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Issue No.02 - February (1990 vol.39)
pp: 266-269
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/12.45213

A systolic array for enumerating keys in n keys in 3n-1 time steps is introduced. This array has unidirectional data flow and achieves the maximum data pipelining rate. Modifications of the array for solving the closest-neighbor problems in computational geometry are presented.

design; unidirectional systolic array; key enumeration; unidirectional data flow; maximum data pipelining rate; closest-neighbor problems; computational geometry; cellular arrays; computational geometry.
F.-C. Lin, K. Chen, "On the Design of a Unidirectional Systolic Array for Key Enumeration", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol.39, no. 2, pp. 266-269, February 1990, doi:10.1109/12.45213


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You gotta
Stand tall and cut away the ties
Drop walls and hold that head high
The world is fast and youth ain't gonna wait
So grab a hold before it gets too late
Bare your soul and strip away the cold
Of withered life that past so grey and old
Cause all the pain that's filled these eyes you see
Has only made them bleed just recently
Tears that made me
Ashamed to be me
But that gave me strength to see me
Lit a spark that
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Time to see, believe this in me
This pain that i feel deep inside
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- A character with wings and an hourglass appears on the stage and identifies himself as "Time."
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Brisolara said Derrick Wayne Le, 28, was following too closely to another vehicle Friday on Interstate 10 when a deputy stopped him in Biloxi.
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A man who stole a blind man's iPhone before forcing him to buy it back has been jailed for two years and nine months.
Zach Zeto approached the partially-sighted man, who is registered blind, on the platform at Mitcham Junction tram stop and asked him for the time.
When the victim got his iPhone 5 out to look at the time, Mr Zeto snatched it out of his hands and demanded cash to get it back.
When the man didn't have enough money, he forced him to go to a cash machine to withdraw more money. When the man alighted at the station to do so, Zeto stayed on the train, taking the phone and change with him.
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Zeto, of Mulholland Road, Mitcham, was jailed for 33 months after pleading guilty to two counts of theft at Blackfriars Crown Court on Monday.


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Producers: Glenda Gaitz and Jonathan Harley
They're so young, so full of life and behind the wheel, so deadly.
They love their cars, they think they're invincible. They're not.
Two P-plate drivers are killed every week.
No wonder parents are scared, driving a car is the most dangerous thing a teenager can do.
And science can tell us why.
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INTRODUCTION - PETER OVERTON: They're so young, so full of life and, behind the wheel, so deadly. They love their cars, they think they're invincible. They're not. Two P-plate drivers are killed every week. No wonder parents are scared, driving a car is the most dangerous thing a teenager can do. And science can tell us why. It seems their brains are not fully-equipped to handle all the pressures involved. In fact, on the test track you can see it. A 17-year-old driver is more reckless, less in control, than a 19-year-old. So, armed with this information and high-tech cars, the experts are now devising new ways to save these precious lives.
STORY - PETER OVERTON: A car full of teenagers out for the night. They're good kids, stone sober, obeying the law. But right here, right now just being in this car is the most dangerous place they can be.
BROOKE PRATT: All I remember is just before the crash and the car started to slide and going sideways.
PETER OVERTON: Brooke Pratt has lived through the horror of a devastating road crash.
BROOKE PRATT: We were doing about 180km/h and by the time we hit the tree it would have been about 160km/h. And then just bang, like, it's just so fast.
PETER OVERTON: Her three friends died around her as she lay trapped in the twisted wreckage. Brooke was a passenger, how she survived at all is extraordinary. You slid, the police say, for 75m in that car.
BROOKE PRATT: Yeah, doesn't feel like that. I can't explain how fast it is and how scared you are, especially being trapped and not being able to move and hearing their phones ringing, knowing they were dying and screaming and saying, "Don't, answer your phones, wake up, wake up."
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: This is too much. This has got stop.
PETER OVERTON: Road safety veteran Professor Ian Johnston has spent 40 years finding ways to stop teenagers doing deadly things behind the wheel.
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: They believe they're capable of doing almost anything. They don't believe that speed matters. They love the risk-taking.
PETER OVERTON: And they're killing themselves?
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: And they're killing themselves in very large numbers.
PETER OVERTON: The numbers aren't just large, they're staggering. Two Aussie P-plate drivers die every single week. The biggest killer of our youth and a national tragedy. Now science is suggesting a major cause lies in the teenage brain.
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: Peter, what we've got here is a 3-D model of the brain.
PETER OVERTON: New research reveals the human brain hasn't fully developed till the age of 25.
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: Now if we look at the brain of someone under the age of 25.
PETER OVERTON: And until drivers reach full maturity, they are an accident waiting to happen.
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: That whole green section is the frontal lobe and that's the bit that controls emotions, controls risk-taking, controls decision making and the research is saying that it develops quite slowly. But as a generalisation, the 18-year-old brain is more mature in those areas of risk-taking and decision making than a 17-year-old brain.
PETER OVERTON: Behind the wheel, that one year can mean the difference between life and death. To test this theory, we put a group of young drivers through their paces.
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: The thing that research shows about young drivers is it's both inexperience but also that overconfidence that comes with being young and the thrill of risk taking.
PETER OVERTON: First cab off the rank is 19-year-old Trent. He approaches the course with caution. Trent takes out one pedestrian on the straight.
TRENT: Oh, just killed him.
PETER OVERTON: But successfully avoids another we concealed on a blind corner. Ellyse is 18. Being a female, she's naturally more cautious driving a lot slower. But her skills still don't match Trent's. Then along came Craig. At 17, he's full of bravado and attitude. CRAIG: I'm just going to try to floor it a bit - be a race car driver.
PETER OVERTON: And what a difference - the driving gets erratic... ..and then downright reckless.
CRAIG: (LAUGHS) Nailed him! He's obliterated. Is he dead?
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: Oh, he's not well, he's not well. How did you feel about that, Craig?
CRAIG: Yeah, it was fun.
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: It was fun?
CRAIG: Yeah.
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: What if that had been a real person?
CRAIG: Well, he'd be dead and I'd be in jail.
PETER OVERTON: What's your attitude out there as a young driver - is it, "I'll be alright, I'm a good driver"?
CRAIG: My attitude, I'm a bit cocky with myself, sometimes. I think I'm a bit better than I really am and I tend to make mistakes a lot.
PETER OVERTON: You know how many P-platers are dying?
CRAIG: A lot, because they're probably trying to show off to their mates as well.
PETER OVERTON: Let me tell you, two every week.
CRAIG: Yeah. I don't wanna be one of em.
PETER OVERTON: It's results like these that have road safety veterans like Ian Johnston calling to raise the national licensing age to 18.
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: There's no doubt the higher we make it the less death there's gonna be. Because the real danger period is when they first start to go solo and they think they're bulletproof and can do almost anything.
PETER OVERTON: Was he bulletproof?
SARAH WATTS: He thought he was, and I believed it too. I thought he was invincible. Never dreamed that anything like this would happen to him.
PETER OVERTON: Nathan Watts was just 16. Another statistic mourned in another roadside shrine. Another family gutted by the loss of a son, a brother.
SARAH WATTS: Overwhelming. It still hasn't sunk in. Still don't believe it.
PETER OVERTON: Do you know what speed Nathan was doing?
NATHAN'S DADS: Over 100km/h, and it was just one stupid mistake. PETER OVERTON: Just weeks ago, Nathan and his mate Jack Muir slammed into this telegraph pole at high speed and were killed instantly. Nathan had pinched his mum's car to drive to a party after midnight, a young bloke living life in the way-too-fast lane.
SARAH WATTS: And I said to him, over and over again, just to slow down because they don't realise, kids don't realise how hard it is for us.
PETER OVERTON: What would he say back to you?
SARAH WATTS: Stop trying to play mum. He'd say, "Oh, you're not the boss of me." and now I know he would be saying, "I'm sorry."
PETER OVERTON: But even with kids like Nathan dying on our streets every weekend, the attraction of powerful cars and high speed can prove irresistible. It's two years since Brooke Pratt watched three friends die in her own terrible accident. For her, the sight of teenagers spending a Friday night hooning in their cars is hard to take.
BROOKE PRATT: I just wanna target all these little bastards and just grab them and just shake them and say, "What is wrong with you? These people, I don't know what is going on in their brains.
PETER OVERTON: I know when I was 17, I was pretty overconfident myself. It seems teenagers never change but if we're to keep them alive maybe their cars have to. I learnt to drive in a car just like this one. Safety-wise its pretty basic - seat belts and that's about it. These days most new cars have anti-lock brakes and airbags as standard. Maybe one solution is staring us in the face - teenagers are driving cars that are simply too old.
JOHN CADOGAN: Your average young driver is driving a 15-year-old car. They're a decade and a half behind the eight ball on safety technology and it kills them.
PETER OVERTON: Motoring consultant John Cadogan reckons these new cars are the single greatest weapon in the fight to bring down our teenage death toll.
JOHN CADOGAN: This is what we are talking about, Peter, if every new driver in Australia drove a modern car like this with airbags and stability control, the death rate would plummet overnight.
PETER OVERTON: But financially this isn't feasible.
JOHN CADOGAN: You spend the $20,000 on a new car or you get a bunch of dead teenagers. It's that simple.
PETER OVERTON: But soon, car safety could be completely idiot-proof. I'm road-testing the future - a hi-tech version of your satellite navigation system that not only monitors your location and controls your speed as well.
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: This will revolutionize young driver safety.
PETER OVERTON: It might be big brother, but it simply won't allow me to break the law. Okay, well, we're in a 50 zone now heading towards a 40km/h school zone I'm going to put my foot down and try and keep going at 50km/h There you go, I can feel the power come off, the fuel flow has decreased and this system has stopped me speeding. I cannot go any faster, no matter how hard I press the accelerator. That's pretty amazing. So the question is, what's more important - saving young lives or restricting their freedom?
PROFESSOR IAN JOHNSTON: That is exactly the question through the whole of road safety. It's that kind of balance. Would it save lives? Yep. What are the downsides and will society wear the downsides?
PETER OVERTON: Technology and legislation can do so much but there's nothing like a real-life horror story to grab a teenager's attention.
BROOKE PRATT: I had 13 broken bones, internal bleeding, my lungs were squashed flat so I couldn't breathe. I was put in a coma for two weeks.
PETER OVERTON: Brooke Pratt now shares her confronting story in schools for the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service.
BROOKE PRATT: You won't see it coming, it happens so fast. Within a second you could be dead or you could have your best friend dead and it is not worth it, trust me.
PETER OVERTON: There is much to be done but those who have lost friends and family to the road, are left only with the all-too-inadequate reminders of lives lost so young.
SARAH WATTS: This is all I have left of my brother, the bracelet that I gave to him. And people... the young kids don't realise that this is not enough. This... I can't hug this the way I hugged Nathan.
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Bay Area rents are hitting their highest levels ever, according to a report Wednesday, and they're being pushed up by demand from an improving jobs market and the lingering hangover from the housing recession.
Record rents were found across the region -- from Walnut Creek to Oakland to San Jose, according to a report by RealFacts, a rental information service that analyzed rents in apartment complexes with 50 or more units.
"They are absolutely at all-time highs," said RealFacts spokesman Nick Grotjahn.
In San Jose, the average monthly apartment rent jumped 10.1 percent to $1,811 during the past year. That tops the previous high of $1,674 set in 2001.
San Jose wasn't the only Bay Area city setting a record: Oakland saw a 14.4 percent rise to $1,835; Walnut Creek an 11.9 percent leap to $1,620, and San Francisco a 12.9 percent jump to $2,734.
Experts attribute the rent increases in part to the region's improving job market, particularly in the tech sector.
"What's going on here? It's jobs," Grotjahn said.
An equal force behind the soaring costs of apartment living is the housing market, which has yet to fully recover from the financial crisis of 2008, experts said. In many cases, those who want to buy a home can't get a loan and are forced to rent. Others, still not confident that the economy is fully on the mend, prefer not to own right now. And in some communities, the lack of houses for sale means renters can't find homes to buy.
Soaring rents may benefit landlords, but they aren't good for the overall economy, said Richard Carlson, chairman of Spectrum Economics, which has offices in California.
"What it means is you've got millions of people who would normally buy forced into the rental market and they bid the rents up," he said. "People are forced into smaller and smaller units. They are paying a higher and higher percentage of their income for rent. And that means they can't spend money on other things, so everybody is hurt. This is happening everywhere (in the nation)."
Increasing rents are squeezing Bay Area residents like Claudia Gardetto, who lives in a two-bedroom Fremont apartment with her husband and three children for $1,300 a month.
"We've been wanting to rent a three-bedroom house," she said. But homes in areas that are appealing to the young family have rents ranging from $1,800 to $2,200 a month. "I don't want to pay that much for rent," said Gardetto, who works as a patient advocate in a health clinic.
And they don't want to move to Tracy, where rents are much cheaper, because it would mean she and her husband would have long and costly commutes to jobs in the Bay Area. Meanwhile, buying a home is out of the question.
"It's hard to save money to even put a down payment on a house," she said.
Rents have risen steadily since the second quarter of 2010 in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa, RealFacts said.
In Santa Clara and San Benito counties, rents have jumped 5.6 percent from the first quarter, to $1,961 a month, RealFacts said. That's the biggest quarterly increase among 44 metro markets tracked by the Novato company. Rents in the region that includes five counties -- including Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa -- were up 3.1 percent, from $1,753 a month to $1,808, the company said.
The incessant rent increases could slow this summer as many people lock in one-year leases before the start of the school year, said Ron Stern of Bay Rentals in San Jose.
"I don't see major increases a year from now," he said.
And landlords are apt to keep rent hikes to a minimum if they have tenants they like. "They are not going to charge more if the tenants are good," Stern said.
Still, the rental market now is as tough as he has ever seen it, he said. So renters need to act quickly if they see something they want.
"If you see a place you like and you don't take your checkbook out and write a check, chances are it's gone," Stern said.
Rents in some smaller complexes are negotiable, he added, depending on the renter's credit history. "They're looking for good tenants, as opposed to huge rent increases," Stern said.
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GERARDMER, France — In a solo breakaway, Blel Kadri gave France its first stage winner at the Tour de France in the entree to the Vosges mountains on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Vincent Nibali extended his lead over his biggest rivals except an important one: Two-time champion Alberto Contador.
Over two minutes back, an attacking Contador dueled with Nibali to capture second place at the uphill finish of a rainy 161-kilometer (100-mile) ride from Tomblaine to Gerardmer La Mauselaine ski resort. Contador gained only seconds on Nibali, and was still 2 1/2 minutes behind him, but the threat was loud and clear.
The overall standings changed after Stage 8, with mostly strong climbers at the top.
Kadri, sensing his looming victory in the last kilometer, clasped hands in joy with a staffer of his AG2R Mondiale team, who was alongside him in a team car. He kissed his fingers to the crowd and smiled broadly at the line.
"Today was my day, and I'm really, really, really happy," he said after his maiden Tour stage win. "We work all year for good performances in this race. ... Today it paid off."
Kadri emerged from a five-man breakaway that chiseled out a lead of as many as 11 minutes. None of the breakaway riders threatened Nibali's yellow jersey: The highest-placed among them started the stage nearly 26 1/2 minutes back.
Contador attacked as he and Nibali passed under the red flag marking one kilometer to go. But the Italian couldn't be shaken — hewing right on the Spaniard's back wheel except for Contador's final surge at the line.
"I'm not explosive, but I held my own," Nibali said. "I tried to respond as best I could to his attack ... he moved a lot, I really wanted to stick close to him ... in the last 100 meters he accelerated a lot."
The ride featured three mid-grade climbs in the first of three days in the mid-sized Vosges range near the German border.
American Andrew Talansky had trouble and lost time in the title chase to other contenders. In the final ascent, he skidded off the wet road and fumbled — with help from a fan — to repair what seemed to be a problem with his bike. A race medical report said he had multiple contusions.
Talansky, the Garmin-Sharp team leader, finished more than two minutes behind Nibali and Contador, and trailed the leader by 4 minutes, 22 seconds in 16th place overall. He started the ride in eighth, 2:05 down.
Overall, Nibali led Astana teammate Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark in second by 1 minute, 44 seconds. Australia's Richie Porte of Team Sky, who finished fourth on Saturday, was 1:58 back in third. Spain's Alejandro Valverde was fifth, 2:27 adrift, and Contador was sixth, 2:34 behind.
The breakaway five chiseled out their maximum lead with about 50 kilometers (30 miles) left, and the pack began to accelerate. With around 25 kilometers left, the lead dwindled to 4 1/2 minutes. France's Sylvain Chavanel pressed the pace among the five in front, then Kadri overtook him, pedaling alone up the final climb.
There were fewer crashes than in recent days. Before the stage, Swiss rider Mathias Frank, the leader of the IAM Cycling team, withdraw because of broken left femur in a crash on Friday. Frank, who was runner-up in the Tour de Suisse last month, underwent surgery in Geneva on Saturday.


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For sale various items as I am moving out of San Pancho.
- 28inch Toshiba LCD TV, purchased June 2011, and used very little. In excellent shape... includes all manufacturer accessories. $200 or best offer.
- Large green glass vase with stand, about 30inches tall. $30 or best offer.
- Dining set with 4 chairs, wood and in good shape. $60 or best offer.
- Osterizer heavy duty blender, chrome with all accessories. Used only 2 months and in great shape. $75 or best offer
- Solarstar heavy duty juicer, used very little and in excellent condition. $158 or best offer.
- Weber "Smokey Joe" grill, kettle type used for charcoal. Brand new, never used. $60 or best offer.
- Acer laptop computer with Windows Vista, about 3 years old. $100 or best offer.
- Large wooden salad bowl set, with 3 smaller condiment bowl. $20 or best offer.
- Electronic foot massager and foot bath. $10 firm
- Chaise Lounge with green cushions. $75 or best offer
- And more...cheaper than K-mart!
Must sale all by 12/18/2011 as I am moving out of San Pancho. If interested, please contact me, Amanda, directly at 322-182-7783.
Or come by Friday 10-3 and Sat. 10-2. Located to the right of the Municipal Building on Calle Cuba across from the Plaza
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'Ted' Claws Way to Top of Box Office
A pair of R-rated new releases ruled the North American box office, demonstrating that adults are still eager to head to the movies when presented with attractive options.
"Ted," from Comcast Corp.'s Universal Pictures, and "Magic Mike," from Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. Pictures, respectively earned $54.1 million and $39.2 million, according to early studio estimates. It's the first time two R-rated movies have both opened over $21 million in the same weekend, according to Dan Fellman, Warner Bros.' president of domestic distribution.
"It's one for the books," said Mr. Fellman.
R-rated films tend not to perform as well as films that are open to a wider number of patrons. For instance, this year's top-grossing film, Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios' "The Avengers," is rated PG-13, as are the coming superhero films 'The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Dark Knight Rises."
"Ted," about a man and his foul-mouthed talking teddy bear, is the first live-action feature from writer-director Seth MacFarlane, best known for creating the animated television show "Family Guy."
The opening of the roughly $50 million film, which was financed by Media Rights Capital and sold to Universal, is the biggest debut for an original R-rated, non-sequel since "The Hangover," which opened at $45 million. Overall, it is the eighth-highest opening for an R-rated film and third-highest opening for an R-rated comedy, according to the box office division of Hollywood.com.
Relativity Media LLC is also a partner in the film.
Nikki Rocco, Universal's president of distribution, credits much of the success of "Ted" to the film's clever marketing campaign and the film itself, as indicated by the broad audience demographic that bought tickets. According to exit poll data provided by the studio, "Ted" appealed primarily to males, who made up 56% of the audience, and ticket-buyers over the age of 30, who made up 52% of the audience.
In second place, the male stripping drama "Magic Mike" grossed $39.2 million from 2,930 locations. The film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Channing Tatum as a male exotic dancer living in Tampa, Fla.
The $7 million film, which was acquired by Warner Bros., appealed primarily to females, who made up 73% of the audience, and those under the age of 35, who made up 57% of the audience.
The weekend's other new releases were more mixed. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection," from Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, grossed $26.4 million from 2,161 theaters — a sum in line with other titles in Mr. Perry's "Madea" franchise. However, the family drama "People Like Us," from DreamWorks Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Co., debuted in 10th place with $4.3 million from 2,055 theaters.
Last week's top-grossing film "Brave," from Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, dropped to third place, earning $34 million. The film's cumulative gross now stands at $131.7 million.


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Henry V
by William Shakespeare
Henry V Family Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Line)
Quote #7
Not today, O Lord,
O, not today, think not upon the fault
My father made in compassing the crown.
I Richard's body have interrèd new
And on it have bestowed more contrite tears
Than from it issued forcèd drops of blood. (4.2.303-308)
Henry is always afraid that his family's history will come back to haunt him. The night before the Battle of Agincourt, he prays to God and begs him not to punish him for his father's sins – stealing the crown from Richard II and having him murdered. Although his father's actions are responsible for Henry inheriting the English crown, Henry worries that these actions will ultimately cause his downfall.
Quote #8
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition; (4.3.62-65)
This speech has become famous for the way it gives voice to the idea that soldiers become a family (specifically, a brotherhood) when they experience combat together.
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I pray you, then, in love and dear alliance,
Let that one article rank with the rest,
And thereupon give me your daughter.
Take her, fair son, and from her blood raise up
Issue to me, that the contending kingdoms
Of France and England, whose very shores look pale
With envy of each other's happiness, (5.2.357-363)
Henry's marriage to Catherine is an important part of the peace treaty because the marriage unifies England and France. If Henry and Catherine can produce a son (which they will), then he'll also one day rule both countries.


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Linda M. Downing
Popular Dr. Phil holds a belief that goes well with Women's History Month: "You teach people how to treat you." Unfortunately, we may have only now reached a time in history when more women can act upon that wisdom. And, even now, the power to change circumstances and cultures eludes most trapped souls. The strong must speak for and carry the weak.
In a March interview for Parade magazine, we learn of three strong women - Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook; Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state; Anna Chavez, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA - who are collaborating in a public service campaign, which among other things, seeks to ban the word "bossy" as a negative label for young girls. They are aware of the power of words. For too long, say these women, take-charge boys are said to have "executive leadership skills" while girls are called "bossy" - and worse.
Sandberg points out that only 4 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women and that the number has been stagnant for the past 10 years. Meanwhile, much of the church world would not allow these female CEOs to hold the office of deacon, citing the Bible as backup, either deliberately or ignorantly failing to acknowledge that the Apostle Paul lists at least one woman in every category of ministry - and that was in the midst of a society treating women as slaves.
Violet Crawley, played by Maggie Smith, is the Dowager Countess in the television series, Downton Abbey. Her strength shows in such thoughts as this: "No life appears rewarding if you think too much about it." The Dowager understands that action reveals thinking.
The world has both under thought and overthought the place of women. If we could accept the simple, biblical Creation story, if we could understand that the first Adam's failure has been overridden by the second Adam's, i.e. Jesus Christ's, success, then the man-woman schism that is second only to the separation between humans and God would be repaired.
Even Christianity has allowed cultural blinders to obscure common sense. Its purpose
is to share that Jesus Christ sets all of us, male and female, free to be all that God intended in Eden-"male and female" in God's image - "male and female" blessed to fill, subdue, and rule the earth together (Genesis 1:26-28), devoid of sexual hierarchy, devoid of "Who's boss?". Biblical sin is not so much something we commit as something we neglect. The Greek word for "sin" literally means "missing the mark." Too many of us have missed the mark when it comes to understanding the how's and why's of our existence as women and men.
Women who question church leadership are often looked upon much like most Christians view snake handlers-as kooks. However, just as the snake handlers misinterpret Mark 16:18, so is the church errant and negligent in the failure of its scholars, ministers, and laypeople to properly exegete its so-called, keep-women-in-their-places' proof texts.
The Apostle Paul was dealing with 1st century men who were still praising God daily that they were not born a Gentile, a slave, or a woman. Women were uneducated and used to being subservient to the culture. God's greatest message to mankind was introduced into that ignorance in order to lead them out of it - not keep them in it. Common sense could fix this.
Finding truth requires the right starting point. That is the quest of this column. If we seek simple truth, we can find it together-side-by-side.
Linda M. Downing is a freelance writer. Contact her at lindadowning.com.


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Survey: State of the Church Series, 2011: 20 Years of Surveys Show Key Differences in the Faith of America's Men and Women
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It's hardly news that men and women think and behave differently. But a new analysis of national tracking surveys conducted over a 20-year period by the Barna Group profiles specific differences between the genders in relation to 14 religious beliefs and behaviors of significance. The report is the third in a series of six that constitute the annual State of the Church report released by the Barna Group. This year's report became public simultaneous to the release of the latest trends book by author and researcher George Barna, entitled Futurecast.
Women and Faith
No population group among the sixty segments examined has gone through more spiritual changes in the past two decades than women. Of the 14 religious factors studied, women have experienced statistically significant changes related to 10 of them. Of those transitions, eight represent negative movement – that is, either less engagement in common religious behaviors or a shift in belief away from biblical teachings.
No population group among the sixty segments examined has gone through more spiritual changes in the past two decades than women. Of the 14 religious factors studied, women have experienced statistically significant changes related to 10 of them. Of those transitions, eight represent negative movement – that is, either less engagement in common religious behaviors or a shift in belief away from biblical teachings.
Five of the six religious behaviors tracked showed significant change.
- Church attendance among women sank by 11 percentage points since 1991, declining to 44%. A majority of women no longer attend church services during a typical week.
- Bible reading has plummeted by 10 percentage points, declining from half of all women reading the Bible during a typical week (excluding that done during church events) to just four out of ten doing so today (40%).
- Sunday school involvement is less common among women these days, down seven points from the 24% mark noted in 1991.
- Women have traditionally been the backbone of volunteer activity in churches. However, there has been a nine point slide in the percentage of women helping out at a church during any given week. That drop reflects a 31% reduction in the non-paid female work force at churches.
- The only religious behavior that increased among women in the last 20 years was becoming unchurched. That rose a startling 17 percentage points – among the largest drops in church attachment identified in the research.
The only religious behavior tracked among women that stayed stable was the percentage who attended a church of 600 or more people, which has remained at 16%.
Although the core beliefs of women have undergone comparatively less turbulence, five of the eight beliefs tracked registered significant change.
- Women are six percentage points less likely to say their religious faith is very important to them than they were in 1991. Even so, nearly two-thirds of them (63%) hold their faith in high regard.
- When it comes to views on the devil, women are five percentage points less likely to write off Satan as merely a symbol of evil. Sixty-one-percent did so in 1991, but that has been reduced to 56% now.
- Perceptions of the reliability of the Bible have taken a hit, as the percentage of women who firmly believe the Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches has declined by seven percentage points to 42%.
- An even larger drop has occurred in the proportion of women who possess an orthodox view of God. Those who contend that God is the "the all-knowing, all-powerful and perfect Creator of the universe who still rules the world today" has slumped from 80% in 1991 to 70% today.
- The percentage of women whose beliefs qualify them to be classified as born again Christians has risen significantly in the past 20 years. In 1991, 38% of woman said they had made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that remained important in their life, and also said they believed they would go to Heaven after they died solely because they confessed their sins and accepted Jesus Christ as their savior. Since then, the figure has increased slightly to 44%.
Also, see a skeptical response from the Deseret News:
Rodney Stark, a professor at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, doesn't buy it. At least not yet. "There are all kinds of polls asking about religious stuff. There is the General Social Survey which has been asking religious questions every year since 1972. Why not go in there and see if you can replicate the findings?" Stark said. "We haven't had time to do that yet, but we will. And I would just be absolutely shocked if Barna's findings held up."
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Did anyone else notice that Patrick Dempsey's secretary was the woman who did the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid? Apparently there were 2 more Disney princesses in Enchanted, but I can't figure out who they were!
ETA: I had to search and find it! It was the singing voice of Belle and the singing voice of Pocahontas.
I loved it - poor future husband didn't ;-) He's never liked Disney films, so her absolutely perfect portrayal of a Disney princess just annoyed him instead of astounding him - she got all the floaty hand movements and everything perfectly *grin*
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The Freyberger Gallery will host the One Million Bones collaborative art installation, which is designed to bring awareness to the issue of genocide and to call upon our government to take much needed action. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Freyberger Gallery. In addition, the Gallery will host "bone-making" workshops and genocide awareness programs throughout the month of September. These events are free and open to the public.
The One Million Bones project is designed to be a visible petition to remember the victims and recognize the survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides and humanitarian crises in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and Burma.
Artists, activists, and students across the country are creating "bones" from clay or other materials through the One Million Bones project. In the spring of 2013, one million bones will be installed on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
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Thurs., Sept. 6–One Million Bones opening reception, 6–8 p.m., Freyberger Gallery. Display of bones that have been created throughout Berks County and genocide timeline, bone-making workshop, short videos about One Million Bones project, light refreshments will be served.
Wed., Sept. 12–Film Hotel Rwanda and discussion, 7–10 p.m., Perkins Student Center Auditorium. Dr. Randall Fegley, Associate Professor of History, and Dr. Michele Ramsey, Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Women's Studies, will lead the discussion following the film.
Thurs., Sept. 20–Student Film Festival, 7 p.m., Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room. Students who have traveled to Rwanda will present videos of their journeys.
Mon. Sept. 24–Carl Wilkens: "World Outside My Shoes," 7:30 p.m., Perkins Student Center Auditorium. Wilkens, former head of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in Rwanda, was the only American who remained in the country after the genocide began. His decision to stay prevented the massacre of hundreds of children.
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The home of Bobby and Evelyn Barnes' was filled with excitement in 1990. Seventeen-year-old Natasha, the youngest of three children, received many phone calls from various college basketball teams across the country. Natasha made an instant connection with University of Connecticut Coach Geno Auriemma, during his home visit and she verbally committed to play there the following season. However, in October of that same year tragedy struck Natasha in a scrimmage game at Wilson High School, where she came down on a dead spot in the floor and tore her ACL.
Natasha Barnes grew up in Silver Springs, MD in the Metro-DC area. The Barnes are a strong family with large personalities and competitive drive. Natasha grew up playing on the playgrounds with the neighborhood boys. Always the protector, Mr. Barnes joined to watch over his little girl while she played.
"I got hurt a lot. I cried a lot. But daddy was always there," Natasha said.
It was on these same courts that she played with her classmate and future husband Aaron.
"We both played," Natasha said." I even stuffed him a few times!"
Natasha describes her mother Evelyn as the rock of the family: always kind, loving, and supportive with a feisty side. Evelyn was key to the Barnes' family dynamic.
"She is the foundation for everything for everybody." Natasha said about her mother.
In addition to playing basketball on the playgrounds, Natasha also was a high school track star. She ran the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400 relays. Natasha led her team to the state championship and the Penn Relays Invitational Track Meet. Moreover, she still holds many track records at her alma mater Albert Einstein High School.
The first time Natasha picked up a basketball for her high school she was 15 years old.
"I loved the adrenaline," Natasha said.
From that day on, she decided basketball was for her. "I'm sure my track coach is still mad at me," Natasha said laughing.
Natasha went on to be named high school USA All-American in basketball.
Following the injury, the phone at the Barnes' home stopped ringing. The family sought medical attention and were advised by doctors that there was little chance of recovery. Medical treatment for ACL tears in the early 90′s was largely unsuccessful and athletes rarely ever returned to play. After her injury, Natasha received a call from Coach Auriemma. She described him as feeling horrible for what had happened but explained he could not reserve a spot on the team's roster for a player who would never play basketball again.
"That changed everything," Natasha said. The Barnes' home received one more call from the University of South Florida Coach, Trudi Lacey. South Florida had always been in the hunt for Natasha and that did not waiver when news of the injury reached Lacy. When Coach Lacey called the Barnes family she introduced a plan for Natasha to go to Pensacola, FL to receive treatment for her knee. Following the treatment, she could play at Pensacola Junior College and if all went well, transfer to South Florida.
Natasha went to Pensacola and grew up fast. She worked hard and played the following season, and led her team in rebounding for the next two years. Pensacola also won the next two state championships. Lacey monitored her progression at Pensacola and after two years, Natasha transferred to the University of South Florida.
She had continued success at South Florida when tragedy struck again. This time it was a family member in help.
Natasha received a call from home. Her mother, Evelyn, was suffering from severe headaches that would wake her in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, the doctor was unable to diagnose the cause of her chronic headaches. Evelyn refused to leave the hospital until the doctor discovered what was wrong. After further investigation, an aneurysm was discovered in her brain and she was immediately scheduled for surgery.
Natasha returned home to serve as the foundation her mother had always been to her. Although Evelyn's surgery was scheduled to last four hours, during the procedure a second aneurysm was discovered which made the surgery last a total of eight hours.
"It was a miracle that the aneurysm was found," Natasha said.
As her mother recovered, Natasha returned to South Florida to dominate the backboards. She graduated South Florida with a Bachelors in Communication. Natasha maintains the single season rebounding record.
Following her playing career, Natasha went on to be an assistant coach at Georgetown and Wake Forest for a total of 14 years. On March 27, 2012, she was introduced as College of Charleston's new women's head basketball coach.
Natasha now finds herself in a unique situation. She is a first time head coach in a new city with her husband and children still living and attending school in North Carolina. Natasha expressed that it is her goal to be a foundation for her son and daughter as she tries to model her own mother's strength.
"She's feisty. She's a fighter, and she's grounded by her faith", Natasha said. "There's nothing that stops her". I can only hope to be as good as she is one day."
Natasha says that the balance between being a head coach and a mother could not be possible without the help of her high school sweetheart, Aaron Adair. Aaron, who balances owning two restaurants in North Carolina and running the house, provides the opportunity for the children to stay in their current schools.
With a grin on her face Natasha said, "My husband knows how to do pony tails. He doesn't mind taking the kids to the doctor. He doesn't mind doing those things that were once for traditional for women."
The Adairs may not be your traditional family; however, the children are very supportive of their mother. Natasha says her son and daughter are comfortable with traveling and that they think it is pretty cool. Her oldest son, Aaron Michael, is now 15 years-old. He is a 6'4″ left that plays on his high school basketball team. He enjoys bragging to his female classmates that he has two homes, one in North Carolina and one in South Carolina.
Her seven-year-old daughter, Allyssa Michelle, enjoys watching her mother on television.
Despite the long distance, the Adairs are show Natasha a lot of family support. By working together as a family, the Adairs believe that they are teaching their children how important it is to follow your dreams.
Natasha coached her first game on November 9, 2012 in front of the home crowd. Her biggest fans, her husband, children, parents, and sister, were all there to support her. Evelyn, was recognized before the game started. The Barnes and Adairs watched as Natasha led the Cougars to a 56-38 victory over Coastal Carolina. The next day the two families happily celebrated Evelyn's 71st birthday.