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Editorial Staff • West End • 13 Oct 2004
If the title doesn't give the yuletide timing away, the splendid Christmas tree does in Roger Glossop's excellently designed country house set, where the walls cut away to reveal hall, staircase, living room, dining room and preparations in full force for a 'real family Christmas'. But what happens when family are thrust together to enjoy themselves – and all for the sake of the children too?
Belinda (Liza Goddard) is annoyed with husband Neville (Bill Champion) who has forgotten to buy her a present – again. Ex-security guard Uncle Harvey (Terence Booth) is enjoying an old and violent film on TV, delighting in pointing out how many of the actors are deceased, and has bought all the children guns for Christmas.
Phyllis (Eliza Hunt) is ruining dinner in the off-stage kitchen – and nearly finishing herself off in the process - and her doctor husband Bernard (Matthew Kelly) is intent on performing his annual puppet show. Meanwhile, Belinda's uptight sister Rachel (Alexandra Mathie) has invited her friend and boss, author Clive (Matthew Cottle) for the festivities.
Little does he know what he's letting himself in for! Just a normal family Christmas? Not quite. Sex, jealousy, suspicion and frustrations enter the picture. All right so far, but attempted murder is not a typical ingredient.
In this production, there are good performances from the cast of Ayckbourn stalwarts, although the normally excellent comic actress Alison Pargeter has little chance to shine as a simple-minded, downtrodden wife. Both her role and that of her husband, played by Jason Baughan, seem a little superfluous to the frenzied proceedings.
Still, nearly 25 years on, Season's Greetings remains a little piece of light-hearted frivolity, with some amusing and pertinent dialogue. It should do especially well on the road in the run up to Christmas – it's touring until 11 December (See News, 20 Jul 2004) - especially as audiences will doubtless recognise something of their own family in the characters. On the night this reviewer attended, it was very much appreciated by Guildford's capacity audience.
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"Buying this building will enable us to expand our operations in a modular fashion more quickly, more sustainably, and more cost-effectively than constructing new facilities," says John Fitzpatrick, the Laboratory's senior facilities director, "and will provide jobs in the local construction industry in addition to those generated to operate the facility."
Now that the sale is final, the Laboratory will begin a planning process to determine which functions will be located in the building. Fitzpatrick expects that given the time needed for planning, permitting and renovations, it will be a few years before Jackson employees report to work in the Ellsworth building.
In March the Laboratory announced its intention to purchase the 143,000-square-foot building, on a 17-acre site in Ellsworth. On June 6 the Ellsworth Planning Board unanimously approved sending an amendment to the Land Use Ordinance to the Ellsworth City Council; on June 18 the City Council approved a new comprehensive plan that would include research facilities as an approved use at the Lowe's site.
The Jackson Laboratory currently has more than two dozen posted positions at its Bar Harbor headquarters, in addition to research faculty recruitment. Besides the Bar Harbor expansion, the Laboratory is growing its facilities in Sacramento, Calif., and building an institute for genomic medicine in Farmington, Conn.
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Green Bay, Wisconsin (WFR) The fans fought the cold all day to cheer on the green and gold.
Eighty thousands fans sat for hours in the sub-zero temperatures to watch this game. And many said they would do it all again to support their packers.
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Leading the list is St. Louis. The study, funded by drug company AstraZeneca, took into consideration factors such as a city's air quality, pollen score, poverty rate, and smoking laws.
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Up from number nine in 2008, St. Louis has been ranked as the "No. 1 Asthma Capital" due to a number of factors including a higher than average pollen score, continued poor air quality, a lack of "100% smoke-free" laws and others.But breathe easy folks, we now have Bill Hannegan's incredible smoke-eating machines, so the air around here should start clearing any day now. Yeah, riiiiight!
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Tax Policy Research Guide
This research guide is designed to serve as a starting point for conducting research in tax policy analysis
Tax policy hinges largely on economics. This research guide is designed to serve as a starting point for conducting research in tax policy analysis. It will include both print and electronic resources available in the Georgetown Law Library. Additionally, links to think tanks and other policy research centers are included.
Members of the Georgetown University community may seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.
Secondary Sources
To get an overview of tax policy, you may want to start your research by reading a Secondary Source. Here are a few books which could provide you with a starting point.
Tax Policy: Readings and Materials, KF6288 .O55 2011
Provides an overview of tax policy, including questions of when income should be taxed, progressive taxation, taxation of families, consumption taxes, and corporate taxation.
Tax policy lessons from the 2000s, HJ2381 .T378 2009
Consists of several economic analyses of various tax policies, including the impact of taxes on dividends and corporate financial policy, and the elasticity of taxable income (i.e., the effect of tax rate changes on tax revenues).
Public Finance and Public Policy, HJ141 .G78 2007
A look at public policy from the perspective of financing each agenda item. This book offers theoretical & empirical tools for public finance, as well as looking at multiple aspects of taxation and publically financed insurance.
Think Tanks, Public Policy, and the Politics of Expertise, H97 .R53 2004 (E-book)
This book investigates the interrelationship of public policy and external experts on policy - think tanks. The author defines think tanks as "independent, non-interest based, nonprofit organizations that produce and principally rely on expertise and ideas to obtain support and to influence the policymaking process." Extensive analysis of think tanks is presented through text, tables and figures.
Thinking Like a Policy Analyst: Policy Analysis as a Clinical Profession, H97 .T485 2005 (E-book)
The methodology and decision making of a policy analyst are discussed at length. Chapters on defining policy goals and the case study method for policy analysis are included.
You can locate many other books on policy by searching the Library's catalog using keywords (there is no Subject Heading for tax policy) or the following Subject Headings:
- Tax Policy (keyword search)
- Taxation -- United States -- Econometric Models
- United States -- Economic Policy
- Economic Policy
- United States Politics and Government
Electronic Resources
This list of electronic resources includes databases of articles, Congressional document databases, and bibliographic indices to policy research papers.
- CQ Electronic Library - Provides access to and search capability across two Congressional Quarterly publications: CQ Researcher, and CQ Weekly.
- CQ Researcher - Publishes weekly reports covering the most current and controversial issues with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Includes all CQ Researcher reports published since 1991.
- CQ Weekly - Provides nonpartisan news and analysis on the United States Congress. The service includes access to the full text of all articles published since 1983.
- CQ.com on Congress - Georgetown Law Library subscribes to only Bill Text, Bill Compare, and Bill Track. Once you have pulled up a bill using the Bill Text feature, you will find links to the Bill Compare, and Bill Track. Current Congress only.
- ProQuest Congressional - Full text and indexing of U.S. Congressional documents, including hearings, committee reports, CRS reports, etc.
Other Government Documents
- Declassified Documents Reference System - U.S. - Full text searchable access to a selection of over 75,000 previously classified U.S. government documents. Post World War II documents include correspondence and memoranda, minutes of cabinet meetings, technical studies, national security policy statements, and intelligence reports. Most documents are at least 25 years old.
- Academic Search Premier - Provides full text for over 4,600 publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Over 8,200 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which approximately 3,600 are peer-reviewed. Coverage: 1975 ‹ present. A Tutorial is available.
- JSTOR - This database includes the full text of the articles from hundreds of scholarly paper journals, most beginning with the first volume. Coverage often excludes articles from the most recent 1 to 3 years. PDF format. Searching is available across all bibliographic fields and in the full text.
- Proquest - Full collection of journals, magazines and newspapers on a broad range of general subjects. A Tutorial is available.
- Social Sciences Full Text - Indexes articles in all areas of the social sciences, from 350 English-language journals. Covers ethnic studies, economics, environment, geography, health, law and criminology, public administration, political science, psychology, sociology, urban studies and women's studies. 1983 - present.
Public Policy Materials
- PolicyFile: Public Policy Research and Analysis - Abstracts of data from public policy think tanks, university research programs and publishers, with coverage from 1990. Links to organizational home pages and to full text documents, where available.
- Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) International - Bibliographic index to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. Journal articles; books; government documents; statistical compilations; committee reports; directories; serials; reports of public, intergovernmental, and private organizations; and most other forms of printed literature from all over the world are indexed.
Economics Working Papers
In addition to published papers in law- and non-law journals, you should also research economic "working papers." Working papers may still be present in these databases years after they are published in final form, so you should search other journal databases to be sure that you are citing to the final, published article. However, working papers are largely complete, and are made available for scholars' comments. Often times, working papers can have substantial influence on policy.
Databases containing economics working papers:
- Social Science Research Network (SSRN): The SSRN eLibrary consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts of scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection containing downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
- Economics Research Network (affiliated with SSRN)
- EconLit: EconLit is a comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature, produced by the American Economic Association. It includes coverage of over 400 major journals as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers licensed from the Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics. 1969 - present.
- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER): Working papers covering topics in macro and microeconomics, labor economics and welfare economics. 1973 - present.
- Harvard Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business: A center at the Harvard School of Law dedicated to the study of law and economics. Has a repository of faculty discussion papers from 1983 - present, and fellows discussion papers from 2004 - present.
Law Journals
To do a comprehensive search of the journal literature on your topic, you must use journal indexes. The full-text journal databases on Lexis and Westlaw do not contain all of the law journals published, and, for those that are included, the starting date of coverage is rarely volume 1. The journal indexes, in contrast, include virtually all legal journals from volume 1 and, in the case of the Legal Resource Index, legal newspapers as well.
Here are links to the electronic versions of a few of the major law journals with an emphasis on tax law and policy issues. Print editions are available in the library as well.
- Tax Notes (Tax Analysts; published weekly)
- Florida Tax Review (University of Florida)
- Tax Law Review (NYU)
- The Tax Lawyer (ABA Tax Section, Georgetown)
- Virginia Tax Review (UVA)
- Tax Policy and the Economy (NBER)
Think Tanks and Research Centers
Public policy research and analysis is often the province of non-profit research organizations known as think tanks.
Tax-specific think tanks and policy centers include:
- Tax Policy Center (Urban Institute and Brookings Institution)
- American Tax Policy Institute
- Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
- Tax Foundation
- Archived materials & whitepapers (1937 - )
The annual report of Global Go-To Think Tanks identifies and ranks both U.S. and international research centers by subject areas. According to the Global Go-To Think Tanks report, the top think tanks on U.S. economic policy are:
- Brookings Institution
- National Bureau of Economics Research
- Cato Institute
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)
- Peterson Institute for International Economics
- RAND Corporation
- Heritage Foundation
- Urban Institute
- Center for American Progress
- Hoover Institution
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Economic Policy Institute
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
- National Center for Public Policy Research
Public Opinions and Poll Data
Public opinion may influence those creating policy statements, so here are some sites which monitor public opinions and provide polling data.
Gallup Brain - searchable database of Gallup public opinion polls and articles about those polls. It covers over 136,000 questions, and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by Gallup since 1935.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research - The iPOLL databank offers access to nearly half a million survey questions and answers asked in the US by more than 150 survey organizations from the 1930's to the present.
Roper Center's Polling 101 - This site educates on the basics of polling; and it allows for basic and advanced public opinion searching.
For additional statistical research, consult our Statistical and Empirical Legal Research Guide.
Government Reports
House Ways & Means Committee - The Committee on Ways & Means is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. Currently, the Committee also maintains a separate website for the minority party's views.
Senate Finance Committee - The Senate Committee on Finance is the Senate committee concerned with taxation and other revenue measures.
Joint Committee on Taxation - The Joint Committee on Taxation is a non-partisan committee of the United States Congress. The staff of the Joint Committee assists Congressional tax-writing committees with the development and analysis of legislative proposals, prepares official revenue estimates of all tax legislation considered by Congress, drafts legislative histories for tax-related bills, and investigates various aspects of the Federal tax system. Their website contains numerous publications, including revenue-related analyses of the President's budget proposals, macroeconomic analyses of tax bills, and the annual "Blue Book": an explanation of each year's new tax legislation.
Congressional Budget Office - The charge of the CBO is to produce a cost benefit analysis of legislation introduced in Congress. This site includes background papers, economic analyses, cost benefit reports, and other analytical studies prepared by the CBO. The publications cover an extensive range of subject areas, including the environment, labor, homeland security, federal spending and much more. Special topics currently being covered include the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, climate change,and economic stimulus, among others.
Congressional Research Service - The CRS is a government "think tank" tasked with producing reports for members of Congress on all aspects of the government and current worldwide events. They do not make their reports public, but many of these reports are available through various websites and databases, such as ProQuest Congressional (Georgetown use only), OpenCRS, Federation of American Scientists and the U.S. Department of State.
Government Accountability Office - All unclassified reports produced by the GAO are available to the public. The entire range of government activities are reviewed by the GAO and these reports provide factual and thorough anaylsis of government projects. Older GAO reports are available on FDSys (1989- ) and Westlaw (GAO-RPTS, coverage begins in 1994).
The Internal Revenue Service - The IRS is a bureau of the Treasury Department. It administers, enforces, and supervises the execution and application of the internal revenue laws and collects taxes through administrative procedures. The IRS publishes a wide variety of statistics and data regarding taxpayers and taxes collected by the Statistics and Income Division. These data are organized by taxpayer type: businesses, individuals and estates, and non-profits and trusts; and by tax form. These data also concern the operations of the IRS itself, including tax collection by state and taxpayer compliance.
Treasury Department - The Treasury Department develops and impements tax policies and programs; provides the official estimates of all governments receipts for the President's budget, fiscal policy decisions, and Treasury cash management decisions; establishes policy criteria reflected in regulations and rulings and guides preparation of them with the Internal Revenue Service; and provides economic and legal policy analysis for domestic and international tax policy decisions. The Treasury's Tax Policy Resources webpage has papers from the Office of Tax Analysis (1974 - ) and tax policy documents, including annual reports to Congress on the Administration's revenue proposals ("The Green Book").
The White House - The Obama administration has webpages expressing the President's views on tax and economic policy and the federal budget.
White House Council of Economic Advisers - The Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the Executive Office of the President, is charged with offering the President objective economic advice on the formulation of both domestic and international economic policy. The Council bases its recommendations and analysis on economic research and empirical evidence. The website provides access to speeches, reports, and economics fact sheets published during the Obama administration.
National Economic Council - The National Economic Council (NEC) was established in 1993 to advise the President on U.S. and global economic policy. It resides within the Office of Policy Development and is part of the Executive Office of the President. The NEC's website has reports published during the Obama administration.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - The Federal Reserve's website has economic data, working papers on economics and finance, and historical financial data and statistics. Much of the raw economic data is downloadable in a variety of formats.
Additional Resources
The following resources are not specifically on tax policy or economics, but may be useful to refer to for background or when brainstorming ideas for paper topics:
C-SPAN Video Library - Every C-SPAN program since 1987 is available and searchable in this extensive archive of the C-SPAN network, providing access to hours of policy debates and transcripts. Programs are indexed by very broad categories, loosely affiliated with policy.
Social Science Space - Public Debate & Policy is a hot topic on this resource designed as a workplace for social scientists to explore and shape the big issues. Hosted by Sage Publications, the current focus is the United Kingdom, but a more international scope is evolving.
What Matters - McKinsey Publishing identifies "tomorrow's trends" and features essay and debates on policy topics such as energy, the credit crisis, geopolitics and more.
Georgetown has a collection of Research Guides on many topics closely impacted by tax policy. These guides will identify the most relevant subject specific resources available for policy research. For example:
- Banking Law Research Guide
- Economics Research Guide
- Environmental Law Research Guide
- Health Law Research Guide
- Poverty Law Research Guide
- Public Policy Research Guide
- Securities Law Research Guide
- Tax Law Research Guide
Please also refer to the Lauinger Library's business & economics resources.
Feel free to consult our entire collection of Research Guides. Also, Georgetown Law students have access to many databases in Lauinger, our undergraduate library. Their collection of policy databases can be found here. Should you have any additional questions, please contact the Reference Department for assistance.
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U of I to Review Dr. Howell CaseBy
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Faculty at the University of Illinois will review the case of a religion professor removed from the classroom after a student labeled his explanation of the Roman Catholic teaching on homosexuality as "hate speech."
Chancellor Robert Easter has asked the University of Illinois' Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure to determine whether the university violated the academic freedom of adjunct associate professor Kenneth Howell by barring him from teaching classes on introduction to Catholicism and modern Catholic thought.
One thought on "U of I to Review Dr. Howell Case"
What a shame that it has come to this in our country, where a religious instructor is not even permitted to teach the tenets of his faith. For this teacher, to speak the truth of the Church's teachings is clearly not hate speech, but the student's and the university's response is definitely religious persecution. A new era of religious persecution in civilized society has certainly begun. Let us all pray and hope and act to fight the good fight and remain on the side of truth and goodness.


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Duke hires running backs coach
Duke coach David Cutcliffe stayed in house to fill a full-time opening on his coaching staff.
Re'quan Boyette, a former Duke player who worked as a graduate assistant on the Blue Devils staff last season, has been promoted to running backs coach.
Boyette announced the move on his Twitter feed Thursday and a Duke source confirmed the move. Cutcliffe had no comment on the move Thursday.
Boyette, a Wilson native, played running back for Duke from 2005-09, serving as team captain his junior and senior seasons.
He joins another former Blue Devil player, Scottie Montgomery, in joining Duke's staff this year. Montgomery left the Pittsburgh Steelers staff to become assistant head coach/wide receivers coach earlier this month.
Montgomery and Boyette fill the openings created when Matt Lubick left to join the Oregon staff and Ron Middleton was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Former athlete donates $5 million to Duke
Former Duke football and baseball player Roy Bostock and his wife, Merilee, have donated $5 million toward the Duke athletic department's Building Champions initiative.
Both Roy and Merilee are 1962 Duke graduates. Roy Bostock lettered in baseball in 1960 and earned a football letter in 1961.
Roy Bostock is also a former Duke trustee.
Duke is raising $250 million for facility upgrades as well as scholarship endowments.


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Schools in county send out 600 pink slips
Deadline is today to notify employees of possible cuts
As the week drew to a close, scores of teachers, nurses, counselors and administrators in Ventura County schools and elsewhere in California learned their jobs are in jeopardy this year.
School officials say they are preparing for one of the worst state budgets they have ever seen, citing more than $4 billion in education cuts proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Thousands of school employees have become some of the first casualties.
Although the state budget won't be finalized for months and the Legislature might oppose the cuts, school districts are required by law to notify credentialed employees by today if they could possibly lose their positions.
In Ventura County, Superintendent of Schools Charles Weis estimated 600 layoff notices have gone out. Statewide, that number has grown to 20,000, according to state schools superintendent Jack O'Connell.
O'Connell was in Los Angeles on Friday with teachers, librarians and other district and union officials to report the large number of layoff notices that have gone out. It is "not because our state faces a spending problem, but because we face a priorities problem," he said.
Locally, districts from Moorpark to Ojai have sent notices out over the past few weeks.
The Conejo Valley Unified School District, with 22,000 students, sent out 64 layoff notices to temporary teachers, said Superintendent Mario Contini, and an additional 19 teachers are expected to retire this year.
No permanent teachers are expected to be laid off, he said, but the district projects it would have to find $8 million worth of cuts if the governor's budget is approved.
"We'll do the best we can to keep it away from the classroom," Contini said. But the cuts are severe, he added, and students likely would notice changes next fall.
Some districts were able to avoid the layoff procedures but said they could still have fewer employees on campuses next school year.
In the 17,000-student Ventura Unified School District, Assistant Superintendent Rich Kirby said no layoff notices were issued to permanent teachers.
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The budget picture could change by the time the Legislature signs off on the plan. It usually does, and names are removed from the layoff lists.
Districts, however, say they have no choice but to prepare for the worst.
In the Las Virgenes Unified School District, "We generally try to avoid layoff notices entirely," said Assistant Superintendent Dan Stepenosky. "This is driven by the state's mess of a budget situation."
He said 21 librarians, counselors and teachers received notices that their jobs might be gone next school year. Most, if not all, of the teachers are in their first or second year of teaching in the district.
"We know effective teachers are the No. 1 element in student success," O'Connell said. "Sadly, the flood of pink slips being handed out only discourages people from entering the teacher profession."
— Staff writer Timm Herdt contributed to this report.
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Börsi Passage belonged to the Great Guild of merchants in Tallinn from 1406. In 1551, an arched gate building was built at the Pikk Street end of Börsi Passage, which included the tax chamber of the Great Guild. A small house was at the other end of the passage for newlyweds to spend their wedding night. The Börsi Passage was opened for pedestrians in the 19th century. The street was named after the Stock Exchange Committee that operated in the Great Guild Hall.
Börsi Passage was tidied up in 2011 and an outdoor exhibition "The Passage of History" was put on. Important dates and events are marked on the sidewalk, giving visitors a quick overview of the history of Estonia.
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Is open every day: 07:00 - 19:00
Free of charge.
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- Kids' exhibition
- Activities for children
- Information boards
- Information point
- Convenient Store
- Souvenirs
- Site lighting
- Recreation area/picnic ground
- Playground
- Wheelchair accessible
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Ever noticed that anyone can jab at every religion except for izlm, and pretend to make a case for their jab? But, when you jab at izlm, everyone back-peddles cause it's disrespectful and not allowed.
Here's why: mzlms do not want you to study their hand-book or realize what it really is. Once you do, as I did after the 1993 WTC bombings, you will find that it's a regurgitation and mix of the rules from Judiasm (names are changed to protect the innocent parables) and paganistic past (e.g., moon, idol, god worship - hence Allah, who is the 12th God of the Moon in the ancient pagan religion). Later, as communication of Christianity made it to the Arabian peninsula, you'll notice that Jesus and Miriam (i.e., Mary - but the soup can game changes names as you know) were added to ensure the prophet had everything covered at the time (if he knew of Hinduism or what American Indians practiced, I'm sure it would have made it's way into the hand-book as well). You will find that the 'prophet' simply wanted to rule his town in Arabia (i.e., anarchist Mayor) - but everyone ignored him. What's beats being ignored? Taking an ideology, politicizing it and wrapping 'God' around it - and 'interpreting' religion in a grotesque human form - followed by 1 billion unaware people today. Someone did this in 1933, and it lasted until the world caught on in 1945 - imagine if he wrapped 'God' around it... we'd still be dealing with it and guess what, it would still be growing!
Let me know when you find the 'true holiness' of forgiveness and love in the 'hand-book' and i'll begin building msqs with you all.
I've read this blog three times - perhaps others haven't commented cause they are as confused as I. If you want to focus on inadequate communication from a religious organization, then do that; if you want to conveniently pick on the pope, which is popular for those naive to his cause, then you have the right to do that too; if you are trying to create a story, then try and do that. Whatever you choose, please pick a topic and focus on it - you begin too many 'paths' during your poorly written opinion.
Now, if I were writing about child abuse, I would focus on that- how can we prevent this across the globe and what are the penalities for these miscreants - be it priest, rabbi, imam, teacher or other. I understand the Catholic church is convenient to pick on, but when 80% of the population is Christian and 50% of those are Catholic, perhaps you need to take a more educated position. It seems as though everyone with a comment on the Catholic church has either never set foot in one or studied it's history, meaning and beliefs - this includes twice a year attendees, like yourself.
I once was like you, then someone took me apart during a discussion and I felt, well, uneducated and left with my tail between my legs. This person, who seemed like an average Joe and by no means was a holy roller, really got me thinking. They got me in the mode of finding my religion as it should be, not as it is perceived; the one that I came to find contains a very righteous and fulfilling message once you take on a bit of homework. I have found that I am more positive and caring - especially to folks I do not even know. My wife and kids have commented that I think more clearly and I am not so 'reactionary,' rather, I like to think a bit more on the consequence prior to reacting. I have found that I have come to know and trust fellow parishoners - folks that are trying to believe in something positive in this cruel world and are more than willing to bend over backwards for their fellow man. When you get here, you'll understand why the church communicates the way it does, regardless of the issue. I understand that there is more of an urgency because our children are involved - but you left out Pope John Paul II's apology and damnation of the priests in Boston, the loss of 700 churches and the billions in law-suits. It is not about sweeping anything under the rug, it's about the media pushing people into a corner and pleading them guilty before they had a chance to gather and react appropriately. Remember, this 'news leak' via the NYT came a week before the health care vote - and if you don't think they are connected, you are poor political analyst. Bishops wanted the pro abortion bill turned down - and after this broke, you didn't hear a peep. So, this was a bit of a 'surprise.' Give them time Steve, they will respond.
Perhaps your next blog should be more positive... say for instance, focus on UNICEF or Catholic Charities - and relay some good news on the amount of folks being fed in Africa, or the tremendous relief effort for Katrina that was larger than our own government's, based on all of the giving Catholics here in the US. It may just begin to separate you from the rhetoric that we've come to expect from the negative media writers here in the US.
Kind regards.
P.s., the book that got me started on my journey back to reality... Holy Land, Holy People (short, you should be able to read it over the weekend)
One of the reasons my wife has remained a teacher in a depressed inner city, as opposed to moving to a suburban town is the health care coverage advantage. Suburban teachers typically make slightly more, but it evens out when you add the health care.
If this passes, I see no reason for my wife to stay in the inner city; it is one of the only reasons she has remained there. I will urge her to work in a suburb, even if it means we have to pay more for health care; unfortunately, I assume many would follow this path - thus pushing inner city's further into disarray with the loss of talent.


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Whilst I'm on the topic of partner's fragrances, I also bought him this one! We tried it in Dover Street Market and both pretty much just went "Mmmmmm!".
Rhubarb from the Sherbet Series 3, opens with some prickly citrus and what smells like a bit of pink pepper maybe? There's a little spice whatever it is. Wonderfully, this super tart citrus and gentle spice, over the next minute or two, merge into a fantastic tangy rhubarb accord. It is a green, slightly syrupy, mouthwateringly juicy chunk of rhubarb.
Rhubarb stays like this for some time, or course all good things start to disappear in time, and that over the top, bright tang of the opening beings to mellow out. The non-pepper peppery spice also loses is sharpness (which is good), but the green sap keeps the fragrance solid and leafy fresh.
At the base is a layer of recognizable vanilla, it's modest, not powdery, not particularly interesting, but pleasant none the less. This gradually works its way to the foreground over time, remaining light and green paired with the sap and remnants of the rhubarb. A gentle floral aura surrounds Rhubarb as well, it's subtle, and probably provides the spice? I may be wrong. But the fragrance remains to be initially juicy and sour, yet stay inedible and wearable.
Rhubarb's lasting power, in all honesty, is pretty poor. But it comes in a small plastic bottle, easy to carry round, and wonderful to splash on over and over without it ever becoming overwhelming. It is a wonderful summer spray for people who don't always want something aquatic and full of floor cleaner lemons.
A fun, fizzy and fruity fragrance, and for the price, recommended!
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NEW YORK Diane Sawyer signed off as anchor of ABCs World News on Wednesday, telling viewers that it has been wonderful to be the home port of the networks news team each weeknight.
She will be replaced next week by David Muir. The 68-year-old Sawyer, one of television news best-known personalities, has anchored ABCs flagship newscast since December 2009.
While its been known for months that this was Sawyers last week as anchor, it wasnt until she tweeted earlier Wednesday that it became clear she wasnt anchoring on Thursday and Friday. On Wednesdays newscast, she chatted briefly on the set with Muir and took viewers on a behind-the-scenes tour pointing out people who worked at World News.
It has been wonderful to be the home port for the brave and brilliant forces of ABC News around the world and to feel every single night that you and I were in a conversation about the day together, she said.
Even when the nights news is bad, Sawyer said she felt she shared a conviction with viewers that things will get better.
She said of Muir, he is my friend and you are in strong and steady hands.
Sawyer isnt retiring. She said Wednesday that she will move down the hall and up the stairs to a reporting job. She will be expected to compete for big newsmaking interviews at the network, with more room to maneuver now that Barbara Walters isnt working regularly anymore.
World News has been a steady No. 2 in the ratings to NBCs Nightly News, anchored by Brian Williams, for most of Sawyers tenure, although in recent months it has made inroads among some younger viewers. CBS, with Scott Pelley as anchor, is the third-place network.
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'Down Home: The Cantata' premieres Sunday at Duke
The Triangle Jewish Chorale will debut a cantata by a Greensboro composer on Sunday at Goodson Chapel at Duke Divinity School. "Down Home: The Cantata" is the latest way of presenting North Carolina's Jewish history following the "Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina" book, DVD and exhibit at the N.C. Museum of History a few years ago. The cantata will feature recordings from oral history interviews.
Composer Alejandro Rutty was commissioned by Eric Meyers, religion professor and director of the Duke Center for Jewish Studies, with support from the Bernice and Morton Lerner Endowment for Judaic Studies at Duke University, the Duke Center for Jewish Studies and the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina. Singer and choral conductor Lorena Guillen will lead the performances.
Rutty is an associate professor of music at UNC-Greensboro, where he teaches composition. He has previously composed other works featuring oral recordings, most recently a project in New York featuring oral histories of World War II veterans.
"We integrated their voices within the fabric of some sort of musical context, so it's not just a straightforward story, [but] something that can be listened to as music and carry the story forward," Rutty said. Composing a work with existing oral recordings is really hard, he said, and a lot of work. The "Down Home" cantata features audio recordings from the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina archives. Rutty used some recent interviews from the "Down Home" project and some recordings from the 1980s on cassette tapes. The issue was how to edit very long ideas into manageable-size clips, he said, and include information while moving the story forward musically.
"I went against the old concept of having a story being told by third person. All the text is verbatim what the interviewees said, and we also get to hear their voices within the fabric of the music," Rutty said. "You hear the orchestra and the people tell the story, and that's the text the singers will be singing right after that."
The seven numbers in the cantata vary. In the first number, audio clips appear throughout the whole piece, Rutty said, and the chorale reacts sometimes like a Greek choir, repeating what they hear. The only movement with text not something that's been said uses a letter to a family, Rutty said. The performance Sunday includes an orchestra of about 10 musicians, he said, though "Down Home: The Cantata" could be done with full orchestra.
Rutty is extremely excited to see the Triangle Jewish Chorale premiere the cantata Sunday.
"For a composer, a work, especially a work of this size, it's like a child you only see when the piece is being performed. One moment I will reunite with this child, during this performance. Parents with children who live away know the feeling. It's very personal," he said. Rutty said he is always grateful when his work is performed, and wouldn't miss Sunday or the next two performances of "Down Home," which will be in May in Raleigh and Greensboro.
WHAT: "Down Home: The Cantata"
WHEN: 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28
WHERE: Goodson Chapel, Duke University, Durham
INFORMATION: The cantata will also be performed at 3 p.m. May 12 at Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh. Admission is free. Visit http://sites.duke.edu/downhomecantata.


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True Wolf: The Story of Koani and Her Unusual Pack
Bruce Weide and Pat Tucker never saw it coming.
Fate had thrown them together with a wolf. Sure, it was captive, but it was still a wolf and it was now their responsibility. Should they euthanize her as their instincts told them to? Or could they somehow create a meaningful life with this beast? Living with a wolf would certainly not be easy, in fact, they shared the same fears as society at large; the wolf is a dangerous beast that has no place around humans.
But Koani changed everything. She allowed them to see the true nature of the wolf and it literally changed Bruce and Pat's story. It was this revelation that set this unusual pack on a path to tell a new story about wolves and challenge the age old perception of the Big Bad Wolf as well as the New Age portrayal of the wolf as a noble savage.
True Wolf: The Story of Koani and Her Unusual Pack weaves the story of Bruce and Pat's life with Koani into the larger issue of humanity's relationship with the wolf and wildness. Through 16 years of archival footage, supplemented by provocative interviews, stylized re-creations and stunning wolf footage, this contemporary film explores the highly polarized and contentious period before, during, and after our nation made the historic decision to return wolves to the homelands from which they'd been exterminated in the Northern Rockies.
Koani became an ambassador for her species. She had changed Bruce and Pat's story about wolves and they hoped that she could do the same for others. So they decided to take Koani into classrooms, museums and venues across America to give people a face-to-face experience with a wolf. It was a dangerous proposition. Many things could go wrong. She was a wolf after all. The stakes were high. The wolf issue was highly contentious and one false move by Koani and her unusual pack could potentially put a black eye on wolf recovery.
Against all odds, they set forth on a journey with Koani and Indy, Koani's dog companion, and traveled across the continent on a quest to change people's attitude and story about the wolf. It was an odyssey that challenged their conventions and beliefs. And while they were successful beyond their wildest imagination – they would present 1,400 programs to 200,000 people – to this day they are haunted by the question, "Did we do the right thing?"
The film explores a much more personal side to the story – Bruce and Pat's relationship with Koani. Born in captivity, Koani could only be a captive wolf. She never roamed wild nor could she be allowed to run free. For Bruce and Pat, despite all their efforts to provide for Koani's needs, they would have to face the painful truth that they could not provide for her greatest need – to be free – and as she would prove time and time again, she was a wolf – and wolves belong in the wild.
In the end, Koani taught Bruce and Pat an unexpected lesson in their own truth – the truth about being human.
True Wolf: The Story of Koani and Her Unusual Pack explores the power of story, challenges all conventions on how society views the wolf and, perhaps more importantly, how we view ourselves in relationship to the natural world.
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Things I've learned from reading this handbook include the following:
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3) Tongue rings are bad (because they aren't selling sex, they are selling b00bies…?)
4) bras are good (I think it should be on an individual basis…but I'll let this one slide).
5)men work at hookers(?)
I didn't know that last one. See, you learn something new every day. Now if I can just find myself boobies, I can hand in my application and get my smiling on.


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Trains suspended in Cornwall due to storm damage and flooding
Posted: February 15, 2014|
Update: First Great Western has confirmed that following an aerial survey the main line into Cornwall will not reopen until 10.30am tomorrow morning.
Trains coming into the county will be able to travel as far as St Erth as the badly damaged Penzance station will remain closed for further examination.
Passengers will be taken by coach from St Erth to Penzance.
Looe Valley line will also remain closed tomorrow due to flooding.
FGW is currently removing debris from the tracks, with some branch lines now reopen in the county.
Earlier: Trains through Cornwall are currently suspended after yesterday's storm caused flooding and severe damage to several lines.
First Great Western (FGW) is advising customers not to travel as services from Penzance to Plymouth are currently not running.
Network Rail is due to carry out an aerial inspection today of the railway lines to assess the damage and check where debris on the tracks can be cleared from.
Penzance train station was one of the worst affected, with services unlikely to resume this weekend.
Jayne Jones, from FGW, said: "We are waiting on Network Rail's inspection. We hope to start running services again from early this afternoon. We know there has been significant damage in Penzance, the flooding there was very significant, and so that will be closed for longer."
Flooding at Looe station and trees down on the Falmouth branch will see services suspended for a longer period of time in these areas.
Due to the poor conditions on the road, FGW said they are not in a position to offer alternative transport.
Passengers are being offered a full refund on tickets.
For more information and updates visit firstgreatwestern.co.uk/traveladvice.


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Posted at: 12/21/2012 9:24 AM
Updated at: 12/21/2012 9:44 AM
By: Associated Press
The Buffalo Bills have reached an agreement with Erie County and the state on a lease deal for the Ralph Wilson Stadium that will keep the NFL franchise in western New York.
A state official familiar with the negotiations, who requested anonymity because the deal hasn't been announced yet, confirmed that an agreement has been reached. The official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo brokered the deal.
Cuomo, team officials and County Executive Mark Poloncarz are expected to officially announce the deal at a news conference scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at the stadium in Orchard Park.
The Bills' current lease expires July 31.
The agreement, first reported Friday by The Buffalo News, is expected to include millions of dollars in renovations to the nearly 40-year-old stadium.


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Zucchini-crust pizza
By Tali Simon | April 8, 2014
How do you take your Pesach pizza? Matzah pizza is probably the #1 answer on that, but once you've had your share of matzah, zucchini-crust pizza makes a great alternative. It's essentially a big zucchini latke, but there's cheese in the batter for extra help with the binding, and it doesn't involve all that oil. Actually, it doesn't involve oil at all. And maybe if you tell your kids it's "Pesach pizza" without mentioning the key ingredient, they'll get in a couple servings of veggies with their sauce and cheese.
Zucchini-crust pizza is a totally fun choice for a chol hamoed meal, but I feel like I should point out that because its base is zucchinis and not bread, it's less filling than regular pizza would be. A soup or salad should do the trick, though. Or fries … oven fries, to keep things light.
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Yield: Serves 2 as a main dish, 4 as a side
- 3 medium zucchinis, peeled
- ½ tsp table salt, plus extra to sprinkle over zucchini
- 1 egg
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup matzah meal
- Black pepper, to taste
1. Preheat the oven to 500 F/260 C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. (I know nobody has a pizza stone for Pesach, but if you're using a pizza stone, place it in the oven when you turn it on to preheat.)
2. In a food processor fitted with the shredding blade (or with a hand grater), shred the zucchinis. Scoop them into a medium bowl, sprinkle liberally with salt, and let them sit for 10 minutes. (The salt helps draw out the liquids, and most of it will get squeezed out in the next step.)
3. Transfer the zucchini to a thin kitchen towel, cheesecloth, or baby cloth, and wring out as much liquid as you can. When you think you're done, keep going anyway. I get 2/3 cup liquid when I do this, so we're talking a pretty significant amount.
4. Wipe the bowl dry and put the shredded zucchini back in it. Add ½ tsp salt, the egg, cheese, matzah meal, and black pepper. Mix to evenly combine. Spoon the crust mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and shape it into the crust of your dreams, making sure there are no holes. It should be pretty thin (just enough to cover the sheet, really), or the end result will be soggy. (Pizza stone users: Remove the stone from the oven and use a spoon to shape the crust directly on the stone.)
5. Bake the crust for 13 minutes, or just until its very edges start turning dark brown. Reduce the heat to 350 F/180 C. Top the crust with sauce, cheese, and your choice of toppings. Return the pizza to the oven just until the cheese is melted. Serve right away.
Reheating leftovers: Heat a slice or two at a time in a dry nonstick skillet. 1-2 minutes over medium/low heat should do the trick (and it crisps up the crust in the process!)
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I've always wondered if I can do this with something other than cauliflower! Love it!
Love this! The crust works really well if baked in advance. Top and bake again before serving


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Do you as a Christian feel like this ?
Posted 08 June 2014 - 08:20 AM
Now when someone asks you why you sit and gaze dreamily into space you can tell them you are just feeling fernweh!
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Posted 08 June 2014 - 09:25 AM
Yes, I've often felt like that but until I was saved I didn't actually know why.
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Posted 08 June 2014 - 11:03 AM
Just found a German word that suits so many of us - fernweh : felling homesick for a place you have never been. Does that not suit every Christian? Homesick for Heaven and Jesus!!
Now when someone asks you why you sit and gaze dreamily into space you can tell them you are just feeling fernweh!
Well, I have much work to do here in Earth, saving souls and whatnot, so I have no time to feel fernweh for Heaven when so many people are going to Hell. But that's just me...
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Posted 08 June 2014 - 01:37 PM
No I can't say that I feel that way.
Luke 17:20-21
20 Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21 nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you ."
I found God here yesterday in my quiet time.
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Therefore, FERNWEH!!
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Posted 09 June 2014 - 02:30 PM
I disagree that man alone has spoiled the earth. If so, we diminish the evil inflicted on earth by Satan and his influence on man. God created the earth to be perfect - until Satan was given dominion.
It's the fallen spirit of man that destroys the Earth, but it isn't the fau lt of man it's the influence of the spirit of the world within man.Fernweh:)
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These were recommended to me as my first set of "official" skis to replace a borrowed pair that were adequate for introducing me to the sport but suboptimal for allowing me to progress in my skills. These Dynastars were just what I needed to help me tackle more challenging trails. I am able to remain in control as I go a bit faster, and I don't struggle with the turns. I feel very stable on them, even through lumpy snow that used to present a problem. In fact they worked equally well in all conditions I've skied. (Note: I haven't skied in deep powder with them - but have used them in slush, ice, and much else in between.) Besides performance they have style: like twin Corvettes! I'm confident that these will continue to work well for me as I move from beginner to intermediate level skiing.
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Good looking, but heavy. I am not experienced enough to compare its functionality, and I have not used long enough to compare durability.
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Great Ski Great Bargain
By Isabella
from Seattle
About Me Beginner
Comments about Dynastar Exclusive Active Skis + Nova 10 ACF Bindings - Women's 2011:
Tried it at Snowqualmie last week. Very happy with it.The design got a few compliments. The only cons is that the bindings that come with the skis are not as light as I have expected.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Cathocopter
from Princeton, NJ
Dynastar Exclusive Active.
By MB
from Chicago, il
About Me Intermediate
Took a little time to get used to, was hard to complete turns at first.
Dynastar Skis
By Jamie
from Wisconsin
They have been great so far besides the fact that they get scratched up easily.
Awesome skis!!
By tibby95
from Sunman, IN
About Me Expert
I really liked these skis! I only used them a couple of times because i bought them at the end of the season but I really liked them so far! I would deffinitly recommend these!!
Great quality!
By Beginner skier in Michigan
from Michigan
These skis are high quality and reasonably priced.I haven't used the skis yet as i bought them after theSki season was over but can't wait! They were well packagedand shipped for free. Would definately purchase from EVO again.They made shopping for skis easier than I thought. Being a beginner, didn't know much but it has been a great experience.Wish the product arrived a bit faster but was adequate.
Great skis!
By Beginner skiier
from Middlebury, VT
Great pair for beginner skiiersGreat design, very unique pattern
I love these skis!
By Edelweiss
from Los Angeles, CA
The skis handled great on fresh powder and groomed trails in Telluride. Turning was easy and my legs felt great after a day on the slopes.
I would buy this product again
By PA
from Newark,DE
I really enjoyed skiing with these Dynastar skis. Good handling on turns and even great on packed powder and icy conditions.
Very good skis and fantastic bindings
By Ski it all
from Brooklyn, NY
About Me Advanced
Very nice skis for groomed terrain, did not have a chance to ride on other terrain yet. Just think where you want to go (turn) and they do it for you themselfs (almost). Not very fast but they are not designed for racing.
By Ski it
from Chicago, IL
Excellent pricing for a great carving ski
Awesome skis!
By zander and fofo
from Locust Valley, NY
Great skis with matching bindings. Great performance. Awesome red and brown feminine design. Highly recommend this pair. Love them!
By Baha
from WA
great for beginners
By mirambo
from Seattle, WA
From a beginner's perspective these are great because: 1) turns on groomed, crowded blue square & green circle runs are easy; 2) since it's a system, it took the guess work/stress out of pairing bindings and skis; 3) the price from was right. It took 6 ski trips for my purchase (skis, boots, poles) to be more valuable than rental costs (and not waiting in line).
Very nice skis
By Nancy
from Texas
Nice skis for beginner and intermediate- builds up confidence. Excellent binding interface, binding snaps on and off, very easy to adjust. Very good on groomed slopes, have not try them in powder yet.
Great Product and Price
By Tara
from Boston, Ma
Great Purchase, fast delivery. Excellent for Beginner Skier.
Great for the Advancing Skier
By KathO
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Love these skis! I demoed the 2012 version of these skis after hearing great reviews about them, and then I found last years version on Evo for a great deal. These skis are built for the advancing woman skier who enjoys an array of terrains. Wonderful all mountain ski that you can grow with.
By BelgianWaffle
I'm really happy with these skis! I use them for downhill skiing on groomed terrain. Does great in powder, rides smoothly, and has awesome carving ability. These are great beginner to intermediate skis.
Great product at a great price
By shakey
from Western MA
Really easy process from start to finish and I love my skis. They are very quick especially on the northeast terrain but handle very nicely in all conditions.
Awesome Ski's
By Jayss
from Racine, WI
Bought these skis for my wife. Second pair of skis she has owened. She loves them!! She is beginner to intermidiate skill. From what I have aboservered they seem to carve nicely and are easy to control. So far have only used them on groomed hills.