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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post4163162210728888773..comments2014-12-16T18:48:54.951-05:00Comments on The Pistachio Project: Homemade Cough Drops and Cough Drop LollipopsBrittany Thomashttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-39767475523609152552014-04-01T11:16:52.572-04:002014-04-01T11:16:52.572-04:00Just honey? Seriously? Shut the front door!!!Just honey? Seriously? Shut the front door!!!Sharyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-26266492150466666572013-10-14T19:36:19.549-04:002013-10-14T19:36:19.549-04:00Thanks! looking forward to trying these again. Def...Thanks! looking forward to trying these again. Definitely subscribing : )Max Munrohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-57256065506774433372013-10-06T14:07:59.094-04:002013-10-06T14:07:59.094-04:00Hello Max, Glad you had such a great success with ...Hello Max,
Glad you had such a great success with the cough drops despite the bubbling issues. The honey will bubble a lot. This is one reason why it's best to constantly stir it (besides the burning issue) As for overflowing issues, you might want to go up a pot size. I used my small pot but I was only cooking 1/2 cup of honey. Also make sure you cook it over low so that the bubbling is reduced as much as possible (high temperatures mean more bubbling action). As for the temperature, that is likely just an issue of time. My guess is since you were combating overflowing issues that you just couldn't let it cook at long as you wanted. More time and you would have likely reached 300.Brittany Thomashttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-79913019270278806962013-10-06T10:24:34.055-04:002013-10-06T10:24:34.055-04:00I tried this and they came out great! They were so...I tried this and they came out great! They were sort of like really tough toffees or really soft hard candies and they almost pulled my teeth right out of my face but they were fantastic. Just one question though. When cooking them it bubbled up a lot! it overflowed a little. how come this happened and how can i fix it? Also the temperature wouldn't get up to 300.
Thanks :)Max Munrohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-14852197402640013852012-12-29T11:46:29.111-05:002012-12-29T11:46:29.111-05:00Thank you so much for sharing this! I have purchas...Thank you so much for sharing this! I have purchased "throat suckers" from CVS Pharmacy for my kiddos in the past, but, of course they are filled with all the artificial junk...these are a much better option. Can't wait to try them!Josh/Leahhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-1845385062321589652012-12-19T23:53:23.945-05:002012-12-19T23:53:23.945-05:00I just made these. I poured the honey into molds ...I just made these. I poured the honey into molds I bought from Michaels that said not for hard candy. Ugh! But, I just checked them and the plastic didn't melt...at least not on the outside. I touched the bottom of the mold and the honey felt hard so hopefully hard crack stage honey is ok for these molds. Anyways, I poured them half full of honey and then for half of them I dropped one drop of elderberry extract on them and the other half I dropped one drop of echinacea extract on them. Then, I filled them with more honey the rest of the way. The spoon I used for all this became the chef's sucker :-) and I have to admit the honey was really yummy to suck on this way. I plan on giving these suckers to my friends' kids for Christmas. Thanks for such a unique firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-91085763620393511272012-12-08T23:53:54.833-05:002012-12-08T23:53:54.833-05:00I'm sorry they didn't turn out. Honestly, ...I'm sorry they didn't turn out. Honestly, I've always found candy making to be an inconsistent thing. Hopefully it will work for you next time!Brittany @ The Pistachio Projecthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-2183114474427578312012-12-08T19:44:20.234-05:002012-12-08T19:44:20.234-05:00Just tried to make these. It never got to 300 and ...Just tried to make these. It never got to 300 and ended up burned. I tested throughout the process just to check. I used a cup of honey because I wanted to make lollipops and lozenges. I'm going to give it another go with some water added but not firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-3075656814931606512012-11-29T18:38:35.312-05:002012-11-29T18:38:35.312-05:00I just made these, and it was pretty easy if payin...I just made these, and it was pretty easy if paying attention. I bought candy molds at Michael's, they're in the cake aisle.

Also, to answer the writer's question, yes, adding essential oils and a bit of other syrups works well. I am a Chinese herbalist and I prepared a highly concentrated tea of herbs that relieve coughing, strained out the raw herbs, then added about 1.5 cups of honey to that condensed liquid and proceeded as usual. At the very end, I turned off the heat and stirred in about 7-8 drops of Peppermint essential oil to make them taste better (the herbs are slightly bitter). I'm sure elderberry syrup would be fine too -- my herbal liquid was about 1/2 cup, plus the honey, and the candies hardened just fine.

Thanks for the recipe! I might include these in xmas gift bags this year!Jessiehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-51416337478592549432012-11-27T13:13:51.739-05:002012-11-27T13:13:51.739-05:00Honey is not toxic when heated but most of the hea...Honey is not toxic when heated but most of the health benefits are reduced and the form of sugar changes, so it more readily feeds candida and pathogens. It's not just vitamins that are lost, also enzymes, probiotics, and other things that are good for immunity.

Herbs, etc. should be fine, and I would use this as a way to get the herbs in moreso than the honey... ie. in addition to some raw honey.

And I don't use commercial cough drops, either. No need for them :-)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-34225672175888656642012-11-14T14:20:55.588-05:002012-11-14T14:20:55.588-05:00Don't forget that horehound is the classic go-...Don't forget that horehound is the classic go-to herb in the cough and sore throat arsenal. I'll bet it would be great in this as well. Dalehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-8645389381819779942012-11-14T02:46:35.358-05:002012-11-14T02:46:35.358-05:00@CDGRIFFITH16 It sounds like your candies were ov...@CDGRIFFITH16
It sounds like your candies were over cooked. As strange as it seems, cooking sugar past the hard crack stage can lead to trouble with setting up, giving you soft, flexible candy instead of hard. I'm a culinary student and i was making candy the other day and exactly the same thing happened to me. It's better to err a degree or 2 lower than yhe suggested temperature rather than bring it up too high. It may alsp help to check your thermometers accuracy as they can easily get out of whack. You can do this by bringing a pot of water to a hard, rolling boil and placing your thermometer in the water. Water boils at 212 degrees so check to see of the temperature is off and adjust accordingly. Hope this email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-86634704903323025052012-08-09T21:23:05.344-04:002012-08-09T21:23:05.344-04:00Honey has many healthy properties that are not des...Honey has many healthy properties that are not destroyed by been heated. Granted that a lot of the heat sensitive properties would be destroyed (mostly vitamins) but honey has such a complex compostition of properties and no 2 batches of honey are the same......everybody also forgets that honey can get quite hot in a hive sitting out in the sun on a 100 degree day and still be raw honey. Honey is healthy.
I think this is a great idea and would happily make these for my children over giving them commercial cough email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-43144123643285555022012-06-04T18:21:52.861-04:002012-06-04T18:21:52.861-04:00If its really humid when you make them, they might...If its really humid when you make them, they might not set.Rebeccahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-86494999515209532222012-06-04T18:19:58.584-04:002012-06-04T18:19:58.584-04:00I make hard candy on a regular basis, and you are ...I make hard candy on a regular basis, and you are correct that it will hover at 212* for a while as this is the boiling point for water and it will stay at this temp until all the water is boiled out of it.

But, you do NOT need to stir. Stirring will make it slosh up the sides and then some of it might not make it to the hard crack stage, and can result in grainy candy. :) Just use a good heavy pan, keep the heat medium-low and be patient.

If you have a store like Hobby Lobby, look there for molds. But yes, you have to be sure they are made for hard candy or the plastic will melt. Lorann Oils makes many different kinds! Amazon probably has some too.Rebeccahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-28085036730639221392012-06-03T23:31:58.293-04:002012-06-03T23:31:58.293-04:00I have yet to find any good research on honey bein...I have yet to find any good research on honey being toxic when heated. Granted I will admit that it looses all it's good properties and such when heated but I still think it's great for cough drops (definitely better then some commercial brand ingredients)Brittany @ The Pistachio Projecthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-29448616109102841892012-06-03T22:00:50.512-04:002012-06-03T22:00:50.512-04:00i like the idea of lollypops, but please, do your ...i like the idea of lollypops, but please, do your research- heated honey might be toxic and at the least looses all the antimicrobial and other good properties that it is being used email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-86585120565805661452012-04-25T21:14:32.078-04:002012-04-25T21:14:32.078-04:00What a fantastic idea!! I've got five younger ...What a fantastic idea!!
I've got five younger brothers--and I'd love to be prepared for the next time cold and flu season comes around.

I might consider adding in a few things like cayenne pepper, or cider vinegar, just for the anti-cough benefits.

Just an idea! :)Katherine Raehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-35092116608254292882012-03-07T16:21:49.858-05:002012-03-07T16:21:49.858-05:00They are suppose to get hard but I'd say they ...They are suppose to get hard but I'd say they aren't rock hard. When we suck on ours they definitely bend a bit in our mouths as they conform to our sucking.... but freshly made they should be hard.Brittany @ The Pistachio Projecthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-50921400300312942802012-03-07T15:21:38.794-05:002012-03-07T15:21:38.794-05:00Tried this, used a candy thermometer, and free pou...Tried this, used a candy thermometer, and free poured onto my greas ed silpat. It definitely reached at least 300 (not sure how much higher, distracted by toddler), but it didn't burn. It was very runny and even doing a very slow pour it ran all over my silpat in thin pools. Once cooled down it is still soft, like taffy. I thought they were supposed to be hard? I used all the honey I had (about 1/3 cup), so I will have to wait to try it again, hopefully I just did something wrong because this sounded awesome for my toddler who won't eat spoons of honey.CDGriffith16http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-58161843730974109972012-02-21T00:42:46.885-05:002012-02-21T00:42:46.885-05:00Yes it is harder to do without a thermometer. Howe...Yes it is harder to do without a thermometer. However, that is how I do it. I just made sure to keep dropping a bit into cold water every minute or two toward the end. It was annoying to test so often but it is easy to scorch otherwise.Brittany @ The Pistachio Projecthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-44759498659878556492012-02-20T20:27:21.514-05:002012-02-20T20:27:21.514-05:00I just tried this. I didn't have a candy therm...I just tried this. I didn't have a candy thermometer but thought since I have made Glass Candy many times without it I could do this. Not so easy. Highly recomend using the thermometer as I scorched mine. Even though I have done the same testing for glass candy it was a lot harder to tell with honey as aposed to corn syrup. My nephew is alegeric to corn so was giving this a email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-8260146497219416832012-01-29T11:05:45.406-05:002012-01-29T11:05:45.406-05:00Honey probably does loose its benefits when heated...Honey probably does loose its benefits when heated although it might keep some. However, even if it had no real benefits, this still makes a safer cough drop.Brittany @ The Pistachio Projecthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-39730813166781164062012-01-29T03:07:07.735-05:002012-01-29T03:07:07.735-05:00Sounds yummy, but I read honey looses its benefits...Sounds yummy, but I read honey looses its benefits when heated...Joannahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844790720806642255.post-56587278206193684882012-01-27T17:00:51.395-05:002012-01-27T17:00:51.395-05:00Not so easy. First a warning that you should use a...Not so easy. First a warning that you should use a pot large enough for the boiling honey to Double in size. Stirring Constantly and quite vigorously should be emphasized. First try boiled over the sides of the pot, even after my attempt to lift it off the burner in time. Second, read "candy mold" package carefully, mine said "not for hard candy" in the fine print. Third, getting to 300 was not as easy as I'd expected. It hovered at 200 for 15 minutes. However, even after stopping and restarting a few times, the finished honey candy is dark, rich, delicious, and very satisfying. I made some drip-pops for the kids, by dripping the cooling honey on the ends of lollipop sticks I'd bought at Walmart. As the center drops cooled, I dropped "flower petals" around the edges which are small enough not to choke on. On a non-stick cookie sheet, they popped right off when cool. I also made some drops for me. I'll be surfing up some candy molds tonight. Thanks for the recipe. I've been thinking there should be "lollipop cough drops" for kids for a week of this nasty cold. The endgame will be much less firstname.lastname@example.com


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Muhammad 'Abdu's Advice for Educational Reform in the Ottoman Empire
This is an excerpt from a letter written by Imam Muhammad 'Abdu to the leaders of the Ottoman Empire when he learned of their plans to enact educational reforms. His letter begins with the importance of education, particularly for the development of a strong Islamic nation. He then recommends approaching religious education at three levels, based on the educational level and aspirations of people. For each level, he prescribes a curriculum outlining the minimum requirements for religious literacy. He notes that the combination of required legal knowledge, purification of the soul, strong belief, and knowledge of history will allow people to constantly apply their knowledge and activate belief in their lives.
I've only translated his prescriptions for the first two levels because these seemed to be the most relevant. These guidelines can serve as a practical outline for students to follow in their religious studies—even today.
Note: The translation is not word for word, but it does reflect the essence of his message.
Beginner Level
First: They should read a concise text on those aspects of Islamic theology upon which there is no disagreement amongst Ahl al-Sunnah. The content should be supported by convincing, clear arguments, verses from the Qur'an, and authentic traditions of the Prophet ﷺ. It should also introduce the basics of Christian theology so that people can effectively respond to Christian missionaries spreading throughout the land.
Second: A concise text outlining lawful and prohibited actions, distasteful conduct, and pure character. The text should point out some of the innovations that have no basis in the Qur'an and Sunnah, and are harmful to people. It should be supported by proofs from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and the actions of the early generations of Muslims. It is essential that the text emphasize that human beings have been created to worship Allah, and that obedience to Allah and His Messenger takes precedence over everything else.
Third: A concise text in history describing the life of the Prophet ﷺ and his companions, focusing on that which is related to noble character, noteworthy actions, and the sacrifice of one's self and wealth. It should also discuss the reasons for the spread of Islam amongst the nations in a short period of time, even though the Muslims were small in number and their enemies were many. It should establish that the secret of this success was sincerity in battle and unity in struggle.
All of this should be written in an easy and accessible style. The texts, including explanations of references from the Qur'an and Sunnah, should be in the native languages of people.
Intermediate Level
First: They should study an introductory text on the important aspects of logic, the foundations of critical analysis, and the etiquettes of debate.
Second: A book on theology, supported by intellectual proofs and definitive evidence that maintains moderation and clarity. It should avoid differences of opinion amongst the various schools of Islamic theology and expand upon the differences between Islam and Christianity, clarifying in detail the implications of their beliefs. It should also include some of the benefits of Islamic beliefs in strengthening civic life, as well as in achieving happiness in the Hereafter.
Third: A book explaining lawful, prohibited, praiseworthy and disliked conduct. This should be in more detail than the text in the first level. It should also contain a discussion of the sources, causes, and effects of behavior, and be phrased with a style that convinces the intellect and puts the heart at ease. It should also allude to the wisdom behind some religious rulings and their benefits to human life, drawing support from both religious texts and the lives of the early generations. The theme of these texts should ignite the flame of belief in the hearts and raise peoples' souls to a level at which they seek nothing but the highest of objectives.
Fourth: A book on the history of Islam. This book should contain a detailed explanation of the life of the Prophet ﷺ and his companions, and should chart the spread of Islam throughout the centuries from a purely religious perspective. Politics, if mentioned, should be used merely to draw religious lessons. It should also discuss the prosperity that accompanied the spread of Islam, encouraging people to long for that which has passed and protect what still remains. Finally, it should expound the reasons for the advancement of Islam in greater detail than in the previous level.
Students at this level of learning, as in the previous level, should study these books in their native languages. References from the Qur'an and the Sunna can also be translated into their languages. It is not incumbent that they learn Arabic, except for that which has been mandated by acts of worship. However, these must be explained in detail so that they understand what they are saying, thereby allowing for their remembrance (dhikr) to effect their thought (fikr)—which is one of the objectives of the Law-Giver.
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As salaamu alaykum,
Are there books in English that you recommend?
Assalamu Alikum,
This advice is needed nowadays more than ever but unfortunately school systems seem to be getting farther and farther away from such teachings.
wasn't 'Abdu a freemason?
Yes, he was a freemason. This seems to be a strange article because `Abduh was instrumental in attacking the Islamic Orthodoxy. That doesn't mean he does not have some good points—but he definitely had a different agenda from the Sunni Orthodoxy. One thing is particularly curious is his apparent de-emphasis on the Arabic language. Granted, one can become a pious Muslim without knowing Arabic (beyond the bare minimum for the worships), but the Arabic language has always been one of the key elements for Islamic solidarity throughout the world.
as salamu alaikum,
JAK for your responses.
Before commenting… the internet has a tendency to not convey tone very well. Don't read this as an angry response, it's all in love.
Technically he was a freemason, but not for long. One of the 'ulema here in Egypt, Dr. Muhammad 'Awwa, addressed this issue in a lecture that I heard from him directly. He said that one time he got into a debate with one of the 'ulema about whether or not Muhammad 'Abdu was a freemason and after that when he researched it he found an exact quote from him and memorized it. The statement of 'Abdu was basically along the lines of, "we joined the freemasons because we heard that they were working for the benefit of the country and the people. However, after we joined them we realized that their ideas and beliefs were against Islam so we left them without regretting what we left. But! Had we not joined them then we would not have known what they were really about!" SubhanAllah there's some wisdom in that. So technically he was, but not for long.
Muhammad 'Abdu was a great scholar and after coming to Egypt I realized that he is very misunderstood in the West because of the lack of information that we have and our quickness to label people. Dr. Muhammad 'Imara did a compilation of all of 'Abdu's work and it ended up in 5 large volumes (each around 500 pgs). Let's not forget also that he was the Mufti of Egypt and that many of the modern scholars of Egypt today look upon him very favorably.
Regarding his "apparent de-emphasis on the Arabic language." That's precisely what it is, apparent… What he's going for here is functionality in the din. Many times we paralyze people with requiring them to learn Arabic and making them feel inadequate without it. This is not possible for everyone. In the third category he mentioned (the scholars and teachers.. not translated here) there is a strong emphasis on the Arabic language. Not to mention he was actually known for this emphasis throughout his life and he used to teach "nahj al-balagha" in al-Azhar in order to strengthen the Arabic of the students. What he's attempting to do here is provide a practical curriculum for all the people. I honestly believe that if people followed something along these lines in their development they would find that their Islam is much more functional and practical.
As for the claim that he was "instrumental in attacking the Islamic orthodoxy." This is a seems like a big claim, but I wonder what exactly you mean? Would you mind clarifying? It is known that he had some opinions that were questionable but to be an attacker of orthodoxy (which I'm not sure what we mean by it) and to have a different agenda than the Sunni orthodoxy seems big.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Your brother,
Jamaal Diwan
As Salaamualaikum,
Al hamduillah for your efforts my brother. Shaikh Abu has some fine points and I agree with you that if we work on them in this way then we can find a better vision and practicality in our daily lives as Muslims.
Fi Iman Allah
Your Sister,
subhan-allah, wow… this is so relevant to this day
One part particularly resonated with me: Intermediate students "should study an introductory text on the important aspects of logic, the foundations of critical analysis, and the etiquettes of debate."
I have seen so many people argue without any concept of logic or the etiquettes of debate. Our community needs to train young thinkers in logic.
Wa `alaykumus-salaam Jamaal,
My understanding is that Abduh was a modernist/apologists—i mean someone who attempted to make Islam conform with the trends of 19th (and early 20th) century science and thought. I may be mixing some of the claims ascribed to him with Jamal Afghani, so please pardon me. Among the claims of Abduh was the denial of the jinn and claiming the stones that were dropped by the birds mentioned in Suratul-Feel (The Elephant) were actually viruses that caused the death of the army of Abrahah. Also, i just Wikied him—NOT THAT I TAKE MY KNOWLEDGE FROM WIKI—but it claims that he was against polygyny and thought it was an outdated practices. This seems to be in line with other things i remember being ascribed to him.
What i meant that Abduh attacked the Sunni orthodoxy is that he did not carry the creed of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama`ah. Just googling him quickly (along with what i remember about him from my teachers), he was someone who gave priority to sense perception over Revelation (although, usually such people claim that they are using "the intellect"—of course, the Sunni Creed is rationally defensible, but we do not base arguments simply off of our senses while dismissing what Allah revealed). As far as him being the head of Al-Azhar, well, we know at that time there was A LOT of fitnah in Egypt because of the British occupation. Under the tutelage of British colonialism, Egypt, like India, produced apologist leaders/"intellectuals" who claimed to "update" Islam for modern times. These "leaders" often gave tortured explanations to the Qur'an to make them coincide with the social values and scientific theories of the Europeans. I am not saying the Abduh didn't do anything useful—but the danger of his ideology was far more dangerous than the good he may have done.
Aslam Alykom,
I would like to advice brother Southern Sunni instead of Wiki-ing or Googling, is to get Imam Muhammad Abdu's (May Allah merci him) books and read them all, study the historical background of that period from authentic sources, and only then you may judge the Imam.
It is really sad that we constantly fall in the trap that the colonial period established for us many years ago, that is, demonizing people.
Bro, the objectives of the Freemasonry were not clear for the public at that time. So why do you want to judge that era with the knowledge you have nowadays. Second point, Muslims at that time were in chaos: wide gap between Ulama' and public; Islamic teaching in educational institutions was paralyzed; the whole Ummah was very behind the development in the rest of the world; finally the vast majority of the public were ignorant. Do you know that Imam Abdu was one of the founders of the faculty of Dar Al-Uluum which was established specially for Arabic Language?! He was the teacher of Sheikh Muhmmad Rashid Reda and the later was the teacher of Imam Hassan Al-Banna May Allah merci them all.
When you read the biography of Imam Abdu you will see that he was a true "Salafi" that is following the Quran, Sunnah, and the Salaf. He (and his friend Sheikh Jamal ElDin Al Afghani) was like a light walking alone in the dark throughing seeds on the earth without waiting to collect the harvest, though leaving those coming after him to take it.
Any books (in English) for the beginner and intermediate level which follow this educational reform?


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'Waiting for Superman' Film Champions Charter Schools, But Hides That 80% of Them Are No Better Than Public Education
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Here's what you see in Waiting for Superman, the new documentary that celebrates the charter school movement while blaming teachers unions for much of what ails American education: working- and middle-class parents desperate to get their charming, healthy, well-behaved children into successful public charter schools.
Here's what you don't see: the four out of five charters that are no better, on average, than traditional neighborhood public schools (and are sometimes much worse); charter school teachers, like those at the Green Dot schools in Los Angeles, who are unionized and like it that way; and noncharter neighborhood public schools, like PS 83 in East Harlem and the George Hall Elementary School in Mobile, Alabama, that are nationally recognized for successfully educating poor children.
You don't see teen moms, households without an adult English speaker or headed by a drug addict, or any of the millions of children who never have a chance to enter a charter school lottery (or get help with their homework or a nice breakfast) because adults simply aren't engaged in their education. These children, of course, are often the ones who are most difficult to educate, and the ones neighborhood public schools can't turn away.
You also don't learn that in the Finnish education system, much cited in the film as the best in the world, teachers are—gasp!—unionized and granted tenure, and families benefit from a cradle-to-grave social welfare system that includes universal daycare, preschool and healthcare, all of which are proven to help children achieve better results at school.
In other words, Waiting for Superman is a moving but vastly oversimplified brief on American educational inequality. Nevertheless, it has been greeted by rapturous reviews.
"Can One Little Movie Save America's Schools?" asked the cover of New York magazine. On September 20 The Oprah Winfrey Show featured the film's director, Davis Guggenheim, of An Inconvenient Truth. Tom Friedman of the New York Times devoted a column to praising the film. Time published an education issue coinciding with the documentary's release and is planning a conference built in part around the school reform strategies the film endorses. NBC, too, will host an education reform conference in late September; Waiting for Superman will be screened and debated there, and many of the reformers involved in its production will be there. Katie Couric of CBS Evening News has promised a series of segments based on the movie.
Meanwhile, mega-philanthropist Bill Gates, who appears in Waiting for Superman, hit the road in early September to promote the film; while he was at it, he told an audience at the Toronto International Film Festival that school districts should cut pension payments for retired teachers. Other players in the free-market school reform movement, most of whom had seen the documentary at early screenings for opinion leaders and policy-makers, anticipated its September 24 release with cautious optimism.
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Indeed, a tense public sparring match over the achievement gap, unions and the future of the teaching profession is already under way. In August the Los Angeles Times defied the protests of unions and many education policy experts by publishing a searchable online database of elementary school teachers' effectiveness rankings. The newspaper's calculations were made using a new statistical method called value-added measurement, which is based on children's standardized test scores and which social scientists across the political spectrum agree is volatile and often flawed.
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Lisa Rinna and Lil Jon were both fired by Trump at the start of tonight's episode, leaving us with the final two many predicted when the season began: Trace "Grumpy Pants" Adkins vs. Penn Jillette. The battle of the ponytails commenced when the two were tasked with designing an ice cream flavor and accompanying commercial and VIP party for Walgreens. But they wouldn't do it alone. Trace was given the support group of Lil Jon, Marilu Henner, and a mechanical dog, while Penn received the assistance of Lisa Rinna, La Toya Jackson, and Dennis Rodman…that is, if you consider La Toya and Dennis to be a form of assistance.
Before the episode was over we would be introduced to the word "swurltle," Wayne Newton would weigh the importance of supporting his own charity on a national TV show against appearing at a parade in Phoenix, Gary Busey would accuse another woman of farting, Dennis Rodman would be instructed to lay down between a Vegas showgirl's legs, and Penn and Lisa would debate the merits of including a giant bedazzled crotch hovering over their glass full of ice cream. So all in all, pretty much what you'd expect from an episode of everybody's favorite crazy reality show.
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MORRISSEY: No 'D' in Heisman for Notre Dame's Manti Te'o
BY RICK MORRISSEY firstname.lastname@example.com November 26, 2012 10:35PM
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For a guy who preaches the importance of focus, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly isn't averse to allowing his gaze to wander on occasion.
A few weeks ago, he veered from his stated mission of controlling what he can control and politicked for the Fighting Irish as the No. 1 team in the nation. At the time, Notre Dame was ranked third in the BCS standings. Then Miracle Saturday arrived, with No. 1 Kansas State and No. 2 Oregon losing and USC quarterback Matt Barkley, the leader of the Irish's next opponent, going down with a shoulder injury. All hallelujah broke loose at the Grotto on Notre Dame's campus that night.
Now Kelly is pushing linebacker Manti Te'o for the Heisman Trophy, arguing that if the award continues to do an end-around on defensive players, the people at the Heisman Trust might as well get it over with and hand it out exclusively to offensive players.
"He is the backbone of a 12-0 football team that has proven itself each and every week," Kelly said.
Bless the coach for his passion, but the award should go to Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, who plays that evil quarterback position. We'll get to Manziel in a moment.
Kelly gets credit for backing his guy, but that's about it. Life is unfair, and the Heisman is even more unfair. If Kelly thinks defensive players are at a disadvantage in the voting, what about offensive linemen? You could be the best right guard the world has ever seen, and Heisman voters would rather watch infomercials than watch you play. That's the nature of the beast. If you're a defensive tackle, forget it. Ask Ndamukong Suh, a once-in-a-generation player who finished fourth in the 2009 Heisman voting behind Mark Ingram, Toby Gerhart and Colt McCoy.
There are two problems with Kelly's pro-Te'o argument. One is that Manziel is having a historic year. He's the only freshman in FBS history to pass for 3,000 yards and run for 1,000 yards in the same season. Only five FBS quarterbacks have done that. He should get extra points, not demerits for accomplishing that as a lowly redshirt freshman.
The other problem with Kelly's push is that Te'o isn't the best defensive player in the country, let alone the best overall player in the country. Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, the top defender in the Southeastern Conference, is better than Te'o. So is South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney. Better player, better name.
Te'o is a wonderful story — a Mormon kid from Hawaii who goes to the very-Catholic University of Notre Dame, comes back for his senior year rather than enter the NFL draft and is the best player on a defense that fuels the Irish to a spot in the national title game. His grandmother and girlfriend die over a 24-hour span in September, yet he soldiers on.
Broadcasters and writers have fallen over each other to tell Te'o's tale. Off the field, he is known for his big heart and charity work. On the field, he has 103 tackles and seven interceptions, the latter a huge number for a linebacker. He's also the emotional leader of the team, the guy who tries to make everyone else better.
And it doesn't hurt that he's the opposite of camera-shy. He's not in Derek Jeter's category in knowing when the red light is on, but he's working on it. Put it all together, and you have a media-savvy candidate who plays for the most famous college football program in America.
Kelly's argument that defensive players don't have a legitimate shot at the Heisman can be extended to candidates who don't have the PR machine behind them that Te'o does at Notre Dame. Would he be getting all this Heisman hype if he played for an undefeated UCLA team? Probably not.
In other words, whatever points Te'o is losing because of the Heisman's historic snubbing of defensive players, he's gaining just as many for playing for the top-ranked Irish, who have produced seven Heisman Trophy winners.
No, I'd say everything is fair here. And on that level playing field, Manziel stands out a little more.
If we know one thing about the Heisman Trophy, it's that it doesn't always go to the best player in the country. The award's history is littered with players who were fine college players who washed out in the pros. Rashaan Salaam? Gino Torretta?
If Kelly really wants to help Te'o, maybe he should stop trying to help him win the Heisman.


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I recently agreed to work on the PC of a family friend whose issue was reported as "my icons have vanished". The PC was dropped off with a family member, who then delivered it to me. I plug it into my voltage regulator and try to power up the PC- brief flicker of the power light and fan twitch, but nothing else. Try again- same.
Normally I'd power it up in the presence of the customer because I've been burned by this type of situation before (it worked before you touched it! free computer please!), but I didn't have the chance here. I use a high quality voltage regulator on an outlet belonging to a breaker on a panel separate from the rest of my house to help ensure that no system will incur electrical damage while in my care, so I'm confident this is not my fault yet I fully believe that the PC was working at the customer's house. I hooked it to my power supply tester and the only problem found was that 5VSB was low (4.3v). The PC works fine with another power supply that reads 5VSB @ 5.1v.
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Has anybody encountered a situation where a power supply works at one site but not another? Is it possible that the electricity at the customer's house is slightly over 120v and the over-voltage is pushing 5VSB to within ATX spec (or close enough to work at least)? I'm not an expert on power supplies, but I'd love to be able to make sense of this. It is possible that the PSU just died of old age in transit, but that just seems unlikely.
Depending on the age of the p/s, Some components just die after so many power ups. I would contact the customer right away and let them know that the power supply failed as you put it on the bench. Also take a look inside for caps that are swollen or burst / damaged componets and be sure to show the customer. P/s are not that expensive but should be the customers cost. You have the proof to back it up if you find things amiss inside the unit.
Im sure that if they had not taken it in for service and just kept running it - it would have probably failed pretty quick also.
I've seen PSUs work at one place and not at another, but they'd work again when taken back to the original place. I've also seen PSUs go out as soon as their unplugged and plugged back in. Those machines were probably the kind that were on forever and never turned off.
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Thanks for the responses, guys. This pc wasn't too terribly old.. Core2Quad w/ 8 GB RAM circa 2009; not a spring chick but still not a slouch even for most things I'd put it through. Sadly, some big manufacturers just love using cheap parts.
I'd already informed the customer of the hardware failure and she was OK with replacing it if it must be replaced. I may check the caps to sate my own curiosity, but more than anything I just feel bad for her. She was hesitant to have the PC worked on because she has less than $100 to work with and the system's Dell warranty just expired in Dec '11. I told her it would very likely be fixable well within her budget before I'd even seen the thing, but now we're looking at replacing the LiteOn power supply (yes, they make those apparently) as well as her HDD (which I've found to be failing as well) if she's to have a proper remedy.
Quality replacement parts alone will max her budget... I was hoping someone would chime in with a story about how 5VSB is a fickle creature and not to worry about the low voltage on that rail if it works at the customer's site so I could save her some money by only replacing the HDD.
Arrow_runner: These PSUs you've encountered that work again when back at the original site... any observations to share about the long term prognosis for them? I'm hesitant to take the route of not replacing the PSU, but affording her time to replace it at a later date may be helpful.
The one that comes to mind is actually a used PC I sold to a customer. She had problems, brought here, worked fine. Gave it back, still problems. Brought it back, worked fine and even showed her. I went to her house with the computer and ended up just keeping it and giving her a slightly better one. I was so frustrated that I didn't bother with the machine and just sold it for $20 to some random guy as-is after I told him what was up with it.
I had another PC that a 'friend' brought over to my place to fix(before I went professional). I cleaned it up and gave it back. They said it wasn't working. (BSOD). They brought it back, worked fine. Still BSODed at their place. (Using different outlet, keyboard, monitor, mouse everything). I ended up nuke/pave and it worked...
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Thanks to Kyle for the heads up.
Thanks to Kyle for the heads up.
"Republicans looked liked weenies."1
Republicans look like weenies because they are weenies.2
I like ketchup and relish with my weenies3
Teeny weenies.4
Oh, my. I don't think O'Lielly was expecting THAT! BWAHAHAHAHA!5
Bet he won't be invited back very soon. Truth goes to FOX when someone doesn't vet the guests well enough.6
Someone praised HC on Faux? No, we won't be seeing him there again.8
They acted like weenies. They looked like angry, aging white men.9
Yeayyyyy! I just love it when someone actually answers a question (like Hillary) and love it even more when an answer is right to the point.10
Colbert played this clip last night and fun talking about republicans being weenies11
Weenie is as weenie does, therefore……12
Let's see — they came unread and unprepared — they asked idiotic questions — they ended up looking remarkably stupid on national television — and, apparently, they didn't know that this whole thing would backfire on them. I'm stunned that they would take on Hillary Clinton, our SOS, like she was some kind of blonde bimbo. Idiots!!! They went to a gunfight armed with a paring knife. Idiots, I say! They're doomed to chronic stupidity.13
Right On Rubymay. I'd go beyond that. I think they went to a gunfight armed with a nail clipper and wearing Depends. It looked to me like Sen. Ron Johnson from Wisconsin probably had a leak through after Hillary was done with him. Lucky for him that he's rich. Those dry cleaning bills add up.14


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Silva was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. There were two accomplices, one of whom made a deal with prosecutors and got eleven years, and the other of whom was sentenced to life imprisonment (with no bar to parole).
In this habeas corpus action, Silva argued that his attorney did not provide effective representation at the penalty phase. The attorney presented no evidence regarding Silva's background or mental state. In support of his attack on the death sentence, Silva offered evidence suggesting that there was a wide range of mitigating information that might have been investigated and introduced, including the possibility that he had FAS. 279 F. 3d at 847 n. 17. The court concluded that Silva was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his attorney had failed even to investigate "Silva's background--including his family, criminal, substance abuse, and mental health history." 279 F. 3d at 846.
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I will get pix posted if necessary, but I'm hoping somebody will just know. A girlfriend of mine has a tree in her yard, probably 20-30 feet tall, that has these green berries/fruits that the waxwings, mockingbirds, orioles & catbirds seem to like to eat. We are trying to figure out what it is. The only, and best way, I can describe the fruits/berries is that they are a little larger, and more solid than, a raspberry, but they have that same little round segment quality that raspberries have, and each little segment on the fruit/berry has a little hair(?) on it. We are 20 miles north of Boston.
I thought if somebody had one in their yard, they would immediately know what it is. I'm not sure what color the leaves go in the winter and if the fruit changes color and/or if it had flowers (I'm sure it had to have some flowers if it now has fruit, right?) - she said 'no', but maybe they just weren't spectacular enough to notice??
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|It made me think of a Kousa dogwood fruit, but it would be too early for those. Most are just flowering now. The fruit starts light green then changes to the color in the picture.
Here is a link that might be useful: kousa fruit
|Kind of reminds me of that, except for the color, lol, but it's a bit more elongated rather than round, but definitely that bumpy raspberry quality.
I can get a picture later today when I get home, only of the fruit though, I don't think I'll be near the tree tonite.
- Posted by barefootinct 6a (My Page) on Fri, Jun 20, 08 at 14:30
|A magnolia then....but SURELY she would notice the flowers!
By the way, I adore cedar waxwings. I see them very occasionally in my japanese holly bush.
|I'm sure we would have noticed those spectacular flowers for sure!!! It is sort of similar to a pic of a magnolia fruit though.
I was hoping somebody would have this same tree in their yard right now, lol.
|I think it may be a mulberry, anybody have one w/green fruit all over it right now? It would explain the "lack" of flowers, I guess they are green, so they wouldn't be too spectacular.
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|Actually, I recently read that waxwings prefer green fruit over red, more than other species of bird... now, where was that article?
I was thinking mulberry, too. Those berries are pretty delicious when ripe, as I remember, but I never tried a green one.
I also wonder if any of the other dogwoods, ones that don't have showy flowers, have fruits that are similar to kousa. Cornus mas, perhaps, or gray dogwood? I don't know what those fruits look like, as I don't grow the gray dogwood and have never thought to check c. mas (which I DO have) for fruit.
If it's mulberry, your friend should remember to pick some for herself when they ripen - it can be a pretty weedy tree, but the fruit is perfectly nice.
|Sorry to post so late to this topic. I just found this place and created an ID just to answer this LOL.
It is definately a mullberry tree. I am assuming the berries are white and look a little like strawberries?
I have one and I get tons os Cedar Waxwings as well as Baltimoe Orioles and Robins. They eat the fruit until it is completely gone.
The Mullberry tree is considered a weed to most but I love my tree. It is right near my porch and I spend a couple of hours every day watching the birds enjoying the fruit. The only downfall is that the berries fall off the tree and can make a mess. To me it is worth the inconvenience though. Mullberry is a favorite for many birds and if you have one in your yard the birds will be there from morning to night.
- Posted by diggingthedirt CapeCod Z7? (My Page) on Fri, Jul 4, 08 at 9:21
|Thanks for posting this, kallen. I took out a mulberry about 10 years ago, based on its reputation for weediness, and have regretted it ever since. Having one where it can be seen from a patio or from the house, but where the falling berries would not be a problem, seems ideal.
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>Gears and Wears>Newton Running Shoe Lovers?
Do you wear Newton running shoes? If so, what is your favorite model? I've had the Momentum, the Gravity and the Sir Isaac. The Momentum is great for cold and messy weather. The Gravity is a harder shoe, lower heel, but will probably last 600-700 miles (I have 400 on mine and the lugs look good). The Sir Isaac is probably my favorite -- it seems to have more cushioning. It's like a summer version of the Momentum.
What about the rest of you?
The Sir Isaac and the Terra Momentum is the exact same shoe, except the upper and the heel is filled in.
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I'm 100% a Newton convert. I've been wearing the Gravity as my main running shoe for a little over a year, and I've run almost 2000 miles between three pairs. My latest pair have almost 700 miles on them and they look like they'll be good for another few hundred or so. These shoes totally changed the way I run, and they definitely seem to stay "good' for longer. The cushioned shoes I used to wear would still last maybe 400 miles, but after 250 they just didn't feel the same.
Luckily, I found some of the 2011 model on RunningWarehouse last year on clearance for about $90 ($80 after discount), so I bought several pair since I knew I liked them. I haven't been brave enough to buy the racing models, since they're still a bit spendy for not having much rubber on the bottom.
For $150-$175, I don't care how good the shoes are. I ain't buying them.
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I have been in the Gravity for two years now - great shoes! I am thinking about moving to the MV2s.
Running for TJ
I've worn out a pair of Sir Isaacs and now running in Momentums. Love them!
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I'm another recent 100% Newton convert. Bought Motion rather than Distance S as I thought I would need the harder heel outer whilst transitioning. Planning to get the Distance later this year.
Man, these shoes are fast! Almost unbelievable. I still have 2170s that I'm wearing for long plods, but intervals and tempos are significantly faster.
Love them. Yes, that's a lot of money for running shoes, but I have to mail order everything where I live, and by the time they give me free shipping and a Canadian distribution centre, so I pay no import duty, it works out no more expensive for me.
Aside from the overreaching, wallet-busting price tag, I have a major issue with the garish look/color combinations of the shoes. Yuck! Other than those two issues, I'm sure they're great.
I love my Newton Gravity's, I am in my second pair now. I think they are an awesome shoe. My first pair last a little over 700 miles, so hoping to get the same ammount of work out of this new pair. My LRS runs great sales on them and I got my second pair for only $99, so it is possible to find them cheaper. My only complaint is that the sizing is pretty inconsistent, I wore a size 9 (womens) in the 2012 model but had to go up to a 9 1/2 in the 2013 model
It's always something...
Been wearing Newtons for 5 years, lady isaac and gravity trainer were the last 2 models I bought. I like them in races up to HM distance, but haven't had much luck in full marathons with them.
I rotate them with other shoes for training. Sometimes can get them on sale. They last me a long time. 1-2 years.
"I got nothing to do and all day to do it" Styx
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My wife won't run in anything else, much to our checking account's dismay. That said, they do seem to last a lot longer and she runs a pretty low weekly mileage, so it works out fine.
I tried a pair on at an expo, loved them, thought they might help me economize my stride a little bit, ordered a pair later when I could afford them. Ran a few miles on a track when I got them in and decided they weren't helping as much as the light jogging around the booth had led me to believe, just felt like regular shoes with a weird bump under the ball of my foot. Exchanged them.
Not saying others' good experience with them isn't valid, just that they weren't worth the money for me.
"God guides us on our journey, but careful with those feet." - David Lee Roth, of all people


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JALALABAD (PAN): Afghan border police attacked checkpoints in Pakistan Wednesday night in response to recent artillery attacks from the other side of the border, an official said.
JALALABAD (PAN): Two policemen were killed and nine others wounded in two back-to-back explosions in eastern Laghman province, officials said on Saturday.
JALALABAD (PAN): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a preacher and wounded three others inside a mosque in eastern Laghman province, residents and officials said on Thursday.
JALALABAD, Feb 01, 2011: Police display recovered weapons to media prior to their delivery to DIAG programme in eastern Nangarhar province.
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22. (1) Pasta Machine thingy that I bought on ebay way back in 1999 and never used. I have toted it along with me through two moves since then
23. (1) Mini Juicer thing that I have never used to the best of my knowlege
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Official: OS 126.96.36.199 for BlackBerry Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 from Sprint
Right before the weekend, Sprint launched a nice little surprise for their Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 customers. Customers with the new Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 now have access to OS 7.1 which brings several upgrades, including the much-anticipated Portable Hotspot feature. We should also point out that this can be installed on ANY CDMA Bold 9930 or Torch 9850 simply by removing the vendor.xml, which means Verizon customers you haven't been forgotten about unofficially.
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Christopher H. Contag
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Nanoparticle Formation of Organic Compounds With Retained Biological Activity
2010; 99 (6): 2750-2755
Many pharmaceuticals are formulated as powders to aid drug delivery. A major problem is how to produce powders having high purity, controlled morphology, and retained bioactivity. We demonstrate the use of supercritical carbon dioxide as an antisolvent for meeting this need for two model drug systems, quercetin, a sparingly soluble antioxidant, and short interfering RNA (siRNA), which can silence genes. In both cases we achieve retention of bioactivity as well as a narrow particle size distribution in which the particles are free of impurities.
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Youth voices rising at international meeting in New York
Half the world's population is under the age of 25. At 1.8 billion, this is the largest youth population in history, and here at the UN Commission on Population and Development, says Amnesty's Sarah Atkinson, youth from around the world … Continue reading
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|What is an ANC?
An Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) is a nonpartisan neighborhood organization that serves as the neighborhood's official voice in advising the District government and Federal agencies on matters that affect its service area. Issues include zoning, streets, recreation, education, social services, sanitation, planning, safety, and health. District officials must obtain ANCs' recommendations on these matters but need not follow the recommendations. The ANCs' most important power, therefore, is the power of involved and concerned citizens.Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, each elected from a Single Member District (SMD) of about 2,000 voters, serve without pay for two-year terms. The ANCs were created in 1976, a unique feature of the District's Home Rule. There are currently 37 ANCs.
ANC 1C, the Adams Morgan Advisory Neighborhood Commission, covers the area between Harvard St. and Rock Creek to the north, Florida Ave. and U St. to the south, 16th St. to the east, and Connecticut Ave. to the west - see our map and description of the ANC and SMDs. The Commissioners stay in touch with the community through monthly meetings, SMD meetings, and neighborhood and block associations. The Commissioners also invite members of their districts to contact them directly. The ANC operates under its by-laws, approved at the February 2004 business meeting.


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|Welcome to Coker United Methodist Church. Our desire is to minister to you and your loved ones and to help make disciples, rooted and growing in Christ. Please contact us with questions or comments and join us in person as we serve the Lord together. Clergy on staff at Coker: Rev. Dr. Barbara Galloway-Edgar, Senior Pastor Rev. Sharon Stewart, Associate Pastor Rev. Dave Felps, Associate Pastor Rev. Dr. Roy Taylor, Associate Pastor Rev. Dave Collett, Minister of Music Rev. Joe Ed Lamb, Pastor of Visitation
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Dec 13, 2013
Easy, Kid-Friendly Christmas Cookie Recipes
You've got to leave some snacks for Santa as he makes his long journey, so fill his plate with these delectable holiday treats!
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Cue the music for "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from The Nutcracker – it's time to talk sweets. Do you have a favorite kind of Christmas cookie that you make every year around the holidays? Maybe you have a cookie swap with friends – or you give out cookie plates as gifts to your kids' teachers and neighbors. These recipes are easy so your kids can help with all the baking! That's right, your kids can get creative by putting together marshmallow snowmen that are dunked in white chocolate or make a whole herd of reindeer cookies with pretzel antlers. These Christmas cookie recipes are so pretty – you'll want to make plenty to give away. Just make sure to have enough to share with your family, too!


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Volunteers Beat Hired Help in Flood Clean Up
Like many areas of Middle Tennessee this week, the stunning pictures are no longer of rising water approaching rooflines. They're of insulation, drywall and rotting furniture, piled higher than some rooflines. Much of that flood debris has been stacked up by volunteers, who have become the backbone of the cleanup effort. WPLN's Blake Farmer reports.


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Hey there everybody, today was pretty good i guess. I did not have school today so that was totally sweet. In fact, there is no school for the rest of the week. Thank god for those mid-winter breaks.lol I had to go to a community service meeting down at the hospital today and i must say that it was, without a doubt, the most boring and senseless meeting i have ever been to. But i guess its worth it cuz i need the hours to graduate and plus i get a good feelin out of helpin people. Well right now im just chillin here, probly talkin to you, but if im not im sure you know what to do. So i guess ill update this again tomorrow, that way you can all dig into the lonely,crazy, yet very satisfying world that i call LIFE. BYE
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the Jacksonian era, a distinguished Naval Officer had passed away
and a bill was introduced in Congress to give money to his widow.
A number of moving speeches were given on her behalf, and the bill
seemed destined to pass unanimously. Then a congressman from Tennessee
named Davey Crockett gave an alternate suggestion. Instead of taking
tax dollars from the public to give to the widow, he offered to
give one week's pay out of his own pocket to the widow and suggested
the rest of the members of Congress do the same. Crockett believed
that "we have the right as individuals, to give away as much
of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress
we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money."
After hearing the speech, almost all of the members of the House
reversed their intended vote and the bill was soundly defeated.
Crockett and the rest of Congress back then understood that there
is absolutely nothing charitable or compassionate about taking taxpayers
money and giving it to the needy. It is easy to be generous with
other people's money, but true charity is voluntary.
lesson obviously escaped the organizers of Live 8, a series of ten
free concerts around the world that featured many of the biggest
names in rock and pop like U2, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Jay- Z,
Sting, and Elton John. All of these rock stars could have given
millions of dollars of their own money to charity. Instead, the
concerts were designed solely to convince the G8 nations to forgive
debt to Third World countries, or in other words, to coerce the
taxpayers of the developed world to give money to poorer countries.
is especially unfortunate, because many of the founders of Live
8 were also involved in Live Aid twenty years ago. Live Aid was
two charitable concerts that embodied the Crockett style of compassion.
British musicians Bob Geldof and Midge Ure conceived the concerts
in 1985. They planned a benefit to help famine struck Ethiopia and
hoped to raise one million pounds. The dual concerts that occurred
in both Philadelphia and London ended up raising over 150 million
pounds for famine relief from record and ticket sales and television
rights. The giving did not end there. Live Aid also inspired Hearing
Aid, a group of heavy metal artists who raised money for similar
causes, and Farm Aid, a now annual concert of rock and country artists
who raise money for family farmers in America. Live Aid showed the
power of voluntary initiatives, and the generosity of the West when
people have the opportunity to give.
criticized Live Aid as an example of self-important celebrities
exploiting poor Africans to sell their own records. The left wing
punk band Chumbawumba named an album "Pictures of Starving
Children Sell Records" to mock the bands. In a sense they
were right. The concert helped boost the career for many of the
acts who played there. But this is not a bad thing. It demonstrates
how capitalism and compassion are compatible. Not everyone is Mother
Teresa, and most people are more likely to do good if they feel
that they may get something in return. The starving children who
were fed because of Live Aid didn't care if the food they got helped
boost The Who's record sales.
of asking for money like Live Aid, Live 8 tries to create a political
movement. The concerts that could have raised tens or even hundreds
of millions of dollars for the needy were free. The organizers even
banned charitable organizations from soliciting donations at the
shows. It's website proclaimed, "We don't want your money – we
want you!" This slogan is misleading, as they do want your
money. They just don't want you to give it to them; they want your
government to take it from you.
international outpouring of support after the Tsunami this past
winter shows that the people of the world, particularly Americans,
are more than willing to open up their hearts and their pocketbooks
to those less fortunate. However, Americans do not like having politicians
or celebrities forcing them to give to the poor. Polls consistently
show that foreign aid has always been one of the least popular government
G8 nations ended up forgiving forty billion dollars in debt to eighteen
poor countries. Many analysts in the West and the Third World question
whether these measures will actually help. Kenyan economist James
Shikwati told the German newspaper Spiegel that because of
Western aid to Africa, "Huge bureaucracies are financed (with
the aid money), corruption and complacency are promoted, [and] Africans
are taught to be beggars and not to be independent. In addition,
development aid weakens the local markets everywhere and dampens
the spirit of entrepreneurship that we so desperately need."
Regardless of whether the money ends up going to the truly needy
or to the dictators and bureaucrats, for all the self-congratulatory
talk from the politicians and rock stars, they are simply applauding
themselves for what Davey Crockett called, "giving what was
not yours to give."
18, 2005
Marcus Epstein
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a recent graduate of the College of William and Mary. He is currently
pursuing freelance journalism in Charleston, SC. A
selection of his articles can be seen here.