB Accredited Business since July 1, 1993."


text:
The Saturday, Nov. 23, football game between Georgia and Kentucky in Athens will be televised by either ESPN2 or ESPNU with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. ET.
Click here for the original story.
Welcome to SECTalk.com
|Welcome to SECTalk.com -- The Home of 6 Straight National Titles!
You are currently accessing our site as a guest which means you can't access all of our features such as social groups, sports betting, and many more. By joining our free community you will have access to all of these great features as well as to participating in our forums, contacting other members, and much more. Registration only takes a minute and SECTalk.com is absolutely free, so please join today!
If you have any problems registering or signing in, please contact us.
Latest Topics
Latest News
Top Bettors
Top High Fived
Georgia-Kentucky Kickoff Set For 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2 or ESPNU
Started by TheRealBrave, Nov 11 2013 11:03 AM
Similar Topics
|Started By
|Last Post Info
Pinned Week 14: Georgia Tech at Georgia
Started by GAMECOCK_FAN, Today, 06:00 AM In: SEC Sports → Official Game Threads
- 8 replies
- 85 views
Richt, Bulldogs Turn Focus to Instate Rival Georgia Tech
Started by TheRealBrave, 28 minutes ago In: The East → Georgia Sports → Georgia News
- 0 replies
- 0 views
Georgia Proves Too Strong For FAU, Winning 74-61
Started by TheRealBrave, Today, 06:08 PM In: The East → Georgia Sports → Georgia News
- 0 replies
- 13 views
Georgia Post-Game Quotes - Georgia vs. Charleston Southern
Started by TheRealBrave, Yesterday, 03:06 PM In: The East → Georgia Sports → Georgia News
- 0 replies
- 46 views
Pinned Week 13: Charleston Southern at Georgia
Started by GAMECOCK_FAN, 16 Nov 2014 In: SEC Sports → Official Game Threads
- 8 replies
- 251 views


text:
Stephen Strasburg gives up first runs with Triple-A Syracuse
May 24, 2010, 8:57 PM EST
Ship 'em out of town, says Steve Phillips. Stephen Strasburg yielded two runs — one earned — over a brief five-inning start for Triple-A Syracuse on Monday night, according to Ben Goessling of MASNSports.com.
Strasburg gave up an unearned run in the top of the third inning — ending a scoreless streak of 20 1/3 innings at the Triple-A level. He gave up his first earned run in the fourth inning. All told, he threw 36 of 52 pitches for strikes while whiffing five and walking none.
Strasburg wasn't perfect, but now owns a 0.39 ERA through his first four starts with Triple-A Syracuse, posting a 27/4 K/BB ratio over 23 1/3 innings. The young phenom has a 0.99 ERA and 54/10 K/BB ratio over nine starts between Double-A and Triple-A.
Goessling speculates that there's a small chance he could make his major league debut against the Padres this weekend, but still holds true to the more likely scenario of a debut at home against the Reds on Friday, June 4. Don't know about you, but I'm hoping to be there.
- Brian Rutherford - May 25, 2010 at 12:48 AM
THis kid is sick, I'm offering Price and thinking about Lincecum. I actually think he immediately makes the Nats a strong runner for the Wild Card. All for the summer of The Lebron James signing story…Seems fitting
Featured video
Top Posts
- So what would the Red Sox look like with Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval? 2
- Report: Red Sox finalizing a 5-year, $90 million deal with Hanley Ramirez 22
- MLB players react to Odell Beckham, Jr. catch on Sunday Night Football 22
- Report: Red Sox make $95 million offer to Pablo Sandoval 77
- White Sox sign Adam LaRoche to two-year, $25 million deal 35
- Report: Red Sox offer Jon Lester six years, $110-120 million 72
- Report: "There is a 90 percent chance that Pablo Sandoval will sign with the Red Sox" 130
- A's sign Billy Butler to three-year, $30 million contract 84
Most Commented
- Braves and Cardinals swap Jason Heyward and Shelby Miller in blockbuster deal (157)
- Giancarlo Stanton's contract is backloaded. REALLY backloaded. (148)
- Blue Jays sign Russell Martin to five-year, $82 million deal (135)
- Report: "There is a 90 percent chance that Pablo Sandoval will sign with the Red Sox" (130)
- Sexual assualt charges reinstated against Tigers pitcher Evan Reed (129)
- P. Sandoval (4766)
- Y. Tomas (3225)
- J. Lester (3027)
- G. Stanton (2674)
- J. Upton (2461)
- A. LaRoche (2455)
- T. Hunter (2382)
- M. Scherzer (2166)
- H. Ramirez (2059)
- B. Butler (1955)


text:
Indonesia: Lesbian couple forced to flee after pretending to be straight in order to get married
Post your comment
Comments on this article are now closed.
More like this
- London: Peter Tatchell arrested after limo protest at Westminster 28
- Comment: For those who will never blend in, we will always need Pride 34
- Malaysia: Muslim lesbian activist launches controversial book 21
- Row after Tory MEPs abstain from pro-LGBT amendment vote 55
- Indonesian province separates lesbians after fake marriage 37
- Peter Tatchell: Holding LGBT conference in Israel will inflame homophobia 78
Most commented this week
- Stonewall CEO attacks 'posh, rich, white Western gays' over Brunei boycott 128
- Tory deputy chair: Pride march is 'a bunch of puffs mincing across town' 103
- Former UKIP deputy leader: Gays sleep with up to 20,000 people in their 'short, miserable lives' 89
- Northern Ireland: DUP to introduce bill to exempt religious people from equality laws 86
- Former Bishop of Rochester: Lesbians raising children leads to 'delinquency' 67
- Are you born gay or is it a choice? Scientists might have found the answer 63
- London university bans preacher who says gays are 'obscene and filthy' 59
- London mayoral hopeful Ivan Massow: Gay men don't know how to behave 57
- US: Dead trans woman 'dressed as a man' for open casket funeral 49
- Anti-gay Christian film star begging fans for positive reviews 45


text:
Kraft Foods 3rd-qtr profit rises
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Group Inc reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by cost savings such as a reduction in ad spending in some of its businesses, but revenues were lower than expected.
The maker of Maxwell House coffee and Planters nuts said net income was $500 million, or 83 cents per share, in the third quarter, compared with $466 million, or 79 cents per share, a year ago.
Net revenue declined 4.2 percent to $4.39 billion, in part because a year earlier it had higher shipments ahead of its spin-off from Mondelez International Inc.
Wall Street was expecting $4.56 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
- Tesla says in talks with BMW over car batteries, parts
- Exclusive: China ready to cut rates again on fears of deflation - sources
- Actor Dwight Henry eyed in New Orleans killing after arrest for theft
- Iran atom talks set to resume next month after missing deadline
- Obama to Republican critics on immigration: 'Pass a bill'
Tax-smart tips for retirees
We are living longer but not creating financial plans to keep pace. Advisers give tips on how to make sure you don't outlive your money. Video


text:
News Details
Teams with Mercedes engines with the best chances to win
March 5th, 2014 .- Mercedes heads into next weekend's season opening Australian grand prix as the overwhelming early 2014 favourite. "Mercedes and Williams look very strong," agreed German driver Nico Hulkenberg, whose similarly Mercedes-powered Force India team has also impressed in winter testing. "They're standing out. McLaren is also fast," he told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. "At the moment, the Mercedes teams are a bit in front." Mercedes' three customer teams - McLaren, Williams and Force India - appear to have hit the jackpot with clearly the best turbo V6 'power unit' in F1's new greener era. "At the moment that's right," Hulkenberg...
Full Story »
Full Story »
8mo ago from F1Plus.com 0
You May Also Be Interested In...
All with Mercedes engines with the best chances to win
March 5th, 2014 .- Mercedes heads into next weekend's season opening...
8mo ago from F1Plus.com
Williams and Force India could win races says Mercedes...
Williams and Force India could win races says Mercedes boss 5 March, 2014...
8mo ago from GrandPrix247.com
Williams and Force India 'fast enough to win' says...
Mercedes heads into next weekend's season opening Australian grand prix...
8mo ago from F1Zone.net
Hulkenberg: 'I think we are in good shape'
Nico Hulkenberg is 'feeling satisfied' with the running that he completed...
8mo ago from RichlandF1.com
Hottest News
Vettel exit spoiled Vergne's Red Bull future
Jean-Eric Vergne says he was a contender to... Read More »
10h ago from ThisIsF1.com
Hamilton: London GP would be insane
Lewis Hamilton has welcomed talk of a London GP,... Read More »
Vettel: We at Ferrari have a big job that will take time
New Ferrari recruit Sebastian Vettel says he is... Read More »
1h ago from GrandPrix247.com
Recent News
McLaren: It's not all down to stats
2m ago from PlanetF1.com
Vettel admits 'big task' awaits
Hamilton: London GP would be insane
Deputy boss hails 'new Williams'
2h ago from PlanetF1.com
Sainz Jr completes Toro Rosso line up
10h ago from SpeedCafe.com


text:
One shot in Allentown standoff; shooter in custody
Updated On: Aug 31 2012 04:47:31 PM CDT
Allentown police are investigating a shooting early Friday that sent one person to the hospital.
Police say 32-year-old Stephen Zuber argued with his girlfriend, 30-year-old Ashley Johnston, and shot her while she was sitting in a car outside their home at 1621 Allen Street around 2 a.m.
Zuber then took the couple's three-year-old son from the car, went inside the home and forced a standoff with police.
After a brief negotiation, police took Zuber into custody.
He's facing charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child.
After being checked out at Lehigh Valley Hospital-17th Street, the child is now in the custody of Children and Youth Services.
Johnston is listed in stable condition at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.
There is no word on what sparked the shooting.
Copyright 2012 WFMZ. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Rain to start early Wednesday before change to snow
Woman tied up, beat 4-year-old child, detectives say
Two suffer gunshot wounds in Tamaqua
Man killed after being struck by vehicle in Bethlehem
Protesters torch police car in Ferguson
Christmas tree put in place at Reading gateway, then removed
DA, police to hold news conference on I-78 crash that killed 3
Reading's 'ugly' Christmas tree to stay on Penn Square
DA meets with state police about missing woman case
Be ready for snow, traffic on PA Turnpike tomorrow


text:
Design your home
65,940 bath with screen Contemporary Home Design Photos
Finn-Martens Design
Spa Bathroom
Omg what a beautiful door or screen? Custom or will you please advise how to purchase? Thanks so much.
It's from Designer Bath in Beverly, MA
bath and screen...Bath shoji screen...bath tub bar...Big bath...Guest bath cabinet...The cube bath
lowers on the wall — Iris Adames
Angus Mackenzie Architect
North Bondi House
I really like the shower screen design, a great alternative to a shower curtain. I currently have a claw foot tub
so water doesn't splash outside the half glass screen.
4. A practical screen. Just about everyone loves the look of a claw-foot tub, but wrestling with a sodden shower curtain isn't anyone's idea of a good
good time. This simple glass screen and ceiling-mounted showerhead prevent water from splashing about and take nothing away from this bathroom's appeal.
plastic shower curtain, the glass screen is stylish and easy to clean. Not only does it minimise the splashes in the bathroom, the glass complements the
Traditional twist. A claw-foot bath with traditional tapware adds old-world charm to this contemporary space. And instead of using an old-fashioned
Shower screen on claw foot tub?
Niche shelf above sink — masalyer
Amelie de Gaulle Interiors
Downtown penthouse
master bedroom doors going into master bath
with antique screen as separator for bathroom
doors going into master bath...going into master bath...Screens r gorg!!!!!!!...Neat bed/ bath combo Privacy screen...Open space bed bath...wood slate gray bath
SW 7059 — zobieliene
Top Ciment USA
Wellington - Microcement Master Bathroom
What size is the screen and what sytem is used?
i would like to know where i can get this screen to buy and what is the size of the screen. my email address is firstname.lastname@example.com
request, at Top Ciment we specialized on Microcement Installations, this screen was installed by another company and we havent been successful on obtaining
That's an awesome screen, especially in the master bedroom
where can i get to buy this screen from...Love the sieze of the screen...the bed the open bath the screen
Birthday gift for hubby — lori95
With details original to the home, such as the chair rail, oversized arched windows and ornate plaster scroll on the...
Extravagant theatres, secluded estates hiding behind ornate wrought-iron gates and that iconic nine-letter sign all...
Modal Design
Walnut Residence
Beautiful project. What is the stone/tile on the master bath walls?
Love this for the outside master bath screen with the shower in the next photo i
The Cor-Ten panels filter the southern light entering the master bath, and they would also create some privacy if another house were built nearby. Such
Bath window...Guest bath shower clear glass...Rustling Pass master bath...Window screen for privacy....ideas for outside bath windows...screens bathroom
cabinets — charplans
Threefold Architects
Ladderstile House
Where I can find this bath tub? It is so beautiful.
Free standing bath, love looking out onto garden
metal screen on the exterior...The bath....screen, tiles...The tub & the screen...bath window screen...The screen....Nice bath...bath and tap...The bath...Bath & tiles...contemporary bath...large free standing bath
Wow — Katherine Cuthbertson
Jordan Smith
Jordan Smith - Henley Beach
ledge above basin, mirror cabinets, shower recess shelf, bath screen
recessed alcove for bath/shower...screen attached to bath...Simple bath & shower combo...one panel bath screen...Small bathroom combined shower bath...Shower over bath
Blue towels — kashbot
Design Line Construction, Inc.
Washington Street Project
Shower over built in bath with screen
love the idea of bath tub and shower in
Bath tub and tile for girls...and bath tub...Boys bath...Main bath...Subway tile on bath...kids bath...Guest bath
White subway tile.... Kids bathrooms — ptraikos


text:
our mailing list. It's so wizard.
by Pizzo
25 December, 2011@6:52 pm
3 comments
25 December, 2011@6:52 pm
3 comments
First release from Raekwon's Unexpected Victory mixtape, now hitting on New Year's Day. The project will include collabos with Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep, Sauce Money, CL Smooth, L.E.P. Bogus Boys, Vado, Fred The Godson, Styles P, Scram Jones, 9th Wonder, Statik Selektah and more.
Related Articles
Facebook comments:
3 Responses to "Raekwon – "This Sh*t Hard" (feat. L.E.P. Bogus Boys + Dion Primo)"
This is bullshit rae. What the fuck is the point in delaying a free mix tape? Don't be Dre, Rae, don't be dre.
^ My guess is it being due to getting the features lined up, or just simple mastering issues, etc.
This song sucks! Whoa hope Rae is delaying to scrap any crap raps like this steamer! Go back to the drawing board and throw some tight darts!
Leave a Reply
Search HipHopSite.com
News on the D.L.
- Joey Bada$$ – "B4.DA.$$" Trailer & Release Date
- E-40 – "Sharp On All 4 Corners" Parts 1 & 2 (Album Cover Art + Tracklist)
- PRhyme (Royce Da 5'9 + DJ Premier) – "Raiders of the Lost Art (Documentary)" (Part One)
- J. Cole – "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Album Cover Revealed
- Maino – "KOB2″ Deluxe Cover Artwork & Tracklisting
- Juvenile Signs With Cash Money Records
New Joints
Recently Commented On
- Game - "Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf" - @@1/2 [Review]
Commented on by Rich
- Ghostface Killah - "Double Cross" (feat. AZ)
Commented on by blacqmanta777
- Game - "Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf" - @@1/2 [Review]
Commented on by Chad
- Hot 97: Fergie Interview
Commented on by yungplex
- Hot 97: Fergie Interview
Commented on by ItlnStln
- Joey Bada$$ – "B4.DA.$$" Trailer & Release Date
Commented on by Justmarv


text:
"There were no tents this year."
For decades, Michael J. Koss has worn a bow tie pretty much every working...
More than half the Canadians who took part in a recent online survey agreed...
Niall Horan has taken up cooking thanks to a recipe book by Jamie Oliver,...
Really, CBC?
Participate in the Record's Getting To Know You Contest! Fill out this...
— Though each of the trees at the Christmas Dreams fundraiser in Conestoga...
One worker's allergy has triggered a ban on holiday poinsettias at a large Mississauga office complex.
Six thousand employees at Bell Canada's Creekbank campus were warned in an internal memo Monday there would be "random inspections for poinsettias and other plants."
"Please make sure all personal plants on desks and other office areas are also removed by Dec. 21," the memo by property manager Nexacor said. "Any plants found after Dec. 21 will be removed and disposed of without further notification."
Bell Canada issued the ban at the campus, which consists of three interconnected buildings, because the employee could have a life-threatening reaction.
"It's the safest things to do," said Bell spokesman Mark Langton, adding workers were supportive until the memo.
The allergic employee has been with Bell for 30 years and recently transferred from a small call centre in Scarborough, where the poinsettia ban was already in place.
Langton said the policy applies to all three buildings because the employee's doctor warned contact with any poinsettia or its residue could be life-threatening.
Langton confirmed a "no live plant policy" exists at the campus, but said it's never enforced and was left over from moving thousands of workers into the building when it opened a few years ago.
"It was there to make the move easier, but many people have plants now," said Langton, adding Nexacor's memo wrongly included the unenforced policy.
"They were being a little overzealous and we've told them to relax. The poinsettia ban is much more serious."
Langton said he will be issuing an employee notice clarifying the ban is for poinsettias only and "random inspections" will not be carried out.
"The ban has low impact on people relative to the possible negative outcomes for a fellow team member," said Langton. "It could send her into anaphylactic shock."
Dr. Susan Waserman, an allergist and a professor in McMaster University's department of immunology and allergy, said such a reaction is extremely unlikely.
She said the sap of poinsettias shares common proteins with latex — just like bananas or kiwis — and someone with a severe latex allergy could possibly have an anaphylactic reaction.
But the individual would have to come in "direct contact" with the sap for a reaction to potentially be life-threatening, said Waserman, adding she's never encountered or heard of that happening.
"If somebody even handles the poinsettia, that's very unlikely to cause a life-threatening reaction in most circumstances. This would have to be extremely unusual."
Waserman's opinion is shared by Laurie Harada, executive director of Anaphylaxis Canada, which educates the public about allergens that can cause anaphylactic shock.
"We've never received a call about this," said Harada. "I've never heard of a case, either."
Just having a poinsettia in the same room as the individual allergic to it wouldn't be enough to cause a life-threatening reaction, Waserman said.
Only if somebody "very latex allergic" handled a poinsettia would reactions occur, she said, noting they'd most likely range from a rash to some hives or nasal congestion.
"But you can never predict how someone will react," she warned.
News services
When you drive your vehicle around corners, you want it to be able to hug the turns. And when...
Since the introduction of pesticide bans in Ontario the weeds seem to be taking over. Those pesky...
Of all the warning lights that can appear on your vehicle's dashboard—from "change oil soon" to the...
Alluring Nails Studio and Spa Services in Kitchener-Waterloo is a unique and memorable spa...


text:
The Things You Find In A Radio Station [VIDEO]
Even after being on the air over 30 years, I'm still amazed at some of the things one can find in a radio station.
Even after being on the air over 30 years, I'm still amazed at some of the things one can find in a radio station.
All 101 insights may not apply to you, but many of them are sure to ring true. Here's to a wonderful 2014!
I've been hearing people talk about eating Popeye's fried chicken while watching the Saints and seeing a lot of people posting on facebook about it. What's the deal?
Everyone has New Year good luck rituals. They usually involve food. Blackeyed peas are widely believed to bring health & good fortune.
This project was simple, and quick.
If you've decided to skip the feast at Grandma's house this year, try one of these places.
Will eating bacon make you live longer? New Rising Media reports that may be the case. According to NRM, a study by ETH Zurich flies in the face of conventional wisdom, and indicates high levels
Rowdy Daigle is the pastor of Freedom Biker Church, here in Lafayette. Loud Television has chosen him to host a pilot for a new show called, "Holy Smokers."
How cool is this for the holidays...edible apple swans! And it's easy!
The reputation of gulf coast seafood took a hit after the massive oil spill that resulted from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in April 2010.
I love throwing new & different breakfast ideas together on weekends. They generally come to me while I'm having my morning coffee. This one was no exception.
I nuked a "medium" sized sweet potato, put it on a plate, smashing it up, spreading it around the plate. I
The CBS television show '60 Minutes' will be taping a segment in Lafayette tonight, Wednesday, November 6, 2013! It will feature Tabasco and our local culture.


text:
CSNO Heading Up
Partners with
A Purpose
Affiliate Partnership
Partners that share a vested interest and collective vision that school nurses optimize student health and enhance learning.
The CSNO state-wide election will be conducted online this year using NASN's election tool. The online ballot will open on November 10th and close on December 15th. To access the online ballot,
- Go to https://portal.nasn.org/members_online/members/surveys.asp
- LOGIN using your NASN website login User Name and Password.
- Select CSNO Election 2014 and continue
CSNO e-Newsletter
If you are interested in receiving the CSNO newsletter electronically, please complete the information below.
CSNO Supports California Women Lead:
An Energizing Evening!
An Energizing Evening!
Lisa McIntire, CSNO GRC Chairperson, recently attended an evening of networking with California Women Lead State Board of Directors, members of the Orange County Business Community and leaders from throughout Orange County celebrating women candidates in the November General Election for local, state and federal office. The mission of California Women Lead is to Engage, Empower and Elect. This reception was held on September 18th Women Lead's Women's Empowerment Day – Orange County. The evening included speakers and panelist. Special Guests and speakers in attendance included: Mona Pasquil, Secretary of Appointments, Office of Governor, Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Also speaking was Anna Caballero, Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, from the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Welcoming was by Rachel Michelin, Executive Director/CEO of California Women Lead. The evening event was attended by approximately 80 women from LA and Orange Counties. There were a number of women in attendance who are running for elected positions in their local communities and state wide. Click here for the complete article by Lisa McIntire, GRC Chairperson.


text:
Readers' Review: "Olive Kitteridge" (Rebroadcast)
Diane leads a discussion about the collection of stories which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
The elections on November 7th will determine not only the next president of the U.S., but also the political makeup of the House and Senate. Diane and a panel of political observers talk about some of the most closely-watched Congressional races, and about whether Capitol Hill will look different come Inauguration Day.
Diane leads a discussion about the collection of stories which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Toll road mileage is increasing nationwide as cash-strapped states try to relieve traffic congestion without raising taxes. But some transportation officials are facing a political backlash. Diane and her guests discuss the future of toll roads in the U.S.
Harvard physician Atul Gawande says we need to change the nation's approach to aging and dying. How nursing homes can focus more on patients' need for human connection, and how end-of-life treatment is actually shortening lives instead of extending them.
Legendary singer Linda Ronstadt has won 11 Grammy Awards in a career spanning four decades. We take a look at her rise to stardom, life in the music business and her recent battle with Parkinson's.


text:
British town council votes to ban all Israeli goods, in defiance of Labor policy
IDF official: 3 months after Gaza war Hamas still rehabilitating military hierarchy
EU Representative: Time running short on Gaza reconstruction
Netanyahu: There is an effort to undermine the Jews' right to their own state
South Africa's Zuma welcomes Abbas, says Israeli settlements undermining 2-state solution
With government's fate uncertain, Netanyahu seeks commitment from haredim for next coalition
Widow of slain rabbi blames internal haredi discord for Jerusalem synagogue terror attack
Green groups demand environment minister
What's important is to stay on the wheel, Rivlin tells Czech Prime Minister
Infant mortality rates higher in Arab population
Smartphones are keeping your children awake
Hookah smokers are inhaling benzene
Effective drugs for carriers of hepatitis C not included in health basket
Tech Talk: The best keyboard apps available for smartphones
Elbit Systems developing bus with supercapacitator fast-charging system
Zion Tech: Israeli start up Dogiz helps dogs and owners socialize
Zion Tech: Our Israeli start-up of the week aims to make air pollution visible
5th annual Hullegeb Festival celebrates Ethiopian culture
A man of leisure
Israel enters the world of pro cycling
Grapevine: Anniversary of the passing of founding PM David Ben-Gurion
Maccabi Tel Aviv on a roll as unbeaten CSKA comes to town
Another back-breaking loss for Jerusalem
Ga'ash, ESRA team up for golf tournament
Casspi making best of second stint as a King
IDF has improved its ability to call up reserves under fire
Orthodox leaders condemn US rabbi for anti-Arab rhetoric
US haredim seek to share kollels' 'burden'
Polish town plans to turn Jewish cemetery into apartment complex
Divided US Jews largely silent on 'Jewish state bill'
South African court bans BDS protests inside Woolworths
Is the price of watermelons relevant to Iran's nuclear crisis?
ISIS says its flag will wave over Jerusalem, even if the Jews don't like it
Iranian Police: 200,000 people in the country are alcoholics
WATCH: Syrian child preacher says stop chasing half-naked women, look to your 72 virgins
Pope: Don't close door on dialogue with Islamic State
Awakening to our nightmare
'But is it good for the Jews?'
New opportunities for Israel in Europe
Home demolitions?
We aren't crying wolf
Wishful doing
Cinema of reconciliation
On the volcano's edge
Knowledge, power and abuse
Q&A with a Colombian lone soldier
European Press: Dividing line
Veterans: Keeping an ear out for change
Book Review: Written from his heart
This Week in Jerusalem
Who is your God?
Grapevine: Amazing place
A voice from India
Happily Eva After: When the going gets tough...
Grapevine: Reclaiming our heritage
Upscale dining in Neveh Tzedek
Obama: Helping terror go nuclear
On incitement, lots of talk but little action
To finally look behind the news
Recognizing Palestine – anomalies and ambiguities
A song for Cheshvan: 'The Eucalyptus Grove'
דְיוֹקְנְאוֹת תַרְבּוּת
מָה הַסִיפּוּר?
הָאַרְכִיוֹן שֶל רוֹמַן וִישְנִיָאק
Har Nof in flames
WATCH: Get-Taxi gets Jewish, with 'Shlep'
Putting children first
Genome of lowly centipede sequenced, adding a piece to puzzle of how life started on Earth
A creative twist on Italian in the heart of Tel Aviv
'Game of Thrones', 'Breaking Bad' director MacLaren to oversee Gal Gadot in 'Wonder Woman'
Tempête au sein de la coalition
Crise de confiance
Qui prendra la relève de Mahmoud Abbas ?
Arafat, Abbas, même combat ?
Rétrospective en noir et blanc pour la ville d'Or
L'unité : notre seule planche de salut
Daniel Oren, maestro d'Israël, d'Italie et d'ailleurs !
Nos plus belles années ?
Le pot de chocolat liégeois par qui le scandale arrive
Le dernier kibboutz
La course aux étoiles
Les mordus du français
On n'invite pas un pyromane à éteindre un incendie
Tuer l'EI dans l'œuf
Le mont du Temple et la guerre sainte de l'islam
Les attentats du lundi 10 novembre vus par la presse française
L'Europe, nouvelle alliée d'Abbas ?
Ces enseignants-éclaireurs
Christian priest speaks out strongly in favor of Jewish state law
Hispanic Evangelicals among Israel's greatest supporters
Christians United for Israel Chairman John Hagee says Obama is anti-Semitic
Temple Mount: Common ground between Jews and Christians
Pope Francis condemns Palestinian violence
KKL Belgium Donates Portable Bomb Shelter to Kiryat Gat
KKL-JNF Awards 2014 Blumberg Prize
Exploring the Ilanot Botanical Garden and the Vickar Observation Point
Cornerstone Laid for Sports Rehab Park at Meir Hospital
Mexican Politician and Business Leader Miguel Aleman Velasco Visits KKL-JNF in Jerusalem
International Conference in Sde Boker: Combating Desertification Together
Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan: Bringing the River Back to Life
Central America Celebrates Independence at the Rabin Center
In his Footsteps: Heritage Excursions in Memory of Yitzhak Rabin
Cleanup Day Activities in Central Israel
International Cleanup Day: Cleaning Together in Northern Israel
KKL-JNF's Eyes in the Forest - The Horshim Forest Green Patrol
Israel Today and Tomorrow: KKL France Mission Visits Israel
Start-up Israel: KKL Italy November Mission Learns about Israel's Past and Future
KKL-JNF and Desert Agriculture Latin American Diplomats visit the Negev
A Successful Annual Fundraising Event for KKL Milan
Living Green in Israel: the Contest and the Winners
Addressing Climate Change Conference
Nurturing the Foresters of the Future
Saving the Sabras
11.27.2014 | 5 Kislev, 5775
Jewish women take home gold at 2014 Emmys
Dance review: Maya Brinner –'Local' Jaffa Port
Resurrecting Chagall
'Armed' and dangerous
US music legend Seymour Stein to scout Israeli artists
Robin Williams, remembering the man of many voices
The play must go on
Dance review: Dafi Dance Group Warehouse 2, Jaffa Port
The prince of romance hits all the right keys
Return of ladino popularity ruthy
Eyal Sher to head Israel Festival
Menahem Golan, pioneering Israeli filmmaker, dies at 85
05/25/2012 04:42
Madonna 521.
(photo credit:Reuters)
After dialing Avihay Asseraf's cell phone number, a "funtone" version of
Madonna's "Give Me All Your Love" greets the waiting caller."People
don't appreciate the meaning that someone like Madonna is doing her opening
night here. It's the premiere of a tour," he told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday
over the phone. "It's a piece of history."Earlier that day, American pop
icon Madonna landed in Israel, where she is launching her 2012 world MDNA Tour
in Israel, kicking off at Ramat Aviv Stadium on Thursday, May 31 – rescheduled
from May 29. Her publicist had told the Post the day before that Madonna is
"extremely excited to be opening her tour in Israel."Asseraf created
what he labeled as Israel's "official" Madonna Facebook fan page in July 2011,
called "Madonna Israel" in both Hebrew and English. As of noontime Thursday, his
page had 650 likes. Featuring all the latest Madonna news, the page is so
up-to-date that late Wednesday night, the night before Madonna's arrival, it
featured a photo of Madonna boarding a plane in New York.Scrolling down
to the bottom of Asseraf's fan page history, the first posts on the site include
pictures from the artist's Tel Aviv stop in her 2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour, as
well as a poster from her Israel appearance in 1993.Asseraf, who is a
teacher for children with disabilities in Hadera, has purchased a "golden
ticket" to the concert at NIS 1,500, the ticket that gets him closest to the
stage. Previously, he attended Madonna performances in Israel in 2009, in Greece
in 2008, in Paris in 2006 and in London in 2004.His fondness of the
star, however, stems back to 1997, when he went to see the movie Evita in
theaters – in which Madonna played the title character.From there, he
tried out her Ray of Light album and watched her music videos on
MTV."And I fell in love," he said, noting that he has collected retro
Madonna items ever since. "I collect everything that comes from
Madonna."On Asseraf's own personal Facebook profile page, the "cover"
photo stretching over his timeline is an image promoting the MDNA Tour. In
addition to various pictorial tributes to Madonna and her albums all over his
timeline wall, Asseraf also displays his "Titanic collection" – pictures
featuring various Titanic DVDs and Celine Dion music."Titanic is my
second obsession," he said. "[Madonna] reminded me a lot of Kate Winslett – how
she looks in Titanic."Asseraf said he has actually become friends with
many of his fellow fans from his page, and that they have gotten together in the
past for events like watching the Superbowl.Many of them have "golden
tickets" for the concert and intend to gather beforehand."For a fan like
me to see a premiere of a tour, I can't explain the feeling," he said. "She's
the best and no one even comes close to her, not even Lady Gaga."Perhaps
the most numerically popular Israeli Facebook page dedicated to Madonna, with
2,953 likes, is one created in May 2010, called, in Hebrew, "Madonna is the
sexiest singer in the world nude!!! Viewing is required!!!" The page, however,
lacks any public contact information.Another simple page called
"Madonna" in Hebrew had 571 likes, but contains no public wall for user
commentary.One fan site that appears to be equally active to that of
Asseraf is called, in Hebrew, "Bibi no! To war with Iran only after the
performance of Madonna on 5.29" had 981 likes. Administrated by Kobi Zvili, a
28-year-old fine arts student at Bezalel, the page was launched in February and
features a picture of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Madonna as the
profile picture, in front of an image of Madonna bridging together the flags of
Israel and Iran as the cover art.One of the latest wall posts on the
site reads, "10 days to go!!! still no war," with a smiley face
emoticon.Returning to the owner of the "official" fan page, Asseraf said
that he would love to meet Madonna at some point but is not getting his hopes up
anytime soon. Meanwhile, he assured the Post that not only is his funtone on his
phone dedicated to Madonna, but his ringtone is as well. His ringtone is a song
from her new album, called Love Spent."It's what we do – since we have
known Madonna, we have spent our money on her," Asseraf said. "We spend our love
and we end up with no money."Jerusalem Post reporters will be tweeting live from the concert - follow our Twitter account for updates, photos and videos. Follow @jerusalem_post
Your comment must be approved by a moderator before being published on JPost.com.
Disqus users can post comments automatically.
Comments must adhere to our Talkback policy. If you believe that a comment has breached the Talkback policy, please press the flag icon to bring it to the attention of our moderation team.
Sign up for our newsletter
Please insert a valid email address
By signing up to The Jpost mailing list, I hereby


text:
How to Become an HR Professional: Step-by-Step Career Guide
Find out how to become a human resources (HR) professional. Research the education requirements and learn about the experience you need to advance your career in human resources.
Do I Want to Be a Human Resources Professional?
Human resources (HR) professionals, including HR specialists and managers, act as a bridge between management and employees as they work through problems, questions or other job-related difficulties. Additionally, HR professionals are often responsible for employee training and orientation, as well as administration of policies relating to compensation, benefits and recruitment of staff. The job of 'peace-maker' might be stressful for some individuals. Travel may be required to recruit workers or to attend meetings.
Job Requirements
Although a high school diploma meets the educational requirement for employment in some entry-level jobs, most human resources positions require at least a bachelor's degree in human resources or business administration. The following table contains the main requirements outlined for a career in human resources:
|Common Requirements
|Degree Level
|Bachelor's often required; some employers prefer a master's or higher*
|Degree Field
|Human resources, business administration or a related field*
|Work experience may be required in addition to a degree*
|Key Skills
|Detail-oriented, decision-making, interpersonal*
|Computer Skills
|Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Customer relationship management (CRM) software, Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, Human resources software**
Sources: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, **ONet Online.
Step 1: Earn a Bachelor's Degree
A bachelor's degree is the minimum level of education required for entry into the majority of HR positions. Bachelor's degree programs in this field, such as the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Human Resources or B.S. in Human Resources Management, can provide training in topics like business law, human resources management and organizational theory. Bachelor's degree programs in human resources are commonly available at many colleges and universities in a variety of convenient formats, including online study.
Success Tip:
- Seek an internship while earning a bachelor's degree. Individuals interested in working as human resources professionals should try to acquire some experience in the field. Some employers will require experience as well as a degree, and those who complete an internship could have a competitive edge in the job market.
Step 2: Gain Professional Experience
Professional work experience is a vital component for HR professionals desiring to advance into managerial positions. Most high-level positions in the field require several years of on-the-job experience. In addition to helping develop a portfolio or resume, any experience gained can help sharpen an individual's organizational and communication skills. Additionally, employment in an office environment provides individuals with the opportunity to apply what they have learned, as well as gain real-world skills in business practices and organizational structure.
Step 3: Complete a Master's Degree Program
According to the BLS, employers hiring for HR management positions may prefer a master's degree in human resources, such as the Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management. Graduate-level study can give experienced HR professionals the opportunity to focus on topics of specific interest, such as labor relations, e-learning, project management, economics or career coaching. Programs that are either held online or that utilize flexible scheduling, such as evening and weekends, are available.
Success Tip:
- Attain professional certification. Although certification is not required, the BLS notes that HR professionals can benefit from obtaining professional credentials, such as those offered by the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Individuals who choose to be certified generally need a combination of education and professional experience. Once certified, individuals may need to complete continuing education credits for certification renewal.
Related to How to Become an HR Professional: Step-by-Step Career Guide
- Related
- Recently Updated
- Popular
HR Administrative Assistant: Job Duties and Requirements
Human resources (HR) administrative assistants support management-level staff and perform a variety of tasks related to...
Top School in Baltimore for a Human Resources Degree
Many schools in the Baltimore area have top ranking human resources programs. Read on to find out more about what these top...
How to Become a Human Resources Administrative Assistant
Learn how to become a human resources administrative assistant. Research the education requirements, training information and...
Organizing Your Life to Succeed at School
The new school year is well underway. Most students begin each fall with good intentions to stay organized while completing...
Management Tips for the Working Student
- Top Human Resource (HR) Management Degree Programs in Tucson
- I've Served in the Military...What's Next?
- Associate in Business: HR Management Degree Overview
- Top School in Greenville, SC, for a Software Engineering Degree
- Campus Security Officer: Job Description, Salary and Requirements
- Career Information for a Degree in Rehabilitation Therapy
- Certified Online Instructor Training Programs and Requirements
- Top Schools for Construction Management, Carpentry & Inspection Programs
- Business Management (Minor): Coursework Overview
- Public Relations Officer: Job Duties and Requirements
- Certified Medical Technician: Job Description & Career Info
- Corporate Administrative Assistant: Education Requirements & Career Info


text:
all categories Tenor Saxophone M... Mouthpieces for W... Wind Instruments all manufacturers AW Reeds Aizen Berg Larsen Francois Louis Gottsu Otto Link Pomarico Rico Selmer Theo Wanne Thomann USA Meyer Vandoren Warburton Yamaha Yanagisawa Zinner
in stock items Hot Deals
on 18.05.2012
Lucas from London: "Every time I'm purchasing stock via Thomann I'm happy as Larry"
on 26.09.2012
Anonn.: "Thank you once again for your excellent service.This is the third time I have ordered from Thomann and every time has been great"
on 25.07.2013
firstname.lastname@example.com: "I was at that time totally blown away by the speed of delivery, and the quality of the goods."
Your search for items from the product category Tenor Saxophone Mouthpieces between 89 EUR and 110 EUR yielded 39 results. Please click the X-symbol to unrestrict your search. 39 items found...
39 items found...
Sort results by:
relevancealphabet (in ascending order)alphabet (in descending order)price (in ascending order)price (in descending order)user rating
One of your filters is filtering so well, that no products were found!You can remove your filters and start again or use the previous filter you selected.
This item is in stock and can be dispatched immediately.
This item is due in on the date shown above and can then be sent with immediate effect.
Our supplier has not yet provided us with an expected delivery date. Kindly contact us for further information or to see if we have a B-Stock or suitable alternative available.
If you need this product urgently please contact us for further information or to see if we have a suitable alternative or a B-Stock available.
This item has been ordered with our suppliers and should be in our warehouse in the next few days.
Offers include 20% British VAT and are valid as long as stocks last.Shipping costs to the U.K. are 10 EUR (approx. £7), free shipping on orders above 199 EUR. Please click here for international Shipping rates.We do not accept liability for typographical errors or inaccurate information of any kind.*RRP = manufacturer's / distributor's recommended retail price in Germany
Payment can be made safely and securely with Cash on Delivery, Credit Card, Bank Transfer, PayPal or Amazon Payments.


text:
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to represent documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems
Plus size dress sewing pattern available for download, available in various sizes.
This lovely dress is so figure flattering with the sew in waist panel. The bust pieces and skirt beautifully gather into the waist panel, and the flounces on the sleeve hems give this dress a lovely touch. This dress is finished off with a neckline detail and centre front appliqué that makes a statement.
Note: This is the same pattern PDF as the Empire Top (Plus Size)
This pattern is from the Everyday Equestrian collection
Lightweight, softly draping dress fabrics.
width: 140 cm (55 ins)
length: 3.10 – 3.15 – 3.15 – 3.20 – 3.20 m (31/2 yds).
A piece of soft tulle, 10 × 70 cm (4 × 28 ins).
1 invisible zip, 40 cm (16 ins) long,
1 round decorative appliqué, Ø 3 cm (1 1/4 ins).
This pattern doesn't include seam allowance
Member Project of the Week
Kick off party dress season with this cute greenery covered dress.
Editors' Pick
See Meg's picks and get them at a special price with an extra discount for Black Friday
Sewing & Techniques
See how Meg made this edgy dress using the Janome Artistic Edge Digital Cutter!
Editors' Pick
No need to go outside… spend the morning in dolled up in this collection of vintage style pajamas.
BurdaStyle Magazine US
Get an inside look at the patterns from the first 4 issues of BurdaStyle US
You must allow our "request for permission" request to login to Burdastyle with Facebook.


text:
Home > Lifestyle > Books > News
Friday May 2, 2014 MYT 4:15:00 PM
Saturday May 3, 2014 MYT 7:31:31 AM
by ed stoddard
South African writer Mark Gevisser has released a memoir about growing up in Johannesburg, in which where he traces the city's apartheid past seen through the eyes of a young Jewish boy discovering his sexuality.
As a bookish child, Mark Gevisser played a game he has retrospectively called 'Dispatcher' in which he would plot routes in his parents' street guide, the Holmden's Register of Johannesburg, using the index to place names.
"Inevitably, the Dispatcher took me to places I was not meant to go," he writes, recalling the time he stumbled across one of the few African names – "Let's call him 'Mphahlele, M' – in the book and discovered that the address was only two pages away from where he and his family lived on page 77.
But his family lived in the upmarket and 'whites only' suburb of Sandton while 'Mphahlele, M' was in the neighbouring black township of Alexandra, separated by only two pages and a stream – but in every other aspect, they were worlds apart.
Gevisser says there was no way of steering his imaginary courier from page 77 to page 75 as "Sandton simply ended at its eastern boundary, the Sandspruit stream, with no indication of how one might cross it, or even that page 75 was just on the other side".
Those geographical puzzles from Gevisser's childhood game became the starting point for his recently published memoirs, Lost and Found in Johannesburg (also published under the title Dispatcher: Lost and Found in Johannesburg), which documents his coming-of-age tale in his segregated hometown. Along the way, it maps his family's Lithuanian Jewish past with his own journey of sexual self-awakening as he realised he was gay.
Gevisser, who is also the author of a widely acclaimed biography of former South African president Thabo Mbeki, spoke by phone from his current Paris base about his new book and next project.
In your lifetime, do you think Johannesburg will ever get over its apartheid past?
Apartheid is inscribed into the planning of Johannesburg. And the inequality in South African society that is increasing means that I don't see any way that it will get over its apartheid past in my lifetime. What is changing and what will continue to change dramatically is the growth of a black middle class and the way the previously white neighbourhoods are becoming more mixed.
Do you think Johannesburg's maps are still somehow deceptive?
Sure, in the way that all maps are deceptive. When you look at a map of Johannesburg you can obviously see where the blocks are smaller and where they're bigger. But you can't see anything about how dramatically different Alexandra is from Sandton. Even if you look on Google Earth, you will notice a certain density and lack of trees in Alexandra as opposed to the space and the green in Sandton. But that doesn't tell you anything of course about how different life is in those two places.
Are you ever going to come back to your hometown to live?
At the moment, I'm not living in my hometown but I spend a lot of time there. I'm definitely coming back to South Africa. There's no question about that. Whether I come back and live in Johannesburg will depend on where I have work and where my partner has work.
You've done a biography and a memoir. What's next?
What's next is that I'm an Open Society Fellow at the moment working on a project called the Global Sexuality Frontier. So I'm writing a book about this new global conversation on sexual rights.
What do you think is driving this new wave of homophobia in Africa?
I think it's a manifestation of new global culture wars that's found a battleground over sexual rights. It's a backlash against a younger globalised generation, which is very in tune with the rest of the world and see that people have sexual rights in other parts of the world and want those rights too. There are governments that are profoundly threatened by this, by their perceived lack of power.
There is also the rise of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa and the way the American Religious Right has found a mission in Africa. The American Religious Right has given African homophobes a script for how to garner political support by instrumental sing homophobia. And as the Religious Right loses the culture wars in the States it is looking for new souls to save. – Reuters
Tags / Keywords:
Lifestyle, Books, People, Lifestyle, Books, News, Mark Gevisser, writer, journalist, memoirs, biography, interview, Dispatcher, Lost and Found in Johannesburg
Radin's memoirs aim to inspire others to dream big
Karpal Singh: His legacy will live on, says Pak Lah
Making his mark
Former police superintendent publishes memoirs after seven years of writing
Vietnam battles for General Giap's legacy
Oscar Isaac to play 'X-Men' villain Apocalypse
Shah Rukh Khan is fine with daughter being an actress
Magazine unveils new look Publication celebrates 20th anniversary with tantalising spread for guests
Khoon Hooi's Spring/Summer 2015 collection is chic, fresh and classy
Take an idea and make it happen at the Maker Faire
NCIS in action in the Big Easy
Turkey bans reporting on corruption investigation of ex-ministers
Welcome to Bhutan via Google Street View
Megaupload's Dotcom says extradition fight leaves him bust
Copyright © 1995-2014 Star Publications (M) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)


text:
2013 NBA Draft: A Look At Akron Zips' Zeke Marshall
Zeke Marshall may not be the most talented center entering the 2013 NBA Draft, but he is definitely a good one.
Marshall had his best season for the Akron Zips—what a surprise since he was a senior—this past year, averaging 13 points per game, seven rebounds per game and 3.7 monster blocks a game.
Marshall stands at 7'0'' and we all know how NBA teams go after those seven-footers in the draft.
He shot a very impressive 65.1 percent from the field this past season, which was way up from the season before. Marshall made some noise for the Zips in his senior year and now he even has a chance to get drafted. If there is a team searching for a center in the second round, there is a chance that that team will pull the trigger on Marshall.
Who knows if that will happen, but this past season he has shown that he can be an effective scorer. Heck, he even made two out of three shots from behind the arc. Although that is not many attempts, it is still a good note that Marshall is capable of draining from deep range.
If Marshall is drafted, it will not be for his offensive abilities, but rather for his game on the defensive side of the ball. Marshall was a force on defense this season and he swatted whatever came his way—most notably the basketball.
Time will tell if he will get drafted, but all that will take is for one team to take a chance on the big guy.
If you're a tweeter, feel free to follow me @TheTrevorLowry.
Mike Tobey's Dominance Big News For Virginia
In the post, Mike Tobey is the final piece to Virginia's success. Read More
Kentan Facey's Improvement Vital for UConn
Kentan Facey has impressed this season and blossomed into a major contributor Read More
Pac-12 Basketball Week 3 Power Rankings
Find out how the Pac-12 conference stacks up after two weeks of college basketball action. Read More
Week 3 Big East Basketball Power Rankings
Here's how the Big East stacks up through three weeks of action on the hardwood. Read More
Florida vs. Georgetown Preview, Prediction
The No. 16 Florida Gators have been nothing but inconsistent through three games so far this season. Will that change against Georgetown? Read More
Pitino's Response to Win vs. Savannah St Priceless
Head coach Rick Pitino's response to Louisville blowing out Savannah State is priceless. Read More
Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Week 3
Week two of the college basketball season has come and passed, who tops our Big Ten power rankings for week three? Read More
RantSports' 2014-15 Week 3 CBB Rankings
The 2014-15 college basketball season is still very young, yet we have seen a few ranked teams fall, which is a trend that will continue all season. Read More
Big 12 Basketball Power Rankings For Week 3
The first set of Big 12 college basketball power rankings this season features a few teams at the top that all have a legitimate chance at winning the conference title. Read More
SEC Week 3 Power Rankings
Check out SEC Basketball's Week 3 power rankings right here. Read More
5 Unheralded NCAAB Players To Keep An Eye On
The college basketball season is in full swing, and several players have surprised us so far. Here are five players you probably haven't heard much about to keep an eye on moving forward. Read More
College Basketball Week 2: Naismith Award Watch
The 2014-15 college basketball season has begun. Here are the top 10 candidates for the Naismith award after Week 1. Read More


text:
Heading into Saturday's UFC on Fuel TV 5 in Nottingham, England, everyone expected fireworks from hometown hero Dan Hardy and The Ultimate Fighter 7 winner Amir Sadollah… and they didn't disappoint.
Sadollah, although he looked a little bit stiff, was the more aggressive fighter early on, coming straight at hardy with a mix of punches and kicks. A bit surprisingly, Hardy was the one to hang back and look more for counters in the early going.
After getting the opening round out of the way, however, it was Hardy's fight to lose. He showed a renewed aggression in the final two round, stalking Sadollah, beating him to the punch, and showing a new wrinkle to his game… takedowns.
Hardy put Sadollah on his back several times in rounds two and three. In the third, he did some really strong work on the mat, opening some cuts below the eyes of Sadollah and mounting up some damage, taking the fight away from the former TUF winner.
Hardy said before the fight that there was no way he was losing on his home turf – he is in fact from Nottingham – and he didn't.
Despite the slow start, Hardy earned a unanimous nod from the judges.
"I have a tendency to go out and start trading punches, but I've got to be smart and I've got to be sensible," explained Hardy of why he didn't go toe-to-toe from the opening bell.
Hardy was full of emotion fighting in front of his hometown fans and could think of only one thing that could top the feeling of getting the victory at home.
"Just go out and get the belt for you guys is the only thing that could be better than this. "
The victory was Hardy's second in a row after finally kicking a four-fight skid to the curb.
Stay tuned to MMAWeekly.com for all of your UFC on Fuel TV 5 post-fight coverage.
Former UFC welterweight title challenger and current color commentator Dan Hardy discusses why he believes Ross Pearson is the United Kingdom's best shot at a UFC champion. With a roster that bolster read news >>
This Saturday in Austin, Texas, two British fighters will step into the world famous UFC Octagon to do battle. Accompanying long-serving UFC and WEC veteran Brad Pickett, we have a dangerous mid read news >>
MMA Fighting brings you UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 results. UFC 179 takes place at the Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro. The event is headlined by a fight between UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo read news >>
UFC 179 provided fans in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a little bit of everything on Saturday night. The card—which featured a heavy Brazilian flavor—saw some history made, a few upsets and yet another read news >>
Jose Aldo, fighting in front of a lively home-nation crowd in Rio de Janeiro, defended his featherweight title for the seventh time in defeating challenger Chad Mendes by unanimous decision (49-46, 4 read news >>
Invicta Fighting Championships will return to UFC Fight Pass on Saturday with Invicta FC 9, which is headlined by a flyweight title fight pitting Barb Honchak against Takayo Hashi. read news >>
Invicta Fighting Championship is now less than 24 hours away from Invicta FC 9, which takes place on Sat., Nov. 1, 2014 inside RiverCenter in Davenport, Iowa, headlined by a flyweight title fight bet read news >>
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to UFC Fight Pass online this Friday night (Nov. 7, 2014) with UFC Fight Night 55: "Rockhold vs. Bisping" from inside AllPhones Arena in Sydney, Australia read news >>
MMA Fighting has the UFC Fight Night 55 results for the Rockhold vs. Bisping event at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia on Friday nightIn the main event, Luke Rockhold squares off against Mich read news >>