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By Molly Freedenberg
Illustration from Salon.com story on polyamory.
I used to say the word "polyamory" is just shorthand for "really slow break-up." Though I know two couples who manage to have successful, committed, loving partnerships both within and outside of their marriages, most cases I've witnessed have ended in disaster. And even more common, I've noticed, is that the people who discuss or consider polyamory are in unhappy relationships already. For polyamory to work, all partners involved must be good communicators, secure in themselves and each other, and, above all else, compassionate. But unhappy couples tend to be none of these. For them, opening the relationship is a way to get needs met without having to address difficult issues, including the idea of actually breaking up. Instead, opening the relationship intensifies existing problems, introduces new ones, and, usually, ends in a break-up anyway.
I used to be one of the latter. I was in a long-term, exclusive relationship that was satisfying in many ways. But our sex life was dismal. Neither of us wanted to break up, and none of our attempts to remedy our sexual problems seemed to work. So we began to discuss the possibility of finding sexual fulfillment outside our otherwise (mostly) happy home. But the mental gymnastics required to consider such a possibility always led to the same injurious conclusion: our relationship's inevitable demise. Neither of us thought we could manage the jealousy. And even worse, both my boyfriend and I feared that if one of us were to find fulfillment outside each other, we might realize we didn't want each other at all. The final decision? We didn't do it. I decided I'm not cut out for open relationships, and neither are most people. Within a year, my boyfriend and I broke up, and I stayed almost entirely -- and blissfully -- single for the next two years.
Fast forward to the present.
Much to my surprise, I'm finally in what looks a whole hell of a lot like a relationship -- though I'm desperately trying to define it as something different than the soul-crushing, miserable, confusing monster I've come to think of boyfriend/girlfriend-hood to be. At the same time, I'm just finishing Open (Seal Press, 2009), a fascinating book by Jenny Block about her journey from sexually-aware teenager with a Prince/Princess dream to a happily married polyamorous mother. At first, I wasn't too impressed with Block's book. The writing was a bit pedestrian (which I later found compelling and simple), but more importantly, the content made me uncomfortable. After all, the first few chapters are all about making a case that monogamy is counter to our biology, that a majority of people have or will cheat on their partners, and that love isn't all we need. It doesn't take a PhD in psychology to figure out that these particular topics might make me squeamish at exactly the time that I'm considering my own journey into coupledom.
But the further I read, the less I felt fear and the more I felt liberation. As Block detailed every moment of her self-discovery, I began to understand the real points she's making: Every relationship is different. Everyone's needs are different. Both change over time. The traditional idea of the nuclear family is as flawed as it is rare. It is within our power -- in fact, our rights -- to define how we, as humans, come together and share our lives and our bodies, according to our changing needs, desires, and circumstances. With honesty comes empowerment. Block isn't arguing for polyamory over monogamy. Or even her particular brand of polyamory -- which, at this stage of her life, involves a husband and an exclusive girlfriend -- over anyone else's. This book isn't about open marriage as much as it is about sexuality, communication, and the possibility of living both in your own truth and also with other people.
By the time I was two-thirds of the way through the book, my feelings about polyamory -- or at least the book itself -- had completely changed. The idea of an open relationship was neither scary nor simply unappealing. In fact, the concept of removing the idea of "cheating" from relationships elated me. As did the idea that I can define what coupledom means to me -- and, as time goes on, I can even change my mind! I still don't think the boyfriend mentioned above and I could've or should've tried polyamory. We didn't have enough of the necessary building blocks - trust, for one - to make that work. And in my newest situation, I'm so happy and satisfied -- and enjoying the beginnings of a new journey -- that it's hard to imagine needing to look outside it. In fact, I'm not sure I'll ever want or need to be in an open relationship, in reality. But I love the idea of its possibility. I love that being attracted to, or even coupling with, someone else doesn't have to be a relationship's deal-breaker. Even more so, I'm enthralled with the sense of personal satisfaction, empowerment, and validation -- and interpersonal intimacy and connection -- that the necessary communication about such a possibility would foster. Mostly, I'm glad that my fear about what a relationship has to be is starting to be lifted. Because I do want a partnership. I just don't want any of the kinds I've already seen. And Jenny Block says I don't have to.
Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage
By Jenny Block
Seal Press, 2009
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Today, one in seven new marriages -- 14.6 percent -- unites spouses of different races, according to the Pew Research Center. The interracial marriage rate has doubled since 1980, and is six times what it was in 1960. For some combinations, the rate of increase has been even more rapid. When Barack Obama was born in 1961, less than one new marriage in 1,000 was, like his parents', that of a black person and a white person. "By 1980, that share had risen to about one in 150 new marriages," Pew notes. "By 2008, it had risen to one in 60."
Although Obama identified himself simply as "black" in the census enumeration last year, a swelling cohort of younger Americans refuses to be so easily pigeonholed. The Census Bureau currently recognizes 63 possible racial labels, but that taxonomy is as limited and artificial as the one in an earlier age that sorted Americans into the categories of "white," "Japanese," "Chinese," "Negroes," "mulattoes," "quadroons," "octoroons," and "civilized Indians." By what logic, for example, did the 2010 questionnaire classify Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese as separate races, yet lump Scandinavians, Arabs, and Slavs together as "white"? With so many millions of Americans dating, marrying, and loving across the color line, and with the population of blended Americans exploding, isn't it clearer than ever that the pressure to keep sorting ourselves into races that have no objective genetic meaning anywayis incoherent and counterproductive?
Yet instead of shutting down the racial bean-counters, the government is giving them new powers. The Times reports that new Department of Education rules require any student who acknowledges any Hispanic ethnicity at all to be reported solely as "Hispanic" in federal filings. That doesn't sit well with López-Mullins, whose Peruvian-Chinese-Irish-Shawnee-Cherokee family tree is considerably more diverse and interesting than the word "Hispanic" alone can possibly convey.
To be sure, some lobbies and grievance groups profit handsomely from aggravating racial distinctions. But most Americans have moved beyond the color-consciousness of generations past, and it's time federal agencies did too. Congress ought to instruct the Census Bureau to stop counting Americans by race, and to mark the occasion by installing at its headquarters a great monument bearing these words, which Thurgood Marshall wrote for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in the 1950 Supreme Court case of McLaurin v. Oklahoma:
"Racial criteria are irrational, irrelevant, [and] odious to our way of life."
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Robert Horry. Why do we 'hate' him? There's some real animosity here, especially for fans of ex-Mavs point guard Steve Nash. Horry's cheap-shot hip check of Nash (then with Phoenix) in Game 4 of a 2007 playoff series led to two key Suns players being suspended for Game 5 of the series. San Antonio went on to win Game 5, the series and the NBA title.
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A welcome initiative, quashed
Yuli Tamir appointed a public committee last August to define state policy in the field of education for a 'shared life' between Arab and Jewish citizens in Israel.
Recent research conducted by the University of Haifa has revealed that three out of four Jewish pupils in Israel view Arabs as ignorant, uncivilized and dirty. This figure - especially when considered with many other studies showing a growing readiness on the part of Jewish youth to deny Arab citizens their democratic rights - should have shaken the leaders of Israel's educational system. It demands that they seriously consider ways to enhance education aimed at improving our lives together here, emphasizing values of equal rights, equal citizenship and mutual respect.
And indeed, in an initiative of this nature, then-minister of education Prof. Yuli Tamir appointed a public committee last August to define state policy in the field of education for a "shared life" between Arab and Jewish citizens in Israel. The committee was headed by Gavriel Salomon, professor of education at the University of Haifa and winner of the Israel Prize in education, and Dr. Mohammed Issawi, president of Al Qassemi College in Baka al-Garbiyeh.
Until now, Israel has had no system-wide and mandatory program for educating toward building a shared life - that is, toward mutual recognition, partnership, social justice and peaceful relations between Jewish citizens and Arab-Palestinian ones. After six months of work, the committee formulated the following two underlying principles for just such a program: establishment of a democratic foundation of equal rights and opportunities; and promotion of the common values of equality, liberty, equity, individual rights and collective identity through mutual respect and acceptance.
Ten recommendations were formulated based on this vision, including the following: Policies promoting a shared life should be overseen by the Education Ministry; the subject should be mandatory in all schools, and it should be taught continuously from kindergarten through 12th grade; the program should include personal encounters between Jewish and Arab young people; and Jewish students should study Arabic and learn about the culture and history of their Arab neighbors (Arab students already learn the Hebrew language and about Jewish culture). Additionally, teachers and other educators should undergo methodical and in-depth training to encourage them to accept and internalize the principles of education toward a shared life.
The committee's recommendations do not begin to address deep inequalities between the Jewish and Arab school systems. For example, on average, $1,100 per year is spent by the government on Jewish students (secular and religious), as compared to $192 for Arab students. In March of this year, the State Comptroller's Office reported that the country's Arab school system currently had a shortage of 1,082 classrooms - something that of course contributes to severe overcrowding and prejudices educational opportunities. Additionally, the Arab school system has no autonomy in terms of curriculum or in selecting culturally and nationally appropriate content.
Yet, the committee, in its limited purview, was able to come up with recommendations that could make an important contribution to inculcating the values of equality, partnership and mutual respect in the school curriculum. To implement its proposals, which were accepted in total by the ministry, the committee recommended an annual budget of NIS 10 million, appointment of national and regional officers to oversee the program's implementation, and a coordinated national kick-off campaign.
Despite these relatively modest goals, and the fact that the Ministry of Education itself had formed the committee and requested the report, the new education minister, MK Gideon Sa'ar (Likud), has frozen the report mid-publication, and announced that he does not intend at this stage to appoint the members of the recommended implementation team.
As many scholars have noted, in their research on equality in divided societies, education to equality should take place on three tiers: learning about your own ethnic group, learning about the other group(s), and learning common democratic values. The Israeli education system at this stage includes only one of these: The majority learns about itself. The Arab-Palestinian narrative has never been part of any curriculum for either Jews or Arabs. To promote the notion of equal citizenship, we must work to incorporate all three tiers into the educational systems of Jews and Arabs alike. This committee's proposals began to do just that.
The Education Ministry's unwillingness to allow its own report to be published and distributed, not to mention its refusal to implement the report's recommendations, is very disturbing, especially if it is indicative of the new government's approach to education. A respected professional committee came up with important recommendations that are a basic, necessary step if we are to start building equality and mutual respect between the next generation of Arab and Jewish citizens. It should be fully carried out without any further delay. The school system has a critical role to play in a society where on too many occasions racism raises its head.
Dr. Yousef Jabareen is the director of Dirasat: the Arab Center on Law and Policy, based in Nazareth (www.dirasat-aclp.org). He also teaches minority rights at the University of Haifa.


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Fancy Schmancy Citrus Granita
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 5 mins
A wildly refreshing dessert that will have your mouth singing! A unique and delicious granita and it's so easy to make! This granita is a fancy schmancy way to end a meal, especially Italian. The citrus flavors refresh the palatte, while the basil gives the fresh taste of Italy When our team thought of Italy, basil came right to mind. It just shouts Italy! We thought putting it in a frozen granita would be fancy, unique and delicious! Made up by the Fancy Feinschmeckers Team for the Italian Frozen Dessert Challenge in the Zaar World Tour #4. Each team member picked an ingredient and told why they picked it: mliss29-I've always liked lemons, even since I was a little kid - Wildflower-I love orange anything! And the blossoms are so pretty, too! Alskann- Some things you don't scrimp on; pure vanilla is one of the most complex flavors in the world, its unique flavor and aroma will blend beautifully with the fresh, tart citrus flavors and the herbal essence of the basil to make this granita both flavorful and aromatic - Celticevergreen-grapefruit juice-because it's my favorite flavor and to me is like tasting liquid sunshine - Nasseh-water-It is the foundation for so many things we love & enjoy. It is in almost every food, in some form or another luvinlif2k- I'm liking the slice of lime as an optional garnish. It should look lovely with the sprig of basil and if you like your granita a bit more tart, just squeeze some lime on your granita or rub your spoon with the lime before each bite - Heydarl-Basil Sprig, as I love basil & would like to be decorative - Sharon123-I picked salt! In Matthew 5:13 it says,"Ye are the salt of the earth". Salt is also thrown over the shoulder for good luck. In ancient times, salt was precious and used to preserve meats, fish, etc. , and it also heightens the flavor of many foods. It sure works in this recpe! :lol:
Ingredients Nutrition
- 177.44-236.59 ml sugar
- 236.59 ml water
- 59.14 ml packed fresh basil leaf
- 1005.50 ml fresh orange juice
- 59.14 ml fresh lemon juice (or lime juice)
- 118.29 ml grapefruit juice
- 2.46 ml pure vanilla extract
- 1.23 ml kosher salt
- basil sprig (to garnish)
- lemon, wheel (to garnish, or lime wheel) (optional)
- In a small saucepan, bring the sugar and 1 cup water to a simmer over medium low heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat. Stir in basil and let syrup stand for about 15 minutes.
- Now stir together orange juice, lemon juice, grapefruit juice, vanilla and salt in a medium bowl. Pour basil syrup through a fine sieve into the citrus juice mixture; discard basil.
- Move the mixture to a 9"x13" shallow glass or nonreactive dish. Chill in the freezer until edges are frozen, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the freezer; scrape with a fork, pulling from the edges into center. Return to the freezer. Repeat process every 30 minutes until the mix is the texture of shaved ice, about 4 hours. Spoon into serving bowls and garnish with a basil sprig and lemon wheel, if using. This makes it fancy! Now eat it up!
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This was very fresh and citrus-y. I altered the ratio so there was a lot less orange, but more lemon and grapefruit, and it tasted great. I more than doubled the basil, but it was super subtle, I think I would increase it more, since I love the flavor of basil with fruit (as in Basil-Lime Fruit Salad (Cooking Light)). The color is so beautiful in this too!
This was a hit with relatives over for lunch on a hot day. I added more grapefruit juice, and used mint instead of basil. Used half store bought fresh squeezed oj fresh squeezed with added zest.
Next time, I will reduce sugar by 1/4 and add even more fresh mint! Thanks for sharing!
I made this for dessert, to follow mom's lasagna. Everyone loved it and raved for days! Said my uncle "This is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten!" Thanks for sharing, I will be making this all summer.


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What the backlash against Bollywood's Aamir Khan tells us about India
- 25 November 2015
- From the section India
The bitter backlash against Bollywood star Amir Khan's remarks about "growing intolerance" in India tells us a few things about the world's largest democracy.
At a journalism awards ceremony, Khan said there was a growing sense of fear, insecurity and despondency in the country, and that when he discussed things with his filmmaker wife, Kiran Rao, she wondered whether the family should move out of India.
"It is disastrous and big statement for Kiran to make to me. She fears for her child, what the atmosphere around us will be, she feels scared to open the newspaper every day. There is a growing sense of disquiet, and despondency. You feel depressed, you feel low. Why is this happening?" Khan said.
Many believe Khan was spot on. In drawing-rooms in recent months, friends and acquaintances have told me that they worry about India - the dull economy, shambolic criminal-justice system, unchecked corruption, the fussing about non-issues, and now the acts of intolerance and the coarse and polarised levels of debate - and they would prefer their children to leave. There is a sense that the immense hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had offered before sweeping to power last year is fast slipping away.
Many high-profile writers and artists have raised concerns about what they feel is rising religious and cultural intolerance - rationalists have been killed and a Muslim man lynched over suspicions he consumed beef.
Not imploding
Read full article What the backlash against Bollywood's Aamir Khan tells us about India
Is Narendra Modi facing a mutiny?
- 11 November 2015
- From the section India
US founding father Thomas Jefferson once said a "little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world, as storms in the physical".
After suffering two consecutive - and humiliating - defeats in the Delhi and Bihar elections, India's ruling BJP, many believe, also needed a small rebellion to shake it out of its complacency.
Bihar election results challenge Modi's BJP
- 8 November 2015
- From the section India
India's most-talked about election this year has now delivered what many say is a historic verdict.
An uneasy coalition of two regional leaders - socialist friends-turned-adversaries-turned-allies - has handed a resounding defeat to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Bihar, one of India's poorest and most backward states.
Read full article Bihar election results challenge Modi's BJP
Should making fun of Sikhs be banned?
- 3 November 2015
- From the section India
A Sikh man calls up a doctor.
"Doctor my wife is pregnant. She is having pain right now," he says.
A night patrol with India's cow protection vigilantes
- 29 October 2015
- From the section India
The men leap out of the darkness at a fork in a lonely village crossroad well past midnight.
It is a bright, moonlit night, pregnant with the promise of a frosty winter. The landscape is etched with silhouettes of hills and trees. Now more than a dozen men, looking like ghostly apparitions, complete the picture.
Read full article A night patrol with India's cow protection vigilantes
Why the humble cow is India's most polarising animal
- 15 October 2015
- From the section India
Why do Indians love cows so much?
One of the reasons, writes historian Mukul Kesavan, is that the "desi cow is a beautiful thing".
Read full article Why the humble cow is India's most polarising animal
'Beef' lynching: Failure of India's political imagination?
- 5 October 2015
- From the section India
What does the aftermath of last week's lynching of a 50-year-old Muslim man by a Hindu mob over rumours that his family had been consuming beef say about political imagination in India?
Mohammad Akhlaq, an ironsmith, was killed in his village in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, barely 50km (31 miles) from the Indian capital. His 22-year-old son Danish was seriously injured in the attack. Another son, Mohammad Sartaj, who works as a technician with the Indian Air Force, survived the attack because he does not live in the village.
Read full article 'Beef' lynching: Failure of India's political imagination?
Why are statues of Indian icon Ambedkar being caged?
- 2 October 2015
- From the section India
He was one of India's tallest leaders: the architect of what is probably the world's longest constitution, a legal scholar, a spiritual leader and, most importantly, the undisputed leader of Dalits, some of the most wretched citizens because of an unforgiving and harsh caste hierarchy that condemns them to the bottom of the heap.
After Mahatma Gandhi - whose birthday falls on Friday - Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is indubitably India's most revered leader.
Read full article Why are statues of Indian icon Ambedkar being caged?
Why Narendra Modi hugs the headlines
- 29 September 2015
- From the section India
Narendra Modi is the most physically demonstrative Indian leader in years.
During his visit to the US, he enveloped Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg in a massive hug and reprised the embrace with President Barack Obama in New York. In August, he hugged the crown prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, inspiring some droll memes.
Parsi matrimonial courts: India's only surviving jury trials
- 24 September 2015
- From the section India
"There was a time," says Adi Nariman Mogrelia wryly, "when most of the divorces were caused by triangles."
"I mean there was another man or woman in the picture. Now it is different. The media, novels, TV, these things have made women more aware of their rights. So we are now seeing more divorces in my community."
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This project stemmed from a collaboration of the designs of Jesse Comb, and the art of Jessica Holliday. The screenshots are primarily examples of Jessica's city environment seen here Crymod.com. The mod will have new art assets developed, but in a similar style.
I started this mod as a way to showcase my portfolio as a game designer. I hoped to finish it, and get a job in the industry. By chance, this happened sooner than expected. I am now working at ORiGO Games in Shanghai as a game designer. Origo-games.com
This was a bit bitter sweet for the mod. Because of this development was temporarily suspended while I got up to speed on our current projects at ORiGO. That's the bitter, the sweet is that I plan on continuing to develop the game, through ORiGO, with a full team. A lot of stuff is being worked on under the hood at the moment so there won't be much media release in the near future.
However, this is nothing but good news for the game as a whole. Upon release it will have more features in every area than originally planned. Please continue to watch this space, as I will try to release an update of some sort every couple of weeks.
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Yo, I posted a thing to your youtube video as well, If you want an actual Scot to do some voice acting, I'd be happy to help out! :)
Great. Cyberpunk is just too neat. (;
Pretty damned good. One thing though, people seem like they're twitchy as hell. Is that because of the game itself or is it changeable?
Tracking for sure. I haven't seen anything like this on moddb before. A refreshingly different environment. I like the dialogue option as well :O
This looks absolutely incredible, although NO OFFENSE to the voice actor...but his scottish needs work. His normal accent was amazing though, Felt like I was watching a professional trailer. Keep up the good work...I'm watching this one.
Looks Cool, tracking this!
It's so beautiful and stlyish, this mod deserves more attention
This looks phenomenal! Love the addition of a dialog tree.
Cant wait to see more.
This is gonna be awesome... always wanted more cyberpunk
This looks hot. I'm sure this is going to be a great mod! Tracking! :D


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Jacob "Jake" Michael Porter, 33, Independence, Mo., was suddenly called by the Lord Friday, Nov. 23, 2012.
Jacob "Jake" Michael Porter, 33, Independence, Mo., was suddenly called by the Lord Friday, Nov. 23, 2012.
Jacob was born February 5, 1979, in Independence, Mo., to Linda (Harrington) and Cecil Porter. Jake grew up in Independence with his brothers, Eddie and Troy. In 1997, Jake graduated from William Chrisman High. In 2005, Jake married Amanda Ault. Jake was a loving husband, son, father, brother and uncle who was a "BIG KID" at heart and loved spending time playing with his children, as well as baking and cooking. Jake had a big heart and could give the biggest bear hug ever, he is greatly missed by his family and friends. We will cherish the memories he leaves with us. Jacob is preceded in death by his father, Cecil Porter; grandparents, Wally and Lea Harrington and Clyde and Esther Porter; uncle, Russell Harrington; and cousin, Melissa Dawn.
He is survived by his wife, Amanda, of Independence Mo.; his four children, Cameron, Mason, Amethyst and Josiah; mother and stepfather, Linda and Paul Nuckles of Windsor, Mo.; brothers, Eddie Porter of Independence Mo., and Troy Porter and wife, Rachel, of Smithville, Mo.; one niece; three nephews; and many aunts, uncle, cousins and friends.
A memorial service in honor of Jacob will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, with visitation and reception to follow, at Living Hope Church, 2425 S. Crysler Ave., Independence Mo.
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text: Evangelicals in Brazil rise in power, with consequences for Catholics, gays When televangelist Silas Malafaia gathered 40,000 followers outside Brazil's Congress this week, it wasn't just to raise their arms to the sky and praise the Lord. "Gay activism is moral garbage," Malafaia roared into the microphone to a cheering crowd on the grassy esplanade of the Brazilian capital. "Satan will not destroy our family values." Issues: News, Religion and Faith


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After the little accident of my former external hard drive broke down with all my work from uni on it, meant i had lost most of my portfolio work, i have gradually been building it back up step by step, well trying to at least as well as continue with my photography.
At the moment i have a good amount of work but still need more in order to go for a job at a studio to prove i can do the work.
Aswell as this i am moving my website from zenfolio to uk based image file as i have found this to be a cheaper option and includes all the features i get with zenfolio but with saving money i will be able to save for a brand new lens for my dslr possibly a 17-70mm.
I will post updates of this when i have it, my blog will also be moving with this site but again i can keep my followers informed of these changes when they happen.


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- The Twilight of the Celtic Gods
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- Hod & Netzach
- Just as the previous pairs of Sephiroth, (Binah - Chokmah, Chessed - Gedulah), needed to be explained together to be fully understood, (Binah depends on that of Chokmah, and Chessed relies on Geburah, visa versa), so it is with Hod and Netzach. Hod is form...
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The American Humanist Association advocates progressive values and equality for humanists, atheists and freethinkers in the United States. We work to promote humanism--the idea that you can be good without a god.
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Humanist Press is the publishing house of the American Humanist Association, providing material for the humanist/freethought/atheist market since 1995.
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I've had the Wall to this group on auto-follow for a few months now, but have yet to comment. I've been trying to suss out if this is an appropriate forum for my involvement.
The question hinges on the following: is the antitheist stance, specifically the stance that religion and faith-based thinking should be actively and earnestly discouraged, incompatible with the values of secular humanism?
Richard, you are paraphrasing Nietzsche, but he was speaking of one particular religion, Christeranity. Joan, how on earth could you lower religion "another notch"? I thought you already thought of it as batshit.
Joan, my opinion is that religion is the worst thing that ever happened to humanity. Can't get much lower than that.
Brian, petition signed and shared. It is just outrageous that people suffer prison and fine for not believing in god. The evidence is so clear, that it is just plain silly, if it weren't so serious. My opinion of religion goes down another notch.
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(Moscow, ID – July 24, 2012) – Local humanists and atheists are once again announcing their presence in the Palouse with a billboard campaign. The "Humanism Works" campaign began July 23 with the placement of a billboard on Highway 95, south of Palouse River Drive. The six-week campaign is the first in a planned series of advertisements aimed at educating the public about humanism—the idea that you can be good without belief in a god.
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The American Humanist Association and Humanists of the Palouse, a local AHA chapter, are working together to build on past campaigns and events, including the highly successful "Darwin on the Palouse" two-day festival held in February.
Speckhardt continued, "We are proud to be working with the Humanists of the Palouse again to bring more humanists and atheists in the area together."
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Smartass. I was hoping not to have to repeat the list in Mr. Gienmarcos's post ("intrinsically irrational, anti-social, patriarchal, racist, or closed to meaningful dialogue.") Just a lazy typist.
Unfortunately, those who lead these organizations often are irrational, anti-social, etc., and they have--literally--their bully pulpits.
Hey, Craig, wait a minute. You just can't say "etc." What about corrupt, hypocritical, elitist, bellicose, nepotistic, sexist, homophobic and plain ole un-American.
It's complicated. There are many Christians who call themselves scholars, but whose "scholarship" consists of trying to prove the truth of their faith. Some of the largest Christian organizations teach male superiority and authority, the importance of having a Christian nation (even going so far as to revise history so they can claim we are supposed to have a Christian nation), only reluctantly gave up racism as a core issue, fight against public healthcare, and push for Christian domination. Unfortunately, those who lead these organizations often are irrational, anti-social, etc., and they have--literally--their bully pulpits. They have appropriated the term "Christian," which was not in wide use when you and I were young because "Catholic" and "Protestant" were descriptive enough. I'm with Jefferson and Dawkins: I don't care much about my neighbors' religious beliefs, but in America there is a concerted effort to legislate conservative Christian doctrines into the law of the land. If you are all you say, you might ask yourself how many Christian leaders agree with you regarding real scholarship (not apologetics or "Creation Science"), socialism, public healthcare, gender equality, and separation of church and state. Your brother doesn't sound like much of a humanist, though. Self identification isn't always accurate.
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The FOMC statement released this afternoon went back to reiterating that nothing has changed, they will continue to keep things rolling along they way they are:
- ZIRP until at least mid-2015, because there are still some people in the U.S. that have some savings and that just will not do.
- Operation Twist will continue until the end of 2012, unless the Fed has not cornered the market on 10+ year treasury paper, in which case they will extend it again.
- Like good Keynesians, they are encouraged by the bottom bouncing in Housing and the channel stuffing in automotive, both are signs that consumption of bank credit may exist outside of the primary dealer network.
- They will be buyers of $40 billion per month in worthless mortgage-backed securities to ensure that the banks continue to have enough money to buy the U.S. Treasuries that the Government needs to keep the Ponzi scheme running and the EBT cards filled.
- There are still "significant downside risks" to the economy which roughly translates that sales of the new iPad mini will not be affected but Americans will have to forego things like heat this winter.
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- Dorothy: A True Ghost Story Experienced by Dolores Vivian Miller Muse
- Events recounted took place in Toledo, Ohio, circa 1918. This is an interview of Dolores Muse by her daughter, Linda Kangas, circa summer 1998. Dolores' parents' names were Alma and Earl Miller. The names of the friends they were visiting have been forgotten....
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- Aviary at the Gates of Heaven: Examining the Bird Symbolism in the Thoth Empress Card
- "This card, summed up, may be called the Gate of Heaven." Book of Thoth, p. 77. Eight birds adorn the fourth card of the Thoth Deck Major Arcana, The Empress. These eight birds, their variant symbology united, point at one overarching meaning -- as...
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- Perseus as he frees Andromeda
- Aries as the male tendency to fight for a cause, perhaps rarely realizing the cause may just as well be an effort to liberate something within as trying to fight for a worldly prize. The picture shows Perseus as he frees Andromeda from the cliff which she is...
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- I have a friend, her husband is morbidly obese through indulgent overeating. Whole roasts at night! She feels betrayed. My husband is unconscious in the hospital bed, as I sit here I feel incredibly alone and abandoned. I miss him, yet he is right there. A...
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- A Ghostly House in Kansas
- Inteview with SUZANNE and JEFFERY DIEHL and their children JOURDANNE DIEHL, age 4, and PAUL ROATH age 13. June, 1999. Interview by SuzAnne's aunt Linda Kangas and Gene Kangas, Concord OHIO. The subject concerns spiritual occurrences at an early 20th century...
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- "… long before the stars were torn down…": Sam Shepard and Bob
- Sam Shepard and Bob Dylan's "Brownsville Girl" 53. 32.
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- 'Brownsville Girl' he is reminiscing about seeing a movie starring Gregory.
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- From Galveston to Grapevine, we take … ...a waltz across Texas
- Bob Dylan mumbled about a "Brownsville Girl." Tanya. Tucker took a "San Antonio.
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- Great White Wonder: The Morality of Bootlegging Bob
- ["Brownsville Girl"]). Now business is done primarily over the internet, which is harder to police.
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- You Must Be Joking... Is Change
- pent" by Bob Dylan (Brownsville Girl). Some people may call me cynical. More often people call me crazy, which is largely not true.
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- Romero said proceeds from spectator donations and registration fees will be given to help a 5-year-old Brownsville girl named Mia Salazar in her fight against Leukemia. He said his ministry is also associated with event.
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- the day of the month, the month of the year. But that's kind of a bogus answer, right? Can I give you a couple?
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- Brownsville Girl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- "Brownsville Girl" is a song from Bob Dylan's 1986 album, Knocked Out Loaded.
- en.wikipedia.org
- Bob Dylan (Brownsville Girl) - YouTube
- Aug 26, 2010 I do not own this for educational and crtical puposes only...great Dylan song... video sucks I know.
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- The Story Behind "Brownsville Girl" - YouTube
- Aug 11, 2009 From the documentary, Both Ends of the Rainbow.
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- Bob Dylan's 'Brownsville Girl' Possibly Coming to the Big Screen
- Aug 30, 2010 Bob Dylan's 'Brownsville Girl' Possibly Coming to the Big Screen is working on script based on Dylan's 11-minute epic 'Brownsville Girl.
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2006 Chevrolet HHR • 100,000 miles
My wife and I were riding and we stopped at a stoplight. A rough idle started as we were stopped at the light. The check engine light came on. I took it to Autozone and had codes ran on it. The codes came back misfire and muti misfire. Our car has 100,000 miles on it. Everyone I asked said replace the plugs. I took the car to Pepboys and had the plugs replaced. They said that they reset the system after replacing the plugs. The check engine light was still on and the check tire light was on now. As we pulled out of the lot we noticed that the transmission was shifting very hard. I called back and talked to the service manager and he said that it would take a couple of days for the system to reset itself. After 3 days the check engine light was still on as well as the check tire light. The hard shifting was still there but not as bad. My wife was very worried so I took the battery cble off to see if it would make the lights go out. Well after I did that ; the lights are still on and after we rode about five miles the ruff idle is back. Can you please give me some clue to what is going on?
April 12, 2013.
April 12, 2013.
What service manager? From auto zone? Have your fuel pressure checked first low fp causes misfires. Put air in tire that monitor says is low. Then drive it and see how trans reacts. Poor running engines effect transmissions.
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Amber Rose: Breast-feeding 'kinda hurts,' but is 'so worth it'
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Amber Rose is adjusting to motherhood. Less than one week after welcoming her first child, son Sebastian "The Bash" Taylor Thomaz, with Wiz Khalifa, the model has been tweeting about the good -- and sometimes painful -- moments she's experience as a new mom.
"Man breast-feeding is awesome. It kinda hurts though," she confessed Tuesday. "But the bonding with my baby is unbelievable. So worth it."
Rose, 29, and rapper Khalifa, 25, who became engaged in March 2012, celebrated baby Bash's birth on Feb. 22. "We can't stop staring at Sebastian. He's beautiful!" Rose tweeted the following day. "He's the perfect mixture between me and Wiz. He has Wiz's Lips and my round head. LOL."
The first-time mom also shared a photo with her fans of her son's first bath. "The Spa is ready for your highness The Bash," she captioned the shot of her preparing his tiny tub in her bathroom.
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Khalifa has also been adjusting to being a new dad -- and is getting high marks from his bride-to-be.
"Best daddy ever ... Up with the baby so Muva can go back to sleep," Rose tweeted with an adorable photo of her fiancé holding their baby boy.
"Bash is so awesome," Khalifa tweeted Feb. 23. "He makes the coolest faces." He later gushed, "My son wakes right up and gives me kisses on the nose and hardly cries."
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Indeed, the "Black and Yellow" rapper is really cherishing the first days with his little boy. "I'm not gonna lie, I haven't been on Twitter, Instagram, in the studio or nothing," he wrote Tuesday. "Just being Sebastian's dad is good enough for now."
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Herb Jeffries, the first African-American singing cowboy to appear in movies in the 1930s, died of heart failure Sunday morning at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 100.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California's drought-ravaged reservoirs are running so low that state water deliveries to some metropolitan areas have all but stopped, and cutbacks are forcing growers to fallow fields. But 19th-century laws allow almost 4,000 companies, farms and others to use an unmonitored amount of water for free - and in some cases, to sell what they don't need.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Nearly 4,000 corporations, farms and others hold senior water rights in California, exempting them from government-mandated cuts in water use during the third year of drought. Here is a look at five of them, along with how they obtained the right to draw water from waterways and how they use it:
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The Manteca Costco is hosting a book signing for Ripon author John Mangelos of his pictorial history of Ripon on Saturday, June 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) - A 2011 surveillance video shows a woman with a bag walking into a Neiman Marcus store and trying on clothes. She buys some items and returns others before being stopped outside the high-end department store by security workers.
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text: "Sony unveiled the PlayStation 4 and a suite of features to get excited about back in February and June of this year. At the time, we were all blown away by it and couldn't help but be surprised by almost everything they revealed. Now that we're several months removed from that hype period and the new pre-release hype is just getting underway, I'm starting to feel like some of these features may just be a tad overrated in comparison to how much we've built them up." - David Wales


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"A retaining wall is much like a dam, and must withstand the forces of direct soil pressure"
Cinder Block Wall or Concrete Block?For purposes of retaining wall construction, building a cinder block wall may be considered equivalent of building a retaining wall with 'concrete' block. Cinder blocks are much lighter in weight and as such may be preferred, reducing the level of hard work required. The blocks may be the same standard dimensions, and in some instances may even be used interchangeably. Regardless, let's go with Retaining Walls: Build a Cinder Block Retaining Wall-for homeowners and DIY'ers fortunate enough to have access to high-quality cinder blocks. The photo below shows a retaining wall built of concrete blocks simply because cinder blocks are no longer available in the author's geographic location. "I like cinder block better, they are lighter to work with than concrete blocks, and won't rot like timbers do".
"Cinder block?" Why would you want to build your retaining wall out of cinder block?" What's the difference? Cinder block is cast using coal cinder. Concrete blocks are cast using stone aggregate and cement."But for a retaining wall? You want heavy block for a retaining wall, don't you?" When considering building a retaining wall with cinder block, that may be a reasonable and logical question. The purpose of any retaining wall is to prevent downhill or ground movement and soil erosion, so to some extent, weight is a relevant factor. A retaining wall is much like a dam, and must withstand the forces of direct soil pressure, but it must also withstand settling, and the destructive heaving and displacement caused by frost. All hollow-cavity blocks can be filled with rock or gravel ballast as the wall is constructed to provide for additional weight. A cinder block wall properly designed can respond to all of these challenges. Essential structural considerations include adequate design and provision for drainage, footings, stability, and mechanical reinforcement of the wall itself. Always remember that design safety criteria becomes more critical with increased height. Here is how to build a cinder block retaining wall, keeping these critical aspects in mind.
Design the Cinder Block Wall Carefully
- Make a drawing to ensure details are not overlooked.
- Are you building the retaining wall in an area that has deep, severe frost penetration? If so, your footings must be deeper than the frost penetrates to provide stability through seasonal freeze/thaw cycles. Why? Wet soil expands when frozen, 'heaving' or raising erratically any structure sitting on it, which can damage the structure. When it subsequently thaws, the soil level subsides in a friable condition, which is unstable. Clay soils are particularly susceptible to severe freezing.
- What are soil conditions like, is the ground wet continuously? Plan for control of surface water and groundwater disposal if necessary. Saturated soil is easily deformed, can slump at any time, and creeps downhill.
- How high will the wall be? Structural integrity and safety issues start to become a matter concern where retaining walls are over 6' in height. Consider building successive walls 2' high instead, and take advantage of the usable level spaces between them for landscaping and features.
- Will the wall be constructed with mortar? If so, you require a solid concrete footing. Shifting, settling and heaving will soon destroy mortar joints, at best leaving unsightly cracks requiring annual repairs.
- Do you need a building permit? Do obtain any necessary permits in your jurisdiction before commencing any construction.
- Locate all gas, water and electrical services prior to beginning any digging. Your local utility will gladly flag any services endangered by your construction project.
Tools and Supplies RequiredThe following common tools and supplies are essential.
- Carpenter's line and chalk line
- Carpenter's 4' level, line level (use laser level or transit if available)
- Measuring tape, hammer, wire-cutting pliers
- Cement trowels
- Hacksaw or grinder to cut steel rebar
- Shovel, Picks, hammer, sledge hammer
- Pickets for staking footing forms
- Dimensioned lumber to build footing forms (2x6, 2x8 etc. or as required)
- Cinder blocks 8x8x16 or 10x8x16
- Steel reinforcing bar, galvanized deadmen anchor cables
- A mortar mixer rental will come in handy for larger projects.
- Concrete (ready-mix delivery) and cement mortar for block-laying.
Let's Build a Cinder Block Retaining Wall1. Stake out with pickets and excavate organic, soft soil from footing area to level. If fill is required, consolidate and pack with a plate packer. If you are in a geographical zone where severe frost penetration occurs, the footing must be below the depth of frost penetration to avoid damage from freezing. 2. Install forms for the footing slab, setting the top of the forms to level. For a typical 3' high wall, footings should be 24" wide and 8" deep as a minimum. If your design specifies the wall "leans in" toward the hill, set the footing forms accordingly. 3. Install two rows of 1/2" steel reinforcing bar, each being 6" from the outside edge. Support the steel bar with small pieces of concrete or commercially available standoffs. The steel bar should be in the bottom 1/3 of the concrete slab, but not touching the ground. 4. Pour the concrete, ensuring the reinforcing rod is in the correct position. Fill to the top of the form. Tamp the cement and hammer the outside of the forms to avoid "honeycomb" on the outside of the slab which can weaken the slab. Finish the slab with a rough finish; screed the cement level across the form with a 2x4. 5. Optional: Establish a carpenter's line and install a row of "J" steel anchor bolts or anchors where the row of blocks will be installed. Ensure the position of the bolts will match the cavities of the blocks! Alternatively, you may wish to drill holes into the concrete later to insert vertical reinforcing bars. *Note: your design may position the wall on the outside 1/3rd of the footing to allow more soil weight on the inside of the footing for additional stability. 6. Cover the slab and allow the cement to cure for three days. Keep the slab wet for the best result. Remove the forms and proceed with building the cinder block wall. 7. Snap a chalk line to position the first row of cinder blocks. Lay a 1/2" thick mortar bed and apply mortar to the blocks, tap the blocks into position and level as required. 8. Install vertical reinforcing bars 4' apart or less. 9. Fill the first course of blocks with concrete . 10. For the second course, alternate the joints as is standard practice in masonry for maximum strength. Install a row of reinforcing steel on top of the second course of blocks, notching out the blocks as required. Wire the horizontal steel bar to the vertical bars securely using steel wire ties. Fill the block cavities with concrete or mortar. 11. If the retaining wall is to be over 3' and the slope is steep, install deadmen anchors perpendicular to the wall every 4' as a minimum. Use galvanized deadmen cables attached to treated timbers buried parallel to the wall uphill in undisturbed soil. Alternatively build deadmen blocks into the course or install a geogrid web between courses for additional stability. 12. Install a perforated weeping tile or pipe on a layer of crushed rock at the base of the footing on the uphill side. Install the pipe with the drainage holes facing down. Cover the pipe with crushed rock or very coarse, free-draining gravel. Ensure the ends of the pipe direct any water away from the wall. Camouflage the ends of the pipe as desired. 13. Back fill the first two courses adjacent to the wall with free-draining gravel and pack with a plate packer if available to minimize future settling. 14. Install all subsequent courses, filling ALL courses with cement and installing additional reinforcing bar and deadmen supports as required. 15. Install facing flagstone, brick, or alternatively apply mortar to the face (as stucco) if desired to finish the visible wall face as chosen. 16. Cap the final course as desired and complete the back filling. Compact the fill and install topsoil, and seed or sod and landscape. Your cinder block wall, as any other masonry structure, if carefully built upon a solid foundation adequately constructed, will provide many years of service. You're free! On to the next project!
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I managed to break the axle on the Bionx on my Trek. That's twice in 3 years. I don't jump curbs and I try to avoid rough road surfaces but I am commuting in NYC and put around 3000 miles a year on the bike. Breaking an axle means that the wheel is useless even though the motor is fine because replacing the axle is a huge job, or so Bicycle Habitat says. They had a spare wheel lying around and I got it for $400. Not too bad since mostly they're around $800. This is the G1 version. Apparently the Bionx system uses a threaded freewheel instead of a cassette, and hardly anyone uses that anymore because part of the axle is unsupported and is prone to break. That' s just where this one sheared off.
Is breaking an axle that common on Bionx wheels? I haven't read much about that but I'm a pretty easy rider on it, rarely going above assist level 2, and I weigh around 190. It seems to me that breaking an axle should not happen.
The first wheel was replaced by Trek under warranty. I am absolutely unable to find out what the warranty is on my new wheel. It should be two years but all I can find on paper is the Bionx warranty covering systems, not replacement parts. I emailed Bionx last week and have heard nothing. I'll check with Bicycle Habitat when I bring the bike in to replace the freewheel in a few days - they didn't have one in stock so it just came in.
I did speak to a nice guy at NYCEWheels and he thought that breaking an axle might not be covered since the warranty is only for manufacturing defects, but I'd argue long and hard over that. A $400 or $800 dollar wheel should not break under normal usage.
Anyone know about this stuff?