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[05Apr13] [Collectibles] Fine wine, classic cars and musical instrumentsCollectibles markets expected to grow in 2013
[01Mar13] [Collectibles] The fine art marketTrends and outlook: Fine art investments
[04Jan13] [Commodity, Collectibles] Investment and commercial grade diamondsAn asset class analysis
[21Sep12] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 21 Sep 2012A fine wine market analysis & A fund investing in Chinese artworks
[30Jul12] [Collectibles] Fine wine performanceEmpirical research on the performance of fine wine - Evidence from the Swiss market
[28Jun12] [Collectibles] A SQUAREPassion investment market movements in 2011
[26Apr12] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 26 Apr 2012Diamond investment special part III - A fund investing in gems, pearls and vintage jewelry
[17Apr12] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 17 Apr 2012Diamond investment special part II - A strategy trading loose, investment grade diamonds
[27Mar12] [Collectibles] Diamond investment special part IThe global market for investment grade diamonds
[30Dec11] [Collectibles] Art & wine performance in 2011An analysis of collectibles indexes
[12Aug11] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 12 Aug 2011Elite Advisers' Precious Time: A fund investing in vintage watches
[01Jul11] [Collectibles] Growing wealth boosted demand for passion investments in 2010Demand driven by emerging economy HNWIs
[10Jun11] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 10 Jun 2011Investment grade diamonds: Fund launches and performance analysis
[26May11] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 26 May 2011Art investments: Recent trends and developments
[11Feb11] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 11 Feb 2011Two funds investing in classic cars
[14Jan11] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 14 Jan 2011Investment grade diamonds as an asset class Market analysis
[13Dec10] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 13 Dec 2010The markets for art, fine wine and antique books
[15Oct10] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 15 Oct 2010Pre-owned and vintage watches as an investment
[15Jul10] [Collectibles] A SQUARE 15 Jul 2010How will HNWI demand for luxury collectibles change in 2010?
[19Nov09] [Collectibles] A SQUARE: Vintage CarsDevelopments on the market for rare automobiles, featuring Dietrich Hatlapa, Founder, Historical Automobile Group
[12Mar09] [Collectibles: Violins] A fund that invests in stringed instrumentsThe history of appreciation of rare stringed instruments suggests the best returns occur over longer periods of time
[26Feb09] [Collectibles: Vintage Cars] Should this car sell at auction, it is expected to set a new world record for a vintage motor car"...it is expected to fetch in excess of USD13 million"
[19Dec08] [Collectibles: Vintage Cars] Why the rarest of cars will continue to attract the interestCollector cars are not like commodities as each one has a definitive value, rarity and condition and therefore difficult to average or generalise values
[28Aug08] [Collectibles: Rare Coins] A rare, global coins companyInvestments may take the form of the purchase of individual coins or the purchase of portfolios of coins
[22May08] [Collectibles: Vintage Cars] The Ferrari market continues to be bullishA new world record was set, for the most expensive motor car ever to be sold in auction history
[12Mar08] [Collectibles: Vintage Cars] 10 insider tips for classic car investingDo investments in vintage cars follow the same direction as financial markets?
[13Dec07] [Collectibles: Violins] Investing in violinsHistorically has shown a low correlation to other financial assets (stocks, bonds), low volatility -Risk are relatively low and easy to hedge
[29Aug07] [Collectibles: Violins] Fine Violins - IInvesting in stringed instruments has the potential to deliver uncorrelated to the financial market returns, that are stable (8-12%p.a.) with low volatility
[21Aug07] [Collectibles: Stamps] Expertise on investing in stamps and autographsThe rare stamp and autograph markets have an enviable price history, this sets them aside from other alternative investments. There is full data available, year by year, on every stamp ever printed. This amounts to over 4 mn stamps worldwide.
[16May07] [Collectibles: Stamps] Expertise on investing in rare stampsRare stamps are among the most portable of tangible investments, and are easy to store. They offer an attractive alternative to art, other collectible investments, and precious metals.
[03Apr07] [Collectibles: Rare US Coins] Gary Knaus Q & AReveals why coins are well suited for not just collectors…but investors!
[13Mar07] [Collectibles: Vintage Cars] Rob Myers Q & AShares his insights on investing in vintage cars…
[23Jan07] [Collectibles: Violins] Florian Leonard Fine Violins
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Dec 22nd 2009 4:49PM There are a few places in Stormwind I'm quite fond of. There's a big room in the back corner of the Dwarven District that my guild uses as a ball room of sorts, it's great for larger parties. Anywhere in The Park, especially the abandoned bar in the southern part of it, is another great location. There's also a house or a bar (I can't quite remember, it's been ages since I've played the game) around the center or the Dwarven District that you have to take a path from along the canal bordering Cathedral Square to get to. These places all tend to be out of the way and great fun to roleplay in.
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Jun 12th 2009 9:35AM This is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard of, and I love Twitter.
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Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music
The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice | |
Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego w Katowicach | |
Established | 1929 |
Rector | Professor Tomasz Miczka |
Location | Katowice, Poland (EU) |
Website | http://www.am.katowice.pl |
Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice is a school of music of university level in Poland. It is located in Katowice, Silesia.
The Academy offers full-time as well as part-time BA, MA and DA studies at two departments: Composition, Interpretation, Education and Jazz Department and Vocal-Instrumental Department. Studies are offered in the following fields:[1]
- conducting (speciality: symphonic and opera conducting)
- composition and theory of music (specialties: composition, theory of music, eurhythmics)
- music education (specialties: music education, choral conducting, music therapy)
- jazz interpretation (specialties: composition and arrangements, instrumental performance, vocal performance)
- instrumental performance
- vocal performance
School of Music[edit]
The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music offers paid studies in given specialties in the English language. Study programs are based on the European Credit Transfer System. Please visit www.schoolofmusic.am.katowice.pl for more details.[2]
Each year, the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music holds several artistic events such as concerts (admission free), competitions, master classes and conferences. Many ensembles consisting of students perform concerts on a regular basis: Karol Szymanowski Academic Symphony Orchestra, Academic Wind Orchestra, Academic Baroque Orchestra, Academic Chamber Orchestra, Mixed Choir of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music, Chamber Choir and Jazz Institute Big-Band.[3] The school organizes bigger events as well: International Festival of Academic Orchestras (every 2 years), Instrumental Music Festival (each year), Vocal Music Days (each year), International Violin Festival, Silesian Jazz Festival (each year), All-Poland Brass Instruments Competition, International Harp Festival.
Notable alumni[edit]
Thanks to its highly qualified alumni who hold the positions in the most influential cultural institutions in the world, the Academy ranks among leading schools of music of university level in Poland.
The most known alumni are:[4]
Composers: Michał Spisak, Wojciech Kilar, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Witold Szalonek, Józef Świder, Jan Wincenty Hawel, Edward Bogusławski, Eugeniusz Knapik, Aleksander Lasoń
Conductors: Karol Stryja, Zdzisław Szostak, Napoleon Siess, Renard Czajkowski, Jan Wincenty Hawel, Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk, Jan Wojtacha, Czesław Freund
Music Theory: Danuta Mirka
Piano: Tadeusz Żmudziński, Lidia Grychtołówna, Józef Stompel, Andrzej Jasiński, Kazimierz Morski, Wiesław Szlachta, Monika Sikorska-Wojtacha, Jerzy Sterczyński, Krystian Zimerman, Joanna Domańska, Krzysztof Jabłoński, Magdalena Lisak, Zbigniew Raubo, Anna Górecka, Wojciech Świtała, Beata Bilińska, Barbara Karaśkiewicz, Przemysław Lechowski, Szczepan Kończal
Chamber music: Maria Szwajger-Kułakowska, Urszula Stańczyk, Urszula Musialska, Marek Moś
Organ: Irma Thenior-Janecka, Julian Gembalski
Violin: Andrzej Grabiec, Aureli Błaszczok, Beata Warykiewicz-Siwy, Adam Taubitz, Adam Musialski, Kazimierz Skowronek, Szymon Krzeszowiec
Cello: Bernard Polok, Paweł Głombik
Oboe: Jerzy Kotyczka, Edward Mandera, Tomasz Miczka
Saxophone: Maciej Sikała, Jakub Raczyński, Krzysztof Kapel
Clarinet: Paweł Roczek, Andrzej Janicki
Bassoon: Paweł Podleśka, Kazimierz Siudmak, Wiktor Osadzin
Trombone: Roman Siwek, Jan Górny
Horn: Józef Brejza, Alfred Kasprzok, Wiesław Grochowski
Accordion: Marek Andrysek, Marcin Wyrostek
Guitar: Marek Nosal, Marcin Dylla, Beata Będkowska-Huang
Vocal: Irena Lewińska, Jadwiga Romańska, Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa, Irena Torbus-Mierzwiak, Michalina Growiec, Stanisława Marciniak-Gowarzewska, Jolanta Wrożyna
Jazz and pop performers: Andrzej Zubek, Krystyna Prońko, Stanisław Sojka, Lora Szafran, Wojciech Niedziela, Jacek Niedziela, Bernard Maseli, Jerzy Główczewski, Janusz Brych, Tomasz Szukalski, Patrycja Gola, Andrzej Daniewicz, Paweł Golec, Łukasz Golec, Ania Szarmach, Anna Serafińska, Anna Sochacka, Anna Stępniewska, Mieczysław Szcześniak, Kuba Badach, Grzegorz Jabłoński, Bartek Królik, Marcin Ułanowski, Gosia Stępień, Łukasz Sztaba, Michał Grott, Kasia Cerekwicka, Janusz Szrom, Hania Stach
Silesian String Quartet, including: Szymon Krzeszowiec, Arkadiusz Kubica, Łukasz Syrnicki, Piotr Janosik
The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music's seat consists of five buildings. The oldest neo-Gothic building[5] was constructed at the end of the 19th century (33, Wojewódzka street). It is linked with the modern building which includes a concert hall for 480 people by a spacious atrium (designed by Tomasz Konior). Apart from the concert hall, the modern building includes one of the biggest musical libraries in Poland, a music therapy hall, an electronic music laboratory, a restaurant and many other facilities. The atrium is also linked with a building in 3, Zacisze street, where the Academy's authorities have their offices. The other two buildings where lectures and rehearsals take place, are located in 5, Zacisze street and 27, Krasińskiego street.
Museum of Silesian Organ[edit]
The Museum of Silesian Organ, located in the basement of the oldest building, is the only museum of this kind in Central Europe. It gathers and preserves many objects connected with organ and its history.
International cooperation[edit]
The Academy of Music cooperates closely with the University of Louisville – School of Music (the USA), Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music in Kecskemét (Hungary) and the Department of Musicology of Palacký University of Olomouc (the Czech Republic), in terms of the exchange of students and faculty members. Institutions work on mutual projects and prepare concerts held both in Poland and abroad.
Within the frames of the Socrates-Erasmus Programme, the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music cooperates with the following schools:[6]
- in Austria:
Universität für Musik, Graz
Mozarteum, Salzburg
Universität für Musik, Vienna
- in Belgium:
Erasmushogeschool, Brussels
- in the Czech Republic:
Academy of Performing Arts, Prague
Univerzita Palackeho, Olomouc
- in Denmark:
The Royal Music Conservatory, Aarhus
The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Kopenhagen
Rhythmic Music Conservatory-Kopenhagen
- in Finland:
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
- in France:
Conservatoire National, Rennes
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse, Lyon
- in Greece:
University of Macedonia, Department of Music Science and Art, Saloniki
- in Spain:
Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya, Barcelona
- in The Netherlands:
Royal Conservatoire, Hague
Hogeschool Zuyd, Maastricht
Codarts University of Professional Arts Education, Rotterdam
- in Ireland:
Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin
- in Germany:
Hochschule für Künste, Bremen
Hochschule für Musik, Frankfurt am Main
Hochschule für Musik, Hannover
Musikhochschule, Hamburg
Musikhochschule, Lübeck
Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich
Staatliche Musikhochschule, Stuttgart
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik, Trossingen
Hochschule für Musik, Weimar
- in Slovakia:
Higher School of Music – Bratislava
- in Slovenia:
University of Ljubljana, Academy of Music
- in Italy:
Conservatorio di Musica, Frosinone
Conservatorio di Musica, Trieste
- in the UK:
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow
External links[edit]
- ^ school's official website
- ^ information about the 'School of Music' Programme, school's official website
- ^ 'Kalendarium' published by the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in September 2012
- ^ The Fryderyk Chopin Institute
- ^ 'In Your Pocket' City Guide
- ^ school's official website
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(3)But subsection (2) does not apply if an order contains provisions made under the powers mentioned in subsection (4).
(4)A statutory instrument which contains (alone or with other provisions) an order made under section 34(3)(a) must not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.
(1)This Part of this Measure comes into force at the end of a period of two months beginning on the day on which this Measure is approved by Her Majesty in Council.
(2)The other provisions of this Measure come into force in accordance with provision made by the Welsh Ministers by order, and an order may provide for those provisions to come into force on different days for different purposes.
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Rolling Treadmill Speeds You Down the Street
The guys over at dutch design firm OOOMS are best known for their wooden memory sticks, but here's another interesting contraption that they also are responsible for.
Looking like a treadmill on wheels, the Speedy Rollator uses a special gear drive system to multiply your walking efforts and increase your pace.
While you won't look quite as cool as those hipsters tooling around on their Segways, you might end up getting there just as quickly.
[thanks for the tip, roadside scholar!]
MORE:Strange + Wonderful | dutch | gear | oooms | roll | transportation | walk | weird | wheel
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Nice exerciser. Reminds me of the stair cycle. Same concept different gym machine.
Get more use out of treadmills by adding in a treadmill desk like the TrekDesk (http://www.trekdesk.com). I have a Tunturi and it has lasted more than 20 years believe it or not but I never really used it that much until I found out about treadmill desks. Now I get all of my exercise in while I work and never feel bored.
my mom bought a treadmill that is motor driven, i still prefer to jog and run the old fashioned way.:.'
This sets new levels in stupidity. Why bother simply walking when you can proudly display your ignorance?


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Neither resignation nor triumphalism is a safe place to live and minister.
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Saving Babies and Saving Sinners
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The diversity of Christ's church is what allows for the diversity of ministries that the world so desperately needs.
Irving Hetherington, Self-Pity and Service
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Put the pressures of your life into missionary perspective and lose the self-pity.
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How can the church reach out to the millions of people in this world who are deaf?
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Six possible responses after reading The Church Unleashed.
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John Piper introduces a new program at Bethlehem for raising up young candidates for full-time Christian ministry.
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John Piper expresses thanks to all who helped make the Easter service a success.
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What might it look like if God clothed us with the fullness of power that many of his servants have known?
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John Piper introduces Desiring God's International Outreach.
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Mass Killers and Media
By Dr. Aslam Abdullah, TMO Editor-in-chief
Who is in right mind will commit an act attributed to Major Nidal Malik Hasan? Why did he commit such an act when the alleged shooter had sought discharge from the army? Who in his right mind will condone such a criminal act? Regardless of what the motives were, the insane killing of soldiers at Fort Hood is rightly condemned by all Muslim organizations unanimously. Not every act of violence committed by KKK is condemned by people of white skin. Not every act of killing by blacks is condemned by organizations such as NAACP. Not every murder committed in a free society like us is condemned by organizations promoting democracy and freedom. If we as a country with billions of dollars resources spent on law enforcement agencies have failed to prevent groups such as KKK or gun violence or mass murderers, why does any body except 1.6 billion Muslims to be responsible of the behavior of their insane, and crazy people.
But somehow the impression that is being created by the media and propagated by the right wing Christian extremists is that 1.6 billion Muslims are responsible for what was done by Nidal Malik Hasan, as their holy book is the main reason for his behavoior. Well, why donot they also attribute to Islam and the Quran the act of kindness, mercy and forgiveness offered by Muslims to the people regardless of their ethnic or religious background? Look at how Islam and Muslims were demonized by the media.
* Suspected mass murderer Nidal Malik Hasan: Identified as a Muslim American of Jordanian or Palestinian Descend, a sympathizer of suicide bombing, a convert to Islam, a Jihadist, a true believer in the Quran, a practicing Muslim, a promoter of Al-Qaida ideology, a member of a terrorist sleeper cell and so on so forth.
Look at the pattern of news reporting about mass killers in our national and local media listed below and then tell me who is distorting facts? Tell me who is misleading the public? Tell me who is sowing the seeds of hatred. Some of them will say, Aslam Abdullah, because he is a Muslim American, a Middle Eastern by ethnicity and a covert terrorist. Can any sensible American accept their claim? Yes, only those who see Muslims and Islam as their new enemy. These are people who are trapped in the history of the past and refuse to look at Islam and Muslims from an objective, balanced and fair perspective.
Let's start with another shooting incident that follows on the heels of the Fort Hood incident:
* November 06, 2009, Florida police have arrested a suspect believed to have opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago. Authorities have identified the alleged gunman as Jason Rodriguez, 40, a former employee at the office building. Did any news media identify him as an American of Hispanic decent?
* On March 10, 2009, Michael McLendon set fire to the rural south Alabama home he shared with his mother with her body inside. He then set off on a 24-mile shooting spree during which he fired more than 200 rounds and killed 10 more people, including himself. Was he ever described by the media or officials as an American Protestant?
* On April 3, 2009, a Vietnam immigrant killed 13 people and then himself in a shooting spree at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York. Did anyone call him a Vietcong terrorist?
* In the year of 1989, in two separate incidents, Westley Allen Dodd sexually assaulted and killed three boys ages 11, 10 and four. His methods were so heinous, forensic psychologists dubbed him one of the most evil killers in history. Did anyone call him Christian killer?
* Jeffrey Dahmer was responsible for a series of gruesome murders of seventeen young men in Ohio and Milwaukee. Who called him a Christian murderer? No one!
* Why Ray and Faye Copeland, both in their 70s, went from being loving grandparents to serial killers who used the clothing of their victims to make a warm winter quilt to snuggle under is a story both morbid and perplexing. Did anyone describe them American terrorists?
* Dean Corll was a 33-year-old electrician living in Houston, Texas, who, with two teen accomplices, was responsible for kidnapping, torturing, raping and murdering at least 27 young boys in Houston in the early 1970s. – No one called him an evangelical terrorist?
* Accompanied by his girlfriend Debra Brown, Alton Coleman went on a six-state raping and killing spree in 1984. – He was not described as a Christian rapist?
* Angelo Buono, Jr. was, along with his cousin Kenneth Bianchi, one of the Hillside Stranglers who went on a two month rape, torture and murder spree in 1977, in California. – Was he identified with his religion and ethnicity?
* Jerry Brudos was a shoe fetishist, serial killer, rapist, torturer and necrophiliac who stalked women around Portland, Oregon in 1968 and 1969. – Should we blame the people of Oregon and call him an Oregonian rapist?
* In 1984, at age 21, Debra Brown became involved in a master/slave relationship with habitual killer and rapist Alton Coleman and the two went on a massive killing, raping and torture spree across the Midwest. – No one ever mentioned his race or religion.
* William Bonin was a habitual sex offender turned serial killer, suspected of sexually assaulting, torturing and killing at least 21 boys and young men in California. He was convicted and executed for 14 of the 21 murders. – No one talked about his affiliation to his local Church.
* Herbert Richard "Herb" Baumeister (April 7, 1947 – July 3, 1996) was the founder of the thrift store chain Sav-a-Lot and an alleged serial killer from suburban Westfield, Indiana. – His conservative background never came into discussion.
* Ronald Dominique of Houma, Louisiana confessed to murdering 23 men over the past nine years and dumping their bodies in sugarcane fields, ditches and small bayous in six southeast Louisiana parishes. – Yet, his Christian religious identity never came into discussion.
* Kristen Gilbert was a bright, attractive, well-trained nurse who, in 2001 was found guilty of killing her patients at a Veterans Administration medical center. – Did the media release footage of his visit to his place of worship? No
* Eagle Scout turned serial killer, Richard Angelo, killed patients in order to make himself out to be a hero.- Did anyone raise doubts about Scouting? No one!
* Helmuth Schmidt killed innocent women he lured through personal ads. – Did anyone blame the media for being an accomplice of the crime.
* The Lewington brothers were one of Ohio's most deadly brutal serial killers of all time. – Did anyone bring about their Church affiliation? No one!
* Albert Fish is known for being one of the most vile pedophiles and killers of all time. After his capture he admitted to molesting over 400 children and tortured and killed several others. – Did the media talk about his religious pastor discussing his personal life?
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* Tedd Bundy was attractive, smart, and had a future in politics. He was also one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Bundy screamed his innocence until his death in the electric chair was imminent. Then he told just enough to show the true evil inside him.- Yet no one in the media talked about his race or religion.
* Richard Ramirez, was named The Night Stalker, after terrorizing Los Angeles during a year long killing and rape spree that resulted in his conviction of 43 counts, including 13 murders and other charges including burglary, sodomy, and rape. – Yet no one talked about Satanism he was preaching and practicing.
* John Wayne Gacy was convicted of the torture, rape and murder of 33 men between 1972 until his arrest in 1978. He was dubbed the "Killer Clown" because he entertained kids at parties as "Pogo The Clown." – Did anyone blame all the clowns for his behavior.
* Gaskins confessed to several murders during the last days of his life. How much truth was in his confessions was never confirmed. Many believed he did not want to be known in history as a tiny man, but rather as a prolific killer. – He was a devout Christian but we never heard of his religious convictions.
* David Berkowitz, better known as Son of Sam, is an infamous 1970s New York City serial killer who killed six people and wounded several others because a demon dog told him to do it. – Should we assume from his last name that he was of Jewish origin?
* The Plainfield, Wisconsin police department had no idea of the grotesque world they were about to enter when they went to Ed Gein's farm home to investigate the disappearance of a local woman. Gein's crimes went down in history as some of the most disgusting ever uncovered that encompassed murder, grave robbing and cannibalism. – Yet, no one ever mentioned that he was a Church goer.
* Juan Corona was a labor contractor who hired migrant workers for produce fields in California. In a murder spree lasting six weeks, he raped and murdered 25 men and buried their machete-hacked bodies in the orchards owned by local farmers. – No one blamed hedonism or homosexuality for his crimes.
* In late October 1979, California authorities were busy hunting down and capturing The Hillside Strangler, Angelo Buono. In the meantime, two more equally barbaric killers had teamed up to fulfill a prison time fantasy – to kidnap, rape, torture and kill a girl for each teenage year. – Yet, we did not hear of their worshipping habits.
* On October 26, 2005, Jeremy Bryan Jones was convicted of the rape, burglary, sexual abuse, kidnapping and capital murder of Lisa Nichols. He now faces prosecution for the murder of Katherine Collins of Georgia and Amanda Greenwell of Douglas County, Ga. Police suspect Jones is a serial killer who may be linked to at least 10 other murders across the country. – No one discussed his faith and ethnicity.
* For month authorities from Utah, Washington, and Colorado worked together to find the serial killer named "Ted" who was brutally killing women everywhere he went, using their kindness to lead them into his trap. – Yet no one blamed Christianity for impacting the mind of the killer.
* Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins was the most prolific serial killer in South Carolina history. Once his brutality was unleashed, he knew no boundaries, torturing, killing, cannibalizing victims, both male and female. – No one talked about those verses in the Old Testament that degrades women, even though several versions of the Bible were found in his custody.
* Pedro Alonzo Lopez, known as the 'The Monster of the Andes,' was one of history's most horrific serial killers. He responsible for the brutal murders of over 350 children. He bragged of his crimes and promised to do it again if ever released from prison. – Yet in the middle of the night he was taken from prison to a van then driven to the Columbia border and set free. We never heard of his Catholic affiliation.
* Turner is the most prolific serial killer in the history of Los Angeles but was finally identified through DNA technology. – But no one identified his religion.
* No one could believe that the child-like face of John Eric Armstrong, nicknamed 'Opie' by his navy friends, was really the face of a cold and calculating serial killer. – But no one talked about his religious practices.
* Jack the Ripper, a serial killer murdered and mutilated at least five prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888 and because no one was ever, arrested or tried for the murders, crime buffs are still fascinated with the case more than 115 years later. – His religious background is unknown.
* It is estimated Shipman was responsible for 236 murders over 24 years, finally ending in 1998.- Yet, we never heard of his affiliation to Judaism or any other faith.
"Most of the time I killed them the first time I met them, and I do not have a good memory of their faces." This is just one of many cold statements made by Gary Ridgway, when he pled guilty to 48 counts of aggravated first-degree murder in the Green River killing cases. – Yet little is known about his faith and Church.
Open Letter Re: Humanitarian Crisis, Kashmir
August 14, 2008 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Justice Navanethem Pillay, High Commissioner
Dr. Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner
Ms. Gay McDougall, Independent Expert on minority issues
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations; Palais des Nations; CH-1211 Geneva 10; Switzerland
Subject: Humanitarian Crisis in Jammu and Kashmir
August 12, 2008
Dear Justice Pillay, Dr. Kang, Ms. McDougall:
We write to bring to your attention the profound humanitarian crisis continuing in the Kashmir Valley due to the ongoing blockade of the Srinagar-Jammu highway by religious nationalist groups from India.
This has resulted in severe shortages in the Kashmir Valley of food and other vital provisions. We are reliably informed that petrol and essential medical rations, including blood, are in critically short supply, as well as newsprint, and that communication services and infrastructure are severely disrupted.
The situation in Jammu, where the Muslim minority is facing violence on a scale that can be described as ethnic cleansing, is alarming. The Government of India and the military and paramilitary forces have shown themselves unable and/or unwilling to take any effective action, either to end the blockade or to stop the violence against Muslims in Jammu. Meanwhile, military and paramilitary forces have opened fire on counter-demonstrators in Kashmir, using live20bullets and mortar. A communiqué from the Kashmir Valley states that:
"The situation here on ground is that essential commodities have started getting dried up, diesel is already out of stock and petrol at its verge of end. The people here are very much concerned as if the same continues for next few days there will be nothing left to eat with the people of Kashmir. And on the other side the Army is supporting the mobs who have allegedly beaten up the drivers stranded on the national highway. The drivers who were beaten up reported that they asked Army to help them but all went in despair and the Army people in return handed them over to the mobs. The target is only the Kashmiri Muslims and some sources from Jammu say that it is the outsiders who have come to Jammu and are doing such attacks on the Muslims and it is quite evident that the Hindu fundamentalist groups viz. BJP, RSS VHP, etc., are all sponsoring the planned attacks onto the Kashmiris like it was done in Gujarat. Here in Kashmir we feel the history seems to be being repeated by the Hindu fundamentalists who had earlier in 1947 killed about 250,000 Muslims in Jammu."
On August 11, 2008, approximately 100,000 Kashmiris, including fruit growers and others gravely affected by the blockade, marched toward the Line of Control toward Pakistan markets in protest. They were met with gunfire and tear gas from the military and paramilitary forces, and Sheik Abdul Aziz, an All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader, was shot dead, inten sifying the situation. Police reports stated that three others were killed and over 200 injured, enervating health systems already low on supplies. Other sources we contacted stated that as many as 18 others may have been killed in Kashmir on August 11. By early evening of August 12, as we write you, reports stated that as many as twelve persons were killed in Kashmir on that day as armed forces fired on demonstrators. Other reports stated that civil society groups, students, and labor unions participating in non-violent civil disobedience and peaceful protests are being targeted by the forces, as curfew conditions prevail.
The Srinagar-Jammu highway is the only land route linking the Kashmir Valley to India and the sole conduit for essential supplies as well as for exporting horticultural goods, which are among the Valley's chief products. News updates on the state of the blockade and situation can be found from leading Kashmiri newspapers, which are online at www.greaterkashmir.com; www.kashmirtimes.com; www.risingkashmir.com; www.etalaat.com/english/.
About 95-97 percent of the population of the Valley is Muslim, while Muslims are a minority in India. This has made Kashmir the target of increasingly aggressive campaigns by Hindu nationalist groups since 1947, despite guarantees of autonomy written into the Indian Constitution. The Government of India has failed to take measures to prevent these campaigns, consisting of marches and demonstrations, and culminating in the current blockade. Since 1989 there has been an armed pro-independence struggle in Kashmir, together with other and non-violent movements for self-determination. Indian counterinsurgency operations have resulted in grave abuses of human rights with social, economic, psychological, political, and environmental consequences, which meet the definition under international law of crimes against humanity. To a population suffering the effects of nineteen years of armed conflict, the economic crisis caused by the blockade comes as the last straw.
We urge that you respond expeditiously to this situation in accordance with the mandate to uphold human rights as enshrined in the charter of the United Nations.
1. The Government of India should immediately end the economic blockade and ensure that goods and services, including emergency medical and food supplies, can move in both directions along the Srinagar-Jammu border.
2. The Government of India should open the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road, a promise repeatedly reiterated by successive governments of India and Pakistan, though never implemented. This would ensure that the current crisis situation is not repeated as well as mark a concrete step forward in addressing injustices and the peace process.
3. Take immediate action to stop the violence against the Muslim minority in Jammu and bring those responsible to justice.
4. Put an end to ongoing human rights abuses by Indian forces and pro-India militias as repeatedly promised by the Indian Prime Minister and expected of democratic governments.
5. Take steps for a long-term resolution of the conflict by beginning talks with all sections of the Kashmiri leadership and civil society.
6. Take steps to hold the Indian state accountable under the provisions established by the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, Constitution of India, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and International Laws and Conventions.
We, the undersigned, are academics, social activists, writers, filmmakers, artists, lawyers, and concerned citizens. Our work and conscience connects us to Kashmir and its people. We hold no political affiliations. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we may be of further use.
Contact persons:
Dr. Angana Chatterji, Associate Professor, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies, Office: 001-415.575.6119, Mobile: 001-415.640.4013, E-mail: email@example.com.
Dr. Haley Duschinski, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ohio University, Office: 001-740.593.0823, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dr. Shubh Mathur, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of History, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Office: 001-347.404.2238, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Yours Sincerely,
Signed [Institutional information noted for affiliation purposes only]:
Dr. Angana Chatterji, Associate Professor, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Dr. Haley Duschinski, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ohio University
Dr. Shubh Mathur, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of History, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Dr. Paola Bacchetta, Associate Professor, Department of Gender and Women's Studies, and Director, Beatrice Bain Research Group, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Srimati Basu, Associate Professor, Department of Gender and Women's Studies (and Anthropology), University of Kentucky
Medea Benjamin, Cofounder, Global Exchange, San Francisco, and CODEPINK
Dr. Purnima Bose, Associate Professor, Department of English, Indiana University
Dr. Jeff Brody, Professor, College of Communications, California State University Fullerton
Adem Carroll, Chair, Muslim Consultative Network, New York Disaster Interfaith Services
Dr. Lubna Nazir Chaudhry, Assistant Professor, School of Education and Human Development, State University of New York, Binghamton
Huma Dar, Doctoral student, Department of South and South East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Geraldine Forbes, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of History, State University of New York Oswego
Dr. Sidney L. Greenblatt, President, Central New York Fulbright Association
Dr. Sondra Hale, Professor, Department of Anthropology and Women's Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Lamia Karim, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon-Eugene
Professor Ali Kazimi, Department of Film, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University
Dr. Omar Khalidi, Aga Khan Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rafique A. Khan, Community Development Planner, CRA, City of Los Angeles
Tasneem F. Khan, Kashmir Relief, Los Angeles
Dr. Amitava Kumar, Writer and Professor, Department of English, Vas sar College
Rabbi Michael Lerner, Chair, The Network of Spiritual Progressives, Berkeley
Barbara Lubin, Executive Director, Middle East Children's Alliance, Berkeley
Dr. Sunaina Maira, Associate Professor, Department of Asian American Studies, University of California, Davis
Dr. Lise McKean, Senior Research Specialist, Learning Sciences Research Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Abdul R. JanMohamed, Professor, Department of English, University California, Berkeley
Dr. Swapna Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Portland State University
Dr. Richa Nagar, Professor, Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, University of Minnesota
Dr. Vijaya Nagarajan, Associate Professor, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Francisco
Annie Paradise, Doctoral student, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Dr. David Naguib Pellow, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota
Faisal Qadri, Human Rights Law Network
Dr. Mridu Rai, Associate Professor, Department of History and Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University
Dr. Cabeiri Robinson, Assistant Professor, International Studies & South Asian Studies, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle
Dr. Sabina Sawhney, Associate Professor, Department of English, Hofstra University
Dr. Simona Sawhney, Associate Professor, Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Minnesota
Dr. Kalpana Rahit a Seshadri, Associate Professor, Department of English, Boston College
Professor Richard Shapiro, Chair, Department of Social and Cultural
Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Murtaza Shibli, Editor, Kashmir Affairs, London
Dr. Magid Shihade, Visiting Scholar, Middle East/South Asia Studies, University of California, Davis
Snehal Shingavi, Doctoral student, Department of English, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Ajay Skaria, Associate Professor, Department of History and Institute of Global Studies, University of Minnesota
Dr. Nancy Snow, Associate Professor, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Dr. Rachel Sturman, Assistant Professor, Department of History & Asian Studies, Bowdoin College
Dr. Fouzieyha Towghi, Visiting Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Sandeep Vaidya, India Solidarity Group (Ireland)
Saiba Varma, Doctoral student, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University
Feroz Ahmed Wani, Social activist
David Wolfe, Human security and conflict resolution specialist
Pei Wu, Doctoral student, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Ms. Helene Flautre, Member, European Parliament Chair of the European Parliament's Sub-committee on Human Rights
Mr. Geoffrey Harris Head of Human Rights Unit, European Parliament
Ambassador Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary Timothy Fitzgibbons, India Desk Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs United States Department of State
Mr. David J. Kramer Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor United States Department of State
Ms. Felice D. Gaer, Chair, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.


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You know when you see something so amazing and so ridiculous at the same time that you just don't know if you can justify buying? Enter every day of my life. Tina, our Graphic Designer, and I are real bad when it comes to this. So what better way to still make it happen AND have cash for holiday gifts (buying for other people? Ughhhhh) than to DIY it ourselves.
Yoko Ono just released a mens fashion collection that is so perfectly her aesthetic and what better place for it to go on sale than Opening Ceremony. A match made in over my budget heaven.
These are great for replicating, because they already look DIY and if you fuck it up.. who's going to tell you so? THEY DON'T KNOW YOU, THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU CAME FROM OR WHAT YOU WERE COPYING, as Tyra would say. So we headed down to our local Michael's craft store and got down to business.
Fabric paint (I would recommend the markers- found here, but the paint pots we got worked too!)
Paint brushes (We used this one + this one)
Cup of water
Knee pads (we bought these)
Get to painting! Make sure to be very deliberate and not to get paint on yourself, because that shit will spread all over your pretty white knee pads! I'm guilty of that, whoops. Paint in layers also, if you're doing something that requires more than one color. Do one color first, let dry, then paint the others one at a time.
Let dry and take obligatory photo of your finished product.
Viola! Put on your best shoes and pretend to skate! That photo of actually putting these to use will come later.. or never, depending on how our skill develops. Don't hold your breath.
FYI, knee pads are not as flattering as we anticipated. So, there's that.
SHOES (Left to right):
Vivienne Westwood Gold Label Platform Sandals // Opening Ceremony Grunge Buckle Boot


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I have love/hate relationship with Facebook and I don't ever see that changing.
I like what Facebook sometimes is, and what it can be. I love that I get to connect with friends from high school and see what they are up to these days.
I really like that I get to decide who I'm friends with, and who can view my stuff.
But, there's some things that I don't love about Facebook.
I don't love that I'm unable to view the most recent updates, rather Facebook hijacks my account and always insists on showing the news feed.
I'm guessing this has something to do with metrics and actions that they think I'll take. What I really want to do is my what I want, not what they think I want.
Aside from the nuances that drive me crazy, what I dislike most about the existence of Facebook is that I feel the need to have it.
Like I'll be missing out on something if I don't.
The pain of having Facebook is easier to bear than the pain of not having it.


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Let's have and reward a conscientious debate
Today, a 1,500-page immigration reform bill is expected to be introduced in the U.S. Senate. This may lead to the first comprehensive immigration reform law since 1952.
It represents the first time since 1990 that Congress has put partisan posturing aside to confront the thankless task of fixing a broken immigration system. It will likely last through the summer and into the fall. The press and the public should cut congressional members some slack during this period and acknowledge its contributing members as they make politically difficult compromises.
Who are the "contributing members" of Congress we should so recognize? They are Republicans and Democrats who believe that it is possible to have strong border and interior enforcement of our immigration laws while still creating an immigration process for individuals and their families who contribute so much to our economy and culture.
They can agree on a fair process that allows undocumented workers to lawfully transition from temporary residents to aspiring United States citizens, while not line-jumping those who have been waiting so long. They are the congressional members who are willing to make hard choices to eliminate the long and costly delays suffered by businesses and families who are conscientiously complying with our convoluted and overwhelmed process.
By not letting the perfect obstruct the good, they are serving us well.
Sam Myers, Minneapolis
The writer, an attorney, is former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
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In a purely "black and white" world, if you entered the United States illegally, without documents, you would be sent home immediately. Why? Because you broke the law.
But, in a purely black-and-white world, would the U.S. government subsidize U.S. farmers to such an extent that they sell some crops, such as corn to Mexico, at less than cost? No. And, in a black-and-white world, would employers then look the other way and hire undocumented workers? No. That would be illegal.
As a result of these "gray" policies, some Mexicans — unable to compete in Mexico against subsidized U.S. farmers and/or knowledgeable that they may be offered jobs in the United States by employers who choose to hire them despite their undocumented status — left their birthplace in order to seek employment in this country and feed their families.
After having lived in the United States for five, 10 and even 20 years (often longer than they lived in Mexico), and after having established family and roots here, how can we now split them up?
We American citizens, through our farm and trade policies and through the hiring practices of our companies, have had a hand in their immigration and their subsequent employment, and so are partly responsible for the creation of millions of undocumented immigrants.
Let's offer these immigrants a path to citizenship, and fix the system so we don't have 11 million more in another 10 years.
Steve Kraemer, St. Louis Park
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Jan 20, 2013 6:20 PM by Meridith Edwards and Rick Martin - CNN
(CNN) - Sheriff's investigators combed through what one called a "horrific" crime scene Sunday after the shooting deaths of five people, three of them children, outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Each of victims had been shot multiple times, Bernalillo County sheriff's Lt. Sid Covington, and one of the weapons used was what he described as an assault rifle. Bernalillo County Sheriff Dan Houston said a 15-year-old boy, who "may be a family member," has been charged with two counts of murder and three counts of child abuse resulting in death.
"Initially responding deputies entered the home and found the five deceased inside the residence, so obviously it was a very gruesome scene," Covington told reporters. There was no indication of a motive so far, he said.
"I've never seen a scene quite like this," he added.
Investigators did not released the names of the victims Sunday afternoon, saying the process of formally identifying the remains was still going on. But they said the dead included a man, a woman and three grade-school-age children -- two girls and a boy.
Houston said deputies were dispatched to the home, in a semi-rural area on the southwestern edge of Albuquerque, around 9:15 p.m. Saturday. They were summoned by "a party that was called by the suspect," he said, but "I don't know what the dynamics of that relationship is."
He said investigators are unaware of any criminal history by teen and were looking into whether any family members had a record. The boy is being charged as a juvenile, but prosecutors could bring charges against him as an adult, Covington said.
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With music blaring and pizza for everyone, the lawn outside of Building Two was filled with hundreds of students and staff. Smiles and laughter brightened the faces of both participants and onlookers. Some students brought their children and others brought their dogs, creating a fun and enjoyable afternoon.
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Dr. Pat Consults: Abnormal Heart Rhythm—Stay Alert for the Symptoms!
November 10, 2014 by Timothy C. Dutta, M.D.
By Timothy C. Dutta, M.D.
Dr. Timothy C. Dutta, the cardiology expert on the Medical Advisory Board of Women's Voices for Change, answers the questions of a very healthy yoga teacher who suddenly found herself in the emergency room due to a condition she'd never suspected she had: atrial fibrillation (abnormal heart rhythm).
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By Patricia Yarberry Allen, MD and Timothy C. Dutta, MD, FACC
We hope that genetic testing will become a practical tool in the next five to ten years and may, at some point, replace, or at least add to, the assessments we use today.
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February 17, 2014 by Patricia Allen
By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.
By participating in our Romantic Movie Survey, you opened your hearts in spades. BabyHeart will be receiving a check for $10,415 this week. Many, many babies will be spared the tragedies that accompany heart defects as a result.
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February 15, 2014 by Women's Voices For Change
If you want to see friends let their guard down, just ask them what one film they'd choose as the most romantic movie ever. People sigh into their reveries of certain scenes, reminisce about that look before the kiss, wax philosophical about gender and generation, and express their secret wishes for themselves.
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February 3, 2014 by Women's Voices For Change
Total Romantic Movies Survey vote so far: 461. Leading: the usual suspects. Favorite new entry: "WATERLOO BRIDGE." "It combines great romance with great female friendship."
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Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen is a collaborative physician. This week, she asks cardiologist Timothy C. Dutta to lay out the startling, research-backed numbers showing the impact of the lifestyle choices of Americans on their risk of heart disease.
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March 4, 2013 by Patricia Allen
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Mommie was waiting for us. I have heard that the dying do wait for those they love, and this has now happened to me twice. Once, when my mother-in-law Natalie was dying, she, too, waited for us as we drove the eight hours from Kentucky to Orchard Lake, Michigan.
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Hillary Clinton's work on women's and girls' advancement into U.S foreign policy; the Rosa Parks we don't know; a call to action for black women on the risks of heart disease; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is a rock star; and an Oscar-nominated animated short film, "Paperman," that allows us to appreciate the beauty in simplicity.
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October 8, 2012 by Patricia Yarberry Allen, MD and Timothy C. Dutta, MD, FACC
Women are less likely than men to have chest pain as their symptom of a heart attack; less likely to get prompt care—even less likely to get an electrocardiogram upon arriving in the ER; and more likely to be incorrectly treated for anxiety rather than a heart attack.
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February 8, 2012 by Holly Andersen
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Being informed about stroke and stroke prevention can significantly help you reduce your risk; indeed, it could potentially save you or someone you love from dying or being significantly disabled.
Read More »Ask Dr. Pat: Menopause, Diabetes, and Bone Loss
September 13, 2011 by Patricia Allen
By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D. If I shouldn't be taking either hormones or calcium supplements, what can I do to prevent osteoporosis?
Read More »Calcium Supplements: What Does It All Mean?
May 9, 2011 by Timothy C. Dutta, M.D.
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Starting last year, studies began to question the safety of calcium supplements. Explaining the new facts: Dr. Timothy Dutta, a cardiologist with an interest in preventive care and a member of WVFC's Medical Advisory Board.
Read More »Hormones and Your Heart: Trying to Make Sense of it All
April 11, 2011 by Holly Andersen
Confused by the latest news about hormone therapy and heart disease? WVFC cardiologist Holly Andersen gives the historical lowdown and assesses the new findings.
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The 2014 Midwest Homeschool Convention
Posted by jlwile on April 28, 2014
This past weekend was a busy one! I spoke at the Midwest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday and Friday, and then I spoke at the Rideau Valley Home Educators' Association Conference in Ontario, Canada. This meant giving several talks on Thursday and Friday, flying out of Cincinnati on Friday night, arriving in Ottawa (the capital of Canada) very late, and then speaking at the convention bright and early on Saturday. It was obviously tiring, but it was well worth it! I met a lot of interesting people, had a great lunch with the teens in Canada, and got several very interesting questions. Since I really did the equivalent of two conventions this weekend, I will split my report into two articles. This one will be on the Midwest Homeschool Convention, and the next one will be about the Rideau Valley Home Educators' Association Conference.
In Cincinnati, I did three solo talks (Recent News in Creation Science, Teaching Elementary Science Using History as a Guide, The Bible: A Great Source of Modern Science) and two talks with Diana Waring (Arguing to Learn, I Didn't See That Coming). I enjoyed them all, but I have to admit that I enjoyed the ones with Diana Waring the most. I really like the "back and forth" that happens with a co-speaker, and it is awesome for the audience to get two perspectives on both the topic at hand and their questions.
The convention itself is one of the largest in the nation, so not only were my talks well-attended, but I spent a lot of time speaking with individuals at the Berean Builders booth. Not surprisingly, many people thought that I own Berean Builders, but I do not. I sold the publishing company I used to own specifically because I am not a businessman and do not enjoy running a business. I am a scientist, teacher, and writer, and I wanted to spend the majority of time concentrating on those activities. Thus, when I started writing my new elementary science series, I did not want to publish it. I shopped it around to a few publishers and settled on Berean Builders. I think it is a wonderful publisher with the right goals for Christian Education, but I do not own it. I am simply an author it publishes.
I got a lot of great questions both at my publisher's booth and at the end of my talks. Let me discuss one of each.
Several people at my publisher's booth asked me about my high school chemistry course, Exploring Creation with Chemistry. The publisher of that book (which is not Berean Builders) is advertising a new edition of the book that is scheduled to be available in July of this year. The authors are Kristy Plourde and Rusty Hughes. This bothered several people, since they knew that I was the author of the first two editions of the book but do not appear on this new edition. They wondered what changes would be made and whether or not the book would still be useful for homeschoolers and university preparation. The short answer is that I don't know, because I have not seen it. I do know one of the authors (Rusty Hughes), however, and he is an excellent teacher. This gives me hope that the new edition will be a good one.
Another thing that gives me hope is that the publisher has already produced a second edition of The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. Although I was an author on the first edition, I am not an author on the second edition. Nevertheless, I reviewed the book, and I think it is excellent. I strongly recommend that you use it for any student who is interested in a detailed study of the human body and has taken both a high school biology course and a high school chemistry course. When the new edition of Exploring Creation with Chemistry comes out, I will review it here, just as I reviewed The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. I hope I can give it just as positive a review.
The other question I want to discuss came at the end of a talk I did with Diana Waring (I Didn't See That Coming). Much of the discussion had centered around college and whether or not a student should attend, which I addressed in a previous blog post. However, one questioner asked how we thought the landscape of college would change over the next decade. After all, with online universities like Western Governors University, you don't have to leave your home to earn a degree. How will that (and other technological and economic issues) affect what colleges look like ten years from now?
I thought that was a great question. Online colleges and universities are good for many degrees. There are probably some degrees that can never be offered completely online, but even for those degrees, you can often take two years' worth of courses online so that you don't have to spend nearly as much time (or money) in college. At the same time, however, I think you need to examine your motivations for considering an online option for college. If your desire is to shelter yourself (or your child) from the world, I think that is a terrible motivation. Children should be sheltered from the world when they are young, but as they mature, they need to experience the world more and more. This shouldn't happen all at once, of course, and just because a student has graduated high school, that doesn't mean he or she is ready to leave home. However, at some point, young adults need to be exposed to the world, and college can be one very good way to do that. If your motivation is more about the efficient use of money and time, then I think online college is a great choice for many degrees.
So how will this change college as we see it now? The first way is obvious: fewer students will be attending traditional colleges. As a result, some traditional colleges will simply have to close. I don't see this as a bad thing at all. There are probably many colleges that should close. In addition, I hope that it encourages the colleges that remain to focus on becoming more about academics and less about job training. In the end, colleges are often looked at these days as job training programs. You go there to get a good job. I don't like that idea at all, and I am hoping online colleges and other alternative programs will remove that from the forefront of what most people think a college should do. That way, colleges can get back to what they were created to do – foster the kind of learning that produces deep thinkers who are less interested in their careers and more interested in advancing our knowledge in general.
Now don't get me wrong – being focused on your career is not a bad thing! Society needs career-driven people. However, it also needs those who are more interested in advancing humanity's knowledge. Unfortunately, I don't think colleges today produce many deep thinkers. Perhaps the changes we see happening today will correct this problem.
Diana Waring (remember, we gave this talk as a team) added something particularly important to that answer. She agreed that online education and other alternatives will force some colleges to close, but most likely, it will be the mediocre ones. There are a lot of mediocre colleges out there, and she doesn't think they will be missed at all as they are forced to close their doors. I strongly agree!
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Dr. Wile,
I'm excited to read more about the Science in Ancient History curriculum! I was wondering if you had suggestions of history texts that you would suggest using alongside the science. We were planning on using Story of the World vol. 1 next year…will that work or did you have something else in mind?
Diana Waring spoke at the OCHEC conference last year and I went to several of her excellent presentations. I had a chance to speak with her personally after one of them and when she told me that you, Dr Wile and she were doing joint presentations, I was very excited! So when are you and Diana going to come to Oklahoma together?!
P.S.My son and I spend a lot of time with you. We are doing "Exploring Creation Through Physical Science"this year. My son is dyslexic so I do a lot of the reading for him, but I actually like doing it because we end up having good discussions. -
Dr Wile,
With a new edition of Chemistry from Apologia, will that mean you can keep your own edition under your new publisher? Would love to keep your work current and available!


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Savvy music fans are right to be skeptical of gimmicky projects like Porn to Rock and Sex-O-Rama 2, two new albums that bank heavily on the public's growing penchant for porn. But in their own way, both discs are strangely compelling--and with Larry Flynt, of all people, staking out a role as the nation's moral arbiter, their timing couldn't be better.
Porn to Rock's title is meant to be taken literally: The CD is a collection of thirteen songs written and performed by porn stars, including such notables as Hyapatia Lee, Chloe Nichole, Suzi Suzuki and Ginger Lynn. The package's liner notes attempt to establish some credibility for the concept by noting that blues belter Candye Kane (profiled in "Size Matters," August 27, 1998) was once a porn "actress" and that contributing starlet Midori is the younger sibling of Eighties diva Jody Watley. But the worst of the songs here recall the Boogie Nights scene in which Dirk Diggler and his buddy embarrass themselves in a studio while clad in Miami Vice knockoffs. To put it another way, the most common criticisms of porn movies (lousy production values, second-rate talent, unintentionally goofy performances) definitely apply to much of this material. "Strike Back" and "Calypso Shower" are laughably inept, and Vinnie Spit's abhorrent "Asshole Man" is convincing evidence that most folks go into porn because they lack the talent to do much else.
Just as I was about rechristen the disc as a play toy for my dog, however, I heard Johnny Toxic's "Happy," the hands-down funniest geek-rock ditty I've ever heard in my life: It suggests They Might Be Giants if the members of that band were actually amusing. And Midori shows some of sister Jody's flash on the catchy club anthem "5, 10, 15, 20." Since most of the other tunes follow the maxim "Write about the things you know best," there's plenty of sex/stripping/lap-dance songs, including Nina Whett's anti-subtle "Drink Beer and Fuck." But in the end, Porn to Rock is still a guilty pleasure. Like a decent skin flick, it's raunchy and ridiculous--but in a good way.
Sex-O-Rama 2 takes a more serious approach to porn, if that can be said with a straight face. An instrumental album whose songs are performed by an unnamed band, it's a showcase for what its subtitle calls "classic adult film music" from the Sixties and Seventies. And like Vampyros Lesbos, a Motel Records tribute to the porn/horror epics of German director Jess Franco that became an underground hit three years ago, the disc pulls listeners straight into a very strange world. The combination of plucked bass lines, wah-wah guitar and cheesy Moog synthesizers conjures up a druggy, psychedelic era of bad clothing and loose morals (cool!) that's just as kitschy as lounge music but not nearly so played out. Moreover, the pace of the songs stirs the imagination: As the slow, bottom-heavy funk gradually builds momentum before reaching its climax, you can practically see the inevitable money shot. It's not the kind of thing you'd want to listen to for hours on end, but it makes great background music for a party--or even a Senate impeachment trial.
--Joshua Green
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Brasil Nativo
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Listening to Brasil Nativo is like taking a sip from a glass of milk when you're expecting lemonade. On this painful, misguided attempt at South American music, Hall sounds like Barbra Streisand at her sappiest, especially on "Saudades De Casa (Meant to Be)," which is awash in shimmering synthesizer effects and lightly salted percussion. "Mas Que Nada," a samba that was penned by Jorge Ben decades ago, shows how flat the singer falls: Guitars plunk, symbols tinkle, Hall moans. "Varadero," which is among several tracks on which trumpeter Herb Alpert (Hall's mate) toots away in the background like a lonely coyote, isn't much better. "Tres Curumins," meanwhile, is a song about the white man's invasion of indigenous people's land that's meant to inspire activism. Well, maybe one thing to do would be to pipe this music over loudspeakers at the edge of the rainforest. It might not frighten away the wildlife, but it will definitely scare off the people.
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Let the Good Times Roll
Yeah, the neo-swing movement's pretty much worn out its welcome with me, too--and since any style that people who loathe contemporary music embrace so readily is automatically suspect in my book, I won't be blubbering on the sidelines when it does its inevitable fade. But the revival has had some positive side effects, not the least of them being the arrival of Let the Good Times Roll. Subtitled The Anthology: 1938-1953, this two-CD set collects an attic's worth of party classics from the acknowledged king of jump blues (the style that most of today's so-called swing groups are actually playing). After hearing original versions of faves such as "What's the Use of Gettin' Sober," "Cock-a-doodle-doo" and "Doug the Jitterbug" (highlighted by the wonderfully anachronistic lines "He studied to be a lawyer/ But he never got a case/Every time they'd look for that cat in court/He'd be doing the Panty Waist"), you'll be ready to kiss your Big Bad Voodoo Daddy goodbye.