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Antro-duodenal Motility Study
What is an antro-duodenal motility study?
An antro-duodenal motility study is used to evaluate the ability of the muscles of the stomach and the first portion of the small intestine (duodenum) to contract. Conditions in which there is ab...
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After I took refuge last year, I realized that I could no longer kill insects in my home and that I had to come up with non-violent ways of dealing with them.
Since letting bugs simply wander around made me uneasy, I had to find a way to trap them so I could then release them outside. The method I came up with is to use a clear, hard, plastic cap from a stick of deodorant to trap them, and then I slowly slide a piece of stiff, thin cardboard underneath the cap and the bug. Then I have to pick it up carefully so the bug remains trapped and release it outside.
I would be interested to hear other members' non-violent methods for dealing with bugs. I would especially like to hear how Buddhists in tropical places with really huge bugs cope with them.
I used to have an uncontrollabe startle reaction when I saw a spider or a cockroach in my apartment, but now I've gotten over that and can deal with bugs more calmly and no longer feel the need to indulge my fearful impulse to club them to death. On the contrary, I can now feel the same love for a cockroach walking across my kitchen floor as birdwatchers do for birds: both possess Buddha-nature and are examples of the miracle of consciousness.
I feel good that I can now be the friend and helper of insects rather than their executioner and enemy. It makes me think about all the negative karma I've accumulated killing bugs before I took refuge. Hopefully, I can atone for this over time.
After all, if we can't feel compassion for all beings, then how can we ever be worthy of the advanced teachings?
My lama's lama not only doesn't harm bugs, but also sprinkles his leftover rice outside near ants' nests to feed them while chanting mantras. He is a true inspiration!


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I got my package right before Christmas so I washed them and wrapped them and then put them under the tree....I can't believe I did that! That meant I had to WAIT to use them! Silly me.
I received a cute little black tote bag that contained a folder full of information about Charlie Banana, 2 disposable liners, and 2 diapers.
I received a Medium Turquoise 2 in 1 sized pocket diaper and a Large Under Construction 2 in 1 sized pocket diaper. They came packaged in a simple paper wrap that shared information about the product and some instructions.
The disposable inserts were nice and soft and have a quilted look to them. This was my first exposure to disposable inserts. They reminded me of the big hospital pads you use after having a baby. (My hubby even asked if that was what they were when he seen them. HAHA) They fit very nice into the cover and you tuck the end of the insert under the fleece pocket flap to hold it in place. Its hard to get a good idea of how these work long term when you only have to but for me they worked pretty well. The first one was wet. I found that the fleece of the diaper shell was wet so I had to let it dry before using it again for the second disposable insert. If the poo that ends on this is fairly solid I don't think you would have problems with it getting onto the shell of the diaper making it unusable with out washing first. If you have a runny poo I think it would go off the insert and onto the fleece requiring a washing.
Here is a view of the diaper. The pocket opening at the bottom of the photo. I like that the inserts have nice blue tags on them so that I know I'm putting the right inserts into the right shells. Also, super soft fleece! The pocket of the diaper is at the front. This is nice for when baby is poopy but sometimes its nice to have the opening in the back because when you have a boy the front of the insert is usually drenched and the back is dry. The diapers are easy to stuff and the pocket has a nice fold over flap to keep the insert inside.
My little E-man was so excited to get the Under Construction print! He took it and started looking it over right away.
Here is a shot of the size difference between medium and large. There doesn't seem to be a big difference but you can tell when they are on that there is a nice difference between the two.
Here goes blogger driving me crazy again doing its weird turn the photo any way it wants to thing. The Charlie Banana diapers feature snaps. There is one row that goes all across the top of the diaper for waist adjustment. Then there are two rows, one on each side for leg adjustment. Isn't that blue so pretty?
So sorry for the bad picture! This diaper features wonderful cross over tabs. I have had some problems with cross over tabs before where you can get the waist rust right and you need the cross over snap but can't reach it with out pulling the waist of the diaper tighter which isn't good because poor little baby gets red marks. I found with this diaper that the snaps on the waist are close enough that the cross over tabs are successful.
Here is the Medium diaper on top of the Large diaper showing some size comparison. The large is wider across the top back and it is also longer.
Here is a close up of the Under Construction print. Adorable but my camera does not do justice to the real colors.
So now that we have enjoyed looking at the wonderful features of this diaper you probably want to hear about my experience!The back of the diaper fits nice and clean with no extra bulk. The back of the diaper has some nice elastic which is nice for the big explosions. It is also pretty trim between the legs.
Here is the medium diaper on my 8 month old, 20 pounder. As you can see it has a nice fit. I snap the leg snaps first then do the waist. He is chunky enough where I can do the leg snaps on the second or third setting depending on what I have stuffed in the pocket. I don't need to use the cross over tabs but have the waist snapped as close as possible without using them. The waist has two snaps on each wing which helps with wing droop.
Here is the medium diaper on my 8 month old, 20 pounder. As you can see it has a nice fit. I snap the leg snaps first then do the waist. He is chunky enough where I can do the leg snaps on the second or third setting depending on what I have stuffed in the pocket. I don't need to use the cross over tabs but have the waist snapped as close as possible without using them. The waist has two snaps on each wing which helps with wing droop.
I used this diaper with one and two inserts. (Each diaper comes with two inserts). This picture I had just one of the inserts in and its not bulky at all. Even with two of thier inserts stuffed inside the bulk wasn't to bad.
I was brave and did try this as an overnight diaper. I put both inserts in and crossed my fingers hat I wouldn't have extra laundry in the morning. When we got up everything was nice and dry! Both of my boys are belly sleepers to which creates and even higher risk for leaking out the tummy area but these seemed to hold up well.
Overall I am really pleased with these diapers. They are soft, wash up great, the stitching seems like it will last and the build of the diaper is great. It offers a lot of neat and helpful features as well. I would really like to try this diaper out in a one size. The OS uses elastic leg adjustments.
I did use both sizes of diapers on both boys and you can really tell a difference in fit. The large on my younger boy I needed the cross over tabs as tight as they went as well as the thigh snaps as tight as they went. I was still able to slip my finger into the leg and have a lot of room. So it was a little big yet on him but I know it will probably be perfect for him soon. The medium on my toddler fit him nice as well as the large. The large we had snapped almost as tight as they go and the medium size was opened up a little more. But he is super skinny so having the large with a higher rise was nice.
If you would like to purchase a Charlie Banana diaper visit Target.com or Babiesrus.com.


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by Ziks511 - 12/21/12 8:29 AM
The NRA at it's press conference today at 11 AM announced its proposals to facilitate safety in the nations. NNothing at all.
Oh, Schools should be patrolled by armed guards, though where that money comes from, nobody knows.
And video games are the problem, not the free availability of weapons.
And there should be a National Registry of Crazy People, not a Gun Registry.
Sure violate non-criminal citizen's rights, just not us.. And surprisingly, criminals don't commit these crimes, neither do NRA members, but often they are either the source of weapons, or they have simply blocked any meaningful attempt to address the issue in the past, like campaigning vigorously for the lapsing or the Assault Weapons ban, one of which was used at Sandy Hook.
Typical prevarication and subterfuge from the Gun Manufacturers' biggest lobby supporter. And I didn'T realize that the NRA only represents 4 million members, and that its officers are hired or parachuted in from outside, not voted on by the membership. Where is the validity that they represent members, when the members have no input?
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adjective vi·va·cious \və-ˈvā-shəs also vī-\
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: lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
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Latin vivac-, vivax long-lived, vigorous, high-spirited, from vivere to live
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A disturbing new trend—"pet flipping"—has been getting a lot of attention this week.
Pet flipping involves a criminal picking up a pet, either by stealing the animal or claiming to be the pet parent of a missing pet, and then quickly selling the animal for a profit. Is your blood boiling yet? It gets worse!
According to Time, pet flipping is on the rise in cities including Kansas City, St. Louis and Indianapolis. The stolen dogs are often purebred and very valuable. In March, an Indianapolis man was arrested after a three-month investigation found he had been stealing dogs for years, mostly purebred German Shepherds, Rottweilers and Pit Bulls.
"Many of these pets are housed in puppy mill-like conditions until they can be flipped—no food or water, caged and sick," Dawn Contos, of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control, said in an interview following the arrest.
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Bridgette, I think you have good intentions but please try to really think about this... by buying a pet you are supporting puppy mills, which make dogs suffer. You are concerned about what will happen with the puppies bred from the puppy mills but by adopting a pet instead of buying one, you are ultimately shutting down the puppy mills by decreasing consumer demand!! Any company must respond to consumer demand.. if there is no market for their "product" then they will stop producing them! Of course there's always a black market for anything really but I am still adamant that adoption is the way to go! I agree with you that no pet should be available for free because then they could "flip" them but that is why shelters come with adoption fees! The fee for a dog is usually around $200-300 dollars and includes neutering/spaying to help fight dog/cat homelessness and vaccinations. I think this fee is reasonable yet high enough to deter people who are only interested in the animals to "flip" them. I also read something a while ago about people on sites like kijiji or craigs list who put up ads looking to rehome their cat/dog. These people should still ask for a small fee to prevent pet "flipping" as well.
BOTTOM LINE: DOGS/CATS ARE NOT DISPOSABLE AND ARE NOT "PRODUCTS"! THEY DESERVE TO BE TREATED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT. I hope that if you are reading this and you are looking for a dog/cat as an addition to your family that you will only get one if you are ready for the responsibility... it is not fair to just "dump" an animal because you get bored of it or because you were not prepared for the work! Imagine if your parents did this to you when you were a kid! Imagine how sad/confused/scared you would be!! Why do this to an animal?!
I understand your point, Bridgette. We adopted a dog years ago from a local Rottweiler rescue group. The dog had been on the streets for the first six months of its life, but the we were told that he'd done very well on all behavior tests, and was safe to bring into our home.
Just a few weeks later, the dog bit my sister. Her wounds weren't terrible, and we thought it might just be a slight aggression issue that could be worked out, with training.
After several weeks of training, the dog bit my mother. This time, is was so bad, she had to have surgery on her hand.
We realized we couldn't keep him, and tried very hard to find somewhere to place him, only to find that no one would take a known "biter". We ended up putting the poor animal down.
Please know that I think puppy mills are utterly evil, and should be put out of business. Some "rescue" groups are also irresponsible, and should also be put out of business.
Please don't be insulted by some of the self-righteous (but clueless) comments.
I find it difficult to believe the rescue from whom you adopted your rottie wouldn't take him back and find a better parent for him
I agree Kelly... I've worked with 3 different rescue groups as volunteers. ALL of them have a section in their adoption policy form that says that if you don't want the dog anymore, please return the dog back to them and not to put the dog in a shelter or give them away.
So so many horrible reasons to buy from a pet store, I don't know where to begin. Rationalize all you want, but when the demand goes out, so will puppy mills. Regulating won't solve anything - there are always ways around the law. Conscientious, caring human beings can make a difference by having pets spayed & neutered & encouraging others to do the same, & help reduce the homeless pet population by adoption. Do your homework: go to several shelters, ask around to see which ones people think are most reputable, see if you can arrange a home visit, & find out if the shelter offers any kind of short term health coverage in case of illness (many do). Finally, if what you're really after is a "breed" & not a family member, you shouldn't have a pet at all.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the horrible health problems & genetic diseases that can come from interbreeding at these places. Also, behavior problems from abuse & poor living conditions. Geez, you really are poorly informed.
I'm sorry but you are very wrong. I am in school for Animal Science and one of my teachers worked for DEM and other organizations that dealt with animal abuse cases, animal hoarding, and of course puppy mills. They get away with it because as soon as there is a case built up against them they change their name, move their operation to a new location, and avoid the legal system. And they get away with this. The ONLY way to stop them, is to make their business fail- which means if customers refuse to buy from stores that sell puppy mill puppies, it affects that pet store, which in turn affects the puppy mills. It's going to take a little effort at a time to make a real impact, but it IS happening. Here in Rhode Island protestors finally won after a few rallies against Rumford Pet Center. They now do not buy or sell puppy mill puppies.
If you want a purebred you do NOT go through a store still, you find a legitimate, licensed breeder and check into them. A true breeder will never have more than 3 breeds at one time, will possess an FDA license to breed, and will be able to provide you will certifications on the breed and also veterinary care information for both the mom and pups.
And all we can do for the puppy mill pups is donate to ASPCA and send out tons of good energy for them to be rescued by the ASPCA- and they DO get rescued, all the time.
Legalizing the puppy mills? No way! they should be shut down!! Instead of getting a dog from pet stores, why not get a dog from a legit breeder? Shelters also have a lot of puppies. Do your research to find the right puppy from a right place instead of supporting puppy mills. This is crazy!!!


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The foaming hand soap containers in question have a little disclaimer on them stating not to refill them with regular hand soap or they will clog. This is indeed true, however I've noticed a lot of people either throwing away the empty plastic container (what a waste!) or refilling it with regular hand soap, after which they just don't work.
The process is incredibly simple - the foaming pump works because it injects a bunch of air into a small amount of soap as it pumps. Most hand soap is too viscous to accept this air, and it just causes problems. Solution? Make a solution! Water down the soap!
Step 1: Choose a soap
Tip: Add the water slowly, so as to not agitate the soap too much - if it mixes while you're adding water, you will have a hard time getting it to fill without overflowing with suds everywhere.
Step 2: Agitate
Agitate slowly, or violently, however you prefer. Just mix until all the soap is 'dissolved'.
Step 3: You're finished!
Now you're on to using less soap, and wasting less plastic!
Behind the scenes: Soap itself doesn't really clean your hands. Soap merely makes most dirt more happy to mix with water than it is to stick to your hands. Hence why this product is so great. You can start with the foam (already 4:1 mixed with water) and do most of the hand cleaning with that, then simply use a LITTLE tap water to rinse off. Water savings too!
Downside - its more work. Alternately, you could prepare some watered-down hand-soap in a spare 4L jug, and keep that handy to refill your pumps.
Ok. I just bought some refill soap for the Dial foaming hand pump. I refilled it, and now it will not work like it did before. The solution sputters and comes out in squirts; not the smooth foam like before. Is there any way to fix this?
So are u saying basically that we r being ripped off by the foam soap cos. since it is diluted, watered down soap, which btw, they charge more 4?!
i love this it really saves on soap. and for that one comment were all gonna die someday enjoy life.
I know, I thought - Oh, wait, WHAT? I'm going to die eventually? Thanks for the heads up, MsJan. I was under the impression I would live forever. This sort of changes my plans.
At least I'll have nice smelling foamy soap until my presumably untimely death.
As for refilling the chemical, its nasty stuff, not a clue what is actually in there.
The alcohol gels do not kill a lot of bacteria, that is why there are so many hospital acquired infections ,c-diff being a big one, that could be avoided by simple hand washing. ( proper). Alcohol gels also state on the packaging that the product should be rubbed until it is gone, the drying of hands with a paper towel defeats the purpose, but a clean a paper towel will remove bacteria by friction, so it is definitively better than nothing.i want to find out how to clean store bought leafy veg like spinich ,kale for juicing. i know there is a % of H2O2 that will do it,hopefully as a quick dip.
the glove in food courts mandate is similar to the helmet and bicycle internet wars. There used to be a great food safety list that i cant find, it had all these tidbits by the pathogen,food safety people
my favourite is the food employees who wear the gloves between handling cash (with the gloves on) and going back too food prep with the same gloves.
or the improper handwashing of "my hands are wet now - that is good enough"


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It really irks at time when I go to look for data to help answer a question. So, in order not to be hypocritical. I am an older male, retired. My truck is older, but I don't want to retire it just yet. It got four new ones within a year. Spiritual- fundamental Christian,Creationist. 5 Grown children.
Alas, poor Saturn. I knew it well.
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Following a petition by flagship NIF grantee the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and NIF-funded women's group Itach-Maki, the Supreme Court has ordered the state to ensure that women and Arabs are fairly represented on the Israel Land Authority (ILA) Council. Since 2009, this committee has been overwhelmingly dominated by Jewish men. Judge Asher Gronish ruled that "the lack of representation of Arab citizens and the under-representation of women is unacceptable."
The petition, which was filed in 2010, demands the appointment of women and Arabs as permanent members of the ILA Council at a ratio that ensures fair representation of these populations. The ILA controls 93% of the land in Israel, and has huge input into land use decisions. There is only one woman, the director-general of the Ministry of Justice, and no Arabs currently serving on the ten-member Council.
Itach-Maaki Attorney Anat Tahon-Ashkenazi said: "The Israel Lands Authority is one of the most powerful public bodies in the country, and the decisions of its governing council have a direct bearing on our lives - whether on issues of planning, housing costs, or even our health. In the management of a body like this, there must include representation of the entire population and the different interests within it."
ACRI Attorney Auni Banna, who represented the petitioners, added: "It appears the Justices also reasoned that consenting to the state's attempts to avoid its obligations would create an opening for systematic violation of the law and perpetuate the exclusion of minority and disadvantaged groups from decision-making centers."
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EASLEY — In what may be a preview to Tuesday's International semi-final game, Chinese Taipei broke out of a close game with a three-run fifth inning and cruised to a 7-1 victory over Venezuela Saturday in the Big League World Series at the J.B. "Red" Owens Recreation Complex.
Taipei, making its first appearance in the Big League World Series since 1996, ran its record 2-0 in the tournament. Venezuela, the Latin America champion, dropped to 2-1.
The Asia-Pacific champions scored first on a RBI double by Fan Kup Chen to take a 1-0 lead.
Venezuela tied the game in the bottom of the second when Diego Paz singled home Jonitz Carruyo.
Taipei struck back in the top of the third when Fan Kuo Chen got his second RBI of the game with a single scoring Lin Hung Wei to take a 2-1 lead.
Taipei added three runs in the fifth inning to extend its lead to 5-1 and two more in the seventh for the final margin.
Fan Kuo Chen and and Lin Chen Fei led Taipei with three hits and two runs scored each. Lin Hung Wei scored three runs for the Asia-Pacific champions. Four pitchers scattered seven hits over seven innings without a walk or a strikeout.
Venezuela was led by Manuel Rodrigez who had two of the seven Latin America hits. Venezuela pitchers gave up 11 hits, but only three of the seven runs scored by Taipei. Venezuela walked five Taipei batters and struck out five.
Chinese Taipei plays Mexico at 4:30 p.m. Sunday and has its final game of pool play Monday at 9 a.m. against Canada. Venezuela plays its final game of pool play at 7:30 p.m. Sunday against Germany, champions of the Europe-Africa region.


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What was the first performance given by the Metropolitan Opera?Where did this performance take place?What was the last opera given at the old Met?When did the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center open?Who began the Metropolitan Opera?When did the Met begin regularly scheduled radio broadcasts?What was the first televised performance by the Metropolitan Opera?When did the Met begin producing its own series of televised productions?What singer has sung the most performances with the Met?What conductor has conducted the most performances with the Met?What operas have been performed the most in Met history?How many operas have had their world premieres at the Met?Who were the first African-American performers at the Met?Who was the first female conductor at the Met?
The first performance given by the Metropolitan Opera was Gounod's Faust on October 22, 1883. The cast included Christine Nilsson, Italo Campanini, Giuseppe Del Puente, and Franco Novara, and was conducted by Auguste Vianesi.
The performance took place at the original Metropolitan Opera House, which was located at 1423 Broadway, between 39th and 40th Streets in Manhattan.
The last opera performed at the old Met was La Bohème on the afternoon of April 16, 1966, followed by a Gala in the evening, which featured numerous singers, both past and current. However, the last performance at the old Met actually featured the Bolshoi Ballet on the closing night of their engagement on May 8, 1966.
The official opening was on September 16, 1966, with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra. The cast included Leontyne Price, Justino Díaz, Jess Thomas, and Rosalind Elias, and was conducted by Thomas Schippers. However, the first opera actually heard at the Lincoln Center house was a student matinee performance of La Fanciulla del West on April 11, 1966. This was not the official opening, but rather a test of the theater's acoustics.
The original Metropolitan Opera House was built by a group of New York industrialists and socially prominent families as a competing opera house to the Academy of Music on Fourteenth Street. The original founders, among whom were the Vanderbilt, Morgan, and Astor families, owned the building of the "old" Met and retained the use of the box seats for themselves. They then rented the house to an impresario or entrepreneurial group who actually assembled a performing company to produce operas in the house. This arrangement was changed several times, most notably in 1933 when the Metropolitan Opera Association was formed as a not-for-profit opera presenter. The Association bought the opera house from the box holders in 1940.
In the afternoon on Christmas day, 1931, Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel was the first radio broadcast from the Met. This radio series has continued uninterrupted to this day throughout the United States and Canada. In recent seasons the live radio broadcasts have spread around the world carried by numerous radio systems in Europe, the Far East, South America and the South Pacific.
The first televised performance was a program of operatic excerpts with members of the company which was broadcast from an NBC Television studio on March 10, 1940. However, the first performance relayed from the Met stage was Verdi's Otello on opening night of the 1948–49 season. The cast included Licia Albanese, Ramon Vinay, and Leonard Warren, conducted by Fritz Busch.
With a performance of Puccini's La Boheme on March 15, 1977, the Metropolitan Opera began its series of televised productions. This program, with a cast including Renata Scotto, Maralin Niska, Luciano Pavarotti, Ingvar Wixell, and Paul Plishka, and conducted by James Levine, was seen by over 4 million people.
Tenor Charles Anthony holds the record for the most performances at the Met. After making his debut on March 6, 1954, as the Simpleton in Boris Godunov, Mr. Anthony went on to sing 2,928 performances with the company. His last appearance was as the Emperor in Turandot on January 28, 2010.
The Met's Music Director, James Levine, has conducted almost 2,500 performances with the company, more than any conductor in the Met's history.
The operas that have been performed the most are Puccini's La Boheme, followed by Verdi's Aida and Bizet's Carmen. For more information, see Met History.
The Met has presented the world premiere of 31 operas, including Puccini's La Fanciulla del West and Il Trittico, Humperdinck's Königskinder, and five recent works: John Corigliano and William Hoffman's The Ghosts of Versailles (1991), Philip Glass's The Voyage (1992), John Harbison's The Great Gatsby (1999), Tobias Picker's An American Tragedy (2005), and Tan Dun's The First Emperor (2006).
Helmsley Winfield danced in the role of Witch Doctor in The Emperor Jones during the 1932–33 season. However, Janet Collins was the first African-American dancer engaged by the Metropolitan Opera as solo dancer in a variety of works. She made her debut on opening night, November 13, 1951, as soloist in Aida. Marian Anderson was the first African-American vocal soloist engaged by the Met. She made her debut as Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera on January 1, 1955. Robert McFerrin was the first African-American male singer engaged by the Met and made his debut as Amonasro in Aida on January 27, 1955.
Sarah Caldwell was the first female conductor at the Met, making her debut conducting La Traviata on January 13, 1976.
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When I teach my classes, I start with the following list of what I call my "10 Key Genealogy Principles". I have garnered these from the best & the brightest and take no credit for any of them. These are the most useful techniques and methodologies I have learned in my years of research that I keep coming back to again & again. I hear one or more of these principles taught at every conference and in every article I read, even if they are called different things, and utilizing one or more of these has been responsible for every breakthrough I've ever had.
So, I share them here with you, my family–they are in no particularly order. And, I'd love to hear what principles you'd add to this list?
Robyn's 10 Key Genealogical Principles:
- 1. Proof is Not A Document
- 2. Always Seek Original Sources
- 3. Always Cite Your Sources
- 4. Any Source Can Be Wrong
- 5. Search Broadly and Deeply (Use Multiple Locations, Types of Records & Generations)
- 6. Research to Uncover Identities (Not Names)
- 7. Rebuild Communities (Don't Collect Individuals)
- 8. Use Evidence to Build A Case
- 9. Watch Your Assumptions (And Revisit them Often)
- 10. Don't Isolate Records (View them in Context)


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Questions to ask yourself and discuss with colleagues:
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- In what proportion do you use these assessments?
- What kinds of performance do you assess? (recall, analysis, comparison, inference, evaluation)
- Do you assess students' dispositions as well as achievement? (motivation, interest, maturity, study skills) Formally or informally?
- What criteria do you use to select an assessment? (results fit purpose, method matches instruction, ease of development, ease of use, ease of scoring, origin of assessment, time required, degree of objectivity, thinking skills tapped, effective control of cheating)
- How would you judge the quality of your assessment for giving you the information you need about students' achievement?
- How do you give feedback to students about their performance? (written, oral, grades, informal)
- How do you view the role of teacher? (knowledge presenter, facilitator of student-constructed learning) How do you view the role of student? (cooperative, competitive) How much of students' failure or success do you attribute to the student? To the teacher?
- How do you view the characteristics of the students in you class(es)? (ability, work habits, maturity, social skills, willingness to perform, need for feedback, self-assessment skills, sense of fairness, reaction to testing/assessment, expectations of the teacher)


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Shortly after I was diagnosed with BPD, I came across the idea of keeping a Gratitude Journal. I'd been researching different types of therapies that I could do by myself at home and discovered Journal Therapy. Though truthfully, it was more of a re-discovery. I'd kept a journal religiously as a child and at a few points during adulthood, so I already knew it was quite therapeutic, I just hadn't known it was an organized style of therapy.
The suggestion to keep a Gratitude Journal kept popping up in several locations that touted the healing effects of Journal Therapy. I'll admit, though I read about it several times, I kept dismissing the idea. And the reason why seems rather silly to me now. In a nutshell, it sounded too simple. I thought: how can keeping a list of things for which I am grateful make that much of a difference in my life? It just didn't seem possible. Well, of course not. When you're stuck in a negative thought pattern, virtually nothing sounds promising – basically, you can't see the forest for the trees. It makes sense. How do you make yourself feel grateful when you're not? Sometimes you're just too depressed to feel any gratitude at all.
At a time when I was more depressed than I'd ever been, I thought the answers to my problems somehow couldn't be as simple as keeping a list. I didn't feel simple. I felt very complicated, uncertain, perplexed and convinced, of course, that nothing could make me feel better. How to get away from those negative feelings then just had to be elaborate! Ah, the ironic joy of hopelessness!
Staying stuck in the same old rut had its rewards. If I thought the answers had to be terrifically complex, then I could avoid helping myself and stay a victim forever. And the fun in that? Well, you get to keep throwing yourself one pity party after another.
But one day I decided to try it. I figured even if it did absolutely nothing for me, it couldn't cause any harm.
At first, I wasn't that motivated, so I didn't keep a "real" list – a legitimate journal. I'd just scratch out one or two things on a sticky note, the backs of envelopes and receipts, or even next to an inspiring paragraph I read in a novel. But at some point, I realized it was helping. I felt better, more positive, less depressed, when I concentrated on feeling grateful. With that awakening, I moved to whole sheets of paper. Oooo! Ok, so the migration didn't improve my organization, not right away. I'd often write something down at odd angles and just circle what I'd wrote, so the result was a bunch of text-filled bubbles on a plain piece of paper. One day, though, I noticed that these sheets were adding up. Instead of writing one thing on Tuesday, six things on Friday, and perhaps two on Sunday, I was adding several items each day. Whoa! That's when I sat down and really thought about the difference it was making. It had become a habit and a good one at that. I did feel better, no longer quite so hopeless, hapless and helpless. I took a leap then and went out and bought myself a pretty bound journal. Since then, I look forward to filling one up and starting another. They help me stay positive now, but even better – maybe someday they will inspire my great-grandchildren.
Following is a sampler, a partial list of benefits I've uncovered so far. A year ago, I never could have imagined so many. I am actually grateful for gratitude. If you think about it, that's pretty powerful.
- Keeping a Gratitude Journal helps me stay focused on the present. Zen mind. It keeps me from spending too much time thinking about the warts of the past and the bunions of the future. What's in front of me or within me, right this minute, that I can appreciate?
- Over time, the journals have increased my overall awareness, period.
- They have helped me slowly establish positive thought patterns instead of negative ones. Oh sure, I still get downright pessimistic sometimes, but instead of despair-dwelling for ten hours at a time, or even several days, I will feel contrary for a few moments – maybe an hour. This is obviously a major improvement. Looking for the negative in anything and everything used to be the norm for me, but now I find that more frequently I'm automatically looking for something more optimistic.
- I say "thank you" more. The more I say "thank you" the more my family appreciates me and says "thank you" back. It has helped improve my relationships.
- Finding things to be grateful for has reduced my feelings of anger considerably. I don't even think I could measure the difference. It's hard to be mad when you're feeling grateful for something!
- The more grateful I am, the more grateful I want to be. A wonderful ripple effect in place!
- Gradually I've learned that I don't need STUFF to make me happy. I can be grateful for things like air, sunshine, water, clouds, my own breathing and even the spotting of a lizard scampering happily (I'm assuming) in my garden. I am happy now with things that don't come in shrink-wrapped packages. I don't need a shopping fix in order to feel better.
- Quite naturally, I take less for granted. I think about the gift of electricity, as an example. I can curl up on the couch at 9 pm, with a hot cup of peppermint tea, and write in my Gratitude Journal – electricity makes this possible. It's so much easier to form letters sitting next to light bulbs. Yes, I've tried it by candle light, just to get a glimpse of what it might have been like to write at night a few hundred years ago. The ambiance is lovely, but penning in my journal is a bit on the difficult side.
- Establishing this one good habit motivated me to create more of them. From the simple act of being grateful, I've been able to trash many of my maladaptive coping strategies and replace them with adaptive coping strategies.
- Keeping track of what I am grateful for has allowed me to reduce the intense sting I'll feel when I think I'm being rejected. Of course, being Borderline means I can be quite sensitive to rejection, but whenever I feel that way I can pull out a Gratitude Journal and remind myself of positive events – times when I was accepted in some way. After reading a few pages, I am back to coping in a healthy way.
Obviously keeping a Gratitude Journal is not a magic pill. There is no happy fairy dust. But it helps, tremendously. I am far less depressed. As more proof of its power, I offer this: I don't take any psychiatric medications. I used to, but I don't need them anymore. Of course, keeping a Gratitude Journal isn't the only way I have learned to manage my moods (more posts coming soon) and it's not the only way that I was eventually able to table the pills, but I encourage all to take that leap of faith and give it a shot, it really helps that much.


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Jennifer Lawrence was a big winner at the 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards.
The event, hosted by Mark Wahlberg, named Lawrence, who wasn't in attendance, as Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite Female Buttkicker. Her hit film, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, also won for Favorite Movie.
Ariana Grande was another big winner , taking home the blimp for Favorite TV Actress. Her show, Sam & Cat, also won for Favorite TV Show.
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The show also honored television creator Dan Schneider with a special Lifetime Achievement Award. On hand to bestow the award were many of his past and present cast members, including Nathan Kress and Noah Munck from iCarly, Drake & Josh's Drake Bell and Josh Peck, the cast of Victorious and Kenan & Kel's Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.
Wahlberg, who claimed at the top of the show that he would avoid the show's tradition of being "slimed," managed to make it to the very end of the show before comedian Kevin Hart and Wahlberg's own kids covered Wahlberg in Nickelodeon's trademark green gunk.
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There's just four weeks left in the high school basketball regular season and we have several area teams that are either in the mix for conference titles or berths to the NCHSAA playoffs.
But that's nothing new.
While not as recognized as much for its basketball compared to other parts of the state, this area is good in its own right, although Northside, Croatan and Southwest are the only boys' teams with winning records and White Oak, East Duplin, Northside and Lejeune the only girls' teams above .500.
We also have a quite of few standout players. Seniors Jamal Parker of Northside, JacQues Chambers of Croatan and Tyree Best of Richlands and Southwest junior Malique Judd are among the area's best players in boys' basketball.
"Everybody has a weapon, a go-to player," Jacksonville first-year coach James Jordan said. "What stands out to me is that most teams have a superb athletic player and they are more versatile. I see a lot of that."
The same can be said about local girls' basketball.
The area is led by seniors Chatori Major of Lejeune, Ashanti Curry of Northside, Brittney Woodard of East Duplin and Lyric Levester of White Oak. Those four have shown they can play, too.
"We are all starting to become pretty competitive amongst each other," White Oak coach Carolyn Ashdown said.
But when it comes to being competitive, the first thing that comes to mind is the balance of the East Central 2-A Conference. I have written before about how wide open the league is with this season being no different.
Just look at the standings. Five teams could end up winning the
East Duplin has shown it can be dangerous after a 50-49 win over Clinton on Friday. The Panthers have also advanced to the last two
Teams like Richlands and Swansboro also can't be overlooked.
"Our league again this year is extremely tough," said Northside coach Tony Marshburn, whose team hosts Clinton on Friday. "I thought it was tough last year, but this year it's even better. With East Duplin beating Clinton, that proved that anybody can beat anyone on any night."
Still, the
Clinton is in the driver's seat now, followed by East Duplin, Northside and South Lenoir.
"I'm sure it will come down to the last games to see where things shake out," said East Duplin coach Mark Lane, whose team won the regular-season title last year.
Like Marshburn, Lane believes what makes the
And, ultimately, playoff seeds might come down to how teams fare in the
"I would think so," Lane said.
Speaking of playoffs, the Jacksonville boys' and White Oak girls' are looking like they could be postseason-bound after not qualifying last year.
Jacksonville is 7-8 overall and one game ahead of West Carteret for the fifth and final automatic berth from the Coastal 3-A Conference. And while the Cardinals' record is not as good as Jordan would like, the team has made strides after going 5-18 last year.
Jacksonville looks to continue its progress Friday when it plays host to rival White Oak, which has the talent to compete with anyone locally.
The White Oak girls' have also improved after missing the postseason last year after a 9-win season.
"I definitely think our experience (has been the key)," Ashdown said. "It's been a couple of years' worth of work in progress, but the past three years the same four to five girls have stayed together, which has really helped."
Experience has also helped the Lejeune girls (13-0), who are the area's only undefeated team and are primed to win the Coastal Plains 1-A Conference regular-season title.
Under first-year coach Kevin Popadines, the Devilpups' average margin of victory is 33.8 points. Major is certainly the catalyst behind Lejeune's success, averaging an area-best 21.3 points. But another key has been the support she's received from her teammates. Nikia Wallace averages 11 points and Lala Lee adds 10 points.
Staying with the CPC, the Southwest boys' team seems to be the favorite to win the league following a 74-73 victory at East Carteret. The Stallions are led by the twin towers of Judd (6-foot-6) and Corey Wohlever (6-7) along with an athletic backcourt.
"Southwest is good and I see them winning that conference," said Marshburn, whose team beat the Stallions twice this season, including last month in the Onslow County Classic final.
Then there's Dixon and Lejeune in the CPC.
Several area coaches have said that the Bulldogs are better than their 3-14 record and have the coach in Philip Durr and talent to beat people. The same coaches also say all the Bulldogs need to do is gain confidence with some more wins and they will be on their way to being a competitive program record-wise.
"I really like what I saw from Dixon (in the Onslow County Classic last month)," Marshburn said. "Dixon is a good, young squad that might just be a year away."
Like Dixon in the past, Lejeune has taken some lumps this season under first-year coach Joey Malott, who replaced longtime coach Doug Erny.
The Southwest girls' team has also used this season as a learning experience. The Stallions are typically one of the area's stronger girls' teams but has struggled early. Southwest appears, however, to have improved on defense, coach Bev Marley's bread and butter.
One game behind Southwest is Dixon, which has improved after winning just three games last year.
Like Southwest, Dixon relies on pressure defense. Yet Ashdown has noticed a lot of area teams becoming more defensive-minded.
"Everybody plays pretty tough defense," she said. "Just about every team is pressing."
And every team is hoping to play well in the last four weeks of the season.


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Kate Gosselin and her adorable brood received one of them at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Saturday, receiving the full VIP treatment and RadarOnline.com can bring you the exclusive shots.
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JENNIFER GARNER says she purposely goes to events without BEN AFFLECK so she doesn't lose her own identity. She tells "Allure" magazine, quote, "It's a very conscious decision . . . I think especially for women, they can really lose their identity and just become 'wife of'." She also says she's afraid of Botox because she has a big forehead.
A new list of celebrities and their pre-fame jobs tells us that Sean Connery was a milkman, Kanye West worked at the Gap, Whoopi Goldberg was a phone sex operator, Ellen DeGeneres was an oyster shucker, Sylvester Stallone was Lion cage cleaner at the Central Park Zoo and Jon Hamm was Porn movie set designer.
Reportedly, Lindsay Lohan developed an online shopping addiction in rehab and spent $5,000 a day. A former patient who attended rehab with Lindsay, said she would shop online all day and it was like an addiction. The source says she would drop $5,000 a day, mostly on clothes. And the constant stream of boxers and packages to the gates of the rehab center annoyed the staff, and residents.
With baby North West here, Kim and Kanye are busy planning their next media event -- a wedding. Us Weekly says, quote, "They've been discussing marriage for a while. A wedding is in the works." And in keeping with their lavish lifestyle, it's going to be big.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Pictures surfaced yesterday of JUSTIN BIEBER serenading his grandmother . . . while he was NAKED with nothing but a guitar covering his naughty bits. This went down last October at granny's house over Canadian Thanksgiving. Justin came out of his room like that to mess with everybody.
The "National Enquirer" has released the full audio of the tape MONICA LEWINSKY made for BILL CLINTON during their affair. It's basically just Monica laying out a plan for how they're going to see each other. Although at one point she suggests, quote, "I could take all my clothes off and start . . . well, I won't. Because I know you wouldn't enjoy that."
This is what you call a complete lack of self-awareness. VICTORIA BECKHAM was doing a photo shoot and interview for "Vogue" magazine in London. And during the course of the conversation, she said that her family is, quote, "much more normal than people think." As soon as she was done with "Vogue", she left for parent-teacher night for one of her kids. In a HELICOPTER.
The website Jalopnik.com says KANYE WEST just bought two SUVs that are fully-armored and cost A MILLION BUCKS EACH. The vehicle is called the Prombron, and it's made by a Latvian company called Dartz.
BEN AFFLECK met secretly with LINDSAY LOHAN while she was in rehab, but it wasn't to offer her a movie role, as some sites are reporting. Ben went to rehab himself back in 2001, so he was basically just there to offer her support and advice. Meanwhile, sources say Lindsay came out of rehab TOTALLY clean, which means she's not even taking Adderall anymore.
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JUSTIN THEROUX turned 41 on Saturday, and JENNIFER ANISTON threw him a party at their Bel Air mansion. The guest list was INSANE. Check out who showed up: Ben Stiller, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen, Jason Bateman, Laura Dern, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, Tobey Maguire, Lake Bell, Will Arnett, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, and Jimmy Kimmel.
We've had so few legitimate opportunities to talk about KEVIN FEDERLINE lately that it is an honor and a privilege to announce the following to you: On Saturday, August 10th, your man K-Fed married his Baby Mama #3, Victoria Prince, in Las Vegas. Kevin is 35 . . . Victoria is 30. She's a former pro volleyball player who now teaches special ed.
A judge has extended AMANDA BYNES' psychiatric hold for another 30 days. In order to keep Amanda for another month, doctors had to convince the judge that she's, quote, "gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder." Obviously, they did. But on a positive note, Amanda was reunited with her dog Thursday night. The same dog she accidentally doused with gasoline while lighting that driveway fire last month.
"Us Weekly" claims LINDSAY LOHAN spent all night partying with the boy band THE WANTED last Wednesday, and left the next morning looking "worse for wear." But her rep says that while Lindsay DID visit the guys, the rest of the story is, quote, "completely false."
MILEY CYRUS has a condition that results in an elevated heart rate. And according to the "National Enquirer", her doctors have told her to stop smoking pot and drinking caffeine, because both can make it worse. But she won't. A source says, quote, "Miley knows she probably shouldn't be smoking, but she loves getting high. Besides that, most of her friends smoke too."
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Friday, August 9, 2013
KATE UPTON says she felt "terrible" about herself after her first "Sports Illustrated" cover . . . quote, "I'm not a toy, I'm a human. I'm not here to be used. I am a grown woman, and you need to figure your [crap] out." She would also like you to know that she's not a dumb blonde.
The Huffington Post has put together a slideshow of celebrities who are Sexy Over 60. It includes Pierce Brosnan, Susan Lucci, Jane Seymour, Helen Mirren, Jeff Bridges, Tom Selleck, Jane Fonda and Richard Gere, among others.
After that nightclub brawl in the Hamptons last weekend, JUSTIN BIEBER ended up going home with two sexy cocktail waitresses. One of them was 24 . . . the other was 32. In fact, they may have had something to do with the brawl. Sources now say that the guy Justin's crew beat up had been wearing a bowtie . . . and one of the waitresses took it and put it on during the course of the night. Well, when the waitresses left with Justin, the guy ran out to get his bowtie back, and that's when the chaos ensued.
Amanda Bynes' forced psychiatric hospitalization was set to expire last night, but her parents are reportedly hoping doctors will seek a legal ruling to keep Amanda locked up for at least another 30 days. A source has shared that Bynes appears to be suffering from schizophrenia and needs more time to respond to her new drugs. The insider explained, "She's not improving yet. She's still delusional. These meds take longer than a week to work, and she's only been given them for about a week." The 30-day extension would give the doctors time to make their case for a state temporary mental health conservatorship.
Lindsay Lohan is reportedly dating a guy she met in rehab. Sources say LiLo hooked up with a 23-year-old male patient while she was at the Cliffside Malibu treatment center. The sources say the two flaunted their romance which upset other patients and forced the guy out of the facility. He was sent to an all-male facility.
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A website made a list of Hollywood's Top 5 Perfect and Filler-Free Lips. They chose Gina Torres, Jennifer Hudson, Ellen Page, Rosario Dawson and Alicia Silverstone. I guess they don't believe Angelina Jolie's pout is legit.
JOHN STAMOS is taking a 19-year-old woman who lost all her limbs to a bacterial infection to Disneyland. John posted a picture of himself at the hospital bedside of Kaitlyn Dobrow, along with a message that said, quote, "I'm ONLY doing this 'cause they asked. I said no press. But this story is a must read -- plus me and katie have a date to Disneyland."
This is just now coming out, but someone stole JAMES GANDOLFINI'S $3,000 Rolex watch from his hotel room in Rome on the day he died last month. It's believed it was taken during all the commotion that was taking place when he had his fatal heart attack, but so far there aren't any suspects.
LINDSAY LOHAN was in rehab with singer CHAKA KHAN . . . but Chaka was so annoyed by Lindsay's antics that she left a week early just to get away from her. A source says, quote, "Lindsay was just doing stupid stuff for attention, so Chaka told her she was childish and told her to grow up. She started yelling at Lindsay. Told her to knock it off, asking her if she came to rehab to get well, or just to piss around."
Another woman has come forward claiming she had an affair with Khloe Kardashian's husband Lamar Odom. A lawyer claims she had a six-week affair this summer with Lamar after they met at a hotel in Hollywood in June. The woman says Odom was living at the hotel when she met her so she assumed that he had split from Khloe. --The woman, by the way, passed a lie detector test. --She said the Kris Jenner even showed up to her apartment when Odom was there but he refused to answer.


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Austin Kimbrough, 38, is an avid outdoorsman, and Thursday was the first time he had been gator hunting.
He and his dad went to the Guadalupe Wildlife Management Area where Texas was holding a public hunt to help manage the alligator population there.
The state issues permits using a lottery system to hunt gators. Kimbrough and his dad got a permit and went out on their boat. They strung up bait on tree branches over the water.
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The campaign included a banner for students to sign, and pledge not to text and drive.
There will also be a week-long twitter contest to encourage other high school students to take the pledge.
The contest is based on students with the best tweets, who gets the most retweets, and favorites.
FCCLA says this is important because people do not realize how dangerous texting and driving can be.
"Your life can change in the blink of an eye from hitting somebody or getting in a back wreck yourself from texting and driving. It's just crazy to even think about," said Shania McNeely.
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One thing that that really get's to me is theist who think they have the right to not be offended and all people who enable this behaviour.
I find it hard to find a theist who will have an open discussion about why they believe in a personal god at all or why they think their god is real and all the other ones aren't. Yesterday I remarked on the hypocritical nature of the followers of xtianity and was met with no argument as to why what I said was wrong but that it was rude. When I asked why it was considered rude I was told that I should have respect for peoples religion. I disagree, I'll respect your right to have religion, by all means believe whatever crackpot fairy tales you like but if you are not willing to be offended and stand up for what you believe in then you need to take a serious look into why that is.
Most of the theists I know don't argue because they do not even care weather or not their god exists, they go to church on Sunday and go about their lives as if they were Atheists. But I know there are theists out there who might care but are too afraid of being offended by talking to an evil non believer so they just tell you that you are rude.
Are people just being too polite or am i really too insensitive?
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They do not have support for the things they believe.... and they know it. If you question a scientist or even a science enthusiast about the things they believe they are always happy to explain everything in the tiniest of details. If you ask a theist for the same they are offended and don't want to talk about it. The few that do will jump to conclusions, use every illogical argument they can find and misrepresent the opponents arguments... all at the virtual worship of those people who find it rude to even ask.
It's a mistake to worry about offending people when talking about religion. I don't bring it up but if someone asks they are going to get the truth. I'm fine with people believing what they want but not when they just cannot seem to keep their beliefs out of government policy and public schools.
I call it the three monkey behaviour, "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". In the regard that religious folks don't want to see dissent, don't want to hear dissent and don't want to speak of dissent of religion. It keeps them in their protective bubble.
It also works in favour for them because we politely do not want to see wrong with that they may do, wrong that we may hear and we will not speak wrong of them. Protective bubble both ways. Winning in either case. A great strategy to keep their position in society sheltered and protected.
If you break this rule however you are being offensive of their sheltered position and there for you will be parried with a defence calling on most peoples weakness, namely politeness. Politeness is supposed to be a strength that is weakness at the same time.
If you want to pop the religion bubble then you will have to put this so called politeness aside and come rudely barging in. Only over time, when atheism becomes the accepted main stream, it may be considered to be polite to point out that fooling people in to believing falsehoods is just as wrong as stealing from people.
The likelihood however of atheism becoming mainstream seems to me, for the time being, rather remote. Leaving people in their illusion is, as currently accepted mainstream, polite. Religion will be discussed and erode with certainty, but to me it feels as timeless as the sea working to shape a rock.
Offence is taken, not given.
Agreed but with one exception: if the offence is intentional.
If a person is offended when you tell him you're an atheist, that's on him.
If a person is offended when you tell him to go fuck his mother, that's on you.
The distinction is especially annoying when I've got a smiling Jehovah's Witness at my door. I invited the last two inside for lemonade and a dose of the former.
Even if someone tells you to go fuck your mother, you don't actually have to take offense. I mean you can be perfectly aware that the other person is trying to offend you, without helping them do it.
I will acknowledge a good skillful insult, but in a kind of admiring way. But otherwise, I don't really care if someone wants to offend me. So what? And a stranger? Even less of a damn do I give, on this fine day.
I feel if I take offense, I am owning their issues. No thanks :)
I agree, howevver my comment was only in the context of religion. I to invite the JW's in for a chat. I let them leave after two hours so they are usually to worn out and confused to knock on other doors. lol.
Tell them you'd like to come over to their house at around 11pm after the pubs close, with a case of beer, to share your religion of the Great Beer God, and ask for their home address.
"respect" for each others religion is a get-out-of-jail-free card that the religious use among themselves. If they claim to respect each other's beliefs, they do not have to defend them in any way. As atheists we need to call them out on this. They need to know that they do not have this get out of jail free card with us.
I have this argument all the time with one of my buddhist friends who says I need to not give my opinion because I will just upset people.
In the words of Stephen Fry, "if anyone tells you they are offended, well so fucking what!".
Every level of atheist militancy has a place. Some people will lose their religion due to the biological arguments of Dawkins. Some will be convinced of the non-existence of gods by Sam Harris's superior debating skills. Some will pick up an old book in the library called Pale Blue Dot and be absolutely dumbfounded by the words and pictures within. Some will just look up at the sky one day, as I did, and try to imagine how all of this could possibly be made for us and us alone.
The thing about atheism is we can't try to theorize what approach will be most efficient... I hate to use the expression, but it's truly an organic grassroots movement. I just try to be as patient and understanding as I can with everyone - atheists included.
A priest visits an AIDS clinic in Africa and says
"Blessed are the sick and dying for they do not use condoms"
When I hear "As a christian.......blah blah...."
now I hear "As a hypocrite.......blah blah...."
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Court System Fails Alan Deane and His FamilyNovember 15, 2012 at 1:55 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment
We are disappointed to report that Sidharth Misra, the driver who killed Alan Deane as Alan was riding his bicycle on Colorado Blvd. in September 2011, was given a light sentence on November 13 in the Pasadena Superior Court. As we suspected before the hearing, the terms of the sentence were predetermined by a plea bargain deal in which Misra was convicted of Reckless Driving. His sentence included 10 hours of community labor, 400 hours of community service, 3 years probation, a few small fines, and restitution that has still not been confirmed (but was estimated to be around $4,000). Commissioner Steven Monette presided over the hearing.
A group of supporters met for a short ride from the crash site to the courthouse where they joined more supporters, along with Alan's friends and family members. Alan's aunt, Anita "Cookie" Berman, made a tearful statement which was followed by a statement by LACBC staff member Colin Bogart. In their statements, Berman and Bogart both cited that there should be stiffer penalties in cases like this, specifically the revocation or suspension of Misra's driver's license. Misra also spoke to Alan's family and friends, saying he was sorry and that he understood if they hated him or could not forgive him.
In this case, we are less concerned about Misra and more concerned about the failure of our legal system to protect and seek justice for victims like Alan. Misra does not seem like a bad person, but how can our legal system convict a person of Reckless Driving and still preserve the person's driving privilege? Somehow, the suspension or revocation of a person's driving privilege must become automatic in cases like this. It would be a step in the right direction towards making the punishment fit the crime, and would be an incentive for people to simply drive more carefully.
We sincerely thank the supporters who met for the ride and who attended the hearing. At the very least, Alan's family did not have to face Tuesday's hearing alone. Alan's father Gil called to thank the LACBC and everyone who has supported the family. We can all take some comfort knowing that we've helped Alan's family through a very difficult time.
You can read (and listen to) more at the Pasadena Star News, KPCC, and Streetsblog Los Angeles.
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