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The final presser ahead of Saturday's Manny Pacquiao comeback fight, from having his chin tested and bested by Juan Manuel Marquez last December, occured on Thursday at the Venetian Macao in Macao, one day after a brouhaha erupted in the hotel gym which featured ex Pacman coach Alex Ariza kicking Pacman trainer Freddie Roach.
Yes, what is often a perfunctory exercise was imbued with a sense of anticipation--would Ariza be barred at the door by old promoter Bob Arum, who has had to endure the strength coach's barbs for a long spell?...would Ariza show up in a gi, making Bruce Lee noises?....would Roach announce his un-retirement from boxing, and challenge Ariza to a bout?....would a sanctioning body sanction that bout as a title fight?
Arum, the promoter of the event, said that this card "shows how the world is really a small place." He brought Rios' trainer Robert Garcia to the mic. Anyone expecting fireworks wasn't disappointed, as he lauded Pacquaio's record. He then referenced the Wednesday scuffle, and plugged Elie Seckbach's version of the video. He said he doesn't know what HBO will show of it. He said most reporters are putting pictures up that make his team look bad.
Arum joked that he asked his wife Lovee to call their pal Judge Judy to weigh in, and decide who was in the right, and not.
Roach (seen during Wednesday dustup, in Chris Farina-Top Rank photo) came to the mic next. He slammed Garcia, saying that Seckbach is Garcia's friend. "How dumb is that?" he asked. He pivoted off the scuffle quickly, and said Manny is ready to rock.
Arum welcomed Rios to the mic. "Sunday's gonna be a big problem, they think I'm no problem, I'm gonna be a big problem," he said. When he trains properly, he said, he is a beast. "I think this camp is the best I've ever been," he stated. He followed Garcia's directions all the way, he said, and the results will show. "I'm nobody's punching bag...I'm a monster when it comes to that ring," he said.
Arum next talked up the Filipino people. He said that those people are sturdy, "there's no quit in them, they're the best workers and people in the world," in reference to the horrific typhoon which walloped that nation two weeks ago. Pacman, he said, will rep the country in stellar fashion on Saturday night.
Pacquiao went to the mic, and thanked God for the strength, and Arum and the press. Pacquiao said it will be settled in the ring, and said trash talk before the fight isn't a good example for people who like boxing. People need to forgive each other, and this is nothing personal, because it is the fighters' job to entertain people. He dedicated this fight to the people affected by the typhoon.
To start, Arum said the card which will screen on HBO PPV on Saturday night, and then greeted the people of NY, sipping their coffee. He plugged the upcoming Sylvester Stallone-Robert DeNiro film "Grudge Match," and a rebate offer, and Zou Shiming.
The promoter played up the promise of the sports' growth in Asia, and said boxing will be a "major sport" in the region. He said this promotion will be a mighty catalyst for that propulsion, and people will look back on it as momentous.
Arum welcomed HBO sports president Ken Hershman, who said this event demonstrates boxing's global appeal. He plugged the "surprise footage" which will spice up the Thursday 24/7 finale, and lauded Manny, making his 15th appearance on HBO PPV, and Rios, who he said has been in some of HBO's most exciting fights.
All in all, a more mellow event than some anticpated. Rios holding his cool was probably key, as some folks could have followed his lead if he decided to ramp up the heat. Neither Roach not Garcia was backing down in the least, which I thought interesting, as both decided to employ the "the best defense if a good offense method" of coping with a PR backfire. Roach chose not to dignify Ariza' existence, probably a smart move if you're of the mindset that the S & G coach likes all forms of publicity, even the negative type. Garcia interestingly directed a challenge to the 24/7 staff and their editing choices, though I don't see it'd be possible for them to leave out the best bits. All in all, nobody draped themselves in a flag of sportsmanship glory during the fight before the fight in Macao. Slurs were thrown, and while I think we should be careful of tsk-tsk-ing excessively, as if we're all the most righteous and holy, and we should understand tempers flare, and mistakes get made in such an environment, at some point it might be best for people to own up to their part in the conflagration in classy fashion, following the lead of Pacquiao and, believe it or not, Rios.
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It appears the Federal Trade Commission has just successfully taken action against a network of debt collection agencies that was targeting consumers as fake process servers. I've covered this and similar groups, here and here. The FTC has just announced new action in this case. At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a ... Read More »
FTC Goes After Fake Debt Collectors Posing as Process Servers
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Fake Process Servers Work Hard to Scare Money Out of Consumers
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Ok today at lunch Me, Victoria, Limika, an this guy named Tyriek had a funny conversation.
Victoria: I bet God banished the Devil because he was gay.
Limika:Yeah I bet
Tyriek: What are you guys talking and about??
Me: Yeah i bet. This is probably how it went
Devil: Sup God
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Devil: So how's creating the universe?? * Makes eys at God*
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Devil: So um are you going to make any sexy guys in your Universe like you?
God: Are you hitting?
Devil: If that's what you called it.
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A man arrested earlier this month in regard to sexual allegations with a child is facing more charges with a second person.
Anthony Wayne Sando, 50, of 114 Florida Drive, Thomasville, was charged Monday with four counts of felony indecent liberties with a child and two counts of felony first-degree sex offense with a child. He was given an additional $250,000 secured bond and a court date of April 30.
Sando was initially arrested March 9 and also given a $250,000 secured bond for the charge of felony first-degree sex offense with a child. A Lexington Police Department officer alleged the offense occurred between Dec. 15 and 31, 2005, with a child who was 13 years old at the time.
The officer alleged in warrants issued Monday that Sando committed multiple sex offenses with a second child between July 24, 2008, and June 30, 2011. The child was under the age of 13 years old during one of the alleged offenses, according to arrest warrants.
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Spotlight for Career Services ProfessionalsSpotlight for Recruiting ProfessionalsApril 16, 2014
Employers plan to hire 1.3 percent more bachelor's degree-level interns and 3.3 percent more students at the bachelor's degree-level for co-ops in 2014, according to results of NACE's 2014 Internship & Co-op Survey.
Nearly 97 percent of employers plan to hire interns and/or co-ops during 2014. Although this percentage is unchanged from previous years, these employers, overall, expect to hire 3.4 percent fewer interns and 4.4 percent more co-ops in 2014. (See Figure 1.)
For interns, the projected decrease applies to associate, master's, and doctoral degree-level students. (See Figure 2.)
Meanwhile, employers hiring for co-ops indicated that they will hire the same number of students at the associate level, and more students at all other degree levels. (See Figure 3.)
NACE's 2014 Internship & Co-op Survey was conducted from November 18, 2013, through January 24, 2014. The survey was sent to 1,116 NACE employer members: 264, or 23.7 percent, took part. The survey report is available at www.naceweb.org/surveys/internship-co-op.aspx.
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Perry and U.S. team stumble, but retain PGA Cup
Published: Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 11:20 p.m.
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The United States' team of 10 club professionals didn't need much in Sunday's singles play to retain the PGA Cup, and it's a good thing, because the Americans didn't produce much. The U.S., leading 10.5-5.5 after two days and 16 matches pitting two-man teams against each other, earned just 2.5 points — on two wins and a halve — but reached the 13 points necessary to maintain a tie with the Great Britain/Ireland squad and therefore retain the Cup it held after a 2011 PGA Cup victory.
Rod Perry, head pro at Port Orange's Crane Lakes Golf Club, entered Sunday after a win and a halve Saturday (paired with Jeff Sorenson of Blaine, Minn.), but was among the seven Americans who dropped singles matches. Perry never led in Sunday's play and fell to Scotland's Graham Fox, 3-and-2.
It was the first international-team appearance for Perry, who earned his roster berth as the PGA of America's 2012 Player of the Year and winner of the 2013 PGA Professional national championship.
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|XC rolls at Charles Bowles Invitational
SALEM, Ore. - University of Idaho's women took the team title to cap off an impressive morning for Vandal cross country at the Charles Bowles Invitational on Saturday at Salem, Ore.
The Vandal women placed six runners in the top 23 overall and cruised to a team title by a 38-point margin with a team score of 55. Idaho's men scored 142 and finished fourth in the 23-team field with the fastest team average in school history on that course.
"We didn't have a real team goal in terms of placing, we had more overall time goals as the group," Idaho cross country coach Wayne Phipps said of the women's race. "We wanted to get as many girls under 18 (minutes) as possible and they just raced really well and accomplished that."
Junior Julia Veseth and freshman Hannah Kiser ran side-by-side for the length of the course and finished fourth and sixth, respectively, to lead Idaho on the women's side. Veseth ran a 17:37.18 on the 5000m course, while Kiser was close behind in 17:42.20.
On the men's side, sophomore Barry Britt set an Idaho record for the second meet in a row with a time of 24:00.48 in a seventh-place finish on the 8000m course. As a team, Idaho's average time of 24:48.19 is the fastest the team has ever recorded on the course.
"I've been very impressed with Barry, not just because of the performances, but because of all the stuff he does to prepare on race day," Phipps said. "He does all the little things, he'll do anything you ask and he's just having a breakthrough year and I can't be more happy or impressed with him at this point,"
The Vandal women put their depth on display in finishing higher than three regionally-ranked teams at the meet. Junior Lauren Schaffer was Idaho's third finisher (11th, 17:51.51), followed by junior Anna Kalbrener (13th, 17:55.37) and senior Erica Digby (21st, 18:04.67), to round out the top five scoring. Freshman Maggie Miller was Idaho's sixth finisher at 18:06.13 in a 23rd-place finish.
On the men's side, junior Markus Geiger finished 13th overall with a time of 24:15.69, while sophomore Jeff Osborn (49th, 25:11.28), junior Alex Brekke (51st, 25:14.36) and junior Michael Armon (53rd, 25:19.13) rounded out Idaho's scoring. The men's team finished higher than two regionally-ranked teams, Lipscomb and UC Riverside.
"Our average time on the women's side is probably the fourth-fastest time ever, behind teams that were conference champions and nationally-ranked teams," Phipps said of the team average times. "On the guys' side, it was the best average time we've ever had, so that's really positive.
"We feel good about everything that we've done so far and it really puts a stamp on all the hard work that these guys have put in so far this year."
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If it's all mushed-up enough that you can't tell what it is anymore, the bracha becomes "shehakol." You only say "thank you Hashem for this fruit" (or vegetable) if it still looks like a piece of fruit or vegetable.
Even something like applesauce; it can be made of 100% apples (their bracha is "ha'etz", they're a fruit), but if the applesauce is pureed enough that there are no chunks of apple, the bracha is "shehakol."
If you have a fruit salad where you can see different pieces, some of which are "ha'etz" (like apples) and some are "ha'adama" (like watermelon), then make separate brachos on each. While there are many exceptions, usually you make the "ha'etz" before the "ha'adama."
While this is highly disputed (see Shalom's answer), R. Yitzchak Abadi (Ohr Yitzchak II OC §77) holds that something which is commonly squeezed / mashed up etc. retains its beracha even after its original form is not discernible. With regard to mixtures, the correct beracha is established in these cases by whatever the greater part of the mixture is.
"When a person squeezes fruit to extract its juices, he should recite the blessings shehakol beforehand and borei nephashoth afterward."- Hilkhoth Brakhoth 8:2 M"T


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Forty years after the Supreme Court delivered its historic decision on Roe v. Wade, abortion still provokes spirited debate between pro-life and pro-choice factions (note: More is following Gallup's lead in using the terms pro-life and pro-choice). But recently, say some experts, it looks as if the needle has moved a bit in the restrictive direction.
The General Social Survey—a biennial poll conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, a well-respected, independent research organization—finds that under certain circumstances, people have become slightly less willing to accept women having abortions. In the 1990s, for instance, 83 percent of Americans, on average, felt it was all right for abortions to take place after a woman had been raped; in the 2000s and 2010, that number fell to 78 percent. Similarly, in the '90s, 45 percent of Americans would have allowed abortions for pregnant women who did not want to marry the father, but now just 42 percent would. Members of every generation have become a little more conservative about abortion than they were 10 years ago, says Clyde Wilcox, PhD, a professor of government at Georgetown University and a coauthor of Between Two Absolutes, an analysis of abortion attitudes.
Why the move toward the pro-life side? One factor may be the growing use of sonograms, which reveal stages of fetal development that most of us had never seen before. Publicity about late-term abortions has also raised the specter of terminating fetuses that are potentially viable outside the womb, a phase that is generally believed to begin at 24 weeks. And there's been increased acceptance of having children out of wedlock and of raising children with special needs.
Going against this trend are people who have migrated to the pro-choice side. "Personal experience comes into play," says Kate Cockrill, who studies abortion stigma through a program at the University of California, San Francisco. "There might be folks who have never thought about abortion before and, when pushed to deal with it in their own lives, decided they felt something different than they originally thought they would." Other women may line up on the pro-choice side when they are struggling financially (six out of 10 women who have abortions are already mothers). And knowing someone who's had an abortion can tip the scales: Americans with a close friend or family member who has undergone one are significantly more likely to support its being legal or accessible, according to the Public Religion Research Institute.
Starting on the opposite page are the stories of 10 women who changed their minds.
Abortion: some facts
- Nearly one in three American women will have an abortion by the time she is 45.
- Among over-40 women, 46 percent of unintended pregnancies end in abortion.
- Women in their twenties account for the majority of abortions (58 percent), teenagers for about 18 percent.
- Catholic women obtain abortions at the same rate as other women.
- Some 90 percent of abortions take place during the first trimester.
- Only 13 percent of U.S. counties have abortion providers. The procedure is most available in the Northeast and the West.
- In 2011, 24 states passed 92 restrictions limiting access to abortion.
- Fifty-two percent of females support laws that require women who want an abortion to see an ultrasound of their fetus.
Pro-Choice to Pro-Life
"A movie about abortion sparked my interest," Kathy Ireland, 49, former model, now CEO and chief designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide; Santa Barbara, California
When I was growing up, both of my parents were pro-choice. My dad worked for the farmworkers' union, led by César Chávez, and I spent a lot of time at rallies in support of the grape boycott. My mom was a nurse, and she was taught in training that a fetus is just a clump of cells and that women have a choice about what goes on inside their bodies. I assumed I was pro-choice. I believed, Who am I to tell a woman what she can or cannot do with her body?
In 1992, when I was 28, I had an audition for a made-for-TV movie about abortion. I don't remember the name of it. At some point after the audition (I didn't get the part), I started reading my husband's medical books—he's an emergency room physician—and an issue I wasn't really paying attention to came to the forefront of my mind. I already had some uneasiness about abortion because I saw how having one negatively affected women close to me. In the medical textbooks, I saw that from the moment of conception, a new life comes into being. The complete genetic blueprint is there. The sex is determined, the blood type is determined, and the unique set of fingerprints is determined. That realization changed everything.
I was mortified. I was angry. I didn't want to be pro-life. I was seeking to have someone give me scientific information that would prove otherwise. The best argument was that the fetus is just a clump of cells, and if you get it early enough, it doesn't even look like a baby. Coming from a fashion background—and my years of working as a model—I reject giving one human being more value than another simply because of the way someone looks. I think human beings deserve to be protected at every stage of development. And to this day, I remain open: If anyone has any information that the unborn is not a human being, I'll join the pro-choice side. It would give me a lot of time and energy to put into other areas!
I often lecture at pro-life events, and there are colleagues who tell me, "This could destroy our business." [Ireland runs a $2 billion lifestyle and design firm.] But it's absolutely irrelevant if our business goes down the toilet. If one woman decides not to abort her child, my speaking out is worth it. My earlier job description in the last century was, "Shut up and pose." Today I reject that kind of role.
Pro-Life to Pro-Choice
"The Middle East Changed Me," Tulsi Gabbard, 31, U.S. congresswoman (D–Hawaii); Honolulu
In the last decade, I did two tours of duty in the Middle East with Hawaii's National Guard. From that vantage point, I witnessed firsthand the tragedy that occurs when a government tries to act as a moral arbiter for its people and does so with the force of law. I saw Iraqi women who were required to cover themselves from head to toe. I remember that on my second deployment, in Kuwait, there was a ban on any kind of celebration by locals or foreigners on New Year's Eve, because this was a Western unholy holiday. Religious police—undercover agents—would be out in force to make sure there was no piano playing, no music, no fireworks in the Western hotels or anywhere in the country. Typically, these kinds of edicts were backed by guns, fines and imprisonment. Witnessing restrictions touched me to the core.
When I came home to Hawaii, I reflected on the U.S. government's role in our personal lives. In 2009, I ran for Honolulu city council and won. City council is about potholes and trash and sewers; there are not a whole lot of discussions about social issues and government's role. But during my election, social issues came up as an important part of the conversation, and that's where I started to see a connection between governments overstepping their boundaries in the Middle East and the possibility of it happening here. I grew up thinking I personally would not choose to have an abortion and therefore that's what the government should reflect. My own views, based on Hindu principles, haven't changed. Hinduism teaches that the individual atman, or soul, is present from conception. What has changed is my conviction about what our government's role should be in our personal lives. I realized that no government official, bureaucrat, politician or judge should impose his or her moral views on any other individual.
Honestly, it was a struggle to admit to myself that I had been wrong. And I had to tell my parents, who are my best friends. My dad is in the state senate in Hawaii and is on the pro-life side of the abortion debate. It was a huge deal to have that conversation with him and my mother. I put it off for a really long time. But I respect them, and they respect me. My parents are proud they raised my siblings and me to be independent thinkers. They know I am doing what I believe is right.
Pro-Choice to Pro-Life
"College opened my eyes," Angel Armstead, 32, writer; Chaptico, Maryland
I'm from a predominantly liberal, Democratic area. Being pro-choice was the accepted belief in my household. I figured that since women are the ones who are stuck with the baby, we should be the ones to choose. I probably would have considered abortion if I had gotten pregnant as a teenager. I had my own dreams and goals that I didn't want thwarted.
In college, people challenged my beliefs, especially during my second year—2008—when there was a presidential election. A lot of my friends were Catholic. Most were pro-life. I thought, I should be more open-minded and at least read up on the issue. In my biological-anthropology class, I held the skull of a fetus I'm guessing was three to five months old. I was shocked by how developed it was. It made me wonder what a fetus goes through when aborted. It made me sick to think of inflicting that on anyone.
I went through a hard, slow transition. I don't like the idea of telling other people what to do. I'm black and Muslim. As a child, I thought the pro-life movement was mostly white and Christian. But on the Internet, I saw that all kinds of people were pro-life. If being pro-life were only about religion, I wouldn't be so outspoken about it.
In some ways, my decision has made things harder. I know that some pro-life people are judgmental, but I'm annoyed if others see me that way. To me, a true pro-lifer is someone who cares not only about unborn babies
but also about pregnant women who need better resources to choose life.
Pro-Life to Pro-Choice
"I met unwed mothers," Samantha Griffin, 25, program assistant for a nonprofit organization; Hyattsville, Maryland
I received my first sex education in church, from my mom, who was an African Methodist Episcopal youth minister. We were taught that sex is beautiful, sacred and good, but only within the context of marriage. Abortion wasn't discussed much, but it just wasn't something we would ever have.
In 2009, I did youth policy work for a nonprofit in the Washington, D.C., child welfare system. Lots of the kids I met had spent their lives in foster care. Often there was a cycle of poverty, abuse or substance abuse—and early parenthood. According to one study, nearly half of all girls in foster care in the U.S. have been pregnant by the age of 19. I saw that when a young woman becomes a parent unintentionally, she often doesn't have the resources to care for her family in the way we'd all say is ideal. Watching this made me think. What if ending the pregnancy would be a way to make a girl's life better?
I don't want to give the impression that I think these young women shouldn't have had their babies, but seeing them made me really believe in options. I think that we as a society should support the choice to become a mother. But if the woman wants to make the other choice, then she has that right, too, I believe.
By my early twenties, I could no longer agree that a woman should be forced to continue a pregnancy she does not want. In my faith, God values women and their power to make decisions for their own bodies, lives and families.
Pro-Choice to Pro-Life
"During perimenopause I re-examined my past choices," Magnolia Miller, 55, health writer and blogger; Bellbrook, Ohio
When I was 43, I had my third child. It was a powerful experience that opened the door to a period of change in my life. I'd had two children in my thirties, and the third one was my last hurrah. After that, I wasn't able to get pregnant anymore, and I went into full-blown perimenopause, which prompted some deep soul searching. Not only was my body changing, but so were my emotions and psyche. I was examining everything.
I looked back at all the choices I had made and where they had led me. In my twenties, I had gotten pregnant out of wedlock twice, and it had frightened me. I hadn't felt adequate to bring a child into the world, so I'd had abortions both times. I started to call myself pro-choice.
But having children changed me. When I look at how much I love them, it affirms my relationship with God. I see life as a gift. Going through perimenopause caused me to think both about life—my new child—and about my mortality, as well as that of my parents. These thoughts impressed upon me that the power of life and death was not in my hands. By the time I was 50, I had become pro-life. I could no longer justify my abortions. It became obvious to me that I had interrupted a cycle of life that was not mine to interrupt.
Pro-Life to Pro-Choice
"My baby could have killed me," Ginger Thew, 48, stay-at-home mom; Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Early on, my take on abortion was: It didn't matter to me. I was pro-life; I had no intention of having an abortion. As for everyone else, I could not have cared less.
Then, at 27, when I was 26 weeks along in a pregnancy, I was told that my baby had a rare condition that could cause complications for me.
My husband and I saw a genetic specialist, who tossed out phrases likeDandy-Walker syndrome, worst case we've ever seen and 5 percent chance of making it to birth. The baby's brain was one third the size it should have been, and the fluid around the brain was increasing. "Her head is expanding so rapidly, it is going to eventually crush into your organs," I remember our doctor saying later.
I looked at my husband and said, "What are we going to do?" I already had three kids who were very young—two, six and eight. My husband turned to me, crying, and said, "Gin, this baby is not going to live. Why are we risking your health to carry it to term?"
We went back to the doctors and were told it was against Wisconsin law to terminate a pregnancy this far along unless my life was immediately at risk. Mine was not, yet, and my doctors would not tell me of any other abortion options. Planned Parenthood finally informed me we could see Dr. George Tiller, in Kansas, for a late-term abortion.
While I was sitting in Dr. Tiller's office, I realized that medical information had been withheld from me because someone else
decided I shouldn't know it. And I thought, Who am I to judge someone? After that,
I have been pro-choice.
Pro-Choice to Pro-Life
"I saw a sonogram of my baby," Albany Rose, 21, stay-at-home mom; La Salle, Colorado
Abortion was never brought up in my family until I got pregnant at 15.My dad told me that if I did not get an abortion, I would be kicked out of the house. So I went into the clinic and had it done. For 15 days after that, I didn't get out of bed. I felt numb and angry, and I didn't know why, as abortion had seemed to be the best option. Rather than facing what happened, I decided to be pro-choice. I felt that being pro-life, after what I'd done, would have made me a hypocrite.
I became pregnant again at 19. And it was different from the very beginning. My boyfriend was ecstatic, thrilled. He said, "We're going to make this work." Then came the eight-week ultrasound. My expectation was that I was going to see a little fuzzy thing, but this was one of the clearest pictures I've ever seen. I could see the baby's head, the stubs of its arms and feet, and the heart beating away, clear as day.
Seeing that not only made the pregnancy more real but also made everything else more terrifying. Because when you see a sonogram, you can't deny there's a life. Whether you think it's human or not is a different story, but it's obviously alive. Now all I could think was, What happened before? Did I kill something?
The next few months were the hardest of my life. At 16 weeks I felt my baby move for the first time, and at 20 I found out I was having a girl. I'm thinking, I'm going to meet my daughter, and then I'll know what could have been. I lost a child that I chose to lose. Ultimately I became pro-life with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Pro-Life to Pro-Choice
"I survived a rape," Shelly B., 29, college professor; Round Rock, Texas
When I was in eighth grade in Southern California, my Catholic school showed us a video of The Silent Scream [a 1984 film that dramatizes an abortion from the point of view of a fetus, depicting it as suffering great pain]. I thought, "I can't believe people are murdering babies." My teacher told us that abortion ruins women's lives and that everyone who has an abortion regrets it. I was passionately against abortion and even wrote a letter to the governor of California. "Dear Governor," I said, "Please stop killing babies. It's wrong."
Everything changed when, in 2009, while a graduate student, I was sexually assaulted by a friend. I was terrified that I was pregnant. I had done nothing wrong, and yet this horrible event was threatening to derail my life. I knew I could have the child, but it would wreck me emotionally and ruin my career. I realized I would probably get an abortion if I was pregnant, or at least strongly consider it. It was the first time I ever acknowledged, "I could do this." It was a huge shock. And that made me question the assumptions I had made about others who did get abortions.
I turned out not to be pregnant, but from that point forward, I was never able to view the issue the same way. I could see what life was like for people who made these decisions. I could no longer believe that abortion was a litmus test for whether you believe in God or are a good person. It changed the whole way I thought about the matter. After the assault, I knew—for some women, having a child is more traumatic than having an abortion.
Pro-Choice to Pro-Life
"Caring for sick relatives made me see how precious life is," Diane Geiger, 43, Web/media project manager; Detroit
If you had told my 25-year-old self that I would end up identifying as pro-life, I would have said, "No way." I'm an urban gal, well traveled, adventurous, secular . . . People tend to assume I'm liberal when they meet me and are surprised by my views. But by way of two
Experiences, I stumbled upon what was inside my heart.
In 2008, I began taking care of my dad. He was diagnosed with lung cancer at 82 and beat it, but the stress on his body from the chemotherapy really wore him down. My maternal grandmother, who was 92 and frail, developed ovarian cancer two years later and also needed care. It brought out a lot of love in me, as well as a strong protective urge and a desire to ease their suffering.
I was with them the moment each passed in February2010. Except for having been present when my cat died five years earlier, I'd never experienced death so firsthand. I became conscious of the limited amount of time people have and of the finality of death. My father and grandmother had both been remarkable people with long lives full of love and significant relationships. The more I thought about it, the more I realized: A baby inutero has the same potential. Just because we have the ability to cause conception doesn't mean it's OK to cause a death. To end a life before it has an opportunity to draw a breath suddenly seemed unjust, unfair and uncivilized.
Pro-Life to Pro-Choice
"I knew I could never give away a baby," Cate Nelson, 35, restaurant server; Harrisonburg, Virginia
I am one of six girls, all raised by our mom to be pro-life feminists. About eight years ago, I was engaged and accidentally got pregnant. I say "accidentally" because I was on birth control. But my fiancé and I were happy about the pregnancy. And then some things in our relationship changed for the worse. Fifteen weeks into the pregnancy, we broke up.
I faced life as a single mom and pondered giving the baby up for adoption. But I wanted him. Every day I said hello to my unborn child. I realized how strongly women's bodies push the bonding. I also realized that I couldn't ask other women to go through their body's priming just to give their unwanted children away for adoption. The tie is too great. The hormones flooding you, the way your breasts become thick with milk, the way you change each week—all of that should be a wanted task. Children deserve mothers who choose them.
Two days before I gave birth to Lucian, I was driving with my mom and one of my sisters. We started talking about something on the news regarding abortion. I said something like, "Well, I wouldn't want anybody to have a baby if she wasn't ready." They were floored. My sister said, "Cate, how can you say that? You have a baby in your belly!" And I was like, "I think that's why can say that." It was finally that moment that made me say, "I'm pro-choice now."
Millennials: Unexpected Opinions
Americans ages 18 to 30 are the most socially liberal group in the country on matters such as gay marriage and legalized marijuana. But surprisingly, this generation is somewhat less liberal than the total U.S. population on allowing abortions in several specific situations. For instance, 68 percent of millennials support abortion in cases of serious fetal defects, compared with 74 percent of the population as a whole, according to the 2010 General Social Survey. As part of what abortion expert Clyde Wilcox calls "the Juno generation" (after the 2007 hit film about a pregnant teenager), millennials are not quite as distressed about unplanned pregnancies as their parents may have been. And the mainstreaming of special-needs children in schools may make raising these kids seem like a not insuperable problem. Here, two millennials explain their attitudes.
PRO-LIFE I cannot remember a time when I was anything but pro-life. My mom works in the movement, and has for most of my life. I'm the reason behind her activism: At 21, she was pro-choice junior at a Big Ten college and got pregnant. As she says in her lectures, she didn't have a "compelling reason" for an abortion, and she decided against it when she found ways to get the support she needed. Reading books about fetal development during that time made her realize that life began at conception. After my younger sister was born, it also became a big civil rights issue for her. As I grew up and heard her story, I always identified with the babies in abortion situations. Now that I'm becoming an adult, I can see it from the pregnant woman's perspective.
Everybody who has taken high school biology can see that abortion is the taking of a life; that battle has been won. But why do we still think we need it? What is it that makes these women go looking for a way out? There's a quote I remember my mom telling me, from writer Frederica Mathewes-Green: "No woman wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal caught in a trap wants to gnaw off its own leg."
Other people can focus on the legal or illegal nature of abortion. I want to help get rid of the trap. —Emily Winn, 19, freshman at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
PRO-CHOICE I've always had unorthodox views on abortion. In 10th grade, when I heard about Roe v. Wade in AP United States History, it really inspired the feminist, pro-choice advocate in me. Students at my school are about 60/40 pro-life/pro-choice. Some of my peers are semi-pro-choice or say they're pro-choice but "only if it wasn't the woman's fault" or "only if it was rape." It's frustrating to me that they claim to support women but have anti-choice views. Even though I've never had an abortion, I feel like that's something that could happen to me. Once a friend tells me she's anti-choice, I kind of look at her differently. It's like she's anti-me. —Graciela Guillén, 18, high school senior, Denver Center for International Studies, Denver


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Household Expenditure Survey (1988-89) Second Edition. Released September 2008
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Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
Few people realize that the Comanche Indians were the greatest warring tribe in American history. Their 40-year battle with settlers held up the development of the new nation. Empire of the Summer Moon tells of the rise and fall of this fierce, powerful, and proud tribe, and begins in 1836 with the kidnapping of a lovely nine-year-old girl with cornflower blue eyes named Cynthia Ann Parker. She grew to love her captors and eventually became famous as the "White Squaw." She married a powerful Comanche chief, and their son, Quanah, became a warrior who was never defeated and whose bravery and military brilliance in the Texas panhandle made him a legend as one of the greatest of the Plains Indian chiefs.
In this vivid piece of writing, S. C. Gwynne describes in sometimes brutal detail the savagery of both whites and Comanches and, despite the distance of time, demonstrates how truly shocking these events were, juxtaposed against the haunting story of an unforgettable figure of a woman caught between two worlds.
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"Rigorously researched and evenhanded, the book paints both the Comanches and Americans in their glory and shame, bravery and savagery." (Publishers Weekly)
"In Empire of the Summer Moon, Sam Swynne has given us a rich, vividly detailed rendering of an important era in our history and of two great men, Quanah Parker and Ranald Slidel Mackenzie, whose struggles did much to define it." (Larry McMurtry)
"Transcendent . . . Empire of the Summer Moon is nothing short of a revelation . . . will leave dust and blood on your jeans." (New York Times Book Review)
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Quanah Parker? Never heard of him till this book. Shame on American history books...and American public schools...by far the most interesting and heavy duty of ALL the native Americans I've heard about from the Wild West...and the book and reader tell a story you can't put down...that is to say can't put down your headset.
The second best (after "Wolf Hall") reading I've heard...out of several hundred. Knocked me out.
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"Evocation of landscape"
Other reviewers have said most of what needs to be said about this often fascinating book. The era of the plains Indian and the American incursion which brought it to an end is incredibly rich material, and Gwynne has brought it to life with a wealth of telling detail.
I would like to add that one of the great strengths of the book is that it brings the landscape itself to life as a character in the narrative. This sense of place as a central character adds tremendously to our understanding of both the extraordinary prowess and resilience of the Comanche and the daunting obstacles which faced settlers during their gradual but inexorable occupation of the mid-section of the country. Having spent a year in Amarillo and traveled on horseback in Palo Duro Canyon, I was deeply impressed by how well the author captured the almost malevolent expanse and elemental grandeur of the plains. Beautifully done.
I assume that the print version of the book includes maps, and I strongly suggest that listeners would best enjoy the listen if they find some on the internet keep them close at hand.
"Explains a lot about Texas"
Texas is an undiscovered country for most of the rest of the country. I remember visiting Texas, from California, and being amazed at the culture, different from any I was used to. I have lived in many states in my life, but Texas stands out. The music was all about Texas. The stories they told were all about the glories of Texas. I wondered how this state came to be so different from others. Now it makes a bit more sense.
This book is about the birth of Texas. It is about the Indians of the prairies, about the early Texas Rangers, and about the pioneers. It is about the violence that permeated the area and its people. It is the mythology of the current Texans.
The reader makes the story come alive. Through massacre after massacre, he helped keep the killers straight in my mind.
"Enjoyable, but I don't get the high rating"
I'm usually a patient audience. I must say though that I started to get a bit bored with the narrative here. Great information, well-presented, etc. but after a while I started glazing over with "this group attacked that group, scalping 20 warriors/soldiers, etc. etc. It just got a bit repetitive and I lost some patience with it. A very good book---maybe should be a 4.0 rating, but when I purchased it, I think it was a 4.4 or something like that. Enjoyable, but I expected more based on the rating.
"Quannah Parker"
This was a really good book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. While it was billed as a story of Quannah Parker of the Comanche, it took in quite a bit of history of all the Plains Indians. Very detailed sotries if living conditions for these native Americans and the changes they experienced at the hands of the white man. I wouldl endorse it for anyone who wishes to study the culture of the Plains Indians. Quannah's story occupied maybe the last quarter of the book. It was easily supported by other resources I have read about Quannah. A fascinating story!
"Killer, Renegade, Great American"
Empire of the Summer Moon is one of those rare books which deal with the Indian Wars with something approaching objectivity (true objectivity is impossible, of course). Early on in the book I worried first that it would be another litany of abuses perpetrated against the Indians. Then, I feared it might be a revisionist 'rah-rah cowboys' book. Happily, my fears on both counts were misplaced. This book presents a fair, if bloody and savage, picture of the Texas Plains in the 19h Century.
Central to the book is Quanah Parker, a figure for whom the author clearly has a great deal of admiration. This admiration is infectious. I knew very little about Quanah Parker before reading this (although I thought I knew a fair amount!), and now I want to know more. Such an intriguing figure: brutal killer and fierce warrior, and yet kind, magnanimous and generous; an implacable freedom fighter who readily adopted white ways.
This is a very intriguing--and sadly--neglected story. Recommended for anyone interested in American history.
"Absolutely Amazing"
This book should be a must read for all Americans raised in these PC times. Based off what I learned in school all Americans whites just went through the US tricking Indians into giving them their lands for beads and murdering any that wouldn't take part in the swindle. Seriously if you go to US public schools that's basically all that is taught. From the first couple chapters of this book I realized how ridiculous those teachings are. In fact I had to stop listening many many times and go and research what the author was referring to since it was completely out of line with my understanding of history. Frankly this book make me greatly improve my opinion of American Indians as they're not made out to be the pitiful, stupid and easily manipulated people that you learn about and instead shows a much more realistic portrait of them being warriors who were, for lack of a better term, completely savage. This is an amazing read that I would highly recommend regardless of their point of view on this time in history. I look forward to reading more stories along these lines and hopefully the author will come out with additional books on this subject in the future.
"A Great Western"
S. C. Gwynne in Empire of the Summer Moon tells of the story of how the American West was opened from the perspective of the conflict between white settlers and Indians. The Comanches take center stage in his narrative, but the reader will find other tribes large and small appear. A subplot, which is very engaging, traces the story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah. Gwynne's discussion of her ultimate death is heart rending. His descriptions of the plains, the buffalo hunts, the fighting prowess of the Indians and Calvary units bring the era to life. There were atrocities on both sides of the conflict and Gwynne approaches that issue evenly it seemed. This book has its faults, but it certainly will stand – in my library at least – alongside Burry My Heart at Wounded Knee. If you are a history buff, this book might fit the bill. If you like Westerns, this book will no doubt satisfy as well. If you are a Texan, there is a lot here to whet the appetite. The reading of David Drummond is simply a plus.
"History comes alive"
I am living in the area around Fort Sill, and this really was an interesting tale about the history of the area and great plains Indians. I actually took a tour of Quannah Parker's STAR HOUSE where it has been moved to a little historical area at Cache, Oklahoma. The narrator is easy to follow and kept my interest.
"empire of the summer moon"
great history of the commanchee and texas during the 1800's. terrific narration. If you are interested in all about early Indian rise and fall read this book. also a good look at the history of texas, the army, calvary and the rangers.
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Gun Grabbers Call For Re-Education Programs In Public Schools
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Was the shooting of 20 students in Newtown, Connecticut the Neo-Liberal version of 9/11? The question merits considerable thought, but let me explain further what I mean. In the aftermath of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, a sense of shock and awe sunk into the minds of the American populace like nothing seen in decades. This overwhelming fear, this logic crippling terror, infected the public to more destructive ends than any deadly virus in existence. Conservatives were especially vulnerable to the infectious symptoms of the event, abandoning all reason and even their small government values to support the fascist inklings of the Bush Administration; a Neo-Con (fake conservative) driven presidency with ambitions of constitutional reversal. Whatever you may believe about the true causes and culprits behind 9/11, no one can deny that Bush and his ilk sought to exploit the tragedy to gain political capital to be used in the destruction of American civil liberties.
More than a decade later, the Neo-Liberal (fake liberal) Obama Administration and its minions continue the Bush legacy by exploiting our latest tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary as a means to an end; a political opportunity to assert federal authority as more valuable than constitutional freedom.
The onset of the illegal wars thrust upon the Middle East after 9/11 brought with it mass resistance from the left side of the political spectrum. Protests abounded, dissenters were numerous, and Bush responded in kind with unprecedented domestic surveillance programs and attacks against free speech. Democratic leaning citizens saw the criminality of it because they were unhindered by bias. The archetypal manipulation of 9/11 and the fear mongering of the terrorist myth was less effective on them. However, times have changed
With a Democratic president in the White House, the left has grown addicted to their perceived (but illusory) social leverage. The intoxicating symptoms of power overdose have clouded their vision, and that which they fought against in the Bush years now appears rather fair and acceptable to them today. Obama has so far committed every war atrocity that Bush was ever guilty of in his tenure, while expanding on liberty nullifying pieces of legislation Bush set into motion. Liberals cry out in horror at the deaths of 20 children in Connecticut while cheering a man like Obama, who orders predator drone strikes that result in the deaths of children everyday. Of all the people in this country, self proclaimed progressives are the most hypocritical and the most disappointing as human beings.
Adding to that disappointment, Obamas more aggressive socialist support base (useful idiots) along with the establishment controlled mainstream media are attempting to squeeze every last ounce of political advantage from the Newtown massacre to gain superiority in a battle over one of the last portions of the Constitution that people still seem willing to fight and die for: The 2nd Amendment.
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Award recognizes exceptional ethical leadership across continents and industries
Tokyo, Japan, JP, March 8, 2013 - Ricoh today announced it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2013. The list was revealed Tuesday, March 5, in New York at the World's Most Ethical Companies Honoree Dinner held in conjunction with the 2013 Global Ethics Summit.This is the fifth year in a row that Ricoh has been honored for promoting high ethical standards by Ethisphere, a leading international organization dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, governance, anti-corruption and sustainability. The organization says its honor "highlights companies that outperform industry peers when it comes to ethical behavior. The 2013 World's Most Ethical companies are those that truly embrace ethical business practice and demonstrate industry leadership, forcing peers to follow suit or fall behind." This is the seventh year Ethisphere has published the World's Most Ethical rankings, which were culled from a record number of nominations and applications."Every one of us at Ricoh has committed to acting with integrity and honesty at all times, and we take responsibility for our actions," said Hiroshi Kobayashi, corporate executive vice president, Ricoh Company, Ltd. "Our investors, customers and partners understand the central role integrity plays at Ricoh. Being named to Ethisphere's 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies list shows how seriously we take corporate citizenship, and we're honored to be included."Through in-depth research and a multistep analysis, Ethisphere reviewed nominations from companies in more than 100 countries and 36 industries. The methodology for the World's Most Ethical Companies includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers."A strong ethical foundation is a competitive advantage, and Ricoh recognizes the important role corporate responsibility plays in improving its bottom line," said Alex Brigham, executive director of the Ethisphere Institute. "As more and more organizations strive for this honor each year, Ricoh's inclusion as a World's Most Ethical Company for 2013 demonstrates its industry-leading commitment to ethics and dedication to integrity." Read about the methodology and view the complete list of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies at http://ethisphere.com/wme. The World's Most Ethical Companies list will also be featured in the 2013 Quarter 1 issue of Ethisphere Magazine.|About Ethisphere Institute|The research-based Ethisphere® Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability. Ethisphere Magazine, which publishes the globally recognized World's Most Ethical Companies Ranking™, is the quarterly publication of the Institute. Ethisphere provides the only third-party verifications of compliance programs and ethical cultures that include: Ethics Inside® Certification, Compliance Leader Verification™ and Anti-Corruption Program Verification. More information on the Ethisphere Institute, including ranking projects and membership, can be found at http://www.ethisphere.com.| About Ricoh |Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in more than 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2012, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,903 billion yen (approx. 23 billion USD).The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com/about/###© 2013 Ricoh Company, Ltd. All rights reserved. All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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C.U. Finishes Second to Rival Ft. Lewis in 2012 Collegiate Mtn. Bike National Championship
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The University of Colorado-Boulder cycling team took home a second place finish at the 2012 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in Angel Fire, N.M., over the weekend.
CU finished 76 points below rival Fort Lewis College of Durango, ending the weekend with 625 total team points and a second place title.
Senior Joey Schusler took home the omnium title with 364 points. Schusler, who has won the downhill title the past four years, decided to try his luck in the omnium division, which includes all four events -- downhill, dual slalom, short track and cross country.
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Dr. John M. Ponder is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education in the College of Education and is currently serving as the Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Education. During his tenure at UWG, he has served as program coordinator for the M.Ed. in Reading Program and Director of the Teaching Fellows Program. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in reading education. He also supervised interns in the Early Childhood Program when needed. His research focuses on the nature of young children�s responses to literature, especially in the area of thematic interpretations. Prior to joining higher education, Dr. Ponder was a Chapter I Remedial Reading teacher and an elementary school teacher in Louisiana. Before joining the faculty at the University of West Georgia, he spent 11 years as a faculty member at Arkansas State University.
- B.A., Elementary Education, Louisiana Tech University, 1983
- M.A., Elementary Education, Louisiana Tech University, 1985
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- Ph.D., Reading Education, University of Georgia, 1992
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- Ponder, J. M. & Doheny, C. (2007). If not for points, then why read? Exploring the grandest purpose of literature. Affective Reading Education Journal, 24, 1-5. [View Publication]