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As part of its new focus on data protection for SMBs, Breece Hill offers a networked backup and recovery appliance that integrates with EMC's Retrospect software.
In an effort to continue its rebirth as a vendor of data protection solutions for the small and midsize business market, Breece Hill has introduced a networked disk-to-disk-to-tape backup and recovery appliance designed to simplify the data protection process. BizGuardian, which integrates with EMCs Retrospect backup and recovery software, is a 4U (7-inch) rack-mounted product with eight 500GB SATA (Serial ATA) disk drives, an LTO tape drive, a tape autoloader, a server, and a redundant power supply. "So in this 4U form factor, you basically have 4TB of disk and 4TB of tape, along with a network connection and three power supply plugs in the back. That gives you a fully integrated product that embodies best practices when you turn it on in your networked environment," said Bob Schaefer, CEO of Breece Hill, in Louisville, Colo.
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Our hearts shattered when Gigi Hadid and Cody Simpson called it quits in early May — but thankfully the famous pair has remained tighter than ever. In a new interview with Women's Wear Daily, Gigi, daughter of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster, opens up about the breakup.
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The Freecycle.org describes the project this way: "Freecycle is a project of RISE, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission includes reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and fostering cooperation between other nonprofit organizations and the public."
Using Freecycle is fairly simple. People join a list of freecyclers in their city. When they're ready to dispose of an item or looking for something, they send an email that goes out to the entire list. If you have an interest, you contact the original poster and make arrangements to exchange the item. No money changes hands.
The freecycle site will allow you to look for a group in your city. If you don't find one, the site will give you step-by-step instructions on getting one started.
Freecycle claims that 6,603,507 people are part of the groups. They're not limited to the U.S. but can be found worldwide. One hundred and twenty different countries are shown on the list of international participants. They range all the way from Brisbane, Australia to a number of cities that have one lone member trying to get things up and running.
Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to use Freecycle to get things that their clients need. Members are requested to give priority to nonprofits if more than one person wants their item.
So how does it work from a practical aspect? I joined about two months ago. Our list has 600 members in a city of about 50,000. To avoid a lot of email, I chose to use the "digest" mode. That means that I get one email each day that includes all the individual emails to the list over the last 24 hours. I could also have chosen to not get any emails and used the webpage to view postings.
A couple of things are important in using Freecycle. Everything offered must be free. Lists are monitored and they claim to maintain a "2 strikes and you're out" philosophy. That means that if you break the rules once, they'll assume you didn't know and warn you. But, if you break them a second time, you'll be banned from the group. Our group seems to be controversy free, but the moderator has included a reminder of the rules once or twice.
One weakness that I've noticed is that there seems to be a lot of "wanted" postings. And, while that could trigger someone to clean out a closet, my experience is that rarely seems to happen.
A second weakness is that the size of the group is both an advantage and disadvantage at the same time. A larger group will have more items available and more people who could be interested in an item. But, as a group gets larger, the amount of mail it generates also increases.
Giving items away seems to work well. I tried it with some household items and it worked without a flaw. One posting elicited two email responses. I connected with one by phone and they came and picked up the items the same day.
Like most projects, the biggest trick is to get it started. A group with a very few members will have a difficult time finding matches between those offering and people wanting goods. Probably 100 or more members are needed for a well-functioning group.
One thing leading to the success of Freecycle is that it is free. There are no dues to belong to the group. You only risk a few moments of your time to try it out.
The project appears to be very much a grass-roots effort. The freecycle.org webpage doesn't have a "contact us" link. So beyond the initial instructions on how to form and group and get the computer list running, you're pretty much on your own.
Take Mary Lynne's advice. If you like recycling and getting the most for your money, you'll want to try using Freecycle. At the very least, you'll have an interesting, free experience in how the Internet is impacting our world.
Updated November 2013
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While it was a lot easier for President Bush to open his can of worms in Iraq, returning those worms to the can will be a totally different story.
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Keywords: | block copolymers,defects,order,orientation,zone annealing |
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Aston Villa have strengthened their squad this summer by bringing in Karim El Ahmadi, Brett Holman and Matt Lowton, but it is up front where manager Paul Lambert must now focus his energies.
He will be helped by the return of key man Darren Bent, who made his first appearance for Aston Villa on Saturday in a 2-1 victory in a pre-season friendly match against Burton Albion. Bent had been missing from the Villa first team since late February where he damaged ankle ligaments playing against Wigan. He will no doubt be a welcome sight for supporters.
Lambert will be aware of what happened to Aston Villa without their key striker last season, and will look to bring someone in to avoid a similar situation. Without Bent, Villa only managed eight league goals in 12 league games, pulling them into a relegation battle that they only narrowly avoided.
With Villa youth product Gabriel Agbonlahor out of form and Emile Heskey providing support but not finishing enough opportunities, it was left to Villa youngster Andreas Weimann to lead the line towards the end of last season. Although he scored two league goals, his lack of experience was there for all to see, as Villa struggled to a 16th place finish. Heskey was released at the end of the last campaign, leaving Bent and Agbonlahor as the only two recognised senior strikers in the team. Nathan Delfouneso and Weimann will be pushing for a place, but at 21 and 20-years-old respectively, neither is considered the finished article just yet.
Following the victory at Burton Albion on Saturday, the name of Andy Carroll was mentioned to the Villa boss, who had this to say on the £35 million man (see ESPN):
"If we could get him that would be great. He's a top player, there's no doubt. It wouldn't be one I would dismiss if we could get him."
If Liverpool were to part ways with Carroll, they would want to recoup most of the £35 million they spent on attaining his services from Newcastle in January 2011. With Villa not having that kind of money to spend, a loan move would be the most likely option for Lambert, as new Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers looks to reshape his squad. Villa would face stiff competition for his signature if he were made available by Rodgers, with West Ham, a return to Newcastle, and even a move to the Seria A with AC Milan being mentioned (see The Guardian).
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Pecan Blondies
This delicious blond brownie tastes like the brown sugar blondies I used to eat in elementary school. Studded with plenty of pecans, make sure to dehydrate it to your desired level of oohy-gooiness, or dehydrate the full amount for a drier 'energy bar' texture.
2 cup millet, soaked and drained
8 medjool dates
1 cup agave nectar
2 teaspoon vanilla or a vanilla bean scraped
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup flaxmeal, or up to 2c, ground extra fine
1 cup pecans, chopped
Process the millet until it's a paste. Add everything but the flax and pecans and process until it resembles a pancake batter (it will be loose!)
In a separate bowl, stir in the flaxmeal, until it thickens to cookie dough consistency and stir in the pecans.
Dehydrate at 105 degrees for 10-12 hours or until firm (test it, and do less time, if you like moister brownies)
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1. Anyone have any suggestions
Anyone have any suggestions for the flax meal and millet which made my blondies un-edible?
Poemomm, you out there???? What did I do wrong with the millet and ground flax seeds? (I know my flax seeds weren't going bad as they were fresh and I get them from a good souce)
2. So I made these over the
So I made these over the weekend. Much to my disappointment I had to toss out the whole batch. The main problem was the flax seeds! Two cups of ground up flax seeds certainly didn't give these blondies an authentic baked taste. Flax seed is very distinct in flavor. I've used ground up flaxseed in small amounts for raw crackers, breads and quiche crusts which works fine. After being in the dehydrator, the flax actually gave the blondies a bitter, non pleasant taste. My husband said they left a very bad aftertaste in his mouth.
I wasn't too keen on using the millet either. I soaked it for a good 16-17 hours. And it still had a slightly harsh/bitter taste. Even with the dates and cup of agave, it still didn't taste right. Between the millet and flax meal, I found it impossible to make these blondies edible.
For those who were successful, were these healthy tasting or did they really taste like authentic blondies? What did I do wrong with the flax seed and millet? Perhaps using nut flours would have good?
I've grown to love making raw sweets and desserts and have learned a lot this winter. So I'm not a complete idiot in the kitchen :-)
Well at least my Chai spice orange cake was a success and tasted quite lovely! Here are some photos:
3. Wow I remember seeing this
Wow I remember seeing this recipe when it was posted a while back. Forgot about this yummy looking blondie! My husband was really hungry on the way home from work and picked up a vegan cooked blondie at our local bakery (On the Rise in Richmond, VT). I had a couple tiny bites and it was divine! And I was thinking it would be great to make a raw version!
I second Carnap's question. Did you soak the millet overnight?
And for a container, did you put the batter into a glass 8x8 or similar size container ?
Hope to make these soon! :-)
4. How long should I soak that
How long should I soak that millet. Mine's been soaking seven hours. Still seems hard.
5. i bet these could be made
i bet these could be made with bananas
just lovely- i always have to resist blondies whenever i see them in bakeries or what not b/c of all the butter and sugar- but these turned out wonderful. didn't have pecans but subbed walnuts and they're quite tasty.
Loved this recipe, and my fiance who is not in to raw food ;loved it too!I didn't use a container to dehydrate I just made one big piece that was about 1/2 and inch thick and dehyrated.I used about 1.75 cups of flax
LOL! I use closer to the two cups of flaxmeal myself, which also helps lessen the sweetness per bite ratio... try increasing the flax first (or feel free to replace the flax with ground oat groats or millet) THEN decrease the agave.
I was so pleased to find a recipe for blondies--even before I stopped eating cooked food, I had searched in vain for a vegan, gluten-free recipe. I am also extremely happy to find a dessert recipe that isn't largely nuts. Thanks for the recipe!
I tried making these, but I don't think I added enough flax; even after 12+ hours in the dehydrator it's still quite soft. Would someone who was successful please try to specify how much flaxmeal they used? 1-2 cups is a pretty wide margin. Also, did people dehydrate in a container or just spread out on a sheet? Thanks for the input!
PS--If I try this again, I'll cut way back on the sweetener--this is glycemic-shock sweet.
Well mine are dehydrating- I changed it a bit- wanted chocolate so added about heaping 3 tbs of raw cacao and it was pretty batter like so I skipped the flax seed and the vanilla (which I did not have)- so I will let you know how they turn out- the batter tasted great though!What a great way to get some raw millet in - I find so many of the other desserts are high in nuts & fat- which I tend to over do as it is.
I'm soaking millet tonight, and picking up the golden flax tomorrow to make these. That foto has me salivating :) I can't wait for these (especially after the disappointing gingerbread cooky experience today.) Need to fortify against all the Xmas Baking that is wafting about!
Alright! I made them :) They are in the dehydrator now..I used amaranth, cause I didn't have millet on hand, but judging from the batter, it will all work out fine. Thank you so much for this recipe. It's really special :)
wow, that looks and sounds delicious. i really like your pic! thank you;-)


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Peter Curtis thanks the "brave" people who secured his release, as the mother of another US hostage publicly pleads for his life.
18:53, UK, Wednesday 27 August 2014
An American journalist held hostage in Syria for almost two years has thanked the hundreds of "brave and determined people" who helped secure his release.
In his first public remarks since touching down in the US, Peter Theo Curtis said: "I had no idea when I was in prison that so much effort was being expended on my behalf.
"Now that I have found out I am just overwhelmed with emotion."
Mr Curtis, 45, was reunited with his mother Nancy after landing back on home soil on Tuesday.
The reporter, originally from Boston, was released by al Qaeda's official wing in Syria, al Nusra Front, two days earlier after 22 months in captivity.
His voice trembling at times, Mr Curtis told reporters that total strangers had been coming up to him and saying: "We are glad you are home, welcome home, I'm glad you are back, glad you are safe."
"To all those people I say a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart," he said.
His former cellmate, a US photographer, has previously said their captors tortured Mr Curtis by whipping the soles of his feet with a cable.
Shortly after being reunited with her son, Nancy Curtis told reporters he was "so excited to be home".
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Mr Curtis' release came days after the execution of fellow journalist James Foley, who was captured by al Nusra's rivals, the militant group Islamic State (IS), in 2012.
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The group also threatened to kill another American journalist in their captivity, Stephen Sotloff.
His mother, Shirley Sotloff, made an emotional and rare public appeal for his release on Wednesday, in a video broadcast on the al-Arabiya channel.
"Steven is a journalist who travelled to the Middle East to cover the suffering of Muslims at the hands of tyrants," said Ms Sotloff, who lives in the Miami area.
"Steven is a loyal and generous son, brother and grandson. He is an honourable man and has always tried to help the weak."
She added: "Since Stephen's capture, I've learned a lot about Islam. I've learned that Islam teaches that no individual should be held responsible for the sins of others.
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Carlos Condit v Dong Hyun Kim At UFC 131
Doesn't seem even remotely credible.
Finally , after all the silly match ups announced of late one that makes sense if it turns out to be reliable.
I would love to see Carwin punch a hole through Kongos head!!!
Kongo VS Carwin or Barry. I'm confused.
Either one will rip Kongos head off but I like the idea of Carwin and Kongo a little better
I was all excited then, dam I hope this fight is real.
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Lesnar vs Dos Santos Carwin vs T.B.D. Florian vs Nunes Kim vs Condit Munoz vs Maia spike/Ion Soszynski vs Perosh McGee vs Bongfeldt Cerrone vs Danzig Poirier vs Yahya Stout vs Edwards Unaired Broughton vs Herman Elkins vs Omigawa That's a believable card |
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Get your pet photo taken with Santa tomorrow!
This has absolutely nothing to do with nightlife, but I don't care.
My buddy and former colleague John Woestendiek is going to be Santa Claus tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Riverside Park in South Baltimore.
It's only $5, and the photos will be uploaded to the Web after they're taken. Proceeds benefit Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter. More details here.
See ya there, John!
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History 2069/Cultural Studies 2069 GENDER IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE |
Instructor: Bruce L. Venarde, Associate Professor of History Office: WWPH 3M26, 624-8437 Office hours: Thursdays, 11-1 and by appointment firstname.lastname@example.com |
This graduate colloquium introduces recent historical work on men, women, the body, and sexuality across the globe and from antiquity to the recent past. As such a description shows, our common reading cannot address all histories, regions, cultures, or topics. But because history and many of its allied disciplines are fundamentally comparative in nature and increasingly concerned with matters of gender and sex, it is worthwhile to consider how contemporary Westerners acting as historians of various times and places treat these subjects, and thereby ask what the range and limitations of "gender" as a category of historical enquiry may be. In short, we'll need to keep asking "How?", "Why?", and "So what?". Another part of our collective agenda will be to consider how gender studies are situated within debates among historians. To what extent does or should gender history draw on the "mode of production" (Marxist) and "mode of information" (postmodernist) approaches to the past? How is "gender" like "class" or "race," and how does it intersect and interact with those categories and their construction? Is there a history of sexuality?
Please bear in mind that this is a history course, taught by a history professor. An historical perspective, as he understands it, is the attempt to contextualize description of the past. W e will be constantly concerned, even in our late-semester foray into contemporary history and sociology, with questions of origins, traditions, environment, and change over time. Those who feel unequal to the task of historical imagination, the attempt to put oneself into other people's worlds to comprehend them and their society, are forewarned that it could be a long semester. We will necessarily and naturally consider contemporary parallels and experiences in thinking about the past. But thinking about the past and how to understand it better is our mission. (It's also the only thing the professor knows how to do.) Our tasks are to read, talk, and compare observations in oral and written form. The attached handout, "Reading Historians," suggests techniques for analytical reading of historical literature that may be useful as you prepare for the weekly discussions. To counter the centripetal tendencies of the syllabus, each participant will undertake a bibliographic survey on a specific subject of particular interest and present findings on recent scholarship in the form of a final paper. Although each of us will inevitably come away from the course with rather different ideas and conclusions about the nature and value of gender as a historical subject and a category of analysis, we will have all participated in a common project of reading and discussion of what are meant to be provocative approaches to understanding gender in its various historical contexts and relations. |
(Starred titles are available in the Book Center and on reserve in Hillman Library. Copies of articles for will be provided for you to xerox.) |
I. Introductions: Theory and Practice |
II. Europe: Sex and Politics |
III. Asia: Private Lives? |
IV. The United States, 1865-1918: Race, Religion, and Gender |
V. Latin America: Knowledge and Secrecy |
VI. Global Perspectives: Out of Africa? |


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The Artistic Tent is a quiet place in the mornings, when Isa and I are sometimes there. She really likes to play with the High Bar mascot, this little frog. He normally lives attached to the High Bar someplace, but he does get around.
Very few people are milling around the tent before noon; among them are the cleaning staff, the riggers, and the costumers. So we got a chance to inspect up-close the Crystal Ladies' new shoes, which are, naturally, super-sparkly. They only wear these for the finale dance - in their act, they can't wear shoes, as they're twirling carpets on their feet.
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The Islamic State Isn't Islamic
The Islamic State is not Islamic.
Neither was Afghanistan under the Taliban, even though its leaders said they were striving to build, "the perfect Islamic state."
Many will be surprised to learn that the Quran has very little sexism and gave women many rights that most women in the world did not enjoy in the 7th century, when the Quran was instituted.
In fact, most of the sexism you find in the Middle East comes from culture, not scripture.
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Early Islam Was Kind of Feminist
Ramadan 2014 is nearing its end, and in honor I am reblogging a piece by a Muslim feminist who talks of the strong feminist strain contained in the Quran.
Here is a link to a related piece that I wrote years ago (Early Islam's Feminist Air). And here is another by one of my students (Women's Sexuality in Islam).
Originally posted on the fatal feminist:
Your God
Who created you from a single person
Created, of similar nature,
its mate and from them twain
scattered like seeds
countless men and women;–
Reverence God,
through Whom ye demand
your mutual rights
And reverence the wombs that bore you,
for God ever watches over you. (Qur'an 4:1)
The work of Muslim feminists is revivalism rather than reform, because the Qur'an itself is not only egalitarian but decidedly anti-patriarchal, as is Islam as it was practiced by our Prophet, who was in many ways a feminist. Since the Qur'an was revealed to a patriarchy and has been interpreted mostly by adherents of patriarchy since its revelation, it is the readings of the Qur'an and the interpretations by patriarchal Muslims that appear to be oppressive–not the Qur'an itself, whose teachings are neither framed by nor concerned with patriarchy, as proven by its strongly egalitarian essence and…
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On Burqas and Being Subordinate
Last Halloween I saw a white teenage boy dressed as an Arab man. His friend wore a burqa — and a rope around (his/her?) neck, which the "Arab man" held as a leash. He kept pulling "her" around and shouting orders. I was shocked and wondered what their motive could be.
It got me thinking about women and rights.
I am a devout Muslim woman who wears hijab, a scarf to cover my hair.
Why do I do this? Because I am inferior and subordinate? Because it is my job to control men's sexuality?
I grew up hearing that men are sexual predators who are incapable of looking at a woman who isn't covered from head to toe without wanting to rape them, or "mentally rape" them.
But that's not why I cover my hair.
In fact, while some say women must dress modestly to keep uncontrollable men from sinning, I don't buy it.
In-laws Rip Off Girl's Fingernails, But Who Cares?
KABUL, Afghanistan — A court has reversed the convictions of three Afghans jailed for torturing a young relative who had refused to become a prostitute, alarming activists who had celebrated the guilty verdicts as a warning to all those who would seek to reverse the strides made by women here in the past 12 years… the defendants — Sahar Gul's mother-in-law, sister-in-law and father-in-law — (will) be set free.
In objection to this reversal, I am rerunning my original post and unfortunately asking this same question: In-laws rip off girl's fingernails, but who cares?
Fifteen-year-old Sahar Gul's in-laws locked her away in a basement for six months. They beat her, tortured her with hot irons, broke her fingers, and ripped her fingernails off. Her uncle called authorities and by the time she arrived at a hospital her eyes were swollen nearly shut and scabs crusted her fingertips.
Afghanistan allows multiple wives, including child brides. This young bride had been taken in hopes of pimping her out in prostitution. The abuse was meant to persuade.
What struck me most in the AP report were the following lines:
The outcry over a case like Gul's probably would not have happened just a few years ago because of deep cultural taboos against airing private family conflicts and acknowledging sexual abuse.
I am heartened that things are changing, with public outrage and an editorial in the Afghanistan Times reading, "Let's break the dead silence on women's plight."
But to think that not long ago horrendous abuses like Sahar's would have provoked no comment is outrageous. You have to wonder why women's plight has been invisible for so long. And whether Afghanistan is alone in its blindness.
Women must be poorly valued for such abuses to go on without remark: mere property to be sold off, to make money off of, to beat when "disobedient," to be stoned as spectator sport. And in some cases, to be tortured like lab rats.
When that is all you've known your whole life, when this world seems normal to all around you, who can fully see the horror?
Yet America isn't always so different. Many still blame rape victims for their rape, and many victims still fear coming forward. Battering victims may be blamed for their abuse. Bullied spouses may feel shamed and cover up — and cover for their partners.
The world may be changing in Afghanistan.
The world needs changing right here in America, too.
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Gay Marriage, Slippery Slope to Polygamy?
Obama and Romney both have grandparents who practiced polygamy, yet both have said (and one's still saying) that marriage should be between one man and one woman. Some think it odd that they both reject the practice when they've each got a family history. But I, too, have grandparents who practiced polygamy yet I don't like the practice, either. This brings me to the concern that marriage equality is a slippery slope to polygamy.
If you hold marriage to "two consenting adults" the problem goes away.
At the same time, while I have a personal distaste for polygamy, I'm not sure that decriminalization would be a bad thing.
First, the problems with the practice.
Gender inequality can be created by simple supply and demand, with "the one" having more power, whether polygyny (one man, many wives) or polyandry (one wife, many husbands). In the polyandrous Lahaul Valley of the Himalayas women have great say over matters. As one young man in this community explained, "The wife's voice is the dominant voice in the household."
Typically, polygamy is practiced under patriarchy (as polygyny) so the power of "the one" man becomes intensified. As one New York Times letter writer observed in response to Jonathan Turley's insistence that polygamous families should be free to live their religion and values:
(In highly patriarchal families) this is not 'the right to live your life.' The men have rights, but not the girls (who are) brainwashed, uneducated and mothers while in their teens.
In polygyny it can seem that women make all the sacrifices so that men may take unlimited pleasure. A Sufi who agreed to be a third wife of her teacher (the article title "My Husband, My Teacher" suggests additional inequality of relationship) described her experience this way:
I went through, as did the other wives, all of the usual feelings of jealousy, fear, and insecurity.
She had to learn to let go of attachment, or seeing her spouse as property. Yet her husband didn't need to learn any of these lessons, enjoying greater freedom and sexual variety than any of his wives ever will.
The addition of a new wife may even be used as a threat in polygamous cultures. Not surprisingly, 86 percent of Afghani women are against the practice.
Moving to larger societal problems, at marriageable age women and men are in equal number so girls in polygamous communities must be married at younger and younger ages, and are often forced into marriage. Their youth further disempowers them. Meanwhile, teenaged boys may be thrown out of these communities via trivial charges like watching "inappropriate" movies.
Joseph Henrich, a University of British Columbia professor whose expertise lies in psychology, anthropology and economics says higher levels of polygamy are tied to higher crime rates, lower GDP per capita, and worse outcomes for children.
And, fewer available women may mean more frustrated bachelors who support the sex trafficking of girls and women. These young men are also vulnerable to recruitment by extremists in some parts of the world.
There is plenty that is not pretty. So why legalize polygamy?
When the practice is illegal and stigmatized, those who live it end up isolated from the rest of society. That means its practitioners hear few alternate voices, and are less aware of the possibility of living differently. Or, choices become limited as others ostracize them and reject their friendship. In other words, they're more stuck.
Oddly, adherence to "plural marriage" might actually decrease if it were made legal and destigmatized.
I don't know if legalization will ever destigmatize polygamy, which is an important step in freeing people to hear different voices and to help them to have more options.
Regardless, I doubt legalization will bring people flocking to the practice. The notion of sharing your husband or wife while being forced to be monogamous, yourself, just isn't that appealing to most people. In the U.S. polygamy is pretty much only practiced for religious reasons, so it's not likely to catch on. And where it does, it would be more likely voluntary and not coerced.
If you fear gay marriage because polygamy might come next, I doubt there's really much to worry about.
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God-Wrestling Nuns
U.S. Nuns are grappling over a response to Vatican concern with their doctrinal loyalty. Church leadership wants them denouncing abortion and gays more than saving the lives of women and children, and affirming God's love for all of humanity.
One sister explains:
We have a differing perspective on obedience. Our understanding is that we need to continue to respond to the signs of the times, and the new questions and issues that arise in the complexities of modern life are not something we see as a threat.
The sisters are in line with Bible heroes.
When Jacob wrestled with God he received a new name, Israel, meaning "He struggles with God." At the end of the tussle God "blessed him there."
God blesses one who struggles with Him?
Or, Job questioned why God made him suffer. His companions admonished him, demanding he accept God's judgment.
Yet God did not think highly of the friends who spewed standard lines about submitting to divine will, repenting and being humble. God said, "You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has."
And then Job conversed with God, proclaiming, "I knew of you with the hearing of the ear, but now my eyes have seen you." He got to know God, and this would never have happened had he taken the standard "counsels of piety" and played the submissive, unquestioning part his friends advised. It was only by being authentic in his doubts and questions that he could bring enough of himself to have a chance to get to know God.
These Bible stories speak well to the nuns' intentions.
Go get 'em girls!
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Child Rape: Not As Bad As Contraception
Raping children is better than using contraception? Raping children is better than ordaining women priests? Raping children is better than using fertility treatments? Raping children is better than aborting a child to save a woman's life? And priests raping boys is better than homosexuality and gay marriage?
It appears the Vatican thinks so, raising a furor over everything but child rape. That's right, a nun was excommunicated for saving a woman's life by allowing an abortion while pedophile priests were simply transferred to new parishes to abuse new children or were, at best, defrocked. Pretty sad when Vatican officials, including the future Pope Benedict, failed to defrock a priest who had molested a couple hundred deaf boys.
When the crimes of pedophile priests are investigated a nation may be rebuked for stifling church autonomy, as happened in Belgium. Or church leaders become defensive, as when Cardinal Timothy Dolan begrudged a global shaming, since only a few priests were involved in the scandal.
Most recently the Vatican admonished nuns for spending too much time caring for the poor, supporting health care reform, confronting bishops and questioning teachings on male-only priesthood — and not spending enough time fighting abortion and homosexuality.
Interesting that, as the Times' Maureen Dowd put it, "Church leadership never recoiled in horror from pedophilia, yet it recoils in horror from outspoken nuns."
Most anyone would find the moral priorities outrageous. Nonsensical even.
Yet one thing makes sense of it all (logically, not morally) and that is patriarchy: rule of the fathers, or here, church fathers.
In its earliest manifestation patriarchy meant the rule of old men over young men, boys, girls and women. This is the world that now stands behind Vatican walls. Old men do as they please and young boys take what they get. Old men who know little of the lives and hearts of women allow them no power over parishes, their bodies, or even their own lives should they become threatened by pregnancy. Anything that imperils the patriarchy must be battled. Anything that sustains the patriarchy is just fine.
Old men control all. And in a manner that is not very Christ-like.
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By Sherrill Lawrence
The devil can cite scripture for his purpose.
– William Shakespeare from The Merchant of Venice.
I am annoyed by people who comb the bible for scriptural passages that support their personal prejudices — in this case, homophobia.
Two of their favorites are found in the laws of Leviticus (Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13) and the story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 17:1-24). Leviticus instructs on the proper way to make burnt offerings, lists animals we may or may not eat; instructs on how long a woman is "unclean" after giving birth; tells men how to trim their beards, plant crops, breed cattle, and so on.
I find it interesting that "Christians" pick two verses out of a couple hundred to justify their hatred. I say, if that one "law" is as legitimate now as it was then, then they all are. Not only should decent God-fearing people hate homosexuals, they should stone fortune tellers, adulterers, and children who swear at their parents — that is after trimming their beards just so and smashing the crockery that a lizard fell into.
And by the way, Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed because they broke the laws of hospitality. The ancient Hebrews were supposed to feed, shelter, and protect strangers, even if they were of a different religion, and even if they were an enemy. The men of Sodom violated that law when they demanded that Lot send out his guests to be raped. Of course, it didn't help Sodom any that Lot's guests were angels.
Why do "Christians" root around in the Hebrew bible — aka the Old Testament — for rules of behavior anyway? The title Christian means "a follower of Christ's teachings."
In Matthew, Jesus said "Love your neighbor as yourself." In Luke, a lawyer, looking for a loophole asked, "And who is my neighbor?" Then Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan. Since Samaritans were the (insert favorite ethnic slur here) of His day, the story clearly means everyone is our neighbor whether we like them or not.
"Christians" looking for loopholes quote portions of three letters from Paul – yes, Paul — who never met Jesus or heard him speak and began his career hunting down early Christians, and who (among other questionable statements) said long hair is a disgrace to a man. Hear that Jesus? Get a haircut.
If you want Jesus' opinion on the subject of homosexuality, read the Gospels. Jesus said "love" and "forgive" and "Love your neighbor as yourself." Nowhere did he say, "Go beat a dyke to death."
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Catholic Bishops continue to plead that they must be free to exercise their conscience on contraception, which entails preventing women from exercising that same right. If there's any conflict of rights here women should win out since it is their bodies and well-being that are at stake.
And shouldn't the rights of individuals take precedence over the rights of institutions (whatever the conscience of an institution is)?
The Bishops would not even be the one's buying the contraceptives. Women would.
In patriarchal societies men feel that they should govern women's bodies. In some places women must get permission from their husbands to see a doctor. And now these male church leaders want to take on that role for women employees?
As Gail Collins at the New York Times points out, the Bishops can teach, but they can't force others to align with their teachings.
Besides, why don't other religions have similar issues? As Times columnist Nick Kristof observes,
I wondered what other religiously affiliated organizations do in this situation. Christian Science traditionally opposed medical care. Does The Christian Science Monitor deny health insurance to employees?
"We offer a standard health insurance package," John Yemma, the editor, told me.
That makes sense. After all, do we really want to make accommodations across the range of faith? What if organizations affiliated with Jehovah's Witnesses insisted on health insurance that did not cover blood transfusions? What if ultraconservative Muslim or Jewish organizations objected to health care except at sex-segregated clinics?
Or should employers, insurers or doctors refuse access to a drug or medical procedure because a disease arose from a practice they disagree with on religious grounds, whether that be the use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, meat, sex outside of marriage, a patient's sexual orientation, etc., etc.?
And anyway, religious people should sacrifice for their own convictions. They should not ask non-members to sacrifice for their church's beliefs.
No surprise that political right-wingers have jumped on the bandwagon, given their pattern of seeking to strip women's rights to their bodies, health and well-being. The far-right has tried to defund Planned Parenthood and some now want HHS to strip contraceptive coverage requirements for all employers, religious or not. Extreme conservatives have worked to prevent abortions that could save women's lives, they have tried to redefine rape into "no rape," and some have backtracked on protecting women from domestic violence. In fact, this past year has been widely regarded as a war on women by the extreme right.
Religious liberty? No this is about acting "severely conservative" with the aim of controlling women.
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Presidential candidate, Rick Santorum, thinks contraception is a danger to the country. He apparently feels the same about federal aid for the disabled. And the government should place limits on our wants and passions, he says. After all, gay sex is the same as incest or "man-on-dog" sex.
Other candidates bait the extreme right with nutty social issues but as Maureen Dowd points out, they do it "because it's good politics; Santorum sincerely means it. His political philosophy is infused with his über-Catholicism but lacks humanity."
Santorum wants to cut back on federal aid for the disabled. Instead, family, friends and neighbors can help.
But what if friends and family can't afford the cost? Or refuse? If some suffer and die, well, too bad.
On another note, gays and lesbians must live lives of loneliness because God created marriage for procreation. Aside from the fact that many straight people have not procreated, what good comes from inflicting widespread loneliness?
And few Christians agree with Santorum on birth control. More than 99% of sexually active women have used contraceptives at some point. Birth control can even save lives when women's bodies cannot tolerate pregnancy.
Many pursue religious ideals without humanity. The Spanish Inquisition tortured those who dissented. European and American religious zealots burned, crushed, and hung thousands of women accused of being devil worshiping witches. In parts of the Middle East today women are eagerly stoned to death.
I know some who are downright mean, but they won't play cards, and especially not on Sunday, because that's against their religion.
These individuals follow the letter of the law without catching its spirit, as if a selfish concern for their own rule-bound salvation trumps loving their neighbor.
Yet the greatest commandment of the Christian faith is to love God and second is like unto it: love your neighbor. I don't see a whole lot of love in Santorum's pious mindset.
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The Barn at High Point Farms
Family Farm and Authentic Barn Wedding Venue
we are a family farm wedding venue with an authentic barn and vintage farmhouse nestled in the shadow of Lookout Mountain just south of Chattanooga, TN. The large rustic pole barn has been transformed into a magical wedding venue strewn with lights and draped with large white curtains. The old weathered barn wood and large tin doors create a rustic backdrop to your event.
The Barn at High Point Farms was ranked as "Top 24 Best Barn Venues" by Green Wedding Shoes.com – March 2015.
Not Just A Barn…
we are not an empty barn sitting out in the middle of a pasture needing a visionary to decorate us. While most of our weddings are held outside under the grove trees or out in the lawn viewing the scenic landscape, our barn and farm are decorated with bits of antiques and decor that creates a semi-entertaining venue for you and your guests. Meander through the garden of trellising peas, raised beds full of herbs, and rows of corn. Join some friends in the horse ring for a game of corn hole or horseshoes. Head towards the fence to greet some welcoming horses and goats. See the rows of blackberries, blueberries, and muscadine vines. Star gaze at night by the bonfire or set under the cafe lights under the grove's canopy. Stroll through the barn and enjoy its transformation as it symbolically marries the two worlds of rustic and elegance. With a photographic opportunity around each corner, you and your guests will enjoy an evening at the farm. Don't settle for just a barn – come to the farm and have an experience.
we are located 20 minutes south of downtown Chattanooga, which is a trendy historic town that has revitalized itself and attracts visitors with all sorts of interests. Encourage your guests to come to Chattanooga for the weekend to enjoy the touristy sites, the Civil War parks and museums, the natural marvels of this area, downtown attractions and then to pop down for the wedding, conveniently located south of the city. With a wide variety of lodging options – high end, historic, and budget friendly; along with a wide variety of awesome eateries like Urban Stack, The Terminal, and The Boathouse, and tourist attractions like: The Incline, Ruby Falls, Rock City, The Tennessee Aquarium, and our Riverboats…there is something to see and do here in our region. Rated #3 America's Coolest Outdoor Towns. See directions to The Barn at High Point Farms…


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Steve Smith's absence would be big benefit to Cowboys
Smith suffered the injury in Thursday's practice and it didn't sound like he would practice today. If he doesn't play, then the Giants will look to Mario Manningham and Ramses Barden.
But Smith's loss is significant for the Cowboys. In his last three games against Dallas Smith has had more than 100 yards receiving to go with 25 catches. In the 41-35 win at Cowboys Stadium on Oct. 25, Smith had nine catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
The guy who would be happiest is Orlando Scandrick. He has struggled with Smith in the slot the last couple of years.


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Hugh Jackman has already kicked into promotional mode for the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past, which is undoubtedly the most anticipated X-Men film since the franchise began more than ten years ago. Director Bryan Singer returns to the helm, and in this film, he combines both his original X-Men cast as well as the younger cast from X-Men: First Class. Jackman, while narrating the latest trailer, manages to reveal some spoilers and major plot details from the film.
He reveals that at the beginning of the film, there are very few X-Men left, thanks to the growing threat of the Sentinels. As the X-Men teeter on the brink of extinction, Jackman adds that his character is one of the few that's been managing to survive. He explains, "As you'd expect from Wolverine, he's pretty hardy and he's right in the middle of this group. At this point, there's no separation of mutants - there's no Brotherhood versus the X-Men. They're just literally clinging on to survival. And my character, because his mind can heal, can be sent back by Kitty Pryde to the past. And the idea is to go back in time to stop the creation of the Sentinels ever happening. And to stop that, I have to stop Raven [Mystique] from doing a certain thing. And he's sent back with a task actually that he's never well suited for, to motivate Professor X at a time when he's at his lowest."
Well, then. While he adds that a lot of major character do die at the beginning of the film, the whole time travel aspect would prevent those deaths if the mission is successful. However, that also means that the X-Men films will be focusing solely on the younger cast, which means that this is the last time we'll see several of the original cast members in the films.
In addition to the Mystique spoiler, Jackman also reveals that prior to his character, Kitty Pryde had only managed to send people two/three days into the past, at most. But because of the healing powers that Wolverine has, he was able to go back in time longer than that.
Finally, Jackman also adds that President Nixon and Vietnam are also an integral part of the plot involving mutants, so it should really be interesting to see how that plays out.
Overall, Days of Future Past looks like it will be one heck of a ride, and for those who aren't already keeping track, it opens on May 23rd, 2014.