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ADVICE GODDESS: Don't cave to girlfriend on bachelor party festivities
Dear Advice Goddess: I'm going to a friend's bachelor party in Vegas, which includes a strip club visit. My girlfriend said I have to sit that out. She believes going could lead me to cheat on her.
I assured her that I have no intention of cheating — ever — and strippers have no interest in me anyway. Well, she's adamant.
I caved, agreeing to skip the strip club, but my friends' teasing will be merciless. What if I just go and fib to my girlfriend to keep everyone happy? — Restricted
Dear Restricted: Unless your girlfriend's name is Moses and she's just come back from a mountaintop chat with God, she doesn't get to hand down commandments.
Regarding your caving to her demand, you should un-cave; go to that club with your friends. Not secretly. Openly. In other words, tell her you're doing it.
Because an adult shouldn't get to control another adult's behavior, and being in a relationship doesn't change that.
Also, allowing her to give you orders sets a really bad precedent.
A bachelor party is a male friendship ritual. While women tend to share their feelings Oprah's couch-style, men often bond through drinking, ribbing and humiliation.
Your girlfriend seems to have given no thought to the social repercussions of your telling the guys your governess is making you stay back in your hotel room and watch a movie.
And sure, sex for pay is easily findable in Vegas.
However, a typical bachelor party visit to a Vegas strip club takes place not at some seedy, out-of-the way joint where anything goes but at a ginormous corporate warehouse of stripping where some 6'8" genetic experiment of a man makes sure no male paws wander anywhere on the dancer they aren't supposed to.
The strippers at these places can make 100K a year just dancing, and they aren't looking to the crowd for sex or boyfriends.
You could have reassured her about all of this if you each hadn't taken the emotionally easy way out.
Problem-avoiding — rather than laying out your feelings and problem-solving — tends to bode poorly for a relationship's survival.
Backtrack and try a little adult conversation. You just might convince her that looking isn't the gateway drug to cheating — much like ogling a Porsche doesn't lead to grand theft auto.
Dear Advice Goddess: My fiancée and I are getting married in Hawaii. She planned to have photos shot of us afterward, kissing in the ocean in our formalwear. I'm fine with this, but her dad is absolutely irate.
We don't want kids, so there won't be any daughter to pass her dress to. Then again, her dad paid almost $3,000 for it, so I get where he's coming from. — Middleman
Dear Middleman: Your fiancée is looking to get in on a trend called "trash the dress," in which the bride gets photographed, post-wedding, destroying her dress while running through muddy woods, playing paintball, frolicking in the city dump, or throwing herself in the ocean.
In concept, I love the "elegance goes for a muddy stroll" photos. However, I think this trend is pretty horrible, even when the bride — rather than the National Bank of Dad — has paid for her dress and is thus entitled to do whatever she wants with it.
Maybe a far more wonderful final photo in your wedding album would be one of another bride — one who can't afford a dress or much of a dress — walking down the aisle in your wife-to-be's $3,000 gown.
You'd be kicking off your marriage with an act of kindness, and she could still do the shot in the ocean — say, in a $35 sundress.
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I know no one replied to this, but just in case someone else has this problem I will post what I did. I used the Froyo SBF 2.26.20 to go from the old leaked GB update to very stock Froyo (Man did that look old and outdated having been on GB for so long). So from there I did a factory reset just to keep things clear, and then updated the phone OTA 4 times and got the phone to the latest version. Hopefully my wife's issue with the keyboard not working will go away, and also the keyboard back light not working well should be fixed too.
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Hello, I just downgraded from 2.3.4 (4.7.3) to 2.3.3 (4.6.8) to root my phone, and then after rooting, received the OTA update back up to 2.3.4 (4.7.3). Long story short, here's the link to the 2.3.3 SBF that just allowed me to receive OTA. https://sites.google.com/site/motosbf/droid-pro-sbf-files you should be able to just flash the sbf from the link, putting you back stock, and OTA up to the latest version. Good luck.


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Last week alone, Obama, Mr. Romney, and Vice President Joe Biden all made campaign appearances in Ohio. First lady Michelle Obama heads to Columbus and Dayton on Tuesday.
And it comes as no surprise that three of Romney's top campaign surrogates and potential running mates are from the upper Midwest – starting with Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, a former George W. Bush budget director. The others are Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
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Rare is the running mate who can swing a state, but in a battleground as tight as Ohio, every vote matters. Four years ago, Obama won the state by just 4.6 percentage points, even as he was winning Wisconsin by 14 points and Michigan by 16. This year, his margins are down everywhere.


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OMG... No wonder you're The Economist... You would never pass an accountancy exam... You can't put two and two together!
Working couples are the CORPORATE interest.
The PUBLIC interest is Breadwinner & Homemaker couples pulling together in sweet harmony.
We should be encouraging (subsidising?) B&H couples~~ making part-time work a viable option for the maximum number of homemakers~~ while subjecting working couples to benign neglect.
Present policy is to subsidise working couples. Cameron's latest proposal is to give child allowances to working couples making 80,000 pounds a year but cut them off to single-income couples making 45,000.
My solution is a homemaker/ caregiver allowance
A 1st rate marriage always consists of a breadwinner and homemaker pulling together with complementary roles in a reciprocal relationship: the breadwinner with a full-time/ wage/ benefit job, and the homemaker usually with a part-time job.
That is the basis of empowered self-respecting middle-class society: as it used to be called.
The corporations wanted to use women this last fifty years to break the unions. Well, union power is broken now. We can start to think more rationally about the role of women.
Tzimisces, there aren't more part-time career tracks because most people would rather work full-time than work part-time for half the pay. Many people think they'd be happier working less but after a while you come to the conclusion that you might as well get paid for sitting in front of a computer.
I really think that any society would see a lot more part time work if they allowed you to be on a real career path while part time. People in America work so many hours because you have no choice if you want to get anywhere. I wouldn't be surprised if many would trade salary for more time off as long as possibilities for advancement remained the same. I have a strong feeling that the explanation lies more with organizational culture and a lot less with the culture of society as a whole.
Is this married women? single women? all women? If it is all, what are the percentages for single versus married?
My guess is that a basic standard of living is possible on 1.5 salaries and so families are happy to one partner underemployed for cash reasons allowing employment in other life enhancing fields. Europeans are much more happy cruising and being happy rather than the American approach of finding the next level of happiness, this requires 2 salaries, both of which need to be increasing.
I wonder how Dutch men feel about female underemployment,and do they tend to get in on the underemployment fad, or are they left making up the deficit.
Dutch men must by wimpy.
I wouldn't work if I didn't need to either. Unfortunately, in America, we have to actually work for a living.
I'd note that the Dutch tax reform increased the number of women working though it had a negligible impact on the hours they worked. In total, Dutch women work more post-reform.
One difference may be health insurance. In the US, full-time jobs often include health insurance as a benefit; part-time ones almost never do. This is not a consideration for the Dutch.
Americans have never understood that one works to live; Europeans are much saner in this regard. Good for Dutch women.
"Incentivise" is just plain ugly. I vote for "encourage" or "motivate" or "reward" or "bribe" or "threaten" - all ordinary, all more precise.
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quote:The report states the the female volunteer told police that Incognito "used his golf club to touch her by rubbing it up against her vagina, then up her stomach then to her chest. He then used the club to knock a pair of sunglasses off the top of her head. "After that, he proceeded to lean up against her buttocks with his private parts as if dancing, saying 'Let it rain! Let it rain!'" the report states. "He finally finished his inappropriate behavior by emptying bottled water in her face."
quote:Incognito allegedly molested some lady on a golf course with his golf club quote: Is she black? Its only a story if she is black. Because he used the N word WHICH NO NFL PLAYER HAS EVER USED. Actually she is. Which ESPN referenced several times.
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LONDON (AFP) - Usain Bolt eased through the first round of the Olympic 200m on Tuesday as the Jamaican took the next step towards a sprint double after having already retained his 100m title in style.
Reigning champion Bolt showed no signs of fatigue as he ran the bend hard before relaxing in the home straight and strode over the line to win in 20.39sec in the first heat on a chilly morning in the Olympic Stadium.
"This was an easy run. I am enjoying it," said Bolt. "This is my favourite event so I am looking forward to it."
His main challenger for the 200m, Yohan Blake, also negotiated his passage into the next round with ease, as the Jamaican who took the silver behind Bolt in the short sprint won his heat in 20.38sec.
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Background: Cleft lip and/or palate is a debilitating condition if left unrepaired, resulting in significant speech, hearing, swallowing, feeding, and psychosocial impairments. The authors' objective was to determine the potential impact of being born with cleft lip and/or palate by using previously validated health state utility assessment measures.
Methods: A utility assessment using the visual analogue scale, time trade-off, and standard gamble was used to obtain utilities for cleft lip and/or palate, monocular blindness, and binocular blindness from a prospective sample of the general population and medical students. Average utility scores were compared using paired t test. Linear regression was performed using age, race, and education as independent predictors of each of the utility scores.
Results: Over a 1-year prospective enrollment period, 110 participants were included in our utility analysis. The utility outcome scores for cleft lip and/or palate (visual analogue scale, time trade-off, and standard gamble, 0.69 ± 0.18, 0.85 ± 016, and 0.84 ± 0.18, respectively) were statistically different from those of binocular blindness (visual analogue scale, time trade-off, and standard gamble: 0.38 ± 0.17, 0.70 ± 0.24, and 0.66 ± 0.25, respectively; p < 0.001) but not statistically different from those of monocular blindness (visual analogue scale, time trade-off, and standard gamble, 0.67 ± 0.15, 0.86 ± 0.15, and 0.84 ± 0.18, respectively). There was no statistically significant difference in utility scores between male and female participants.
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10-05-2009, 10:19 PMI became a fan of Battlestar Galactica when I saw an episode on Hulu.com this past January and then the final episodes aired just after that.
I bought the whole series and have been watching it an episode or two at a time and today I watched the episode Guess Who's Coming to Dinner where Rebel Cylons ask to join the Fleet and have Adama support them. I was awestruck by the whole episode. Every minute was better than the minute that preceded it. The music, the dialog, the pace and timing. Everything. It was no less than a masterpiece. I really cannot think of anything on TV that tops this except maybe the first episode after the Fleet finds Earth and the two mutiny episodes.
Going back over this show's history, it is really amazing that it won no major Emmys.
That was the best series to be on TV in a long time. As a drama it was great and for a Sci-Fi drama it is peerless. FX turns out some good shows that are different from the norm (The Shield or Sons of Anarchy) but Sci Fi's Battlestar Galactica is in my mind in the top 5 best TV shows of all time!
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We have unprecedented access to information and ideas. In education there seems to be no end to philosophies, ideas and prescriptions. Indeed, it is difficult to tune into any form of media without running into someone's idea of what everyone in education ought to be doing.
In the time that it takes to read this blog post, there will be hundreds, if not thousands, more blog posts, Facebook posts, Instagram posts, Tweets, etc., etc., telling us how we should go about our craft. There is no dearth of 'new' educational paradigms, each professing the way forward as in the focus on 'data-driven instruction,' which many consider a new spin on old idea.
This post does not argue the merits of the plethora of pedagogies, philosophies and prescriptions, many of which are not new, but rather a repackaging of old ideas.
I am guilty more than I like to admit of contributing to education's white noise. With so much white noise out there, how do we know if we should spend our energy sifting through the seemingly endless static?
I offer the following tips to filter out educations' white noise.
1. Trust Your Intuition - If something seems off or not quite right, pay attention to that
feeling. Human beings, in general, are intuitive and can tell if something is amiss. You have probably had the experience while reading a piece or listening to a speaker of that 'uneasy feeling,' even if you can't explain why. Your intuition is throwing up a caution flag often for a variety of reasons. Trusting your intuition in these instances at the very least will afford you more time; you can always reconsider the ideas put forth by the author or speaker at a later date.
2. Consider The Source - Are the ideas put forth by a single author, multiple authors or a particular group? Groups or individuals with a particular agenda or political affiliation often spend their time defending or singing the praises of their position. While offering a particular point of view can add to our collective knowledge, when these views promote a limited way of thinking, they can become problematic.
I also like to consider whether I feel the author is authentic. This is partly about trusting our intuition and ability to sniff out a fraud. Moreover, it's about considering whether the author is credible. Have they spent time in the situation? Have they effected any actual change or implemented their ideas? Is their own brand of white noise theory-based with little real application?
Of course, if you somehow know the source, perhaps you have met the author(s) in person or know them through other means, this can help you determine whether there is authenticity.
We all suffer from our own brand of hypocrisy and have our do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do moments. The type of inauthenticity I am referring to here is not a temporary lapse but rather a true disconnect between idea and practice. An example would be promoting democratic education principles in theory but shutting down any kind of democratic discourse behind closed doors.
3. Room for Dialogue - Does the author present the information in such a way that if anyone should dare to disagree with them, they are ridiculed or accused of 'not getting it'? Do they use jargon and 'cited sources' to paint any counterargument into the corner of bad practice? Do they respond to questions and critique with real discourse or cling desperately to their view?
I sometimes find that if the author is unwilling to have a dialogue about the ideas put forth, the ideas themselves may be flawed, the author isn't that knowledgeable, s/he wants to come off as the expert or it's a sham to sell something based on faulty research. Clearly, these are not the only reasons an author does not engage in dialogue; sometimes it's more a reflection of time than of unwillingness.
4. Beware of the Self-Promoters - If you buy my book for $49.95, you'll get to be part of the enlightened club, so the sales pitch goes. There is nothing at all wrong with having resources for sale; I do myself. There is a big difference between creating resources that are
designed to add to our collective knowledge and creating products of little value designed to sell quickly using multi-tiered marketing schemes.
We have all encountered the self-promoters. They have seemingly become ubiquitous in our society and the field of education is not immune. Again, I point out the difference between bringing attention to resources one has created, experiences and personal musings and using the same platforms to inject an egocentric, narcissistic focus on the same. The self-promoters interact very little with others in field and are mostly interested in what they have to say.
I remain wary of the come-see-what-I-am-doing idea rather than a focus on the issue or resource. An example would be an author who solely focuses on taking pictures of themselves at an event and/or their role in the event or issue, so the focus becomes about them not the big picture. This can also be a not-so-thinly-veiled attempt to brand themselves as the expert on a particular topic.
5. Beware of the 'Experts' - We all have our particular expertise. Many of us have spent a good deal of time and energy, usually at great sacrifice, building our knowledge base and honing what we have to offer. We live in such a wonderful time where we can easily share our collective experiences. We also live in a time where just about anyone can brand themselves as an 'expert'.
The time spent in the attempt to position themselves as the expert takes away from time that might be spent listening, understanding and realizing there is always more to learn. Sharing our experiences is important, sharing knowledge is important, reflecting on our experiences is important. Doing all this adds to our field. What takes away from our field are the self-proclaimed experts who are only interested in their position. I have always believed that once we think we have mastered something, that's when it's time to start worrying.
6. Tune Out - It may be that sometimes we just need to tune out and put the white noise on the side for even a short while. Tuning out from education's white noise can open up time to focus on reflection and practice. The freed-up time also presents an opportunity to look inward and reengage with other learners. Knowing ourselves well and taking time to notice what is happening in our particular niche may be exactly what we need to find and hone our capacity as guides.
7. Take Your Time - It seems to be human nature to want to get to the latest information as soon as possible. In our attempt to stay current, we can get sucked into education's white noise because we want to be informed and don't want to miss an opportunity to learn something new or to consider a new perspective. If the 'newest' idea has merit and is well-grounded, it will be around for a while and there will be time to engage with it.
As is often the case, it will make its rounds on social and print media, as well as a variety of education circles. It's okay not to take everything in and okay not to have heard of the latest trend. By slowing things down a bit and not worrying about taking in every possible bit of information, the result often has a self-filtering effect, as the gimmicks and unsound ideas fall away.
There seems to be no end in sight to the bombardment of white noise. While we are fortunate to have such easy access to a wealth of ideas and information in education filtering, its white noise may become a necessity rather than a luxury.


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Toga! Toga! Toga!
Yup, there's definitely going to be a Toga party in Saratoga this weekend. Of course I'm talking about 'College Day' at the track. Note to parents: Hide the kids – the track is going to be overrun with inebriated folks who really don't care about anything. Hey, that sounds like the people who work down […]
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#TU2U: At the track
That's going to do it for today's TU2U. Check back next Friday, when we'll be live with reporters Jordan Carleo-Evangelist and Church Churchill, who will bring their Yankees/Red Sox rivalry to the track from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Watch live streaming video from timesunion at livestream.com We are live at Saratoga Race Course with Skip Dickstein […]
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County politics wrap
Incumbent Frank Thompson has forced a Republican primary for supervisor in Milton, while the Saratoga County Board of Elections invalidated several nominating petitions across the county, including those from four candidates in Saratoga Springs for the Independence party line. Thompson's nominating petition exceeded the 301 valid signatures needed to get on the Sept. 13 primary […]
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Wednesday night in Saratoga
Saratoga Performing Arts Center welcomes back The Philadelphia Orchestra at 8 p.m. Wednesday, kicking off three weeks of performances. Opening Night features guest conductor Marin Alsop, the conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the first woman to lead a major American orchestra, and violin virtuoso Sarah Chang, regarded as one of the world's greats. […]
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#TU2U: At the track with TU photographers
#TU2U returns to Saratoga Race Course Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Times Union Staff Photographer Skip Dickstein, renowned horse photographer, and Photo Editor Will Waldron. While the photographers share stories and tips with you about capturing those perfect finish-line moments, News & Information Services Coordinator Jennifer Patterson and I will be on […]
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Plan to develop Lillian's lot
The Planning Board could vote Wednesday on a new mixed-use building for the public parking lot next to Lillian's Restaurant on Broadway. Bonacio Construction, the successful bidder to build on the property, proposes a 46,000-square-foot building in the middle of the downtown shopping district that would contain parking beneath it, Planning Board Chairman L. Cliff […]
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Meet Amanda and Greg
As you may already know, Amanda Talar and Greg Aidala will be in Saratoga throughout track season to show you what's happening during one of the most exciting times of the year. Who are Amanda Talar and Greg Aidala? Hello, Saratoga Seen! I'm Amanda Talar, and I am a TU blogger. As a native of […]
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Beefcake, Saratoga style
It isn't everywhere that men just over 5 feet tall are considered beefcake calendar material. These men of small stature are superb athletes and incredibly tough. Now there's a calendar for sale that shows a little more of the top jocks than their riding silks reveal. There will be special autograph signings for the first […]
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Police chief back on job
The Saratoga Springs chief of police returned to work Monday morning after serving a 30-day suspension for "sexting" from his office in City Hall. Christopher Cole said in an interview Monday morning that he would meet with his top staff later in the day to discuss events in the department and "what we need to move forward." […]
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Hats off
Here are winners from the 20th annual Hat Contest held this past weekend at Saratoga Race Course. More than 175 participants competed in three categories: Uniquely Saratoga, Fashionably Saratoga, and for younger patrons, Kreative Kids. Anne Marie Mitchell of Stillwater and Debbie Lurie of New City were crowned winners of the day's most celebrated category, "Uniquely Saratoga," which awards whimsical and creative hats. […]
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United States denies asylum to gay Saudi... JPost - International I think that's pretty close to the headline that would have appeared in the NY Times if this happened under Bush. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't give a sod about U.S.-Saudi relations. We should have invaded that hellhole instead of Iraq.
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If he really faces death I'd support him being granted asylum. Lets see what happens, I'm not against the administration letting the court system take the blame for any issues with the Saudis. Why not try and avoid a fight over it if possible? Ideally someone would invent a way to turn sea water into gasoline for $0.50/gal. Then we could tell the Saudis to stick their backwards-thinking heads up their behinds; but until then some tact is prolly for the best, as long as at the end of the day this guy doesn't face death just for being gay.
Too bad he isn't Obama's uncle or aunt or something. Then asylum would have been a certified guarantee. Someone give this guy that lawyer in Clevelands number.
Let's see what happens? You mean send him back and see if the Saudi's murder him for being a homosexual.........REALLY?????????????
Why don't Muslims like homosexuals...... Why do liberals Love Muslims................. Muslims don't like homosexuals, liberals like homosexuals and liberals love Muslims, but liberals like homosexuals also, muslims hate homosexuals but their lovers the liberals like homosexual, the hell with it.......... What a f-cked up world the Liberal Loons live in.
The article alluded to the idea that Obama may have decided to let the court system order a change in his status. Sure, that may not happen, but the admin's current decision not to grant asylum can be undone with nothing much more than a signed piece of paper and a phone call I'd expect. My comment to wait and see what happens was with respect to how the courts act and what the admin does if they don't act.
Are you freaking serious? We need Saudi oil so this guy must be executed because he's GAY!? REALLY? So which is it? You can't bring yourself to criticize Obama or you don't give a sh!t about basic human rights. Which one?
Oh... But why screw with this? The Saudis aren't aware that we consider their medieval system abhorrent? Maybe this would be a good mechanism for the Obamites in the WH to "give a hint" to the Saudis that they are aniumals who need to reform their stupid-ass culture and join the 20th century. We can work on the 21st century later. Patters?
WTF? Does anyone read, as opposed to skim, around here anymore? What is unclear about "As long as this guy doesn't face death for being gay"
If you do some other reading, it gets more interesting and, maybe, even more convoluted. Right now, JPost is the only one reporting that asylum has been denied - I'd be inclined to wait a bit and make sure the report is true. Even at that, if you read, rather than skim, the cited article it does not say, "Obama Admin sentences homosexual man to death," by any means. There are several salient facts tht B5 conveniently left out. 1) The story about the request for asylum being denied comes from one blogger - and the JPost admits it has not verified that fact. 2) Even the blogger himself stated that the decision to refuse asylum is not the final and lasting word on the subject. 3) Seeing as how the man seeking asylum was previously involved in Saudi decisions to administer torture as a result of court hearings we'd probably have to know more about US policy about offering asylum to people who participated in torture in their home countries. The cynic in me says Israel would be against any country doing so regardless of the dangers to the person being returned to his homeland, don't you think? 4) There's a good bit of hype in the last sentence of the JPost story. 5) The truth is - there are only 4 Muslim countries which have the death penalty for homosexuals. It is not "state sponsored murder across the Muslim world." While it is true that Saudi is one of those four countries it is also true that there has not been a gay execution since 2002 in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's juggling act on homosexuality | Brian Whitaker | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk Please understand that I am not advocating or defending flogging or imprisonment as a punishment for being gay - I am merely stating that neither of those things is death as the OP here is claiming.
I thought it was obvious that the thread title was tongue-in-cheek. I even added this: Just following forum rules (four sentences). So this might actually just be "karma"...interesting. I think that is four too many. Well that's a relief.
That's cool. Around here, I can't tell anymore. Such a sucky rule. It's so easy to leave off important information, isn't it? Nah, I didn't say that. I don't believe in karma. It just means that things are not always as they seem sometimes. And, if it's true that he participated in the administration of torture - the US shouldn't give him asylum, should they? There are people who think that even one country with a death penalty for anything is one too many.


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There are Catholics like Joe Biden who claim to follow what is too often called the "spirit" of Vatican II while rejecting the very foundations that important Council proclaimed. Then, there are others, like Paul Ryan, who grasp the implications of what it means to infuse the values informed by their Catholic faith into their political participation on fundamental moral issues such as the Right to life Continue Reading
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"95% of Ryan's view is NON-CATHOLIC! Ryan's ideology is not of the Franciscan or Augustinian, it is totally Ayn Rand."
Identify an aspect of his proposed budgets that could have been written by Ayn Rand. I'll even accept just one.
"We cry for anti abortion laws at the same time we protest against regulations and bills that will keep children safe, feed and medically sound."
What protests are you talking about? And where in the Bible or Church Tradition does it say that the primary help for the poor should come from the government?
2 years ago
Biden grinned thru the debate because as Ryan said , he was under duress. It was a grinn of a fool as far as I am concerned. It seems that he is not the only one. Not the first time you see newscasters, especially women, grinning while broadcasting the most sad news items, like disasters and deaths etc. They should be fired. Learn from Walter Cronkite and Eric Saveried. They were Real newscasters.
2 years ago
Heaven help us all.... it is truly painful to pickup a Catholic comment this political season. I can not believe how much biasness and hate that comes from my sisters and brothers. This behavior is not Christlike! When have my church become the Republician Catholic Church of the United States? Why are were teaching and preaching as if Ryan is a man after Christ Himself? 95% of Ryan's view is NON-CATHOLIC! Ryan's ideology is not of the Franciscan or Augustinian, it is totally Ayn Rand.
I have been a Catholic out of choice, and try to live the Catholic faith of virtues, and morals. Yes, I am PROLIFE, life for all peoples at every stage of life. I hurt for the the deaths caused by abortion, but also war, hunger and lack of heathcare. We cry for anti abortion laws at the same time we protest against regulations and bills that will keep children safe, feed and medically sound. We Catholic can be such Hyporites sometimes. In this year of faith, let us begin to work for Christ not for the republician party.
We also need to begin decrying all the name calling, voters issues and racism that has plagued this country.
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2 years ago
The problem I have with the media, which by the way are nothing but cheerleaders for Obama, is the analysis that most Catholics support abortion, homosexual marriage and contraception. However, the Catholics quoted as supporting these sins are in all probability non-practicing Catholics, I can't and haven't seen any of the supposed main stream media types questioning practicing Catholics concerning these issues. Additionally, why don't the Bishops in charge of the various dioceses where these democratic congressman, senators and VP attend Mass and refuse the Holy Sacraments to them?
2 years ago
Paul.Emile Leray, Who will do the least amount of damage in areas where it counts most?
Exactly right! Enjoyed your quotes...And they are exactly true. To answer your question seems simple really. O/B represents the Culture of Death. R/R represents Life. Maybe not as much as we'd like, but R/R is better than the Culture of Death. Let alone Freedoms. Your delicious quotes say the rest! Blessings... -
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I'd like to say that it refreshing to view the comments left by most on here regarding the debaters abortion views. I thought I would get on here to point out that neither candidates positions was consistent with catholic teachings, to my pleasant surprise, nearly all commenters have noted this. While Biden was as expected in left field, and Ryan was as expected in more congruence, it is dismaying the compromises public officials will make to be elected. I will vote for Romney/Ryan as they are closest to my theological views as a Catholic. But I do wonder how either can receive communion after publicly advocating contrarian positions to a fundamental tenet of the faith. So, I guess I am also dismayed at the current state of the Church which compromises (American church predominantly) with politicians to stay relevant. It was pointed out to a large audience that both candidates were Catholic, so, the non-Catholic viewers must have a very confused, and I'll informed view of Catholic teachings.
2 years ago
Do you know why Biden grinned and laughed during the debate? Because John F. Kennedy did that when he debated Richard Nixon in 1960. That boosted Kennedy in the polls. Ever since then ALL Democrat candidates do the SAME darn thing thinking it will boost them in the polls. SADLY, it does work with many. As for me, I'm sick of this obnoxious clown act. The biggest joke s the Marxist Media Talking heads declaring Biden as the Big Winner. The biggest losers were the audience who watched this clown act.
2 years ago
I did not watch the debates last night. Instead went to a reading performance of James Joyce. From what I read today about the debates, I am glad I made that choice. There may have been more truth in the readings of James Joyce than in what was in the debates.
As predictable in the debates last night, the candidates made statements about already well known issues, including their positions on abortion. Nothing new that I can gather from any of the reports I read. Nothing for sure that remotely reflected the deep concerns and anxieties of the working poor. Preferential option for the poor is a forgotten priority for sure.
For any Catholic who puts great trust in any particular political party to be the moral voice of Catholic moral principles beware. Some individual issues may be resolved, some laws against abortion or same sex marriage may be changed. As far as I can tell political leaders are not going to help any of us be ready for the final judgment. In the final judgment, each of us will be held accountable: When Jesus will say to those who have been faithful:"For when I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and and you visited me." MT 25:36 For those not faithful, well you know the answer to that.
Where am I? Far from where Jesus wants me to be. Each day in prayer, I ask how can I be more faithful? What must I give up to make me a light to the world? Lord take from me any pride that makes me feel I know it all or that I have THE answer for any human crisis. -
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Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Ryan was expressing the position of Romney, as he is top of the ticket. I didn't read his answer as his own personal opinion. The question was answered first by Biden, which took a political turn instead of being personal. Ryan's job was to expose his belief of life begining at conception in a moral and scientific fact. As the VP candidiate he can only say so much. I believe the weight of this subject showed in Ryan's face, he understands that so many have trouble with idea of saving a child under the circomptances of rape as the line not to cross publicly. Yes I agree, it would be refreshing to see our officals boldly profess our faith with clarity, but it is the hearts we must change first. It's our job to lead our representatives by example. Ryan should respect and restraint with an oppenent who mocked and laughed. Pray for Biden, that he may find humility.
2 years ago
Michael, it is laudable that you wish that Ryan had taken an stronger, purer stance against abortion. However, we must also take into consideration not only the fact that Ryan cannot publicly go further policy-wise than the man at the top of the ticket but also because we first need to make up for a tremendous amount of lost ground before anything more ambitious can get on the table. For one thing, abetted by the mainstream news media & the prejudices of the cultural elite, the other side is suceeding in its efforts to get our society to take for granted that abortion on demand should be regarded as a natural "right" and does not even want to allow a real debate that could risk a decisive change in the national consensus. Very crucial is the point that Ryan made that the Democratic party, far from its original intention of making abortion legal but rare and safe, it has become aggressively expanisive in promoting the availability abortion as if it were a positive good. So let's not give the impression that we may as well as sit at home on election day because neither ticket is completely on the side of the angels.
In the context of violating religious liberty, Paul Ryan did bring up the Obama administration's attempt to force the Church to pay for contraception. Biden tried to weasal out of it with a meaningless assertion but Ryan pointed out that if there was a distinction with a difference there wouldn't be so many ongoing lawsuits against the Obama administration on the issue.
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| Fear of flying suggestions Hey guys soo Saturday after a year of planning and getting ready finally had my vacation to Europe to go see my family. I got to IAD(dulles) and I was a little nervous because im not too found of flying, checked my bag in and was waiting to board the 2045 flight to LHR, right before they started boarding I panicked really really bad. I started shaking feeling like vomiting got very tense stomach pains and was scared. I ended up not going got my bag off and left. This has never happend before I mean I dont really fly a lot and before when I've flown I've been nervous and a little scared but not like this. On monday I got some xanax from a friend and tueday tried again. I paid the penalty fee check my bag and everyhting started happening again even before I went through security check even after taking the xanax, they got my bag off and ended up going home,, now I lost 4 total days of vacation and I ended up postponing my vacation until september 5th after paying ANOTHER penalty fee. I'm going back to work tomorrow dissapointed embarrased and pissed of at myself and will try to figure out what to do until my next flight sept.5th. I havent seen my familly since the end of 2006 and im sure I've dissapointed them too even though they said it's okay and not to worry about it. ANY suggestions ??????? I'm at loss right now and dont know what to do. I've been looking foward to going for soooo long and I really miss everyone back home and also to really relax and enjoy my 2 weeks off. I have Keiser inssurance so I'm going to make an appointment to conuslt with a doctor but I also want to get some input from you guys, anything is greatly appreciated.
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions The first thing I thought of when I read the thread title was "xanax." And it didnt' work for you. I, too, HATE flying. The thought of something that big and heavy 7 miles up in the air just doesn't seem right. There was a time when I'd bum a xanax from a friend before a flight (aside from vitamins, I hate taking any kind of pill, but it was a trade off), and it worked really well. I don't do it anymore, I just close my eyes and take deep breaths during takeoff and I'm okay. What exactly is it that's causing these panic attacks? What are you afraid of?
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions ummm crashing to the ground and dying? The fact that human error manifests itself in every facet of life imaginable and that there are no bounds? I have the same problem. Luckily I'm slightly bi-polar, so when I fly I get really freaking hammered and just don't care if I live or die. I may get to my destination, or arrested at the airport. Either way, I don't end up back home.
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions See a doctor about it. Tell him your symptoms and he'll definitely conclude that anxiety is an issue for you. If you tell him Xanax didn't work, he'll probably try you on Lexapro first. It should be noted that anxiety meds are not designed to be taken one at a time, like you would Tylenol for a headache. They are meant to be used routinely. In order to work right, they need to consistently run through your blood stream in order to balance out the chemicals in your brain causing the anxiety attack. One Xanax here or there won't necessarily help, but if you're on Xanax steadily for a week and then try to fly, you might be good to go. But no matter what this is a conversation that has to take place with a doctor.
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions Before you resort to meds there are books and/or classes that may help you deal with your fear. |
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions Well i'm sort of heartened to hear someone else admit to a deathly fear of flying! Frost i'm really curious how yours got started? I'll tell you i grew up flying a ton cuz mom was a flight attendant for many years. Two things happened. In 1991 we left O'Hare for London and about an hour in the plane lost an engine. Policy is the plane turns around so we did. Then about 5 minutes from landing the fire alarms went off. We got landed in a hurry...very rough landing and the plane was shut down on the run way. Come to find out a cabin cooling system hadn't been filled w/ water and nearly started a fire...ever since then i thought about the other scenario, where the engine doesn't die and we have a cabin fire at 40 thousand feet. The second thing that made me terrified was a flight into Seattle a few years later in the worst storm i've ever seen. I got to see the snack cart bounce of the ceiling and hear people scream and pray. FUN!!! But here's the thing I can fly today w/o panicking. Drugs never worked for me much but Matty's suggestion is a good one. I can't remember what i read years back but just recently i read Outliers, which talks about many of the things major airlines have done to make flying much, much safer than it used to be. That's the bottom line for me...the big carriers are really safe. I won't ride on smaller ones anymore. |
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I really wish I could pinpoint to something and say THIS is what the problem is but I'm just not sure, the whole waiting part after you check your bag in going through security waiting to bard waiting to take off I guess it just builds up to the anxiety, the heights once your in the air, I wont even look out the window, the thought of being in a tube with nothing below you. last time the whole way to europe i was gripping on to the seat handles, maybe some of those memories from previous flight ? the thought of not making it back. I think it's a bit of everything. Maybe because I dont have someone who I know that I could feel confortable in the plane ? I know you could chat with a stranger but its not the same as having your boy with you or a familly member to kinda provide that confort. Especially the 2nd time I tried i kept telling myself stop being a wuss you can do this etc + the xanax that i had taken ALL of it went out the window once i got to the security check.
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Oh man sounds like terrible experiences. Like I told GMScud I think it started with the waiting part, especially saturday night when i was suppose to fly out there was that big thunderstorm and my flight got delayed for almost 2 hours. I think it would be a lot easier if I had one of my buddies with me but unfortunatelly that wont happen. I dont even get on rollercosters(not sure if that has anything to do with flying). But I dont know it's crazy and what makes me angry about the whole thing is that I was goin to see my familly so its not like its a bull trip where I can be like you know what screw it I can just chill home, you know. I really wish there was a legal way where they sedate you put you on the plane and wake you up when you arrive. It's 2 flights, 1st from dulles to london and from london to bucharest,Romania. But I think I just need to get over that 1st flight, kinda like that 1st hump and see that it's ok, I should be ok on the 2nd leg of the flight. Another thing that kinda worries me is that I dont wanna force it and then have like a midflight freakout. All this has just ruined my vacation and left me feeling like s**t.
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions Take a cruise to the EU. So long as you don't get sea sick, problem solved. ;-) But if you see Dicaprio and Winslet, wait for another boat. |
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions My ex-wife, who is German, has the same problems. One time we were flying to Germany, with a stop in Pittsburgh. The landing at Pittsburgh was so bad she threw up than passed out, and they had to clear the plane for medics to come in and take her off. I have flown in planes/helicopters all my life, in Civil Air Patrol, then in Army transports, and now at least 4 times a year. Have you ever gone to the observation area, and just watched planes take off and land. At BWI and Reagan National there are park areas at the end of the runway. Maybe if you take a picnic lunch, and just watch the sheer bulk of planes that take off and land regularly, it would help give you a mental picture of safety. I know TV pictures emphasize the bad events, but it is amazing to watch the sheer volume, and I think grace, of these huge machines leaving and landing. That would give your mind something positive to rest on when it starts getting anxious. Just a thought. |
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions I'm not a big fan of flying but the facts are that you risk your life more just driving to the airport. Good chances are you know someone who has died driving a car but I bet you don't know anyone who has died from flying. I'm sure you do other things that are much more of a risk then flying and the chance of something happening are really pretty small. Remember that the guy flying the plane has just as much on the line as you do so they take all the safty measures to protect themself as well as their passengers. |
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I am not afraid of flying but I hate when people say it is more dangerous to drive a car. Based on what? It is just a play on numbers more cars equals more opportunties for accidents, duh. I also love, most car accidents happen within in a 5 mile radius of your home, no really where the f do you thing you drive most of the time. It gets old.
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions You wanna know the secret to surviving air travel? After you get where you're going, take off your shoes and your socks then walk around on the rug bare foot and make fists with your toes.
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Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pasadena, Md Age: 47
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions I tried that once, but the building was attacked while I was in the bathroom, really ruined Christmas! |
Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pasadena, Md Age: 47
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| Re: Fear of flying suggestions Quote:
You also give up complete control of your safety, which is another big fear creator. I know many people who cannot be a passenger in a car, but have no problem when they are driving. Fear, in general, is an irrational emotion. That means that facts by themselves cannot always overcome it. I go back to watching the planes land and takeoff, it is similar to immersion therapy, in that it gives your mind the visual belief that taking off and landing is a safe action, and the sound of the engines may also give the mind a sense of comfort if you look at it is the power necessary to overcome the natural laws that are seeming to be "broken". | |
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