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January 19, 2008
New post on D'souza blog
There is a new article on Joseph D'souza's site entitled, "Racism blindness, cricket, and the Untouchables" which highlights recent events to illustrate the cruel reality of both caste and racism in India. A good quick read.
September 20, 2006
What does tobacco, asbestos, and fluoride have in common?
Here's one for the conspiracy category (which has been sitting dormant for quite some time). It turns out that in the tradition of tobacco, asbestos, and other things that were once publicly hailed as "healthy," Fluoride (you know, the thing that will "reduce cavities in children"), is not so healthy after all, to the point of being alarmingly unhealthy.
Since there have been so many attempts to deceive, obfuscate, and inveigle the public into accepting Fluoride as beneficial to children's oral health, it is hard to know the truth from a lie. Will our children or grandchildren's generation scoff at our acceptance of Fluoride as a necessity to oral healthcare as we now scoff at the generation before our's use of tobacco as acceptable and even healthy? It seems probable.
I have no ready answers, but I have put the book, The Fluoride Deception on hold at the library. It's really not too hard to tell what the premise of the book is, but I'm always up for a juicy mystery—more so if it's nonfiction. I'll be posting any interesting tidbits from the book as I come across them.
In the meantime, I've switched to Doctor Burt's Cinna Mint Toothpaste. Yeah, it's not as harsh as my regular toothpaste and there's no poison control warning on the label, but it's got a pretty red tube and it's made with all natural ingredients. So it can't hurt to try something healthy, right?
For those of you with little ones, I would recommend discouraging your school from offering "fluoride rinses" to kids or from popping fluoride tablets in apple juice with the good intention of contributing to your kids' oral health. Instead, offer them no-sugar snacks and help them brush at least twice a day. (And don't get them started on soda pop! Hindsight is 20/20, right?) Also, try and find some kids' toothpaste that doesn't contain fluoride and that is labeled as OK to swallow. Doctor Burt's Children's Toothpaste might be a good option.
Oh and if you live within Beaverton, Oregon city limits, I would NOT drink the water. [link]
Take a deep breath and smile!
March 27, 2006
Billy Bragg sings about The lonesome death of Rachel Corrie
Guardian Unlimited Arts | | The lonesome death of Rachel Corrie
January 26, 2006
Assassination Attempt Made on Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng
In [dis]honor of Google China's compliance with the Chinese government's oppressive will, here's a bit of news that I noticed on the front page of The Epoch Times (in a news stand in front of the building where I work). I found the article online; here's the link:
The Epoch Times | Assassination Attempt Made on Gao Zhisheng [Updated]
Sites Google Agreed to Censor in China
November 01, 2005
Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as a violation of Gwich�in human rights
From a press release from Cultural Survival:
The Gwich'in Steering Committee announced on October 25 the release of a new report outlining the implications of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as a violation of Gwich'in human rights under international law.
A Moral Choice for the United States—The Human Rights Implications for the Gwich'in of Drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge was prepared by the public interest law firm Trustees for Alaska, on behalf of and under the auspices of the Episcopal Church, the Gwich'in Nation, and Professor Richard J. Wilson, Director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic at American University.
- Gwich'in Steering Committee
- A Moral Choice for the United States—The Human Rights Implications for the Gwich'in of Drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge [PDF]
August 02, 2005
Lax security on Interior computers contributes to ongoing injustice toward Native Americans
WASHINGTON, July 30 — One of the longest evidentiary hearings in the recent history of U.S. District Court here has ended with strong calls for increased controls over government computers holding information on individual Indian Trust accounts.
Citing the ease with which computer consultants hacked into the computers, lawyers for Indians in a class action lawsuit over the government's acknowledged mismanagement of the accounts finished 59 days of hearings Friday afternoon with a plea to disconnect the computers from the Internet.
"It is not just a matter of computer security," said the lawyers. "It is a matter of the security of the Indian's trust accounts, the only money that many of the nation's poorest citizens have," they said.— Cobell v. Norton 7/30/2005 Press Release: Lengthy Hearing Ends with Pleas for Controls on Interior Computers
April 22, 2005
Behind the scenes of an empire
Took my Borders coupon and went to get Newbigin's An Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission (theology of mission = always an exciting topic) but they didn't have it.
What? ;-)
With all the missional (both community- and globally-focused) churches around here with all those crazy ministers with their love of the written word, there's no pent-up demand for Newbigin's classics?!?
[Maybe it's the publication date (revised edition, 1995).] Yeah, I suppose that's what it is.
Foolishness to the Greeks is already on my shelves from college days and Brant said I could borrow The Gospel in Pluralist Society, so I wandered elsewhere and found Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, which I purchased straightaway.
Prefacing his confession, the author John Perkins (not this John Perkins) writes:
Admitting to a problem is the first step toward finding a solution. Confessing a sin is the beginning of redemption. Let this book, then, be the start of our salvation. Let it inspire us to new levels of dedication and drive us to realize our dream of balanced and honorable societies.
What adventures in personal/national confession and action will ensue after millions of people read this book, I wonder? Will its bestselleriness be usable to the One who says Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.
I wonder.
November 15, 2004
Powell resigns.
BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Colin Powell resigns: Your reaction
November 13, 2004
Frontline: Is Wal-Mart good for America?
frontline: coming soon: is wal-mart good for america? | PBS
FRONTLINE offers two starkly contrasting images: one of empty storefronts in Circleville, Ohio, where the local TV manufacturing plant has closed down; the other--a sea of high rises in the South China boomtown of Shenzhen. The connection between American job losses and soaring Chinese exports? Wal-Mart.
On PBS November 16, 2004 - check local listings.
September 09, 2004
Alvaro Rafael Saravia found liable for Archbishop Oscar Romero's 1980 assassination
Rigoberta Menchú Tum: "Nearly 25 years after Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador, a chance for justice has finally appeared. In a landmark lawsuit, a federal judge in California ruled Friday that a former Salvadoran air force officer now living in the United States must pay $10 million to the family of the late archbishop." Continue reading the article (International Herald Tribune) » IHT: Lawsuit in California: Justice catches up with a Guatemalan murder
Incidentally, if the story of Romero's life and death is unfamiliar to you, I highly recommend the movie, aptly titled, Romero. (Nearby friends or family: I own this movie if you want to borrow it.) I believe I first saw this movie in one of my Intercultural Studies classes at Biola. I think it was a Harold Dollar class. Can't remember which. But seeing that movie triggered a huge turning point in my life. It sparked my interest in human rights and justice related issues and the responsibility of the church to integrate these issues in its gospel witness. This movie isn't for the faint of heart; but, if you're wrestling with how the gospel interfaces with culture and politics, this movie may profoundly impact your soul.
August 17, 2004
Venezuela's Referendum Should Be a Wake-Up Call for the United States
Read this:
Venezuela's Referendum Should Be a Wake-Up Call for the United States, a column by Mark Weisbrot
Friends in the White House Come to Coal's Aid
Just wanted to pass along a tidbit from yesterday's Economic Reporting Review (Dean Baker, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research)...
Friends in the White House Come to Coal's Aid
(Christopher Drew and Richard A. Oppel Jr. New York Times, August 9, 2004, Page A1)
This article reports on the close ties between Bush administration officials and the coal industry. The Bush administration has supported the coal industry on a variety of environmental and health and safety issues.
This article reminded me of how important it is to have leaders (and followers) that have integrity and how destructive the consequences are when this is not the case. It also reminded me a myth I used to believe in which it does not matter what one president does or doesn't do because somewhere down the line a policy or legislation will come along that reverses or fixes the harms of "X" policy or legislation. I think I thought this because of (mis)interpreting Schelsinger's cycles of American history that I read about in high school which left me with the (false) impression that everything will eventually balance out (in the political and policymaking realm) and I needn't worry about one man's position because another man will come along with a polar opposite viewpoint and subsequent policy or legislative proposal. This is a falsehood. There are real harms being done. Real people being killed. Real injustices being committed. Real air, water, and soil being poisoned. This article says that:
Although pollutants from coal are among the biggest contributors to acid rain and global warming, coal is also plentiful and secure, with domestic reserves that could last for 230 years.
What is 230 years? How long does it take for a hill from the Appalachians to regain its former glory and beauty? How long does it take for water to be drinkable again? I actually don't know if any amount of time can repair these things. But I am realizing one thing: in 4 years, a White House administration can do damage to people and the Earth that can never be reversed, repaired, recinded.
I am only thankful that there is one King who has compassion on those who are oppressed and mistreated and who has declared authoritatively a reality in which justice and accountability will be reckoned with and the consequences of that reckoning cannot be illuded, avoided, paid off, talked through, compromised or mitigated due to good behavior.
The catch is, this work of justice and accountability has been delegated to we kings and queens as well. We must not falter in our responsibility to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God (Micah 6:8).
Alright, I'm stepping slowly and deliberately off the soap box. ;-)
Happy moral outraging.
August 12, 2004
Inside Al-Qaeda's Hard Drive added to this week's commuter reading list
Inside Al-Qaeda's Hard Drive, Alan Cullison (The Atlantic Online, September 2004)
Jason Fried says, "Print this article out and give it a read when you get a chance. It's worth whatever time it demands."
Since his Webvisions presentation, I have come to respect the words that come out of Jason's mouth -- either on paper, screen, or in person -- so I have printed out this article and am adding it to this week's commuter reading list, which also includes:
- The July/August 2004 edition of Books & Culture
- A stone of hope: prophetic religion and the death of Jim Crow by David L. Chappell (on hold for me at the library)
- The dwelling of the light: praying with icons of Christ by Rowan Williams (also on hold for me at the library)
And today's "commuter reading list inspired" quote comes from "Omit Unnecessary Words: On the trail of faith and writing" by Andy Crouch (Books & Culture, July/August 2004, pg. 17):
It's not hard to look out over the audience and imagine a thousand children who "could actually be disciplined," as pastor and writer James Emery White recalls his own own childhood, "with the threat of 'no library for a week.' " There's something unsettling about seeing so many young adults intent on listening and reading. Shouldn't they be home, I find myself thinking, watching television?
Don't worry. We are. I am very unhealthily addicted to winding down after a day of coding in front of the accursed tele. In fact, just checked out Signs from the library. Can't wait to see it (again). Probably won't be for another week at least since I have to get a freelance client project wrapped up before I go camping this weekend on the beautiful Oregon coast.
Happy reading (and watching).
July 01, 2004
Irony Alert: Disney is Chief Corporate Evangelist for Civil Religion
Maybe you knew this already, but it was news to me. Civil religion has a corporate sponsor and it's none other than the guys who brought you "The Happiest Place On Earth": Disney.
I knew that Disney seems to pride itself on its uncanny ability to infuse nice thick gooey layers of contrived spirituality and "good feeling" to its various products and services, but what I didn't know was they were offering a bible study guide free with advanced ticket purchase!!! Read on:
In the new film, Disney says Schwartzberg has tried to capture "both the unparalleled beauty of the land and the incomparable spirit of the people".
Indeed, Disney is being anything but bashful about the spiritual aspects of the film. Telephone callers to its advance ticket sales office may order a free bible study guide designed to go with the film. [emphasis mine]
Now civil religion is a deeply rooted tradition in this country, fooling, I daresay, millions into believing that the United States of America is a Christian nation-state. Rubbish. The United States is no more a "Christian nation" than Disneyland a place free of petty larcenists who steal strollers from tourists whilst they meander around Tom Sawyer's Island on a steamboat!
But what really gets under my skin about civil religion is that its spokespersons and representatives target an audience of family-lovin', flag waving, parade-going, politically conservative Christians. Who cares? Well, this just happens to describe the vast majority of my extended family members as well as a large section of my local church. Though I do not always agree with them, these are people that I love.
I am furious that this feel-good message of the "American Spirit" be sold with a bible study to an audience of people who have done nothing more than despise the attitudes, opinions, and creative works of one Michael Moore. A group of people that are more than likely a most attentive audience to the speeches, soundbites, and feature length presentations of civil religion's most fiercest allies. And who are these allies? Presidents, presidential speechwriters, and now, a major corporate controller of the media whose primary audience are family-lovin', flag waving, parade-going, politically conservative Christians. Or at least people who say they are.
This news story is comparable in irony to the movie trailer for The Polar Express. The trailer tells a story of a little boy who hops a magic train to the North Pole and Santa Clause to discover the "true" spirit of Christmas (which apparently is in the form a sleigh bell) and (here's the kicker) all against a musical backdrop of a song featuring the word, "Hallelujah," sung jubiliantly by what sounds very much like a gospel choir. Mmm. Hallelujah. Santa Claus. Hallelujah. Christmas spirit. Huh? Now that's mixed up. But that's what civil religion is all about: mixing it up.
Hmmm. Somthing's amiss.
June 29, 2004
Weisbrot: Fahrenheit 9/11 Could Change History
As always, Mark Weisbrot's insights and analyses are interesting and useful. Actually, most of the information that is delivered by the Center for Economic and Policy Research listservs is useful and interesting. I especially recommend The ERR (Economic Reporting Review) and Mark Weisbrot's Columns. (Sign up here.)
I mention these things because I just received Weisbrot's latest column on the popular "feature length op-ed" film Fahrenheit: 9/11 -- the director of this film people either love to love or love to hate or love to pretend to not care. His comments are once again thoughtful, relevant, and useful.
Fahrenheit 9/11 Could Change History, a column by Mark Weisbrot
June 24, 2004
Quotable Insight of the Day
From Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate:
[...]Like the Internet itself, both the NGO and the affinity group networks are infinitely expandable systems. If somebody feels that he or she doesn't quite fit into one of the thirty thousand or so NGOs or thousands of affinity groups out there, she can just start her own and link up. Once involved, no one has to give up individuality to the larger structure; as with all things on-line, we are free to dip in and out, take what we want and delete what we don't. It seems, at times, to be a surfer's approach to activismreflecting the Internet's paradoxical culture of extreme narcissism coupled with an intense desire for community and connection.
Naomi Klein. From the chapter, "What's Next? The movement against global corporatism doesn't need to sign a ten-point plan to be effective" July 2000.
June 23, 2004
Another take on Fahrenheit 9/11
To pathetically remedy what I think may be a bit of "tendentiousness" on my part, here's a bit of perspective on Fahrenheit 9/11 that does not look upon the film with any favor whatsoever. Some food for thought, anyway. Unfairenheit 9/11 - The lies of Michael Moore. By Christopher Hitchens
Hat tip: David.
(For a girl who doesn't read reviews, I sure have been reading a lot of reviews lately. Ahh, the life of the mercurial. I'll try on work on that consistency bit. No promises, though ::wink::)
NY Times Reviews Fahrenheit 9/11
Here's a delightfully written NY Times review of Moore's latest film:
Unruly Scorn Leaves Room for Restraint, but Not a Lot (Requires login. I set up a generic account for those of you who might not want to bother to register. username: sleepyheadcity password: awake)
Oh, and you might want this close by, too:
A Dictionary
Happy reading.
April 23, 2004
Truth is still one big "pillar of cloud"
I learned something interesting this morning. Truth and justice are cloudier issues than I thought. I guess I should have known. God did reveal himself as a "pillar of cloud" to the Isrealites on their journey through the desert, after all.
In a culture of the sovereignty of individual opinions, an increasingly free, open, and universal press (thanks to the web), and the persistance of nation-states, nationalism, and good old fashioned state-sponsored obfuscation of the truth, I find the line between truth and deception, hero or villain, right or wrong, to be increasingly difficult to draw.
With the very real possibility for all the facts to be gathered, all the truth revealed, I see an attitude of complacency to gather these facts, to reveal the truth, prevailing. This complacency only contributes to the surreptitious behavior of those who would "policy-make" their way out of testimony to the truth.
So even though we live in a world with incredible access to information, we have yet to see a world able to discern the credibility of this information.
Am I any better? I'm myself only a small voice that is maybe a just a little more than half-heartedly seeking to reveal the truth.
But I will say this: onward the explorers, the seekers, the ones who would embark on a journey to find the truth, to see it revealed before their eyes, to know, to believe and to gain something that they did not know they were looking for: a love that cannot be described in words, though it seems right to describe it as the deepest, widest, most amazing love they have ever experienced.
Today's journey takes us to the crazy mixed-up state of Israel. Both a favorite and a despised topic to "discuss" for a wide variety of people, today's story is one of a tiny bit of historical perspective coupled with the latest reports of an event that happened just the other day: the strictly conditioned release of Mordechai Vanunu from an 18-year prison sentence for his 1986 revelation of Israel's "not-so-ambiguous-after-all" capacity for developing WMD's via the Dimona nuclear power plant in the Negev desert.
Here's the oh-so-tiny bit of historical perspective: Past references to Vanunu in Sojourners Magazine:
- Commentary: Beyond Clan Politics: A consistent stand against persecution (January/February 1998)
- Between the Lines: Inspectors Turned Away Again (January/February 1999)
And...some selected recent coverage on Vanunu's release from the BBC (UK):
- Vanunu: Israel's nuclear telltale (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)
- 'Proud Vanunu vows to fight on (Wednesday, April 21, 2004)
- Vanunu: Hero or villain? (Friday, April 23, 2004)
Thanks to Shawn for the BBC article on Vanunu that sent me on today's journey.
Happy exploring.
April 22, 2004
Theology, Film, and a "New" Category: Third Cinema
(Well, new to me at least.)
Just came across these two brief articles from the National Catholic Reporter written by a doctoral student researching systematic theology and "Third Cinema" (which he describes in one of the articles I've highlighted here.)
Ok, I'm intrigued.
In the article I read first, "An earth-friendly film festival," Antonio gives us a run-down of some of the films screened at a festival in the Netherlands.
This film festival was unique because it sought to draw attention to oil extraction and mining activities in the developing world and how those activities have impacted the environment and the human beings living in the midst of this "development."
(I wonder if these films are available anywhere in my neighborhood?....neighborhood=Internet....hmmmm....)
So after reading this review, I thought to myself, "What is this concept of Third Cinema, anyway?"
Luckily for me, at the bottom of the article, there was a link that serendiptitiously stated:
For more on the concept of Third Cinema, see "Third Cinema and the God of the Edge," Global Perspective, Nov. 19, 2003.
So I did. And so I also recommend it to you.
Happy learning.
April 09, 2004
Obfuscation on the stand: Condoleeza testifies to the murky "truth"
For those of you (including myself) who missed Rice's testimony before the 9/11 commission, here is a bit of post-game analysis from "The Nation's" Capital Games column by David Corn. (I have no idea who this person or publication is; I'm just name dropping, I guess -- I found the column from Sojourner's list of alternative media.) Anyway, admittedly, I did intentionally decline watching her testimony, which I came across while changing the channel the other night. I didn't like that cocky smirk on her face. I decided to watch that Watergate documentary on PBS instead. (Remember the lesson of Watergate: "Don't get caught!")
Without further ado, for your reading enjoyment: Rice on the stand
From one "Ms." to another
An Open Letter from Ms. in Support of Martha Stewart
April 01, 2004
April Fools
- Google Job Opportunities: Google Copernicus Center is hiring (Accessed from the April 1, 2004 Google home page link entitled, "Want a job that's out of this world?")
- Sojoke Mail (April Fool's Day Edition) "Celebrate April Fool's Day with us by enjoying this satirical edition of SojoMail!"
March 18, 2004
"This is the United States government we are talking about..."
"Any suggestion that the most powerful country in the world cannot make good on its fiduciary duty to Individual Indian Trust beneficiaries should be viewed as the sham that it isa thinly veiled attempt to punish trust beneficiaries and turn public opinion against proper accounting and distribution of trust funds monies." Full release here: Why Individual Indian Trust Checks Should Not Be Disrupted
I really like that quote. Those lawyers for the plaintiffs at Cobell v. Norton don't pull any punches. =) I wonder if they're having Chris Carter or any of the writers from the X-Files write press releases for them. (See this post.) Oh wait, this isn't fiction. This is actually happening. The United States government (and in this case we're talking about the Department of the Interior, headed by Secretary Gale Norton) has been actively engaged in being the most distrustful, deceptive, and irresponsible fiduciary manager in the history of the United States.
For those of you who unfamiliar with this case, here's a brief excerpt from the Cobell v. Norton Web site:
Cobell v. Norton is a class-action lawsuit filed on June 10, 1996, in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. to force the federal government to account for billions of dollars belonging to approximately 500,000 American Indians and their heirs, and held in trust since the late 19th century.
Through document discovery and courtroom testimony, the case has revealed mismanagement, ineptness, dishonesty and delay by federal officials, leading U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth to declare their conduct "fiscal and governmental irresponsibility in its purest form."
Read more about the case at indiantrust.com
March 16, 2004
Interior Unfit To Connect to the Internet: Indian Trust Fund Data Vulnerable
Here's an excerpt from an Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton press release, 3/16/2004, that I found particularly interesting....
For the third time since December 2001, a federal district court ordered the Department of the Interior to disconnect its computer systems from the Internet due to pervasive security weaknesses. The United States District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth issued the preliminary injunction as part of the litigation stemming from the eight-year-old Individual Indian Trust case.
Judge Lamberth found that "the continued connection to the Internet of any IT system that houses or accesses individual Indian trust data constitutes further and continuing irreparable injury to Plaintiffs.... Their continued connection to the Internet provides an opportunity for undetectable, unauthorized persons to access, alter, or destroy individual Indian trust data via an Internet connection." Hundreds of millions of dollars in oil, gas, timber, and grazing trust revenues held on behalf of the individual Indian trust beneficiaries are in jeopardy of loss or theft as a result of Interior�s inability to implement effective security measures.
Read the entire press release at:
Judge Again Orders Interior Dept. to Disconnect Computers from Internet; Cites Vulnerability of Trust Fund Data
I have a few reading recommendations for the Department of the Interior, which seems to be the victim of what can only be described as really really bad leadership. (Unless their mission as a department really is to do harmful, stupid, deceptive things to the country's people and lands.) Here they are:
- Well, anything from security.oreilly.com.
Ok well, that's well over hundred books right there. So maybe they can start with that. In the meantime, maybe Secretary Norton can check out this little volume, which is really one of my favorites -- and I think with the right attitude and level of receptivity, could really be an agent of positive change in her life, relationships, and work.=)
February 25, 2004
Quote of the week
"I was wrong. I am not pleased about it at all, and I think all Americans should be concerned about this."
-- Conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly, who had promised rival ABC last year he would publicly apologize if weapons were not found in Iraq. O'Reilly also said he was "much more skeptical about the Bush administration now" since former weapons inspector David Kay said he did not think Saddam had any weapons of mass destruction. Source: Reuters
January 14, 2004
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
I caught most of this documentary on PBS after I got home last night. I guess there's an "American Experience" series that PBS hosts and this was a special on the Reconstruction period, the 14 years or so following the civil war, 1863-1877. It was a very interesting look at the Reconstruction.
I was left with a distinctly different impression of that time period than I remember having when I learned about it in history classes in school. And the funny thing about that old impression I had, was that it was not an uncommon impression at all. In fact, the widespread notion that Reconstruction was a big mistake, that African-Americans weren't ready for their newfound freedom was a feeling that was generated deliberately by the politics of the day and even decades later as people sought to even reconstruct the actual history of the Reconstruction. As pointed out in this documentary, the Reconstruction was a relatively short period of time which birthed the first civil rights legislation that America had known. This first civil rights legislative movement was confronted by domestic terrorism, vigilante violence, public calls for assassinations, and the repeal of any civil rights legislation that had been entered into law in that decade following the Civil War. It would be another 100 years in what was actually the second Civil Rights movement for any civil rights legislation to stick in the law books and actually see enforcement in all the States.
It looks like it was only showing for 2 days but they (of course) have a companion Web site set up for the special and I encourage you to take a look.
American Experience | Reconstruction: The Second Civil War | PBS
Happy learning!
December 29, 2003
God and Politics
Just received notification of an Op-Ed piece that Jim Wallis of Sojourners wrote in yesterday's NY Times. Here is the NY Times link:
Op-Ed: Putting God Back in Politics (registration required...I registered as a male doctor making over 150 grand per year, tee hee hee)
Basically Mr. Wallis feels that Republicans and Democrats should quit focusing on narrowing the acceptable set of debatable "religious" topics and begin to boldly address issues of economic security, health care, educational opportunity, poverty, war and peace in terms of moral responsibility implied by true faith. According to Wallis,
God is always personal, but never private. The Democrats are wrong to restrict religion to the private sphere just as the Republicans are wrong to define it solely in terms of individual moral choices and sexual ethics. Allowing the right to decide what is a religious issue would be both a moral and political tragedy.
I generally agree with Wallis, and this is no exception. The intersection between faith and politics continues to be confused and passionately muddled by Democrats and Republicans alike. Whether it's the logically sickening false alternatives presented in the abortion debate, the over-simplification and oft misunderstood statement, "the separation of church and state," or the always amusing and yet confusing propagation of civil religion in nearly every corner of American political expression...whenever politics intersect religion, almost without fail come cognitive-dissonance-related headaches.
By continuing to narrow the list of acceptable topics that are supposedly affected by or influenced by faith, political leaders will continue to frustrate American people that know, at the very least at an intuitive level, that a worldview that insists upon fragmenting life into manageable "topics" or "issues" that do not or should not affect one another is not consistent with reality. Those leaders who insist upon promoting a fragmented world will continue to isolate themselves from those with whom they would desire to have an attentive audience.
Whether it's a foreign policy that would have the unprecedented growth of an increasingly unaccountable empire, wars justified by half-truths and color-coded domestic intimidation, or the state of hunger, poverty, and lack of economic security right here in the homeland, those who would desire to lead the American people have got some 'splainin' to do...and these muddled issues, in my opinion, could be clarified when cast in the right light. And that right light just might have something to do with God. Imagine that.
December 16, 2003
Magazine Site of the Day
Here's one for the magazine rack. The "periodical" home of the Doomsday Clock people:
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The funding organization of the magazine is the Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science whose mission is:
...to educate citizens about global security issues, especially the continuing dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, and about the appropriate roles of nuclear technology. (http://www.thebulletin.org/nuclear/efns.html)
The site also features some editorial tidbits related to WMDs, "inspections," Iraq, and North Korea.
Alrighty then. I guess it's time to read up on global nuclar war policy and stuff.
November 19, 2003
Nationalism, War, Foreign Policy and a Silent Church
At last week's CCDA conference, Rev. Craig Wong delivered a message and a prayer of repentance for the "Church's tacit acceptance of our bellicose foreign policy" which has revealed a "compromised gospel that has reduced the American church to nothing more than a state chaplain, good for religious services but impotent in prophetic witness."
Craig's remarks were so encouraging to me and I thought they might be encouraging to you as well, especially if you find yourself asking, where is the voice of the Church in all of this reckless nationalism, war, and foreign policy carried out by the U.S. administration largely on supposedly moral grounds? So I e-mailed Craig and asked if he had his remarks anywhere online and he graciously sent me a PDF.
So here it is, "A Prayer for the Church in the Shadow of Empire." [pdf]
Alternative media
I am always looking for alternative media sources. And here I've found a list put together by the team at Sojourners. Here's their fine-print regarding the list:
Disclaimer: some of these sites are ultra-left outlets that are as irritating in their knee-jerk rhetoric as their radical right counterparts. They do, however, cover news and issues ignored by mainstream media and are therefore helpful regardless of your score on political litmus tests.
Without further ado...Alternative Media
November 04, 2003
Senator Daschle Dishes It Out
From the Nov. 3, 2003 COBELL v. NORTON press release: "Citing damaging provisions that would effectively stay the recent Cobell v. Norton decision and the omission of additional funding for the Indian Health Service, Senator Tom Daschle today criticized the FY 2004 Interior Department appropriations bill."
November 03, 2003
The Overwhelming State of Gujarat
I am only just now bringing myself up to speed on the depth and breadth of the injustice that continues to plague the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat. Here are just a few items from the last two months...courtesy of Human Rights Watch (India) and Sabrang Communications ("Protecting & Promoting Human Rights in India").
- India: Protect Gujarat Activists Now (Human Rights Watch Press release, New York, Sept. 5, 2003)
- After Best, SC to monitor 9 other Gujarat cases
- "Ban Yatra Politics, End the Sacrificing of Innocent Lives in the Name of Religion"
A grave situation indeed exists in this territory.
In an effort to stay up-to-date I've found a daily monitor of the human rights situation in India.
I will try and find some associated action items to combat the inevitable information-overload-paralysis syndrome.
It's Called Separation of Powers, Secretary Norton
From an October 31, 2003 COBELL v. NORTON press release:
The House of Representatives, under intense pressure from Interior Secretary Gale Norton and the White House, has acted unconstitutionally and further breached the fiduciary responsibility that the United States government owes to more than 500,000 individual Indian trust beneficiaries.
Read the entire release: House Breaks Trust Responsibility to American Indians in Unconstitutional Move
October 29, 2003
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It's curious how many free-market evangelists so quickly turn to state intervention when it suits their competitive advantage. David Batstone
Biochemical giant Monsanto is suing Maine-based Oakhurst dairy in order to force the company to remove a label it places on its milk carton stating, "Our Farmer's Pledge: No Artificial Growth Hormones."
As far as I can tell, Monsanto's main gripe can be summarized as follows: "Shame on you, mom and pop business, for using the truth to your competitive advantage. We'll take our whiny, corporate-giant, free-market claim to the courts, thank you very much. We would much prefer if you would leave your customers guessing. (Plus, we need to make a LOT more money if we're ever going to be able to pay off the settlements of all those baritone 10-year-olds and cancerous plaintiffs who will come our way in 15 years when our 'promises of safety' fall through the cracks."
While the truth about the positive or negative effects of hormone enhanced dairy products remain to be seen, one interesting fact certainly grabs my attention: although the hormone is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it is banned in all 15 countries of the European Union as well as Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. (Barstone)
Suspicions about the hormone seem to revolve around the possibility of early puberty in children, and links to colon and breast cancer. Doesn't sound too promising. The positive effects are supposed to be increased production of milk by cows. Mmm. Let me think about this one... Breast cancer vs. Niagra-Cow. Tough choice.
I leave you with this little lesson from history, quoted from Legal Opinion on Monsanto Lawsuit Against Oakhurst Dairy:
Given government and industry's poor record of protecting consumers from unsafe products, exercising the precautionary principle is a reasonable personal choice. Apparently safe products have been proven over time, and upon further scientific study to be exceedingly dangerous.
The classic example is asbestos, the "magic" heat resistant component once used in countless products. The long latency period of the lung diseases that resulted from asbestos exposure hid the true dangers of the product from generations of consumers and workers.
Another example is the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES), once thought to be safe and effective for preventing miscarriages. DES came into use in 1947. It was not banned until 1971, after it had been shown to cause severe birth defects in the granddaughters of the mothers who originally ingested the drug.
Part of the explanation for these tragic cases, is that products can be approved for consumer use long before the long-term health effects are known.
And finally, I'll really couldn't sleep tonight without waving my tiny banner of activism. I urge you to take action. (Thanks, Sojourners. You guys rock.)
October 28, 2003
Separation of True and Civil Religion
Religion is the most dangerous energy source known to humankind. The moment a person (or government or religion or organization) is convinced that God is either ordering or sanctioning a cause or project, anything goes. The history, worldwide, of religion-fueled hate, killing, and oppression is staggering.
Eugene Peterson (from the introduction to the book of Amos in the Bible paraphrase The Message)
If there ever was a time to understand the difference between biblical Christianity and civil religion, it is now. With conservative Christians of all types mobilized to speak out and take a stand, I am forced to ask the question of my (misguided) brothers and sisters in Christ, whose kingdom are you advancing anyway?
So it's time for some action items, courtesy of Sojourners, of course:
- Take Action: General Boykin Should Resign (You might want to read Wallis' open letter to the General first.)
- Read Jim Wallis' article, "Dangerous Religion"
- Read Donald E. Wagner's article, "Short Fuse to Apocalypse"
October 27, 2003
Michael Moore Comes to Portland
Thanks to VJ for sharing her perspective on Michael Moore's recent visit to our fair city. I didn't even have to twist her arm! Thanks VJ!
I went to see Michael Moore the other night at Memorial Coliseum. I've been feeling rather morose about the political situation in the U.S. so, it was gratifying to see the place sold out. In spite of glib titles like "Dude, where's my country" and "Stupid White Men", his work is laced with humor but very well researched. He hit the high points you might expect: Bush lied about Iraq, and meanwhile our soldiers are dying there; other developed countries don't understand why we show such disrepect to our worst off; why are our elected officials moving towards electronic voting (which destroys the evidence) when we've recently seen election fraud; Rush Limbaugh's drug addiction, and his old refrain about drug addicts ("lock 'em up and throw away the keys").
One of the humorous high points that he has done on every talk on the tour is a test of civics and geography with the "smartest" Americans versus the "dumbest" Canadian from the audience, where invariably, the Canadian can answer all the questions while the Americans can't. Questions posed to the Americans included who is the Prime Minister of Canada (Jean Chretien), what is the capitol of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario), and what are three countries that border Afghanistan (Pakistan, China and Iran are three possibilities).
Moore finished by advising us not to have a "Anyone but Bush" mindset he reminded us that this early in the process, we could actually say to the candidates hey, I like most of your stands, but I can't vote for you while you're anti-gun control and have some effect. I left feeling empowered that I might be able to make some difference.
October 20, 2003
Saving Endangered Animals by Killing Them?
Found this on AlterNet: Saving Endangered Animals by Killing Them?
Especially note the closing section on the big picture. (Don't even get me started on Secretary Norton. )
October 14, 2003
Well, almost not everybody is telling the truth...
SCULLY: Mulder, not everything is a labyrinth of dark conspiracy, and not everybody is plotting to deceive, inveigle and obfuscate.
Well, almost not everybody. Here's the full transcript of a Sojourners interview in which "two former CIA analysts talk about the lies behind the Iraq war and the heavy weight of conscience."


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I'm glad we have a HDNet section now. I figured i would post this here now since there is a section for it. Here is the next big HDNet event.
Maximum Fighting Championship 16 is on Friday May 9th Live on HDNet.
Please wish our fighter Chris Camozzi lots of luck. Good luck Chris, Leave 'em ToeZup!
Main Card:
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Ryan Ford vs. C.J. Fernandes
Ryan Jimmo vs. Adam Maciejewski
Chris Camozzi vs. Dwayne Lewis
Mike Maestas vs. Ben Henderson
Kaipo Miller vs. Matt McGrath
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Interesting event. It has a lot of amateur fighters and the up-and-comers too. Not a lot of well known veteran fighters, but I like being surprised by some of these guy's skill level.
Big Daddy's always exciting, win or lose... you know you'll see a fun fight. Can't wait
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, baby, when first we met I knew in this heart of mine That you were someone I couldn't forget. I said right, and abide my time Spent my life looking for that somebody to make me feel like new Now you tell me that you want to leave me But darling, I just can't let you [guitar & fiddle solo] Baby, baby, when first we met I knew in this heart of mine That you were someone I couldn't forget. I said right, and abide my time Spent my life looking for that somebody to make me feel like new Now you ...
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not ...
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...Laura demonstrated the roll. Next, it was my turn. As I straightened out, it hit me: Even I could fly a plane. It'd just take time, schooling, money and patience. OK, that's a lot, but Laura's a good saleswoman. She says it's relaxing when you're in the air,...
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Detroit Free Press
Time flowing like a river, Time beckoning me. Who knows when we shall meet again, if ever But time, keeps flowing like a river, to the sea. Goodbye my love, maybe for forever. Goodbye my love, the tide waits for me. Who knows when we shall meet again, if ever. But time, keeps flowing like a river... on and on, to the sea.... to the sea..... Till its gone forever....gone forever..gone forever........Ahhhhhhh!! Goodbye my friend, maybe for forever?... Goodbye my friend, who knows when we shall ...
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1. News Limited audit reveals no hacking in Australia
A full audit of News Limited finances in its Australian newspapers and media holdings has shown no evidence of hacking, according to outgoing CEO John Hartigan who initiated the review three months ago to stem allegations here. The chatter about possible wrongdoings had started after a major phone hacking scandal erupted in Britain by News Corporation's locally based operation. According to the SMH: "A statement released today says 26 auditors collected data on nearly 700,000 transactions over five years for its main newspapers, including The Australian, The Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun. It said "scrutiny" was applied to all cash payments of more than $100 and all payments of more than $10,000. It identified the use of private investigation companies and interviewed staff and contractors who were questioned about the services supplied. Two judges assessed the audit's methods and the company's response."
2. Did you catch the Brad Pitt interview on 60 Minutes?
Sometimes the news bites will include things that are just interesting to talk about. We'll call them watercooler moments! And this is a case in point: did you catch the Brad Pitt interview on 60 Minutes? It seemed like a whole lot of nothing … and really awkward. He just seems over the whole thing. Show business, all the questions. He did mention he might quit the business in 3 years anyhow. Twitter went off, said he was 'boring'. This was an interesting quote however: "I think happiness is overrated, truthfully. I do. I think sometimes you're happy, sometimes you're not. There's too much pressure to be happy. I don't know. I don't really give a shit. I know I will be at times and I know I won't be at times. Satisfied, at peace, those would be more goals for myself."
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3. Britain's ad standards authority bans skinny model
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in Britain has banned an ad for fashion label DropDead for featuring a model that was too thin, if not anorexic. According to CampaignLive: "The ASA called the ad "socially irresponsible" for using a size eight model in a bikini. The regulator said the model was visibly thin, with "highly visible" hip, rib and collar bones. She was photographed in heavy make-up and posed in a way that made her appear thinner."
4. UN climate report says 'weather on steroids' to come
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a draft report that says the world's weather under a changing climate would be characterised by more severe events like droughts in Africa, fierce heatwaves in Southern Europe and storm surges so deadly they could threaten entire island nations. Subject to modification, the draft summary will be examined by governments at a six-day meeting of the panel starting today in the Ugandan capital Kampala.
5. Evelyn H Lauder, cosmetics queen and breast cancer awareness advocate, dies
She married into one of the most well know families in the beauty industry but became a major campaigner for breast cancer awareness. Evelyn H Lauder married Leonard A. Lauder (chairman emeritus of the Estee Lauder company) and founded the Pink Ribbon breast cancer awareness campaign and later the Breast Cancer Research Foundation which would go on to raise $350 million. She passed away, aged 75, from ovarian cancer.
6. Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi steps down
17-years in politics and it wasn't the litany of sex scandals – including allegations of underage sex, paid for by him – that brought Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi undone. Instead it was the mounting debt crisis that threatened to topple Italy, previously thought of as 'too big to fail' from the European Union. Italy's debt stands at 120% of Gross Domestic Product around $2.3 trillion. Italy needs fast and savage spending cuts and tax hikes to lift it from the brink. Mr Berlusconi will likely be replaced by a non-elected official, Mario Monti, a 68-year-old 'non-politically aligned' fiscal conservative. If you need a rundown on what all this means, together with the rest of the Eurozone debt crises, check out our cheat sheet later today.
7. Get your Botox … at the dentist
Australian dentists have taken part in a course by Australian Academy of Dento-Facial Aesthetics head Myles Holt so they can administer dermal fillers to patients while they get their dental work done. Dentists are only supposed to administer Botox where it forms part of treatment for teeth-grinding or facial pain. Dr Holt said dentists had a 'superior' knowledge of facial features and doctors were only complaining about the breach of rules because dentists were encroaching on their turf.
8. The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be on the Gold Coast
It was the boost in spirits the Gold Coast needed. One of the harder hit regions in Australia during the Global Financial Crisis the glitter strip can now set its sights on being Games ready after it was announced at the weekend the city won its bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. It'll be the fifth times the Games have been held in Australia. It's predicted the winning bid will bring $2 billion in economic benefits and '30,000' jobs over the next seven years.


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Asia Weeks: Hmong & LGBTQ
Shades of Yellow (SOY) is the first and only incorporated Hmong Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) non-profit organization in the world. We provide support, education and advocacy to Hmong LGBTQ and allies. While based in Minnesota, we maintain a strong online presence and national network of sister queer Southeast Asian organizations in order to be able to provide support or resources to Hmong LGBTQ across the country and around the world. SOY celebrates our 10 year anniversary this year. They will be presenting a discussion for students.
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We invite you to marvel, but also to participate and interact. Let yourself be inspired by the secrets of nature, the daily wonders that you will encounter along the path whilst walking in the National Park. Discover environmental correlations and learn about partnerships that are essential for survival. In the four rooms of the visitor centre over 800m2 of exhibition space packed with scientific facts as well as sensory and mystical experiences await you.
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2 crashes end with 3 dead, including 2 law enforcement officersUPDATED 6:08 AM CST Jan 24, 2014
Officials say officers were trying to serve a felony warrant to 27-year-old Quentin Johnson Thursday morning near Dill City when he took off in his truck leading to a chase.Video Transcript
NOW TO OUR BIG STORY . TWO CRASHES END WITH THREE PEOPLE DEAD. INCLUDING AN OKLAHOMA OFFICER AND UNDERSHERIFF. ACROSS OKLAHOMA ... LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE DISPLAYING A SIGN OF RESPECT .. TO THE TWO LAW MEN KILLED ... BY CHANGING THEIR PROFILE PICTURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA... TO THIS. K-O-C-O'S ROB HUGHES IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO. ROB... THIS ALL STARTED BECAUSE THEY WERE TRYING TO ISSUE A WARRANT. THAT'S RIGHT. OFFICERS WERE TRYING TO SERVE A FELONY WARRANT TO 27 YEAR OLD QUENTIN JOHNSON THURSDAY MORNING NEAR DILL CITY. HE TOOK OFF IN HIS TRUCK. SKY FIVE WAS OVER THE SCENE AFTER THE CRASH. WASHITA COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF BRIAN BECK CHASED HIM FOR A HALF-AN-HOUR. BURNS FLAT POLICE OFFICER CHRISTIAN WILLHIGHT WENT TO HELP. THE SLAMMED INTO EACH OTHER. POLICE SAY JOHNSON RAN OFF THE ROAD AND DIED ABOUT THREE MILES AWAY. THE LOSS OF THEIR BROTHERS IN ARMS HAS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEVASTATED. clip 1 - lt brian orr / ohp 2:43 anytime you have a tragic event like this - it shakes the entire community 2:48 Clip 20 gail o'neil/ crash in front of home 20:51 its just a sad thing that two guys doing their job ended up dead 20:56 POLICE DIDN'T SAY WHY JOHNSON WAS WANTED ... BUT PUBLIC RECORDS SHOW HE HAS PRIOR DRUG CONVICTIONS. guys doing their job ended up dead 20:56 POLICE DIDN'T SAY WHY JOHNSON WAS WANTED ... BUT PUBLIC RECORDS SHOW HE HAS PRIOR DRUG CONVICTIONS. SIG OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND WASHITA COUNTY DEPUTY TO DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY WITHIN A YEAR. WHEN THAT DEPUTY DIED LAST YEAR IN APRIL... HIS CO-WORKER... AND ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF YESTERDAY'S CRASH.. WROTE THIS... REST EASY BROTHER. WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED ON THIS END.
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Two posts last week reminded me of a daily question my dad would ask me at the end of the day. Travis Swicegood answers the question Whad did You do today? which inspired Ken Guest to do the same with What I've done recently. I always hated answering that question for some reason, I can tell you now that the correct answer to give my dad was not
All over the place
Articles this last week were all over the place, from this article on project-zero running a major php application on something other than the Zend platform to Drupal is Part of the Problem and PHP is Dead, both telling us how PHP is going to die if we don't do something now! I have an opinion on this but not the energy to argue it right now, so I'll keep it to myself for today.
If you are interested in Late Static Binding or LSB in future versions of PHP take a look at Late Static Binding (LSB) forward_static_call() I have been looking forward to LSB, it will eliminate some ugly hacks I have used to get around the lack of it, but I think this solution isn't the most elegant, unfortunately I am not able to articulate what I do want it to look like in any intelligent way except different, or in the authors words
Google App Engine
I love this — Why not PHP for Google's App Engine? and Google App Engine needs PHP support… well why not any number of languages. Seriously if you go read here you will see "Although Python is currently the only language supported by Google App Engine, we look forward to supporting more languages in the future.", okay? I guess the better question is why not PHP first? Whatever the reason, Google is a public corporation and is under no obligation to support anyones favorite language on their new platform, they only have an obligation to make money, its not like they just overlooked PHP somehow, they made a conscious choice to support python first.
Books and Reviews
I am really glad that Cal Evens has an in with apress, the sample chapter he picked to share with us was the exact one I would have picked myself — go check it out at Sample Chapter From Pro PHP, Patterns, Frameworks, Testing and More. It covers the SPL, a topic thats really hard to find information on.
I used to do quite a bit of Joomla work and when 1.5 came out I toyed around a bit but things had changed enough that it wasn't all that easy to just jump in and go, I wish I'd had this book Mastering Joomla 1.5 at the time, the review sounds like it would have helped.
For all you Codeigniter fans Ken Guest has a review of Code Igniter for Rapid PHP Application Development, it sounds like the book was okay but not good enough to persuade him to use codeigniter.
Code and stuff
I really really need to gather up all the techniques and ideas I've learned about the SPL and write an article, it seems to be like a hidden easter egg as far as documentation and unexplored features go. PHP, PEAR. PHP 5.3: SPL stack, heap, queue, list covers some more undocumented data structures.
I don't know anything at all about this framework but I do think the link I found there to GRC Perfect Paper Passwords is interesting!
Yahoo! Pipes announced an option for PHP serialized output., if Google Apps won't give us PHP support at least Pipes will spit PHP.
I am often surprised when I find content tagged in ways I would have never in a million years related to it, until of course I saw the tag. The class in the article Open Calais Tags might be what I need, I'm sure it will make its way into Zend Framework by next week. Oh YAY it is what I need all wrapped up in WP Calais Auto Tagger plugin.
I've been reading along with this series Rolling Your Own MVC: The Page Load Scenario while most developers with a firm grasp of MVC will probably not find it all that interesting I like looking at other interpretations of what an MVC based framework should look like.
Five common PHP design patterns, okay I want to know something, I can search for and find these five common patterns covered in at least 10 different articles, some very well, why doesn't somebody write about Five uncommonly undocumented PHP design patterns That would be something interesting to read. That isn't to say the article wasn't okay, it was, it just covered more of the same old same old.
Lukas Smith has put up a mission statement and a call for discussion on emPHPower.org drop over there and find out how to join the discussion.
I'm out of time, I know I miss articles every week, sometimes the signal to noise ratio is overwhelming, If it bugs you then comment on it, maybe I just never see them. Maybe they were just really bad and I didn't have anything to say (nice), but If you want to be SURE that I see your work and can let others know about it, you might want to let me know what I'm missing.


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Junior Fair
Pork Queen: Meaghan Pagnard
Market Champions
Light Weight Barrow: Lucas Wickiser, Carey Boys; Reserve: Cory Rife, Upper Sandusky FFA.
Medium Weight Barrow: Reserve: Christy Wickiser, Carey Boys.
Heavy Weight Barrow: Chase Wagner, Carey Boys; Reserve: Kerry Tschanen, Mohawk Town and Country.
Light Weight Gilt: Carson Mittermaier, Country Clovers.
Heavy Weight Gilt: Kaden Frey, Town and Country; Reserve: Cameron Shellhouse, Kids Got the Spirit.
Champion Gilt: Kaden Frey; Reserve: Cameron Shellhouse.
Grand Champion Market Hog: Chase Wagner; Reserve: Kaden Frey.
Production Pairs
1st, Chase Wagner; 2nd, Joanna Worst, Carey Boys; 3rd, Steven Vaughn, Carey Boys; 4th, Gwen Wentling, Carey Boys; 5th, Bryce Orians, Carey Boys; 6th, Christy Wickiser; 7th, Lucas Vaughn, Carey Boys; 9th, Lucas Wickiser; 10th, Kody Wolf, Carey FFA.
Champion: Chase Wagner; Reserve; Joanna Worst.
Beginner: 1st, Kaden Frey; 2nd, Jarod Fox, Carey Boys; 4th, Chase Wagner; 6th, Trent Baum, Kids Got the Spirit.
Junior: 3rd, Noel Orians, Carey Boys; 4th, Logan Tschanen, Barnyard Critters; 5th, Cameron Shellhouse; 6th, Joanna Worst.
Intermediate: 1st, Christy Wickiser; 2nd, Ashton Frey, Town and Country; 4th, Katelynn Kinley, Mohawk Town and Country; 5th, Tyler Hucke, Carey Boys; 6th, John Owens, Barnyard Critters.
Senior: 3rd, Kody Wolf; 5th, Darby Walton, Mohawk Town and Country.
Market Lamb Champions
Overall Ram: Kody Wolf.
Overall Ewe: Cameron Shellhouse.
Pair Market Lambs: Kara McCarthy, Cross County 4-Hers; Reserve: Russell Phillips, Carey Boys; 3rd, Cameron Shellhouse.
Individual Market Lamb: Kara McCarthy; Reserve: Russell Phillips; 4th, Kara McCarthy.
Junior: 1st, Katelyn Lewis, Wrangler Kids; 3rd, Katie Conley, Wyandot Power and Pride.
Intermediate: 1st, Cameron Shellhouse.
Senior: 1st, Kirsten Shellhouse, Mohawk FFA; 2nd, Abbi Kline, Town and Country; 4th, Deon Morter, Mohawk FFA; 6th, Sara Lewis, Wrangler Kids.
Overall Winner: Cameron Shellhouse.
Horse King: Josh Troxel; Queen: Brienna Forman; Princess: Megan Chaffee; Prince: Bradley Chaffee.
Pleasure show
Western Horse Showmanship
Ages 8-11: 1st, Kalee Lohr, Stable Stompers; 2nd, Rose May; 3rd, Amber Nash; 4th, Mackenzie Myers; 5th, MaKayla Wilson.
Ages 12:14: 1st, Jake Lohr, Stable Stompers; 2nd, Mikalyla Putnam; 3rd, Brooke Weininger; 4th, Emma Wilson; 5th, Brittany Miller.
Ages 15-18: 1st, Abbie Otto, Country Clovers; 2nd, Brittany Maskey; 3rd, Katlyn Beekman; 4th, Catherine Smith; 5th, Hannah Troxel.
Western Pony Showmanship
Ages 8-13: 1st, Natalie Snook, Stable Stompers; 2nd, Kalee Lohr; 3rd, Zackary Dyer; 4th, Jaelynn Summit; 5th, Bradley Chaffee.
Ages 14-18: 1st, Jenny Ohler, Trails End; 2nd, Dakota Williams; 3rd, Katlyn Beekman; 4th, Brianna Foreman; 5th, Raychelle Myers.
English Horse Showmanship
1st, Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Mikalyla Putnam; 3rd, Abbie Otto; 4th, Brooke Weininger; 5th, Brittany Miller.
English Pony Showmanship
Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Dakota Williams; 3rd, Jenny Ohler; 4th, Natalie Snook; 5th, Abbie Otto.
Draft Showmanship
1st, Austin Frey, Tangled Reins; 2nd, Joshua Troxel.
Senior Showmanship: Abbie Otto.
Overall Showmanship: Kalee Lohr.
Mare and Foal Production: 1st, Abbie Otto.
Weanling Class: 1st, Abbie Otto.
Yearling Production Class: Shyanne Green, Stable Magic.
Harness Class, Ground Driving: 1st, Shelby Foreman, Stable Stompers; 2nd, Kalee Lohr.
Single Horse Pony Hitch: 1st, Shelby Foreman.
Draft Single Pony Hitch: Austin Frey; 2nd, Joshua Troxel.
English Equitation: 1st, Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Brooke Weininger; 3rd, Emma Wilson; 4th, Natalie Snook; 5th, Morgan Beaschler.
English Pleasure: 1st, Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Natalie Snook; 3rd, Morgan Beaschler; 4th, Brittany Miller; 5th, Brooke Weininger.
Western Horse Horsemanship
Ages 8-11: 1st, Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Rose May; 3rd, Morgan Beaschler; 4th, MaKayla Wilson; 5th, Mackenzie Myers.
Ages 12-14: 1st, Jake Lohr; 2nd, Brooke Weininger; 3rd, Brittany Miller; 4th, Desiree Dyer; 5th, Mikalyla Putnam.
Ages 15-18: 1st, Jacki Smith, Stable Magic; 2nd, Catherine Smith; 3rd, Hannah Troxel.
Walk Trot Western Horse
Ages 8-11: 1st, Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Morgan Beaschler; 3rd, Amber Nash; 4th, Kylie Troxel; 5th, Mackenzie Myers.
Ages 12-14: 1st, Mikalyla Putnam; 2nd, Jake Lohr; 3rd, Emma Wilson; 4th, Brittany Miller; 5th, Carolyn Kennedy.
Ages 15-18: 1st, Hannah Troxel; 2nd, Catherine Smith; 3rd, Brittany Maskey; 4th, Jacki Smith; 5th, Abbie Otto.
Western Pony Horsemanship
Ages 8-13: 1st, Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Natalie Snook.
Ages 14-18: 1st, Jenny Ohler, Trails End; 2nd, Raychelle Myers; 3rd, Brianna Foreman; 4th, Dakota Williams.
Walk Trot Pony Horsemanship
Ages 8-13: 1st, Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Natalie Snook; 3rd, Zackary Dyer; 4th, Brad Chaffee.
Ages 14-18: 1st, Jenny Ohler; 2nd, Raychelle Myers; 3rd, Dakota Williams; 4th, Brianna Foreman.
Western Horse Pleasure
Ages 8-11: 1st, Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Morgan Beaschler; 3rd, Mackenzie Myers; 4th, MaKayla Wilson; 5th, Rose May.
Ages 12-14: 1st, Carolyn Kennedy; 2nd, Desiree Dyer; 3rd, Brittany Miller; 4th, Emma Wilson; 5th, Mikalyla Putnam.
Ages 15-18: 1st, Hannah Troxel; 2nd, Abbie Otto; 3rd, Brittany Maskey; 4th, Jacki Smith; 5th, Amber Wilson.
Western Pony Pleasure
Ages 8-13: 1st, Kalee Lohr; 2nd, Natalie Snook; 3rd, Jaelynn Summit; 4th, Brad Chaffee.
Ages 14-18: 1st, Jenny Ohler; 2nd, Dakota Williams; 3rd, Brianna Foreman; 4th, Raychelle Myers.
Walk-Trot, 1st and 2nd year members only: 1st, Paige Finscally, Trails End; 2nd, Kylie Troxel; 3rd, Amber Nash; 4th, Maddison Stansbery; 5th, Emily Troxel.
Western Reining: 1st, Brooke Weininger; 2nd, Emma Wilson; 3rd, Jacki Smith.
Horse Trail: 1st, Brooke Weininger; 2nd, Jake Lohr; 3rd, Kalee Lohr; 4th, Brittany Miller; 5th, Desiree Dyer.
Costume Class: 1st, Jaelynn Summit; 2nd, Alexis Pahl; 3rd, Amber Nash; 4th, Mackenzie Myers; 5th, Maddison Stansbery.


text: Two greatly-admired staples in their respective realms, Raf Simons and Fred Perry join forces for a Spring/Summer 2013 collection dubbed "Collage." Toying with a juxtaposition of patterns and hues, the collection displays trademark motifs from both brands with Raf Simons' post-modern aesthetic applied to Fred Perry's recognizable polos, pullovers and bomber jackets. A revival of the labels' joint ventures from previous seasons, the collection crosses over traditional features with forward-thinking embellishments — an example seen in the detachable polo shirt collar. As Raft Simmons suggests, "Collage – SS13 offers a very controlled and pure do-it-yourself attitude. The collection shows a juxtaposition of very different materials, prints and colours, therefore giving the wearer a possibility to combine the garments in different ways."


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As it turns out, not every fan of the Detroit Lions is rooting for the unprecedented historical run that would be an 0-16 season.
Some fans actually are upset about the losing -- no matter how entertaining it has been over the years.
But some enterprising soul has had enough and has a suggestion for the Ford family: Take the Lions to Los Angeles.
At least that's what can be gleaned from the Web site latakethelions.com.
Here's what they have to say (by the way, T-shirts are available just in time for Christmas!):
"If you were born in Michigan, then you probably are cursed with being a Lions fan. One playoff win since 1957! As hard as you may try not to care, they still suck you in. So it's time to show the ownership what you think they should do to improve the team: Move!
"At least then we could get an expansion team with new ownership and a new opportunity for fans that deserve better."
And trash the legacies of Wayne Fontes, Eric Hipple and Tatum Bell? No way!
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