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Who Was Umar al-Mukhtar? We go back in history to 1862 where a young boy of a poor household was born in a town controlled by the Uthmany Khilafa. This young man was brought under the care and tutelage of one of the Shuyookh in his home town when he was at the ripe age of 16 after the death of his father. He eventually developed a lifestyle of not sleeping more than 3 hours every night in order to get up to pray to Allah at the last third of the night and recite Qur'an until fajr. He memorized the Qur'an (as all knowledgeable people begin their lives) eventually, and was known to have finished his revisions in its entirety every seven days, regardless of the sufferings he encountered in his life. His courage and wisdom was pronounced, and was an example for people to follow. This was evident on one of his caravan trails to Sudan as a young man. A lion had deterred the people from entering a particular path. Caravans were veered else where for fear of this lion. To distract this lion, people would resort giving it one of their camels, a most prized possession, so they could pass safely. He learned of this lion during the journey, where upon he consequently took it upon himself to face this crisis head on. Unlike other men in the caravan who were dumbstruck by the situation, he carried his shot gun, rode his horse and went after the lion. He came back with the lion's head much to everyone's surprise and due gratitude. This earned him the name "Lion of Cyrenaica." An upbringing of courage and upright religiosity had a massive effect on him. His character would not only change the course of his tribe, country and people, but also the world of Muslims in the Post Colonial Era. In his twenties he was known for his maturity beyond his years as well as his wisdom, for he continued to solve tribal disputes. His people listened to him and took his regardless of village or region he found himself in. His manners were known to be great, for he was eloquent, balanced in his speech, and appealing to those who listened. This uniqueness helped him unite the tribes, and later on gather armies to fend off the colonizers. His thirties was marked by dawn of the Colonial Era, as it began to spread its cancer to the rest of the world. At the time when the world was being ravaged by European nations, this man stood firm for Islam and faced colonizers with his valor. He fought fiercely against the French with a group called Banu Sanus, who would later be known as the Sanusies. For a brief moment, they also fought the British, who were marked by greed and attempted to conquer their land. As part of a global feast on the so-called less civilized nations, Italy joined the European nations in causing havoc in the southern part of the hemisphere by colonizing North Africa. It was during this time, this man, in his fifties, gathered his forces in the face of an invasion attack against Libya, his homeland. To pacify his resistance army, the Italians offered him high ranking positions and wealth. In return, they demanded that he surrendered and followed their Colonial decree. He responded in a famous quote saying, "I'm not a sweet bite of a meal anyone can swallow. No matter how long they try to change my belief and opinion, Allah is going to let them down." They then offered him to leave his town to live closer to the ruling party complete with a monthly salary, but he again refused by saying, "No, I will not leave my country until I meet my lord. Death is closer to me than anything, I'm waiting for it by the minute." This man, whose seventy more years of age had not prevented him from fighting, was the soul of his people's resistance against hopeless odds. He gave his people hope against an army thousands more than his own, equipped with more modern weapons, airplanes and armoury while he and his men starved in the mountains with nothing on their backs but their rifles and horses. After his firm position, as the Ummah is always in need of such legends to lead the people, people gathered around him. He successfully began to strike the Italians where it hurt. He hit firmly, swiftly, and harshly those who thought occupying Muslim lands, oppressing, imprisoning, and torturing Muslims, was going be effortless. Another man in his nineties named Abu Karayyim, from the Jalu oasis, had fought with him in the deep south. Hunger and disease eventually decimated his people. The Italians soon stepped up operations by burning and pillaging villages. Women, children and the elderly were not spared. During their weakest point, people were gathered and placed in concentration camps. The Sanusi, Muhammad az-Zaway, who once fought with him against the French, attempted to persuade him to retreat to Egypt with the rest of those who fought against the French. But, this man refused to turn his back on the enemy knowing well that his chances are dim against a force that was swelling by the minute. When asked why he continued the fight, he stated that he fought for his religion, and he sought no other than to get the occupiers of his lands. As to fighting, he said that was a fard , regardless of the outcome as victory comes from Allah. He used to refuse any peace talks with the colonizers saying we have nothing but to fight the occupying enemies of Allah. After countless battles, he was wounded and captured alive. He and his men defended themselves until he and one of his companions were left. At last his horse was shot dead under him, causing him to fall to the ground. He was shackled and brought to a city called Suluq, where the Italian military post was established. This man believed Jihad was ordained upon every able Muslim while his homeland was occupied by the colonizers. With his faith, heroism and courage he earned the respect of even his enemies. Captured in his 70's. The military officer who interrogated him said, "When he came to my office I imagined to see someone like the thousand of murabiteen who I met in the desert wars. His hands were shackeled, he had broken bones caused by fighting, dragging himself barely able to walk. He was a man not like normal men even though the affect that he was apprehended had shown upon him. He stood in my office as we asked him and he answered in a calm clear collective voice. When he gathered to leave, the brightness of his face like a sunshine amazed me and shook my heart. My lips shivered towards the end of the conversation whereby I ordered him back to his cell to stand before a court in the evening." He was a legend who was firm in his religion at a time when the leaders of his country emigrated (as they do today ) to surrender to the Italians. The biggest scholars of his time from the Sanusies, who previously fought with him against the French and British, did not come to his aid in time. Instead, many of them became loyal to the Italians by giving them Muslim lands in exchange for clemency, montly salaries, and free taxation from the latter. Such is true for Muslims today. On the contrary, this man took out his Qur'an, held it, he gave an oath to Allah that he would not stop fighting the occupying oppressors even if it meant fighting them alone until victory had been attained or he becomes a martyr. In the last twenty years of his life, he led and personally fought in 1000 battles. In shackles, after his capture and brought to Saluq. When the Italian general made him a final offer to make him their puppet and be allowed to live like the other leaders of his people, he answered, "I shall not cease to fight against thee and thy people until either you leave my country or I leave my life. And I swear by Him who knows whaht is in men's hearts that if my ands were not bound this very moment, I would fight you with my bare hands, old and broken as I am.." It was then that the Italian general laughed and ordered him to be hung after a frontal saving face act of a mock trial. Even before the court was in session a hanging rope outside the court house had already been prepared for him. His hanging took place before hundreds of tribes in 1931. With the intent to scare the Muslims, the Italians did not succeed in doing this. The opposite had taken place. His hanging shook the entire Muslim world, and numerous resistances took place specifically in North Africa. May Allah raise his position in paradise. The Italians took pictures of him in shackles, surrounded by smiling Italian generals, and those who expressed happiness for his hanging. They did not realize that it is those shackles and rope hanging around his neck in the hands of his enemies fighting for the sake of Allah that is the envy of every true Muslim. The man, whose mug shot spoke his legacy, is none other than Omar AlMukhtar, whose legacy will live until the day of judgement, inshallah. With his blood, he drew the stories of victory, he became a legend of the legends, and a guide for those who wanted to live in honor at a time of humiliation. The surrendered modernists and disbelieving scholars of his time were not imprisoned nor hung. They died a normal death, possibly even in luxury and wealth, under the protection of the occupying Italians. However, they died and their named died with them. And, jahannam is the abode of those who ally themselves with the kuffar colonizers over the Muslims. Omar AlMukhtar lived, and fought hard in the days of his life. He was shackled, imprisoned, then hung. But his legacy lives on and paradise, inshallah, is the resort of the martyrs. September 16, 1931. His hanging in Saluq. Omar AlMukhtar was attached to Allah, depending on Him, and accepting that which Allah had written upon him. He asked Allah to become a martyr and this what he has attained, inshAllah. Ahmad Jibril Written in the one third end of the night of Oct. 12, 2004 source:islamic thinkers
May Allah (azza wa jal) be pleased with him, he was a Lion of the Ummah and a courageous and brave shaheed. Libya today has a population of about 6 million people, that is because half of its Muslim population was killed resisting the occupation. It also proved a very expensive expedition for the Romans and in the end they were defeated and withdrew, despite the fact that Muslims were outmatched in every field, the spirit of Jihad and sacrifice was enough for the oppressive cowards who expected it to be a walk in the park after the destruction of the Usmani Khalifah. It was the sacrifice of Lions like Umar al-Mukthar, as a result of which the Italian occupation itself did not survive but a decade after his Shahadah. --- Some more history below... -- In October 1911 the Italian fleet invaded Libya and the Libyans resisted the invaders with whatever little weapons they could get. The Italians first concentrated their attack on the coast cities, Tripoli, Benghazi, Misrata and Derna. Major battles took place in Al-Hani near Tripoli (October 23, 1911) , Ar-Rmaila near Misrata, Al-Fwaihat near Benghazi (March 1912) and Wadi Ash-Shwaer near Derna. Other battles took place on the coast and in other cities, villages, mountains and desert. One of the major battles was Al-Gherthabiya near Sirt (April 1915) where the Italians lost thousands of their soldiers. Although the Italians succeeded in controling most of Libya after years of resistance and struggle (Jihad), they could not control the whole country because the Libyan fighters (Mojahideen) left their homes and headed for the mountains where they planned their attacks against the Italian armies. Some of the major Libyan fighters (Mojahideen) against the Italians were Omar Al-Moktar [see photo on the right] , Ramadan As-Swaihli, Mohammad Farhat Az-Zawi, Al-Fadeel Bo-Omar, Solaiman Al-Barouni and Silima An-Nailiah to name a few. Omar Al-Moktar is considered the great symbol for the Libyan resistance (Jihad) against the Italian occupation. He reorganized the Mojahideen in The Green Mountain (Aj-Jabal Al-Akdar) North East Libya and he re-ignited the resistance against Italy after World War I when the Italians thought that they succeeded in silencing the Libyan resistance. Feeling that they may lose Libya to the Mojahideen, the Italian authorities sent one of their bloodiest high ranking officers Badolio who used the most inhuman measures to end the resistance. He did not just lead the fight against Omar Al-Moktar and his comrades, but he also punished even those who were living peacefully in the cities and villages accusing them of helping the Mojahideen. Badolio was not the only one whome the Italian government thought able to end the Libyan resistance through using the most inhumane and blodiest measures. Mosoliny, the infamous Italian dictator, sent another high ranking officer to kill thousands and thousands of inocent Libyans, young and old. fighters and non-fighters. Mosolini thought that the solution to the Libyan problem was Rodolfo Grasiani and by sending him to lead the fight against the Libyans he was telling his cabinet that anything and everything must be done to control Libya. Grasiani agreed to go to Libya if and only if Mosolini let him do the job without any consideration or respect for rules and laws in Italy or in the World and Mosolini agreed immediately. Before coming to Libya, Grasiani went to Morj, Switzerland where he enjoyed a vacation in which he planned his murderous attack on the Libyans, all Libyans according to Mosoliny's Motto "If you are not with me, you are against me !" which means the only way to control the country is by killing almost half of its population and the Italians did cause the death of half of Libya's men, women, elderly and childern, directly through public hangings and shootings and indirectly (hunger, illness and horror) for the sake of one thing: showing the world that they have the power to invade and capture colonies just like the other powers in the world. Grasiani's plan was: First to isolate Libya completely and prevent any direct or indirect contact between the Mojahideen and their neighbours who supply the Libyan Mojahideen with weapons and information. Grasiani built a wired wall 300 Kilometers long, 2 meters high and 3 meters wide from Bardiyat Slaiman port North Libya to Al-Jagboub South East Libya. The second part of the plan was to built concentration camps where thousands of Libyans must live under complete control of the Italian army. Grasiany built concentration camps in: Al-Aghaila, Al-Maghroun, Solouq and Al-Abiyar to name a few. By the end of November 1929 all Libyans who live in tents in Al-Jabal Al-Akdar, Mortaf-Aat Al-Thahir from Beneena North to Ash-Shlaithemiya South, from Tawkera to the southern desert of Balt Abdel-Hafeeth and all the members of any tribe that has one or more of its sons fighting with Mojahideen, all those and more, thousands and thousands of Libyans were forced to leave their land and live in one of the concentration camps mentioned above. Outside the camps, in the mountains, the Mojahideen continued to fight the Italian occupation, but by the year 1931 the Mojahideen were out of food, out of information and out of ammunitions. The leader of the Mojahideen, Omar Al-Moktar, was ill couple of times and many of his comrades asked him to retire and leave the country, he was 80 years old. But he refused and kept fighting and he deserved a name given to him as "The Lion of the Desert." In September 16, 1931 the Italians hanged Omar Al-Moktar in the city of Solouq and they forced the Libyans to watch their hero been hanged. No consideration to Omar Al-Moktar's old age, no consideration to international law and no consideration to world war treaties. But, remember that the Italians caused the death of half of Libya's population and killing Omar Al-Moktar to the Italians was ending the Libyan resistance which to them means finally taking control of the country after 20 years of struggle. Yet it was short-lived, Allah facilitated the destruction of the Nazis by their own brothers, the British-French and finally the Muslims of Libya rid themselves of the crusaders in 1951.
Please see: Omar Al Mokhtar (Loin of the Desert) Shaikh " Umar al-Mukhtar" was born of ri Omar al Mokhtar, Lion of the Desert Translated work of Dr. Ali Muhammad as-Salabi Al-Firdous Publishers Description: 'The first installment of the series Islamic History in North Africa. This book looks at the Sanussi Movement and its impact on the Libyan revolution against the Italian invasion of Libya. The book is an attempt to describe the life of the leader of this revolution famously known in history books as the lion of the desert Umar al Mukhtar. This is a biography of a man who fought all odds to preserve his culture against a mighty foe. A story of a hero who should be reintrodued into the popular memory of the young muslims of the world in general and North Africans in particular as a positive role model. With the current political and economical turmoil in Libya this should be a breath of fresh air, it is important the young muslims of Libya revist the life and thoughts of this great exemplary to gain confidence and unite the Libyan people into the 21 Century.'


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The Maroon Bells Birthday Bash runs from 3 to 9 p.m. – but various organizations are organizing free wilderness-based activities beforehand, so why not make a full day of it? See a schedule of pre-Bash activities below.
Birthday Bash stage schedule (tentative)
3:00-3:45 p.m. – Let Them Roar
3:45-4:00 p.m. – Ute presentation
4:00-5:30 p.m. – Paper Bird
5:30-6:00 p.m. – Rick Bass keynote address
6:00-7:15 p.m. – Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams
7:15-7:30 p.m. – Birthday cake!
7:30-9:00 p.m. – Shook Twins
Children's activities, contests and wilderness exhibits will be held continuously during the event. We'll post more details as we get them.
8 a.m. – Independence Lake headwaters hike
This moderate, high-elevation 4.6-mile hike gains 1,290 ft., topping out at 12,810 ft. at Lost Man Pass in the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness. Meet at the Brush Creek Intercept Lot at 7 a.m. to carpool (optional). Hosted by Roaring Fork Conservancy. Registration is required at www.roaringfork.org and opens July 12.
8 a.m. – East Maroon hike
Moderate hike into the heart of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Meet at Aspen Highlands. Hosted by the Wilderness Workshop. Registration required at wildernessworkshop.org/hikes.
8 a.m. – Early morning bird walk
Easy 2-mile walk from Maroon Lake to East Portal with ecologist Delia Malone and author Janis Huggins (Wild at Heart). Meet at the Highlands parking lot to carpool. Sorry, no pets! Hosted by Roaring Fork Audubon. Info: Mary Harris, 970-510-5544.
9 a.m. – Walk with a wilderness ranger
Learn about the best job in the world and what a ranger does to keep wilderness wild. Meet at Lost Man Trailhead. Hosted by the U.S. Forest Service. Info: Andrew Larson, email@example.com.
9 a.m. – Wilderness rangelands hike
Ranchers are stewards of Wilderness too! Join the discussion with a local rancher and USFS range manager. Meet at the Capitol Creek Trailhead. Hosted by the U.S. Forest Service. Info: Wayne Ives, email@example.com.
9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Guided hikes & nature presentations
Volunteer naturalists will be available to give guided nature hikes at the Maroon Bells visitor center and also at Independence Pass. Hosted by the Forest Conservancy. No registration necessary.
9 a.m.-2 p.m. – Maroon Bells guided bus tour
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority operates buses to the Maroon Lake Visitor Center every 20 minutes, departing from Aspen Highlands. Buy tickets from Four Mountain Sports: $6 adults, $4 ages 6-16 and over 65, free for kids under 6. Please note that private vehicles are not allowed to drive up to Maroon Lake between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (with some exceptions), so if you want to see the Bells, figure on taking the bus.
10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. – Maroon Lake hike
Easy 1-mile out-and-back stroll along the shore of Maroon Lake at the base of the towering Maroon Bells, guided by Aspen Center for Environmental Studies' naturalists. Suitable for all ages. Meet outside of the Maroon Bells Information Center near the bus drop off. No reservation necessary. Info here.
10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. – Crater Lake hike
Join an Aspen Center for Environmental Studies naturalist for a splendid and fairly strenuous classic hike from Maroon Lake to Crater Lake (1.8 miles). Meet outside of the Maroon Bells Information Center near the bus drop off. No reservation necessary, but 9 person maximum, first come first served. Info here.

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Share Our Streets 2014
In 2014, The City of Melbourne commissioned The Squeaky Wheel and behaviour change experts Mutfung to develop and deliver City of Melbourne's new road safety campaign Share Our Streets: Pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and motorcycle riders are asked to show courtesy and respect to make their journey around the city safer and more enjoyable – for everyone!
We were pleased to support the City of Melbourne in running more than 60 activities at locations around the city at sites where a particular issue or risk has been identified, some of which are:
- Shared spaces: Some of Melbourne's most loved destinations are shared spaces, like Southbank or Harbour Esplanade. Pedestrians and bike riders may seem like odd couples but they need to get along. Street teams will remind everyone to look out for others in shared spaces (see below for pop up locations in the next weeks).
- Distractions: One of the biggest risks for pedestrians results from the distraction of mobile phones – look up when crossing the street. And, during April, keep your eyes peeled for larger than life characters on Swanston Street!
- Car dooring: Particularly along St Kilda Road, car dooring remains an issue. Activations will be held to remind motorists to look out for cyclists when opening their car doors after parking.
Read below about each of the SubPrograms.


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Éric Charden
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Éric Charden | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Jacques Puissant |
Born | Haïphong, Viêt Nam |
15 October 1942
Died | 29 April 2012 | (aged 69)
Years active | 1963–2012 |
Labels | Decca, London |
Website | ericcharden.com |
Éric Charden (born Jacques Puissant; 15 October 1942 – 29 April 2012) was a French singer and songwriter, most famous for his collaboration with Annie Gautrat alias Stone with whom he formed Stone et Charden.[1][2]
Éric Charden was born in Haïphong, Vietnam, during World War II. He is from a French father and a Tibetan mother.[3]
He alongside Annie Gautrat were both decorated with the honorable Legion of Honour (in French Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur) on 1 January 2012 just months before his death.
- ^ Auteur: jva (2009-04-30). "Chansonnier Eric Charden overleden - De Standaard". Standaard.be. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ^ "Mort du chanteur Eric Charden". Lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ^ "Franse charmezanger Eric Charden overleden". De Redactie.be (from the VRT). Retrieved 2012-04-29.


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Physician Assistant: A review of the PA program
Guest: Jamie Woody - College of Health Professions, MUSC
Host: Dr. Linda Austin – Psychiatrist, MUSC
Dr. Linda Austin: Jamie Woody is an academic teaching fellow in the PA (Physician's Assistant) division in the College of Health Professions. Ms. Woody, in this podcast, let's talk about the profession of Physician's Assistant. Explain to us what that is.
Jamie Woody: A PA is a licensed and board certified healthcare professional who practices medicine with the supervision of a physician. They work in all arenas of healthcare; in many different settings. They work in hospitals and outpatient settings, as well as nursing homes. They also work quite a bit in primary care, and in all the specialty areas of medicine.
Dr. Linda Austin: What are some of the reasons that physician's assistants have become so important in recent years?
Jamie Woody: PAs have actually been playing an integral role in healthcare delivery for over 40 years. And the need for PAs in the healthcare system continues to increase with the passing years. The main reason is that we are able to function well as part of a healthcare team by extending the services of physicians. We're rigorously trained in a medical model very similar to the model that physicians are trained in. And, in that way, we can really work very much like physicians; to extend those services to work with them, and to extend those services to patients that otherwise may never get seen. As the healthcare system becomes more burdened with greater numbers in the population, and an aging population, it's a struggle for all patients to be seen. So, we can increase the numbers of patients that are seen. And they can be seen by someone who's been rigorously trained and can deliver high-quality medical care.
Dr. Linda Austin: Do PAs specialize in various areas of medical care?
Jamie Woody: They do. PAs can work in primary care settings; general medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, or OBGYN, or they can work in the specialties, like cardiology, orthopedics, otolaryngology. And this list, really, just goes on and on. You'll find PAs in just about every specialty of medicine these days.
Dr. Linda Austin: Jamie, let's talk about the training that's required to be a PA. First of all, what are the prerequisites in order to apply to PA school?
Jamie Woody: The prerequisites are very strongly science and math oriented. There are several prerequisites that have been very well-defined by the PA program, and they're listed on the Web site for students that are interested. We also like for PA applicants to have had some experience in the medical field, as well as a very strong interest in working and dealing with patients, obviously. Those are some of the primary things. And, of course, PA applicants should have a BS, and several prerequisite courses beyond that, to prepare them for the PA program.
Dr. Linda Austin: And then tell us about the PA program itself.
Jamie Woody: Well, the PA program is a 27-month program. It's split, basically, into two parts. There's a didactic half, and then a clinical half. In the didactic year, students spend all their time in the classroom; or in activities, for example, in the Simulation Lab, learning physiology and anatomy – the fundamentals of medicine. And in the second half, they go into the clinical setting. They work in the clinics with preceptors, and with patients. When they graduate, they have about 2000 hours of clinical experience.
Dr. Linda Austin: Fantastic. Jamie, what are some of the things that PAs can do clinically?
Jamie Woody: PAs are able to diagnose and treat illness. They can conduct physical exams. They write prescriptions when necessary. They also order and interpret lab tests. They even first assist in surgery.
Dr. Linda Austin: And then, what sorts of jobs do our graduates go off to?
Jamie Woody: Oh, well, they just go off to all sorts of jobs. I mean, really, they go into all settings, and they go into many different specialties. We like to see that many of our graduates go into primary care. Some of them work in the urban area, right here, around Charleston. And others go all throughout the state, into the rural areas. Again, they work in all different fields, in primary care or in the specialties. And you'll see PAs working in surgery as well.
Dr. Linda Austin: Jamie, thanks so much for talking with us today.
Jamie Woody: Thank you. It was a pleasure to be here


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Erring on the Side of Love (Theologically Speaking…)
As I listen and view the debates on marriage equality and all the issues during this election season, I cannot help but remember a conversation I had with a professor while attending seminary. She said, "do not get into a debate about whose interpretation of scripture is wrong or right, it is a discussion that you will never win." I think she said this because there are so many chapters in the Bible, so many verses that can be read one way or the other, that is possible to "proof-text," or pull out what one needs to prove one's point.
Some say that the bible is inerrant, that each verse is the word of God–but is that not easier for the issues that one wishes to highlight and a little more difficult for those verses that time, customs, and culture have changed? I love that line they use in The West Wing from Leviticus 11:6-8 about how one should not be touching the skin of a dead pig because it makes one unclean, but I sure know a lot of deeply religious people of all denominations that love football. Another favorite is Exodus 35:2 – "Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death."
My point is it is not just about the words, but about the spirit of the whole idea–what is the overall message of the Bible? Since we all choose passages, here are my two texts I would like to "proof:"
Matthew 22:37-40:
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
1 Corinthians 13
"If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing."
As a raised-Jewish, Unitarian Universalist, agnostic, mystic, post-Christian Jesus appreciator, I am really far from a biblical scholar, which detractors would be happy to point out, but this seems pretty clear to me: "If I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing." I can have all the faith in the world, but it means nothing if I do not have love. Love is the be-all and the end-all message of almost all of the wisdom traditions. Relationships of mutual love, of mutual respect, of mutual understanding, and of mutual commitment are heralded in the wisdom literature.
So whether or not I read or understand the Bible as detailed poetry, incredibly wise metaphoric lessons, or literal interpretations, I choose to err on the side of love. I choose to spend my time on earth praying that love conquers all, not praying with others that love be kept on the sidelines of that football stadium, (with perhaps the pigskin). I choose to spend my time on this earth taking from these wise and timeless lessons, that love is the request, love is the rule, and love is the reason. That is why I intend to be kind to those who hold views in opposition to mine, support love everywhere possible, support the right for two people who love each other, whoever they are, to marry and, in this and all elections, intend to cast my vote on the side of love.
3 Responses to "Erring on the Side of Love (Theologically Speaking…)"
Hi David,
I agree with you completely. Love is what is should be all about. We loved France!
Looking forward to seeing you and all those loving UU'ers next Sunday. John
Rev D,
This is especially poignant in this time of divisive politics. As I weave my way through the seeming extremes of one person verses another I am trying hard to cast my vote for peaceful resolution and keep love present.
Challenging. -
David – I hear you -" Relationships of mutual love, of mutual respect, of mutual understanding, and of mutual commitment are heralded in the wisdom literature." My problem is still that too many people think they love- but there is nothing MUTUAL about it.
And it reminds me of the flower children of the 1950s and 1960s. did you know that there was so much "love" during that period that wife-swapping was practiced by some members of UUFSD, several of whom were leaders. (It's not in the published history; but I could name some names, all of whom are dead.


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Pity the president, any president, of Tufts University. Based in Medford, Massachusetts, just a few miles from Harvard and M.I.T., Tufts is engaged in an ongoing struggle to get out of their shadows and breathe free, a distinguished institution of undergraduate education and research, justifying the Really Big Bucks they charge dazed parents to educate their "not quite Ivy quality" children.
But it just ain't happenin'.
Whatever good things, whatever great things are going on there, today people worldwide want to know only one thing about Tufts: what's the Naked Quad Run and why has it been cancelled?
My research reveals all.
No one seems the know the exact year the Naked Quad Run commenced but authorities agree that it's been going on since the 1970s. It started, as many undergraduate events do, on a dare. You can see sophomore Herbie egging on freshman Bobby in, say, 1970. "Come on, Bobby boy. I dare you." "Gee, Herbie, I don't know. I'm a good boy and what if my mother ever found out?"
"Just as I thought Bobby boy. You're a weenie."
And to prove that he wasn't… Bobby downed a quick one, doffed his clothes and became the first Naked Quad runner, cold (it was December after all), blue, a champion. Herbie, irked, spent the rest of his life pointing out that it was Really His Idea.
Bobby, who went on to being president of a Really Big Bank and a trustee of the university, got all the credit. It made for a great story every once in a while in the Tufts alumni bulletin. And it was no surprise when Bobby, age 65, recreated his original Naked Quad Run, to whoops of joy from hundreds of naked undergrads; they had to admit Bobby was an inspiration to all and, all unclad, gathered to cheer on their hero, the man who started it all.
Yep, the story had to go something like that. Anyway…
Over the years, the Naked Quad Run became a firmly rooted Tufts tradition. The boys, sheepish, milled aimlessly about, blue and cold (it was December, remember). Of course there was alcohol (there always is at most every collegiate event) and of course some of those boys were underage and over indulged… but boys will be boys…
And so the run went on, gathering adherents and notoriety as it went. Ok, it wasn't exactly the Pulitzer or Nobel prize… but it did generate a bucket of PR and good vibrations for Tufts; when you're firmly planted at #3, you've got to take what you can get.
Cherchez la femme.
Some scholars, with a notably feminist perspective, have a decidedly different view on the subject; (they would). The Naked Quad Run (and they put on a learned symposium to prove it) was not held to celebrate the joys of "Gaudeamus igitur" in the great classical tradition of "mens sana in corpore sano". Rather, and one learned lady was quite adamant about this, rather it was designed for two purposes: to make newly arrived Tufts undergraduate women uncomfortable while at the same time showing off their hot bods, the better to get dates. A poll taken at the symposium registered deep disgust and disapprobation with this male only Naked Quad Run…
… and so supported by vehement feminists, women undergrads were permitted to doff their clothes, too, along with their male undergrad colleagues.
Thus, the ecstatic men of Tufts achieved , with the blessing of the Founding Mothers, a goal of young men everywhere and in all places: official permission to check out naked chicks.
Score another one for Tufts!
What a place!
And all officially sanctioned!
Predictably applications to Tufts soared. It was no doubt the enticing curriculum….
So things might have gone on forever… but all was not roses in this collegiate Eden.
There was more alcohol.
There were (I blush to tell) gropings… not just of young men to young women, but young women to young men; young men to young men… and young women to… but you get the point.
Too, the campus police say they were harassed.
What was going on here anyway?
In time-honored American tradition, the thing had morphed from a youthful, uncomplicated celebration of the end of examinations into an Event, where undergrads from other colleges came to participate (if they were cute so much the better) and where Japanese tourists arrived with their guide and video cams.
The university started to keep — and release — the findings of mayhem and dissipation. December, 2010 figures were the worst yet; 12 students were hospitalized for alcohol poisoning.
Tufts University president Lawrence Bacow (no doubt opposed by the admissions department every inch of the way) took action and banned the Naked Quad Run.
Bacow, clearly anguished by his decision, acknowledged (according to an editorial in The Boston Globe (March 16, 2011) that he has "long been uncomfortable with the run, but chose to work with students and public safety staff to 'manage the run rather than end it'." Food was available… barriers were erected… the course was sanded, etc.
As a result the crowds got worse, drank more, groped with impunity and acted out. When Medford and Somerville police (always irked by hordes of insouciant undergrad nudists) refused to provide security details, the end had at last arrived.
That's why they pay those Big Bucks to Bacow, to make the really tough decisions.
There were student protests, of course. This was Something Really Important, and the creme de la creme at Tufts came out to signify their opposition to this edict and the diminution of the quality of life at Tufts. After all, the right to check out the naked bodies of their friends and colleagues was worth fighting for…
On March 14, 2011 dozens of students engaged in a partially nude run around the Res Quad in a peaceful, sober protect against Bacow's decision. They were not about to go silent into that good night. Text messages, e-mails, Facebook events brought them together, and they vowed, naked, to continue the good fight. And perhaps they will.
For now, however, the naked paradise that was Tufts on the nights of the run is closed, no more happily ever afterings in Medford. Thus Tufts sinks back into sober, clothed obscurity, while the student affairs office brainstorms alternatives. One of them, as reported by the Tufts Daily newspaper, is a Winter Carnival. Another, a concert.
Hold it! Kids, the carnival's already done. At Dartmouth. As for the concert idea… old hat. If I were you, I'd hold out for reviving the Naked Quad Run. It's got eye-popping appeal, and it IS a bona fide Tufts tradition. They are few and far between.
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In June of this year, Roberts sold his repair business and made enough cash to buy a used 48-foot Soverel sailboat named Barefoot. It was nimble and quick and perfect for Roberts' retirement cruise to the Caribbean. He planned to spend a year there before island-hopping to the South Pacific. He just needed a bit of spending money, so Roberts set sail for Jamaica. It didn't take long for him to find a load of dope to run.
At the marina in Port Antonio, Roberts came in a bit too fast and struck the bow into a concrete dock. The marina recommended a repairman Richard "Rasta" Hudson who Roberts said became his supplier.
Reached on his cell phone in Jamaica, Hudson says he did nothing more for Roberts than repair his boat. "Me? Not me, man," Hudson says, when asked if he is part of the smuggling ring. "Mike Roberts, that man came to the marina, and I do some work for him. That is it."
Roberts claims Hudson gave him 75 pounds of weed in June. Just like the time he got busted in August, he was told to take it to West Palm Beach, where he was to wait for instructions.
It's no surprise the Jamaicans have been using West Palm as their main destination, says David Rasmussen, dean of the Florida State University College of Social Sciences and an expert on the drug trade, who refers to federal drug agents as warriors. "In the war on drugs, the warriors have assumed that drug traders will continue to do what they've always done and use big ports," Rasmussen says. "The smugglers do what any entrepreneur would do and find a more profitable place." Rasmussen says drug smugglers have learned that big ports like Miami are too controlled, while smaller cities have fewer Coast Guard patrols. "You start shutting down Miami and nearby smaller ports become popular." There's no way to track just how much drug smugglers are using West Palm, but it's clear federal drug agents concentrate their efforts on Miami. Since January, the U.S. Attorney's Office has announced 14 drug busts for South Florida. Of them, only one was in Palm Beach County.
As soon as he had sailed into West Palm back in June, Roberts says he called the Jamaican cartel ringleader, a man who identified himself only as "Big Man." Using a New York City cell phone number, Big Man told Roberts to wait at the Days Inn on 45th Street. There, Roberts says he met up with 40-year-old Donovan Brooks, who Roberts says was the Jamaicans' distribution man.
Brooks is a Jamaican-born chef who had immigrated to Toronto a decade earlier. He made a living catering weddings and parties by roasting fish and ribs on open charcoal pits. Brooks was well-known for the brand names like Gucci or Fubu that always crossed his chest. He wore bleached-white running shoes and gold watches that hung luxuriantly on his wrist. Roberts says Brooks paid him by pulling from his pants a heat-sealed package of $100 bills. The cash totaled $26,000 for a couple of days of sailing.
Roberts says he used the money on debts and to get his sailboat ready for his trip with his son. By the time he needed money for a bribe to get Michael Jr. out of jail, he had only a few thousand left. Roberts says he found Hudson at the same marina in Jamaica. This time, Hudson had a lot more dope for Roberts. Once again, Roberts says, he was instructed to take the weed to West Palm, where he'd wait for orders from the Big Man himself.
So when the Coast Guard busted Roberts back in August, he knew exactly who to finger. He named Hudson, Brooks, and the mysterious Big Man. With a few phone calls, Roberts set a trap for them.
The Customs agents wanted the deal to go down with some authenticity, so when Roberts called Brooks on August 4 and told him he had arrived, he immediately demanded more money, a frequent gambit employed by drug smugglers. He complained that the packages weighed more than the 400 pounds he had agreed to ship.
"I work on commission," Roberts said on his cell phone at the Customs office. "I want more money."
Brooks had the Big Man call to settle it. "I will get you a bigger boat next time," the ringleader promised.
Roberts capitulated, and they set up the transfer for that night at the Days Inn. Brooks was heading down from New Jersey with the money supposedly hidden in a rental car.
Driving Brooks that night was 23-year-old Mickey Miles, a truck driver who had met Brooks at a barbecue a couple of years ago. Miles has eyes underlined by dark lines and a shadow of a mustache above his lip. Miles speaks in near-whispers with a grin that makes you want to believe his story that he had nothing to do with the drug deal. Miles says he was headed to his uncle's house in Miramar when Brooks called him up and asked him for a ride. He says he agreed to drop Brooks off at the Days Inn. Miles, who spoke to New Times while at the Palm Beach County Jail, says Brooks brought along a pair of empty duffle bags that he explained were for souvenirs. He admits now that the bags seemed suspicious, but at the time, he says, he didn't ask about them. "I didn't know anything about any drug deal," Miles claims.


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A superb blog post, Sir. A brilliant read, content- and form-wise. Thank you.
Over these last twelve years, the most damaging aspect of terrorism to our way of life has been our own reaction to it.
Some would have it said that because Pakistan is our enemy and there exist terrorist in Pakistan we should suppose also that we are in danger of their nuclear arsenal. Evidently I was wrong when stating that Pakistan didn't have Plutonium. As early as 1998 they had successfully refined enriched plutonium, enough for a bomb. Indeed, they'd even combined this with tritium recently increasing the yield by 300% to 400%. Pakistan has both nuclear weapons and terrorists so these same people will have you believe that we are in danger. The US also has radicals and nuclear weapons but never mind that.
The next argument made is that because the US has claimed the ability to create a bomb that weighted 50lbs during the cold war, which they themselves don't admit to having actually done and tested, that the Pakistanis not only can build a similar suitcase bomb, the size of a locker, but also will build one. Fine! Let's suppose that the Pakistanis do this. Are we also to believe that a stray general won't be discovered when there most advanced creation goes missing?
Next we are asked to believe that this free radical will not be found out by his countrymen or communicated to the proper authorities. We're to suppose also that it won't be detected in transport. An avg Geiger counter will pick up Gamma radiation at as little as 300 ft through all manner of material. When you ask these boffins, they stand to reason that it could be done on a fishing ship. That the fishing ship won't be inspected on route going through canals and that a $100 Geiger counter is to expensive for the Egyptian or Panamanian authority to afford.
Never mind the avg cruising speed of a fishing ship is around 10mph so the trip, all 12,000 miles in a straight line would only take 2 months to complete at top speed. Let's also forget that there are no straight lines between NY and Pakistan. It's convenient, after all to erase Africa or South America from the map for purposes of discussion so that our trip is, only 12,000 miles. Otherwise said fishing ship will be forced to go through a canal or around South Africa or South America at which point refueling or inspection might be required. Fine!
So a general steals a nuke that the Pakistanis have not attempted to build, transports it by "fishing trawler" on a 6 month journey around the world and not a single other Pakistani general, employee or port authority notices that it's missing or leaking gamma radiation. We're asked to believe all this silliness in the name of restricting our freedoms. Fine, Good, Great! And I'm the one who is unreasonable. If we're to believe all this nonsense why stop there? A simple earthquake near the canary island will dislodge a wave large enough to destroy most of the Eastern Seaboard. We should attack Spain. A meteor could hurdle from space and destroy the planet. Attack space. A pulsar or a black whole could distinguish life as we know it. Kill energy. The sun will eventually grow so large that it will devour the earth. We should wage a war against the sun. Or maybe we should give away all of our freedoms in the name of irrational fears? There was never so much glib nonsense put together in well-sounding English.
"Perhaps the Annals of History do not furnish a period, more appropriate for the dissemination of the political opinions of the Immortal Locke, than the present; when Sovereigns and Governmemts, are eagerly waiting, and readily embracing every opportunity to increase their Power ; and when many of the Governed are equally impatient under the wholesome, as well as the more oppressive Laws of those that govern ; to lay before both parties, the real origin of the power of the One, and for what purpose it was granted ; and the just obedience due by the Other ; when those purposes tend to the preservation, and good of society in general."
"We should wage a war against the sun. " by Eusebius
Excellent idea.
Start by giving each politician regardless of party affiliation a laser gun and send them all straight to the sun in a spaceship.
Maybe we can convince General Alexander of the quality sun tan he'd be afforded should he pursue this course? While we're at it maybe we can convince the rest of the people supporting FISA to make the trip with him? At a bare minimum it prevent "propagation" of there silliness to their progeny.
War against Drugs, war against terrorism...
Now war against the sun.
Kind of a long-term job. Defeat is not an option.
Indeed... next it will be a war on love and a war on kindergartens. A war for poverty and one for art. A war to end war and a war on common sense. Maybe I can be a captain in the war for apathy where I'll do exactly nothing and a damn good job of it!
This article is horrible. The correlations are suspect at best, it's biased and overtly opinionated. How can one person be qualified to call an entire nation insecure (poor word choice -it's not that simple), also the information about DIRNSA has always been accessible -remember the confusion and paranoia that ensued after the Will Smith movie "Enemy of the State" Probably the worst part of this article is that the writer states that General Alexander releasing the results of foiled plots will somehow hinder transparency, how does that make any sense? I think the writers opinion has already been finalized and a rational discussion with someone like this is useless; this article serves no purpose.
I beg to differ.
What the author says is that this hyped surveillance-security-anti-terrorism policy is probably to blame for creating the very terrorists it kills of captures.
It is a reasonable working hypothesis; many other nations who practice a live and let live policy regarding the Scorpion Territory, I mean, the Middle East, have no Islamist terrorist problem whatsoever- in fact that´s the case for most countries around the world.
Based upon this argument that 9-11 was an attack simply on our pride ... then was pearl Harbor that much less? Only 2,000 were killed there. It has the same ring ... look up Kennedy's speech about "let all people know....I want to keep all my rights, but will not compare a organized attack to the incredulous behavior of a few crazies.
Japan back then had a well-trained, big army and an expansionist ideology, all backed by a strong economy and manpower (energy dependency notwithstanding), so it was a more obvious and greater threat than Al-Qaidah ever will be. Not a valid comparison.
The ethos of the entire Enlightenment movement is restraining the use of power by those with authority.
By succumbing to the new surveillance state, we might as well turn the clock back 500 years, and reckon ourselves as Medieval folk, both in awe of and cowered by the powers that be.
I'm sure it's been said already but one of the key factors in our acceptance of the covert surveillance of our day to day communications is the perceived lack of impact on our daily lives. It's been said by many that they already assumed that government was doing some kind of snooping on their communications even prior to these recent revelations and that they don't plan on changing their daily behavior. Contrast that to the perceived impact that banning guns or alcohol would have.
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.
--Dwight D. Eisenhower
I don't know about you, but I no longer trust the federal government to abide by the Constitution or any rule designed to protect our individual rights from encroachment by federal spies. There have been too many cases of the federal government breaking laws and rules for me to believe they will abide by the rules in place regarding domestic surveillance. Example: the IRS harassing conservative organizations, Fast and Furious, Benghazi cover-up, spying on AP and Fox News reporters, ignoring intimidation by the New Black Panthers on election day, federal antipathy toward religion, and the federal government claiming that ObamaCare will reduce health insurance costs when, in fact, the costs will rise dramatically. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me a dozen times, shame on me.
Well, that's why it's called "terrorism". Generating irrational fear and reactions. Guess who the winner is?
It isn't the terrorists, because those who are so overcome by irrational fear so as to publish their fears in internet forums are a tiny fraction of the population.
Your application of cost-benefit analysis is out of touch with the wider reality of things; simply comparing deaths and determine what is the rational course of action on that basis is too simplistic and smells too much of the economist-based worldview (this worldview should be generally be taken with caution).
Well, how about we dismantle the NSA and call it a day on the PRISM? Then let couple of terrorists blow up couple of bombs in New York and Los Angeles and kill say 50 people, then we will see what tune will be sung about protecting America and spying on the potential terrorists.
The surveillance program is intended to identify and suppress dissent to present world order and wealth redistribution. "Anti-terrorism" is just a ruse, or a secondary objective at best. I wouldn't be very suprised if it turns out that acts of terror are welcome, if not orchestrated, by our rulers to facilitate greater population control.
The tensions in the society are growing and the rulers will do everything conceivable to keep their power.
On a side note, the bathtub analogy is not a particularly good one, since usually it is the individuals themselves that are in peril, and not threatening other people, so it would be hard to justify governmental intrusion into their privacy to make their bathing habits safer. Drunk driving is more like it though. But banning alcohol has already been tried, to no avail, it just gave boon to organized crime.
I usually don't care much for WW, but this time he's raised perfectly sensible argument that has so far been ignored by the larger population.
Think of this another way. If a business was given money and tasked to save as many lives as possible with that money, what would it do? Surely it would start with low hanging fruit and progress from there? This applies to hospitals as much as to stopping terrorism or reducing the effects of malaria right?
Even if we raise terrorism above other caused of death due to its greater psychological effect on the masses, surely the response would still me a measured one commensurate with the threat and judicious in its implementation?
The author is mainly addressing the way in which the West has allowed a parallel secret service to be established, so secret that you can know it exists, but any other knowledge will get people imprisoned, if only for embarrassing the government in charge.
However, several commentators are stressing the financial side and have said you cannot assess the cost of terrorism.
However the law in many countries is explicit on how you determine the impact of an HSSE incident in terms of offsetting cash investment; that is, if a foreseeable incident (e.g. death) occurred, and the company could have prevented it for a legally defined 'acceptable' investment, then the company can be liable. These rules cover death, disability, loss or working potential, environmental damage etc.
One can argue the cost to impact measures, but they are out there to be referenced.
Surely some academics with little better to do can back-solve what level of mayhem needs to be expected to be offset by the astounding sums of money being spent on anti-terrorist activity.
This should also factor in the good point made in the comments that much of the activity directly leads to creating more supporters of terrorism against the west and also that much anti-terrorist activity would happen anyway under other guises (maintaining the emergency services to deal with conventional problems, protecting the state against state or private cyber crime etc).
How naive. You sound like Dianne Feinstein. In case you haven't heard Keith Alexander was appointed by Mr Obama. Your boy wonder is releasing dubious and unconfirmed global "secrets" during a G8 summit. His parents just want him to come home for milk and cookies. He's a blithering idiot and so, I'm afraid, is W.W.
If the only conclusion the public will be allowed to entertain is that it's all worth it, then the public's verdict cannot in the end confer real moral legitimacy on the dubious activities of Mr Alexander's covert minions.
Ooh. Who knew? An extremely useful Wired profile.
Oh. Right. Snowden's platform is a "chat room" at the UK's Guardian. How prestigious.
The fact that Obama's using leaks to his advantage doesn't preclude him from using secrecy to his advantage as well, which is why I'm equally frustrated with him for both.
I'm glad that Snowden directed some media attention onto the unprecedented scope of government surveillance, even though it's not exactly news, but I'm well-aware it's not going to change anything. A quarter of the problem is that we're sheep; the rest is that the government can and will take advantage of that, no matter who's in charge.
I may have been a little harsh on the blogger due to his hostility toward David Brooks's opinion of Edward Snowden on a previous post.
That said, yes, we are sheep. We voted for Obama twice. It was he who was naive when he vowed to dismantle Bush's secret surveillance state then only made it worse. So I guess I'm glad Snowden directed "some" media attention onto the unprecedented scope of government surveillance, too.
"Journalists should ask a specific question: since these programs began operation shortly after September 11th, how many terrorist attacks were prevented SOLELY by information derived from this suspicionless surveillance that could not be gained via any other source?" by Snowden
"The thrust of this argument is simple: terrorism is such a minor threat to American life and limb that it's simply bizarre—just stupefyingly irrational and intellectually unserious—to suppose that it could even begin to justify the abolition of privacy rights as they have been traditionally understood in favour of the installation of a panoptic surveillance state. "
Great article once again.
The "follow the leader" attitude so many people spouse as in auto-pilot will end up in everybody following the leader off the cliff.
The Bill of Rights is non-negotiable, and that´s that.
Thanks so much to the author for "shouting so loudly" about this subject. Unlike some other commenters, I agree that there is good reason to remind ourselves of the numbers of deaths that we have due to various other causes. Not that the same means of prevention would be effective in all cases, but to put into perspective the number of lives that in principle might potentially be _saved_ in each category.
Unfortunately it is true that deaths due to "terrorism" (whatever exactly it is made out to be) do seem to provoke far more fear than other deaths, For what it is worth that is how we got to this sorry state of affairs.
And if we are going to have surveillance of Americans in our own country, it seems the very _least_ to demand a high degree of _public_ accountability and transparency about the scope, which the secrecy bureaucrats are most loath to provide. Arguments I have seen on reasons to be opaque have been vague and feeble, nowhere up to what used to be American standards.
A relevant article just in by Bruce Schneier, who has "written the book" a couple of times over on cryptography and security: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/06/nsa_secrecy_and.html. He and another source he refers to discuss the difference between the need for secrecy in different sorts of surveillance.
There have been so few deaths as a result of terrorist attacks precisely because of efforts to prevent them, including efforts on the part of the NSA. To suggest that these programs are not necessary given the relative lack of successful terrorist attacks is very poor reasoning. You also make false comparisons between diabetes and car wrecks, and terrorist attacks. First of all, no one has any illusion about the inherent danger of a double cheeseburger or a passenger vehicle. Would you say victims of terrorist attacks lived with the same prescience and fear?
With regards to transparency, if the NSA (or any other agency) divulges the means by which it gathers information to the public, it will undoubtedly mean that terrorists will use that knowledge to create safer channels of communication. I shouldn't have to explain to you why the public is not, nor should it be, privy to that sort of information.
You miss the point.
Since your rights to privacy have been curtailed, there has been no appreciable impact on the number of terrorism deaths.
In northern Ireland there are no more armed soldiers and tanks in the streets. The number of losses to terrorism has been reduced despite the restoration of basic liberties.
Denial of freedom is more likely to cause terrorism than prevent it.
Except no one's rights have been curtailed. The indiscriminate collection of massive amounts of meta-data that can only be queried under a warrant is a far-cry from tanks and soldiers on the streets. Would we be more comfortable knowing NSA only collected information on, say--brown people?
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Wow I can't believe its' Wednesday already! That means its time to introduce you all to two more lovely and talented women in our market space. Last week I got the opportunity to let all of you get a closer look into what makes Kim Krause Berg and Rebecca Kelley tick, this week, I bring you Rae *SugarRae* Hoffman and Christine Churchill.
Christine Churchill
Christine has been involved with the Search Marketing industry for over 10 years now and fell into the profession. The company she worked for at the time needed an internet marketing solution. In the late 90s she was part of an Internet
startup (NetMechanic) that originally had no marketing capital. As the
lone MBA in the company, she had to learn how to send traffic to the site on a shoestring
budget and she became extremely good at it. Now she uses what she learned all of that experience and acquired knowledge
to help her current clients' online businesses with her Dallas, Texas based search marketing firm, Key Relevance.
Christine is a frequent speaker on the conference circuit at Search Engine Strategies, Webmaster World Publishers Conference, High Rankings Seminars, Internet World, and other Internet conferences. She is also a moderator at High Rankings forum where she offers advice to forum members as "HorseCove". To add to her arsenal of search experience, Christine works with Mike Grehan on an e-marketing-news-letter that accompanies Mike's Search Engine Marketing Book.
So here's some Q&A I got to ask Christine:
Q: What aggravates you most about this
A:. My main
frustration has to be designers who lean so far towards "style" that
usability and search engine accessibility suffers. I believe that usable, accessible sites work
best for the customer. Unfortunately, those types of sites are often not
considered "sexy" so it can be a hard sell.
Q: What is your biggest challenge?
A: My
biggest challenge now is maintaining a balanced life and running a company in this
demanding and fast-paced industry. The nature of the Search world is all-consuming.
That's what's so thrilling about it—there's always continual change, and you
have to change too to stay at the leading edge. But that takes it's toll and it
takes discipline and continual effort to keep stepping back and making sure that
life's priorities are being given their proper due.
Q: Where do you see this industry going in the next 5 years?
I think basic marketing principles will continue to grow in importance. In the early days, online marketing was crude. It was more about having a web site than having a strategy. The people who will succeed in the coming years will be well grounded in marketing and psychology. Sure, technological advancements will allow for the proliferation of video and other technologies. But as businesses become more and more savvy about the use of the web, and as the internet, as a medium for business, becomes even more competitive, how well you understand and employ foundational marketing principles will determine how well you will succeed on the web. Now, sound marketing principles will triumph regardless of the technologies employed.
Q: Right now, how many women
bloggers/writers/journalists do you read blogs/columns from?
I don't have time to read a lot of blogs but I do occasionally read several
women blogger sites including Rae Hoffman's,
Debra Mastaler's, Jennifer Slegg's, Amanda Watlington's,
and Kim Krause Berg's soulful blog. I especially like Kim's blog - her passion
and love for this industry comes across in her posts. I usually find myself smiling when I read her blog
so is has become a frequent stop in my Internet travels.
That answer leads us perfectly into our next wonderful woman, Rae Hoffman!
Rae Hoffman
Out of all the women in the industry, Rae (aka "SugarRae") fascinates me the most. This woman is a pure inspiration, so getting to learn more about Rae was an absolute thrill for me. Her accomplishments are amazing as is how she came into SEO.
Rae, like a lot of us in this industry, "fell" into SEO and ended up in the industry completely by accident. She was a young first time mom at twenty and her son ended up with massive medical issues. She built a little webpage that focused on her son's medical issues and it started her down this path. Rae wrote about how she got into the industry and about her son CJ (who's now 9) on her Sugarae blog. The explanation she posted explains everything so much better than I could.
Rae's very involved with Webmaster World and moderates on the Link Development and Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) forums on the site. She's also a featured speaker at Webmaster World's Pubcon event. Rae is also well known for ranking a "Whitehat" site for a hugely competitive single keyword in a spam filled and dominated industry. Not a lot of people are aware of that aside from Rae and the spammers she competed against in that SERP.
So now for Rae's Q&A:
Q: Why do you like/love this industry?
A: It's amazing and ever changing. I have a short attention span, but in 8 years, I've never gotten bored. This industry has people from all walks of life, all with one common thread of finding something they find exciting and hopefully are good at. We are a diverse industry – I don't know any other industry in the world like it. I am lucky to have accrued a lot of close friends from this industry – not only business wise, but friends in my personal life as well. And unlike a lot of industries, you're only limitation in this one is how hard you're willing to work. There are no degrees or huge startup costs. Anyone with a computer and desire can get into this game… for now. I hope that as we (the industry) evolve into something "more legitimate" in the business world, that we don't lose that aspect. This industry has changed a lot of people's lives. I know it did mine. As sappy as that sounds, it's my honest opinion.
Q: Where do you see this industry going in the next 5 years?
A: Well, that's a tough one. I think without a crystal ball, it's pretty hard to make any accurate predictions. I probably have the same odds of guessing which celebrity couples will break up five years from now. ;-) But, I'd have to say that what I currently see is more and more big businesses waking up to the money they've left on the table over the years with this whole "search engine marketing thing". As they enter the space with their big budgets and aggressive desires for rankings, I think we'll see smaller businesses struggling to be seen on generic keywords. And these big businesses are going to need SEO directors, managers and employees. I see big business coming, small businesses working harder and a lot of independent SEO's becoming corporate. Hopefully, we'll be able to keep what I stated was good about this industry in tact while it occurs.
Q: Who's your favorite blogger to read?
A: Well, another tricky question. Some of the best SEO's I've ever met in my life are unknowns – and they like it that way. So, a hat tip to those guys… they know who they are. As far as "public SEO personas" from a professional level; Rand Fishkin is someone I genuinely enjoy reading. He is definitely at the top of my list on people I read regularly. He's a very genuine person in general too. Michael Gray is another person who I think is extremely smart and ravenously hungry. If you want cutting edge, follow him. Brad Geddes is always schooling even the old dogs in regards to pay per click information. If Brad states it, I'm pretty willing to bank on it.
Q: Who do you feel is a leader in this industry and why?
A: As far as a female, in my mind, there is one woman who stands well above the rest in the SEO arena. She's a phenomenal SEO in general. But, she is the example I hope to live up to in regards to being a female in this industry and that's Christine Churchill. I knew early on after meeting her she was smart, funny and very genuine. But I've had the chance to spend some one on one time with her over the last few years. She is incredibly talented and good at what she does. She is also very business savvy – but in an upfront way. Christine is real, she hasn't changed herself to be a leader in this industry, but she is no pushover either. And she has never been in contact with the ego bug; she completely lacks one. If I sound like I admire her, I do. I hope that more women in this industry take the time to meet her and learn from her. I know I take every chance I can to do so.
I have to agree with Rae on that last sentiment, it's why I chose to feature Christine!
Stop back next Wednesday for the next installment in the Women of Internet Marketing Series!


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Detroit Pistons vs Toronto Raptors Wednesday December 23 7:30 pm Local TV: FS Detroit Plus Nat'l TV: Radio: 950 WWJ
No prediction on the final score or out come from me, but IMO, we will need at least 96 points to win this one, which means more than 50 in the second half. During the current losing streak, the talent sitting in street clothes on bench has really come into fruition with the team missing their scoring punch in the second half. We have not topped 50 in the second half on any of the last 5 games fizzing out vs the Hornets with only 32 pts and then failing to take advantage of the 4th quarter miscues of the Lakers and Bobcats with our own offensive failures. See how we have fared below: Rockets~ 49 Hornets ~32 Thunder ~47 Lakers ~43 Bobcats ~40 We averaged 99.6 ppg game during the five game win streak including topping 100 points three times and averaged only 87.6 pts during the current five game losing streak including finishing under 88 points 3 times. The law of averages points out that we could have won three of those five losses just scoring 96 points.
I like your breakouts. I usually drill down a bit further per team members. Raptors are rested and the Pistons B\B. The latter will be coming in timid. I figure that you will get 60+ points out of Turkoglu, Bosh, and Bargnani. This will leave Jack and DeRozan. You need to stop Jack from getting off and I would stick Stuckey on him to see how play progresses in the first quarter. That leaves Roz open at the SG and a handful at 6-7...still, the Pistons need to stay close in the first quarter. Q need not get all crazy when the Raptors big three start scoring. What is his game plan. He should know, that Bosh just kills us. Then, what is your game plan on the big three?
I always liked pounds strategy. It's sort of half-zen, half Sun Tzu. How ironic it is conceived by a Machiavelli. Let the capitols get theirs, diminish the effect from the provinces.
Exactly. When 100% healthy, the Pistons are still a lottery team. There is no magical lineup or rotation that will change that fact. On a positive note, the youngsters are getting some valuable minutes. Any other positive notes?
On a positive note. I don't agree with the statement above. Despite playing like crap, and extended injuries to 4 of our top 6 guys, we're 2.5 games out of the SIXTH seed. 1 game out of the 8th. My concern right now is that even when Rip/Tay/BG get back, our D has fallen off noticeably as Ben has lost that pep in his step... This is something that isn't going to just get better when our other guys get healthy. Joe needs to deal for a decent C asap. Not sure how long Ben is going to hold up at this rate.
Seeds are a little misleading in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons are currently on pace to have a 32-50 record. Only the Wizards had a worse record than that in the East last year.
6th game in 9 nights and a back to back. But worse, the same coach coaching for us, making too many bad decisions. This ain't going to vary from the last game report much, in case anyone wants to stop reading now. To Kuester's credit, he at least did not march Kwame out there. There ain't nobody on the Toronto team Kwame can keep up with and apparently Kuester had enough common sense to know that. But he still started Atkins, who can't defend anyone. And who can't play a lick of point guard. Typical sequence saw Atkins dribble it up the floor look around lost, and hand the ball off to Stuckey to try to create something with the little left on the clock. Now, Chucky did not play that much. But if he was not out there, you might notice an injured guy limping around who had no business at all being in the game. Totally unexplainably, Kuester again let Villanueva play on his bum foot. No reason for that. No need. Not even the least. We got some guards out with injuries - but other than CV, our bigs are healthy enough. More experimenting with Summers as a shooting guard. Ain't pretty. We struggle to score, and the coach can't figure that just maybe he has to break up the pairing of JMAX and Ben. Great to have the defensive energy to start games with those two - but hey, if it ain't working, fix it. Wilcox should start for one of these guys, in my opinion. (And I think it should be for Ben Wallace, who remember, it was the never the plan in the first place to have him be a starter when we got him. Let Ben bring defensive energy off the bench. Its a perfect role. You don't have to warm up to play D.) They announced that Rip and Gordon will be back for Sunday's game - also against these Raptors. And maybe Tay too. JJ hit some outside shots late. But he passed up shots he should have taken in the first half while we were falling behind. If he won't shoot open shots, let Summers take a turn starting who is not shy to shoot at all. Daye played little, did very little. JMAX and Ben played D. JMAX added some scoring. We got 24 offensive rebounds, one bright spot. JJ, JMAX, and Ben got most of those. Wilcox gave us some scoring. Not great on defense, but adequate. I'll take it. We did get the ball to him under the basket, but he got fouled quickly every time. Made half his free throws. Would have been quite a game for him if he hit a few more. I think he ended up with about 11. Stuckey is playing as always, not worth a darn if overplayed. Of course, if he gets some rest he will do a lot better.
We just scored 64 points against the worst defensive team in the NBA. Toronto gives up 107.6 points per game, so we were 44 points below average! It was really, really, really ugly. Will Bynum shot 43% and he was the highest on our team. Stuckey was 3-13 and only drew 1 shooting foul and only had 1 rebound. We were 1 for 9 from deep (JJ with the only hit). 63% from the FT line. 10 assists for us, 26 for the Raps. We blocked 1 shot, got blocked 9 times. Our starting PG had 0 FG's and 1 assist. Charlie V was 0-7 from the floor and didn't get to the line. And just to show how irrelevant a statistic can be, we won the rebounding battle 47 to 38. That kept us from losing by 50 I guess. Cheer up Pistons fans, we are an injured mess. Role players can't be asked to replace guys like Ben Gordon and Rip Hamilton's scoring. The East is so weak that it will be easy to make up ground if we ever get our weapons back.
Uncle! Uncle!! The Pistons seem to run an inordinate amount of plays for Jerebko. I'm not sure who else they could run them for, but I don't think the Cavs run as many plays for their SF. The Raps did not have to even get deep into the paint in order to get wide open 3's. I thought they had said Rip, Ben and Tay would be back early next year, not the next game.
Oh, I forgot to mention that we just tied the lowest scoring game in franchise history... against the worst defensive team in the NBA. Have a great night.


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NFL Injury Report
Last updated 11/20/14
Houston Texans safety Ed Reed underwent arthroscopic surgery
on his hip last week, leaving the team concerned regarding his return
timeframe. However, owner Bob McNair told reporters – including Tania Ganguli
of The Houston Chronicle – that it was a minor procedure, adding that Reed could
be available for the start of training camp.
McNair added that even if Reed isn't available for the start
of training camp, he'll be back in a few weeks at the latest.
While McNair didn't portray an overly worried owner,
defensive coordinator Wade Phillips admitted to having a "little concern" given
the timing of the procedure.
"If it had been right after the season it'd have been
different," Phillips said. "There's a little concern but the good thing about
him is he's experienced it before, he's an experienced guy. You have no problem
with him studying or knowing what you're doing. He's gonna spend all the time
it takes off the field to get ready. I think Ed will be ready when it's time."
Reed underwent an extensive physical with the Texans prior
to signing. The hip injury wasn't something that came up, and coach Gary Kubiak
admitted that the procedure wasn't expected. However, Houston decided that the
surgery was necessary to get Reed ready to play the season.
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India pressures Pakistan by naming Mumbai suspects
Its list of 10 militants released Tuesday included names and supposed hometowns – all of them in Pakistan.
Indian officials released the names and hometowns of all 10 suspected Mumbai (formerly Bombay) attackers Tuesday, saying it has pinpointed them even to individual postal codes within Pakistan.
With the disclosure, India is continuing to ratchet up pressure on Pakistan, apparently hoping that strong evidence will compel the international community to take a hard line against its neighbor.
Officials within Pakistan, including President Asif Ali Zardari, had previously cast doubt on India's assertions that the terrorists who ran amok in Mumbai for three days last month were Pakistani. Tuesday's announcement, including photos of nine of the 10, is intended to prove Indian claims beyond cavil.
"There's no way you can raise [pressure] unless you prove these guys were from there," says Devesh Kapur of the Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania.
Chief police investigator Rakesh Maria did not explain how he uncovered the indentity of the attackers, though one of the militants survived and has been interrogated.
All the suspects were between 20 and 28 years old, Mr. Maria said, and hailed from the Pakistani heartland of Punjab. The poor, rural areas of Punjab are fertile recruiting ground for Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant outfit linked to the attacks by US and Indian intelligence. Pakistan took the operational commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba into custody Sunday.


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Lanny Breuer Frontline
Lanny Breuer announced today that he will step down from his position at the Department of Justice. Those who saw the Frontline documentary last night might not be too surprised at this news, since the documentary does such a powerful job of showing Breuer's soft efforts in prosecuting fraud on Wall Street after the financial crisis.
Person after person in the documentary says that there are certainly criminal cases. But Breuer says that "too big to fail" is a factor in deciding not to prosecute a megabank. Specifically he said, "if I bring a case against institution A, and as a result of bringing that case there's some huge economic effect… it's a factor we need to know and understand."
This isn't the first or the only time Breuer has made this argument. Last September, in a speech given to the New York City Bar Association, he said,
I personally feel that it's my duty to consider whether individual employees with no responsibility for, or knowledge of, misconduct committed by others in the same company are going to lose their livelihood if we indict the corporation. In large multi-national companies, the jobs of tens of thousands of employees can be at stake.
It sounds innocent enough, right? ("It's my duty to consider…")
Here's the problem, though: if we can't prosecute people who commit crimes at international firms because we're worried about the jobs of innocent employees—or if this worry is even a factor in the prosecution—then we've got a separate set of justice for people who belong to multinational firms and people who don't. It means that people in megabanks are less likely to be prosecuted for crime. And that isn't justice.
One way to fight for justice is to only support financial institutions that aren't immune from criminal prosecutions (i.e. local lenders). This way we can work towards a system where "too big to fail" firms no longer exist and where they're no longer a factor in our justice system.


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HP OfficeJet 7000 Wide Format review
Printers that can cope with paper larger than A3+ are mainly confined to the world of graphics professionals, but HP and a couple of other makers are trying to stretch their office inkjet ranges to include A3+ printers, which can handle ordinary office documents as well as full-bleed photo prints, even at the larger size.
HP's OfficeJet 7000 Wide Format is a new release into this market.
The large paper size means the OfficeJet 7000 has to be wide, but HP has done its best to keep the footprint small when the machine isn't printing A3 or A3+ pages. Its gloss and matte black case has a single paper tray at the front, using HP's traditional C-shaped paper path to an output tray directly above the input one. For A4 and small paper sizes though, you don't have to extend either the feed or output trays, both of which are telescopic. They are easy to extend when you want to switch paper sizes, but it would have been useful to have a second feed tray, so you could keep two different paper sizes loaded at once.
Controls are minimal, with four buttons set into the machine's front edge, governing network connection, job cancel, paper feed and power. There are also four LED indicators for ink levels, although the easiest way to check these is via the monitor applet that's installed with the rest of the Mac software. Data connections are USB and Ethernet, with sockets at the back, together with a low-voltage input for the black block power supply - HP still refuses to integrate its PSUs into the bodies of its printers.
The printing system uses a semi-permanent inkjet head - with a very deep swathe giving fast print times - and four separate cartridges that clip into place in the head carrier. The design of head and cartridges is reminiscent of Canon's, right down to the twist-off orange seals on the bottom of the cartridges. Once installed, the printer carries out an alignment and ink-charging cycle, but seems to fiddle around maintaining itself before and after most prints. Software installation is completely painless and paper detection is automatic.
Performance was good, with our 10-page black text document completing in one minute 24 seconds, a speed of 7.14ppm. It was a bit slower on shorter documents, and when printing in colour, with a five-page black text and colour graphics test returning a speed of 4.05ppm. These speeds are still good for an inkjet printer, although hopelessly adrift from HP's quoted draft mode speeds of 33ppm and 32ppm. These figures exclude the time the printer takes to prepare, which goes some way to explaining the discrepancies in print speeds - depending on how recently it has printed and how much ink it has used, the OfficeJet 7000 can take up to 50 seconds before the first page of a document starts to feed. It also spends a while spinning its drive rollers and squeezing ink after it's finished a print job, which doesn't increase the print time, but can be irritating to listen to.
A 15 x 10cm print took one minute six seconds to print and a full-bleed A3+ print completed in three minutes 10 seconds. Both these speeds are very good for a printer whose primary function isn't photo printing. Photo print quality was also pretty good for a four-colour machine. Colours were smooth and natural, but there was a slight red cast when printing at larger page sizes. Images showed plenty of detail in both highlights and shadows, though.
On plain paper, colour results were also good, with plenty of brightness in business graphics and good registration of black text over coloured backgrounds. Reverse text was still easy to read and straight black-on-white was clean, with only slight evidence of bleed.


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