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Makes sense
I can see no mention of any type of human government in Scripture as endorsed by God. It is what man makes it to be and the Lord allows it all to run its course as with everything of the world. He endorses none and intervenes in none.
wretched added a post in a topic: Debate Topics
Hate to rehash the same reproofs to Bible blending but anyway: certainly we don't sacrifice animals to cover our sins or have rabbis wash our pots and pans or avoid eating shellfish, bacon, etc.
Or if you prefer, certainly we don't feel the need to give all that we have to the poor and follow the Lord as the rich young ruler in order to be born again?
2Tim3:16 is another passage frequently misinterpreted and misquoted as in this post. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof , for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Nowhere in this verse does the Lord even imply that all Scripture is for all peoples of all time periods to apply at all times to their lives. For our instruction-yes, for our application - hardly.
wretched added a post in a topic: Do You Believe That Divorce And Remarriage Is Acceptable ?
Only your personal indoctrination is ridiculous in this chapter friend. Read it again carefully for yourself without your judgmental notions and you will see it clearly. God addresses virgins, married and the divorced in this chapter; ie, everyone. Verses 25-30 is the gist of what I am conveying. Marriage matters zero to the born again Christian in God's eyes. It is a distraction at best and holds the believer back from following Christ at the worst. Whatever position you came to a saving knowledge in Christ was is what it should remain without the fleshly need to keep "improving" your lot in this physical life. If you came married stay, if you came divorced, stay; if you came a servant, be content in it: etc. Unfortunately most IFB churches place more emphasis on married couples/families than single which is definitely backwards from Scripture. Your fixation on divorce makes little Scriptural sense, it tends to turn what could be a useful Christian for God into a bitter judge of your fellow Christians. Get over it and yourself and drive on for God. Fornication is always sin, marriage is not but will cause trouble in the flesh. Our Lord in the Gospels was speaking to the Jews on divorce and refuting their hypocritical attempts to live by the law as He always did during His ministry on earth. -
wretched added a post in a topic: Do You Believe That Divorce And Remarriage Is Acceptable ?
Personally I am convinced that divorce is acceptable if the conditions meet the Lord's very specific fornication criteria.
BIG however though on the issue of remarriage, I don't see the same "go ahead" with remarriage (in the below context from the Gospels)
Another issue to raise concerning this text: That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication , causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. The reversed text dealing with the husband, reverses the roles in this scenario IMO.
Heartstrings explanation of this text is one possible interpretation but contextually this text could be interpreted in at least 3 ways without a clearly defined way to rule out any of the 3.
Could be the wife's fornication but I sincerely doubt it, I think that is the least likely of the 3. If it were her fornication she was already committing adultery so the last part of the text would then be irrelevant.
Could be the safety and health issue Heartstrings mentioned, but I have a measure of doubt on that one too since at the time STDs were present most likely but undiscovered, defined or realized by anyone as were pretty much all medical pr OB lems.
Most likely IMO is that the fornication mentioned was committed by the husband in this scenario which explains why it is then acceptable for the divorced wife to remarry without committing adultery (wasn't any fault of hers). The whole trust and peace in marriage goes out the window when a dude gets caught, making his life misery in the flesh unless he does release her from the marriage.
So, "if" this is the most reasonable interpretation then this does not give the offending husband any go ahead in remarriage.
Now in the instructions to NT churches (you know, born again people who now have the Spirit abiding within them), particularly ICor 7 put all the hub bub about marrying into a real perscpective for us. IOW: it is basically a waste of time on earth to worry over it but since we are weak and can't live on our own apparently, God knows we will marry and divorce and marry and divorce and .....on marriage it does say that remarriage is not sin but trouble in the flesh and boy HOWDY is it.
wretched added a post in a topic: A Supernatural Experience With Christ [Jesus]
Sincere congratulations to you. You have demonstrated more accurate Scriptural knowledge in some of your posts in this thread alone than any pope in history.
wretched added a post in a topic: A Supernatural Experience With Christ [Jesus]
Not the way your imagination is protraying this "speaking" miss. It is Scripturally not possible. Emotional weakness lends to over imagination which leads to hysteria as demonstrated in many charismatic groups. None of which is Scriptural and none of which is of God.
Those who tend to be overly emotional, fragile and wearing their feelings on their sleeves love this nonsense. Single and unchecked married women gravitate to this and yes, I have never met a charismatic married woman who was not unchecked by her husband.
Satan loves the emotional drama in these groups, it renders them not just useless to God but also a fuels the mockery of God by His enemies.
It is never a question of whether God "could" speak to us but He already said He would no longer except through His Perfect Word aided by the Spirit.
wretched added a post in a topic: Do You Believe That Divorce And Remarriage Is Acceptable ?
Now that's good reading!
wretched added a post in a topic: Grace Vs Faith, Salvation?
This is a great thread that has definitely demonstrated that repentance is a change of heart and mind about God and sin never to be changed back
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How many times I have heard of a good preaching Church or preacher, go to their site and read the statement of faith and see the vagueness of it and come to the end of their statement not really knowing what they believe.
You can go to many rock n roll church sites and get the seemingly correct words and phrases of salvation but are they really?
I think Pastor Markle was being very thorough in his descriptions for a reason and not that of works but that of understanding.
wretched added a post in a topic: Do You Believe That Divorce And Remarriage Is Acceptable ?
Aint that the truth brother
wretched added a post in a topic: How To Deal With Those Who Teach False Doctrine – According To Scripture
Any and all so called "clergy" like this are not of God and are simply filling a worldly occupation in these denominations.
Of course it doesn't make the mole jokes appropriate though...wait a minute.....I just looked again and am offering my dremel free of charge.
wretched added a post in a topic: A New Face
Not real missions pardner.
I would no sooner read or hear her than I would the caliphate. I will keep my mind narrow, thank you very much.
wretched added a post in a topic: A New Face
Belladonna mellanoma antipasto carcinoma is her jesuit name no doubt.
Sorry, rolling, can't stop myself
wretched added a post in a topic: A New Face
AH...a mole of satan, no doubt!
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Although I will not store food for a possible EMP event, I can see the reasoning behind it. If the grid goes down prior to the Great Tribulation which is a possibility then all will be affected whether lost or saved and if you are unprepared then you will have to fight to feed your family.
The Lord will provide through your action and not by a miracle folks.
If one has true faith, it is Spiritual and deals with eternity and you won't worry or care about stock piling food or shooting your neighbors. But not to worry, the end is not yet.
There is an extreme site I stumbled on a few years ago that was huge and spoke of almost nothing but this EMP subject. It was a professing Christian site but i don't recall the name. Anyway, the guy who owned the site was adamant about stockpiling food, guns, ammo with the premediated intention of shooting anyone coming near his perimeter and I recall a large following of professing Christians on there.
I don't know about you but I don't want to go home to the Lord with murders as my last acts on earth. I would prefer selfless giving of the Gospel and my food, uh thank you very much.
The NT does teach to provide for your own but not in any way, shape or form are we to sin in order to do it. That is in direct contradiction to everything the Lord taught. As a matter of fact, we are to abandon our families for the Gospel if they will not follow the Lord also. Now if they follow, yes provide but if they don't, we are to love the Lord far more then spouses, kids, parents, etc.


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The large Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' tent was pitch black. Gena Shvartsman Cristiani stood in the center ring, where she couldn't make out any faces. But, she could tell it was a packed house from the glow of flashing, swirling and colorful toys the audience members were holding.
For most circus performers, it takes at least a few smaller circus performances before getting to go on the road with The Greatest Show on Earth, but not for Cristiani. She was a center-ring juggling sensation at just 12 years old. And, after traveling the world performing for the past 15 years, the now 30-year-old has just started calling this area home. She's one of the featured acts in the Sahib Shrine Circus, which takes place Friday, Oct. 4 and Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Sailor Circus arena.
Cristiani originally hails from Russia. It was in a small circus building there that the fifth-generation circus performer remembers watching her father, Eugene Shvartsman, riding bareback on a brown horse while juggling — he was wearing a black costume decked out in rhinestones — like a glitzy Johnny Cash. It captivated her, so, when she was 6 years old he taught her to juggle.
"It was something that I knew I wanted to do," she says. "I wanted to be on stage or in the ring, and I was going to do just that — minus the horse."
At first, she couldn't juggle three balls. Now she can juggle seven. She can also juggle five clubs … on fire … while doing spins and kicks in 4-inch heels. You can see this high-heeled display in the video below.
She also does hat spinning, ball bouncing and balancing, and hoop and ball tricks — most of which she'll do in the upcoming performance.
"Not in heels," she says. "I can do a lot more tricks without heels."
For Cristiani, performing is a rush. Once, when she was a teenager, a metal club came down on her face, but she continued to perform without missing a beat. Her father, who was throwing her the clubs, kept gesturing that she should leave the stage, but her adrenaline kept her from noticing that her pretty face was bloody and bruised until she finished her act. She fell in love with the adrenaline early on, and dedicated her life to practicing as many as eight hours a day for competitions and performances.
Cristani has traveled across America and as far as China and France to perform. Her "normal," like many of the other circus performers who call Sarasota home, is packing a suitcase and heading to a show. She has learned to check her clubs and hoops when she flies because it always takes longer getting through security.
"If I say I'm from the circus, I have to follow it up by answering a whole bunch of questions," she says with a laugh.
What's curious for non-circus families is par for Cristiani. In 2004, she won the club category in one of the World Juggling Federation's world competitions, which was televised on ESPN. There are 68 famous jugglers listed on Circopedia, the online encyclopedia for circus acts, many of whom Cristiani meets at annual conventions. There's also a Juggling Hall of Fame, but performers must be retired for five or more years to qualify.
"There are a lot of great jugglers out there," she says.
One soon-to-be-juggler, her 2-year-old son, Mace, watches his mother in awe, and seems to be picking up on his family genes.
"He throws (things), and he's very intent on it," she says. "Mace will spend an hour just throwing — one day he'll catch it," she says with a chuckle. She's sure her son will continue his family's legacies, but she's OK with him choosing whatever path he wants.
Cristiani's husband of seven years, Mateo Cristiani, and she met when performing in the same circus in Canada — his family does an acrobatic trampoline act, and he's a seventh-generation performer. She saw him on the trampoline and knew "she was in trouble." He's the reason she now happily calls Sarasota home.
It's because of her son and husband that she's planning to cut back on traveling and performing — her priorities have changed a little. Cristiani will focus more on short-term guest appearances and shows as well as a few other "normal" business ventures. Of course, they're all related to her juggling passion and circus heritage. When she's not being a wife and mother, she paints elaborate circus costumes; co-owns a custom cake business with her mother-in-law, Mara Cristiani, called Center Ring Cakes; and she commissions circus-themed paintings, some of which hang at Wall Art Gallery on St. Armands.
"Now, my life is a little new," she says. "I love where I am now."
1. Francis Brunn and my father — Brunn was a famous juggler, no longer around. His style, technique and grace on stage (inspires me). I've always wanted to perform like him. And, of course, my father, right. I've always wanted to be like him.
2. My sister, Vicky Shvartsman — I'm always inspired to push myself to the limits because of her. She's an aerialist and has absolutely no boundaries, in the best way speaking. Whenever I feel shy, I step in her shoes. She definitely pushes me.
3. My art — The colors of the sky and sunsets inspire my art. I mostly paint circus performers, and, whenever I see them, I'm very much inspired to draw them.
4. Decorating cakes — I get inspired whenever I see something unique that I can make in cake form or in sugar art.
5. My son — Everything is new to him and, therefore, it's new to me. It's so fun teaching him and telling him about the circus. He inspires me to be a better person, so that when he looks back, he can see all the crazy things I do in my life and he can be proud of it.
Circus Sarasota presents Sahib Shrine Circus
See high-soaring trapeze acts, aerial acrobatics, motorcycle stunts, wonder dogs, clowns, performing stallions, a trick roper, juggler Gena Shvartsman Cristiani and more.
When: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4; and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday Oct. 5
Where: Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St.
Cost: Adults $12, Children $10
Info: Call 355-9805 or visit CircusSarasota.org
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And enjoy it? That's what today's game was. I wasnt proud of it. I'm not gonna brag about it to my friends. But I got the job done. I went out for the night looking to get my rocks off, and I did.
That's the Jets and the Dolphins. You just wanna put this one behind you and hope next weekend you have better luck with the girls 200 pounds and less
PS – that real life Ray Finkle motherfucker is heading right to an insane asylum.
PPS – if Revis' knee is done, Cuncel da season.


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In a column earlier this week, The Washington Post's Dana Milbank penned a public love letter—to Newt Gingrich. Taking on the mantle of spurned lover for the entire political press corps, Milbank pleaded with the candidate who loves to pose as the media's victim:
I speak for many colleagues when I say that we in the news media are great fans of your candidacy: of the 200 people in the room for your "Victory Party" when polls closed Tuesday night, about 185 of them were journalists. And no wonder: You're the only thing saving us from a long spring of despair, the only person who can, by extending the presidential race, drive up our audience and bring us the revenues we so desperately need.
You give us exactly what political journalists crave. Sure, some of us are ideologically biased, but we are far more biased in favor of conflict — and that's why we're all in the tank for you.
While the satiric tone was distinctively Milbank's, he was going where some other high-profile journalists have recently trod. Just a few days earlier, New York magazine's John Heilemann argued that the same media Gingrich is forever excoriating is, "in fact, in his corner in his battle with [GOP front-runner Mitt]
Romney." Heilemann offered a few candidate-based explanations for this situation: Gingrich is a sensational traffic magnet; Gingrich "gets" the media game; Romney seems kind of phony—but gave top billing to an alternative account:
"The tone of the coverage depends less on the candidates than on the overall dynamic of the race," says [Center for Media and Public Affairs]
director Robert Lichter. "Journalists love a horse race and hate a front-runner."
And Heilemann was following in the footsteps of The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza, who in late December penned a tongue-in-cheek blog post in which he worried that the entertaining, colorful GOP primary campaign could become a dull rout:
And yet there is the terrible realization that all this excitement and drama could come crashing down around us in less than two weeks if the sober and reasonable Mitt Romney ends the year of Republican nonsense by winning Iowa and New Hampshire and securing the nomination before things even really get started. Reporters won't admit it, but they—we—are all rooting for a dramatic primary season in 2012.
Nor is the message confined to wry columns or half-joking confessions. After Gingrich's win in South Carolina, Broadcasting & Cable found that TV producers were positively giddy about the possibility of a protracted primary contest:
"It's the best possible outcome for us," says Jon Banner, executive producer of ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos. "We want this to be a race."
Viewers are obviously more interested in a close race than a landslide (CNN saw the audience for its coverage of Gingrich's unexpected win in South Carolina up 22% over that for the early call for Mitt Romney in New Hampshire), which CNN Washington bureau chief Sam Feist calls particularly interesting given the S.C. coverage happened on a Saturday night.
And as long as Gingrich remains up in the polls, the news networks will continue to cover him as a top contender going forward.
"My only bias is to keep the story going and to have a great story to cover," says Betsy Fischer, executive producer of NBC's Meet the Press. "Of course the longer it goes, the more interesting it is and the more there is for us to talk about on the program. Politics is the bread and butter of Meet the Press, so as long as that topic is top of people's minds, that's what we like."
I just root for the story. It's a line sportswriters use all the time, to defend against the charge that they favor a particular team. The echo is no coincidence. As Jack Shafer recently noted, the professional incentives facing campaign reporters and sportswriters are strikingly similar: both must "maintain reader enthusiasm for the months and months of caucuses or preseason games, primaries or regular season games, conventions or playoffs, and the general election or Super Bowl (or World Series)." In both cases, if you have a colorful underdog, you want him to stick around.
The difference is that to a much greater degree, political writers are participants in the race they're covering—one way they might "have a great story to cover" is to do what they can "to keep the story going." The analogy's not perfect, but it's sort of like having an umpire with an incentive to keep the underdog close.


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You are here: Tulane University > NCI home > Newcomb Alumnae > Newcomb Alumnae Association
Other Degrees: Juris Doctorate, Paul M. Heber Law Center at LSU, 1988 Current Career Info: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Red River Bank, a Louisiana community bank with bank branches from Shreveport to Baton Rouge. Past Career Info: Practiced corporate planning and commercial litigation with the law firm of Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues and Rundell in Alexandria from 1996-2010. Prior to the Gold Firm I was with the firm of Milling, Benson, Woodward, Hillyer, Pierson & Miller, in New Orleans. Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service: Working with the Newcomb Alumnae Association Board has been my first opportunity to give back to Newcomb. Community service:
Other interests/information: I like to garden and read and am creating a book of family recipes to pass on to my children. I am married to Barry Barnett and have four children, Katherine (21), Lee (20), Marcus (17) and Lily (12). I am a member of St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria, Louisiana. My home town is Amite, Louisiana and I was born at Ft Belvoir, Virginia. Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? Why do you think it is important to give back to your alma mater? Newcomb gave me the foundation and strength I needed to pursue my career and care for my family. Tulane is still very important to my family. My two oldest children are students. My oldest son, Lee Barnett, is majoring Math and Linguistics and is a Tulane junior; my oldest daughter, Katherine Barnett, is majoring in molecular and cellular biology and is a Tulane senior and going on to the PHD graduate program in virology at Harvard in the fall. I think it is very important that Newcomb still serve as a resource and source of strength for the women on campus, especially as recent news has shown that women still do face challenges in the work force, not the least of which is balancing family and career, whether that is having children or helping to care for elderly parents or other family members. Newcomb was important in showing me that this was possible and that there are many paths to finding the balance correct for each woman.
Other Degrees: MPH, Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 2011 Current Career Info: Writing my PhD dissertation through the School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine with a concentration in disaster management. I also consult and work for a law firm. Past Career Info: I lived in Washington, DC and worked as a Women's Research & Education Institute (WREI) congressional Policy fellow, interned at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Emergence Preparedness and worked on the 2010 BP Oil spill response.
Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service:
Community service: Member of the Junior League of New Orleans and former sorority advisor.
Other interests/information: Originally from Houston. Favorite season is crawfish season.Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? I volunteer for Newcomb because Newcomb taught me so much when I was an undergraduate. Newcomb is where I learned about leadership, and now I find it important to give back and connect with current undergraduate women.
Other Degrees: MD and Masters of Public Health
Current Career Information: Pediatric Emergency Room Physician at West Jefferson Medical Center and Pediatrician at Children's International Medical group Community service:
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? Newcomb Mentoring Program.
Other Degrees: MBA, Tulane Freeman School of Business, 1979
Current Career Info: Partner, Tenzing Consulting, a niche consulting firm focused on providing competitive win strategies and communications for large corporations competing for government contracts.
Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service: First opportunity to be able to give back to Newcomb/Tulane in a proactive manner
Community service:
Served as past president of large condominium association; board member of Belle Haven Country Club
Other interests/information: Enjoy watching athletics, especially football and baseball; former runner/jogger and now play golf; voracious reader of current events, history; love to hear a well-crafted joke
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? Why do you think it is important to give back to your alma mater? Newcomb afforded me the opportunity to see a different part of the country while attending college. (I grew up in Philadelphia.) I fell in love with the Big Easy and was also lucky enough to be taken under the wing by the Provosty family in Alexandria, LA. I studied the history of the area, attended many a Mardi Gras and Jazz Fests, and enjoyed the culture and experiences as much as possible. After graduating from the Business School and migrating to northern California and to DC, I realized I left my "fun at heart" in New Orleans. Seriously, it's because of Newcomb and Tulane that I have an interesting career, a company with motivating partners, and challenging work and clients. I now have the time to give back and Newcomb/Tulane were number on one my priority list.
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Past Career Info: Researcher, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service: Interviewer, Newcomb Oral History Project Community service: Alumnae Board of Directors, Louise S. McGehee School Other interests/information:
Current Career Info: I am married to David Edwards, and am the mother of our three children, Catherine, Eugenia (soon to be married to Mathews Pierson) and Bailey and his wife Anna. They all live out of town so I fly to see them a lot!
Tulane President's Council; NCI Director's Advisory Coucil, Past Chairman; NCI foundation Board; NAA Awards Chairman, President; TAA Strategic Plan Team; Co-chair Fundraising Campaign to renovate and rename the Bea Field Alumni House
Community service: Junior League of New Orleans, past President Benjamin Franklin High School Parents' Association, past President Board of Managers, Poydras Home for the Elderly; New Orleans Council on the Aging board; Elder, St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church; Hospice volunteer
Other interests/information: I like to garden, including design and arrange flowers, read and travel
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? Why do you think it is important to give back to your alma mater?
Tulane and Newcomb have been part of me my whole life. When visiting New Orleans, my parents always brought me to the Alumni House to visit my cousin, Bea Field, for whom the house is now named. I loved coming to Newcomb – I knew hardly anyone and that presented lots of opportunities to try and experience many new things. I became an adult during my college years, making many choices that came from the freedom expanding my mind and my friendships. I hope each young person who attends Tulane now gets many opportunities to learn and grow and, in my alumnae work, I have gotten to know many students. They are bright, adventurous and understand the value of giving back to both the university and the city. I admire them greatly and want to be available to guide them and learn from them.
Carter Dudley Flemming, 1970 - Immediate Past President
Past Career Info: Served on the staff of US Senator Thomas F. Eagleton, D-MO, 1970-1976
TU Task Force on Integration of Alumni and Development
TU Search Committee for Director of Newcomb College Institute
Member of Director's Advisory Council for NCI
Community volunteer for the last 30+ years.
Served as board chair of The Campagna Center, a local social services provider, and the Alexandria Red Cross.
Served on the Alexandria United Way, Economic Opportunities Commission, and Senior Services of Alexandria.
Court Appointed special Advocate for abused and neglected children.
Commissioner on the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
Member of City of Alexandria's Affordable housing Master Plan Committee.
Other interests/information:
Married to Michael Flemming. Mother of 2 grown sons and grandmother of 3. Enjoy gardening, travel, NOLA and friends.
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb?
I was asked to serve on the NAA Board and became involved in that way. Have met many wonderful alumnae of all ages, which have reconnected me to my College. Newcomb played a large role in shaping me as a young adult and it is very rewarding to see the young women of Tulane today taking advantage of the many opportunities offered to them and TU and the NCI. I think it is important to give back to your alma mater to help ensure that the next generation of young women gets to experience even greater opportunities than my generation had. Even though our college no longer exists, the legacy of Newcomb lives on at the NCI and I want to support that legacy and encourage other alumnae to see that women have a unique place at TU that is an extension of Mrs. Newcomb's gift to the young women on her daughter's generation and beyond.
Other Degrees: J.D., NYU School of Law
Current Career Info: Attorney in New Orleans
Past Career Info: Staff Law Clerk, US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, IL.
Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY
Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service: 10 year reunion gift committee, Town Mom
New Leaders Council, Louisiana, Co-Director
Louisiana Progress, Treasurer
Louisiana Progress Journal, Co-Editor
New Orleans Outreach, Volunteer
Red Cross of Greater Chicago, Volunteer
Travel, good books, good friends, and good food. One day I'll learn to play the piano.
Husband – Jeremy Hunnewell
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? Newcomb was such a large part of my time at Tulane, and I want to make sure that women at Tulane now are able to continue to benefit from Newcomb's programs as well new opportunities that are relevant to them. It's also important to me to bring alumnae together with each other and current students to build networks of strong women to maintain the legacy of Newcomb.
Andrea Mahady Price, 1998
Other Degrees: M.A., University of Virginia (2000); J.D., University of Virginia (2004)
Current Career Info: Member, Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC (New Orleans)
Past Career Info: Law Clerk, The Hon. Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
I've served as a Newcomb Town Mom for several years, attended Newcomb Networking Nights, and spoken at Newcomb in the City
Community service: President, Association for Women Attorneys (New Orleans chapter)
I spend as much time as I can with my husband, Todd, and my two sons, James (5) and Roger (2).
I received a wonderful education at Tulane/Newcomb and feel lucky to be part of this community of amazing women. I'd like to help keep that community alive and welcome new undergraduate women into it.
Other Degrees: BA, Newcomb 2001; Political Science & History, minor in Art History MA, University of New Orleans 2010; Arts Administration
Current Career Info: Program Coordinator for First Year Programs, Tulane University
Past Career Info: Gallery Manager of the Edison Gallery in Washington, DC; Worked at the Phillips Collection in DC; NO/AIDS Task Force; American Association of Medical Colleges
Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service: Tulane T-Club Member; Selection Committee for Grants for the Newcomb Alumnae Association board.
Community service: Volunteer Event Photographer for the NO/AIDS Task Force in recent years
Other interests/information: Art, Archaeology, Architecture, Travel, Photography
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? I had one of the best college experiences of anyone I know. I think that had a lot to do with Newcomb focusing on education and opportunities for women. I also met most of the closest friends through my years at Newcomb.
Why do you think it is important to give back to your alma mater? It is important to continue the proud legacy of Newcomb College so that new generations of women can also come into an environment of support, enhanced opportunities, and emphasis on academic excellence.
Current Career Info: Senior Director of Political Affairs at the National Retail Federation (NRF), the world's largest retail trade association. NRF represents retailers of all types and sizes, including chain restaurants and industry partners, from the United States and more than 45 countries abroad.
Past Career Info: Was previously the Manager of Political and External Affairs for Citigroup in Washington, DC. She managed the Citigroup's Federal PAC budget and compliance-related matters. She was the point person for PAC disbursements; internal and external events; and political fundraisers for U.S. House and Senate incumbents. Rice also directed presidential fundraisers at Citigroup's New York headquarters.
Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service: Active member of the DC Tulane Alumni Club. Hosted "Dinner with 12 Tulanians" in our home (December 2013). Class agent for Tulane 30 Year Reunion. Mentor for current Tulane students, and recent graduates, for women students who have an interest in public policy careers. Hosted on-campus receptions for Tulane PLEN program participants in 2012 and 2013 to address students' questions about careers (and life) in Washington, DC.
Community service: Volunteer and panel speaker on public policy careers -- including resume review -- for women college students who participate in the Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN). The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) is the only national organization with the sole focus of preparing college women for leadership in the public policy arena.
Other interests/information: As the mother of a current Tulane junior, a walk-on member of the track team, I enjoy following the team. I've traveled to meets from Houston to Palo Alto and met other parents, including other Tulane graduates and their families. It has been fun getting to know current students, observe the changes on campus and see things through the eyes of a new generation of Tulanians.
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? I volunteer for Newcomb because it is a place where young women can learn, if they did not know it already, they are the best and the brightest. Newcomb is unique -- bringing women together in a supportive, caring and intellectually challenging environment. I was fortunate to have attended an all girls college prep school, so I knew the value of strong relationships with smart women before I journeyed to Tulane. The Newcomb legacy is a critical part of the university's story and important to keep alive.
Why do you think it is important to give back to your alma mater? It's important we keep Newcomb and Tulane relevant in the 21st century. As higher education falls out of reach for so many families, it is inevitable that many institutions of higher learning will cease to exist. It is critical that we strengthen the university for the future through multi-generational support.
Other Degrees: B.A. Political Science, Newcomb Tulane University 2013, cum laude and a proud member of the first class of Newcomb Scholars
Current Career Info: Currently the Special Projects Coordinator at Courington Kiefer & Sommers, L.L.C., a defense firm based in New Orleans, LA.
Past Career Info: I worked with the Iraqi American Reconciliation Project, or IARP, in Minneapolis, MN to create links between the United States and Iraq by hosting visiting delegations of Iraqi's, sponsoring projects in Iraq, and assisting in fostering a Sister City relationship with Najaf, Iraq.
Other Newcomb &/or Tulane Volunteer Service: While an undergraduate at Tulane University, I served on the Newcomb-Tulane Honor Board. I volunteered as a peer-educator as well as operator in the Sexual Aggression Peer Hotline and Education program called SAPHE. Additionally, I utilized my experiences as a student and peer educator to review campus conduct board compliance with Title Nine standards.
Community Service: As a graduate I have become a regular volunteer with the World Affairs Council of New Orleans or WACNO, volunteering as a media and press relations contact with the organization.
Other interests/info: A long-time lover of tea, I can usually be found curled up with a good book or enjoying getting to know the city on my beloved vanilla beach cruiser bike.
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? Being a part of the Newcomb Scholars directed my educational interests and motivated me to strive for more in my learning. In addition my experiences through Newcomb provided me with opportunities to meet wonderful women, many of whom I believe will be life-long friends. I am happy to dedicate my time to an organization that added so much to my years on campus.
Why do you think it's important to give back to your alma mater? As a recent graduate, my experiences with Newcomb, while a student at Tulane, are still fresh in my mind. I can relate to the students currently involved, and relay their needs to the alumni board. I was so happy while involved with Newcomb as a student, that I was eager to maintain my connection to the institution that gave me so many great memories.
Current Career Info: Semi-retired English Teacher, owner of 1-800-Jane-Eyre tutoring. Yoga instructor. Writing and editing.
Past Career Info: Teacher for 26 years, public and private high schools.
Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service: Promotion of Tulane to high school students, bringing students from Baton Rouge to NCI conferences.
Community service: BR Arts Council Festival, Chairman VIPS (volunteers in public schools), Amnesty International
Other interests/information: One daughter, twin grandsons. Travel
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? In coming back to campus over the years, I have continued to be impressed with the changing directions and opportunities available for Tulane students and alumni. In recalling my own experiences, I remember the value of mentors and alumni. I find volunteer work not only rewarding but essential.
Current Career Info: Owner and President, Meetings Plus, a full-service meeting and incentive travel planning company
Community Service: Board of Directors, Site Southeast USA, professional organization (Society of Incentive Travel Professionals) and Site Global Committee Chair
Other Interests/Info: Married to Byron; Grandmother to two and Mom to five great kids! Love to travel, watch black & white movies and visit with friends.
Judith Benson Steinberg,
Other Degrees: Tulane University College, 1984
Past Career Info: nursery school teacher
Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service: 1961 Fiftieth Reunion Committee, Homecoming Committee, Newcomb Book Club discussion leader.
Community service: School Library, Synagogue
Other interests/information: Reading, visiting children and grandchildren.
Why do you volunteer for Newcomb? I was extremely impressed with the services of NCI and thought NAA was a good way to be involved. It is important work with and for young women.
Current Career Info: Project Leader – Tax Reform, Policy Advisor – Louisiana Department of Revenue
Past Career Info: Mentor for Baton Rouge Youth Coalition
Community Service: Volunteer for Project Purr Baton Rouge
Other Interests/Info: Avid cook – in my previous position as executive media advisor for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, I talked about seafood safety all day at work and went home to prove it - by pan frying seafood in butter and eating it.
Carolyn Wood, 1986
Other degrees: Masters Degree, History from Harvard University, 1994
Current Career Information: Non-profit and Philanthropy Consultant, I work with a variety of non-profits on fundraising (annual fund, major gifts, capital campaigns), strategic planning and board education and governance.
Past Career Information: 2007-2010: Director of Development for Wellesley Free Library. 1995-1997: Development Associate, Harvard University. 1989-1993: Director of Development, The Newman School, Boston.
Other Newcomb and/or Tulane volunteer service: As a student (1982-86) Newcomb Assets, President for Senior Class, Vice President for Newcomb Senate, President for Kappa Kappa Gamma, Recipient of Raymond J. Estus Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Service to Newcomb College.
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2014 Diversity Conference
Michael Fosberg -
10:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Michael Fosberg. Michael's one-man play, "Incognito," is a striking, emotional performance that is likely to raise many questions from members of the audience, and promote discussions of race in entirely new ways. Here's a link to a recent news report about Michael's presentation, with candid discussion with the actor: http://www.erietvnews.com/story/24500927/one-man-show-offers-unique-perspective-onrace "Talking about race and inclusion can be so polarizing…my presentation helps foster more candid dialogue." - Michael Fosberg Incognito IS NOT a webinar, PowerPoint, lecture, speaker or game/role playing presentation.
Incognito IS a dynamic & dramatic teaching tool. Award-winning actor/writer Michael Fosberg's autobiographical play, Incognito, takes diversity training to a dramatically different level. His extraordinary story is engaging on a deeply personal level because it explores how quickly and easily perceptions can be challenged. After thirty years of thinking he was "white", Michael uncovers his biological father and discovers he is "black". The result is a deeply moving oneman performance that has broad-based appeal with corporate audiences.
- The show speaks to real life issues of race, identity, gender, age, and biases, offering employees an opportunity to discover shared experiences.
- Storytelling bestows individuals and corporations with a profound sense of identity.
- The format of the performance offers a chance for REAL dialogue in a way lectures,
speakers, and group exercises do not.
In addition to performing his dramatic personal story in which he portrays more than a dozen
different characters from his life, Michael gently guides groups across topics the play exposes;
stereotypes, biases, micro-inequities, identity and more. Imagine discovering you are not the
person you thought you were. That you have a family, a history, an ethnicity you never knew.
How would this discovery impact your life, the lives of those around you, your vision of yourself
and society? Incognito is the story of Michael's journey to uncover and discover himself, his
roots, his family, and the difficult history behind the tragic American complexity of "race".
Since 2001, Michael has performed Incognito throughout the country, inviting audiences to
question and discuss their thoughts on race and identity as he has come to question and
embrace his own. Incognito has been invited to arts venues, educational institutions,
corporations and government agencies, including Northwestern University, Penn State, the
Sundance Institute, NASA, the FBI, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Social Security Administration,
the National Training Center for the U.S. Army at Ft. Irwin, and the Black Academy of Arts &
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History of Belleville Kansas
Belleville Kansas township was incorporated on September 25, 1869 (City incorporated January 10, 1878) and was named Belleville in honor of founding father A.B. Tutton's wife, Arabelle. Belleville was designated the Republic County seat and now houses the impressive art deco Republic County Courthouse which was built after the original Courthouse burned down. The first erected building was on the north side of the public square was the Belleville hotel. The front part of the building housed an office, parlor, confectionery store, cigar store and washroom. The upper story was used for six sleeping apartments, a bridal chamber, and staff housing.
In 1870, other substantial business buildings were built including a general store on the southwest corner of the square, drug/grocery store, general store, and a hotel on the north side of the square. Also during 1870, The Belleville Telescope was started with the first issue coming on on September 20th. The paper still operates today.
Belleville is located in the center of Republic County and was the junction of two divisions of the great Rock Island railway system. Information courtesy of History of Republic County Kansas. Belleville is also at the intersection of two major highways, U.S. Highway 36 and four-lane U.S. Highway 81, both contributing to the City being called The Crossroads of America for nearly a century and making Belleville the ideal place for businesses.
The City of Belleville is also known for it's racing history at the historic 1910 era Belleville Highbanks Racetrack, which is the "World's Fastest Half Mile Dirt Track", and the Belleville Midget Nationals. In 2004, the High Banks Hall of Fame and National Midget Auto Racing Museum was started to help preserve all of Belleville's racing history. Belleville also has many other great attractions including the Boyer Museum (a museum which houses amazing animated carvings), The Republic County Historical Society Museum, Rocky Pond, and awesome art deco architecture throughout town. Click here for more great ideas for Republic County Travel & Tourism.
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Yeah, this hotel is not one to rave about...not at all. However, if you're just in Madison for a couple of days (especially as a vendor), and, if you're short on funds, this place will do in a pinch. When you call tell the mgmt. that you want the nicest room they have (maybe you'll get lucky). Take your own... More
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Thursday, April 29 2010
Arizona Dream: Warner Archive Collection
An interesting historical document, coming as it did before Johnny Depp's super-stardom and at the beginnings of "Indiewood".
Thursday, December 17 2009
Various Artists: Warp (Chosen) / Warp (Recreated)
Warp wonders aloud who it is in 2009 and who it was for the past 20 years. Who it will be in the future is anybody's guess.
Monday, September 26 2005
The Brown Bunny (2003)
The Brown Bunny remains a stubbornly disengaging film, daring you to dislike it.
Friday, September 17 2004
The Brown Bunny (2003)
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Read yet another piece where people were talking about IoT and how internet connected fridges would tell our smart phones to remind us when we came close to a grocery store that we only had 50 ml of Milk left so please pick some up. Oh, and by the way, buy brand Zed because it's best (or so says one of 472,995 sponsors of this reminder service.)
Never mind the fantasies of the 1990's where people were predicting — the same thing!
Think about all of the structural problems in making this come true. Even if people changed their refrigerators once every year (not very likely; there are better ways of spending money), how long will it take to modify all products you stick in the refrigerator to communicate their state to said box? What are the economics there? How do you instrument a poblano pepper to notify the crisper in the fridge that it's getting lonely in there and it would like some more poblanos to keep it company? How much does this add to the cost of food? What's the product life cycle for various food offerings, a factor which gates how quickly zero cost technology could be added?
Then there's the privacy issue. If the trash container and fridge get together and take stock of my consumption of red onions, broccoli and garlic, what kind of story could they fabricate? Maybe that my food wastage rate is 8% higher than that of other apartment owners in my complex. Or 17% less. And what if that news got out? Perish the thought (or cook it quickly so it doesn't perish.)
I'll confess. I don't always keep tomatoes (fresh or canned) in the refrigerator. So how will my smart phone know to remind me about that inventory level?
A prediction: Before we have smart kitchen cabinets and smart cauliflower too, we'll have useful (but not very smart) robots that can do a visual scan for you when you're in the grocery aisle of your favorite food emporium and panic because you can't remember if you're over or understocked on jalapenos. Instead, you tell your video enabled relatively dumb remote assistant to go over to the refrigerator, open the door and point its camera at the crisper draw so you can figure it out for yourself.
And we'll still be talking about intelligent fridge fantasies ten years from then…
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32 weeks & looking for some exotic suggestions!
I'm looking for more suggestions (I KNOW!). I'm about 32 weeks along with this little lady & although we have a few names we like, nothing is feeling "right" when I use them to refer to the bump.
We like exotic names, and my husband has a thing for mythology/fantasy names where I LOVE nature names.
We love the name Athena but we think it's too similar to our daughter's name. Our top contender is Indira, which we think is gorgeous - my only concern with it is that its an Indian name & we live in a city with a HUGE Indian population (think upwards of 40%). If she was born today we would name her Indira, but I'd love some more options/suggestions.
We have settled on the middle name - it will be Sage.
Our first daughter came weeks before her due date so if she follows in her sister's footsteps I'm expecting this baby to be born by Christmas. If I felt 100% secure about our name choice it would reduce my stress level dramatically.
I'm really hoping to get some suggestions from all you wonderful name nerds!New username is @ truenature
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If you like fantasy, have you considered Eowyn? Based on your style some other ideas are, Melisandre, Isis, Willow, Ygritte, and Athena
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Fundraising Facts
To date, the Saving tiny Hearts Society has raised and granted over $1.5 million dollars and funded eighteen (18) research projects. The Saving tiny Hearts Society has no paid employees. Our organization and board of directors' functions with only volunteers who share the passion for helping to extend the lives of these children born with congenital heart defects.
The Saving tiny Hearts Society has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status and a contribution to the organization may be deductible as a charitable contribution.


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think that the US is in a recession, according to this CNN poll. Gee, I wonder why?
When I teach democratic theory, I'm often tempted to try and structure a class with the expressed goal of convincing my students that democracy is a bad form of government. Instead, I usually just have a class or two on some of the more profound critiques (Plato, mostly) and usually offer my "Britney Spears" critique as well. What's the "Britney Spears critique"? Well, it's pretty simple: lots of people thought that she was talented and interesting enough to make her fabulously wealthy, wealthier than I will ever be. But in fact she's a no-talent hack who made lots of money basically by playing up the naughty/innocent schoolgirl routine and conning millions of Americans (and folks worldwide, I'm sure) into forking over their money. Why in the world should we trust those same people to govern themselves if they can't even choose decent music or entertainment?
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Submitted by Morgan Smith as part of our contributors program.
Transparency/Disclaimer: I was compensated by CMG Holdings to write this article. While I have vetted each company, researched it thoroughly and I've done my own due diligence, my due diligence is not a substitute for your own.
If you're looking for something different in the small-cap stock arena, you might check out CMG Holdings (CMGO). CMG, or Creative Management Group, is in a number of different, but closely related businesses, including event management, a talent agency, and commercial rights.
CMG is hard to describe, which makes it unique and could give it a moat around its business. Nobody else seems to do what Creative Management Group does. It acts as a literary agency for authors, represents top athletes, and manages brands. If that wasn't enough, it also manages events and even owns a catering company.
CMG operates in four different divisions, the most interesting of which is Marquis Hospitality. Marquis Hospitality is in event management, which is one of those profitable little business areas you've never heard of. When a large organization such as a corporation or a union holds a big event, it needs somebody to manage it for them.
Event Management
Marquis comes in and handles every aspect of the event, from booking the convention center to hiring the caterers. That way, the sponsor doesn't have to deal with all those details. Marquis has handled some gigantic events, including NFL football games, World Cup Soccer, and even the Olympics. One of its specialties is catering at such events.
CMG will come in and do everything needed to stage an event. It has an Implementation Division that does all the paperwork, and even a world-class security team. It also has an interesting subsidiary called the experimental agency, which stages promotional events for organizations. Its customers include the USA and Bravo TV networks, ILLY, and UNICEF. One of the experimental agency's specialties is guerilla marketing, which is a growing field.
Among other things, the experimental agency sets up premieres for movies and TV shows. Many experts think that such non-traditional marketing is the future of advertising, and CMG is already a leader in it. One of Creative Management's specialties is arranging the sponsorship for such events.
The most impressive thing about CMG could be all the companies that turn to it for branding, licensing, and sponsorship services. These include Google (GOOG), General Mills (GM), and Pfizer (PFE). These companies wouldn't be turning to CMG unless it had something to offer.
The really interesting thing about CMG Holdings, from a value investment standpoint, is that it doesn't seem to have any competitors, or at least any publicly listed competitors. Nobody else seems to be doing what CMG is doing, or at least doing as well.
That means this could be that rare creature, a company with a real moat around it to protect its cash flow and customer base. We've all heard about it, but how many of us have ever seen such a thing? Well, this just might be it, and you can buy stock in it.
A Field with Growth Potential
Part of the reason why CMG may have no real competition is that it is offering a unique service designed to capitalize on today's media environment. Traditionally, fields like publishing were dominated by a few large corporate players.
If an author wanted to get published, he hired an agent in New York that peddled his manuscript to a few large publishing companies. If the publisher bought the book, it handled all of the promotion and publicity for the author, from the book tour to the advertising. Today, most authors have to be successful and established before a publisher or agent will talk to them.
CMG will handle both the publicity and the representation for the author. It would provide an agent to get his book published and organize the required publicity. That would help an author keep most of the profits from the book in exchange for branding and publicity.
It's not just authors that CMG could do that for. It can do it for anybody, including athletes, actors, movie stars, singers, and any other celebrity. It helps establish celebrity brand names and cashes in on them. In the future, most companies and wealthy individuals may need services like this. Nobody else seems to be offering this kind of marketing services.
For those that have a hard time grasping new concepts, we can take a look at some good old fashioned numbers. At the close of business on June 29, 2012, CMG stock was up 15.27%, and that's good for a penny stock. It still had a long way to go because the price was just 4¢ a share. Still, that's a bargain for a totally unique asset that has no real competition in its industry.
Some Big Risks
There are some big risks associated with CMG Holdings. It is so different that it is hard to compare it to anything else. The closest comparison might be with Clear Channel (CCMO), a diversified entertainment and communications company that does some talent management. Clear Channel owns and operates radio stations, has a digital radio service, owns billboards, and produces Rush Limbaugh's radio show among other businesses.
Clear Channel does generate a lot of cash, and it has some sources of revenue that CMG lacks, namely advertising. Yet it has one thing in common with CMG: it is completely different. There is no other company out there that has both a digital radio service and a billboard company.
Like Clear Channel, CMG is complex, and it is hard to see exactly how much cash it generates. That makes it a little risky, but there's nothing obvious to look at like sales or advertising figures. That, of course, makes it difficult to predict performance here. Much of CMG's revenue is obviously tied to its clients, such as authors. If they do well, it makes money.
One growing stream of revenue for CMG Holdings could be a cut of royalties. Royalties are now very big business in this age of digital media. The nonprofit SoundExchange has collected around $1 billion in digital royalties from companies such as Sirius XM and Pandora on behalf of musicians. Forbes reported that the organization paid out $108.6 million in royalties in the first quarter of 2012 alone.
The huge revenues from royalties are important to CMG because it is also a talent agency. It gets a cut of the gross, and increasingly, a cut of other profits that an entertainer or celebrity is making. Clear Channel has agreed to pay royalties to Taylor Swift every time it broadcasts one of her songs on one of its stations. Obviously, Ms. Swift's agent is going to get a cut of that deal.
This means CMG Holdings stock might just be a way for investors to buy a piece of royalties. The media landscape is changing, and celebrities and others are getting more aggressive about demanding their share of the profit. CMG is in a position to help them get that share.
Creative Management Group is an interesting opportunity, but it could also be a risky one. The company's business is secretive by its very nature, and little is known about its cashflow. That means this is an interesting, but risky play.
If you're looking for something out of the ordinary, check out CMG Holdings. It's something new and completely different.


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text: hi, >> What I did a few months ago was to mount a 700mb file on loopback and >> install lfs in that file. After that I burned the file on cd. To >> install the lfs on a system I used a slackware cd to boot the machine >> and to copy the file to harddisk. >> > isn't this all (like the mail from drew before) a bit prone to errors > respecting the conservation of permission flags and links ? > for me it worked with (running a second linux before not to have > occupied files and all the /dev and /proc copy-mess) a plain > cp -a (== cp -dpR), it seems that things go well there... > the file I burned on cd contains a ext2 filesystem so the permissions/symlinks don't change. to install the file on a machine I first make the partitions on the machines harddisk, copied the file onto the / partition of the machine an mounted the file on a local mountpoint. then I used 'mv' (move) to move all files out of the file to the harddisk or I copied the files using 'cp -axv'. In commands this would be: cfdisk /dev/sda (make partitions on the machine) mke2fs /dev/sda3 (make a filesystem on the machine) mount /dev/sda3 /mnt1 (mount harddisk on mnt1) mount /dev/cdrom /mnt2 (mount cdrom on mnt2) cp /mnt2/lfs.img /mnt1 (copy file containing lfs to the harddisk) mkdir /mnt1/mnt (make mountpoint for lfs.img) mount /mnt1/lfs.img /mnt1/mnt -o loop (mount the file on /mnt1/mnt) cd /mnt1/mnt then mv -v * .. or cp -axv * .. using some slackware-bootcd's the mv commands fails saying the files are on different filesystems, so I use the 'cp -axv' command when all files are copied I chroot myself into the / of the new machine, /mnt1/mnt in this case, and compile a fresh kernel and install the kernel, using lilo and so forth. after this the machine is bootable and ready go be filled with postfix, apache, php, mysql, pgsql, sas, ldap, cyrus, samba, pureftp, ssl, ssh, etc etc.. :) > a question for everyone, please help me out with this... > what do you use on your cd, or did you do it with a bootdisk ? i > noticed that when installing on any other partition that that where > the cd's kernel is coded in, the root device in the kernel and the / > entry in fstab has to be changed - i accomplish the kernel task with > rdev (plain ol' i know). are there any other things i possibly > overlooked ? i'm in the process of moving 2 server machines from win! > to lfs, > Sorry, I don't get it, what do you want to make bootable, the cd? > having built and tested all daemons on a building host machine and i > juat want to make sure that all get well :) > hmm, so you've already got a machine running and want to make an identical copy of the machine? what I would do is to boot using a cd so your /dev and /proc are readable and writeable. make a 700mb file in your / and move all contents from your / into the file (via loopback). then install the file like I explained above. mzzl Wolter -- Unsubscribe: send email to listar at linuxfromscratch.org and put 'unsubscribe lfs-support' in the subject header of the message


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Posted by LT on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 8:06pm.
No, you have made some wrong assumptions. First, PbSO4 is the insoluble material. Na2SO4 is soluble in water. Second, this is a common ion problem in which the presence of the sulfate ion from Na2SO4 will decrease the solubility of PbSO4.
So what do i do then to solve for the ksp
The problem doesn't ask for you to solve for Ksp. It asks for the solubility of PbSO4 in 1 x 10^-3 M Na2SO4.
PbSO4 ==> Pb^+2 + SO4^=
Ksp = (Pb^+2)(SO4^=) = 1.8 x 10^-8
If solubility of PbSO4 = S (or x if you wish), then (Pb^+) = S and (SO4^=) = S
The Na2SO4 in solution is
Na2SO4 ==> 2Na^+ + SO4^=
Since it is 1 x 10^-3 M in Na2SO4, then (SO4^=) = 1 x 10^-3.
Now set those up in the Ksp expression and solve for S. Remember that the total sulfate is that from the PbSO4 + that form the Na2SO4.
So im solving for two expressions... is that it.
ok I got x^2 = 1.8 x 10^-8 = 1.34 x 10^-4 for PbSO4 is this right
You are solving for the only unknown in the equation, which is S.
Ksp = (Pb^+2)(SO4^-2) = 1.8 x 10^-8
(S)(S + 1E-3)= 1.8 x 10^-8
i subtracted 1E-3 from the 1.8E-8 and it got me a -9.999E-4 then i took the sqrt cause (X)(X) is x^2 and then the calculator told me an error
Ksp = (Pb^+2)(SO4^=) = 1,8 x 10^-8
(Pb^+2) = x
(SO4^=) = x+0.001
(x)(x+0.001) = 1.8 x 10^-8
You can see that this is a quadratic equation and we could solve it as a quadratic. The exact solution is (and I'm switching to y so as not to confuse the x with the times sign),
y^2 + 0.001y = 1.8 x 10^-8
There are two ways to do this.
1. Simplify the equation so there is no quadratic. You do that by making the assumption that y + 0.001 = 0.001; that is, that y is such a small number that a small number + 0.001 is still 0.001. If we do that then we have
y = 1.8 x 10^-8/0.001 = 1.8 x 10^-5 M. We need to test to see if our assumption is ok. 0.001 + 1.8 x 10^-5 = 0.00102 and there is just a small difference so we let it go and work it the easy way.
2. we can solve the quadratic by equating
y^2 + 0.001 -1.8 x 10^-8 = 0
I solved this by the quadratic formula and obtained 1.77 x 10^-5 so you see we don't make a bad assumption by solving it the easy way.
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Wikipedia isn't usually credible, but those handy-dandy sources linked at the bottom tend to be, especially on academic subjects like this. You're operating off assumptions that have been debunked by modern psychology.
Wikipedia isn't usually credible, but those handy-dandy sources linked at the bottom tend to be, especially on academic subjects like this. You're operating off assumptions that have been debunked by modern psychology.
Awesome sig by Elyaan is awesome.
commonly regarded as correct doesnt mean scientifically PROVEN to be true. It just means a bunch of smart scientists cant prove it but really think its true so they agree to say it is.
Definition of Proof from dictionary.com
1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
Also for something to be true it must be able to be demonstrated as fact repeatedly with the same results
For something to be qualified as theory it must be documented, be able to be replicated, and demonstrate the same results with each replication. The reason it is considered theory is the same reason every other current 'law' in science is considered theory: science is ever-evolving and what we accept as true today can be found as faulty tomorrow. For all we know, by next week someone will have quantum physics completely figured out and faster-than-light travel will be a reality rather than just a glimmer in sci-fi writers' eyes.
If you're going to get involved in a discussion on science and scientific definitions you need to learn what those words mean. 'Theory' being used as a synonym for 'Hypothesis' is something people who aren't aware of what 'Theory' really means, and that use is almost entirely vernacular and has no standing in the scientific community.
edit: For a good example of laughable science that was later disproven, but at its time was accepted as theory, look into the effect of humours in psychology or the 'studies' that showed being black (again, a matter of minor genetic differences resulting in notable differences in the end result, just like that study from South Korea) meant innately-inferior physical and mental faculties; if you tried to posit this theory to a gathering of minds today you'd be laughed out of the room.
edit edit: Also, there are current studies and hypotheses involving objective reality versus subjective reality, another reason that theory is the closest you will ever get to "This is undeniably fact" in science. Science is far less cut-and-dry than high school biology/chemistry would have people believe.
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Awesome sig by Elyaan is awesome.
There is no such thing as "scientifically proven". Science by its nature never proves things. Stop showing off how ignorant you are about science.
Which science has done to show you are wrong, even though science doesn't claim to have proof.1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
Also for something to be true it must be able to be demonstrated as fact repeatedly with the same results
There was a belief that a scientist later challenged with his own hypothesis, one that, through sailors cirucmnavigating the world, was established and disproved the previous belief. Geography isn't genetics, though, and what holds true for geography (that you can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt and no testing will ever disprove it), genetics is an entirely different animal due to its relative youth as a field of study.
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Dunno where this went to Science lol but anyway is this same sex marriage like in a Church or like legal partners?
Because I think the argument against legal partners obviously has no weight but I think a Religious institution should be free to decide whether it wants to allow marriage between the same gender in their religious buildings.
I mean, if you don't like it, don't be part of their religion - use a different church or recognise that clearly their religion is wrong.
I think forcing the religion to change is bad, I think it's nice to know where I can find the ignorant people in the world and I like that they label themselves so that I can avoid them.
Legal partners, Sackman. Most gay marriage activists are fully willing to allow religions to retain their autonomy to decide if they want to support same-sex marriages; which is as it should be. Separation of Church and State is, as Thomas Jefferson observed in a letter to a friend, key to preserving freedom of religion for all religions and for all people in the US. That goes the other way, though--no religious doctrine should be made law over that of other religions, which is the cornerstone of the argument against equal marriage rights in the US.
Awesome sig by Elyaan is awesome.
I don't understand why these threads always turn into debates on whether homosexuality is "natural" or not. Frankly, that's 1) a totally separate discussion, and 2) IMO, completely irrelevant to the legality of same-sex marriages. Because even if sexuality were something we could toggle like a light switch, I would still say that there's nothing wrong with same-sex marriages.
And honestly I wouldn't stop there, either. Adults should be able to engage in a variety of relationships (some of which might not always be sexual) and have them be recognized under the law. And I say this as a gay man myself.
I'd highly recommend this lecture to anyone who's interested in the topic:
Honestly only a Bi-sexual can make that choice naturally. As a Bi/Pan-sexual I have some pretty wild dreams sometimes. I was married in a Hetero-Sexual relationship. It failed because I had difficulties dealing with my self at 23 years old. Also it's hard to just pick one, I like guys and Girls. I find manly women sexy, and feminine guys super hot. But I also know in my core I am wired this way, I know some people are wired very different.
That's why the Supreme Court is taking a look at the laughably-named Defense of Marriage Act. General consensus seems to be that it's going to be struck down as unconstitutional due to unfairly discriminating against same-sex couples as well as going against separation of Church and State due to essentially making Catholic doctrine law at the expense of religions that aren't Christian denominations.
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Actually depends on how the word the ruling, also they have 2 issues that they took on in regards to this. One is DORMA, the other is federal recognition status. Basically they now have the ability to choose for the whole US at once. 9 people will determine the fate of same sex marriage in America. 5 are conservatives, 4 are liberals, one of the conservatives has voted liberal in the past. So in reality it all boils down to one man.
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Sorry all this stoning talk, has me thinking of this movie.
Can we stop talking about 'sience' like its some sort of god :/
Don't thy deny the absolute of almighty Sience for thy shall be cast into complete oblivion after thou brain stopped functioning!
Sience is no more then a way for humans to explain the universe. Scientists do it via proof and reasoning religion does it by belief.
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Are you cabled?
Joke aside , weird people are often more interesting then normal people. Btw normal people don't exist, we al have weird things going on in our brain.
0/2 = 0 , ∞/2 = ∞
2/0 = error , 2/∞ = error
0*2 = 0 , ∞*2 = ∞


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@pastanaga - I think it was always tradition for a camel jockey to be a child in some countries. It goes back to a time when the lot of children, particularly poor children, was different.
It just took them a while to catch up with the attitudes that are expected towards children now, in most of the world.
It used to be that horse racing jockeys were much younger as well. The maximum age is a relatively recent phenomenon for horse racing entries.
I have always found it kind of interesting that a jockey is hired for each race, and might not know the horse all that well. I always thought of it as kind of a romantic thing to do, and that you would form a bond with the horse.
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The Slickforce Crew does Las Vegas at PhotoshopWorld West!
We just got back from PhotoshopWorld in Las Vegas last week and had a blast! We threw stunning models Esther Hanuka and Ayanna Jordan (discs 1 & 7 for Mastering Retouching fans) in the trunk of the car and drove to Sin City on a mission!
The big news at this show was that Mastering Retouching ships iPad-ready, which had many curious customers circling the booth. I also took advantage of our PSW presence by announcing the first PhotoKamp, a 2.5-day workshop for photographers and artists, on November 12-14 in Los Angeles. The pre-launch of PhotoKamp was met with overwhelming response…so much so that we are almost completely sold out less than 2 weeks from the initial announcement!
We also doubled our booth size this year from the Orlando show, which allowed us many more opportunities to meet our friends and fans, as well as many talented photographers and Photoshop artists. German wunderkind Calvin Hollywood dropped by to say hello and meet the models, and we were also blessed with the presence of PhotoshopWorld royalty Matt Kloskowski (PS genius), Dave Cuerdon (retouching legend) and Wacom guru Wes Maggio.
But, with all due respect to the talented artists we met, no one impressed me more than my beloved Slickforce team. Director of Ops Kevin Savarese, lead retoucher Joyce Park, and assistant Derek Eskridge assisted models Esther and Ayanna in educating the public on the Slickforce brand, and photographers Clint Davis and Matt Timmons graciously joined us to show their support as well. I am moved and humbled by the dedication of my team, and it motivates me even more to keep our brand growing.
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11: The team (L-R): Kevin Savarese, Joyce Park, Clint Davis, Ayanna Jordan, me, Esther Hanuka, Derek Eskridge, Matt Timmons
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Mastering Retouching™ debuts at PhotoshopWorld!
Last week we had the pleasure of being an exhibitor at PhotoshopWorld in Orlando, Florida. It was not the first time SlickforceStudio had a convention booth (our longtime Southern California fans may remember way back to ActorFest, Glamourcon, and the Sci-Fi Conventions at the Shrine), but it was certainly our largest public display to date, and our first convention foray on a national level. It was also an important convention because it marked the debut of the DVD box set of Mastering Retouching™.
It was a pleasure and an honor to meet so many masters of their craft, as well as the countless friends, customers, fans, and curious public that approached our booth. I, personally, got a chance to meet many people who I have known on-line for years but never met face-to-face.
I pulled together a power-team for this conference, including magazine covergirls Esther Hanuka and Erica Jackson, Mastering Retouching™ beta-tester Matt Timmons, and SlickforceStudio man-behind-the-curtain powerhouse Kevin Savarese.
I'm proud to say that Mastering Retouching was extremely well-received, so much so that we actually sold out our entire convention supply. Brand new Level 7 volume "Exotic Features" was also included in the series for the first time, and has now been added to all new orders.
We made many new friends, both professional an personal, including NAPP-founder Scott Kelby (photo 1), retouching-guru Dave Cuerdon, and best-selling author Matt Kloskowski (photo 2). We had a blast at PhotoshopWorld, and hope to see those of you we didn't meet at PhotoshopWorld West in Vegas later this year!
Chris "The Birdman" Anderson enjoys his own half-time show in Rebel Ink
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I'm terrible at shooting guys. Okay, well, maybe not terrible, but I find it much easier to direct women. Women have a range of acceptable looks to experiment with: sexy, innocent, smart, flirty, badass, adorable, etc. Men just like to look cool. And Chris "The Birdman" Anderson was definitely that.
For my shoot with Chris (and models Destiny Daniels (left) and Esther Hanuka (right)) for Rebel Ink magazine, the editor and I discussed recreating the set from Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video. We got some old oil drums, a beat-to-shit muslin backdrop, my awesome intern lent me his cousin's basketball hoop, and we soaked the concrete floor. Anyone who has a studio knows that it doesn't take long for you to shoot out every possible angle and background, and wish you had a different studio. But this might be the best Slickforce has ever looked.
Chris was cool as hell, and his demeanor put the models at ease as well. As with nearly all mag editorials, you need a centerfold/spread. And you'd be AMAZED at how hard it is to find a centerfold pose for a guy (try it right now…see? WTF is he gonna do, lie down and arch his back?) So I was thrilled with how well this 3-shot spread came out (above). It's one of my favorite shots of 2009, and I'm gonna get a poster up in the studio.
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