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D. Lawson, an offshore worker out of Texas, had his Jones Act attorney ready and waiting. When Mr. Lawson was injured on the job, his lawyer was ready to help. Mr. Lawson was working on an offshore rig at the time of his injury. He took a tumble from an upper area of the rig to a lower area. The brunt of the fall was on his left leg. While it was not a terribly long way to fall, the leg injury was still painful. After several days of enduring pain, Mr. Lawson found out he had damaged the nerves in his leg. There was no way to fix the damage and he was left with a permanent disability. His Jones Act attorney filed an immediate claim.
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The mission of Palm Harbor Elementary School is to provide the optimum learning environment for children with diverse learning styles, cultural differences, and learning needs in which the school, family, and community collaboratively support highest student achievement so that our students become responsible, productive citizens and lifelong learners.
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I believe that we, as a school community, are collectively responsible for building the foundation for the future success of all of our students. We must prepare each child for the next level of education to ensure that they are life long learners with the tools to attain their dreams. By having all students on grade level or above in reading, writing, mathematics and science by the end of fifth grade, we will have done our part.
I believe, as principal, I am ultimately responsible for the success or failure of our students. I am dedicated to supporting teachers and staff in the pursuit of my vision. I realize that highest student achievement comes from "people" rather than "programs." I must provide teachers time for collaboration and personally take an active role in their classrooms.
I believe that I am a leader of extremely talented and dedicated teachers whom I must look toward for internal professional development. I must utilize these experts to model, mentor and motivate fellow teachers. It is critical that we become a community of learners and collaborators. I don't believe, "If nothing changes, nothing changes." I believe "If nothing changes, we change for the worse."
I believe one of the major keys to success in life is developing and maintaining positive relationships. I must ensure that each classroom teacher is taking time to build community and taking a professionally personal interest in the lives of each student. I must build trust with all members of our school community and consistently and regularly share my vision to keep it vibrant and alive.
I must be the key to the success of Palm Harbor Elementary School. To become a highly effective instructional transformational leader, I will pursue this vision with passion and fervor.
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Indonesia's Sinarmas Land, a unit of Sinar Mas Group, has increased its stake in Plaza Indonesia Realty as part of a larger initiative to boost its presence in the country's high-end retail market.
The company, through its subsidiary Paraga Artamida, purchased an additional 297.22 million shares, or 8.4 percent of Plaza Indonesia Realty, for Rp 485.95 billion ($52 million), Ferdinand Sadeli, a director at Sinar Mas Land, said in a filing to the Singapore Stock Exchange late on Monday.
Sinarmas Land purchased the shares for Rp 1,450 apiece. The transaction increases its stake in Plaza Indonesia to 26 percent from 17.6 percent, the statement said.
Plaza Indonesia Realty, a property company, manages the Plaza Indonesia shopping center, The Plaza office tower and the Grand Hyatt Hotel, all in Central Jakarta. Plaza Indonesia Realty also controls entertainment centers like fX and eX in Jakarta.
Sinarmas Land used the group's cash, which stood at $707.55 million as of the end of the first quarter, to finance the acquisition, the statement said.
"The board [of directors] views the acquisition as beneficial to the group, as it presents an opportunity for the group to increase its stake in Plaza Indonesia Realty," Ferdinand said in a statement.
The director, who is overseas on a business trip, could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.
Sinarmas Land's other directors declined to comment on the news.
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Revenue at Sinarmas Land increased 11 percent to S$123.75 million in the first quarter compared to S$111.48 million in the same period a year earlier. Meanwhile, profit dropped by 63 percent to S$6.43 million from a year earlier.
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As presently implemented, the NCVS is a major national household survey using a rotating panel sample of addresses: after an address is chosen for the survey, each person age 12 or older in the household at that address is interviewed seven times at 6-month intervals. The first interview with a household is always done by personal visit, but subsequent interviews may be done by telephone if a number is available. The first portion of the post-1992 NCVS is a screening questionnaire, using detailed questions to elicit counts and basic information about crime victimization incidents in the preceding 6 months. An incident report is then prepared for each incident detected in the screener, including a battery of questions on the context of each event. (The operations of the NCVS are described in more detail in Appendix C.) In 2005, the NCVS was administered to approximately 38,600 households, yielding interviews with 67,000 people. Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice, the field collection of the NCVS is performed by the U.S. Census Bureau.3 Annually, BJS publishes reports and summary tables from the NCVS in two continuing report series, Criminal Victimization and Crime and the Nation's Households (see, e.g., Catalano, 2006; Klaus, 2007). BJS also uses NCVS data as the basis for periodic or one-shot reports on a wide array of topics and victimization types, including carjacking (Klaus, 1999, 2004), firearm use in crime (Rand, 1994; Zawitz, 1995), perceptions of neighborhood crime (DeFrances and Smith, 1998), victimization of college students (Baum and Klaus, 2005), and workplace violence (Warchol, 1998).
Over its 35-year history—major highlights of which are listed in Box 1-1—the NCVS has been a uniquely valuable source of information on crime. Intended to shed light on the "dark figure of crime"—the phrase coined by Biderman and Reiss (1967) to describe criminal incidents that are not reported to police—it is frequently used in conjunction with data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, through which the Fed-
level surveys of businesses as well as national and city-level household surveys. The national household survey component—originally referred to as the National Crime Panel program—was the only part to survive into the late 1970s and became known as the National Crime Survey (singular), commonly abbreviated as NCS. This remained the standard nomenclature until the 1992 switch to National Crime Victimization Survey or NCVS. In this report, we use NCS in direct quotations when applicable, but generally use NCVS as the descriptor.
Another terminological note is in order for references to BJS. The organizational unit responsible for developing and analyzing the survey was—as of 1970—known as the National Criminal Justice Statistics Center. By mid-decade, it was dubbed the National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service (NCJISS) and was a constituent component of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) of the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1984, reauthorization legislation dispersed the functions of the LEAA throughout a new Office of Justice Programs (OJP) in the Justice Department, overseen by an assistant attorney general. The statistical and data-gathering functions of the former NCJISS were vested in the new Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). As with references to the NCVS, we tend to use "BJS" to describe the agency, regardless of the exact date in question, except in direct quotations.


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Visitors to the all-new Club Marine Sports Boat & PWC Expo this weekend can get up to date on Victoria's latest water safety rules – and even do their licence test.
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Visit the Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) stand to learn all about the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) (MSA), which has important implications for boaters and PWC operators.
TSV's experts will be on hand to provide advice and hold presentations about the Marine Safety Act and being safe on the water.
There will be free copies of the new Recreational Boating Safety Handbook for anyone planning to sit their licence test or simply brush up on their knowledge. There will also be free handy brochures and stickers to take away.
TSV's stand is located at stand A2, next to the Prize Stand and opposite JV Marine.
Visitors will also be able to sit their license test at the Expo, with the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Academy running a half-day seminar and testing session each day.
On successful completion of the tests, students will receive a Marine Safety Certificate which they can take to Vicroads within six months to pay for and obtain their licence.
Visit www.theboatexpo.com.au for details of licence training and testing times, and email firstname.lastname@example.com to book in and confirm requirements for ID.
In addition to Victoria's general marine licence for people over 16, there is a restricted licence for people from 12 to 16, and a PWC endorsement can be added to either licence.
Restricted license holders must not travel at more than 10 knots, operate before sunrise or after sunset, or tow a person, another vessel or an object.
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Scientists Develop Contact Lenses That Connect To Your Mobile Phone And Display Text Messages
It may sound like something out of a sci-fi film, but reading text messages off contact lens in the eyes could soon be a reality – bringing a whole new meaning to the term 'instant messaging'.
Scientists have developed a new technology that allows electronic messages sent from mobile phones to be directly projected on to contact lens placed in the recipient's eyes.
The spherical curved LCD display, created by Belgium researchers at Ghent University, handle projected images using wireless technology.
The lens' capability were demonstrated by scientists who showed a dollar sign being projected on to the lens.
It is a step towards 'fully pixelated contact lens displays' with the same detail as a TV screen which could completely transform the way we communicate.
Professor Herbert De Smet told the Daily Telegraph: 'Now that we have established the basic technology, we can start working towards real applications, possibly available in only a few years.'
The new technology means the entire surface of the contact lens can be used to project images and messages.
Researchers are also looking at the possibility of also using the lens as sunglasses which adapt to the level of sunlight.
Jelle De Smet, the chief researcher on the project, added: 'This is not science fiction. This will never replace the cinema screen for films.
'But for specific applications it may be interesting to show images such as road directions or projecting text messages from our smart phones straight to our eye.'
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A 14-fret-to-body guitar with unique sound and tolerance of the elements.
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MU's Williamson throws no-hitter
TAMPA, Fla. -- Marshall Thundering Herd softball pitcher Andi Williamson twirled a no-hitter Saturday against Florida Atlantic.
Marshall defeated the Owls, 3-1, in the USF-Wilson DeMarini Opening Day Tournament at the USF Softball Stadium.
Williams struck out six and walked two. FAU scored in the fifth inning when Williamson walked Shelby Knox. Pinch-runner Whitley Herb scored on an error
The Herd struck for two runs in the first inning. Kaelynn Greene was hit by a pitch and went to second base on Ashley Gue's bunt single. Greene stole third and scored on a throwing error. Shaelynn Braxton reached base on an error and stole second while Gue stole home.
Alexandra Bayne's sacrifice fly drove in the other Herd run in the sixth inning.
SAMFORD 2, MARSHALL 1: Mollie Hanson of the Bulldogs allowed Marshall only five hits and recorded eight strikeouts in the Herd's second game of the day.
Kayla Shaffer and Madison Dickey drove in the Bulldog runs in the second inning.
Ashley Gue singled and scored for Marshall in the first inning.
Marshall completes the tournament with an 11:15 a.m., Sunday, game against Florida Atlantic
HUNTINGTON -- Purdue, ranked No. 26 in the nation, topped Marshall, 6-1, in a Saturday women's tennis match in the Huntington Tennis Club.
Purdue (1-1) won all five singles matches that were completed.
Marshall (2-3) took the doubles point with wins by Dominika Zaprazna/Maria Voscekova and Ellie Ball/Kara Kucin.
The Herd hosts Miami (Ohio) at 11 a.m. Sunday.
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To see if it's getting the network connection via ethernet or just extending the wireless turn wifi off on your airport extreme. If the wireless network remains, the airport express must be getting a network connection via ethernet.
- The signal from Extreme to Den is weak
- The signal from Express to Den is weak
Maybe the Dens location and environment is the issue.
Try connecting the express to the Extreme by ethernet. Have it create a network called 'EXP', using the extreme to give it an IP/internet connection. And, for this example, lets say the wifi on the extreme is called 'EXT'. So you now have two wireless networks connected to the same internet connection.
Use iStumbler in the Den and compare the strength of both the EXP and EXT networks.
If both are still very weak/similar them I suspect something in the environment/make-up/location of the Den.
If this is the case you're going to struggle to resolve your issues with wi-fi. Perhaps consider using ethernet over power adapters (one connected to the extreme, one connected to the express but actually in the Den). Both using the same SSID. That will give you the best wifi signal in the Den, providing the adapters work in your situation.
If, in the above example, the EXP network is strong enough to use then it's likely all a config issue. If this is the case post back and I'll try and give you detailed config instructions.
I know, I ramble, but hopefully some of it will be of some help.
Thanks so much for the comprehensive 'test steps'.
So I was able to do Step1 last night which was to turn off the wireless signal on the Extreme and test if the Express kept broadcasting its wireless signal and indeed it did albeit very weakly.
Interestingly enough while using iStumbler I also noticed (perhaps this is normal?) that even sitting next to a fully exposed Extreme (i.e not in cupboard etc) the strongest signal I could get was ~60%. Doesn't that seem odd? The same went for the Express when I was standing literally right next to it.
Someone mentioned using Wifi Analyzer on my Android phone too and it shows an equally poor strength coming from both units albeit much much stronger when I got closer to them.
I'm starting agree that it is indeed the house itself (and perhaps appliances etc) that are mainly to blame although some colleagues have suggested that I'd be better off using a 'electrical/power' based setup to take advantage of the houses wiring and the plethora of outlets near the den and around the house.
My main concern there is that again, it's an old house with what I suspect would be dubious wiring..so I assume that would also affect the reliability of that way of doing things?
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Glitter Trash infects Woodchuck's on Sept. 18Written by Amy Biolchini | | firstname.lastname@example.com
With its wild, aggressive showmanship, Detroit punk rock band Glitter Trash is unexpectedly high energy for their middle-aged members.
Michael Rys, who books bands at Toledo venues with GPR Productions, said, "They bring energy and excitement that defies their ages. They're all veterans."
Glitter Trash debuted May 15 with a show in Toledo. After seeing the audience's response and hearing that Glitter Trash recently played sold-out shows in Chicago, Denver and Wyoming, Rys knew he had to bring them back.
"They're really making a name for themselves," Rys said.
Glitter Trash will return to Toledo for a Sept. 18 show at Woodchuck's. Toledo's own Yeti Machete will open the show at 10 p.m., followed by Detroit-based band Caustic Attitude. Doors open at 9 p.m. with a $3 cover charge.
Jenna Talia, lead singer and founding member of Glitter Trash, said the idea for the band started two years ago when she bought a guitar at a pawn shop and tried to teach herself how to play. Frustrated, she was about to throw the guitar in the trash when she asked a friend and the band's future guitarist, Homeless, for help.
"He showed me how to play power chords and the rest is history," Jenna Talia said.
Along with bass player Sin Der Ella, Jenna Talia and Homeless began putting songs together in 2009. Since she can't read music, Jenna Talia said she relies on Homeless for most of the technical elements. Glitter Trash came together as a band in 2010.
"The band started out as an art punk project," Jenna Talia said. "We've got punk roots, glam influence and we've got good old dirty rock and roll."
Glitter Trash has brought a "contagious atmosphere" to their shows and has been able to relate to a much younger audience, Jenna Talia said. The release of emotion that happens during shows has helped Jenna Talia to accept herself, which is something the artist wants to share with her audience.
"I'm a transsexual lead singer. People don't know what to expect," Jenna Talia said. "I'm a pretty destructive entertainer. I get very physical onstage."
Jenna Talia said the inspiration for most of Glitter Trash's songs comes from her struggle to accept her identity as a transsexual and how she used self-destruction to cope.
"While they may deal with some serious subject matter in their songs, the atmosphere is very fun," Rys said. "Jenna is who she is: An attraction in and of itself. And the band members are not wallflowers, either."
"It isn't about looks; it isn't about any of that stuff. It's about accepting yourself. That's what Glitter Trash is all about. Not being afraid of being who you are, and living your life," Jenna Talia said.
Although Jenna Talia said she used to be very competitive when she played football, hockey and raced bikes semi-professionally, she admitted that it doesn't even compare to the rush she gets from playing shows. Using the same tough attitude from her sports career, Jenna Talia is determined to duke it out in Detroit's brutal music scene.
"I don't do this just for the fun of it. It's part of my being," Jenna Talia said.
Rys said GPR Productions trades a lot of shows between Detroit and Toledo, and strives to pair a Toledo band with the unique bands they bring in from out of town.
"I think there's a lot of untapped talent and people need to get off the couch and see it," Rys said.
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One of the finest and most important automobile collections in Italy is undoubtedly that of Mario Righini, set up in the castle of Panzano at Castelfranco Emilia (MO). This medieval castle, which once belonged to the Malvasia family, serves as backdrop to a good part of Italian automobile history, as well as to an interesting collection of motorcycles. Among the most important cars to mention, first place undoubtedly goes to the legendary 815 from 1940, known as being the first car built by Enzo Ferrari at a time when his factory did not yet exist: the brand name on this eight-cylinder, 1500 cc automobile is therefore Auto Avio Costruzioni. Another memorable piece is the singular Fiat Chiribiri from 1912, a very high "cigar" on four wheels, which could reach incredible speeds for the
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Unfortunitely, Papa John will probably lose customers because of this statement. If we had a national health care system employers would not get involved in health care and the worker would have this taken out of their salary. Hopefully our beloved small businessmen would then give their workers a living wage with his savings, but I doubt it.
Here is a list single party states in the world.
People's Republic of China (Communist Party of China leads the United Front) (1949)
Cuba (Communist Party of Cuba) (1959)
Eritrea (People's Front for Democracy and Justice) (1993)
North Korea (Workers' Party of Korea leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland) (1948)
Laos (Lao People's Revolutionary Party leads the Lao Front for National Construction) (1975)
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (partially recognized state, Polisario Front) (1976))
Turkmenistan (Democratic Party of Turkmenistan) (1991)
Vietnam (Communist Party of Vietnam leads the Vietnamese Fatherland Front) (1976)
Help me out, what do you call a single or one party political system?
My family knows dozens of neighbors and friends who are die-hard GOP supporters who really shouldn't be. Basically their wages are stagnant, they are in debt up to their eyeballs, and their health care plan is basically don't get sick. But no, they are concerned with immigrants, religion and the communists trying to take over their country.
A good example, 22 year old works at a small business that actually provides health care but at a pretty high level for the employees, like $200 a month, which is probably about 15-20% of take home pay. What does this conservative supporter do? Well she is still on her dad's family policy thanks to his working at wonderful company that happens to be German and I guess believe that their employees wouldn't do something like this. She has the best of both worlds, excellent insurance thanks to foreigners, and she is a happy voter.
Back in the 80's I lived in the District of Columbia and they would pull your tags off your car in the middle of the night if your insurance lapsed. And this was probably a paper system. They also had a yearly free car inspection system that was funded by part of your tag fees. If a proper sticker was not on your car, off came your tags.
This what you get when you deal with people who can't back down, make deals or compromise. This is destroying our system of governance. When the lawsuit is filed the judge should make them go into mediation and hash out a deal.
This what you get when you deal with people who can't back down, make deals or compromise. This is destroying our system of governance. When the lawsuit is filed the judge should make them go into mediation and hash out a deal.
You have just described how small business operates nowadays. They are not the real job creators that everyone talks about. Gone are the days that a small businessman, under 500 employee, thinks of his workers as part of a greater family with a living wage and adequate benefits.
Oh my God, sounds like the governor is talking about one of those yankee blue state parkways with trees and woods on either side of the highway!
I always wondered how a company that sells tractors and heavy equipment actually qualifies to bid on a clean up project. You would think that a company that cuts down trees, or maybe a landscaping company would be a more of a fit for clean-up after a hurricane. If I owned a chicken restaurant in Fairhope could I bid a hurricane clean-up RFP!
Burt and James are the uber cut and slash conservatives.
While not a big admirer of Dorsey he probably is the best commissioner to send overseas, not so parochial, and yes if you want to tout a specific location it is nice to have someone very familiar with it.
Reddy is an Indian, like in Gandhi. I bet he's a really smart engineer and probably won a number of spelling bee's growing up.
Many cities, probably not in the south, require pit bull owners to have a $100,000 insurance policy just to have one.
The former police chief of Dauphin Island told me several years ago, "you will be surprised how small a fee will keep the riff raff away".
Gulf Shores visitors have been paying parking, entrance and pier fees for years at the main beach at the end of Highway 59 and at the State Park facilities, but I am guessing that the beach goers from Lower Mobile County and Jackson County, MS that frequent Dauphin Island will not like this.
Dunlap, you don't know what you are talking about because you get your world view watching Fox's around the world in 80 seconds each day. How do think all the Central Americans get to the US, on Delta? No, they travel through Mexico paying gangsters and corrupt police dearly.
The evidence suggests that the overall costs imposed on the US economy by undocumented immigrants are eguivalent to or outweighed by the benefit. Undocumented immigrants create consumer demand, they buy things. They are undocumented taxpayers, they pay sales taxes, federal and state income taxes and ask for no refunds. They subsidize Social Security each year to the tune of $6-7 billion a year.
Thanks Mr Ratliff, I am sure pretty sure some of our legislators that passed our odorous immigration law
have ancestors that arrived as short term workers and stayed. In the 1840's 70% of Irish immigrants arrived as workers in servitude, then the term used for temporary non citizen workers.
So in the future every wealthy campaign donor to a presidential campaign will face charges when they are appointed to some cushy ambassador post, as well as the President who appointed them.
Yeah, a nice smallish casino like Buffit's in Biloxi. Hey, we can call it Mosquitoville.


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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2007 Top U.S. officials expressed condolences to the Iraqi people as the country nears the first anniversary of the bombing of one of the holiest sites in Shiia Islam.
On Feb. 22, 2006, the al-Askari Mosque in Samarra was bombed at about 7 a.m., in what officials called "a tragic and despicable act aimed at inciting sectarian violence," according to a joint statement released today by U.S. Embassy Baghdad Charge d'Affaires Daniel Speckhard and Multinational Force Iraq Commander Army Gen. David H. Petraeus.
The bomb destroyed the mosque's golden dome and severely damaged the structure. According to reports, two bombs were detonated. No injuries were reported, but violence in the following days resulted in as many as 165 people killed, and sectarian violence has plagued the country ever since.
"On this anniversary, we condemn those who sought to destroy one of Iraq's holiest sites and undermine the establishment of a free and representative government. Many of them are still among us today, seeking to force their will on this nation," the statement reads.
The officials used the statement to condemn the recent surge of attacks there.
"Yesterday and today, these forces of evil launched more cowardly attacks on the Iraqi people," the statement reads. "In solemn remembrance of both this occasion and for the victims of the attacks yesterday and today, we join peaceful Iraqis everywhere in grieving for those who give their lives working towards a peaceful and unified Iraq.
"On behalf of the American community in Iraq, we extend our sincere and deepest condolences to the Iraqi people."
The mosque is about 60 miles northwest of Baghdad.
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Is equality for women the largest global civil rights struggle of the next century? If the most prominent woman in American public life has her way, it might become just that.
Amidst the near-constant speculation about her political future, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is embarking on a large-scale project to measure women's progress in the world and create a roadmap to a future of full and equal participation, both in the U.S. and around the world. Three weeks ago in Philadelphia, Clinton announced the formation of No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project, the newest project of the Clinton Foundation, where she now hangs her much-traveled hat.
During her four years at State, Clinton made the advancement of women and girls a crucial focus for Obama Administration policy. Occasionally derided as a "small bore" initiative by commentators who tend to favor power politics and manly photo opps, Clinton's push for women's participation was in fact a signature accomplishment of her tenure – and it continued the work she began in the 90s when she first arrived in Washington. The new initiative "will continue that work for women and girls at the Clinton Foundation, both a look back and a look forward," said Jennifer Klein, senior advisor to Secretary Clinton, in an interview.
"The great unfinished business of the 21st century is helping women and girls break through these ceilings and participate fully in every aspect of life once and for all," Clinton said in announcing the project.
No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project has two distinct goals.
First, the project will examine the progress over the last two decades and identify where gaps remain, around the and in the U.S. Secondly, it will look to create a vision for the 21st century, starting with the next two decades.
The Foundation team will research and release an as-yet-unnamed progress report that both aggregates and curates data on the inclusion of women in public life, commerce, and society. It will examine political participation, economic growth and development and will include both hard data and qualitative numbers. "It will look at what exists and communicate that in really accessible ways," said Klein. The target audience for the report is wide-ranging – grassroots activists, feminist organizers, public officials, business leaders, and the general public. Klein said that data visualization will be an important part of the presentation.
In parallel, No Ceilings will begin to draft a look ahead at key issues affecting the full participation of women around the world. On the table: economics, building leadership, and the use of technology.
There are a couple of key organizing principles around the work, said Klein. The Clinton Foundation sees the project not just as a report and set of documents but as a strategic investment, one that will encourage the "next generation of women leaders." Most of the work around No Ceilings – and clearly, the name is a big tip-off here – will aim to push the key policy ideas and choices that that generation will face, in the hope that those young leaders can embrace that vision for change in the near term in order to create long-term impact.
The project will also include strong input from the private sector, said Klein, complementing the work of the Clinton Global Initiative. "This is not simple about CSR CSR on the side, we think it's about the bottom line," she said.
Secretary Clinton is also committed to making sure "women's stories are a big part of this," said Klein. "We want to talk about how women's lives have changed, as well as to verify the facts on the ground. It will be a look at how data is born out of people's lives."
The process is aimed at the 20th anniversary of the Beijing meeting in which the then First Lady famously declared that women's rights are human rights – September, 2015 – and Clinton will take part in a series of public convenings and speeches around the topic as work continues. The Foundation will partner with other institutions on data, including foundations, civil society organizations, and governments. There will also be a major U.S. component on the lives of women here – and key domestic issues – as well as international data. These include child care, paid leave, equal pay for women, and raising the minimum wage, said Klein.
Of course, the Clinton Foundation team is aware of the parallel politic process leading to the election of 2016 – and how Secretary Clinton's public words will undoubtedly be dissected syllable by syllable for the next two years. But they also see this as a serious piece of research and public advocacy that can place a huge stake in the ground on women's rights, however the prospective Presidential race develops.
The project's DNA is strongly linked to the kind of rhetoric Clinton has used since her days as First Lady. Clinton talked recently about "women as agents of change" and added that "all we need is sighting chance to show what we can do in every walk of life."
She said that too many societies hold back women's ambitions and aspirations. "It's law, it's customs, it's all kinds of attitudes that limit access to markets and to justice and to security," she said. "I am more convinced than ever we are right on the cusp … We have our work cut out for us. No ceilings can deny the God-given potential of half the world's population."


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- Marilyn Monroe
My dear friend Lael keeps teasing me about living in a household full of men.Woman vs Man. Me vs Godzilla. Fay Wray vs King King. Coming from her own house of one man, Giuliano, swimming against a tide of women, Lael must see my own world as one ongoing, raging battle of wits and wills, an everlasting struggle to please the hard-to-please. Or a great comedy act. One solitary, isolated girl baking and cooking for, humoring 3 men. Sugar & spice and everything nice simply going about my life and trying to understand the snakes and snails and puppy dog tails, to no avail.
In a way she is right. Every single day more proof is laid at my door that we are entirely different species. Try as I might, I am often berated for not understanding, chided for talking to the boys as if they were girls, using emotion and compromise where stalwart orders and force are the only effective means. When I am upset they need me to be happy and bright; yet my cheerfulness is a sign of flippant insouciance in times of worry. When I dress up they ask me where I am going; "Nowhere, I just feel like looking nice." merits shrugged shoulders and rolled eyes. Dressed down, jeans, fleece and slippers, and they rebuke me for slouching around the house like a listless, uncaring slob. An evening in front of a good movie? Homemade pizza a-gogo, coffee table spread with a traditional red & white checked cloth, cork popped on a luscious, fizzy bottle of Lambrusco and, yes, you see it coming, don't you? She wants a good chick flick or something light and humorous and they want zombies and chainsaws or giant fireballs or a dark thriller filled with spies and evil and boogey monsters. They make fun of me for carrying Kleenex in my purse and cookies in the car yet are always the first to partake. They lose, well, almost everything and, somehow or other, I never do; and no matter how often I point out that it is because I follow the old adage "A place for everything and everything in its place", frankly they do not; ecco fatto. My kindness is seen as weakness, my gentle words of understanding simply giving up and giving in, my pithy words of wisdom as mere blather, just mom rattling on and on again.
we agree that as a group they're rather stupid.
-Mary Poppins
But I malign my men too readily and much too flippantly. As the only girl in a schoolyard full of boys, it is often a frustrating prospect and once too often I have come out the loser, face down in the dirt and bicycle stolen. Yet, for all of their "maleness", as much as they seem absolutely mystified by my "girliness" they are ready to protect me at a moment's notice, pamper me on each and every special occasion, whether birthday, Hanukkah or even Valentine's Day. They walk on eggshells if I am unhappy and do all within their power to soothe my hurt and cheer me up. They coddle me when I am sick and although they seem to go out of their way to make me angry, they are also quick to step in, apologize and clean up the mess when I finally explode. They used to get upset and embarrassed when I was overly friendly to strangers, chatting merrily to shopkeepers, conversing with the butcher, attempting to draw a smile from even the grouchiest of curmudgeons, yet now they either stand by patiently waiting for me to finish or they, themselves, join in the fun. Yes, I malign them; we tease each other endlessly and drive each other crazy, but it is, really, all in good fun.
No, we will never understand each other's ways and will often cross swords. But for all of our differences we are a very tightknit group who love each other's company and care for each other's well being; we can spend hours and days together talking and laughing, traveling and sightseeing. A helping hand and an eager ear are always there for the asking, advice and a shoulder never very far. We also know our limits and when to leave the others in peace. The perfect little family, odd in our own special way, maybe not so perfect but perfect all the same. For all that we don't get each other, we understand each other thoroughly.
and which I have not yet been able to answer,
despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul,
is "What does a woman want?"
- Sigmund Freud
Yes, Lael urges me to write about baking for a house full of men, my daily, weary attempts to keep them sated and happy. It is, I must admit, a never-ending balancing act, a delicate tightwire performance, producing just the right amount of sweet things to their satisfaction: there are days they beg me for cake, exhorting me to dash into the kitchen tout de suite and whip up something chocolate, oozing buttercream or crunchy with pecans and why not a tin of chocolate chip cookies to boot, while I'm at it; they cry neglect when the counter is bare of plates and platters bearing homebaked goodies shrouded under layers of foil, theirs for the choosing. And there are days that any baking effort is met with a shrug and a turned back…just not interested. The cakes and cookies languish away, slowly forming a comforting blanket of fuzz. They shake their heads and scold me for overbaking, admonish me for not listening to their no's and their stop the damn baking! They have even gone so far as to scream abuse, crying for one and all to hear that I force food down their throats!
he must enter her world of emotions.
- Gary Smalley
Ah, woe is me, the woman of the house. Too emotional. Too friendly. Too talkative. But where baking is concerned, I can usually get it right. I've got my finger on the pulse and if once in a while I get it wrong, making something not one of them likes, I can usually feed their desires, put smiles on each face and soothe their man-souls.
While they eat the last of the Chocolate Chip Butter Horns and Pecan Brownie Cupcakes, while Simon puts away an entire Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Filling practically on his own, I am, once again, craving chocolate. Panna Cotta has long been on my mind and I have wanted to try on chocolate for size. I based my ingredients and quantities on a small book called Panna Cotta, one of the Hachette Collection series. I added cinnamon to the blend and switched out the sheets of gelatin with powdered and followed my own how-to directions. Although JP loves the finished product, I am not altogether happy that the dessert separated, leaving a rather grainy layer atop the creamy center layer, so I will try again. I decided to post the recipe anyway, hoping a reader can figure it out and perfect it for me.
To accompany the Panna Cotta, I made Financiers, the tiny, delicate French tea cakes, very much like a sponge, lightened with plenty of whipped egg whites and flavored with ground nuts. A friend of Clem's had given me her own recipe ages ago and I finally pulled it out and put it to good use. I changed much of the flavoring, switching the classic ground almonds with hazelnuts, adding a splash of vanilla and a dash of ground cinnamon and finishing the whole off with a handful of finely grated semisweet chocolate, not only for the light chocolate flavor but to give the Financiers a lovely "tweedy" look. The cakes are fabulous! Perfect texture, perfect flavor: light yet chewy, delicate and moist! This is such a lovely snack, great for a tea or coffee break but perfect as an accompaniment to such desserts as Panna Cotta, Ice Cream or sorbet. This recipe will now be baked over and over again, the basis for an abundance of flavor combinations.
2 ¾ cups (675 ml) whole milk, divided
.35 oz (10 g = about 2 ½ tsps) powdered gelatin
3.5 oz (100 g) semisweet chocolate (I use Lindt Doux 70%), chopped
¼ cup + 2 tsps (60 g) sugar
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Prepare 6 individual ramekins or pretty serving glasses.
Place ¾ cup (approximately 185 ml) cold milk in a small bowl and sprinkle the powdered gelatin over the milk's surface. Using a fork, gently give it a mix. Allow to stand for 5 minutes; this softens the gelatin.
While the gelatin is softening in the cold milk, pour the rest of the milk in a medium saucepan, add the chopped chocolate and the sugar and place over medium-low heat. Allow the chocolate to melt and the sugar to dissolve, stirring, while the milk gently heats; do not allow it to come to a boil.
Once the gelatin has soften and the chocolate milk in the pan is warm (not too hot) and the chocolate melted, add the milk with the gelatin to the saucepan. Continuing stirring or whisking while the mixture heats. Once the mixture is hot and some steam is coming off of the liquid, allow to cook over low heat, stirring, for a few (4 to 5) minutes until the gelatin is melted; if you see specks of pale gold (like drops) on the surface, this is the gelatin and these should disappear.
Remove from the heat. Allow to cool for several minutes, stirring occasionally then divide evenly among the recipients. Cover each glass or ramekin with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until set, about 8 or 10 hours or, preferably, overnight.
I have adapted the recipe of a friend of Clem's.
1 cup (80 g) finely ground (powder) hazelnuts or almonds
5 Tbs (50 g) flour
¼ cup + 1 Tbs + 1 tsp (75 g) granulated white sugar
¼ cup + 1 Tbs + 1 tsp (75 g) granulated brown sugar (cassonade)
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
5 1/3 Tbs (75 g) unsalted butter + butter for molds
4 large egg whites
½ tsp vanilla
pinch salt
3 Tbs (approximately 2 oz) finely grated semisweet chocolate
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Generously butter 16 traditional (approximately 3 ¾ x 1 ¾ -inch rectangular/ 9 ½ x 4 ½-cm) Financier molds – or 8 Financier molds + 12 approximately 2-inch (5 cm) round shallow molds. This is most easily done with melted and cooled unsalted butter and a pastry brush.
Finely grate the chocolate. Slowly melt the unsalted butter over low heat and remove from the heat just as the last bit of butter is melting. Swirl a few seconds until the butter is completely melted and set aside to cool briefly.
Beat the egg whites with a few grains of salt until stiff peaks hold.
In a large mixing bowl, combine and whisk together the ground hazelnuts, the flour, both sugars, the cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Fold in the stiff egg whites until just blended. Fold in the butter a little at a time – in about 5 additions, slowly pouring the melted butter down the side of the bowl rather than right into the middle of the batter. Add the vanilla extract with one addition of the butter. Fold in the finely grated chocolate.
Spoon the batter into the molds, filling each mold no more than ¾ full. Gently spread evenly in each mold if needed. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the Financiers are puffed and evenly golden brown. Remove from the oven, allow to cool for a few minutes and then gently pop the Financiers out of the molds and cool completely on cooling racks.


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HELP! Snail Bob is in a hot spot—the desert. You gotta get him out!The desert doesn't seem like the most logical place for a snail to hang out, but that's where Bob is in the next installment of this popular action game. Grandpa Snail accidentally warped him over to Egypt, and now he has to puzzle his way out of the ancient pyramids. Click Bob to start him on his journey, then click again to stop. Push buttons and manipulate his environment to get Bob back home. Never has the world united like this for a snail!
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9th inning, again starting from 60 years ago and moving forward a decade until today: 95 percent, 95 percent, 96 percent, 96 percent, 95 percent, 95 percent. This year? 94 percent. Basically, no change.
1.) From Baseball-Reference.com: 60 years ago, teams leading entering the seventh inning won 86 percent of their games. 50 years ago it was 84 percent. 40 years ago it was 86 percent. 30 years ago it was 84 percent. 20 years ago it was 87 percent. 10 years ago it was 87 percent.
This year? 84 percent.
As I wrote: "The use of the modern closer has not greatly improved team's chances of holding onto leads when compared to teams from the era before specialization."
2.) Click on the Verducci link.
Check it out: just posted it in the blog above.
Indeed, I dropped the word "start." My bad!
My mistake. It is indeed a split -- since the All-Star Break. I've corrected it above. Thanks for pointing it out.
At least recently, they seem to be holding their own against better pitching. http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2011/06/yankees_offense_rises_to_chall.html
As for the last few years, give them credit: they won a championship in 2009 and you don't do that without being able to hit some pretty decent pitching in the playoffs.
So long as the rest of the rotation is pitching well, it's easy to be patient with Nova. It's probably the right move. Although, unless he develops the ability to miss more bats, his ceiling will always remain that of a 4 or 5 starter in a good rotation. He would bring value as a back end guy. That said, it may still be too early to say that he doesn't have a chance at maybe becoming something a little bit better. Again, his ability to miss bats will likely be what swings it one way or the other.
I'd think more of a stop-gap. With the recent injury history, the difficulty of playing the position, and his steady slide in production the last few years, it would take a lot of faith to sing him to anything long-term.
I think that's about right. In talking to Girardi this morning, I don't think Prior sounds like he's got a real shot, even though he has pitched better. His breaking pitch really came around in his last few outings. I'd imagine Ayala or Sanchez will take that bullpen spot for now. He's almost certainly going down to Triple-A.
And thank YOU for voicing your opinions here, 37yanks. It's people like you who make this a lot of fun. Your voices are valuable.
Actually, over the long run, giving up outs to move runners over doesn't lead to more runs. The cost of the out outweighs the benefit of moving a guy over, even when the sac bunt is executed properly. Keep in mind, I said over the long run. Now, in situations where you are playing for one run in the ninth inning of the game, failing to drop a sacrifice can win or lose the game no doubt. That said, if the Yankees offense is doing what it does best, getting on and driving in those runners, the one-run situation late in a game isn't going to be a problem they face very often.
Again, there's no denying that if Gardner were an adept bunter, it's a tool that would be valuable. Maybe down the line it matters more. But right now, he's doing just fine without it.
Same issue. Moving runners, hitting and running, all that good stuff is fun to watch, no doubt. But there is a risk involved that isn't worth taking when the team is so good at a.) Getting on base and b.) Delivering the extra base hits it takes to score those runs. Besides, it's not the baserunners who carry the burden in a hit and run. According to John McGraw, the legendary Giants manager and member of the old Orioles teams that created the hit and run, it's all about place hitting. Well, if I've got a guy with a .395 on base at the plate, or a guy with 30-plus homers, I'd rather they worry about hitting the ball hard instead of trying to poke one through the hole vacated by an infielder. Maybe it's different this year, but the Yankees seemed to do well enough in the playoffs without the hit and run and other forms of trickery. It's only wise to stick with what works when it counts.
Wow, I was asleep at the wheel. Score added!
Well played!
Don't know if I'd go that far. Perhaps Joba doesn't start, but it's difficult to imagine they would keep him off the postseason roster entirely.
Well, I stand corrected then!


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In this week's Tattered Notebook, we'll put down our macros, take a break from resizing windows, and look at the quest for the perfect UI.
InfoMap (Vanguard)
Vanguard launched with an immense world and very little to help you figure out where the heck you were or where the heck you needed to go. Before the arrival of the Telon travel system, the best way to get a feel for the world map was Soresha's InfoMap. There were several handy maps on her site, but you could also download a UI that contained every sort of important waypoint you might imagine. I couldn't imagine life in game without the help of this amazing interface.
This was one of the first player-made UIs that I used, and for me, Quartz was also my first "cool" UI. It took the boxy look of the default UI and turned it into an awesome dashboard resembling the viewport of a cutting-edge sportscar. In fact, it probably should have come with driving gloves and a candy apple red leather jacket. When I look back, I realize it really wasn't a great UI for utility, but I think I was just thrilled to have a UI that A) didn't take up two thirds of the screen like the original EQ UI and B) had curves and a distinct look that broke away from the boxy look.
Drox (Vanguard)
I love UIs that clean things up. There are many UIs that add catchy borders and Gaelic-looking icons, but Drox is all about streamlining things to make it easier to get to the stuff you need. Not only did it organize things well, but it always seemed to make my eye go to the important stuff right away. UIs often get in the way of the fluid combat and immersive nature of MMOs, but Drox seemed to avoid that as much as possible.
Profit (EQII)
If I had to pick one UI as my favorite, it would be Profit because it's clean, well-organized, and extremely helpful. The updater also made it easy to keep up with changes to the UI from game patches, so I rarely logged in to find that things were broken. On top of that, Profit incorporated other terrific UI tools, like Info Center, to make it the perfect all-in-one interface.
EQ2Map (EQII)
EQ2Map is the granddaddy of awesomeness. This was the inspiration behind the current default map, and it was always worth keeping up to date because of all the important landmarks and waypoints players submitted to it over time. I think of all the player-made UI tools, map projects tend to be the most valuable because the sheer volume of information that's included makes it less of a headache to navigate and even complete content like quest updates and NPC turn-ins. In short, player-made maps are like the Wikipedia of game interfaces.
I included this one because it embodies my love and hate UIs in general. This click to cure UI does make curing so much easier, but it brings up the problem of UIs in MMOs across the board. If I posted a screenshot from Tetris, people would be able to figure it out pretty quickly and jump at the chance to fit the falling piece. It's intuitive, and the UI (which is minimal at best) helps make it quick and easy to understand. The game itself is challenging (and many a term paper in college was late as a result), but it takes about two seconds to recognize right away what the game wants you to do. It's what Jesper Juul described in A Casual Revolution, which is that good UIs are like familiar songs: You can hum a few bars and people will eagerly help finish off the verse.
But if you toss up a screenshot from World of Warcraft, EQII, or even the soon-to-launch Guild Wars 2, how easy is it to figure out what the game wants you to do based on that one screenshot? Not only do most people struggle to "finish the song," but they're actually turned off by the non-intuitive nature of the UI. To the educated gamer eye, it looks perfectly normal. And for Cypher, it wasn't numbers; it was "blonde, brunette, redhead." But for new players and non-gamers, it's a turn-off.
Of course, the quest for the cleanest, most perfect UI doesn't really lie in the hands of the players because try as they might, they still have to include all of the necessary buttons, buffs, debuffs, targets, cures, and group lists that seem to be standard operating procedure in most MMOs. EQII is making a huge push to shape the title into a more casual-friendly game that fits in the free-to-play market, but the elephant in the room right now is that it has a very intricate UI (as do many MMOs), and in order to make it less convoluted, SOE would need to make fundamental changes to the game. At this point in EQII's life, that's probably not a feasible option.
UI builders do a great job of making things easier for us. I know some players will call it dumbing the game down, but if you understand the rules of a game and your only hurdle is the UI, why not find a way to make that clearer and easier to understand? Otherwise it's like playing with a Star Wars blaster helmet on your head, and unfortunately, we're not all blessed with the force.
As I was putting this column together, I was struck by how many UIs from years ago are still at the top of the favorites list and the most downloaded lists. Foofyspells, SARS, T.King, GlassUI, Drums, and MilqueTowst Info Center have been around for years, and even though I didn't use all of them, I always considered giving them a try, sometimes even after I already loaded a custom UI. In a way, it's almost like a baseball hall of fame, with the perennial favorites always there to brighten our gaming days.
EQ2Interface has been especially helpful to me, and it seemed to be for the EQII team as well. Back a year or two ago, the developers decided to rework the default UI in game, and they turned to the EQ2Interface community for assistance. In fact, the default map now is a result of player input, as are many other interface features that were inspired by player-made interfaces. When it comes to the asethetic, I think developers and the community have collaborated to create some sleek and attractive UIs. But when it comes to utility and ease of understanding, I think MMOs can do a better job of trimming off the complicated clutter and making a UI that makes sense while still keeping the challenge in the game. In the meantime, we have an amazing library of UIs to enjoy, thanks to EQ2Interface and its sister sites!
From the snow-capped mountains of New Halas to the mysterious waters of the Vasty Deep, Karen Bryan explores the lands of Norrath to share her tales of adventure. Armed with just a scimitar, a quill, and a dented iron stein, she reports on all the latest news from EverQuest II in her weekly column, The Tattered Notebook. You can send feedback or elven spirits to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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But Obama rejected criticism that he should make a personal tour of the border to see the flood of young Central Americans.
He said the situation is a problem, "not theater." Obama called on lawmakers, including the Texas delegation, to approve his $3.7 billion request for emergency spending.
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God and Virginia Tech
April 20, 2007
What can one say about the tragic shooting of 33 people at Virginia Technical Institute on Monday April 16th?  Why did it happen?  Where was God?  How can one still believe in a god of infinite love and power when we see so much evil going on?
First, I think that it is important to really realize how much suffering there is in the world.  On Monday, 5 US. and 13 Iraqi soldiers died in an attack in Iraq along with at least 51 other civilians.  11 Iraqi children were killed in a bomb attack in Iraq over the weekend.  And all over the world people are suffering and dying.  On Monday approximately 1,400 people became infected with AIDS, 95% of them live in developing countries without ready access to medical care.  On Monday almost 3,000 children died of Malaria and 16,000 children died of hunger.
And tragedy can strike us on our own American soil as well.  Every year in the US. 1,500 children die due to abuse and neglect. 3,000 children die as a result of gun violence, 30,000 Americans commit suicide, and 160,000 Americans die of lung cancer.  These are all estimates, but this list of tragedy can go on and on.  It does not include those who die of accidental drug and alcohol overdoses, pollutant caused cancers, car accidents, etc. etc. etc.  When reading a list like this it is hard for the mind (and even harder for the heart) to comprehend.  The individual lives turn into statistics and figures, and even the figures congeal into one big ball of despair that just sticks like a lump in our throats.  We can neither swallow our pain nor let out our cries of anger and sorrow.  And so we become numb to the horror of it all and try to move on with the monotony of our lives.
But then an event happens like the shooting at Virginia Tech.  Comparatively the deaths of 29 students and 4 faculty should just be another drop in the bucket of our world's sorrows.  But there is something different about this event.  It is not just the fact that the people involved were so young and their deaths were so senseless.  It is all of those things and it is because we can identify with these victims.  We have all sat in classrooms where we felt safe and secure, whether in college or high school.  The students and faculty who died on Monday were all people like us, who had no reason to assume they were in danger, and yet a force of unreasonable terror came and cut their lives short.
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Sabbath Poem (Anne Carson)
February 16, 2007
"A group of books in the moorland near the Bronte village of Haworth"
The question I am left with is the question of her loneliness.
And I prefer to put it off.
It is morning.
Astonished light is washing over the moor from north to east.
I am walking into the light.
One way to put off loneliness is to interpose God.
Emily had a relationship on this level with someone she calls Thou.
She describes Thou as awake like herself all night
and full of strange power.
Thou woos Emily with a voice that comes out of the night wind.
Thou and Emily influence one another in the darkness,
playing near and far at once.
She talks about a sweetness that "proved us one."
I am uneasy with the compensatory model of female religious experience and yet,
there is no question,
it would be sweet to have a friend to tell things to at night,
without the terrible sex price to pay.
This is a childish idea, I know.
by Anne Carson, from
post inspired by…
* The Sabbath Poems on Samir Selmanovic's Faith House blog (Samir is moving back to NYC this summer to start an interfaith emerging community)
* Our V-Day conversations about God blessings erotic love, but also being lover for many Christian celibates through the ages… (see posts below)
* My delight with Glass, Irony, and God (from whence this poem came)
February 15, 2007
Valentine's Day House Church
SETTING: 2-bedroom apartment in west Harlem. seven folks arrived, cooked dinner, welcomed our new guest, ate snacks, then started ritual.
* kiss of peace
* ritual reading of Song of Songs
* prayer: bodies – folks strike a pose, everyone follows suit, say a prayer
* prayer: love song lyric – pass out selections from popular love songs that could be read to address a lover relationship with the divine. folks select one, read or sing it to the group. sing alongs welcome
* dinner, dessert, wine and good conversation
SoS RITUAL READING
Instructions –
* prep and procure the props
* make copies of readings in large font for participants to read
* when gathered, explain interactive component before each reading – have people perform the asterisked ritual before, during, or after the reading
* afterwards, invite people to share how they heard God speaking to them in the text
I SoS 1:12-17 (from bible or TJS translation below)
* SMELL – cedar balls and spices
Where you recline in light of noon
I'll fly to lie beside you soon
With Spices, wine and ripest fruit
Have my desire in finest bloom
Baptized in your divine perfume
The time is right, we're wise but new
The time is right, desire consumes
Our couch is green, our rafters pine
Our house is cedar beams and grafted vines
The clouds our canopy on high
Our town this Eden 'neath the sky
Feel your left arm beneath my head
Your right my sheet, your side my bed
But I won't sleep for love is ready
And I won't rest till love is dead
II SoS 2:8-13
* VISUALIZE – close your eyes, listen, and see the scene in your mind's eye
III Song of Songs 4:9-16
* SMELL – light incense
Sunday's dose of thoughts
January 29, 2007
by Bowie Snodgrass
reflections from today on Isaac's post below:
We can not just ignore the id
we must bless our passions
G – d made us as animals
who can never know it all
You can't control the wind
you can set your sails
Jesus calmed the storm
he walked on the water
We need some original
thoughts about religion
More voices, more vistas,
vantage points and views
Good people with new ideas
calling in this fresh new reign
We Forget.
January 13, 2007
two poems from our Advent stations apt.church. I found them while cleaning up my place. written by two of our participants. collage below by Gareth, our friend from Moot.
In darkest despair
In brightest light
Oh holy star
Oh sacred night
I cry out to you Lord
Take this pain away
Bring unto us
The dawn of a new day
We are a forgetful people.
God is faithful –
we forget. God sustains –
we forget. God provides –
we forget. God delivers –
we forget. God's ways endure
– we forget. God made us
in His image – we forget!
3,000 Soldiers Dead, Including One Friend
January 5, 2007
My brother Sgt. A. Peter Snodgrass, who is serving his 2nd deployment as an Army Medic in Iraq, was friends with a soldier who was killed last week (the same week we passed the 3,000 US soldiers casualties mark). They had served together in South Korea and on both Iraqi tours.
AP Article w/ Photos: http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_003072103.html
"22-year-old Sergant John M. Sullivan of Hixon, Tennessee died last Saturday in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device went off near his vehicle while on combat patrol. Sullivan was just days away from returning home from his second tour of duty in Iraq to be with his wife and newborn son. His family said Sullivan volunteered for the patrol when a fellow-soldier got sick."
from http://fox21news.com/Global/story.asp?S=5891680
"Hours after SGT John Michael Sullivan was killed in Iraq, his wife Michele gave birth to their little boy at Fort Carson. News of her husband's death had sent Sullivan into labor.
'I got a knock on the door and I told them, 'don't tell me," said Sullivan. Her husband had been killed when a roadside bomb hit his Humvee. SGT Sullivan and his wife had planned to name their son Johnny Walker. Sullivan said they both thought it was a strong name everyone would remember. When SGT Sullivan died, his wife chose a different name so her son would always be remembered… and her husband would never be forgotten– John Michael Sullivan Jr."
from http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/5080596.html
* Please pray for his soul, his wife, newborn son, parents (he was an only son), and unit in Iraq.
January 1, 2007
Many faiths and traditions,
my tradition and faith:
lately I can't seem to have
one without the other.
Like the communion wafers
passed out as a meal,
and the unfrozen pita bread,
church has grown stale.
Too many 18th and 19th
century quarter notes.
The pipe organ was once
a technical innovation.
I'm not anti-establishment,
but let's also establish
new mysteries to assure us
of Your Holy Presence
by Bowie Snodgrass
Spiritual Resolution Questions for 2007
December 26, 2006
What will be your spiritual and wellness disciplines?
Where will you seek wisdom and creativity?
How will you strive for justice and peace?
How will you be hospitable and big hearted?
What will be your ministries in the world this year?
WIS-TIPS the wake down
December 18, 2006
by Bowie Snodgrass
these short days are pregnant with expectation
of what is real, unrealized, and unrealistic
John proclaimed bold and true
the coming of the kingdom
- and ended up beheaded
the dangerous call of the gospel
- is unsettling
enough of settling down
I am poised for adventure
and like a lion – persistent in its pursuit
we are called – to roam and roar
he walks with a limp -
his eyes sparkle with insight -
she plays Bach with her feet -
hands strained behind her back
in New York City
we carry our worlds
in pockets and bags
enough of being earnest
it's time to entertain
when it's GAME OVER
agree to PLAY AGAIN
I am throwing down
- I am standing up!
preach in broad strokes
and live in the nuance
traditions are meant to be kept
stories are meant to be meant
something new is about to begin
now is a time to dance and sing
note: written after David Fleenor's ordination; Bp. Packard preaching
Two Visions of the Emerging Church
December 11, 2006
Embracing Worship 2.0 – an Architecture of Participation
by Johnny Baker, excellent column published in Church Times
Brian McLaren shared this poem with me at the end of October, after it was shared with him on a recent trip to Mexico City. It resonated with me so strongly that I recently got permission to publish the English translation (trans. by Amy Stabeno and Elisa Padilla). Many thanks!
Do You Know Someone Like this?
A poem by Pablo Alaguibe
Could there be someone out there,
someone else,
who would be interested
in participating in an experiment
of Christian community
'model 2006,'
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