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This privacy policy (the "Policy") explains how information about you is collected, used, and disclosed by Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. ("Hobby Lobby," "we" or "us") when you access or use our websites or other online or mobile services or applications (collectively the "Service"), sign up for our mailing list, and shop in our stores.
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• provide and deliver products and services, process and complete transactions, and send you related information, including purchase confirmations, invoices, updates, security alerts, recall notices and support and administrative messages;
• investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities;
• respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service;
• communicate with you about Hobby Lobby and partner products, services, offers, promotions, news, upcoming events, and other information we think will be of interest to you;
• monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities;
• personalize the Service and provide advertisements, content, or features that are targeted toward your interests;
• process and deliver contest or sweepstakes entries and prizes; and
• provide, maintain, and improve the Service or our overall business.
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The information we collect is used to improve the content and the quality of our Service, and without your consent we will not otherwise sell, license or share your personal information to/with any other party(s) for commercial purposes, except: (a) to provide the Service, (b) when we have your permission, and/or (c) or under the following instances:
Affiliates: We may share the information we collect with our subsidiaries and affiliates, for operational, marketing and promotional purposes.
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Hobby Lobby may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of its assets, including any information we collect from you, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, change in control, or sale of assets or in the event of bankruptcy.
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The Service may offer social sharing features or other integrated tools, which let you share actions you take on the Service with other media, and vice versa. The use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the third party that provides the social sharing feature. The fact that we link to or provide integrated tools for sharing with social media sites is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that social media site, nor is it an endorsement of their privacy or information security policies or practices. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the third parties that provide these features.
Securing Your Personal Info
Hobby Lobby endeavors to safeguard your personal information to ensure that such personal information is protected from loss, theft, unauthorized access, or disclosure. However, hardware or software failure, the inherent insecurity of the Internet and other factors, may compromise the security of your information at any time. Therefore we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.
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The Service is not intended for use by minors under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly solicit any information from or market to such minors. If you are a parent or legal guardian who discovers that your child has provided us with information without your consent, please contact us.
We may periodically update this Policy at our sole discretion. We will post any changes to this Policy to our website, and if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, in some cases, email notification of such changes). Please ensure that your primary email address on file with us is correct. You can update or correct certain information through the Service. To do so, please visit the Hobby Lobby email preference center, where you can access and modify your individual preferences and some of your personal information, or contact us by email by clicking here.
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Sorry to butt into an interesting conversation with my relatively prosaic inanities, but would I be right in guessing that Wynton M draws the line at hard bop? I take it
Bitches Brew
would be too modern for him? :) I take it
A Love Supreme
would have had some worrying developments for him ...
8 Mile mentioned that "Louis Armstrong trashed bebop at the time and Miles said he thought Cecil Taylor played like someone with psychological problems" ... and was it Miles who accused Monk of playing the wrong notes?
Sweetheart, we need to get you up to speed a little bit because the original piece is Part IV of A Love Supreme. In Wynton's defense, I have those electric albums BB, On the Corner, Live Evil. I don't and have never listen to them as much as Round about Midnight, Milestones, ESP or Nefertiti. You can't deny their importance though.
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But I also believe that those of us living in our time are often ill equipped to pass judgment on the present. It always looks insipid by comparision to the past upon which we had had time for reflection, analysis and nostalgic glorification.
I think we havent even begun to scrape the surface or fully comprehend the power and capability of the babes of the 21st century, the internet, mobile telephony, artifical intelligence, stem cell technology and cracking the genome code. The 21st century will be a time for intense innovation for sure, and the musical arts will be a mirror to all of it.
We might not like it, you and me, but hey, we aint going to around to smell that cuppa coffee! ; )
I think I was making a semantic argument, and that is the the innovation that will come are a part of further developments in the breakthroughs in the sciences and in music that have already happened. In other words, the initial thrust of creative energy has already been set into motion. We've identified the gnome and developed internet and telecommunication technologies. Or maybe that is just my way of defending myself against being an old coot. :)
If you didn't listen to the speech from the clip this is what Orson Welles says:
You know what the fellow said – in Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.
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following sections is the evaluation of the clinical efficacies of therapies by RCTs and systematic reviews.
Two main sources of information about published RCTs and systematic reviews are The Cochrane Library and MEDLINE. Critical reviews of reviews and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence Reports summarize the information by using rigorous and objective methods. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Statements incorporate evidence from RCTs and systematic reviews together with the judgments of a panel of nonadvocate, nongovernmental experts, to reach a decision about the efficacy and safety of a particular treatment.
MEDLINE, a product of the National Library of Medicine, is an extensive bibliographic database covering all areas of clinical medicine and biomedical research. The bibliographic citations and abstracts indexed in MEDLINE are from more than 4,600 biomedical journals published worldwide, and the database includes information on all randomized trials in MEDLINE-indexed journals, regardless of the methodological quality or clinical relevance. MEDLINE is accessible online and is free of charge to the public, and most of its 12 million citations are available in English, at least as abstracts. The database includes studies published since 1966, the year that MEDLINE began, and is updated on a regular basis (National Library of Medicine, 2002).
In recent years, relevant indexing terms have been introduced on MEDLINE to facilitate queries on trials and systematic reviews related to CAM. MEDLINE introduced the publication type "randomized controlled trial" for specific RCTs in 1991 and the subject subset "systematic review" in 2001. The subject subset "CAM" was introduced in 2001 and includes all records identified through the execution of a complex, highly sensitive search strategy designed to identify all records in the MEDLINE database related to CAM. The introduction of these terms allows interested individuals to make simple queries of MEDLINE to estimate changes in the evidence base for CAM from the results of RCTs and systematic reviews over time. Figure 5-1 charts the tremendous growth in the number of RCTs over the past 20 years, and Figure 5-2 shows that the rate of increase of reviews and meta-analyses is even greater. These increases parallel general trends of growth in trials and meta-analyses over the past twenty years (Lee et al., 2001). Despite these developments, however, limitations of MEDLINE persist: not all studies in MEDLINE are indexed with the appropriate terms


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Families and couples take advantage of beach access and privacy
Condo-style units tend to attract families with small children, and this is no exception. That being said, the complex remains private, and so it may also appeal to couples in search of peace and quiet. The main attraction here is its easy access from Highway 27. Though the large pool, tennis courts, playground, and grill area are draws, most people are here for one reason: easy access to the beach.
Off of the main 27 highway between Amagansett and Montauk
Eastern Long Island is a summer vacation hot spot. This resort is situated on a side street just off the main highway and close to the beach. A car is needed to get around the area, and Montauk's bustling town is just a 10-minute drive up the road.
Montauk is one of the least built up, most peaceful towns. Located at the very tip of Long Island (and nicknamed "The End"), this little hamlet has 12 miles of exposed, open road surrounded by water on three sides. Many visitors opt for recreational activities such as surfing at Ditch Plains, hiking through the Montauk Mountain Preserve, and playing tennis at Montauk Downs.
Studios, one-, two-, or three-bedroom units available with efficiency or full kitchens
These condo-style units are large in size and vary greatly in decor. Some are more updated than others, so make sure to ask before booking (expect cheap-looking wallpaper, artwork, and furnishings in some). All units have at least one balcony, and some have two. Most first-floor units have a view of the dunes, while second-floor units tend to be more upscale, and will likely have a view of the ocean.
Easy beach access, an outdoor pool, and a private setting
Smack dab between Amagansett and Montauk, the Sea Crest on the Ocean resort is a two-level condo property containing studio, one-, two-, or three-bedroom units. Studios contain efficiency kitchens, and all others have full kitchens. Units vary greatly in decor depending on owner, so ask for a description when booking. The main attraction here is the easy and free access to the beach, but additional highlights include the outdoor pool, charcoal grills, and tennis courts. Located just off the Highway 27 artery, a car is needed to reach local restaurants and attractions (and there's no restaurant on-site). Second-floor rooms are more likely to have a view of the ocean.
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Students Get DiRTy to Help Others
Natural disasters are an ever-present threat, at home and abroad. For years, Susquehanna has sent groups of students on service learning trips to areas devastated by hurricanes, flooding and more. Joining the effort this spring was the Disaster Response Team (DiRT), a student organization that traveled to Atlanta to aid in reconstruction following the 2009 flooding.
"Going on the spring break trip was a large step for them," says adviser Eric Lassahn, director of residence life and volunteer programs. Formed three years ago, DiRT spent its first two years organizing and gaining university recognition.
The outreach trip to Atlanta was the first of its kind for the group, and it exemplifies one of DiRT's ultimate goals to mobilize and respond to local disasters, Lassahn says.
DiRT treasurer Chelsey Bennett '11 says the group will spend the remainder of the year doing training sessions in rescue skills such as CPR and first aid, and participating in various service opportunities on the weekends. The club was also one of several Susquehanna groups to mobilize to help with relief efforts after Haiti's earthquake in January.
M. Andy Nagy '08, group adviser and coordinator of civic engagement, says DiRT members chose Atlanta as their first service learning destination because it was relatively close, and therefore reasonably priced for travel, and would give them experience working in an area affected by large-scale disaster.
Students were assigned to rebuild homes with community organizations. "You knew you were going to hurt from this kind of work by the end of the day," Nagy says.
Lassahn, Nagy and several students involved in DiRT have experience with other disaster relief trips. Less than six months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, Susquehanna's first Hurricane Relief Team (HRT) departed for the area. Since then, 13 teams have gone to New Orleans to help rebuild, and they show no sign of slowing down.
"There will always be work to do there," Lassahn says.
Susquehanna also offers service-learning trips to Central America with The Rev. Mark Wm. Radecke, university chaplain, and to the Philippines with Associate Professor of Religion Jeffrey Mann.
Contributing writers to the People & Places section are Heather Cobun '10, a communications and political science major from Eldersburg, Md.; Adam Hinshaw, a freelance writer from Lewisburg, Pa.; and Julie Nicolov, a freelance writer from Trevorton, Pa.


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PLATTSBURGH - When 29-year-old Heather Smith passed away in an all-terrain-vehicle accident March 28, it took just two days for her family to come up with a way to memorialize her. Smith, a former cross-country track runner, had been training for the City of Plattsburgh Half-Marathon for three months."She was excited [for the race]," explained her fianc , John Moody."It was for a good cause and she really liked the idea of it." The half-marathon raised money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation, in the fight against Parkinson's disease. "Right from the moment she heard about it, she got on it and registered,"Moody said. "That was all she talked about.""She always wanted to run a marathon," added her father, Lee Smith."So, she figured a half-marathon wouldbe a start."After the accident, Moody made contact with City of Plattsburgh Recreation Department superintendent Steve Peters and event organizer Stephanie Desautels."We called them to see what we could do," he recalled. "Within 10 minutes they were like, 'Come right over.' Theywere so helpful."From the discussion Moody had with Peters and Desautels, it was decided Smith's family would walk the marathon in her memory. During the half-marathon April 18, Smith's family members -each wearing a T-shirt with her picture on it -were stationed at each mile marker, with her sister, Ashley Leinbach, taking the first leg. At mile 12, the whole famil yjoined together to finish the 13.1-mile race. "When I [got to] 13 miles, I just kind of ran the rest of the way for Heather," said Leinbach. "I wanted to run across for her. I know how it feels to be in her shoes." "Everybody was yelling and cheering her on," she added, crying. "I got to walk in her shoes for a minute." At the end of the race, with a large crowd of supporters cheering them on, each member of Smith's family received a medal all of the racers received uponfinishing."I know she's here now,"said Lee Smith. "She supported us through this."
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You see them every year, the Halloween superstores, which are stores that pop up and are filled with everything Halloween.
Ghouls and goblins and everything scary are jumping out at you at every corner.
Michael couldn't wait to visit the Halloween superstore, but he wasn't interested in the scary stuff.
No, this guy wanted to be The King of Rock and Roll. Like Rusty, Michael is a huge Elvis fan.
We just had to try it on. What Michael really needed, like all of the 700 waiting children, is a loving home.
That would be the biggest treat for Halloween.


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Hello, I am Sergeant Tyler Chamings. District 60 is a mix of retail businesses and residential neighborhoods in South-Central Bowling Green. Neighborhoods in my District include: Chandler Park, Cross Ridge, Dutch Gardens, Eastland Park, Hillview, Merrick Place, Oak Grove, Homestead, Allendale Heights, Quail Run, Heather Heights, Rolling Fields, Glendale, Chenoweth, Beddington Park, Pleasant Colony and Shawnee Estates.
As the District Sergeant, some of my responsibilities include reducing crime and improving quality of life issues by coordinating police efforts and resources in the District. If you have any questions or problems regarding District 60, please call me or e-mail me. But when it's an emergency, please call 911.


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Jerry Lee Armel, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died April 5, 2012.
He was born in Columbia City, Ind. Nov. 11, 1933 to George and Gladys Armel. He moved to Arizona in 1957.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Armel; his sons, Lon and Jon Armel, and daughter, Suzanne Unger; and a sister, Gloria Aumsbaugh, of Columbia City.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 13 at Camelback Bible Church, 3900 East Stanford Dr. Paradise Valley, Arizona 85253. Viewing will be at 10 a.m. Burial to be for immediate family members only at Green Acres Cemetery in Scottsdale.
Arthur Berton Kolberg, 90, of Syracuse, Ind. passed away on April 6, 2012 at the IU Health Goshen Hospital.
He was born Nov. 4, 1921 in Syracuse, Ind. to Arthur C. and Violet Anna Katherine (Prentice) Kolberg.
He was a 1941 graduate of Cromwell High School. On May 22, 1948 he married Margaret Eileen LeCount, who preceded him in death in 2008. He was a lifelong area resident and retired as a farmer and school bus driver. He was a WWII U.S. Army veteran and member of the D.A.V in Goshen.
FORT WAYNE ŌĆö Columbia CityŌĆÖs baseball team improved to 3-0 Tuesday, beating North Side in Fort Wayne, 5-0.
Eagle Connor Slavich pitched an 11-strike-out shut-out, with no walks and four hits on seven innings.
Columbia City scored two runs in the first inning, two in the last inning and one in the second, leaving the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings run-less.
The Eagles finished the game with no errors, while North Side had two.
Landon Rehrer led the team in batting, going .666 from behind the plate. Though Rehrer didnŌĆÖt score, he helped the team with an RBI.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö The Lady Eagle tennis team started their season 1-0 Tuesday with a 3-2 win over the Norwell Lady Knights.
In No. 1 singles, Columbia CityŌĆÖs Celine Rongos defeated Brittany Barger 6-1, 6-1. Lady Knight and No. 2 singles winner Lyndsey Havener beat Kennedy Slavicek, 6-3, 6-0.
Rounding out the singles action were the No. 3s. Alaina Beckner lost to NorwellŌĆÖs Rachel Phillips, 6-2, 6-4.
GOSHEN ŌĆö ChurubuscoŌĆÖs baseball and softball teams must have wondered where the sunshine and warm temperatures of last week went as they were greeted by frigid temperatures and gale force winds, as well as a Northeast Corner Conference foe when they traveled to Fairfield for a contests with the host Falcons.
For both ŌĆÖBusco squads, errors proved to be costly as the Lady Eagles fell by a 7-0 score and the baseball team fell behind 12-1 after the first inning on the way to an 18-7 loss.
For the Lady Eagles, a set of costly errors put them in a hole in the bottom of the second inning.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Whitley County has strong ties to Haiti as the local community continues to raise funds and serve on mission trips.
Amber Walker, of Columbia City, will soon be traveling to Haiti and taking with her more than 75 beaded bracelets, made by Lois Smith of Renaissance Village, for the Haitian children, and in February, a group of members of the Columbia City United Methodist Church (CCUMC) took a trip to Haiti to build new houses with the program ŌĆ£Homes for Haitians.ŌĆØ
Another group from CCUMC church will travel to Haiti in early May.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö According to Street Superintendent Kelly Cearbaugh, the leaf mulch giveaway scheduled for this Saturday will not take place.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs something weŌĆÖve advertised for a while now, but (the mulch) is all gone already,ŌĆØ Cearbaugh said.
The mulch has been available to the public for a few weeks. Department personnel is on hand once a year to load the mulch for residents who bring a way to haul it away.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆō Snow flurries late Tuesday afternoon in the area proved correct a March 29 www.thepostandmail.com Online Poll.
Sixty percent of Post & Mail Online Poll respondents predicted a cold snap and snow flurries in April ŌĆō despite the record March heat wave.
Forty percent incorrectly predicted that ŌĆ£spring was here to stay.ŌĆØ
Never fear. A 70-degree warming trend is predicted for the weekend ŌĆō along with April showers.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆöChurubusco won Whitley CountyŌĆÖs golf match Tuesday at Eagle Glen, beating Columbia City by seven strokes and Whitko by 52.
ŌĆÖBuscoŌĆÖs Brad Martin was the medalist, shooting a 42 in the front nine of the par 32 course. Danny Zawlocki of Whitko wasnŌĆÖt far behind, finishing with a 44, the best for the ŌĆÖCats and good for second overall.
Four Whitley Countly linksters shot a 45 ŌĆötwo from Columbia City and two from Churubusco.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö An ordinance discussion came before the Columbia City Common Council Tuesday regarding the cityŌĆÖs restricted animals ordinance.
Currently, part of the wording reads ŌĆ£.... the term ŌĆśrestricted animalŌĆÖ as used in this section means: poultry, horses, cows, goats, swine, sheep ...ŌĆØ.
Resident Robin Lahrman has requested the ordinance be changed to allow for chicken hens. Specifically, Lahrman would like to keep up to 12 of them.
ŌĆ£I believe that you will be responsible,ŌĆØ Weigold said. ŌĆ£But if we open it up, will the next people be responsible?ŌĆØ


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Beyond midfield, Pioneer Carol Trevino (right) steps into a header to send it upfield into the Riverside half of the field. Mac-Hi won the game, 3-2.
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MILTON-FREEWATER — The Pioneers came out on the up side of a 7-0 win against Riverside last week in Boardman.But the rematch on Mac-Hi's turf Tuesday was a different game.'That was a tough match and we played until the last minute," said Mac-Hi coach Mart
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LED flashlights are the ultimate accessory when you go camping. In addition to illuminating your way, flashlights bring a sense of comfort when you are away from home and surrounded by unfamiliar sounds. With a bit of creativity, an LED flashlight can help turn the everyday camping experience into one that's so memorable that the family can't wait to venture into the great outdoors again. (more…)
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Why I Absolutely Hate Candy Crush
Lately, the Candy Crush Saga has been garnering a lot of attention. For those of you who do not know what this game is (you lucky people), Candy Crush is a free mobile smartphone/online game that can also be played on Facebook. Over 16 million users, including me, have been utterly addicted to this bittersweet app. It looks like a rather simple game: destroy pieces of candy by lining them all three or more in a row; however, the game is perhaps the most frustrating game. It will make any user want to tear their limbs off.
In the beginning, the game looks relatively easy as you breeze through each level, but then suddenly (approximately around level eight), it unexpectedly becomes difficult. The game gives you different kinds of rules to play by, and as interesting as it sounds, it can get annoying fast. I absolutely despise the rules that have you bringing fruits all the way down the grid and breaking all the jelly. I do not mind the task of breaking jelly or moving fruit much, but when there are random gaps in the middle of the puzzle or growing chocolate, stubborn licorice, and gumdrops in my freaking way, I want to throw my phone against the wall.
Also, when I'm playing the game, I would highly appreciate it if the tall, eccentric man with the monocle and orange hair would shut up for once. Every time I make straight combos or create multiple explosive candies, he says things such as "tasty" or "delicious" in a creepy voice that could make children cry. (I assume that is him speaking although the game never shows him saying those things). The colors of the game may be attractive, but the characters of the series still never fail to scare me. It's like staring at a porcelain doll. They're supposed to be innocent and happy looking but it's still not something you want to sleep next to (for some peoples' cases that is.)
And how can anyone forget this: THE LIVES. You only have FIVE lives before you need to wait THIRTY MINUTES to gain another life to play again. That is a very evil thing to do. Provide us an extremely addictive game and then force us to have to wait for that long. It's like allowing a person who is on the verge of dying from starvation to only bite once into a piece of bread and then you cruelly throw their food onto the ground and stomp on it. IT'S MEAN! The game will let you extend your limit on lives to eight if you purchase a bonus that costs roughly from ninety-nine cents to one dollar and ninety-nine cents. Any power-up you have unlocked can only be used once you purchase them, and honestly, I would not give money to this stupid game, let alone forty dollars. Jesus Christ, who would seriously pay forty dollars for this game?
If I had a chance to rate Candy Crush, I would give this a negative billion for just being the most annoying game in the history of all games I ever played in my life. And yet what am I currently doing right now? Not only writing this article, but playing Candy Crush on the side. I am a serious addict to this game despite all its imperfections. The moment I wake up I immediately turn on my phone, not to check for text messages or my email, but to play Candy Crush. Before my class starts, I am seen playing Candy Crush. At parties, I sneak in Candy Crush while talking to friends and strangers. And before I go to bed, I take up all my lives in Candy Crush. I am THAT addicted to Candy Crush, and that, my friends, is the biggest reason as to why I hate Candy Crush with a burning passion.
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My cousin is a United Methodist minister in the midwestern USA, so she's interested in what transpired at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church. Since she's posted some items online about the General Conference, I've followed this year's proceedings with a bit more interest than usual. The most controversial issue they considered – again – was gay rights. Unsurprisingly, the gays lost. Again. The thing that intrigues me is a report that much of the momentum for retaining the status quo came from conservative Africans:
Christianity in some form will continue in the USA for quite awhile yet – at least as long as people want or need to
a) avoid thinking about their own mortality,
b) avoid taking complete responsibility for their lives, and
c) exploit the people in categories a and b.
The church in the USA is declining, but it's not going to disappear. Over time, however, it may become more like the church in Europe: there for those who want or need it, yet letting the rest of society get on with life. I could live with a church like that in the USA.
I wonder how Machiavellian progressive American Methodists are willing to be to get their way? The bottom line is that the conservatives in Africa depend heavily on progressive Americans with money to pay their bills. Will the people with the money use their economic influence to persuade the conservatives to loosen up? Will the progressives say, go along with us on this or lose us and our money?
I doubt it, although I could be wrong. Instead, I think the progressives will continue caving in to the conservatives for the foreseeable future for at least two reasons.
1. A conviction that extorting cooperation would be unethical.
2. Perceived guilt over past colonialism, exploitation, etc.
As it happens, I agree that extortion is unethical. I also know that it happens all the time. Sometimes it's called persuasion. When it's more overt, it's called manipulation. I don't think, however, that splitting off from conservatives with whom they disagree strongly would necessarily be extortion. Progressives shouldn't overtly threaten to take the conservatives' money away, but, if they're serious about treating gays fairly, they have to come to a conclusion about their priorities. If they truly believe that gay rights matter, they will have to deal with the question of what matters more – solidarity with their denominational cohorts, or doing what they believe is right with regard to gays. As long as they continue choosing denominational solidarity, they will also continue marginalizing gays. They have, in short, an ethical dilemma. If progressive Methodists are serious about treating gays fairly, they may have to split from the conservative branch of their denomination. An unintended consequence of that action would be that their money would go with them.
Another possibility is that some would cite the ethical objection to a split, but the unspoken reason for retaining the status quo would be guilt. Some may recognize this, but others may never look deeply enough into their own minds and motivations to see it. And there may be some who would openly cite guilt as their reason for staying with the status quo. I don't think there would be many of these, but there may be some.
The irony I see is this: had the progressives won the debate, I'd bet my next month's salary that at least some conservative churches would be splitting away within a few months. Here's another irony I see: the progressives at the conference, and as a whole, may not split away from the denomination, but individual progressives may split from their local churches. They may join another church in another denomination, or they may just join the ever-growing ranks of the unchurched. As that happens, the UM church in the USA may grow more conservative, but it will also grow smaller. I hope the same would also hold true for the rest of the conservative church in the USA. All of us would benefit if their influence on American foreign policy, education policy, science policy, etc., diminished in accordance with their numbers.
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The 31-year-old powerful right-back has also been linked with a potential move to Everton and Sunderland.
The France international has Champions League experience during his time at Lens and was strongly linked with a move to Newcastle and West Ham before signing a contract extension at Rennes in 2009.
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SCRANTON — When the call comes in, they have to go out, no matter the temperature. Emergency responders said the frigid temperatures often mean busier and more difficult shifts for them.
"We have to deal with the extreme cold too. Sometimes we're out on highways for motor vehicle accidents. We still have patients who might have been lost that we have to go looking for, so we're out in the cold for long periods of time. If there's a fire, we're out for that also," said Erin O'Malley-Guse, Lackawanna Ambulance Supervisor.
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"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood…"
He knows he has lost. Surrender is near. With a general's craftiness, he ravages the land. He may have lost, but his enemy won't benefit, because everything this enemy has fought for will burn. As the vanquished flees before the victor, he burns bridges, sacks towns, and salts fields.
To stop this sabotage, the victor must quickly send trained units to put out fires. He must engage his foe constantly to distract him from destruction. He must also assure the inhabitants of the defeated land of his noble intentions so they will not assist in the ransacking.
In the greatest war of history, God's enemy has already lost. When Christ paid the penalty for sin, Satan could no longer claim that God was unfair. Sin required death, and "Christ gave His life to save the sinner from the death sentence." In Heavenly Places, p. 361.
When Satan knew he was defeated, he decided, like the general we began with, to snatch the benefits of victory from Christ. Since Christ came to save men, Satan wants to ensure that there are few to save. He has focused his energies to deceive and distract men from our Savior, trying, among other things, to convince men that Christ's death and work in the sanctuary are not enough to enable them to keep God's law. As his time shortens, the battle intensifies, and more and more souls perish in his grasp.
Christ must end this sabotage. He, like the victor of our beginning, needs trained soldiers to douse the fires of Satan's delusions, to dispel darkness with light, to draw souls from the clutches of Satan through the love of Christ.
Hartland College is a war college, one of Christ's tools for fitting leaders for this spiritual conflict. We are here to equip God's men and women, so our graduates can effectively help God win battles in His way.
This is the focus of this Hartland Ministry Report: How God is using Hartland to prepare soldiers for this conflict. We report on the ordination of two graduates on pages 6 and 7, and on student battle plans coordinated by the new "Lord, Send Me" program on page 11. We give a detailed perspective of Hartland's aims and methods in our interview with Pastor Baker on page 9.
If God is calling you to Hartland College, heed His voice. If you are open to the Spirit, Hartland will arm you. Whether or not Hartland is for you, consider this a general call to throw yourself into this final push against evil. Let us, with God's help, end this war and go home.


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Labor: 5 key issues for employers now that the election is over
Now that election season has passed, employers have plenty of food for thought for the next four years. Here are one observer's predictions as to the labor and employment law issues of the next four years.
Wal-Mart files complaint against union in attempt to prevent Black Friday protests
The busiest shopping day of the year is just days away, and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is starting to panic.
Labor: Politics in the workplace in an election year
Fall typically brings distractions to the workplace, from some employees monitoring fantasy football statistics online to others discussing their kids' back-to-school issues around the water cooler.
Labor: NLRB issues new guidance on at-will disclaimers
Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Lafe Solomon, recently issued new guidance regarding at-will disclaimers in employee handbooks.
NLRB, EEOC challenge confidential internal investigations
Experts say employers should determine confidentiality on a case-by-case basis to avoid liability
Labor: NLRB decision makes it more difficult for employers to restrict off-duty employee access to the workplace
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently made it more difficult for employers to restrict off-duty employee access to the workplace through its Sept. 28 decision in Marriott International, Inc.
Labor: Social media's impact on the workplace
The use of social media is growing exponentially and few workplaces are immune from the impact of its unrelenting attraction.
Labor: An employee's Facebook pictures rightly cost him his job
Employers might "like" this: The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled on its first social media termination case, finding in favor of the employer.
Labor: Social media policy concerns gain traction as NLRB issues first decisions
For those tracking social media developments in labor law, September was noteworthy as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its first two decisions taking on an employer's social media policy in Costco Wholesale Corp. and Karl Knauz Motors, Inc.
Technology: Not too narrow, not too broad. Social media policies must be "just right"
Nearly everyone uses some form of social media these days, and your employees are no exception.


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The Best Seafood Shacks for Summer
There's little we associate with summer as much as shellfish… from whole steamed lobsters served with corn on the cob and drawn butter, to toasted rolls piled high with full belly clams, and iced platters lined with freshly shucked raw oysters, cocktail sauce, and lemon wedges. Can't make it to Nantucket, Newport, or Puget Sound this year? There are plenty of seaworthy spots in New York that are no more than a subway ride away, from The Lobster Place in Chelsea Market to the recently opened Kittery in Brooklyn. So treat yourself to a crustacean staycation this summer, by chowing down at some of the city's best seafood shacks.Read More
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We're not gonna lie. We tend to splurge on ice cream all year round. And the long, hot days and balmy nights of a New York summer give us even more of a reason to overindulge. How can we not, when the city has such an abundance of fun and unique sweet shops? And we're not just talking vanilla soft serve, chocolate ice cream sandwiches or strawberry on a sugar cone. Oh no. There are all sorts of ways to get your dairy fix this summer, from the elegant sorbet at Amorino in Greenwich Village, to the unusual black sesame seaweed ice cream at SkyIce in Brooklyn, and the sticky sundaes at Eddie's Sweet Shop in Queens!Read More
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Just because Labor Day is around the bend doesn't mean summer's over. Not until September 22nd anyway. We say there's still...Read More
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You can get a cucumber any time of year these days, but once you try a cucumber in the summer, when they're meant to be eaten, you'll have a hard time going back to the ones found in the supermarket. Now is when cucumbers are being harvested, and not the usual ones you see everywhere. This is the time for kirbys, burpless and lemon cucumbers.Read More
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Summer may be winding down, but things are just getting exciting where corn is concerned. We sampled the city to find the best corn dishes in New York, from the Chilled Corn Soup at Blue Hill to the Sweet Corn Panna Cotta at Esca. Right now is the perfect time to get your corn fix, so check out our list to see where you can get the ultimate taste of summer…Read More
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Where dessert is concerned, summer might just be our favorite time of year thanks to ingredients, like fresh strawberries, refreshing mint, and tart blueberries. There's an abundance of stone fruits and berries that are just hitting their peak at this time of year, which means lots of sweet and juicy desserts.Read More
Best Ice Creams in New York
With summer in full swing, sweets of the frozen sorts are in high demand. While we'd eat ice cream all year round, this is the perfect season to discover new shops, trucks and flavors. Leave it to il laboratorio del gelato to push the flavor envelope with Guinness and wasabi ice cream.Read More
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New Yorkers have always been serious about their sandwiches. We've got everything from Katz's legendary pastrami on rye to Sara Jenkin's porchetta on a ciabatta roll. Recently, we've become just as serious about our ice cream sandwiches.Read More
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Raspberry season is officially upon us, which means you don't have to settle for frozen or canned raspberries (gasp!) when a craving strikes. Freshly plucked raspberries are everywhere right now and you won't just be seeing red.Read More
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Fava beans are one of the hardest beans to crack. They're fat and puffy and if you don't know what to do with them, completely confusing. Not to mention the fact that they're only available in the summer. While browsing through the local markets this time of year, look for the seasonal beans that look like larger lima beans in knobby green pods.Read More
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Maddie Day provided the women's team with a win in the 50 free.
Jan. 31, 2014
FAIRBORN, Ohio - Both Xavier men's and women's swimming teams narrowly fell to Wright State in a dual meet. The women dropped the decision 116-107, while the men lost, 115-90.
The distance swimmers started the meet off well for the Musketeers. Mackenna Rife (10:49.51) and Emily Wagner (10:50.75) took the top two spots in the 1000 free and Nick Strader (9:45.65) and Nick Foster (9:49.19) followed suit in the men's event.
Molly Kroeger (1:55.45) and Eric Dirvin (1:45.78) kept the early momentum rolling for XU with wins in the women's and men's 200 free. Sprinters Maddie Day (25.39) and Luke Johanns (21.84) then claimed the top spots in the 50 free.
The women earned another victory in the 100 back, with Carolyn Stewart winning the event with a time of 58.37. Rife then won her second event of the evening in a tight race in the women's 500 free, taking the top spot by just .08 seconds after touching in 5:16.17.
The men closed the meet with a strong performance in the 200 free relay. Rodrigo Suriano, Knox Hitt and Armando Moss teamed with Johanns to win the race in 1:22.58.
While Friday's meet was the last of the regular season for the men's team, the women's squad will be back in the pool on Friday, Feb. 7 when Ohio comes to Cincinnati.


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Delay to cap on care costs is outrageous, says Anchor chief
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Not-for-profit care home operator Anchor has reacted with dismay to the Department of Health's announcement last week that the introduction of the £72,000 cap on what individuals and their families would have to pay for social care is to be delayed by five years.
Anchor chief executive Jane Ashcroft the charity hoped the lengthy delay was because the Government planned to urgently address how care is funded.
"This is a major issue for today's older people as well as future generations," said Ms Ashcroft.
"A delay of four years, until 2020, is outrageous and brings into question the future of care funding. Successive governments have failed to prioritise reform – despite the mounting crisis. This further delay suggests that social care reform is simply not a priority for government."
A survey commissioned by Anchor has found that 71% of people aged over … Read More »
Living wage plan will put providers in deep financial trouble, says West Midlands Care Association
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Care home operators in the West Midlands say they face a bleak and uncertain future following living wage budget reforms announced by George Osborne. Debbie Le Quesne, chief executive of West Midlands Care Association (WMCA), which represents private sector care providers, warned the industry was at "breaking point."
An impact survey by the association suggests any benefits found with reductions in Corporation tax – a fall to 19% in 2017 and 18% in 2020 – will not plug an ever-widening chasm between realistic operational costs and fees paid for care by local authorities. Under the Chancellor's plans, workers aged over 25 will get a minimum of £7.20 an hour from April next year, rising to £9 by 2020. The Government says this will mean a direct pay rise for 2.5 million workers of an average of £5,000 by 2020.
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Social care will need extra funding to meeting Living Wage costs, says independent think tank
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More than 700,000 care workers will benefit from the new 'National Living Wage' but social care will require extra funding to pay for it, says independent think-tank the Resolution Foundation.
The Foundation – which earlier this year called for and costed a plan to make social care a living wage sector – welcomes the new 'premium' minimum wage, which should make a big difference to low-paid care workers but says it will require significant new public investment in the social care sector, which has a very high proportion of low-paid staff and limited scope to absorb the higher wage costs through rising productivity.
Rising demand for care will also increase the pressure on staffing and wage costs. The analysis finds that the cost of meeting expected rises in the National Minimum Wage were already estimated to cost around a £1bn … Read More »
Law Commission consults on deprivation of liberty reform
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The Law Commission has launched a consultation paper on mental capacity and deprivation of liberty. The paper can be accessed at: http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/mental-capacity-and-deprivation-of-liberty/#related
The consultation paper reviews the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (the DoLS) in England and Wales. the Law Commission's Tim Spencer-Lane said its goal was to replace the DoLS with a straightforward and accessible legal framework which provided appropriate safeguards for people who lacked capacity whose care or treatment was becoming restrictive.
"The provisional proposals in the consultation paper represent the Law Commission's initial view about how the law should be reformed," said Mr Spencer-Lane.
"We are undertaking a wide consultation process to gather as many different views and to gain as much information as possible within the consultation period. We welcome responses from all interested parties."
The consultation period runs from until 2nd November. The Law Commission will then review … Read More »
Care Home Open Day grows in popularity
Caring Times Latest
Organisers say this year's Care Home Open Day event, on Friday, June 19th, proved even more popular than ever, with more and more care homes signing up to take part across the world and more and more visitors turning up at care homes in their area.
With an extra 834 homes joining in for 2015, and creating a "Twitter Storm" across social media, more than 4,000 care homes across the globe collectively opened their doors to welcome in visitors and create long-term connections with their local communities.
This year's themes of The Arts & Valuing Staff, really engaged local people, residents, their friends and families, as well as many local schools and other organisations, and encouraged them to get involved and come up with some fantastic ways to be creative and showcase their dedicated staff, who provide great care day-in … Read More »
Govt takes a raincheck on care cap – not a delay but an abandonment, says Lamb
Caring Times Latest
Following last week's announcement that the Government is to delay the introduction of a £72,000 cap on social care costs until April 2020, former coalition government care services minister Norman Lamb described the move as an abandonment, not a delay.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme on Saturday, Mr Lamb said that, if the Government was delaying now because of funding pressures, the funding pressures in 2020, under a system that was creaking already, would be worse.
"It's gone, it's abandoned," said Mr Lamb. "I can envisage no circumstances in which a Tory government in 2020 will see it as a priority to fund this reform. It was only the Lib. Dems who got this through government. Now, as soon as the Tories are in government on their own, they abandon it.
In a letter to the Local Government Association … Read More »
Next five years will be crucial for care sector's sustainability, says Care England
Caring Times Latest
Care England, the biggest representative body for independent social care providers, has published a report on the state of social care, warning of a collapse in the system if providers and commissioners do not work together and more nurses are not recruited into the independent sector. The report says the next five years will be crucial in ensuring that care and support services remain sustainable.
The association's chief executive Professor Martin Green said , Chief Executive of Care England, said evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes were needed with different elements of the system working together rather than in silos.
"This positive vision attempts to define the contribution that the independent care sector can make to avert a major disaster for the NHS and Exchequer," said Prof. Green.
"It makes very little sense to have dividing lines separating primary, hospitals and social … Read More »
Unfunded National Living Wage will put care services into crisis, says Care England
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Care England, which represents care providers, says the Chancellor must put more money into the care sector to fund his announcement of a National Living Wage.
The association's chief executive, Professor Martin Green, said the care sector could not sustain an unfunded increase in labour costs.
"We have been calling for the Government to establish a Living Wage, but have underlined that this can only be done when the Government funds care properly," said Prof. Green.
"In many areas, local authorities are funding older people's residential care at a rate which works out to be about £3.301 an hour, and is totally unsustainable. With 60% of costs in staffing, the announcement of a significant increase in staff costs, will leave some businesses unable to survive.
"Care is a regulated sector, and so services cannot by law reduce staffing levels and this measure, … Read More »
Nursing homes could be forced to close by 'daft' immigration rules
Caring Times Latest
A number of nursing homes in Wales could be compelled to close because of new UK Government rules on immigration, a social care chief has warned.
New legislation will force non-European workers to return home if they are not earning at least £35,000 after six years – and that will include well-qualified nurses working in social care.
According to Care Forum Wales (CFW), the body that represents the independent social care sector in Wales, it will lead to the loss of nursing home beds at a time when they are needed more than ever and could force some homes to close completely because of a shortage of trained staff.
CFW chair Mario Kreft said the Government would end up getting rid of well-qualified staff doing a good job and replace them with economic migrants without qualifications.
"This could very well lead to … Read More »
NICE publishes draft guideline on joined-up services
Caring Times Latest
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a draft health and social care guideline to help manage the complicated needs of adults being admitted to and discharged from hospital who are receiving or need support from social care. The focus of the guideline is on adults with health and social care needs – and who have or will need support from a range of practitioners such as family doctors, social workers, physiotherapists, or community nurses.
The draft guideline recommends ways to integrate effectively social care with medical support during transition to and from hospital. It addresses how services should work together and with the person, their family and carers, to make sure they are admitted for medical treatment in a timely way and spend no longer in hospital than is necessary.
From April 2014 to March … Read More »


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