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It's Not God's Fault:
Man Interprets Bible Wrong
Nathan Vandewater
From: "Nathan Vandewater"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Sent: November 24, 2001 11:35 PM
Subject: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
As a Christian I find your web site interesting. But there are some popular misconceptions about God and Christians on it. There have been many atrocities done to others in the name of religion, but that's not God's fault. It's mans wrong interpretation of the Bible. God can't be blamed for the wrong actions of others. He didn't make them do it. It's like saying that all the Muslims are bad because of a few terrorist.
Christians are often seen as "hypocrites" because we don't follow the Bible fully. Once we become Christians we aren't perfect. We try to live by the Bible's teaching but sometime we fail. But God knows our hearts and he can forgive us. It's never too late to accept Christ as your savior. There is no sin he can't forgive, except not accepting Christ as your savior. Thanks for reading this. I hope to hear back from you if you think I've erred in some way.
Thanks, Nathan.
From: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Nathan Vandewater"
Subject: Re: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
Date: November 25, 2001 2:24 AM
There have been many atrocities done to others in the name of religion, but that's not God's fault.
This is very true. God did not do any of this stuff. He cannot have, because He does not exist.
However, as a role model, the fictional character known as the Christian God has done great damage not only to humanity but to the individuals who have looked up to Him as a guide for living.
It's mans wrong interpretation of the Bible.
Okay, then, if the natural reading of the Bible is wrong (and thus almost all the people who read it come to this wrong interpretation you mention), then what are we to do? If reading the Bible comes to the notion that there's a despotic deity ruling the Universe who rewards humans for their good deeds, punishes them for their wickedness, and plays favorites with those within reach of his "Covenant," creating not one Humanity but two divisions, an "Us" and a "Them" (or a "Saved" and a "Lost"), then why should we promote the Bible? Why should we recommend the Bible as a guide for morals if reading it comes only to this wrong interpretation which you tell us is responsible for the behaviors unique to monotheistic religions?
Secondly, since it is the natural reading of the Bible that prompts individuals and groups to come to this wrong understanding which leads to the highly destructive behavior known as exclusivism, then what is the proper way to interpret the Bible? What is the key to reading the Bible so that we don't come to the awareness of a despotic, jealous, vindictive, petty deity who plays favorites and purrs and coos over the praises of "His people" (whom He bought with His own blood -- or whatever), all the while willing to cast into "Outer Darkness" those who are not "His people"? How on Earth could anyone read the Bible and not conclude that this is the deity that the Bible describes?
It's like saying that all the Muslims are bad because of a few terrorist.
The terrorists are the obedient ones. They are the ones who have followed all the Scriptures. The "good" Muslims (as you call them), like the "good" Christians (as I call them), have, for the most part, ignored and even shunned the basic foundational tenets of their religion in favor of their own very humanistic outlook (what is humanism but an ethical system that is admittedly developed by humans, having no pretense of having come about through supernatural means and -- most importantly -- always having the best interests of humanity in mind). If the difference between the Muslim terrorists and the "good" Muslims -- if the difference between the Falwells and Robertsons and the "good" Christians -- is the tendency to ignore and shun the foundational tenets of the religion (in both cases, obedience to a despotic, petty, exclusivistic deity in the monotheistic tradition), then what on Earth could be wrong with taking this move one step further and abandoning the religion altogether? Why not step off the pretense of religion and simply become humanistic?
If the difference between the "bad" and the "good" is the element of humanism, the tendency of the believers to stop believing and to start thinking, then the case that I have been making for all these years still stands.
Once we become Christians we aren't perfect.
I have met very few who were even an improvement. Most of them weren't even happier, but rather tended to become very bitter, at most. At minimum, almost all Christians have that touch of arrogance which comes from thinking you are one of God's special people (and that the rest of us are not).
Only if the Christian religion is true is it even of any advantage to the believer.
However, the Christian religion makes the very clear claim that the Christian religion makes people more moral. It also claims to make people happy. If this is clearly not true, then why should we suspect that the other claims, those claims which we cannot verify or refute, are true?
It's never too late to accept Christ as your savior.
Now, why would I want to do a thing like that?
There is no sin he can't forgive, except not accepting Christ as your savior.
Are you even paying attention to what you are saying, here? Can you see what you just said?
... if you think I've erred in some way.
The only truly unpardonable crime against humanity is to teach them the exclusivism of monotheism and to urge them to join an exclusivistic, two-tier monotheistic religious cult which fosters an "Us"-versus-"Them" mentality by dividing humanity into the false categories of "Saved" and "Lost," or "God's" and "not God's," or "Forgiven" and "Damned," or any number of other sets of terminology used to distinguish the "Us" from the "Them." It is this false division of humanity into clans based upon loyalty to a nothing that causes the atrocities of which I write when I denounce the Christian religion.
The atrocity you commit is to pretend that yours is the one interpretation that is different -- when you are simply interpreting the atrocious interpretation by means of that very same atrocious thinking that I have so carefully exposed and denounced on this web site. By pretending not to be an exclusivist you make yourself twice as culpable as the Robertsons, the Falwells, the Attas, and the bin Ladens, because at least these four never made the pretense of being anything other than exclusivistic monotheists.
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
Six years of service to
people with no reason to believe
From: "Nathan Vandewater"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Sent: November 28, 2001 11:20 PM
Subject: RE: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
The natural reading of the Bible is not wrong. It's the few who misinterpret it who are wrong. Many have read it and come to the correct meaning. If someone has questions or is confused about something they read, they should do more studying or ask several who might know. Martin Luther's deep studying started the whole protestant reformation. God doesn't play favorites. The Bible states He is not a "respecter of men". Which means he doesn't put any higher than any other. He uses people differently, but doesn't love them more than others. Read John 3:16.
The Bible is clearly not exclusive either. The Lord tells us to go out and witness to the whole world. Jesus also tells us he came to save the whole world. People have the choice to either accept him or reject him. It's our choice.
I don't know what Falwell or Robertson have said. You'll have to give me examples.
There are no such things as "bad" or "good" Christians, just forgiven.
If I wasn't a Christian I wouldn't care about what you believe and I wouldn't write you if it was meant to be exclusive.
Where does the Christian religion claim to make us more moral?
The Bible doesn't make us do anything. We still have free will, that's why we still sin. But God wants us to be moral so we try to be.
The Bible also clearly states to expect trials and tribulations during our life time. It's wrong teaching if someone tells you life will be easy once you become a Christian. No where does the Bible teach we'll be rich either. I hate when people preach that! God does promise we can have peace through the hard times though.
Did you ever see the movie "The Usual Suspects"? Kevin Spacey has a line that goes something like this: "The greatest trick Satan ever pulled was convincing people he doesn't exist".
I'm not pretending to not be an exclusivist. I'm definitely not an exclusivist! Hopefully you'll see that in my writings.
Thanks for replying,
P.S. Do you own a Bible?
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Nathan Vandewater"
Subject: Re: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
Date: November 29, 2001 1:39 AM
The natural reading of the Bible is not wrong. It's the few who misinterpret it who are wrong. Many have read it and come to the correct meaning. If someone has questions or is confused about something they read, they should do more studying or ask several who might know. Martin Luther's deep studying started the whole protestant reformation.
But, as I pointed out (and as you so aptly stated), most people still get it wrong. Most people read the Bible and, taking it at its natural reading, conclude that it is describing a despotic deity ruling the Universe who rewards humans for their good deeds, punishes them for their wickedness, and plays favorites with those within reach of his "Covenant," creating not one Humanity but two divisions, an "Us" and a "Them" (or a "Saved" and a "Lost"). Again I must ask, if, despite diligent study, people are going to come to this conclusion while reading the Bible (even Martin Luther came to this conclusion), then why should we bother? Why not simply teach the truth as we know it, teaching, for example, that no, there is no despotic deity ruling the Unifies in the way described, and we are not to divide ourselves into "Us" and "Them" classes (the "Saved" and the "Lost")?
The Bible is clearly not exclusive either. The Lord tells us to go out and witness to the whole world. Jesus also tells us he came to save the whole world. People have the choice to either accept him or reject him. It's our choice.
But then, once this has happened, are there, then, a "Saved" class and a "Lost" class?
And does the Bible not teach Christians to treat the "Saved" class differently than the "Lost" classes?
What is the Bible talking about when it teaches Christians not to "sup" with certain people (I assume the "Lost" classes)? What is the Bible saying about being "not unequally yoked, believer with nonbeliever"?
It is this very appearance of exclusivism that has prompted me to consider the New Testament as so much balderdash and brouhaha, that is, just a whole bunch of elephant talk.
I agree with you that exclusivism is wrong. However, the most compelling arguments for exclusivism are contained in the Bible itself. Where do you think the Muslims learned exclusivism? They picked it up from the Christians who learned it from the Jews. Monotheism is the great source of exclusivism. Thus, I think we would all be much better off if we would stop teaching exclusivism to one another and to replace that idea with some healthier human-made morality that has been widely tested and found to bring about the greatest likelihood of cooperation and mutual dignity. Since all doctrines are human-made anyway, we might as well go ahead and admit that what we're teaching is human-made and then just find the best we can come up with and teach that.
Did you ever see the movie "The Usual Suspects"? Kevin Spacey has a line that goes something like this: "The greatest trick Satan ever pulled was convincing people he doesn't exist".
Well, to that I can only respond that the greatest trick that Christ ever pulled was convincing people that he does exist! Actually, Christ himself did not do that, but powerful political opportunists did, hundreds of years after Christ existed (if, indeed, he ever existed). The Trinity and the currently popular Christology and the current notion of salvation by grace and the currently popular understandings of end times (all of these things) did not exist before C.E. 280 -- NONE OF THEM! None of these concepts as we currently understand them were developed at all until hundreds of years later, and some of these not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries!
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
Six years of service to
people with no reason to believe
From: "Nathan Vandewater"
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: November 30, 2001 10:40 PM
Subject: RE: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
God only punishes his children when we disobey. It's just like punishing your kids when they do something wrong. It's not to be mean to them, it's to prevent them from doing it again. But a lot of time people think God's punishing them when He's not. If I had sex with multiple partners and got herpies would God be punishing me? No, that's a result of me sleeping around.
When I read the Bible I don't see a "despotic deity". I see a God who loves me very much and wants what's best for me. There is no bad advice in the Bible.
We have to divide ourselves into saved and unsaved. If we looked at everybody the same, and didn't care if they were unsaved then we'd be letting them go to hell when they die. We're told to love everybody and letting someone to go hell isn't loving them. If I didn't love you I wouldn't be writing to you. Actually, I don't love you at all. I've never met you. It's God's love for you, with Him working through me, that compels me to write. That's how I know God exist. My love for God compels me to put others first and care about everyone.
Unfortunately, we will never save the whole world. We're told to try, but if you read Revelation, it won't happen, and Jesus has to make a second coming.
The Bible does not teach to treat the unsaved differently. Jesus restated the ten commandments when he was on the earth. 1. Love God with all your heart and 2. Love your neighbor as yourself. Your neighbor means everyone.
I don't know what Biblical passage your talking about when you refer to "sup". If you could give me a reference I'd be more than happy to look it up. The Bible does say not to "unequally yoked". We shouldn't (doesn't mean we can't) marry, be business partners, etc. with non believers. It's because we have different beliefs. Would you want to marry a Christian who wanted you to go to church all the time? If you think all teachings are human made which one do you think is the best so far? Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope to hear from you again, Nathan.
P.S. Also, what is your definition of "The meaning of life"? What are we supposed to accomplish if we all end up dead anyways?
From: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Nathan Vandewater"
Subject: Re: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
Date: November 30, 2001 11:26 PM
But the main punishment mentioned in the Bible is death. All die, even infants and fetuses, though it is hard to imagine that all have disobeyed. Punishment, in the Bible, is retaliation. For example, since the Rich Man in Jesus's story about the Rich Man and Lazarus most assuredly "learned his lesson," you would think that Abraham would have let him out of the Christian Hell. However, this is not what happened, according to the story. Thus, his punishment cannot be seen as having been inflicted to prevent him from doing something again. It can only be seen as a brutal act of sadism wherein the Christian God appears to enjoy the thought of His creatures roasting in flames forever and forever, world without end.
It is for this reason (among many others) that I find the Christian religion very difficult to swallow. I overwhelmingly suspect the Christian religion to be a monumental fraud, one of the cruelest hoaxes ever to have been perpetrated upon humankind.
The Bible does not teach to treat the unsaved differently. Jesus restated the ten commandments when he was on the earth. 1. Love God with all your heart and 2. Love your neighbor as yourself. Your neighbor means everyone.
In the Hebrew Scripture, the "neighbor" is distinguished from the Israeli.
And Jesus does teach his followers to distinguish between those who are Christians and those who are not. This is the entire point of the sermon of the Last Supper in John, and is a recurring theme in the sermons in Matthew 5-7, 10, 12, and 23. It most certainly is the commandment of Paul, as I cited for you in a previous letter. The epistles alleged to have been written by John are most adamant in this regard. I will not look these passages up for you, as it is not my burden to do your Bible studies for you. All I will say is that I reject the Christian religion, in part, because it teaches Christians to treat themselves much differently than they treat others.
The Bible does say not to "unequally yoked". We shouldn't (doesn't mean we can't) marry, be business partners, etc.
"Be ye not" is a commandment not to do something. I have never understood this to be optional (and neither have most Christians I have known) simply because the plain language of this passage does not provide for that option.
P.S. Also, what is your definition of "The meaning of life"? What are we supposed to accomplish if we all end up dead anyways?
Your question presupposes only a single one-size-fits-all "meaning of life." I cannot answer questions which contain presuppositions such as this without making it appear that I go along with the implied presupposition that everybody's life means the same thing.
Besides, what if we all end up dead? What if the truth was that that's what happens? What if we suddenly discovered irrefutable evidence that that's what actually happens, and everybody agreed, just like we agree that the Sun and Moon exist, and even you could not and did not deny it? How would this change your views on "the meaning of life?" Would it change how you live your life?
I don't believe something because that's what I want to believe (that we all end up dead). I don't believe something because that's what would make my understanding of reality meaningful (that there is no ultimate meaning; that the moment is all we ever have; that even the moment we now have will soon vanish as if it never was to begin with). If I see that the human "Self" is established by the brain, and if I watch my loved ones die, and we place them into the ground, there is nothing in that picture which gives me hope for an afterlife. Much as I would like for there to be one, I just don't have any reasons to think that is what happens. As far as I can tell, this is all we get. Everything I know about physics and biology and time and space and everything else points to the likelihood that we are organisms who evolved, and that we humans just happen to have evolved enough of a neocortex-to-body mass ratio to develop the abilities to amass learning over the centuries. We have amassed enough learning to see our role and our fate in the Universe. It's cold and lonely out here. But, there's no sense in worrying about it because (1) we're here right now and (2) there's nothing we can do to stay here for very long. So, we might as well do the best we can with what we've got. Nobody can do more.
I have a sneaking suspicion that everybody of the "age of consent" knows this. We don't want to know this, but we do. We try to hide it for a while, but the feeling just won't go away. If it did, people wouldn't need to keep reassuring themselves by going back to church week after week or by going out and, as that doubter Martin Luther's mentor once advised him to do, when he (Luther) said he just couldn't believe the Gospel: "Go out and preach it until you do believe." And so, by committing himself, week after week and developing his entire social structure around it, he finally thought he believed! He committed himself and so he had to tell people he believed. (In those days, you had better have told the authorities you believed!) But how many people know, deep down, that death is final? Probably most of us! But many people would go insane if they consciously contemplated this fact. Many others have developed the skill of soothing the emotions of those who don't want to face this bleakest of realities, and the people pay them well for their services (though their employers generally make sure that the ones who do the dirty work, who tell the dirty lies and watch the faces of the ones to whom they lie, see very little of the money they get paid).
But pretending that your husband is not really dead doesn't change the fact that he's dead. This is what we get for living. This is a crucial component to life. I don't like it, but when the time has come, I won't even remember that I was here and won't even know. The part of my body which establishes all knowledge and awareness needs to be alive and functioning, ablaze with electrical impulses and colloidal tension changes, or "I" do not exist. That's what I see when I look into the situation. Where I differ from others is that I am more interested in knowing what's really going on than I am interested in being happy. Or, put it this way: I have tried to lie to myself and that is one hell of a miserable life for me to lead. I won't do it. So, I took a vow to myself that I would try to find out what's really happening, and if I discovered something -- no matter how I felt about what I learned, I would accept what I discovered as fact. We can do a lot less when it comes to discovering truth, but I think nobody can do more: follow truth wherever it may lead. That's all I do. That's all I can do.
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
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Freshman Tea Juric had a double-double against UAB in Friday's victory for the Green Wave
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Tulane's volleyball team had a strong offensive showing, thanks in part to 18 kills by freshman Tea Juric and 17 kills by senior Cori Martone, to allow them to get past UAB in four sets on Friday night at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
The Green Wave (22-2, 8-1) dropped the second set on the night, 26-24, to UAB (18-10, 5-5), but won set one in extra points, 28-26, before capturing the final two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-22, respectively, for their eighth Conference USA victory of the season.
Tulane needed extra points in the first set despite outhitting the Blazers by almost 80 percentage points. But during the very next game, UAB evened things after Tulane managed to just hit .188 as a team. During the second game, there were 11 tie scores and five lead changes. It was the first game Tulane has dropped to an opponent since losing set one to Southern Miss on Oct. 18.
"The first two games, we didn't play as well as we wanted, especially on defense," said director of Tulane volleyball Sinisa Momic. "We had a few key points that Tea managed to score in game one. But in game two, our digging didn't go very well."
Coming out of the break with the match tied, Tulane regrouped and went on to play outstanding offense and defense. In set three, Tulane hit .316 as a team, while recording 19 digs and three team blocks. Martone, Juric and junior Anna Wruck all had four kills during the set, while the Green Wave held the Blazers to a match-low hitting percentage of .079.
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"We just managed to control our defense, and in the end, we finished with 22 more digs than UAB," added Momic. "That's a really good adjustment at the end against a really good team. We showed our character and figured out how to win, even in moments where we didn't play well."
Martone and Juric both had solid outings on the night, as they both managed to post hitting percentages above .300. Martone notched a hitting percentage of .324, while Juric was right behind her with an average of .317.
Freshman Sarah Strasner also had a stellar offensive showing, recording seven kills on just 12 attacks while posting no errors for a hitting percentage of .583.
Juric and Martone managed double-doubles on the evening, as they posted 14 and 11 digs, respectively. Senior Mel Mandelbaum also had a double-double, as she tallied a match-high 49 assists and 15 digs.
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American Apparel's board of directors has voted to remove Dov Charney as chairman and fire him as president and CEO.
American Apparel reported that its net sales for the fourth quarter were up 10% to $173 million and comparable-store sales rose 7% for the same period.


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I want to create a debian install disc that only installs the minimum software to get a web browser such as ice weasel to run in an x-windows environment.
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Love the enthusiasm Smokes but...
Lin comes in, drives and dishes, lobs to JJ and TC, and all of a sudden "he's a genius"... I can't co-sign that because IMO he had enough talent to get the ball inside more, and didn't... Lin did.
nobody penetrates, so we attempt low % fgs = mda suxorz
lin penetrates, creating high % fgs = mda suxorz
do they not offer logic classes at the schools you people went to?
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Apps, Services Enable Less Driving: Report [AUDIO]
The way people travel is changing, and it has been for a while. The shift is largely due to upgrades in technology, as well as programs that past generations never could have imagined.
In New Jersey, people reduced their driving miles by 2.1 percent since 2005, according to federal data. Today, especially for younger people, owning a car has become quite the hassle on the mind and the wallet. Technology like real-time apps, and services like carsharing, have started making it easier for folks to rely on other forms of transportation.
"Personal auto ownership used to be the clear ticket to mobility," said Jen Kim, State Director for the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG). "The new tools make it easier not to own a car or own fewer cars. New apps make it easy to catch a bus and ride unfamiliar routes. NJ Transit is installing Wi-Fi service in trains and stations."
NJPIRG's new report noted roundtrip carsharing services, such as Zipcar, enable subscribers to access cars located in their neighborhoods. More than 30 cities have programs where users can access bikes by the minute or by subscription.
"Approximately 40 percent of bikeshare members report reducing their driving, according to a survey of members," the report indicated.
Young Americans have consistently been the first to adopt and test these new technologies and practices, according to the report.
"This is the future," Kim said, adding that policymakers should "catch up" with the transportation shift.
The report provided a number of recommendations moving forward, aimed at steering funds toward programs and services the public clearly wants.
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Henry's out for a while, and I mean like, unconscious kind of out, so I'm taking over his lil' transmitter.
Hey there. I'm Heather, Heather Mason, and I am sort of a photographer too.
I don't do it for a living like Henry, it's sort of a hobby...
*male voice behind her, she sighs*
Shut up, Vincent! Go and read your bible or something!
*sound of footsteps rushing off*
...Where was I? Oh, right. Hobby. I got the hobby from Henry actually, he's an old friend of mine.
And Vincent's an old friend too, but you don't wanna know him. Really.
Um, what else should I be telling you?...
Um, I don't like boys. Should I tell you that? Nope? Shit. I also don't like cake. Or sweets in general. That's quite a useless information, right?...
*sound of Vincent, faint, from behind her again*
...What? I never had to socialize, you know? You wanted me to do this! You're telling me you can do better, four-eyes? Yeah? YEAH? Come on, bitch, if you dare...
*silence for a few moments*
...All righty. Oh! Right! Henry took a lot of candid shots of you guys, and he put them in a box labeled 'TO GIVE'. So anybody who knew him, you can come and pick it up at the Rabbit Burrow...
*Vincent's voice, even fainter, from behind her*
...Rabbit Hole. Blegh. Whatever.
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12/15/2013By Roo
Very nice, light weight duster!! Ordered a smaller size, per other reviews...still a bit big, but can wear heavier clothes underneath. Classy looking....I think it's just awesome, because I knew what I was buying, per all the reviews I read first. Would buy another in a heart beat!
06/06/2013By E
I too was disappointed when I tried this on. there is a straight cut duster and then there's a bad fit. This would be the latter. I didn't expect the fabric to be fleece, which combined with the bad fit really does make it more housecoat-like.
03/08/2013By Kimberly
Fits fantastic. Looks as good as the picture when worn. Designed AND Made in America!!!! Feels awesome. Blanket stitching is beautiful. Workmanship is quality. VERY proud to own my small piece of American Made art!! My husband loves me in it....Small is flattering and fitted on my figure! Buy it and love it!
02/09/2013By horse
Not flattering at all pockets stick out on side looks worst than a bathrobe returned very thin and itchy material colors are pretty
02/05/2013By Lee
This coat looked much better on the internet. I was pretty disappointed as the quality is just not there. I bought a duster 2 years ago from Rod's and it was much, much nicer for just about the same price. Colors are nice but that's about it!!
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Love it. I'm not sure what the dot rating was. I chose the middle to be safe.
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Come on people... It is as the description depicts......moderate weight!
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01/24/2013By Linz
I would agree with the other two reviews. Very beautiful, but fits like a bathrobe. Not form fitting at all. It's an expensive around the house coat.
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I just got this coat, not sure if I will keep it. It makes a better housecoat, then for outside. The color is pretty but it is thin. needs to be lined for a better fit. If I do keep it, it is an expensive housecoat.. I gave it 2 stars just because I like the color.
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I really liked what I saw in the picture but it fits more like a bath robe than a duster. The material is flimsey not like you would expect. The picture makes it look like it's more fitted but its just a straight, flat, robe.


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Joe Gaiter:What will you miss most about playing at East Carolina?'
Michael Brooks: The fans, I love the fans that ECU has, I never been to a (away) game without ECU being represented in the stands.
Joe Gaiter:How will you stand out coming from a school like East Carolina?
Michael Brooks: I will stand out because I know what hard work is, being the underdog in almost every game gives me a different edge than other players.
Joe Gaiter:You are projected to get drafted based on your speed and strength. What exercises do you do to continue to get better?
Michael Brooks: Mostly dynamic warm-ups is what I try to focus on during my training.
Joe Gaiter:What do you have to offer an NFL team?
Michael Brooks: What I have to offer to an NFL team is my hard work and dedication to the team, I have great speed and quickness but I feel my work ethic will be the thing that carries me for a long time in the NFL.
Joe Gaiter: What do you want your football legacy to be?
Michael Brooks: I want to be known as one of the best defensive linemen to play.
Joe Gaiter:What are some things that you learned from your college football experience?
Michael Brooks: One of the things that I have learned from college football is the next play mentality don't let anyone one play or situation get you down, or mess up the next play.
Joe Gaiter: Why should an NFL team draft you?
Michael Brooks:A NFL team should draft me because I would be one of the hardest working and physically gifted players that they would have.


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A new video starring the revamped Subaru XV has been relased by CarNews. The footage shows us the latest generation of the successful crossover model taking on with ease the snowy roads of the Hochsauerland region, in Germany, making the most out of its advanced four-wheel drive system.
The 2012 Subaru XV comes with a choice of two petrol and one diesel boxer engines: a 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre petrol units and a 2.0 diesel powertrain specifically developed for the European market. All variants will be mated to a chain-driven CVT gearbox (Continuously Variable Transmission) which provides for more lightness, compactness, superior fuel efficiency and wide ratio coverage. Fuel efficiency has also been improved through the adoption of Subaru's advanced new stop-start system, which uses a newly developed "change of mind control" function that can restart the engine within only 0.2 seconds from stopping.
As for the interior, the new XV uses high-quality leather, metal and fabrics, with a Multi-Function Display (MFD) that is placed in the upper middle section of the instrument panel. This device provides the driver with pop-up notifications about the continuous drive time, environmental factors such as outside air temperature or road surface conditions in the cold, and the status of the vehicle's various systems.


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When "American Idol" bigwigs decided two years ago to use their show's cultural influence to raise money for charity, "Idol Gives Back" became an instant success. Huge stars — from Brad Pitt to Snoop Dogg to Ellen DeGeneres — took part in the events and helped raise millions of dollars for causes around the globe.
So why have producers decided to take a year off from "Idol Gives Back"?
"When we're making three, sometimes four hours a week of broadcast TV, to add the actual weight of making a huge charity show on top of that, at the same time, stretches the team like there's no tomorrow," executive producer Ken Warwick told reporters Monday. "And it's really very, very difficult to keep the standard of the main show up as well as make ['Idol Gives Back'] something special."
Warwick said he plans to stage the charity special "every other year" from now on. "This is a difficult financial time for everybody, globally," Warwick said. "I think that the decision that was made was, 'Let's hold it over till next year and do it then.' "
Warwick also addressed another big change for season eight: fourth judge Kara DioGuardi . He described the songwriter as "young, opinionated and incredibly talented."
"It's just a question of mixing it up, slightly changing the dynamic," Warwick said. "If Simon hated somebody, then invariably, they didn't go through. This time, Kara and [artist id="1397″]Paula[/artist] — the two girls — if they thought someone showed potential, then they could kind of gang up on Simon, which was quite good TV."
How does Simon feel about the new resistance? "Miserable," Warwick said. "He doesn't like it."
Another plus, Warwick said, is the new judge's singing ability: "In the past, when the kid standing in front of you says, 'You sing it then, if you know so much about it.' This is the one situation where the judge has been able to say, 'All right … you should have sung it like this,' and show the kid exactly how they should have sung it."
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Cranial OsteopathyMiss Tamille Phillips is an an experienced cranial osteopath specialising in developmental conditions in babies and children. A whole range of complaints such as feeding difficulties sickness colic & wind sleep disturbance glue ear sinus and adenoid problems breast feeding problems and behavioural issues can all be helped using this gentle tried and tested treatment. It can also be used to treat back pain and neck pain in adults alongside traditional Osteopathic techniques.
Cranial osteopathy uses only very slight pressure on the skull to gently ease tension and allow the natural release of the cranial bones. Children and babies find the treatment relaxing and often fall asleep.
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Osteopathic manipulative treatment for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Cranial Osteopathy; Can it help your baby sleep?
As I write this my 18-month old son is fast asleep. All I can hear over the baby monitor is the gentle drone of a dehumidifier and the faint rasps of my wife's snoring and that's it. No crying no whimpering no yelling.
It's not always been this peaceful. For months Noah has struggled to sleep. Putting him down to bed is fine no problems there but after an hour or so of sleep he becomes restless and ends up crying for most of the night. As a result his mum and I both look like the walking dead and accidentally scare children and old ladies on the street by how ghastly we look.
Then a week or so ago one of my wife's friends suggested we try cranial osteopathy which she in turn mentioned to me. I was instantly sceptical for two main reasons: I inadvertently bit the inside of my cheek when trying to say 'cranial osteopathy' and I had absolutely no idea what it was.
Cranial osteopathy as it turns out with Google's help is the gentle manipulation of a baby or toddler's head and spine in order to make them more comfortable. Most effective on newborns and young babies as their skull bones are not yet fused it essentially seeks to correct any damage or slight alterations caused during childbirth especially if it was an assisted delivery or particularly fast.
The latter was the case when Noah was born from first contraction to birth took around three hours so to all intents and purposes he shot out like the Human Cannonball. The fact that childbirth was so quick was great for my wife but what we didn't realise was that the speed at which he came out could have caused a slight misalignment in his spinal structure resulting in him becoming unhappy when laid down for extended periods of time.
And so we took Noah to see an osteopath whose first words after placing her hands upon his chest was 'He's had breathing problems in the past hasn't he?' True: this time last year he was in hospital after suffering a particularly nasty bout of bronchiolitis. She then poked and prodded him for a bit as he lay there in what can only be described as some kind of tantric state of bliss most unlike his usual 'let's roll around and kick at the dirty nappy' self.
Mother-of-four Karen found herself in a similar situation with her youngest son Harrison and visited a cranial osteopath after she was recommended by a friend who was receiving treatment for migraines.
"She tried to get a picture of everything that Harrison had experienced so far" she says. "She spent 20 minutes working on him. She moved her hands slowly over his entire body focusing on his spine his legs and his head. Her hands barely touched the body; they seem to hover just milimetres above. Harrison actually fell asleep during the process which amazed me. He had never spontaneously fallen asleep before!"
Karen took her son's treatment a step further with she and her partner having a session themselves with the osteopath describing the experience as "wonderful and relaxing giving the most unusual sensation."
Upon leaving the osteopath I was rather less sceptical than I had originally been; especially when that night Noah slept like well like a baby. Karen also saw an improvement in Harrison especially when he had undergone a few sessions osteopaths usually recommend about three or four visits.
However Karen attributes some of the success to the effect the therapy had on her family as she explains. "I think we were caught up in a cycle of being over-tired fraught and anxious and no idea how to deal with this little boy who couldn't sleep. The therapy definitely helped us all to relax and form bonds again and this in turn meant we could understand Harrison a bit better."
Sarah Ockwell-Smith Director of BabyCalm Ltd deals with stressed and over-tired parents on a daily basis and has no qualms with recommending cranial osteopathy as an effective treatment. "Once I explain the science behind my suggestions most are very open minded" she says. "To be honest most parents would try anything if she thought it meant they'd get more sleep at night!"
Make no mistake cranial osteopathy is not the miracle cure for restless babies: but it can help correct the aches and pains that newborns and young ones might struggle to tell you about which cause them discomfort in the middle of the night. Sarah often hears positive feedback from people like Karen who are enjoying a better night's sleep.
So if you every grumble that your child not sleeping is a pain in the neck it might be worth visiting a cranial osteopath. It could be that you've just stumbled upon the exact reason for those restless nights.
Osteopathic manipulative treatment for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
John C Licciardone1 Angela K Brimhall2 and Linda N King3
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2 Department of Family Medicine University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth TX 76107 USA
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2005 6:43 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-6-43
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/6/43
Received:8 November 2004
Accepted:4 August 2005
Published:4 August 2005
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Osteopathic manipulative treatment OMT is a distinctive modality commonly used by osteopathic physicians to complement their conventional treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Previous reviews and meta-analyses of spinal manipulation for low back pain have not specifically addressed OMT and generally have focused on spinal manipulation as an alternative to conventional treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of OMT as a complementary treatment for low back pain.
Computerized bibliographic searches of MEDLINE EMBASE MANTIS OSTMED and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were supplemented with additional database and manual searches of the literature.
Six trials involving eight OMT vs control treatment comparisons were included because they were randomized controlled trials of OMT that involved blinded assessment of low back pain in ambulatory settings. Data on trial methodology OMT and control treatments and low back pain outcomes were abstracted by two independent reviewers. Effect sizes were computed using Cohen's d statistic and meta-analysis results were weighted by the inverse variance of individual comparisons. In addition to the overall meta-analysis stratified meta-analyses were performed according to control treatment country where the trial was conducted and duration of follow-up. Sensitivity analyses were performed for both the overall and stratified meta-analyses.
Overall OMT significantly reduced low back pain effect size -0.30; 95 confidence interval -0.47 -0.13; P = .001. Stratified analyses demonstrated significant pain reductions in trials of OMT vs active treatment or placebo control and OMT vs no treatment control. There were significant pain reductions with OMT regardless of whether trials were performed in the United Kingdom or the United States. Significant pain reductions were also observed during short- intermediate- and long-term follow-up.
OMT significantly reduces low back pain. The level of pain reduction is greater than expected from placebo effects alone and persists for at least three months. Additional research is warranted to elucidate mechanistically how OMT exerts its effects to determine if OMT benefits are long lasting and to assess the cost-effectiveness of OMT as a complementary treatment for low back pain.


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I'm reading up about the Knapsack problem on Wiki and it's associated problem, the subset sum problem. However, the language is a little vague, so I'd like to clarify about what exactly is going on here.
If I define my problem to be a set of positive integers only, to target a positive integer, is that still an NP-complete problem of the subset-sum/knapsack variant?


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Simply amazing,
This review is from: Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 (DVD)
I didn't know what to expect when I saw the previews. Steve Buscemi is an odd, but interesting actor, and I generally like most of the things that he has done. Well, from the opening chords and intro of the first episode, I knew that this would be something worth watching. With HBO, you know that you are going to probably get something that is pretty decent, but I have to see that this is one of the best series that I have ever seen, and I think the other reviews you'll see will give the show high praise.
I am surprised it has taken so long for the set to come out, nonetheless, a great gift even if it doesn't arrive in time for Christmas!
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Lots has happened to the video-sharing platform and become one of the most popular destinations on the web today. It not only transformed many industries, but reshaped them in a big way. A recent infographic published Tuesday on Visual.ly breaks down some of the most unusual YouTube metrics and stats for the video streaming service.
Getting right to it do you happen to know on average how many tweets sent per minute contain a YouTube Link? Exactly 400 Tweets per minute include a hyperlink to Google's video social network.
Do you know who the longest video belongs to? You might have guessed a couple of hours from a movie uploaded, an important documentary or even a well-known musician or celebrity. This recognition goes to Jonathan Harchick-whose video is 571 hours, 1 minute and 41 seconds long. The video is actually slideshow by Jonathan himself and the trip to Chili in 2009.
YouTube is more than just the millions of views for each available video or even the heated conversations or comments you will find frequently in section below.
Turns out Rebecca Black's and Justin Bieber are the social media darlings people dislike quite a bit. According to the visual graphic, Rebecca earned 3.1 million Dislikes while Bieber tallied 2 million.
Couple of impressive enhancements since the inception of the platform includes Google's auto speech recognition technology. It can translate 51 languages including captions. And of course there are many more features YouTube has available beyond this graphic.


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Jody's works of art
by Stuart Vose
Craddock forging ahead in painting career.
Former Sunderland man Jody Craddock is continuing to make waves in the art world as he prepares for life after football.
The likeable defender is about to clock up 10 years with Wolves and a testimonial is being planned by the club.
Now Craddock is approaching the next chapter in his life at the age of 37.
But the centre-back, who spent almost six years on Wearside between 1997 and 2003, has already made moves after setting up his own art business.
It's all systems go for Craddock, who has set up his own personal website – www.art-affect.com – to showcase and sell his work with a view to continuing to expand his portfolio.
"Art was something I always liked at school and I run it as a business," he explained.
"I'm as much into my art now as I was football when I started out.
"I aim to take this to new places and I've got some new stuff coming out which I'm really pleased with.
"The plan is to push it as hard as I can and it's something I'm really determined to do."
Craddock has always had a flair for art but he credits his move to Sunderland as the start of his burgeoning painting career.
The defender swapped Cambridge United for the Stadium of Light in August 1997, enabling him to invest in equipment to pursue his interest.
"It's not something I always had in mind, although I enjoyed painting as a kid," he explained.
"It wasn't until I came to Sunderland and had a bit more money that I could pursue my interest.
"I bought some of my own materials and decided to have a go at oil painting and see how I got on.
"I taught myself to oil paint and people started to see my stuff and take some interest."
Craddock returned to the Stadium of Light recently for the 1973 Gala Dinner, bringing with him a painstakingly-produced oil painting of the legendary cup-winning squad.
The defender admits it's one of the most complex works he's ever undertaken, with a staggering level of detail on show.
"It was one of the tougher ones, purely because the photo I had wasn't that crisp," he said.
"Usually when I do something like that I can zoom in on the faces on the computer to see all the detail.
"It's hard when you're working with a small area.
"I did another group shot when Wolves won the Championship and that's got even more players in – about 20, I think.
"I did some prints but kept the original, although I could have sold it four or five times over."
Not one to rest on his laurels, Craddock is busy bolstering his collection for a forthcoming exhibition of his work – including some works featuring a new line of subject material.
"There's a lot of portraiture and football stuff, but I've got a new exhibition coming up in the next few months and have a new collection for that.
"Strange as it sounds, it's sweets – close-ups. I'm really pleased with how [the paintings] are looking.
"It's the same as in football, all about getting contacts, pushing my work and getting it seen.
"I'm confident in my work but the challenge is to find people to display it and put it in galleries."


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2013-14 (Junior)
Outdoor Track and Field: Competed in six regular-season meets on the season, as well as the Conference USA Outdoor Championships...participated in the 100 meter dash and the 4 x 100 meter relay...scored points at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/18) in the 4 x 100 meter relay alongside Sherman Badie, Richard Allen and Devon Breaux, placing eighth with a time of 41.14, a time that ranked sixth in school history at season's end...anchored the season's top 4 x 100 meter relay team of 40.92 at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/19), a time that ranked fourth in school history at season's end...ran a personal-best time of 10.74 in the 100 meters at the South Alabama Invitational (4/12).
Prior to Tulane
2011: Ran track for the University of Memphis...took first place and set personal record in the 55m dash at the SEMO Invitational...registered 7 top five finishes in the 60m dash, set a personal record at the LSU Last Chance (6.75s), took first place at Hoosier Hills (6.94s), and placed fourth at the C-USA Indoor Championships (6.77s)...in the 200m dash took second and set a personal record at the SIU McDonald's (22.37s).
About Taurean Nixon
High School: Prepped at Southern Lab High...ranked No. 10 nationally in the 100 meters...was a state champion in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays...garnered a state championship in the 100 meters and recorded a second-place finish in the 200 meters in 2010.
Personal: A business marketing major...born Taurean Ellis Nixon on Feb. 7, 1991, in Baton Rouge, La....one of three children of Tedrick Nixon...father played football at Southern.


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Oct. 7, 2010
TUCSON - Head coach Niya Butts, senior Ify Ibekwe and sophomore Davellyn Whyte, members of the University of Arizona Wildcat women's basketball team, met with members of the media on Thursday to discuss the start of preseason practice on Mon., Oct. 4. Below is a brief transcript of the press conference.
Niya Butts - Head Coach
On the direction the program is heading:
"From a competitive standpoint, you want to win and you want to win at a high clip. From where I was and the team was at the beginning to where we are now, I do think we a progressing at a good pace. That's not only from a coaching side, an academic side, and a playing side but I think the fans will see it from a competitive side. You will see that we are not only getting to the top of the mountain but climbing over it."
"Starting Monday, it was everybody bringing that energy. Everybody is really on board with wanting to win. This team is committed to winning."
On what to expect from some of the new players:
"Shanita Arnold is one you didn't see play with us last year but she was practicing with us. She will make an immediate impact on the team from the guard spot. Taylor Dalrymple, a junior college transfer, is going to bring physical play to our inside game. Candice Warthen from Georgia, she's super quick."
"Erica Barnes is another one who will make an impact. Ify Ibekwe is one of the best post players I have ever had the honor of working with and Erica challenges her every day in practice. We have competitiveness at each position and that gives us a lot of depth."
On the impact of the newcomers and what it means to the veterans:
"Having Shanita come in at the point guard spot means that Davellyn Whyte doesn't have to do that. And Shanita can score, too. She's a good shooter; she can get the ball to her teammates. She's going to be a good scoring threat from the point and that takes a lot of pressure of Dav and Ify. Our core is going to be an exciting group and allow (Davellyn and Ify) to be able to take a step back, not from an aggressive standpoint, but allowing them to not have to play as many minutes."
"I think our guard position is pretty solid but I also feel that way about the post position. If Ify comes in and is not giving us what we need for her -not that I think that's going to be much of an issue - we have players that are not going to be liabilities. That's the nice thing about having depth and having talent at each position."
Ify Ibekwe - Senior Forward
On what to expect from this year's team:
"There's so much potential. The coaches have been recruiting and recruiting and trying to bring in the best here. I think people are going to be surprised."
On being leaders:
"We are just working on coming to practice and having a positive attitude and constantly talking. We want to be keeping that up all the way to May and hopefully everyone can catch on."
Davellyn White - Sophomore Guard
On changes from last season:
"From the first practice of last year to the first of this year, there is a big difference. We are transitioning through drills faster, and that might not seem like a big deal, but it is. The newcomers are learning really quickly. We just started well right off the bat and I think we're ready to go."
On filling the leadership position:
"Having a year under my belt, I knew what was expected from me. Knowing that Ify is getting ready to leave, I need to step up this year so that when she does, I can step in and there's not too much of a transition. I know it's a hard role but I'm ready to take it. I feel honored that it's just my second year and the coaches are willing to put me in this position."
On the team's depth:
"It helps us get rest but also allows us to compete now. We know that if we aren't doing our job on the court then we have a deep bench (of players) now and we are going to come out. It makes us work harder to stay in there."
The Wildcats began practice on Mon., Oct. 4 with the first exhibition game scheduled for Nov. 2 against Grand Canyon. The regular season will begin with a contest at Wichita State on Nov. 11. For tickets to the Arizona Wildcat women's basketball games, call 800-452-2287.


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For the week of
January 30, 2009
- carolinajournal.com
Reaction of the Week
RALEIGH — Wilson's $28 million Greenlight fiber-optic cable system could be obsolete before it's complete, sticking taxpayers and electric utility customers with the bill for the city's investment. That's the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief.
"By investing millions of dollars in this telecommunications project, Wilson city officials are irresponsibly risking taxpayer money," said report co-author Dr. Michael Sanera, JLF Research Director and Local Government Analyst. "The city should have stuck to managing its essential services, but since it is fully invested, all Wilson residents can do now is hope Greenlight can avoid the pitfalls of other city-owned fiber-optic systems across the country."
Greenlight offers Internet, phone, and television service. Taxpayers and electric customers bear the ultimate responsibility for Greenlight's costs, even though they would be least likely to benefit from the service, Sanera said. "City officials admitted from the start that the fiber-optic cable system was tied to the buzz words 'economic development,'" he said. "In other words, the city is treating Greenlight as another form of corporate welfare to attract new business."
Greenlight's price structure makes that corporate welfare focus clear, Sanera said. "Greenlight's fastest Internet service costs $300 a month," he said. "That's cost-prohibitive for the average homeowner, but it's significantly lower than the rate large business users pay Greenlight's competitors for similar service. It has been clear from the start that the city's promotional appeals directed to homeowners are a cover for another city corporate welfare plan."
CJ: More money for school lunchs questionedRALEIGH — Some state legislators want taxpayers to pay an extra $20
million in the next budget year to help local school systems offer
healthier meals to elementary school students. But the idea already has
raised some concerns from a chief N.C. House education budget writer.
CJ: State Supreme Court rules in zoning disputeRALEIGH — In a potential significant ruling, the N.C. Supreme Court has
overturned a lower-court decision about the standards necessary to
challenge the issuance of a zoning permit. The case involves several
Raleigh businesses challenging a special-use permit issued for the
construction of an "adult entertainment" establishment.
CJ: Need for efficiency brings specialization to campusRALEIGH — Are market forces about to fundamentally alter the
traditional relationships of professors to their students, to their
departments and universities, and even to their subject matter? This
issue was recently raised at a round-table conference sponsored by the
Pope Center for Higher Education Policy.
Legislature opens, same leaders re-electedRALEIGH — North Carolina legislators arrived Wednesday for a new
session sobered by the dismal national fiscal picture, but its leaders
sounded a hopeful tone they would act responsibly and help the state's
economy rebound. "Other states have mortgaged their lotteries, toll
roads and their futures for quick-fix cash to address short-term needs.
That is not the North Carolina way," re-elected House Speaker Joe
Hackney, D-Orange, told colleagues in his acceptance speech.
No more puffs? Legislature tries againRALEIGH — A proposal to ban smoking in restaurants, offices and
virtually any other workplace promises to be the focus of a bruising
battle between health advocates, tobacco companies and allies with
either side. Similar bills have been introduced in each of the past two
legislative sessions and one fell short of passing the House by only a
few votes in 2007. This year, backers say, the legislative ground may
have shifted enough to push the measure to passage.
Monday, February 02, 2009 at 12:00 PM, NoonShaftesbury Society Luncheonwith our special guest Mark J. PrakThe Good Guys, The Bad Guys, The First Amendment and Apologies to Fred Friendly
Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. General Reception-Cash Bar7:15 p.m. Dinner19th Annual Anniversary Dinner in the Trianglewith our special guest The Honorable Bobby JindalAmerica: An Agenda for the Future
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.A Headliner Event in Hickorywith our special guests Dr. John R. Christy and Dr. William H. SchlesingerA Forum on Climate Change: Opposing Views
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. General Reception-Cash Bar 7:15 p.m. Dinner19th Anniversary Celebration in the Charlotte Areawith our special guest Winston Churchill IIIRegister Now!
Capital Quotes
"We just drove right through the guard rail and went off the side of the mountain."— Wachovia economist Mark Vitner, describing the state of the North Carolina economy to the Raleigh News & Observer.
"This is just about two 'bridges to nowhere.' And it doesn't seem like it's quite enough for this growing state."— Sen. David Hoyle, D-Gaston, commenting to the Raleigh News & Observer about the $900 million of additional federal money for transportation and transit in North Carolina included in President Obama's proposed stimulus package.
"Hopefully they are just rumors. But we don't know that yet."— Lynn Bradley, a gun store owner in Waynesville, describing to the Asheville Citizen-Times fears that the Obama administration will restrict gun ownership. The concerns have led to a sharp increase in gun sales, with some counties reporting as much as a 90 percent increase in concealed weapons permit applications.
"I thought it would be nonthreatening, because most everybody likes apple pie."— Cumberland County Republican Party Chairman Ralph Reagan, talking to the Fayetteville Observer about his attempts to identify invalid voter registrations by mailing voters copies of his mother's recipe for apple pies. Reagan plans to challenge registrations that come back as undeliverable.
This week on C J Radio…
JLF's Roy Cordato discusses an upcoming global warming debate in Hickory, JLF's Joe Coletti reacts to comments from legislators over state zoo funding, Sens. Charlie Albertson and Richard Stevens react to comments by the General Assembly's Yana Samberg about the ineffectiveness of mandated car inspections, N.C. Men's League Executive Director Umar Muhammad discusses why basketball is a good vehicle for young men, and JLF's Daren Bakst discusses a Supreme Court ruling that casts serious doubt on N.C.'s taxpayer financing of campaigns.
This week on NC Spin…
Join moderator Tom Campbell
for another week of political discussion and debate on the most
intelligent television talk show in the state. Topic this week: The General Assembly and the issues and outcomes we can expect from this session. This week's panelists: John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation; Chris Fitzsimon of NC Policy Watch; Elaine Mejia, director of the NC Budget and Tax Center; and former House Speaker Joe Mavretic.
This week on At Issue…
Watch At Issue, hosted by Kim Genardo, Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Also available on the web at www.nbc17.com.
Material published here may be reprinted provided the
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According to my sheet of standard integrals,
$\int \csc^2x \, dx = -\cot x + C$.
I am interested in a proof for the integral of $\operatorname{cosec}^2x$ that does not require differentiating $\cot x$. (I already know how to prove it using differentiation, but am interested in how one would calculate it without differentiation.)


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Saying is a "new digital era" when it comes to sporting goods retailers, Sports Chek opened their first flagship retail store in West Edmonton Mall.
"Our new flagship store in West Edmonton Mall is the most digitally advanced and personalized retail experience in the world," said Michael Medline, President of Canadian Tire Corporation. "We have created an energy filled experience for anyone who is passionate about a great customer experience and shopping for an unparalleled array of sporting goods."
The new retail location will introduce customers to the latest in retail digital technology and all the leading brands and sports products. Customers will see the passion and thought that went into the design of this 80,000 square foot store.
What else will the store offer?
Sports Chek shares some details:
800 screens populated by 220 channels that display product images and deals, store-wide anthems, and community walls filled with local sports information.
470 individual screens
250 computers
25 large format tabs
80 tablets
Over 1,200 square feet of digital projection screens
About 250 staff members will use digital installations, all of the interactive technology and product displays to give shoppers a new shopping experience.
Check out the parent company www.FGLSports.com for more details.


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FQ: How did your creative journey start?
BB:'I was always a crafty kid, give me some crayons or glue and I would create a Picasso-
like masterpiece that my parents always displayed proudly about the house. I remember a turning point, however, about 18 years ago. A women my friends affectionately called ?Momma Albertsen? and I sat around stacks and stacks of fabric wondering how to make a quilt.
We scratched our heads, bickered over the instructions
and viewed the pattern from every conceivable angle yet still remained mystified. We painstaking and meticulously cut each piece with a plexi-glass template and a pair of scissors. Relentlessly hovering over a never ending pile of cotton, we completed our first quilt in a mere 3 years!
Fast forward several years and Momma Albertsen opened herself up a little quilt shop in Burlington, North Carolina. . Armed with a lot more knowledge of quilting and (thank goodness) ROTARY CUTTING skills she taught all those willing to learn! Admittedly, I was still a bit resistant bitterly recalling the amount of time it took to complete our first project, and didn?t quite have the fabric-fever for several more years!
By August of 2008, having developed said fever; I desperately wanted to design my own children?s bedding & quilt collections. With Momma A?s guidance, I ventured into the quilt e-commerce business to start paving my way. I will never forget Peggy; a Physician in Germany; was my first customer. I was immediately international! I even felt a little fancy! I have been so busy ever since that I hardly have time to sew!'
FQ: What does a normal day entail?
BB: 'My normal day starts about 4am! I tend to Burgundy Buttons for about 2 hours in the morning before getting ready for my day in Corporate America. When I get home, I am back at it for another 3 hours or so before hitting the sac. Needless to say, I haven?t watched TV in years!
Saturday mornings I have the limited luxury of spending time in my sewing room before getting out there and being active with my day. I have recently developed quite a fondness for potholders and pillows- as they are actually finish-able in the amount of time I have.'
FQ: What are the best parts about running the store?
BB: 'The best parts are seeing the amazing fabric and ?meeting? so many talented people! Julie Herman, Tracey Jacobsen, Rachel Griffith, Vanessa Christensen, the Fat Quarterly Team and so many more never cease to inspire me with their creative ideas. I am so thankful for their blogging as they really have nice projects out there for all levels of quilting.'
FQ: Are there any aspects of the job that you don't enjoy?
BB: 'Owning an e-commerce business does take up an exorbitant amount of time. I do hope to one day make Burgundy Buttons a full time endeavor and put the 14 hour days behind me.'
FQ: Do you have a favorite designer?
BB: 'Anyone who has read my blog knows that I am over-the-moon for Kate Spain. Being a scrapbook junkie as well, I can never go wrong with Basic Grey! I received an email once from Kate Spain thanking me for my support by carrying her collections. My friends still like to tell the story about how giddy I was when she signed her email with ?Hugs, Kate?! We now often end our emails, texts and IM?s with ?Hugs? in her honor.'
FQ: Are there any creative skills that you would like to learn.
BB:'I am always a little embarrassed when people ask for my help with a (non quilting) sewing pattern. I am one of those who can see something and sew it- but put a traditional sewing pattern in front of me and it might as well be in Greek.'
I am honored to have been sponsoring the Fat Quarterly from the beginning. To celebrate for the entire month of August, FatQuarterly readers can save an additional 10% off Burgundy Button's already amazingly low prices. Use promotion code FQ at checkout to save!


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LTE-capable Samsung Galaxy S III headed to T-Mobile?
T-Mobile is already selling its very own Samsung Galaxy S III variant, but it's the only one of the 'big four' carriers in the US that doesn't have an LTE network just yet. That will change though, as the magenta carrier will launch an LTE network in the coming months.
Obviously, none of the devices that TMo currently sells support LTE, so the carrier will have to bring out a whole slew of new smartphones that will be up to that task. Among them seems to be a Galaxy S III variant with LTE capabilities.
The Samsung SGH-T999L has been spotted getting certified by the Bluetooth SIG. Keeping in mind that TMo's non-LTE Galaxy S III has the model number T999, it stands to reason that this would be the follow up to that, with full LTE support in tow.
Unfortunately though, there's nothing to confirm this possibility yet. So all we can do is wait for new info (and rumors) to pop up regarding this matter. Or the T999L could make it to the FCC, where we'd definitively find out what its network support is.
In the meantime, all we can do is wonder whether this new Galaxy S III for T-Mobile, if real, will pack in some additional goodies aside from the LTE support, and what those may be.
Via TmoNews


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Jeremy Kemp Movies and Career Information
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Jan 03, 1935
Jeremy Kemp is an English actor. He is known for his significant roles in the miniseries The Winds of War, the film The Blue Max and the TV series Z-Cars. Kemp was born Jeremy Walker in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, the son of Elsa May and Edmund Reginald Walker, an engineer, and studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama. His TV credits include: Colditz, Space: 1999 and a number of other series such as: Hart to Hart, The Greatest American Hero, The Fall Guy, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Conan the Adventurer, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Winds of War, War and Remembrance and Murder, She Wrote. He played King Leontes in the BBC Television production of 'A Winter's Tale'. He also appeared as Cornwall in the 1984 TV movie version of King Lear opposite Laurence Olivier as Lear. His film roles include: Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, Operation Crossbow, The Blue Max, A Bridge Too Far, Top Secret! and Four Weddings and a Funeral. For a while, from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, Kemp had a prominent film career, usually appearing as second male leads or top supporting roles in films such as Operation Crossbow, The Blue Max and Darling Lili.
- Jeremy Kemp Movies before 2015
- Angels and Insects 1996
- Top Secret! (1984) 1984
- Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976
- Darling Lili 1970
- Unity
- Pope Joan (Die Paepstin) (1972)
- Belstone Fox
- King Lear
- Blue Max


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Cameron Spencer Wins POYi Sports Photographer of the Year Honors
Photographer Cameron Spencer of Getty Images has been named Sports Photographer of the Year at the 2015 Pictures of the Year International competition, organizers announced today. His portfolio included a variety of dramatic sports action and feature images from a wide array of sporting events, including the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Runners up for the award were second place winner Al Bello of Getty Images and third place winner Patrick Smith.
In other sports categories, first prize for a Sports Action photo went to Al Bello of Getty Images for his dramatic shot of New York Giants receiver making a one-handed touchdown catch.
The winners of other sports categories are:
Sports Feature: Robert Sabo/Getty (1); Cameron Spencer/Getty (2); Ricky Carioti
Recreational Sports: Jacob Ehrbahn (1); Sol Neelman (2); Austin Anthony/AP (3)
Sports Action: Al Bello/Getty (1); Alex Livesey/Getty (2); Joel Marklund
Winter Olympics: Lucas Jackson/Reuters (1); Joel Marklund (2); Ezra Shaw/Getty
Sports Picture Story: Jacob Ehrbahn (1); Cristina Aldehuela (2); Yasuyoshi Chiba (3)
Judging for the POYi competition began at the University of Missouri on February 2, and will continue through February 20. Sports photo categories fall under the competition's News Division. Judging of Reportage Division entries begins tomorrow.
Brad Vest Named Newspaper Photographer of the Year at 2015 POYi Competition


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When I first heard the full name of the ivee Bedside Assistant and heard its dulcet voice, I was thinking of a very different product than an alarm clock. Scheduled to be shown in January at CES, ivee is a voice-controlled alarm clock that eliminates all the fumbling with buttons, and making sure the rocker switch is in the right position. Instead, ivee lets you tell it — literally, tell it with your voice — exactly what time you want to get up, and then order it to sing you to sleep.
One must hope that the army of dogs, babies, and attack helicopters obviously attacking our poor dorm room hero in the video are not waiting for you in the morning when you say something rude to your robotic sleep overlord instead of kindly thanking her for the wakeup call. While she may not be as entertaining as Apple's Siri, ivee looks like it's a lot better than the air raid siren that currently rousts me from slumber, and we can all fear the next generation of technology, where they successfully generate an AI that can emulate your mother getting you up for school.
Seriously, though, what's the world of technology coming to? The hottest CE product of the year is a thermostat, and one of the coolest new toys we've seen in ages is an alarm clock? What's next? A revolutionary new toaster?


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You may have noticed that we're hardly perpetual rays of sunshine around here, but even so, we seem to spend a lot of our time enthusing about one gewgaw or another. Doubtblush exists to make it clear that we do not, in fact, like everything.
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- Comprehensive city tour of Chicago
- Learn about Chicago's neighborhoods, culture and history
- Enjoy a personal deep-dish pizza at one of the most famous pizzerias in the city
- Panoramic views from Lincoln Park Conservatory and Adler Planetarium
- Hotel pickup included
What You Can Expect
Customer Reviews
October 2012
The Best of Chicago Tour was very interesting and informative, but I had to pay for my own Deep Dish Pizza and as it says above Including a Deep Dish Pizza, I thought this was inclueded in the price.
September 2012
Really disappointed by this trip. First of all, no one collected at our hotel as previously arranged so had to get later trip. Southern side of tour has no real places of interest, mostly warehouses turned into apartments. The northern side had more well known places to see. We were on the bus for just over four hours and were never offered the pizza. The lady who took our tickets said she would come back with a voucher for us for the pizza, but she never returned. I wish we had booked one of the other tours instead. Had lost the will to live after the four hours sat on a bus!!!
July 2012
If you want to know all about the Obama's lives or that of your drivers. This is the tour for you. Or just want to take the tour of the South side, he didn't have much to say about North Side. I was looking for a more informative about city history than I received. Bus was very clean and comfortable.
June 2012
First of all, This trip was only for 4 hrs and not 5.5 hrs. also, they showed almost everything from the bus. There were just 2 stops for the sake of it! The audio quality was very poor so we could not here wht the guide was saying! Worst part was, they did 2 hrs north tour , came back to tour start point, took other passengers for the south tour, and started the tour back again. This whole process ate up half an hour of our tour! I would never recommend this tour to anyone!