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Year zero of Grabo Fest 2009 took place in Dělnický dům in Dětmarovice and was dedicated to the memory of Petr Grabovský, who was not only a huge fan of metal music, but also a good friend of several musicians. These friends paid him tribute by playing at this festival and remembered fifth anniversary of Petr's leaving of this world. There was a DVD screened showing all videos and photos of Petr for those, who didn't know him. The DVD was created by Luboš "Vršek" Vršanský, who plays in band Ahard. Lots of people collaborated in organizing this festival, from all I'd like to mention Hadgi (Disfigured Corpse), and I also thank him for inviting me.
All in all, eight bands of different metal subgenres introduced themselves here. First to come was Praselizer playing brutal pig grind metal. Very wild music with grunting and squeaking vocals. Nothing for fans of melodic metal, but surely a titbit for grind fans. Though band wasn't much satisfied with their performance, I think they did well, except for the drum machine.
Grind metal noise was followed by a classic heavy metal played by Ahard. It was for the first time I saw their new line-up. New drummer, singer and keyboard player fit the band perfectly. Fans started to have fun, when out of the blue the power went off. It sucked, but these things simply happen. Fortunately the power went back on shortly after, so Ahard could finish their gig.
Another grind rampage was performed by Rubufaso Mukufo. I've heard this crazy boodle before only in split CD "Underclass" and I was curious about how this would sound live. Indeed it was frantic. During approx. 30 minutes they played 20 songs, including cover of Brutal Truth.
The oldest and therefore the most experienced band of the festival was a grindcore band Disfigured Corpse. They surely know how to utilize their experience. Songs from different eras were played, including my most favourite "Holy Propaganda". The fans were surely pleased with new song "Sycophants" from the upcoming album. All Kreator's fans (me included) were recognized cover-version of "Terrible Certainty". What a pleasant surprise!
Fans of dark and heavy guitar sound as well as expressive rhythmic were interested in Seppuka and their groove/thrash metal. Part of their efficacious set was also a cover, this time "Ace Of Spade" by Motörhead. It was not the only cover of this classic band this evening…
All the way from Slovakia arrived gore/grind metal band Attack Of Rage. I've had high expectations of this band, because I liked very much their latest record "Grindpeace." Majority of songs played tonight were from the last record. I have to say the live performance had more energy then CD, so I was content.
There's no need to introduce Endless, simply because they are one of the best crossover bands in Czech Republic and all of us had to acknowledge it this evening. For this evening, the band had to perform without their original bass guitarist, for his wife was delivering. In the middle of the show it was confirmed – a daughter was born. How symbolic. A child is born when everybody reminds Petr Grabovský's death. It reminded me the theory of life's and death's cycle. A moment full of emotion.
Petr Grabovský's most favourite band were the legendary Motörhead, therefore it's no surprised, that as the headliner of the evening, Motörhead's Czech revival Orgasmatron was chosen. Especially their bass guitarist's and singer's voice was very similar to Lemmy's one. The rest of the band of course also did their best and the typical Motörhead's euphoria and energy was present.
With this performance, the whole festival came to its end. As I've mentioned in the beginning, it was a year zero, therefore next volumes can be expected. I didn't personally know Petr Grabovský, but from the talk and the DVD I found out, that Petr loved good music and everything connected with it. I think it's nice, that his friends paid him tribute that way. He'd surely be pleased and happy, if he could attend such a festival. But who knows, maybe he was present and maybe some of the guests felt it…


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To quote Suns.com: "When Steve Nash isn't producing documentaries, he's starring in 'em." Apparently.
As you see, the Suns guard will be in front of the camera as the subject of an upcoming documentary aptly titled, "Nash." According to YouTube, the doc is being produced by Crunchtime Films in association with Donnelly Films, and, I guess, will follow the life of one of the most prized basketball players in the world. Works for me.
Oh, it'll also feature an Owen Wilson cameo, which, yes, automatically makes it my third favorite movie of all-time.
(In case you wondering: 1. "Rad," 2. "The Wizard," 3. "Nash.")
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Just to see her was to love her,Love but her, and love forever.-- Robert Burns
When the heart is full, the tongue cannot speak.-- Scottish Proverb
You are all-beautiful, my beloved, and there is no blemish in you.-- Song of Solomon
I have spread my dreams under your feet;Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.-- William Butler Yeats
The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it...you and you alone make me feel that I am alive...Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee, and thou art enough.-- George Moore
If I were to lose everything I had worked for in life all at once...As long as I still had you, I would feel as if I were the richest man in the world.-- Michael Wheeler
Doubt thou that the stars are fire;Doubt that the sun doth move;Doubt truth to be a liar;But never doubt I love.-- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act II
I have spread no snares today;I am caught in my love of you.-- Egyptian saying
She walks in Beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies;And all that's best of dark and brightMeet her aspect and her eyes:Thus mellowed to that tender lightWhich Heaven to gaudy day denies.-- Lord Byron, from "She Walks in Beauty"
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Soft lips, can I tempt you to an eternity of kissing?-- Ben Jonson
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Each shining light about usHas its own peculiar grace,But every light of heavenIs in my darling's face.-- John Hay
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Mortality certain to face us, we wonder what's beyond –what is the "more?"
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With lives hoped to be lived fully and lovingly in giving purpose to our being
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In the Bible we find ways of living and believing from ancient times of old
A means of knowing what it took to live life — as if "from the Creator" told
We pay homage to chosen ancient texts said to reveal a divine-like presence
In liturgy we say what our ancestors may have found, reciting every sentence
Can we build upon what the ancients said, acknowledging their quest for God?
Blending in contemporary scholarly thoughts — at "reason" we'd quickly nod!
The ultimate "knowing" of God for each of us being on an individual path
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OLYMPIA - Gov. Gary Locke, Attorney General Christine Gregoire and Washington State Department of Ecology Director Tom Fitzsimmons today announced that the state has taken legal action to stop the U.S. Department of Energy from shipping additional quantities of radioactive waste to the Hanford site near Richland. The suit results from the Department of Energy's failure to develop a plan for the eventual removal of the waste from the state.
The attorney general filed the suit today on behalf of the state Department of Ecology in U.S. District Court in Spokane after the Department of Energy failed to make a commitment to the state by a March 1 deadline. In December 2002, the Department of Energy had agreed in principle to provide enforceable assurances that "transuranic" (TRU) waste currently at Hanford and planned to be shipped to the site would ultimately be disposed of at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico.
"The Department of Energy's blatant disregard of our previous agreement is indefensible," said Locke. "On behalf of the people of Washington, we will do whatever it takes to ensure that a timeline is developed for Hanford, a cleanup plan is put in place, and the Department of Energy follows through on it."
The suit requests a federal court to enjoin the Department of Energy from shipping additional quantities of TRU waste to Hanford. It also asked the court to declare that the Department of Energy 's shipments of such waste are a violation of the National Environmental Policy Act and other environmental laws and regulations.
The state was poised to sue over the TRU waste issue in December but put legal action on hold after the Department of Energy pledged to negotiate with the state to develop milestones for digging up the waste, putting it in safe storage and readying it for shipment to New Mexico. Based on those assurances, the state did not file a lawsuit to block the Department of Energy from shipping drums of TRU waste to Hanford from energy facilities in Ohio and California before March 1.
"We received assurances that the federal government would prepare to ship approximately 78,000 barrels of radioactive waste out of Hanford, if we let another 170 barrels in," Gregoire said. "But the Department of Energy has not lived up to its end of the bargain, and now they have left us with no choice but to file suit."
Approximately 40 drums of TRU waste have arrived at Hanford since December. One shipment is currently en route, and the next is scheduled to be shipped on March 18. Negotiations fell apart last weekend when the Department of Energy informed state officials that it would not agree to a specific schedule for certifying the TRU waste.
"We have learned the hard way that little cleanup occurs at Hanford unless the Department of Energy backs up its good intentions with firm deadlines," said Fitzsimmons. "These are the only wastes at Hanford that still do not have a cleanup plan, so it is a top priority for us."
Some TRU waste contains highly radioactive materials that are long-lived and may be extremely dangerous if not properly managed. Mixed TRU waste is radioactive, but also contains additional hazardous substances that are regulated by federal law.
Between 1970 and 1985, the Department of Energy stored approximately 78,000 55-gallon drums of known or suspected TRU, mixed TRU and low-level mixed waste at Hanford. The waste remains at the site today, most of it partially buried in unlined trenches.
The 560-square-mile Hanford reservation produced material for nuclear weapons during World War II and the Cold War that followed. It contains more radioactive waste than any other site in the nation.
The 1989 Tri-Party Agreement between the Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Washington established a timetable for cleaning up much of the dangerous waste at Hanford, but TRU waste was not part of that agreement. The agreement in December called for incorporating the new TRU waste milestones into the Tri-Party Agreement.
State officials also hoped the agreement would lead collective dialogue with other states involved in the National Governors Association's Federal Facilities Task Force aimed at lessening the need to move the dangerous waste around the country multiple times.
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As you probably seen, 2 weeks ago we've announced our brand ambassador. Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo himself! After the news broke we've had a lot of feedback. Most of it was positive, but there were obviously people that thought otherwise. In that sense, we decided to write this post to clarify a few issues around this topic. Here is what you will be reading about:
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- Why do some people disagree with such strategy?
And probably the most interesting, why did we do it. Please don't ask us how, the important thing is that with Mobitto you will be able to get one for your business as well.
What is a Brand Ambassador?
According to Wikipedia, "a brand ambassador is a marketing term for a person employed by a company to promote its products or services within the activity known as branding. The brand ambassador is meant to embody the corporate image in appearance, demeanor, values and ethics". For Mobitto however, the definition is a bit different. Here's how we see it:
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Someone was nice enough to give me 2 Limelight Hydrangea cuttings. Because I only got 2 cuttings, I am trying to increase my odds by attempting to root the leaves I stripped off as well. Just wondering what my chance of success is with that. |
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I have never heard of anyone successfully propagating Hydrangea from a single leaf, though it is possible with some plants, mainly succulents and gesneriads. The usual method is from an entire stem tip. |
I have two stem tips and I'm trying to root 7 leaves. I completely believe you that it can't be done, but I already stuck them so I'll just leave them for now. If any survive I'll report back. |
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Children dip their hands into paint to make hand prints on paper
b) Footprints
Draw round feet, then let children cut out and paint.
OR use bare feet - step on sponge, then on paper.
c) Junk printing
Using anything which makes a mark e.g. small cartons and packets
(cut down if necessary) using variety of shapes and sizes, rough end of stick,
half brussel sprout etc.
d) Dab printing
Use square grease proof paper (6") screwed up.
e) Block printing
Use cotton reels or a 6" square flat piece of wood, with a short piece of dowel rod screwed to the centre, to act as the handle.
An adult can then stick small objects to the underside of this, or to the end of the cotton reel, e.g. nails, hair pins, paper clips, buttons or pieces of string in different shapes etc.
Dip in paint and then press onto paper.
f) "Bubble" prints
Fill margarine tubs with water, paint and some washing-up liquid. Blow into the tub with a straw while holding the paper over the top.
g) D'oyley prints
Using pieces of sponge or old shaving brushes, paint over the top of the d'oyleys
h) Sponge printing
Use small pieces sponge cut into different shapes e.g. to match a topic theme.
i) Leaf prints
Stick leaves of different shapes to paper. Child covers the whole of the paper with paint using a sponge. Then carefully remove leaves.
j) Potato printing
Potato can be cut in half and teacher can cut simple 'Picture' on end (boat, house) or pattern.
OR Can be cut into small 'chips' and use these to print patterns/pictures.
Can also use carrot, turnip, horseradish, cork etc.
k) Printing using clay and washable ink
Roll firm clay out into flat piece. Mark all over e.g. with wooden clothes peg. Brush over white surface with washable ink and take a print from this.


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By Jeff Walsh
I was interested to see the wildly-popular revival of Hair on Broadway because I think the gay and hippie movements are intertwined, as both really got started in the late 60s. While the history of the gay rights movement links the Stonewall Riots to the death of Judy Garland, as they happened during the week of her funeral, to me it's always seemed like the culture was already shifting sexually, spiritually and culturally in ways that demanded that homosexuality express itself more naturally.
In the 40-odd years that have passed since Hair first played Broadway, hippies have become a bit of a cultural joke, but a lot of their legacy is still with us: the sexual revolution (including LGBT acceptance), health food, drug culture, expanding consciousness in other ways such as eastern religions, and of course, the music.
So, it is interesting to see Hair through that lens in its current revival, as a snapshot of a huge cultural shift. Of course, if you could care less about any of that, you'd still be in luck, since it's just a fun time capsule of a show brought expertly to life with an exuberant young cast.
By Jeff Walsh
Mika's recent show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, supporting his new album "The Boy Who Knew Too Much," started on the wrong foot. Well, more accurately, Mika ended his show in Los Angeles the night before on the wrong foot, which had him a bit hobbled in Oakland, where he spent a lot of time on one leg, and using a flourescent-enhanced crutch to stay off his left foot. I've seen enough injured performers on concert already (lead singer of The Kaiser chiefs jumping around in a leg cast, and Pink recently avoided her aerial work due to a shoulder injury) to not think twice about it, but for some reason, it sort of deflated my experience of a Mika concert.
Mika concerts are parties. The music is upbeat. The crowd is ready to dance. And the glue holding it all together is Mika, who sets the tone.
So, watching Mika try his hardest to dance around, with his injured leg actually buckling out from under him at times, it sort of set me off. He was doing his best to make sure we were having fun, but you see that he was pushing himself into that role, as opposed to previous shows where it was completely effortless and natural. It just wasn't fun watching someone in pain trying to create a huge party vibe.
Interestingly, if you closed your eyes, it was a normal Mika show. His leg didn't affect his voice or energy in that regard, and his vocals and band were great.
By Jeff Walsh
"The New Twenty" is a movie about a group of college friends who live in New York City. When the movie starts, we see them posing for a picture on their graduation day from college. After that we jump ahead a few years and see how they are growing up and apart.
There are two gay guys in the group of friends. One is an overweight guy who continually gets rejected on Internet sex sites. And the other is an Asian guy who starts falling in love with someone HIV positive. Most of the story revolves around the one friend who is starting a business and how that affects things.
For me, the movie just never grabbed me and made me interested in any of the characters, plots, or subplots. So, it wasn't that the movie was bad, inasmuch as it was just… there.
By Jeff Walsh
"Finding Me" is an interesting movie to watch, because most of the time I watched it, my verbtaim thoughts were soon repeated back to me. The main character of the movie, Faybien, starts off as an aimless guy who has no academic interests or a good job. But, we see him phone a friend when he sees Lonnie, a hot guy that often appears at his bus stop. In the call, he is excited to see the guy there again and decides he needs to finally say hi.
It's only after that point that the character keeps going in circles, where he keep deciding what he wants in life. But that's where it got amusing, because when the character would frustrate me and I'd think 'What is this kid's problem?', one of the characters in the movie would say 'What's your problem?' Later, I'd think, he needs to do something already and stop thinking everything through so much. Then a character would say 'You need to just go for it.'
So, on one hand, I guess I really understood how taxing it is to be Faybien's friend, but I don't think that was the point of the movie, which is really about him getting over his homophobic father, his dead mother, and other issues, and finally decide how he wants to live his life. But since you sort of know it's the only clear path, and the one he's likely to take before the credits roll, it takes him a long time getting there.
By Jeff Walsh
As it starts, "A Jihad For Love" has a familiar feeling for anyone who's ever seen movies about issues of sexuality and spirituality. We learn that the only reference to homosexuality in the Qur'an is about Sodom and Gomorrah. And that, though not part of the Qur'an, several Hadith (sayings attributed directly to Muhammad) directly condemn homosexuality. So, we're in familiar ground here, in a debate that continues about how to rectify sexuality and spirituality.
From the beginning, if you interchanged the words Qur'an and Bible, it would seem to make a lot of the same arguments with which many Americans are familiar. But as the film plays on, the familiarity washes away. People are imprisoned. Their backs bearing the marks of 100 bloody lashes. They leave their home and wait as refugees seeking asylum from a country they love, families they miss, and a religion that is still an important and meaningful part of their lives.
Muslim filmmaker Parvez Sharma isn't out to poke holes in Islam, or quote scripture back and forth with scholars (in fact, every scholar in the movie without fail just says homosexuality is wrong). But he is clearly interested in showing the depth of purpose that many gay Muslims feel, and the disconnect that causes with their culture. Sharma is also showing many sides of Islam, but none resembling the Al Qaeda caricature we usually see.
By Jeff Walsh
"The Boys in the Band" is an impressive movie if only for the fact that it exists. The play came out in 1968, the same year as the Stonewall Riots in New York City, which is considered the birth of the modern day gay rights movement. The movie followed two years later, using the off-Broadway cast, and is now celebrating its 40-year anniversary.
I have to say, this movie holds up really well, and there is good reason to watch this to see where we've made progress as a community and possibly where we haven't. But that's for viewers to decide. I'm more interested in the narrative itself.
The movie starts out with Michael preparing to host a birthday party for his friend Harold. While Michael is preparing for the party, his old college roommate Alan calls. Alan is in New York City on business and urgently needs to see Michael. Michael is caught between worlds, with a bunch of loud gay friends set to arrive, and his former roommate (who doesn't know he's gay) needing to talk. Michael also assumes that Alan is gay, and wonders if he's finally going to admit it. They make plans to quickly get together, but then switch to lunch the following day.
By Jeff Walsh
"Ready? OK!" is about a 10-year-old boy named Joshua who, more than anything else, wants to be a cheerleader. He practices routines with the girls, talks to his family about how cheerleaders always work together (unlike the wrestling team the school makes him play on), and is raising money to go to a cheerleading camp.
Of course, Joshua's 10, so the movie isn't about him being gay or coming out, just being different. If anything he's the only character in the movie who's OK with who he is. His mother, who is the main character in the movie, is harried by a job she doesn't like, a brother who drifts around, a mother who enjoys taunting her, and has no time for herself. When her son is getting into trouble cheerleading, or showing up to school in a dress, she barely seems to register what is happening, just that she has one more thing on her plate to handle that day.
The movie was well-acted and looks good, but it doesn't seem to have much to say, really. Plus, it seemed to have a lot of "indie movie grab bag" going on. The gay neighbor who believes in the kid and tries to encourage him. The packrat homeless brother who can't get his life together. The stern nun who only follow the rules. The clueless, diva who does horrible stand-ups for the local TV station. You never get the sense that all of these things solidify into one movie.
By Jeff Walsh
"Pedro," which airs on MTV and LOGO tonight (April 1) is the story of Pedro Zamora, a Cuban-American who found out he was HIV-positive at age 17, and took his desire to speak out to a huge audience as a member of MTV's The Real World. He died in 1994, several hours after the season finale ended.
The movie itself was a strange flashback for me, since his story was so urgent to me at the time and so many of the scenes from that season are burned into my memory. So, it was somewhat strange seeing actors portraying people I knew from a reality TV and recreating famous scenes. At first, it almost seemed like the movie could star Pedro himself, but then the story becomes bigger than his brief time on the show, and we learn about his life before The Real World.
By Jeff Walsh
I already reviewed this movie when it first premiered in San Francisco, and reading it again months later, it still sums up my thoughts on this movie. I wanted to like it as much as the first, but it just didn't happen.
My only addendum is that a gay movie that lampooned other gay movies, as the original did, seemed to give it more resonance than one with references to The Brady Bunch, beach movies, and other more traditional fare.
When I saw it, it didn't even have end credits, but now sports a Perez Hilton song and video called "The Clap." I also think there was a visual effect added whenever Jasper zapped the other Jasper's balls, but otherwise, it's the same movie I saw, so just read the original review for movie information. My review is of the uncut theatrical edition, but I can't imagine anyone would buy another else anyway.
By bulldyke
I grin as the first chords of the new Indigo Girls album echo in my room, meeting the sunshine and dancing. The song is Digging for Your Dreams. It takes me a few days after getting Poseidon and The Bitter Bug to learn the words, but the music is so beautiful, and their harmonies are breathtaking.
The Indigo Girls, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray, play an eclectic mix of folk and country. I own 10 of their albums, and iTunes seems to have a different genre listing for each of them. Some are rock, some folk, others country, or alternative, or even pop.
Over the next week, I listen to nothing but the new album.
There is a melancholy air to the songs, as many of them are about looking back and finding mistakes.
Semi Precious Weapons have provided the soundtrack to my life for more than a year now, when I first heard their single "Magnetic Baby" after Perez Hilton loved the track and posted it on his site.
Finally, the band is out touring the country on their debut album, "We Love You," which is an amazing collection of garage glam gems that show how much talent is behind the first impressions you might get based on seeing Justin Tranter, the band's lead singer. He tends to like his eyes lined, his hair platinum blonde, and his heels high.
Before the band's recent in-store gig at the Apple Store in San Francisco, Tranter and I headed over to a quiet tea place to do the interview. While Market Street lined with people in advance of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tranter and I weaved through the crowd. You could see people checking him out in his ripped T-shirt, suit coat, heavy-eyelined eyes, black and grey striped panty hose, and high, high heels the whole way there.
But Tranter was just a delight to talk to, and a great performer a half hour after we spoke. I even got to sing one of the "I've been magnetic since I was a baby" lines when he held the mic in my face.
We chatted about the band, labels (both the record kind and the sexuality kind), the music scene, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Lady Gaga, jewelry, and a lot of other topics over a quiet lunch. Here's what we said:
By Jeff Walsh
"Back Soon" is both the name of the movie as well as the simple text of the note Logan's wife left for him, before she was killed by a drunk driver, the one he keeps in his pocket and kisses when he thinks about her. He decides he needs to sell their house to move on, since this one overflows with memories.
He sells his house to Guillermo, someone with a bad relationship with his girlfriend, who's putting his life back together in a different way.
And such is the dilemma of gay cinema, because you know there are two male leads in a possible embrace on the DVD box, so it becomes more of a question of how or why will something will happen between two seemingly straight guys. But I'm not giving any of that away.
By Jeff Walsh
"Clandestinos" is a Spanish film that goes down a different path than a lot of gay films. Three boys break out of juvenile prison and flee to Madrid, where Xabi, the leader of the three, tries to make contact with the leader of a Basque terrorist cell. The other two boys don't know as much about the mission from the start, but one of the boys eventually helps him practice making bombs in an abandoned apartment, with the goal of doing something public and visible to bring the cell leader out of hiding.
To fund his terrorist exploits, Xabi robs johns that pick him up in a shopping mall. One of his johns, from whom he stole money and a gun, is a cop, who doesn't take being robbed easily and tries to track him down.
By Jeff Walsh
"3-Day Weekend" puts the premise right in the title, a group of gay friends spend all of their holiday weekends in a beautiful cabin. But, since it's been the same guys telling the same stories for so long, they decide to mix it up, and every gay guy invites a single gay friend up for this weekend.
The movie tries to beat you to the punch quickly, though, mentioning this is like the set-up for "Love! Valour! Compassion!" before the audience thinks it. Of course, it's always dangerous to mention a good, similar movie, since that means you're setting a bar you better be able to clear.
Of course, we get a lot of archetypes invited. The computer geek someone works with. The centered, connected naked yoga teacher. But the biggest head turner is the last invited guest to arrive, the sex worker. Introductions aren't necessary with him, as three of the guys surprisingly call out his name at the same time when he walks in. It's almost like a sword-swallowing Breakfast Club.
By Jeff Walsh
"Teenage Angst" is an interesting movie, but not really a gay one. This seems to be a trend lately. Hopefully one that ends soon.
I mean, sure, cute teenaged boys in uniform at an all-boys school form an exclusive club. One boy is made to stand naked in front of the rest to be able to attend. They skinny dip together. They are often nearly naked with their bodies draped over one another. And, you know, that's delightful and all. There's a sexual tension that is definitely present in the encounters with the boys, and no women around. It could go in an interesting direction.
But none of them are gay, closeted, have a gay uncle. There's no gay story at all. Nothing. So, the question is... is gay subtext enough? Considering I have a stack of DVDs on my desk, I'd have to say no.
By Jeff Walsh
"Serbis" is not a gay movie. We should get that out of the way up front. This movie from the Philippines mainly concerns a family struggling to make ends meet in a run-down movie theater.
The Pineda family have court cases, pregnancies, and other family issues going on. All of the struggles they are going through doesn't leave them much time to deal with the fact that their "adult only" movie theater isn't attended for the movies they show, but is actually a meeting place for male prostitutes (serbis) and their gay clients.
I thought the movie was well done, but a bunch of interlaced stories stretched across 85 minutes doesn't leave much time to get too invested in any one story. I'd almost have preferred one family story and more investment, but as with any movie from another country, it's always interesting just seeing how people live their daily lives elsewhere.
By Jeff Walsh
"Schoolboy Crush" is a campy, over-the-top melodrama that doesn't aim for realism but, once you get past that, it's always a fun ride.
The first scene in the movie is a sex scene between a young man and a younger male prostitute. We learn very quickly that the man who hired the boy is a high school teacher at a very exclusive all-boys academy in Japan. And there's a new student arriving in the middle of the semester. You guessed it, the teen prostitute.
The two spar throughout the movie, with the boy wanting the teacher to hire him again, or does he actually have feelings for him? The boy's nerdy roommate wants to be part of his life, but is romantically interested, too? Even other boys at school seem to want him sexually… I guess what you hear about everyone being gay at these private schools is true. Even the bully seems equally attracted to and repulsed by the new boy.
By Jeff Walsh
It's rather amazing that I went to every football game in high school, because I was in marching band, but never learned the rules or found it interesting. I just remember that the timer seemed to stop far too often for my taste.
So, when I got a copy of Bill Konigsberg's "Out of the Pocket," a novel about a gay high school quarterback who's outed in his senior year, I wasn't enthusiastic. Even the title, while I could contextually understand it… I don't even know if it's an actual football term and, if so, I won't be able to tell you if a player is out of the pocket in today's Super Bowl, unless I hear an announcer actually say it.
In any event, the book is the first from award-winning sports journalist Konigsberg and a welcome addition to the world of gay young adult fiction. The novel is about star quarterback Bobby Framingham, whose life is exactly on its intended track. Colleges are considering him for scholarships. He has a kinda-sorta girlfriend. A supportive, but somewhat distant family. But he decides he can't take it anymore and he has to start being honest, until he finds out the hard way that a little bit of honesty can take on a life of its own.
Konigsberg follows Bobby through being outed and its aftermath through leading the team to their championship playoff. The novel shows how coming out challenges friendships, families, and even the person who comes out to embrace life fully.
By Jeff Walsh
"In The Heights" seems like a Broadway show that shouldn't exist. A show about relationships, family, and community without an ounce of cynicism that tells heartfelt stories of Latino immigrants living in Manhattan? How is this even onstage, let alone winning Best Musical for 2008?
After nearly two years of anticipation, I finally got to see "In The Heights" on Broadway in December. Months of "Abuela" and "Piragua casting reality show parody" YouTube videos, and watching heartwhelming videos the cast made with a 10-year-old fan, and listening to the cast recording on my iPod was a lot more information than I usually have before seeing a show. I usually wait to get the cast recording after a show.
So, it was a bit strange to finally enter the theater on 46th street, and see the songs come to life, the dialogue that never existed on my iPod, the dancing, and… I just can't recommend it highly enough. To see show creator Lin-Manuel Miranda onstage as Usnavi surrounded by the amazing vision he has given to the world was a true gift.
By Jeff Walsh
"Ciao" begins simply, as we see an e-mail exchange between two men concerning Mark, who recently died.
Jeff is Mark's best friend. After Mark's death, he has been taking care of wrapping up the loose threads of Mark's life. It is during that period that he sees incoming e-mail from Andrea, an Italian guy excited to be visiting America soon, especially since he is coming to see Mark for three days in Dallas, Texas.
Jeff has to tell Andrea (who Mark never told him about) that Mark died in a car accident and, after several back and forth exchanges, Jeff says Andrea is welcome to still visit Dallas, if he wants. So of course, he does.
The movie, which opens in San Francisco and Berkeley today, doesn't delve into any wild flights of fancy. The two don't fall madly in love, or anything else predictable. Most of their time together is awkward, since they are both strangers and solely united by death and sustained by small talk.


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The Latest IVF Success Rates
Can in vitro fertilization (IVF) help you get pregnant? If you are interested in IVF, find the latest IVF success rates here.
Age affects IVF success rates
Age is one of the biggest factors influencing IVF success. Below, we share IVF success rates, by age group. These rates show the percentage of women that gave birth following an embryo transfer with IVF. The first group of IVF success rates show live birth rates (per transfer) for women that used fresh embryos in 2011 and the second group shows success rates per transfer for women that used frozen embryos in 2011.
IVF success rates with fresh embryos - 2011
- Women under 35: 46.2 %
- Women 35-37: 38.4 %
- Women 38-40: 27.4 %
- Women 41-42: 16.6 %
- Women 42: 6.5 %
IVF success rates with frozen embryos - 2011
- Women under 35: 39.3 %
- Women 35-37: 35.7 %
- Women 38-40: 30.3 %
- Women 41-42: 24.5 %
- Women 42: 16.5 %
You can see that younger women often higher chances of pregnancy success with IVF.
IVF success rates for donor eggs
Based on your age or medical condition, your doctor may recommend that you try the IVF process using donor eggs. In 2011, IVF donor egg cycles had very high success rates.
- 54.9 % of fresh embryo transfers using donor eggs resulted in live births.
- 35.7 % of the transfers using thawed frozen donor egg embryos resulted in live births.
This means that fresh embryo transfers using donor eggs were slightly more successful than frozen embryo transfers using donor eggs.
How many embryos should you transfer for the best chances of IVF success?
Has your doctor told you how many embryos he or she wants to transfer during IVF? You may wonder if transferring more embryos with IVF might increase your chances of IVF success. This is an issue currently being studied at length by fertility researchers.
If you are under 35, transferring more than two embryos could increase your chances of becoming pregnant. However, multiple embryo transfer can also increase your chances of having multiples (twins, triplets, or more). No matter what your age is, ask your doctor if you are eligible for single embryo transfer, an IVF option that many experts now recommend.
How many IVF cycles should you do for the best chances of success?
Experts say that your chances of IVF success double when you commit to three IVF cycles. Therefore, you may want to consider trying IVF at least several times. If you are concerned about money and are interested in IVF financing options, our Attain IVF Programs provide a course-of-treatment option to help you pay for IVF.
Ask your fertility clinic about IVF success rates
IVF clinics report different rates of IVF success. Clinic by clinic, IVF success rates depend on several different factors, including:
- The expertise of the clinic's staff and physicians
- The clinic's lab specifications and capabilities
- The types of patients the clinic works with
When choosing an IVF clinic, make sure to ask questions about your chances of IVF success at that clinic. When comparing clinics, make sure to ask about the following:
- Their patients' live birth success rates (also called the take home baby rate not just their pregnancy rates)
- How your age may impact IVF success
- How your health condition, fertility problems, and personal lifestyle habits might affect your treatment
These factors all can all influence your personal chances of success with IVF.
If you are unsure how to interpret the success rates presented here, check with your local fertility center or visit the website of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (SART) to learn more.
Sources- Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology: Clinic Summary Report
- IntegraMed: IVF Success Rates: The IVF Success Rate Odds


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Seattle Media is fueling the fire of the #SeaMayDay "protests".
Seattle May Day Protest: Blame Media. |
Yes, I counted.
KOMO had the least, with 7, and KIRO has posted about it a whopping 30 times! Maybe if these punks didn't get any media attention this would go away...but that would be common sense.
KIRO 7's Seattle May Day Coverage About Protestors Was Non-Stop. |
Seattle media are acting as instigators and this will not stop until they do.


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Cindi L. Farnstrom, C.P.N.P.
- Specialties:
- Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
- Special Interest:
- Cardiology (Pediatric)
- Accepting Patients:
- Yes
- Languages:
- English
Cindi is a native to the Northwest. Prior to joining Pediatric Cardiology, she worked on the cardiac surgery team and in primary care. Cindi currently specializes in caring for children with heart problems. As a nurse practitioner, she sees children in the clinic setting and cares for children during their hospital stay. She feels strongly about providing complete care and assisting families with the transition home from the hospital. Cindi has a special interest in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
In her free time, Cindi enjoys time with her husband and son. Activities include spending time outdoors hiking, bike riding, playing at the beach, and gardening. She would love to learn to knit some day.
- Degree:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University
Master of Nursing, Oregon Health & Sciences University
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
State Board of Nursing


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Lindsay Hiebert is a senior marketing manager for Cisco's Internet of Things (IOT) responsible for products, solutions and industry marketing for IOT technologies, architectures and solutions for IOT safety and security, collaborative operations, incident management and business intelligence.
His experience includes product and solution marketing for networked communications, security and collaboration technologies including: video surveillance, access control, incident response, IP phones, unified communications, contact center, unified messaging, connected energy, smart buildings, and related Cisco Enterprise Networks products, and product management roles for Cisco's Unified Communications.
Lindsay joined Cisco in 1999, to lead Cisco's internal Cisco IT deployment and migration to Unified Communications across the company – a key Cisco and John Chambers initiative with Cisco's UC business unit that was, at the time, led by Marthin De Beer - reaching a new global milestone in using the Network as the Platform and becoming "Cisco's best first customer". Repeatedly creating new milestones for the communications industry, Cisco reached market success of over $1B in revenues annually for the Unified Communications business, and the #1 market share position in Enterprise Voice (Unified Communications) in just 5-6 years. Lindsay's contributions within Cisco Technology and Business groups have consistently resulted in annual growth rates for businesses ranging from double digits to triple digits, and captured several industry distinctions and awards for Cisco innovation and customer innovation using Cisco technologies and solutions.
Prior to Cisco, his experiences include project management, software development, and the design and operation of large scale communications networks and routing systems, delivering innovative network and business services for AT&T, Sprint and others.
Graduating with top honors across multiple fields of expertise, his degrees and certifications include
Caltech, Industrial Relations Center, Technology Marketing, an M.B.A. degree in general management ,
a M.S. degree in Computer Science/Networking & Telecommunications, B.S. degree in Computer Science, and a B.A. degree in Administration of Justice.


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Rapier training every Wednesday
7 pm to 10:30 pm
Carlton Scout Hall, Shakespeare St Carlton
Cost: $5 for non-members, free for members
Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome.
Five week fundaments of Rapier & Dagger Course starting on the 30th of April. Limited places available RSVP to: gilbertwolghop at gmail dot com
Class starts at 7 pm and goes for 90 minutes, followed by freeplay at 8:30 pm and the advanced class at 9:15 pm.
Rapier rules and information for Lochac (Australia and New Zealand).
Links of interest:
- Capstone School of Defence
- Gilbert de Wolghop's blog
- Don Henry the Fox's blog
- Lochac Marshall site
- Fencing Manuals & Manuscripts
- Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts
- Kingdom of Lochac Royal Guild of Defence - SCA Rapier Garb - From Fighting to Feasting
- SCA and Period Rapier Combat
- SCA Melee Fighting Web site
- Society Marshal - Combat Rapier
- Y'ves' SCA rapier pages
Fencing Equipment Suppliers. These are not endorsed by the SCA. For specialist equipment such as armour and swords, please speak to a rapier marshall first.


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You're just moving right along! I love your pictures of Riverside, that is the one moderate that I haven't stayed in yet - it looks really beautiful.
Sounds like you had a fun couple of hours at MK, that pic of AstroOrbiter is really cool
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I just realize today you started your TR and you are zooming right along!! At least I'm here on time for the margarita meet
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Great report so far! Loved the updates from California. Sounds like you guys had a couple of packed days at the start of your trip...and something tells me you likely didn't slow down given that you had been away from WDW for so many years - lots to catch up on!
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great pictures! What kind of camera do you use?
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Hello Bobbi! Thanks. Good Ol Gal wants me to spend a bit more time in here rather than on other threads I might actually think about it.... Adrienne. Always nice to meet another fellow Aussie. Quote:
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I was mindful of your shopping tips but the store didn't stock any other colour for the navy dress and they had the top in white. Given how clumsy I am, I figured that I was more likely to be wearing food on the white top rather than wearing the top... Thanks. We purchased a brand spanking new digital SLR Canon for the trip - the Canon T2i. I spent some time on the photography board trying to work out the best settings to take various shots. We did try some of them out but I can't remember which settings were which.
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We're at the World - Day 2 The start of a Brand New Day - Breakfast at POR
We first need to talk about Breakfast at POR
This shot was taken at night but it gives you an idea of the seating at the POR foodcourt. [NOTE: I'm playing with different photo sizes in photobucket; so I'm hoping that the food pics will be a bigger size.] On the QS dining plan, you can order this as a snack for breakfast. You can also get muffins, croissants and slices of bread from the bakery section of the foodcourt as a snack. But DH and I just love our oatmeal and we found that we could minimise the sugar intake this way. By Aussie standards, this is the equivalent of cooking about 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup of oatmeal. We also ordered cook to order omelettes and DS had loads of mickey waffles for breakfast. I even ordered the bacon and eggs one morning...all these were worth one counter service meal. I remember taking the photos (as the omelettes were porn worthy) but they seem to have disappeared in the ethernet. This is the closest we've got of the mickey waffles at POR. I know....it is hard to make out. These things were a god-send! Oh yeah - the mug was handy to have as well It was included as part of the QSDP. We could use the mug for unlimited drinks which included a basic selection of teas, soda and milk....and yes, that black drink that seems to be coffee. We made full use of the mugs at POR and more than got our money's worth for hot tea, cocoa and soda. [To the US readers...apologies for any slander on your coffee...I couldn't help myself .] Breakfast all done...time to head for a park. Today is Cinco de Mayo and I have a DisMeet date at Epcot. We waited for a bus.... ...and 5 buses and 15 minutes later, the right one came along. [Up next - Epcot and that Cinco Meet]
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Day 2 Epcot by day with flowers, margaritas, heat, crowds and a major headache
Epcot is probably most likely my favourite park at WDW. Why? Because I can walk around the world in less than 80 minutes….okay, only if I run. And I can eat my way around the world in 80 hours. It's also the one park that to me is "only at the World" as most of the other parks at WDW can be experienced in SoCal in one form or another.
When we picked the date, I was delighted to be planning a trip in May because this meant that I would get to see Epcot at one of the "events" – the Flower and Garden Show. And I hooked in with a crowd of May-ers that were planning a DisMeet at noon on the 5th of May for Cinco de Mayo; and the meet was happening at Mexico…over margaritas. Trip planning does not get any better than this. My thanks to kschafer for organizing the meet (reference: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2403199) We got to the park at about 9.20 am. Excitement levels hit overdrive when we got off the bus (and after bag check and fingerprinting) and I saw this… Marshmallows are so my thing....although I'm not overly fond of the floral print that Daisy was wearing. DH could have spent all morning taking photographs and we have a gazillion shots of the topiaries out front. But I was keen to get into Future World in search for excitement and airconditioning….the heat and humidity at this hour was severely testing my comfort factor. It ended up being a day in the 90's. I rushed off to get fast passes for Test Track and left the boys hanging around in Innoventions. The Sum of All Parts looked fun; so I had to have a go myself. The boys must have did this about 5 times! We then rushed off to Test track where the stand-by line was 10 minutes. So we queued. We had to strap ourselves in like the test dummies we passed on the way in. I sure hope we don't end up with their fate and injuries. I know we hit a top speed of 64.3 mph….at least I think that was the number that I saw. I can't exactly say for sure as we rushed on by so fast. When we finished, our Fast Pass window had come up and I rushed off to Soarin' to claim the next set of Fast Passes. Of course we did the Test track again using the Fast Passes…I kept seeing a 64.3 mph figure but again can't confirm or deny as we rushed on by so fast. And then it was time for the Cinco meet. So I left the boys to their own devices and rushed off here. I couldn't wait to order my lime margarita It was wonderful to see real faces and smiles on the early May Dis planners. I think about a dozen people showed up. Our margaritas sure had a great time chatting to each other. I was about 30 minutes late…so the party was well underway. I realized that all that running around in the heat and going in and out of air conditioning was bringing on a headache! I didn't know it at the time, but this was to develop into a major cold that I've brought home with me. I do have a photo with about 5 other Dis-ers. I think I have one with kschafer, soonergirl, kcandbella, hundredacrewood and I believe the last person in the group is you manntra. cdotla was also there on the day but I missed grabbing a shot with her. Here's the shot at that was taken towards the time I left the meet. I'm real sorry that I didn't get one earlier with cdotla and also of Kangaand2roos. Many thanks to soonergirl's mum for taking the shot. Kschafer - that t-shirt looks fabulous! I loved seeing it in your PTR but I think it looks GREAT in real life! After a while, it was time to see what the boys had been up to. Sometimes, I feel uncomfortable leaving them alone for too long…And I knew I was right. There had been some major cheating going on without me! OMG! Mickey! How could you do this to me? Didn't feel so bad about Pluto – I caught up with him at MK. Minnie also cheated on me! As did Goofy… And I can't even look at this one! Et tu, Chip N Dale?? I needed consolation…and Sunshine Seasons provided me with the right fortification. The salmon, brown rice and carrots was teamed with a pesto that was delicious. We also got some fruit (dessert) and water under the QS dining plan. I haven't realized it until now – but we've eaten a lot of fish to date! We got on to Soarin' using our fast passes (5 minutes is a breeze) after the late lunch – the stand-by queue was out to 90 minutes by 3 pm and I realized that there was a lot of people in Epcot on this day. My headache was killing me by this stage and given the crowd, I suggested that we get back home for a swim and head back out again in the evening. The boys had still not seen the World Showcase. But first, a stop by Test Track for another round of fast passes....just in case. The pool at POR is good. We had so much fun that we forgot to take pictures of the pool and the slide. [Up next – a fly-by visit for Fish and Chips]
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Aside from the headache, it looks like you had a good day The salmon you got at Sunshine Seasons looks fabulous, and I don't even like fish (unless it's still swimming or in stick form, anyway... I'm weird)!
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Welcome home! Hope your flight was good.
I am still here, but leave on Wed, so tomorrow is our last day! So sorry I couldn't get to the 2nd meet, but timing was all wrong. I am loving your photos - the new camera is doing a fine job (not to mention the person behind it!) Sorry to hear you got sick - I'm surprised that it hasn't happened to us yet - in and out of a/c all the time takes its toll!! The weather is still hot, and we had a good storm this afternoon! OK - I look forward to your continuing story! Keep up the good work!! |
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Great report! We're staying at the POR in Dec and glad to hear of experiences of fellow Aussies. Photos are fantastic too! Looks like the new camera got put to good use.
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It's great to finally put a face to the name. You have a beautiful smile.
I am liking the slightly larger pictures that you are putting in now, it is much better for seeing the details. And that margarita looks heavenly. I love the marshmallow shots of Daisy, how beautiful those flower displays must have been IRL. Sorry to hear about the headache, maybe you should have had more margaritas hahahahaha.
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Waiting for that group shot since several people had cameras out, I didn't bother so I need a copy
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I don't think it's necessary to apologize for speaking ill of the coffee at WDW, I'm not a coffee drinker, but tons of people complain that it is awful - My DH & Mom are among that group!
I have no problem with you posting the picture from our meet, I was planning on posting the one I have....... It was really great to be able to meet you that day I can't believe your boys went to visit all the characters without you!
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Hey!! I subbied the other day but haven't had the chance to catch up until now!! Great pics of everything!! I love that "house" of yours! LOL! especially with those pretty fireworks over them. Glad you got to go to the Cinco meet...sorry I missed it...it was our last day and we stayed at MK all day!! Hope it was fun! I have to agree, it was a little crowded than predicted! Can't wait for more pics!!
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Loving your trip report so far! I agree, the bigger photos are much easier to see. Sorry to hear that you got sick. I would be uspet at the others meeting the characters without me too!
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Terrible Things in Torah
From time to time I get asked about terrible things in Torah. Killing Canaanites. Being able to own foreign slaves. You know, things like that which are unpleasant, to say the least, if you really think about them.
Years ago, in Israel, I was given a gift by an antiquities dealer: a sheet of Torah from an ancient Sefer Torah (scroll of Genesis – Deuteronomy). My Hebrew was shaky at the time and I waited until I got home to find out what scripture portion was on it. Would it be something inspiring like, "You shall be holy as I am holy," or "Justice, justice you shall pursue"?
No, it was Deuteronomy 21:10 and following. The passage about the war bride. The thing is, when Israel fought wars against enemies who were not Canaanites from the land, they were allowed to let the women and children live. And then there would be all these widows. So the men could take them as wives. The passage has a few rules about letting the woman have a mourning period first, requiring her to cut off her hair and pare her nails. But still, the upshot is, she has to become an Israelite's wife if he desires it.
Will I be electrocuted by the next local storm for saying there are terrible things in Torah. Not at all. In fact, it is a mitzvah (good deed) to do so.
You see, the war bride passage is an example of a phenomenon in Torah I have written about before at length (see "How Torah Undermines the Very Slavery it Permits"). It is God giving an actual nation of people, living in an actual culture of violence and degradation, a real constitution for their time, which takes seriously the situation on the ground. People in the Iron Age fought wars of extermination. Yet the Torah, which contains such unjust practices as the taking of war brides also contradicts itself on such matters. "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," says Torah (Lev 19:18). "You shall love him [the alien] as yourself," it says (Lev 19:34). "Justice, justice you shall pursue" (Deut 16:20). "You shall not subvert the rights of the alien or the fatherless . . . remember that you were a slave in Egypt" (Deut 24:17-18).
Now some people will chalk up things like slaves and war brides to the idea, "The Law is bad, a burdensome system designed to cause Jews and the Gentiles who learned it to turn away from it to Jesus, who gives free salvation." No, the Law is not bad. It is misunderstood. In Judaism it is well-recognized that some things permitted in Torah are no longer permitted; that these were accommodations to the evil culture of the time. And I'd remind any Christians with anti-Torah sentiment, that Paul has been criticized for telling slaves to be content and to obey their owners. The same Paul said of the Law, "It is spiritual and good" (Rom 7:14).
No, to understand Torah and also the terrible things in Torah, you have to study it and really use your mind and wisdom. You have to realize that Torah is not merely religious instruction. It is a covenant. It is not a universal book of morals, though it has moral truth in it. It is not an ideal system of living, though it points to that ideal. It is a real constitution for a real people with laws addressing the kinds of things that actually happened.
Now, I cannot justify the verses which say, "you shall devote them [Canaanites] to complete destruction" (Deut 20:17) If I meet an Amalekite, I do not plan to kill them, though I am commanded always to remember what they did to Israel in the desert and to blot them out from under heaven (Deut 25:19). I am willing to be a conscientious objector based on Leviticus 19:18. While I cannot feel good about God's commands to exterminate the Canaanites, I can say that no command like that could be accepted today (see the final paragraph of this article which notes that Torah changes and ascends to perfect holiness). There are no more Amalekites, so I am safe.
And when it comes to other terrible things in Torah, I can say that the Torah's laws concerning slavery undermine the institution of slavery and work toward eliminating it. And I can say that the war bride passage, while allowing the practice to continue, protects the women in ways unparalleled in the ancient world and takes away much of the common motive for men taking women forcibly in war.
God commanded Israel, when fighting a non-Canaanite city that refused to make peace, to kill all the men of fighting age and to let the children and women live. The war-bride situation is a natural outgrowth of that type of war. The Torah requires that the women be permitted time to grieve. The rabbis suggested that the cutting of hair and trimming nails was to make the war-bride unattractive and to reduce the impulses of lust as an incentive to make war and capture women. The common scenario, even in war today, of men raping the women, is not allowed and is a capital crime in fact. These bereaved women may be taken as wives and they have no say in the matter. Yet, they will be taken as wives, not concubines, and be provided for in the husband's home. They can be divorced, but if so they become free women in the land and are not slaves.
Another terrible thing in the Torah reading this week is the law of stoning rebellious teens (Deut 21:18-21). Those who criticize this law overlook the fact that it was a reduction of fatherly power to kill his own family members. Tigay notes that in later Roman custom a father had the right to harm or even kill his own family (patria potestas). Genesis 38:24 implies that Judah had such a power over Tamar. The Torah legislates this power, requiring that the rebellious child be brought to the town elders and that the men of the town carry out the penalty (perhaps to avoid hasty and angry killings). The rabbis say this law was for illustration only (to put fear of parents into children) and not meant to be carried out. One would have to prove, they say, that the child was un-reformable.
Torah as law-code (covenant stipulations) for ancient Israel permitted slavery, war brides, and stoning rebellious teens. Torah as the timeless, evolving truth of God prohibits these very things and calls for a higher standard. Israel was to learn this over time by experiencing the ways of "the God who brought you out of the house of bondage." Torah is not meant to remain the same. Torah is meant to change, to ascend, to gravitate toward the highest ideals in it. Torah has a trajectory within it of increasing holiness and those who obey, for example, Leviticus 19:2, will be required to always find the highest, not the lowest, ethic of Torah.


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