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Photo Gallery: The strange evolution of Olympic mascots
1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary, Canada: Olympic Games mascots 'Hidy' and 'Howdy' during the 1987 World Cup in Calgary, Canada.
1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul, South Korea: Hodori the Olympic mascots dance while holding the flags of South Korea and the Soviet Union after the U.S.S.R. vs. South Korea soccer match ended in a 0-0 draw.
1992 Olympics, Barcelona, Spain: Cobi, the official mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics, was created by Valencian artist Javier Mariscal. He is a Catalan Sheepdog in Cubist style inspired by the interpretations of Picasso of a masterpiece from Velázquez, Las Meninas. The Barcelona Organizing Committee for Olympics specially produced a TV series for Cobi to communicate the spirits of the Games.
1994 Olympics, Lillehammer, Norway: Olympic mascots Kristen and Haakon skate around at the speedskating track during the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics in Norway.
1996 Olympics, Atlanta, U.S.A.: Izzy, the Mascot of the Centennial Olympics, walks by spectators during the opening ceremony of the Centennial Olympic park 13 July in Atlanta.
1998 Olympics, Nagano, Japan: The Official Mascots of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games.
2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia: The mascots for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games make a grand entry at their first public appearance in Sydney on May 28. The mascots are based on native Australian animals — they are Millie, the Echidna (left) — Syd, the Platypus (centre) and Olly, the Kookaburra (right).
2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia: Michael Knight (second from left), Minister for the Olympics, cuts a portion of the world's longest Olympic cake with Sydney 2000 mascots 'Syd' the platypus (left), 'Millie' the euchidna (second from right) and 'Ollie' the kookaburra (right) by Sydney Harbour on Sept. 15, 1998. The 16-metre-long cake, representing the 16 days of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, marked the two-year countdown to the opening ceremony on Sept. 15, 2000.
2002 Olympics, Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Children from the 'Children's Dance Theater' in Salt Lake City, UT, unveil the three new mascots for the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics 15 May, 1999. The mascots from L-R are: Snowshoe Hare (Swifter), American Black Bear (Stronger) and Coyote (Higher).
2002 Olympics, Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Mascot Copper, Powder and Coal of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games photographed in Ogden, Utah.
2004 Olympics, Athens, Greece: The Athens 2004 summer games official mascot is seen Aug. 24 2004, during the Olympic Games athletics competitions at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. AFP PHOTO/TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA
2004 Olympics, Athens, Greece: The Athens 2004 summer games official mascot is seen Aug. 24, 2004, during the Olympic Games athletics competitions at the Olympic Stadium in Athens.
2006 Olympics, Turin, Italy: The Turin Winter Olympic Games mascots, a friendly snowball called Neve (left) and her playful ice cube partner Gliz, welcome athletes at the Games' village in Turin on Feb. 5, 2006.
2006 Olympics, Turin, Italy: Turin Winter Olympics mascots friendly snowball called Neve (L), red body and a round head, poses with her playful ice cube partner Gliz, blue body and a square head, during the official presentation in Rome on Sept. 28, 2004. The cuddly pair, which represent the two important elements for the winter disciplines, were officially presented to the media and a host of Italian celebrities by the Turin Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (TOROC) inside Termini, Rome's main railway station.
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2010 Olympics, Vancouver, Canada: 2010 Olympic Games mascots (L-R) Quatchi, Miga and Sumi look on as members of the public skate during the official opening of the GE Ice Plaza Nov. 23, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada. The GE Ice Plaza was the centre of holiday activities in the heart of Vancouver prior to the 2010 Winter Games, and home to performances and events during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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2012 Olympics, London, England: Wenlock, the Olympic mascot and Mandeville (right), the Paralympic mascot are unveiled at St. Paul's Whitechapel C of E Primary School, Tower Hamlets on May 19, 2010 in London, England.
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Downton Abbey Portrays Reality of Interfaith RelationshipsBy Gerri Miller
Go inside Season 5 Episode 9 where the story line of Atticus and Rose's interfaith relationship comes to a head.Go To Pop Culture
Sam and I were discussing our ketubah (marriage contract) artwork and after much thought, we decided to ask Michelle to paint it for us. We looked at hundreds of designs online and most of the ketubot used trees because the Torah is referred to as the tree of life. We are comfortable using this imagery and would also like to incorporate the four seasons. After talking with Michelle she is combining these ideas into two trees of Spring and Summer reflecting the two trees of Fall and Winter to represent the years gone by and the years to come. We asked her to use chalk pastels in bright, bold colors to exude life and energy. Sam and I took what we liked from a lot of different designs and Michelle is combining all of our ideas together to create something uniquely for us.
Finding a scribe that would write interfaith text on a piece of someone else's art took some research. We found a scribe who belongs to the New York Society of Scribes and happened to be visiting Boston, near where Michelle lives. Michelle met with this scribe and together they picked out the paper that would be conducive for both her chalk pastels and his calligraphy ink. After much discussion, we realized that it would be better logistically for Michelle to do her artwork after he wrote both the Hebrew and English text.
Finding the text for the ketubah was more difficult. We looked at several texts and it was a lot easier to pick out the language we didn't like, than find something we both agreed upon. Sam wants the language to be more formal, in honoring the traditions of the past, whereas I would like the language to represent us both as equals. After going back and forth on text, nitpicking every word, we think we have finally agreed on some language but would like to get approval from our parents and Rabbi before the scribe begins his work.
Our goal is to get the text to the scribe by the end of this month, so he can create his calligraphy so Michelle has enough time to create her artwork. Our ketubah will be the most valuable piece of artwork in our home; therefore, we are being very diligent in crafting the language and design.
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Finding a Rabbi for Two
A question that all soon-to-be married couples must ask, who is going to officiate our wedding?
The most popular answer among weddings I have attended all seem to be: close friends who are ordained by the state. When dealing with an interfaith couple, the answers get a little more complicated. Do we ask our rabbi? Do we ask a priest?
As I spoke about in my last post, it was very important for Lisa to be married in the chapel. It was important to me to have a rabbi marry us. Without much thought it was a compromise that made this one step closer to a truly interfaith wedding ceremony.
We had decided to ask a rabbi to marry us, but it was not that simple. Still in today's age it is rather unpopular to marry interfaith couples, or at least that is my perception. It was not an option to use the rabbis who shaped me until this point. The rabbi I had as a child has passed on. My most recent rabbi is 600 miles away. We are on a budget and just could not afford to bring him to Cincinnati. Since moving in February of 2013, I was still in search of a temple where I felt comfortable, and where Lisa would be welcome.
Back on the east coast, I had a small, 150 family congregation. Three out of four weeks, the services were done in a Conservative style I really gravitated toward. It was small and welcoming and socially liberal. It was filled with several interfaith families, LGBT couples, and a lot of other groups that made it a welcome place. It truly was unique. It was much different than the Reform services I attended in my youth.
I came to Cincinnati to find that, but Cincinnati is a small city and I was left with two very different choices. On the one hand, I attended regular services at a Conservative temple, but there was no formal rabbi. The community was great, but the lack of a rabbi did bother me. However, I liked the services which felt a lot like I those back on the east coast. At the Reform congregations, I felt as though I had outgrown the style of services, but there were plenty of rabbis to go around. I found myself uncomfortable with musical accompaniments for a lot of the services. I found myself connecting less during those services. However, I knew Lisa may be more welcome there.
It was tough. I had to talk to my spiritual advisors. I emailed with my old rabbi. I sat in prayer. I spoke with Lisa almost after every Friday night.
We kept coming back to Temple Sholom. It was a smaller community than some other locations, so that fit with both of our sensibilities. Lisa had never been to any sort of Jewish religious service, so it was great to be able to sit down on a Friday night at home and stream in services as an introduction. It meant Lisa wouldn't be overwhelmed and it alleviated my irrational fear that Lisa would hate attending services.
Temple Sholom also has a wonderful spiritual leader, Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp. We knew she was one of the few area rabbis who performed interfaith marriages. She had moved from Conservative to Reform and I felt I would be making that same transition. She had also spent time working with inmates and if you remember from my introduction post, I spend my free time every Monday offering guidance at a local correctional facility. It was also easier for Lisa to connect with a female Rabbi.
After one last sign, we made the appointment with Rabbi Terlinchamp. After one session, we filled out the membership paperwork and scheduled our marriage class appointments. I may not have the same rabbi for guidance as the rabbi I have grown used to, but WE have a rabbi that will officiate our marriage and help us both grow spiritually.
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Passover and Beyond
Apologies for the radio silence from the Pulda/Acone camp. We just returned from a 10 day trip to Israel and have A LOT to post–and will do so over the next few weeks.
Just before we left for Israel we celebrated Passover. Passover has always been one of my favorite holidays. For me, Passover meant getting together at my grandparents' home with the whole (gigantic) family and singing Had Gadya and Let Our People Go at the top of our lungs. In more recent years we have continued this tradition for the first Seder and then people usually break into smaller family groups or join friends for the second Seder. Passover holds special significance for Chris because it was his first introduction to Judaism (and my family) and, thus, this holiday has always been special for him.
This year's family Seder did not disappoint. We have a large number of kids these days and my uncle (who led the Seder) made the event very kid friendly and the food was amazing, as usual. One part that stuck with me was a passage we read about Israeli soldiers who have been captured in the last 40 years. I was studying at Tel Aviv University when Gilad Shalit was taken prisoner. I remember being in Israel at that time and praying for his return, so this part of the Seder really hit home for me.
For the second Seder, we were a bit lost this year–my mom was away and my dad was looking for somewhere to go–so we made a (very last minute) decision to host the second night. We invited some friends, a local cousin, and Chris' parents. Chris and I have hosted Seders before with a group of Jews and non-Jews, but this Seder was really special because it was the Acone's first time participating in a Seder.
My dad led the service and began by asking each person to share one way in which we each have freed ourselves in our own lives. Everyone had a great example, some of which were Chris's dad retiring from 30+ years as a pilot, my cousin Ben moving to Boston for a new job, and my dad realizing that he should be doing more things he likes rather than obligations. I really enjoyed this addition to the Seder and liked how it connected our lives with the lives of the slaves in Egypt.
The rest of the Seder was pretty traditional. We sang the four questions, hid the afikomen, drank some wine (probably more than four glasses), read the plagues, ate the bitter herbs, etc…and had a delicious meal. Even though the service was 'old hat' for me, I really loved watching Greg and Judi experience it for the first time. They had such interesting questions and comments, and were especially surprised at how many parallels there were between the Seder to Easter and the Catholic religion. When the night finally came to an end they both expressed how much they had enjoyed it and how they would love to do it every year.
And thus…a new tradition shall begin!
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A Keefe Easter
I think the Passover/Easter combination is more difficult than Hanukkah/Christmas. This is because Easter most always falls within Passover. Over the past few years, Sam has celebrated Easter with my family: joining us for mass, taking part in the Easter egg hunt, and sitting down with us for our giant ham dinner.
Two years ago, a few months into our relationship, I invited Sam over for Easter at my parent's house. Not wanting to make a big fuss about his religion, I explained to my mom that Sam was Jewish. Mom told my sister, Michelle, who told my sister Carolyn, who told my brother Chris, and soon everyone knew that Sam was Jewish.
Sam and I attended Easter Sunday mass with the rest of the family. I spent the entire mass worrying about how uncomfortable Sam must have been. Later, he told me that he wasn't uncomfortable at all. He had gone with me to previous masses at my parish in New Jersey, which helped acclimate him to the flow of the mass.
After mass we had our annual Easter egg hunt. My siblings and I have a tendency to make a mess searching for eggs, whereas, Sam was being very careful looking for his egg behind books and under boxes. Upon finding his egg, he realized that he couldn't eat anything inside because the goodies weren't kosher for Passover.
Easter dinner came around and my sisters bombarded Sam with "Why can't you eat ham on Easter?" and "Are peeps kosher for Passover?" Sam fielded these questions like a champ! We had brought some kosher for Passover wine, but it had slipped my mind to tell everyone that it was specifically for Sam. The wine was poured and by the time the wine reached Sam, all the kosher for Passover wine was gone. We sat down to our usual Easter ham, rolls, corn, and potatoes. Thankfully my uncle brought over a small lamb. I think the only thing Sam ate that night was lamb and a potato.
Round Two. Last year, my mom and I worked really hard to make the entire meal kosher for Passover. I explained to her all the dietary restrictions. For the month leading up to Easter, I received calls with "Is this kosher for Passover?" or "Can Sam have that?" My mother experimented with matzo meal and potato starch for the first time in cooking all the Easter dishes and desserts.
During the Easter egg hunt, Sam had remembered some of the hiding places from the previous year and that was where he started looking. Once he found his egg, there were kosher for Passover macaroons inside!
My brother and father picked up some really good kosher for Passover wine which sparked some good conversations about keeping kosher. Dinner was served and my father said the prayers and then offered for Sam to say his blessing. Sam said the motzi in Hebrew and English. My dear old grandfather (who is hard of hearing) blurted out with "That's not Catholic!" It was at this moment that we told my grandfather that Sam wasn't Catholic. My dad responded with, "Yes, but everything he just said, you also believe in!" Since then Sam and my grandfather have had many conversations on religion, and have come to the conclusion that there is always more to talk about.
Looking back on last year, I think, making the entire meal kosher for Passover was too stressful for my mother. For Easter, a week ago, I provided the main course and desserts and gave my mom some specific sides to make.
Easter mass was very comfortable sitting alongside Sam and my family. After Mass, Sam even went up to the priest to talk to him. We have been meeting with this priest to plan our wedding ceremony, so he is getting to know Sam and I very well.
The infamous Easter egg hunt came around and after much searching Sam found his egg taped under the lampshade in replace of the light bulb! After an enjoyable egg hunt, dinner was served. Both my father and Sam said the blessing over the meal and everyone left pleasantly full. It took us three years, but I think we have finally found a routine in balancing Easter and Passover!
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Passover Seder with Both Families
By Sam Goodman
Won't you help to sing / These songs of freedom?
We're currently in the middle of one of the most widely-observed Jewish holidays, Passover. One of the Shalosh Regalim, or three pilgrimage festivals (literally "three legs"), in ancient times Jews throughout the land of Israel would gather and make sacrifices at the Temple in Jerusalem. Passover celebrates the Exodus from Egypt, and is one of the few holidays mentioned in the Torah. In modern times, it is observed by abstaining from the consumption of items with leavening (e.g. bread, cake, beer), and with a festive meal on the first two evenings, which is called a seder.
When I was growing up, we would have the first night seder with extended family. Between grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and my nuclear family, there would be about fifteen of us crowded around the table, hearing Poppop recite the story of the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt. It was always fun running around with the cousins, searching for the afikomen, and staying up way past our normal bedtimes. We still meet at my uncle's place every year on the first night, and although lately we've had a couple faces missing from the table due to cousins living abroad, or away at college, usually at some point we would Skype them in. Also, as some of the older cousins have become involved in serious relationships, there have been new guests at the table – including, for the past three years, Anne.
The second night seder had a very different tone than the first night while I was growing up. My two sisters and I would each get to invite one friend, and beyond these three friends, it would just be our nuclear family at the table. We lived in an area that had very few Jews, so most of our school friends had never been to a seder before. At the beginning of this seder, we would start by explaining the symbols on the table – the matzah, different items on the seder plate, Elijah's cup, etc. Diana, my youngest sister, would start the explanation; Stacey, the middle child, would add things that Diana had forgotten, and provide additional layers of meaning behind the symbols; and I would continue with the things both sisters had left out.
This year, we invited Anne's parents and siblings to our second-night seder. As an added twist, my Dad had asked me a few weeks ago if I could lead our seder. My father, an accountant, was a *bit* exhausted by the night of the second seder, which fell this year on April 15th. After a few weeks of reviewing the haggadah and the Passover story, I had committed as much as I could to memory, and felt prepared for what was to come.
Anne and I arrived at my parents' house around 5:30, about half an hour before the seder was to begin. I wanted some time to settle in, and do some last-minute reviewing of my notes and the biblical Exodus story. Thanks to some heavy traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway, I ended up having quite a bit of extra time – Anne's brother Chris showed up around 6:15, and her parents and two youngest siblings didn't arrive until nearly 7PM. After some brief greetings, we sat down at the table, and the seder began.
We began with my retelling the story of the Exodus, beginning with Joseph's trials and tribulations, culminating in the arrival of the Hebrews in the Promised Land, and hitting all the major high points along the way. Unfortunately, due to my nerves, I ended up hitting many of the minor points as well, resulting in a retelling that felt as long as Cecil B DeMille's epic film. In reality it was probably only 15 minutes, but it felt much longer. At least nobody could say I missed anything important!
After my retelling was complete, we began reading from the haggadah. After the first cup of wine, my nerves (finally!) began to ease up. We went popcorn-style around the table, each person reading a paragraph. As we reached the Four Questions, we broke our order and had Theresa, Anne's youngest sibling, read them. We continued along, with Anne's parents and siblings asking questions as we went. What foods do we "dip", as mentioned in the Four Questions? What's the egg for? Why is the shank bone, rather than another part of the lamb, used to symbolize Passover offering? Is that really a lamb's shank bone, or just a chicken bone? When do we drink more wine? In some cases, the answers were literally on the next page of the haggadah, but I was able to field most other questions without significantly affecting the flow of the service.
Finally, it was time to eat the main meal. Anne had prepared eggplant dip, chopped liver, and potatoes, and my mom cooked up some beef brisket, chicken, and fruit kugel. Everything tasted delicious, though it certainly helped that we were having a very late dinner. Unfortunately, we weren't able to go through the post-meal portion of the seder due to a confluence of the delayed start time and Anne's youngest siblings' bedtimes (the following day was a school day, after all).
I'm certainly in no rush to lead my next seder, a responsibility I hope continues to be held by my healthy father and grandfather for many years. However, it was a lot of fun studying the details of the seder and the Passover holiday while preparing to lead it. Also, I'm extremely grateful that Anne's family is open to learning about the customs and holidays of my faith. While we certainly differ on quite a few theological matters, I appreciate that Anne's parents are willing to join my family for holiday celebrations. It displays both a confidence in their beliefs and an acceptance of my ability to practice my faith.
On a completely unrelated note, I listened to this song on repeat while writing this blog.
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Under God, In a Chapel, With a Rabbi
Welcome back. If you remember from our introduction, our wedding date is November 8th of this year! It is 205 days away, but then again, who's counting?
If you know anything about a wedding, you know it takes careful time and preparation. That is not unique to an inter-faith wedding, but some of the things on the check list are approached with a different perspective.
Let's start with the reception venue. The reception space is always one of the biggest items on anyone's wedding check list. We went with a re-done barn, known as The Centennial Barn, which was built in 1898, but renovated in 2010 in order to host events. What is great about this space is that not only is it affordable, but the money spent here actually has a higher purpose. The money goes into the work of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor. A few examples of the Sisters' community work are to provide haircuts for the homeless, bring art into poverty stricken parts of the city and help young women to make better lives for themselves by helping them to get off the street. Helping others is a big part of who Lisa and I are as individuals and as a couple. Lisa spends many of her hours volunteering as a Merchandise Director for an amateur sports team here in Cincinnati. I work in the nonprofit sector, but also do community outreach mentoring. No matter what faith we fall into, helping others is a tenet for everyone. We didn't realize reception site picking would end up being a faith-based decision!
The reception choice was easy, but the wedding ceremony would involve a lot more conversation and lot more faith discussions.
One thing to know about Lisa is that she is a grounded individual. She balances my often imaginative personality. We all have our desires as human beings, but Lisa tends to keep it realistic and much more achievable. If she wants something she tends to have fear about putting it out in the world. On the grounds of the Centennial Barn, there is a beautiful chapel, the St. Clare Chapel. When Lisa saw the Chapel, she wanted to get married there. It was comforting to her faith and she knew it would mean a lot to her every-Sunday-church-going family as well. However, we had decided to have a Rabbi marry us… Would the nuns be OK with this decision? Would our Rabbi be OK with this decision? I had to ask myself if I was OK with this decision.
It didn't take much meditation though. I knew I was OK with it. I always want to provide for Lisa, even if it is just happiness. I knew from some interfaith classes I had attended that it was important to encourage one another's faith, and getting married in the chapel was a way in which I could support Lisa. Plus, she had agreed to have a Rabbi marry us, which was more important to me than the venue.
The Chapel is not as easy as writing a check either. We needed approval from the Arch Bishop of Cincinnati. So here I was, a Jew, writing a letter to the Arch Bishop and the Nuns trying to convince them to let us get married in a chapel. The letter was not far off from this entry, but I knew at the end of the day that I simply could not buy the space and had to trust in G-d to show us that this space was for our big day. When I got the approval, the Head Sister (Nun) sat me down and said that they prayed (and she admitted–cried) for us because they were so touched by our story and our trust in G-d. We had our wedding day venues!
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East Coast Meets Midwest: Ryan and Lisa's Wedding Blog Introduction
Welcome. Shalom. My name is Ryan Mount and I am a great story teller, but as far as writing goes, this is new ground. Ring-bear with me while I try to introduce myself. (Please excuse the How I Met Your Mother jokes and references; it has been a favorite of Lisa, my fiancé, and became a favorite of mine. I also tend to think I have a great How I Met Your Mother story, but that post is for another time.)
My name is Ryan and as you can see I am a terrible at telling jokes, a self-proclaimed great story teller, and I am getting married in November to my fiancé Lisa. This blog is hopefully going to be an adventure of how a Jewish kid born and raised on the east coast got mixed up with, fell in love with and is now planning an interfaith wedding with an Ohio native and soul mate, Lisa.
Lisa was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio (right outside of Detroit, which I mention because I never heard of Toledo, before I met Lisa). She has been a Cincinnati area native for 12-13 years and lived here her entire adult life. Lisa was raised in a tight knit Polish neighborhood by mainly her father and her extended family. She has an older sister who is seven years older than her who also happens to be getting re-married one month after our upcoming wedding. Overall, her family dynamic is much different than my own and it certainly brings up a lot of conversation during our wedding planning. Lisa went through 12 years of Catholic School and church was a strong part of her young life.
I was born and raised in a small suburb of New Jersey called Westampton, but if you ask me where I am from the answer is always, "Philly." I come from an interfaith home where Dad was raised Catholic and Mom was raised Jewish, but neither practice. Christmas was always about Santa and Easter was always about the giant bunny. Jewish holidays stood as a staple of tradition, like Pesach/Passover, but no one kept kosher during it. We celebrated Hanukkah, which would end up growing to be one of the most important parts of my spiritual development as a Jew, but I would not come to realize that until much later. I have two sisters, one nine years younger, and one two-and-a-half years older. Somehow in the middle of all this non-practice growing up, I endured some personal hardships and continue to grow spiritually in the Jewish religion. I do not know if I classify myself as devout, but am a Friday night attendee of Temple and pray/meditate every day.
Who are we? (That is actually a sports chant Lisa and I both say every Tues/Thurs/Sun.) You see now we both live in Cincinnati, and initially met through the sport of Roller Derby. We are both skaters and each other's coaches for our teams. I am a Jewish professional working for the Federation system and she works for a custom box making company in Northern Kentucky.
Our wedding date is November 8, 2014. This blog will explore more about our relationship, our upcoming wedding plans and the challenges it takes to make a true interfaith wedding. We are striving for something more than just a Jewish wedding in a chapel (which right now is actually the plan). It is not just about a merging of two faiths, but also two very different cultures meshing together and hoping for a lot of laughs and only tears of happiness. So again, welcome and shalom.
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Food Glorious Food…
Last weekend we met with the caterer to finalize the menu and taste some of the dishes we had picked for our wedding. We decided a while ago that we would serve dinner 'family style' with large platters of each dish placed on each table, instead of individual plates or buffet. We choose to serve the meal this way for two main reasons: one is because we think it goes well with the aesthetic of our backyard themed wedding, and the other is simply because we don't have room in the backyard for a buffet table.
Once we nailed down the manner in which we would serve the meal, picking the dishes proved a bit more challenging. Interestingly enough, the meeting with the caterer proved reminiscent of Chris's post last week about how "Jewish" our wedding is going to be. The caterer was very sensitive to potential religious restrictions and was very upfront about all of the ingredients in each dish. While we are not serving a Kosher meal, we will have some guests who keep Kosher and want to make the meal accessible to those individuals. It would have been quite expensive to serve a fully Kosher meal so we decided we would serve a 'Kosher style' meal, meaning no shellfish, pork, or milk and meat together–likely disappointing Chris's Uncle Bobby who had requested both scallops wrapped in bacon and escargot. Sorry Bobby!
After the serving style and food accommodations were decided it was time to choose the actual menu. This was the fun part! The caterer choose for us to taste a variety of appetizers including homemade hummus and baba ganoush with pita chips, a Caprese salad, beef satay, mini quiches, and roasted zucchini and summer squash. We loved them all and chose to serve each one. For the salad course we picked a spring salad with strawberries, goat cheese, and a pomegranate and blood orange dressing (my mouth is watering just thinking about this salad). For the main course we decided on two meat dishes–salmon with a spicy avocado sauce and chicken piccata–and green beans, wild rice, and a tortellini salad on the side. We were utterly pleased with each dish we tried and even more impressed with the effort the caterer showed us by serving Hamentashen for dessert! He also ordered fresh baked Challah from a bakery in Brookline that we will be serving on each table.
Now…all we can hope for is to actually get to eat some of it!
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Just like all beginning relationships, I had plenty of questions. "Will he still like me if I eat three burgers for dinner?" "Will my parents and siblings like him?" "Will his parents and siblings like me?" "Will we get along with each other's friends?" "Will he be ok with my Catholicism?" At first, these questions bugged me. I had doubts that the relationship wouldn't last because we are so different. However, after talking it over with my friends, something clicked. Instead of focusing on the fact that we were different, I began to embrace it.
I started sharing my hobbies with Sam. When I was with Sam, I experienced things differently than when I was with my other friends. After going to the theater with my girlfriends, we would talk about the rehearsal process, technical elements, and cast and crew. Seeing the exact same show with Sam, we would talk about how we related to the characters and how the acting moved the story along. Sam also started sharing his love of concerts and brewing with me, and introduced me to Judaism.
I began going to synagogue with Sam a few months into our relationship, and it was confusing at first. The service was completely different from the Catholic Mass, and it didn't help that I didn't understand Hebrew. After attending a few more services with Sam, I started researching the holidays and cultures and began to find joy in the ways that the Jewish holidays could benefit me personally or spiritually. Creating a menu for Passover became an exciting search, between my friends and I, to experiment with different ingredients within the dietary restrictions mandated during the holiday.
Sam and I started turning activities into exciting adventures. Over the past two years we have attended numerous family holiday celebrations; the National Homebrew Conference, several beer festivals, numerous Synagogue events, Philadelphia Folk Festival, and other concerts; stewarded a mead (honey wine) competition; road tripped to Chicago (twice), Boston, and Minnesota; held a game marathon during the two-week black out of Super Storm Sandy; and celebrated a handful of friends' interfaith/intercultural weddings.
So when did I know that Sam was the "one"? The answer is three-fold:
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Planning a wedding is difficult. Sam and I are trying to juggle all of our vendors. However, there is one vendor that we are not worried about at all: the florist.
I work for an event production company that specializes in weddings. Flowerful Events has agreed to help us with our wedding décor and flowers. The designers not only create bouquets and centerpieces, but also custom pieces such as a butterfly-themed chuppah and an 8' tall Eiffel Tower sculpture as place card table decor. Sam and I do not need an 8' Eiffel Tower for our wedding; however, we are adding little touches to make the décor reflect who we are. We have given the designers a few ideas about our décor and they are excited to create something a little different for us. The designers have been trying to finish most of the prototypes before the start of wedding season, which runs from April to October. Because our wedding is at the end of wedding season, our prototype will be finished in July.
At any given time, I am dealing with 80+ events. Some of our clients are mothers planning their child's Bar/
It is very easy to get lost in the overwhelming sea of wedding information. There are hundreds of little details to keep organized. Each detail plays a part in the décor that we bring into that specific venue. The color of the venue's walls will help us determine the color of the uplighting. The number of chair rows or pews at the ceremony affect the number of chair/pew arrangements and the type of chair or pew factors into how we can attach the décor. Even the ceremony flooring is taken into consideration. If the aisle runner is thin on a wooden floor, it could be a tripping hazard.
Being immersed in this business on a daily basis has helped me navigate my own wedding planning. For example, when a client emails me her inspiration board, I may add some of their images to my own inspiration board. I may use a wedding planner's day-of timeline as a reference to create my own day-of timeline. When I ask the client the quantity and size of her tables, I am jotting down a reminder to get that information for myself. While the clients and I are at a walk-through of a venue, I am envisioning my venue and where certain items will be placed.
Our wedding is at the end of wedding season. I have planned it perfectly that the thick of wedding season will be right when Sam and I are knee deep in our own plans. This may sound daunting to some people, but I find it exciting!
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PARIS—Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed Friday with U.S. President Barack Obama that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons against Syrian rebels, but he gave no indication that Ottawa would follow the White House's lead and authorize supplying military equipment for anti-Assad forces.
"We share the view of our allies, based on the evidence before us, that there have been uses of chemical weapons in Syria by the regime" of President Bashar Assad, Harper said.
It was the first time Canada has reached this conclusion.
"They have used those weapons a number of times and this is another very dangerous step for Syria and the entire region," Harper told the media after talks here with French President François Hollande.
A senior Canadian official said growing pressure to support the Syrian opposition sets the stage for a dramatic clash at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland that Harper will attend on June 17 and 18.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the lone Syrian ally among the G8 leaders, and he is expected to come under intense pressure to stop helping Assad in a civil war that has killed 90,000 Syrians and is growing increasingly destructive and unpredictable.
Like Obama, Hollande has taken a strong position on the need to support rebel groups opposing the Assad regime. Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron recently opened the way to send weapons to the rebels by convincing the European Union to drop an embargo on such shipments.
"The White House has confirmed what France knew already, that is there are some chemical weapons and they have been used," Hollande said Friday in his joint press conference with Harper.
"We must exert some military pressure" on Assad, Hollande said. "We must get him to understand that there is no other solution than a political solution . . . Assad must go."
And Hollande added if military support is provided to the Syrian rebels, careful arrangements must be put in place to keep track of the weapons.
Harper said he and Hollande discussed the issue in their two-hour private chat Friday. And Harper told reporters he is looking forward to discussing it with other G8 leaders next week.
"The position of Canada on the regime is clear," Harper added. "We want to see Assad depart power and we want to see a regime that is representative of the entire population of Syria."
But Canadian officials said Ottawa has as yet has no plan to supply military aid to the Syrian rebels.
The Harper government has repeatedly expressed concerns about the possibility of weapons supplied to the rebels ending up in the hands of Al Qaeda-linked groups who are part of the forces challenging Assad. And the conflict is threatening to drag in regional neighbours, including Canada's close ally, Israel.
"Our concerns about the risks on both sides are shared also by our allies," Harper noted.
Worries about inadvertently arming Al Qaeda-allied radicals are among the reasons the U.S. has been slow to send lethal aid to anti-Assad groups. But Obama had said the use of chemical weapons by Assad's military was a "red line" that if crossed would invite a tougher U.S. response.
Also, the situation of the rebels has grown more urgent as Assad has gained ground against the opposition with support from Iran and Lebanese guerilla group Hezbollah.
Still, U.S. military aid is said to be limited for now to small arms and ammunition. It does not include the anti-aircraft weapons the rebels have been requesting. Nor is the U.S. likely to impose a no-fly zone intended to halt shipments of weapons from Iran and block the use of airfields by Assad forces deploying chemical weapons.
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Advice Needed: Should We Own or Lease Laundry Machines?
We're a coop in upstate NY (yes, there are a few of us up here). We've had one of those horrible laundry contracts (self-renewing, we pay all utilities, received very small rent fee). The contract has expired and shareholder/tenants want to see the laundry become a revenue stream rather than a constant expense for the building. Just starting our research. We've seen the general literature on the web regarding energy efficient machines, the ruling against "right of first refusal clauses," and the different ways to go: co-op owns machines, co-op has revenue-sharing lease with laundry company.
Does anyone live in a co-op that is happy with its revenue stream from its laundry rooms? How did you do it?
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My husband is the president of a 78 unit condo association and did much studying.....is very happy they BOUGHT machines. We are into year 9 and it is definitely an income producer. We have a service contract with a local business. They installed the coin boxes and come whenever we call to repair them. We have 16 washers and 16 dryers...4 to a floor in our 4 story condo.
One of the other co-ops on our block bought their machine and found that it was a hassle to get it repaired, esp. when it was the coin mechanism that broke. So look locally to see if you can find a company that will repair that part as well.
I'm in a very small co-op (10 units plus a super), and only about half the apartments use the machines very much at all.
I'd actually like to just buy home machines, and assess each apartment based on their current use of the machines (everybody has to write down when they use it, right now), or on a per-person formula. We'd have to take into consideration the idea that some people don't use it at all, but in our situation, I don't think it would be hard to do, actually.
If you choose to lease, make sure there isn't language in the contract that automatically renews the contract if you don't say something.
This happened to a landlord we used to rent from. Machines were always broken or ate quarters. They took their time servicing them.
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The statements made ??at the Sochi meeting showed once again that Azerbaijan is taking a constructive approach in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. Armenia, on the contrary, is not going to abandon its destructive stance.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev once again took ??a fair and concrete position on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, reiterating the four UN Security Council resolutions, which demand an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian occupation forces from Azerbaijan's territories. He also expressed concern that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict's settlement has dragged on.
Azerbaijani president also noted that a fair solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh problem is possible within the framework of the rights and principles of international law.
The position voiced by Azerbaijan at the Sochi meeting became a message to the OSCE Minsk Group member countries that Azerbaijan does not intend to give up its lands which are under occupation. Azerbaijan's foreign policy is based on national interests. Azerbaijan does not take any political decisions, designed for today. Azerbaijan will never sacrifice Nagorno-Karabakh to political processes underway in the region, and this position is fair.
The other obvious side of the Sochi meeting was the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's inadmissible stance. His choice of words did not correspond to the meeting format. His opinions did not relate to the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, and once again showed that there has not been any progress in Serzh Sargsyan's morality or political literacy. His political literacy has remained at the level of the 90s of the last century.
It should be stressed that the escalation of tensions by Armenian armed forces and the death of an Azerbaijani martyr on the eve of a Sochi meeting demonstrated Serzh Sargsyan's position.
The Sochi meeting entrusted Serzh Sargsyan's government with great responsibility, the responsibility for the bloodshed if Azerbaijan starts liberating its territories from occupation. Tomorrow Armenia, being in a deep economic crisis, will face a political crisis. While being remembered by his people for childish tricks, Serzh Sargsyan leads his people to a more tragic future.
Another visible feature of this meeting was that Russian President Vladimir Putin's position shown during the discussions confirmed his country's interest in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. Despite Armenia is closer to Russia than Azerbaijan, in his appeal, President Putin demonstrated an independent position. He said that Azerbaijan and Armenia have good intentions for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
While stressing that it is possible to find a way out of any difficult situation, President Putin called on the parties to come to an agreement on the conflict settlement in the near future. Obviously, the Russian president intends to take the initiative to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict himself.
All the above-mentioned was only the visible side of the recent presidential meeting. The results of the invisible side of the meeting will be announced later.
Serzh Sargsyan's sincerity and interest in solving the problem within the norms and principles of international law will be known in the coming days.
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Traded my Cry Havoc for the Sanfrancisco Lager yeast from White Labs. What can you tell me about it? Still having trouble trusting the guys at the brew shop on lager yeast. Thanks Guys.
I've used this yeast quite a few times and the label is pretty accurate. Good lager characteristics (clean/neutral), especially if you can keep fermentation temps in the low 60's. Hop flavors are somewhat subdued but the malt comes through beautifully. The yeast is pretty flocculant and will leave a clear beer with standard aging. Hope this helps. Happy brewing!
I've used this yeast a fair bit too. As the previous poster mentioned, it ferments out clean and malty at low ale temps, although it's not a perfect substitute for real lager yeasts/process. Wlp060 (Am. Ale blend) is another good choice for steam beers or cali lagers if you want something that ferments out clean and crisp, but lets the hops come through a bit more.
Ferment it at 62F the whole time. The resulting beer is a slightly fruity but very "authentic" tasting lager. Great for a speedy Oktoberfest, and I've had success with it twice for quicker-turn-around light American lagers for family.
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I've used it in IPA's before. It's been years since I've done that recipe, but it was good. Ferm temp was low 70's
Had Oktoberfest in primary at about 58-60*F for 7 days now. Still good amount of krausen. should I let her go until the krausen subsides completely before racking to secondary?
I love this yeast. Also just finished an Oktoberfest. Fermented at 58 for 5 days and then ramped up to 68 for another 7 days. Crashed for 7 days and bottled. Great malty beer and few esters. I messed up the recipe a bit and used too many hops, so I am a bit out of style.
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A 36-year-old woman was found dead with her throat slit in her house in Okkiyam-Thoraipakkam on Wednesday afternoon.
Police suspect personal motive behind the killing and have ruled out murder for gain.
The deceased, V. Kavitha, was alone in the house in Soolaima Nagar 1st Street, Mettukupam, after her husband Veerappan, a wholesale fish dealer, left for work in the morning. Their two daughters and son had left for college and school.
When Veerappan returned home around 2.30 p.m., he found the gate and the main door wide open.
"He went into the bedroom and found Kavitha lying motionless on the bed, bleeding profusely from a deep cut in the neck. He raised an alarm, following which neighbours and a tenant residing on the first floor rushed in," said an investigating officer.
Senior police officers visited the house and conducted preliminary probe. Fingerprint experts combed the bedroom and the rest of the house for vital clues. The body was sent for postmortem to the Government Royapettah Hospital.
Even though the almirah in the bedroom was found open, no valuables were reported missing. The gold jewellery Kavitha was wearing was intact.
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That would really suck. I hope current customers can get them when they arrive, and not just for new customers. I might have to cancel FiOS, and reup then , if it comes to that.But anyway, does anyone know IF the DCT700 Digital Adapters that FiOS customers have, like me who have 3, will be compatible with the new VMS1100 Media Server and IPC1100 IP STBs? Since they do not have a guide etc, (to me they should be compatible, and I know regular STBS are not, and would have to be swapped out.)Also, do you think a tech will have to come out and install these new VMS and IPC boxes bc they are a new different technology, respectively, then the current boxes that I just added and swapped boxes myself with relatively easy labor. Or do you think it will be just as easy as swapping current STBs and HMDVRs with these new ones?One more thng. I assume that the prices will not change for these new boxes over the current STB price (ex: 20 bucks for HMDVR= same price for Media Server. Current HDSTB at 5.99 = same price for new IPC small STBs. ) Can I believe this to be true of the pricing ? Any info would be appreciated.Thank You.
does anyone know IF the DCT700 Digital Adapters that FiOS customers have will be compatible
One more thing. I assume that the prices will not change for these new boxes
I can't remember an instance when a new product verizon fios has had that could only be had for new customers.
»www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/veri ··· ands-on/Engadget got their hands on the VMS and the IPC. The interesting bit the article mentions that I hadn't read anywhere yet was that two VMS can be used in the same home...


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Google Opens Its First-Ever Store in This Big City
It is appropriately called The Google Shop. Two more are set to open later in the year.
Arjun Kharpal
2015-03-11 17:15:00
Mobile Marketing
5 Ways to Maximize Your Mobile Marketing Strategy
Consumers rely on tablets and mobile phones for shopping, creating opportunities to engage them when they are likeliest to buy.
Brett Relander
2015-02-24 13:30:00
Android Just Achieved Something It Will Take Apple Years to Do
Google's operating system reaches a mega milestone.
Rob Price
2015-02-03 16:15:00
Cloud computing
The Top 5 Cloud IT Challenges Facing Businesses in 2015
As cloud computing becomes the norm for businesses of all sizes, the demands for security and reliability will increase.
Michael Gold
2015-01-07 21:00:00
Connected Entrepreneur
If You Want to Build Good Relationships, Stop Hiding Behind Your Email
If you're working through touchy subjects, in-person is better than the inbox.
Lambeth Hochwald
2014-12-09 17:00:00
The Danger of Continuous Partial Attention
Your distractions are keeping you from being alert, attentive and focused and can hamper your post-event follow up not to mention your day to day activities.
Ivan Misner
2014-11-26 16:45:00
5 Low-Tech Ways to Throttle Time-Sucking Mobile Devices So You Can Concentrate
Sometimes, the killer productivity app is the off switch.
Larry Alton
2014-11-26 14:30:00
Mobile Marketing
Mobile Marketing Emerges as the Ultimate Vehicle for Crossing Advertising's 'Last Mile'
Countless brands have long puzzled how to nudge customers into buying. Mobile technologies are the answer everyone has sought.
Brett Relander
2014-10-28 13:30:00
Location-based Marketing
It's Time to Wire Your Business for Indoor Location-Based Search
Think of it as GPS for inside your store. The largest retailers are implementing the technology but it's affordable for everybody.
Brett Relander
2014-10-21 15:30:00
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The Secrets to Leveraging the Insatiable Consumer Appetite for Mobile Coupons
Coupons have been popular for generations but mobile devices have taken this venerable marketing tactic into an entirely new realm.
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Brett Relander
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Best Idea Ever: A Walkway for Smartphone-Addicted Pedestrians
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Geoff Weiss
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The Thiel Tomcats and the Youngstown State Penguins will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Beeghly Center. Last time out for Youngstown State, they were an 85-69 loser as they battled Massachusetts on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 10-point underdog. Thiel:
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Rice Lake's Ellenson transferring to Marquette
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Wally Ellenson, an All-America high jumper for the University of Minnesota and former member of the men's basketball team, is transferring to Marquette to compete in basketball and track and field, the school said in a statement Wednesday.
Ellenson will have two seasons of eligibility remaining after redshirting in 2014-15 due to NCAA transfer rules.
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Muslims celebrate the killer in Copenhagen as a great man with a heart of gold
If there was ever a video that needs to be sent to every media person, every relative, everyone in denial, and every politician in the damn free world, this may well be it. (This is now going to be the … Continue reading
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Are the police at war on terror or with free speech? National anti-terror unit handed list of Charlie Hebdo stockists to local forces who then went round demanding to know who bought copies
Daily Mail: Distributor John Menzies passed details of magazine stockists to police Police chiefs then told specific forces where magazine was being sold Details were intended to 'provide community reassurance' But local officers went to shops and demanded details … Continue reading
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The Hypocrite from Paris
By Carpe Diem Reuters reports1 that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered an investigation into a cartoon apparently depicting the Prophet Mohammad in an official Palestinian newspaper. The move came less than a month after Abbas joined world leaders … Continue reading
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Two far-left politicians in France discuss the effects of Islam and its followers on French civilization.
If they are ready to go this far on broadcast TV, imagine what they know and aren't yet willing to say.
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The new Charlie Hebdo cover.
1. Charlie Hebdo's new caricature 'unjustifiably provocative': Egypt's Dar Al-Ifta (it is stupefying to try and grasp that muslims believe that any drawing is a greater offense than the murder of some 16 people over them. But that is Islam … Continue reading
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BBC Asia interviews a Hamas leader on their ties with Iran and ambitions.
This is a significant interview and while it was supposed to be available in English by request, no request was answered by those who asked. Please download and spread this video by any and all means in case it is … Continue reading
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Australian politician cares more about truth than career
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A brief look at what sharia law looks like in the UK
Most people are appalled by sharia because of its draconian punishments. Personally I find that absolutely the least problematic aspect of it. Earlier today I happened to have the chance to chat with a friend about the nature of sharia … Continue reading
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Robert Spencer on CBN on amputation for theft in Philadelphia
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Imam in Philadelphia attempts to cut off a man's hand who is suspected of thievery.
This is a very important item. More so than most because it speaks to an issue which is of central importance in terms of the cognitive dissonance that is costing the Western world so much in its blindly fought battle with … Continue reading
STOP THE PRESSES! Feminist group takes stand for WOMEN'S RIGHTS!
Things must be really bad when feminist and women's groups actually take action of any kind to protect women and genuine human rights anywhere at all as opposed to dedicating all their efforts towards enforcing cultural Marxism. Found at Bizpak … Continue reading
Brunei: 'Stone the gays' law to be phased in from tomorrow
Anyone think this will shift homosexual activist groups away from hatred of white Europeans, the USA and Israel? Didn't think so. I wonder if there will be a gay pride march in Brunei? Or even one in Canada to protest … Continue reading
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Women in Iran attempt to resist compulsory hijab
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Video: News from Islamia – Stoning and Burning in Morocco
This is an original translation by Oz-Rita From PI News: Those who live in an islamic country have to submit without any compromise to the "religious" ideology in force, otherwise their life can end very brutally. allegedly in Morocco, a … Continue reading
Interesting article on the implementation of sharia laws in Malaysia over non-muslims
On another post today, a short discussion took place about how muslims reinvent the word 'defend' as a rhetorical trick to justify out-and-out attacking people, arguing that it is defending the religion, to use force to make islam and sharia … Continue reading
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Improving golf courses enhances 'quality of life'
Based on reaction at this week's Fort Worth City Council meeting, it appeared that council members are finally seeing the light when it comes to funding golf courses in the city.
A few weeks ago when there was talk of reinvesting city dollars in the 1930s-era Rockwood Golf Course on the north side, several council members balked, pointing out that under the Fort Worth model adopted in 1983, municipal golf courses were expected not only to pay for themselves, but also to make money.
Needless to say, a lot has changed since then. In the past 20 years, 20 new golf courses have been built in the area, with the peak coming just as there was a downturn in the economy. Municipal courses overall took an economic hit, but the "old, tired" courses like the ones in Fort Worth were especially vulnerable as golfers went to newer facilities in nearby cities, said Richard Zavala, director of parks and community services.
Whereas in 1999 the city's golf courses brought in "over $3 million to the good," Zavala said, the city's golf fund in 2013 was almost $1 million in the red.
While there's been a lot of discussion lately as to whether golf is an elite sport that should not require city subsidies, the presentation to the council Tuesday emphasized that golf courses are as much a part of the park program as playgrounds, aquatic centers, the nature center, the zoo, and dog and skate parks.
Reinvesting in these facilities is "good stewardship of the assets the public has entrusted to us," Zavala told the Star-Telegram Editorial Board. "It's a holistic view of the parks — all are part of the quality of life portfolio."
If there is no reinvestment, the city can expect subsidies to increase. With substantial upgrades of the course at Rockwood, for example, it's estimated that the subsidy will be 20 to 25 percent for next three years or so, and then drop to 8 to 10 percent after that,much lower than for other park facilities. Dallas, which is spending $14.7 million on courses this year, provides a 55 percent subsidy.
The council should heed the advice of its Park Board and citizen committees and proceed with operating four courses, upgrading Rockwood, writing off the negative debt and subsidizing golf as it does other parks activities.
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text: Overweight/obesity is also a significant and growing problem for our nations youth. Results of the 2011 YRBSS (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System) survey provided by the CDC indicate that approximately 15% of all Ohio high school students were obese. Ohio is 1 of 12 US states with the most obese high school students, ranging from 15 to 19 percent. Diet and physical activity also play a significant role in the problem 2011 YRBSS data also indicate that 84.5% of Ohio high school students were eating less than five servings of fruits and vegetables per day, 32.4% watching three or more hours of television per day, and 48% not attending physical education classes on a weekly basis. Overweight/obese children often become adults with weight problems, which can lead to an increase in preventable chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and arthritis.What's wrong with replacing academic courses with PE courses. That's what we need to service those 2000 children we have been talking about. Remember "Fitness First."


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Research news
Missing DNA tied to obesity
McGill University study could lead to personalized medicine to treat morbid obesity with genetic cause.
Some morbidly obese people are missing genes, new research shows
A small but significant proportion of morbidly obese people are missing a section of their DNA, according to research published today in Nature.
Media advisory: Excellence in Research a snapshot of McGill's leading work
Media opportunity to meet 24 teams presenting some of McGill's unique and exciting discoveries
Parkinson's disease research uncovers social barrier
People with Parkinson's disease suffer social difficulties simply because of the way they talk, a McGill University researcher has discovered. Marc Pell, at McGill's School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, has learned that many people develop negative impressions about individuals with Parkinson's disease, based solely on how they communicate.
Good Ethics for Good Science
The accelerated world of medical research promises new diagnostic tools and treatments for Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and even cancer. These advances, however, raise a daunting array of ethical issues. Enter Bartha Maria Knoppers, the recently appointed director of McGill's new Centre of Genomics and Policy.
Balzan for Milner
Brenda Milner needs a bigger mantelpiece. On November 20, 2009, in a ceremony held in Berne, Switzerland, the legendary Montreal Neurological Institute researcher received the International Balzan Prize, yet another entry on her long list of prestigious accolades.
Home of the Cosmic Rays
Scientists long tried to figure out why some spots on Earth had more radioactive air than others. It wasn't until 1912, when Victor Hess took an electrometer skyward in a balloon, that it became clear the extra radiation was coming, not from inside the Earth, but from above it. Way above it. But where exactly did these "cosmic rays," as physicist Robert Millikan dubbed them, come from?
Royal Society Honours
At ceremonies held in Ottawa on November 28 and 29, 2009, the Royal Society of Canada recognized the achievements of four McGill researchers.
The Dangers of Drinking
Bertrand Russell once described drunkenness as "temporary suicide," a phrase that might turn out to be more literally true than the great philosopher knew. Heavy drinkers of beer and spirits face a much higher risk of developing cancer than the population at large, according to a recent study published in the journal Cancer Detection and Prevention by researchers from McGill and elsewhere.
Gold-en Hall of Fame
Dr. Phil Gold made Canadian medical history in 1965—and now it's official. Forty-five years after he and his colleague Dr. Samuel Freedman discovered the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)—which, as the first clinically useful human tumour marker, revolutionized the diagnosis and management of cancer—Gold is being inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Double agent: glial cells can protect or kill neurons, vision
Scientists have identified a double agent in the eye that, once triggered, can morph from neuron protector to neuron killer. The discovery has significant health implications since the neurons killed through this process results in vision loss and blindness.
Research breakthrough could lead to new treatment for malaria
Malaria causes more than two million deaths each year, but an expert multinational team battling the global spread of drug-resistant parasites has made a breakthrough in the search for better treatment.
Walkerton Tragedy: 10 years of research leads to breakthrough
Studies of the victims of the Walkerton, Ont. tainted drinking water tragedy have led researchers to discover DNA variations in genes that increase the risk of developing post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS). The sheer scale of infection and the recording of the health of Walkerton's citizens gave a team of researchers a unique opportunity to study the origin of this disorder.
70% of Inuit preschoolers live in food-insecure homes: McGill researchers
Seventy per cent of Inuit preschoolers in Nunavut, Canada's largest territory, live in households where there isn't enough food, a situation with implications for children's academic and psychosocial development, found McGill University Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair Grace Egeland of the Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment and collaborators.
Retail meat linked to urinary tract infections: strong new evidence
McGill researcher discovers strong evidence of link between eating contaminated chicken and the E. coli that cause urinary tract infection


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The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing 16th-century Dress
Batsford, 2006 - Clothing and dress - 160 pages
A valuable sourcebook for costume designers, dressmakers and those involved in historical reenactments, this book contains all the information you need to create authentic clothes from the Tudor period.
Computer-generated, historically accurate patterns enable you to make a wide range of garments, such as doublets, hose, bodices, skirts, hats and headdresses – even underwear. There are also plenty of ideas for decoration and embellishment such as ruffs, cuffs, collars, embroidery and other surface decoration.
The full range of Tudor society is represented, including lower- and middle-class clothing as well as the more sumptuous costumes from the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. There is also information on how to store and look after your finished clothing. In addition to the patterns, there are detailed drawings of each costume and information about historical context, including original paintings and source material.
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Restaurants in Venice
It's easy to pay handsomely for a bad meal in Venice. There are lots of restaurants in Venice that target only tourists and meal prices stay high since the city consistently draws so many people from all over the world. Seafood in general is done very well and tasty tramezzini sandwiches can be found practically everywhere. Bacari, or bars serving food, are a great option for small plates and wine. After dinner, we recommend a walk down the piazza to Pasticceria Tonolo, a bakery that's been whipping up delicious cakes topped with crystallized fruits for more than 120 years. Here are three of the best restaurants in Venice among hundreds of options.
Al Pontil Dea Giudecca—This Venice restaurant serves only three lunch dishes that change daily. Their home-cooked Italian meals just may be one of the best you ever eat.
Anice Stellato—North of the city, this locally beloved bacaro serves perfectly spiced fish.
El Pecador—Based out of a red double-decker bus, El Pecador prepares some of the tastiest sandwiches in the city.
Well-crafted dishes like house-made gnocchi with baby calamari and spider crab.
The bar and restaurant near Teatro La Fenice eschews typically fusty Venetian ambience in favor of spider-web metal chairs, a chameleon-hued backlit bar, and a loud sound system. Dinner and after-theatre snacks are served until 2 a.m.
Only those in the know will find their way to this hidden gem within a maze of winding alleys. Over the past couple of years the portions have become less generous, but antipasti such as sour eggplant and creamed codfish are among the best in town.
Venetians have strong opinions when it comes to their favorite bacaro (wine bar), where the cicheti (small plates similar to tapas) can be an appetizer or a dinner.
Well-heeled tourists and visiting celebrities have been coming to Harry's Bar, a Venice institution, since Giuseppe Cipriani opened it right on the St. Mark's waterfront in 1931.
If you're planning a picnic by the lagoon, stock up on provisions here. The delicatessen specializes in seafood to go: spiced couscous with mussels and eggplant, oyster platters, and swordfish croquettes.


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Westbook retires
June 18, 2010 | 5:13 p.m. CDT
Detective Jeff Westbrook shakes fellow Officer Mark Brotemarkle's* hand at Westbrook's retirement reception on June 18 at the Police Training Center in Columbia. Westbrook retired after 22 years of service working in the Columbia Police Department.
*A previous version of this caption misidentified Officer Mark Brotemarkle.
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Today I say goodbye to my dog
Later on I will be saying goodbye to my lifelong friend. He has been having serious neck pain and is at the point where he cant even drink or eat without any sort of pain. I am personally a huge wreck right now and spending his last afternoon of his life together. Even though I knew this time would arrive since he is 14 going on 15, I still wonder if I'm making the right decision of letting Biscuit go. Maybe its just a sore neck and he just wants to let it heal. I know he is only a dog but it feels like I gave my dog my word that I would take care of him until the day he dies but now hurts that I cant keep my word. I know he gave me a lifetime of memories. It just hurts right now to know that he wont be there tomorrow morning to greet me.
Thank you for everything Biscuit, the memories and friendship you gave me.
That's so sad. Over the years I've had to face this many times, and it hasn't gotten any easier. In fact, I think it's harder.
I have a 14-year-old Briard mix, and I think about this often. Two consolations: One, that my dog and yours have lived with love and care and fun for all of their time with us. And other is that I truly believe our animals and we will see each other again in a different world.
Do you have a picture of Biscuit to share? We'd love to see him.
You have my sincere sympathy.
Today I said goodbye to "My Annie Rose." She is a Yellow Lab with a heart of pure gold. I have had many dogs in my life, but never one like Annie. She has helped me thru times that I should not have made it, some days she was the only reason I got up. Looking into her eyes of love, I found a reason to live again. Sleep with the Angels my Annie. I know I will see you again and we will be together forever........


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This post is adapted from one that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News The recent hacker attacks against The New York Times and Twitter are a reminder that the Internet has become a battleground for global conflict with businesses and consumers as collateral damage. It doesn't matter whether the "Syrian Electronic Army," which took credit for the […]
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How LinkedIn plans to protect privacy of teens on its service
LinkedIn, the professional network with about 238 million members will soon welcome teens, 14 and up. Until now, the service was only open to people 18 and older. The company is launching what it's calling University Pages. About 200 universities have already signed-up, according to a LinkedIn blog post, including New York University, University of California San Diego, Fundação […]
Reflexive responses to digital bullying & self-harm not helpful
Readers, as new information has emerged in the UK's recent teen suicide case, I felt it might be useful to you if I pull together several years' worth of insights, wisdom and context on "digital self-harm." So here's Part 2 (Part 1 is here)…. If what Ask.fm executives reportedly said about the hate messages on […]
Teens & social media: Parents' other job
An interesting myth about social media is the one about tension between teen privacy and teen safety. Because of all the scary messaging about the Internet that has been in circulation for almost two decades, many parents seem to believe it's their job to monitor their children's Net use closely. The assumption is that privacy […]
Ways to reduce the chances of being spied on by the NSA or anyone else
We live in a world where people rightfully worry about whether their electronic communications are being tracked by the government, by companies or by criminals. Recent revelations by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have certainly demonstrated that the government has the capability of knowing who you're calling and how long you're speaking. Other leaks indicate the […]
Here's a tech risk: TVs falling on children
When we think of the "dangers" of TV and children, we're reminded of studies about kids watching too much TV or TV shows that encourage violence, overeating, or bad habits. And while there is some controversy about those issues, there is little doubt that TV becomes a real danger to kids if a set falls […]
Are you being stalked via cell phone?
At the National Network to End Domestic Violence Technology Summit 2013 in San Jose,Erica Olsen, senior technology safety specialist for the organization talked about what to look for if you're concerned that someone has planted software on your mobile device to track, spy or stalk you. Of course, some of these can be associated with other issues […]
Media siege mentality: Antidote for parents
Over the 15-or-so years I've been covering family technology, I've noticed a kind of siege mentality that developed among parents about kids' use of digital media. Then, a few years ago, when sociology professor David Finkelhor at the University of New Hampshire gave his milestone talk, "The Internet, Youth Deviance & the Problem of Juvenoia," […]
10 rules for safe family cell phone use
1. Have a conversation about when it's OK and not OK to use the phone for talking, texting, apps and other functions. This should include both time and place. Talk about rules for cell phone use during dinner, at social events and in public places like movie theaters and restaurants. 2. Consider having a centralized […]
Safe searching with Google and YouTube
Google engineer Matthias Heiler blogged about A few easy tools the whole family will love, to remind parents about how to lock in "safe" (i.e. filtered) searches on Google and YouTube. He points out that parents can go to Google's search settings page to filter out sexually explicit content from search results and then lock in that setting for […]
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