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It was during one of these talks that I was told a story which offers deep reflections into Afghan cultural schooling of both Christianity and Judaism. One elder asked me if I knew the story about how a priest saved Muhammad's life. I knew of several early encounter stories of Muhammad and Christians including the Nestorian or Arian monk Bahira and Muhammad's relative, the Ebionite priest Waraqah ibn Nawfal, but I had not heard the story of a priest saving Muhammad's life. So I asked to hear the story.
A Priest Saves Muhammad (Paraphrased by me)
When Muhammad was born his father had already had died. His mother gave him to an Arab Bedioun tribe as was the custom of Meccan Arabs, in order for Arab children to start off their lives growing strong. When Mohammad was a baby a Christian priest told Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, his foster mother, to take care of the children because he was special and destined for great things. The priest made special note telling Hamlimah to beware of Jews who would be looking for the child.
Later, when Mohammad was still very young, a group of Jews came to the Bedouin camp and started asking questions about young children who demonstrated "signs." The Jews found Halimah and began telling her how they believed Mohammad was the "one they were looking for." The Jews then asked where the boy's father was. Hamlimah, remembering what the priest had told her, pointed to her husband and said he was the boy's father. The Jews then sighed and said Mohammad seemed to be the one they were looking for but the child they were looking for had a deceased father. Hamlimah could tell the Jews were there looking for Mohammad in order to kill him.
The Afghans I was with all nodded while the story was being recited and one even told me he had learned the story while in school.
I have tried researching the story but I can find it no place else. It seems to combine elements of a version of Bahria, who warned adults to protect Muhammad from the Jews, and extra-Biblical stories about Jesus' childhood and signs of his greatness. The story also plays Christians in a good light, God-fearers who are looking for the truth. While I have had access only to a select portion of Afghans, all of them have made points to remark on the shared values of Christians and Muslims, something which Muslims in the Middle East that I have encountered to do not mention. There, I have been told Christianity is corrupted truth and that only Islam holds the answer.
The saddest part of the story is the antisemitism. Nearly five hundred years had passed between the destruction of organized, Temple Judaism and the birth of Muhammad. Sadly, the complete lack of Judaism's ability to pull off the logistics required to do any giant "hunt down the chosen one" operation does not enter anyone's mind here. Instead, stories about how bad Jews are continue. When I tried mentioning my doubts about an organized Jewish plot against Muhammad the elder just started listing off prophets killed by "the Jews."
My conservations with Muslims have been very rewarding. They have asked to have parts of my Bible and works by Saint Josemaria Escriva translated so they can "read God's word and works to others." However, for all these good moments it is disheartening to see dark hates lurk in the hearts and minds of good religious people.


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Lee is currently overrated in New York and around the league because he's the best player on the Knicks (which is not saying much) and because current circumstances are ideal for him to excel and put up good stats.
The Knicks have no rebounding and little inside scoring since the Randolph trade. Combine that with the faster pace the Knicks are playing at and you have a recipe for Lee putting up some very good rebounding numbers and better than his typical scoring average.
On a good team with a solid rebounding center, Lee would be more or less a 10 and 8 guy. Not that that's terrrible, but he's still just a very solid backup PF that can also fill in as a starter on a bad team or if there's an injury etc...
Look around the league. It's really not that hard to find a PF that can average 9-10 rebounds "per 36 minutes". It's also not that hard to find one that's a pretty efficient scorer around the basket. What's difficult to find is someone that can do those things plus block shots, play great defense, post up well, shoot well from the outside shot etc.... (some combination of those other things)
If Lee stays around for 2010 beyond, that would be fine. But right now his price is so high relative his real value, it probably makes some sense to try to trade him instead of signing him for 10 million or letting him walk. If we could get him for 6M-8M, that would be a different story.

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#1 A snowy Memorial Day for Whiteface Mountain05-26-2013, 08:13 PM
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- So much for the start of summer! At least, that's what people further north in the Lake Placid area must've been thinking.
Whiteface Mountain started reporting 18 inches of snow on Saturday. The total jumped to 34 inches of snow as of Sunday afternoon.
So hey, if you're a bit cold today, it certainly could've been worse! There is no snow in our forecast, but the warm-up is still a little bit away.
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Thank God for globular warming or we would be buried too!The difference between pigs and people is that when they tell you you're cured it isn't a good thing.
Damn all this friggen Global Warming!!!!
When I lived in Jersey Memorial Day Weekend was usually rainy but this!!!! LOL!!!May the FORCE be with you!
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Senior guard Kevin Winford scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the first half as Eastern Washington University men's basketball team rolled pass Concordia (Ore.) 96-70 in an exhibition game Sunday (Nov. 4) at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash.
The game does not count in EWU's season record or statistics. The Cavaliers, who were edged by Big Sky Conference member Portland State 96-93 on Friday, are a member of NAIA and the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
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Senior forward Collin Chiverton also had 18 points in just 10 minutes of action for the Eagles, as four players scored in double figures. Senior guard Jeffrey Forbes added 15 and 6-foot-10 sophomore Martin Seiferth chipped in a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocked shots.
Freshman forward Venky Jois added eight points, 10 rebounds and a pair of blocks. Winford added seven assists and junior point guard Justin Crosgile contributed eight assists, nine points and three steals.
Chiverton, whose mother passed away this past week, scored 14 of his points in the second half in just six minutes of action. He was the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year last year as a transfer from City College of San Francisco.
"Kevin gave us huge bursts in the first half and Chiverton gave us an equal boost in the second half," added Hayford. "And Martin gave us a good game on the inside."
Eastern made 48 percent of its shots from the field, including 14-of-41 3-point attempts for 34 percent. The Eagles held the Cavaliers to 37 percent shooting for the game and had a 51-35 rebounding advantage.
Winford and Forbes combined to score 25 of EWU's 47 first-half points as the Eagles led 47-26 at intermission. Jois had six points and nine rebounds in the first half.
Concordia led by four early, but the Eagles used a 7-0 run to take a 25-19 lead, as Winford scored five of EWU's points in the run. Winford hit another basket to give the Eagles a 32-23 advantage, then Parker Kelly hit a three to put the Eagles up 35-23.
A 3-pointer by Forbes gave EWU its biggest lead of the half at 47-26 with four seconds remaining. He then hit a three to open the second half and the rout was on. The Eagles led by no less than 20 the rest of the way and by as many as 32 at the 5:23 mark.


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'Survivor: Caramoan' Recap: Yum! Balut With A Side Of Shipworm!
Previously on, Survivor: Phillip claimed to have thrown the Immunity Challenge, in order to take out Fan Julia. Corinne's bonding with Michael angered Phillip, causing him to reconsider his vote. The rest of the tribe, however, agreed with Corinne, and Julia was voted off the Island.
Back at Bikal, Michael was relieved to still be in the tribe. Phillip pulled Corinne and Dawn aside to 'confess' that he threw the challenge. He said the idea had come to him in the middle of the game, and so he hadn't warned them in advance. Corinne did not believe him for a minute. Even Dawn is surprised that Phillip can't just admit he messed up on the challenge. They find him annoying.
Corinne interviews, "He's so cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs that there's no question that Phillip has to go."
The next morning, Corinne's really pleased that they kept Michael, whom she believes is the only member of the Fans with a brain. Dawn, however, is depressed. She knows there will soon be a merge, so she heads off to the water well for a private cry and pity party. With six kids, a million dollars would be life changing, and she is determined to win the title and prize. She feels you have to be a decision maker in the game, not let the game happen to you.
As the gang at Gota frolic in the water, they spot a boat approaching. It's boatmail! They are told to gather up their things – they're off to a new home. Merge time, baby! Andrea's thrilled and excited to be going back to her old beach. Now that it's an individual game, she wants to realign with the Favorite's.
It's Party Time as the two tribes merge. Corinne's happy to see new faces, Cochran's excited to have reached the merge in one piece, and Reynold just likes a good party! There's a chest full of food and drink, and new green buffs for everyone. Dawn goes into mother mode, making sandwiches and "cutting the cheese," as Michael notes. Food, glorious food!
They need a new name. After rejecting "Stanley," they decide on Malcolm's suggestion of "Enil Edam." Andrea thinks it sounds pretty, and that it means "a new beginning." Don't tell anyone, but it's really Malcolm's mother's name backwards – Madeline. Corinne thinks it's the dumbest name ever, and that it has too many syllables.
Phillip takes Andrea aside for a hug and an update on Stealth R Us. It's him, Dawn, Cochran and Andrea for Final Four. All she has to do is pretend she's Boston Rob when she's lying in bed at night. That's what Phillip does, he assures her! He also warns her about Corinne's divided loyalties. He feels Corinne will try and side with the Fans.
Andrea's not that worried. There are still 8 Faves vs. only 4 Fans. She feels secure with her alliance, and her alliance within the alliance. She is a little concerned about the individual aspect of the post-merge, but feels pretty good overall. She just needs to keep an eye on people getting hungrier, starting to scramble and making big moves.
Corinne cozies up to Malcolm, who tells her he's secure with Reynold, and Eddie. He's also pretty sure he can count on Erik. They both agree that they can't put up with Phillip's antics much longer. She knows she can count on Michael as well, so they have an alliance of six to work with.
Malcolm's bored with the 'plodding along' game he's been playing with the Favorites. He's ready to make a move. But with a fragile, six person alliance, he's got to be careful. They just need to get through one vote with numbers intact. Then they'll have the advantage.
Corinne has taken an instant dislike to Sherri. Malcolm agrees. The first person they'll take out is Sherri, and then they'll go after Phillip. Corinne is thrilled that she and Malcolm are on the same page. She can't wait to blindside Phillip!
Oh dear – treemail sounds ominous. "Can you stomach the stress of Tribal Council? Have you bitten off more than you can chew?" Sounds like a nasty eating challenge, they figure. Reynold's panicked, because eating horrible stuff is something he just can't do. This will be a true test, he thinks. Cochran, on the other hand, relishes the thought of changing up his image. "It might make me seem a little bit more wild and dangerous."
Jeff Probst welcomes the players to their first individual Immunity Challenge, and shows them the new individual Immunity Necklace. He then tells them that they will be having a food eating challenge, where they will race to swallow local delicacies. First up – beetle larva!
Andrea finishes her two larvae first, followed by Malcolm and Eddie. Corinne, Erik and Sherri are out of the challenge. The next group of diners includes Dawn, who almost jumps the gun, ready to seize the larva before Jeff's Go. Cochran finishes first! Phillip's next, and while Dawn, Reynold, and Brenda choke, Michael takes 3rd place.
Round Two involves slimy, wriggling shipworms, which Jeff says are not actually worms, but rather in the clam family. They are the ocean equivalent of a termite that can bore through ship's wood, and a delicacy in the Philippines. That doesn't seem to reassure Andrea, Michael, Cochran, Phillip, Malcolm or Eddie. Only three of them will go on to the third round. And that would be Malcolm, Eddie and Cochran, who wolf down the worms like bosses!
Yum! It's Balut Time! Two players will move on to the final, after eating the duck embryo. After separating the embryo from the shell, they can even see the little feathers and beak. Hard to look at, even harder to eat. Eddie chokes, literally, on this challenge. Cochran and Malcolm move on.
No one, least of all Probst, can believe that Cochran is in the finals of an Immunity Challenge. "This is David and Goliath!" says Jeff. Cochran grins. "Bring it on." Oh no, it's pig brain! And a photo finish as Cochran gets the win! He dances around, shadow boxing, and taking a small victory lap. He's on Cloud Nine, even more so when Jeff puts the Immunity Necklace on him.
"I've been waiting my whole life for this. You're going to touch my shoulders. It's going to be incredible."
Well done, Cochran.
Back at camp, Cochran is still riding his high, aware that it's likely the first and only challenge he'd ever win in competition. He's absolutely delighted to be wearing the "badass" necklace. He still can't believe he won against Malcolm, the Golden God. And he's blown away that "somehow, everyone seemed happy for me."
Malcolm doesn't bear any ill will towards Cochran. He doesn't plan on keeping him around. He's glad it happened early, so Cochran could "check it off the bucket list."
Eddie and Malcolm strategize, feeling that Phillip will definitely target either Eddie or Reynold. And they are right. He's thinking a split vote between the two. Corinne disagrees. She tells him an easier vote would take out Sherri. None of the Fans like her. Phillip is still citing the Boston Rob handbook; get rid of the power players first. She's furious that he won't even listen to anyone else's ideas.
So, she approaches Cochran, Dawn and Andrea with her plan. They are fine with getting rid of Sherri, but can't understand why she's against Phillip's plan. She tells them, they need to make a statement. Cochran's afraid that going against Phillip will give the Fans a clear picture of the Faves as a dysfunctional group, not trusting each other. It could give the Fans an opening they might regret later.
Malcolm's team is on board with Corinne. With Erik, they have six, and Corinne thinks Dawn could go either way. Corinne shares that she wants to throat punch Phillip every day. Reynold can't believe his luck in aligning with Corinne and Malcolm to bring down Phillip. He may have a chance after all! They fist bump in solidarity.
Corinne's pumped. She takes Dawn aside and reveals her master plan; first, they'll take out Sherri, and then next vote, it's Phillip's turn. Dawn's conflicted. The last time she played, she came into this kind of info and didn't share it. That was her downfall. So she tells Cochran that Corinne's planning to blindside Phillip, and then the rest of the Favorites. And she's got the Fans to do it. She's got the guys in her back pocket.
Cochran panics. He and Dawn wanted to vote out either Reynold or Eddie, but now Corinne's changed tactics. If they had numbers, they could instead vote out Corinne. Sherri would certainly be on board. And with Andrea, Brenda and Phillip, they'd have six votes. Cochran realizes that Corinne has actually insinuated herself into the group so subtly that they've been doing whatever she asks, without them noticing. They need a new plan, pronto.
Cochran talks to Andrea, who is nervous upon finding out Corinne's plans. She thought everyone was on board for voting out Sherri, but now it seems that Corinne's talking about possibly flipping. Could they maybe blindside Corinne? She thinks they can turn Sherri into an ally, but wonders if wishy-washy Erik will side with them or against them. He's not talked strategy with anyone so far, and that makes him a complete question mark.
I know, let's ask Phillip! Andrea outlines Corinne's plans, and Phillip, of course, is incensed that she'd dare think of voting The Specialist out of the game. "How dare her (sic) try and get me out of the game!"
Phillip tells Sherri that if she votes for Corinne on his say-so, she'll have automatically changed her fate. That will tell him if he can use her again. Sherri's fighting for her life, so she's grateful for the opportunity. However, she can't stand Phillip. So, as Cochran interviews, his fate is resting in the hands of someone like Sherri, who's desperate for some sort of footing or Erik, the ice cream scooper, who doesn't like strategy, and has already proved himself to be incompetent at playing the game.
Erik's confused. Malcolm wants him to vote for Sherri, but Andrea says to vote out Corinne. "I have no idea what's going on. So I feel like I'm the swing vote. I'm suddenly becoming a very valuable player, which is so cool. I just wish I knew what I was going to do."
With no one really knowing what will happen next, it's surprising that everyone arrives at Tribal Council looking as cool, calm and collected as Survivors can look. Probst asks Michael if he's worried, since only Fans have been voted out so far. Michael says it's pretty clear to everyone that the Fans will be sticking together.
Corinne smirks, and says that no situation is ever helpless; she'll always listen to a good idea, no matter whom it comes from. Cochran says he'd worry more about Corinne is she wasn't so open and honest with her plans. Reynold argues that anyone can make a move that changes the logistics, so don't count out the Fans so fast. Erik says it's just the way of the game; there's always someone at the bottom who'll do whatever it takes to climb back up the status ladder. Andrea admits she's more paranoid than the first time she played, because she knows that a lot of the players are very good at deceiving.
Corinne laughs, and says she can sum up this Tribal Council with a quote from Mike Tyson. "Everybody's got a plan until you get punched in the face." She adds, "Like everybody else, even the Favorites, as comfortable as we may seem, every one of us is waiting to get punched in the face."
Sherri says she doesn't think the Fans have a shot. Reynold admits that there's a lot going on under the surface, more than anyone knows. But the bubble's about to pop, maybe not tonight, but soon. He doesn't think tonight's vote will be a big shocker, but there are some shocks on the way. Cochran and Erik look taken aback at his words.
They vote. Phillip interviews that Corinne is one of the most selfish people he's ever met in his life. Corinne says that Sherri played a good game, but unfortunately Corinne wasn't looking for applications for new friends. But what did Erik decide?
No one plays a Hidden Immunity Idol. Probst reads the votes. Sherri gets the first five votes, but then the Corinne votes begin … all the way to the seventh. And Sherri becomes the 9th person voted out of Survivor Fans vs Favorites.
Sherri smirks, but Corinne just bites her lip and lets Jeff snuff her torch. That's how a blindside works, Corinne! You never hear the ballot that gets you, to turn a phrase. Everyone else seems all smiles, but Jeff reminds them that this is probably not the last time someone will get surprised at Tribal Council. And off they go.
Corinne's exit interview: "In Gabon, the people I played with were actually very close to my heart. Here I didn't really like anybody other than Michael and Malcolm. I knew there were problems, which is why I was looking to move out to a different alliance. Unfortunately, I'm out of the game. You just got to look at it as, I got to spend 22 days in an awesome paradise, and I made some new memories."
Next time on, Survivor: It's time for Malcolm to make a move. "They thought they'd cut the head off the snake," he grins. And Eddie flirts his way back into the game. Andrea says, "I don't know who goes out here and actually falls for someone. I mean, it's really rare."


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HONESDALE, PA — Neil Waldman will launch his new book "Al and Teddy" at The Cooperage at 1030 Main St. in Honesdale on Saturday, September 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. Waldman, a storyteller and illustrator, will tell his personal story and read from his new book. Waldman's illustrations will be on display and books will be available for purchase and signing.
Waldman is an award-winning children's author/illustrator and has published over 50 books, many with Boyds Mills Press in Honesdale. He has won the National Jewish Book Award, the Christopher Award and the Parent's Choice Award, among others.
In 2006 Neil co-founded The Fred Dolan Art Academy. The Dolan Academy is a cost-free program designed to help young Bronx artists develop and refine their artistic skills in order to become competitive candidates for acceptance into art colleges. Twenty graduates have gone on to college, many with artistic scholarships. The success of the academy has spread and it now serves over 50 students. In order to help raise the funds necessary to run the program, Waldman created Dream Yard Press, a not-for-profit publisher. "Al and Teddy" is their first book. Every penny earned from the sale of this book will be used to buy watercolors, easels, oil paints and healthy lunches for students of The Fred Dolan Art Academy. For more information visit www.alandteddy.com [1].
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ELDRED, NY — The morning of June 25th was an exciting day for the graduates of Eldred Central High School (ECS). What started out as a cloudy Saturday event turned into a pleasant and sunny celebration. The 50 soon-to-be graduates made their way to the stage to the traditional graduation melody played by the school band, which was followed by the National Anthem sung by Courtney Hofaker.
Principal Scott Krebs began the ceremony with a personal speech to the graduates. He recalled past memories he had the privilege of sharing with the students, including lessons they had taught him throughout the years. He jokingly mentioned how the class had taught him that naptime was not only for Kindergartners and is still a crucial part of the day.
Krebs also took a moment to remember student Justin Storms, who passed away in 2009. He assured the students that Justin was present at the ceremony in spirit, and that he would be proud of his classmates' accomplishments.
This year, Jane Heisler had the honor of being inducted into Eldred's Hall of Fame. The Mackenzie elementary school was heartbroken with the loss of their beloved librarian who had passed away earlier in the year. She is remembered as an active community member and is loved by many in the district. Daughter, Jen Heisler was present at the ceremony and received the award on behalf of her mother.
Former history teacher Robert Skibinski was invited to be the guest speaker at the ceremony. His speech emphasized how graduation was the start to the rest of the graduate's lives. He advised them to accept new challenges and encouraged them to continue striving towards new goals. In his closing words, he wished "health, happiness and success" for the graduates.
Salutatorian Tyler Worzel and valedictorian Savannah Lust gave very different perspectives of their time spent at ECS. Tyler spoke about how great it was to grow up with his classmates and move up with them each year. He gave many thanks to the parents, teachers and friends who made his final year at Eldred so memorable.
Savannah emphasized the differences between her experiences compared to the experiences of the other students. She spoke about how kind the senior class was in accepting her after her personal decision to graduate early. Savannah thanked her classmates for adopting her as the "baby of the class" and helping her shape into the person she has become.
As the ceremony commenced to the awarding of diplomas, there was a special graduate being honored. Air force veteran Raymond Reiser, who left the school 57 years ago, was given a diploma after serving in both the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Recently, the New York State Division of Veterans Affairs introduced a new Veterans Education Program called "Operation Recognition" to recognize the dedication and sacrifice of veterans who left school before graduating by awarding high school diplomas today. Continuing the family history at ECS, Raymond Reisers' grand nephew, Patrick Reiser, received his diploma this year as well. In addition, Patrick's father, Douglas Reiser, currently serves as president of the ECS Board of Education.
The graduation was an emotional celebration for the faculty, staff, and family members who had been through many memorable years with this group of students. The day was filled with high hopes for the students' futures.


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Classified Staff Council of Bluefield State College Minutes
September 8, 2005
Members Present: Carol Baldwin, Joan Buchanan, Kim Daniels, Tracie Goss, Fred Hardee, Lisa Neel, Jeff Noe, Michele Noe, Berreda Ratliff, and Joanna Thompson.
Visitors Present: Karen Gordon, Tom Harrison, Shelia Johnson, and Lala Wooten.
Chair, Carol Baldwin called the meeting to order at 2:00 in Conference Room on the second floor of Conley Hall.
Carol informed the council that Jane Richardson has resigned her position and that the person who received the next highest number of votes in that category was Joanna Thompson. Joanna has agreed to serve on the council.
I. Minutes - A motion to accept the meeting minutes from the August 11 meeting with changes was made and seconded by Buchanan/Hardee, all were in favor.
II. Reports
A. Board of Governors-Because Frosty was not in attendance; Carol gave the following report of what she observed while in attendance: The meeting was held at the Upperclassman II. RW Management was awarded the food service contract for the lunchroom. They have stated that they will possibly begin delivering food to offices on campus in the near future. Food cards are now available for students, and they are looking into the feasibility of making those available to staff and faculty. RW Management has worked out deals with several restaurants on Cumberland Ave. for students to be able to use these cards at their facilities. The vending contract was subcontracted out by RWM to Kwik Kafe (this was lowest bid).
B. Personnel Development-Lisa stated that there was no meeting of this committee to report on.
C. ACCE-Fred reported that the meeting ACCE had with the Governor was not only short, but was interrupted several times. He said that the Governor was reluctant to make any promises to K-16 education employees about raises. They presented everyone's concerns about the proposed PEIA 80/20 plan and how they will be affected if no raises are given. Fred said they are supposed to meet with WV State to help prepare a power point presentation for HEPC.
D. Flower Fund-Anita was not in attendance today and did not send a report.
E. Holiday Lights Committee-Michele said that she had made contact with the new mayor of Bluefield last week to see about getting the city involved. He seemed enthusiastic about the proposal but said that the logistics would have to be worked out through City Manager Mr. Henne. Michele then spoke with Mr. Henne's secretary who said she would tell him about the proposal and have him return the call. Due to all of the budgetary issues hurricane Katrina has posed on the city (i.e. gas prices etc.), Michele said she was not going to pursue the issue until the end of the month.
F. Social/Activities Committee-Joan reported that the Classified Staff Picnic is tentatively scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. on the Student Center patio, weather permitting. She is still waiting on John White to respond about the food. A motion was made and seconded to confirm the day and time for the picnic by Buchanan/Noe. Carol stated that she had received responses about shirt sizes from 67 of 112 staff members. Efforts will be made to contact those who did not respond. Carol said that as long as she has the order put in by Monday, the shirts should be in and available for distribution at the picnic.
G. Wellness Committee-Lisa reported that a staff water aerobics class began on Sept. 7 with 20 people registered and people on the waiting list. Roy hopes to schedule more of these classes in the future. Sandy Wynn has agreed to try to set up blood pressure and blood sugar testing on campus. They have already gotten approval for the purchase of blood sugar monitoring strips for this purpose. Due to confidentiality issues, the nursing students will do this at the student health center and it will be offered 2 days per month. The PEIA health screen is scheduled for October 25 in the Student Center. A college forum on "Recognizing the Symptoms of Methadone Use" will be on September 13. Roy has made arrangements for staff, students, and faculty to receive free bowling on September 15 starting at 9:00 p.m. at Mountaineer Lanes in Bluefield. Dr. Dragich is arranging for flu shots to be available on campus. Roy is working to set up a walking program through the Pathways to Wellness. Red Cross is asking for volunteers to help stuff emergency bags for hurricane Katrina relief. There is a new weight loss pilot program offered through PEIA at the Bluefield Wellness Center. Interested staff members should contact PEIA to see if they qualify.
III. Old Business
A. Pay raises – Shelia Johnson handed out charts showing where BSC stands on funds distribution and current pay schedule funding. She went into great detail about the challenges BSC faces in trying to fund the schedule. In addition to the normal challenges faced, BSC has issues relating to the division of funds in the split between BSC and NRCTC as well as additional challenges brought on by legislation. She challenged all classified staff members to contact their elected officials to rally for a more equitable division of funds as well as creating a better peer group for comparison.
B. Sexual Harassment Guidelines-this issue was tabled until the next meeting due to time constraints.
C. Hiring Procedures and Guidelines-this issue was tabled until the next meeting due to time constraints.
IV. New Business
A. Position requirements – Tom Harrison brought to the table a position vacancy advertisement from another college that included a statement that experience could be considered in lieu of education. He wanted to present this to the council for consideration of a request that it be put in BSC position vacancy advertisements. The council stated that this should be brought up at the next meeting when the new HR Director, David Lord, would be here for input on if that is possible or not. Tom also mentioned that administration is considering implementing the use of nametags by staff. He was asked to present the issue to the council to see what their response to the idea was. After much discussion, everyone agreed that we did not support the use of nametags by staff on campus.
B. ADA Committee representative-Carol was asked by Mr. Lord for a representative of staff council to be on the ADA Committee which will be chaired by Carolyn Kirby. Because there were no volunteers, Carol said that she would volunteer to serve on the committee.
V. Next meeting/Adjournment
The next meeting will be Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 1:00 in the Private Dining Room of the Student Center.
With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned by Carol.
Minutes submitted by Michele Noe


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Imagine the feel of fine chopsticks between your fingers. Imagine picking up a thinly sliced fugu sashimi and bringing it to your mouth. You can hear the koto strings being plucked off in the distance. You breathe deeply as you place the fugu in your mouth. You have faith that the chef has properly removed the liver with his special fugu hiki knife. This will not kill you. This is safe. You have to believe in the mastery of the chef; that he knows his trade. And as you swallow, you know that the puffer fish has met its match.
Four months, almost to the day I posted the blog post "AAMEE 3.0 for CS6 available now! Removes puffer fishes!" in which I strangely used the puffer fish as a metaphor for the anti-piracy licensing and serialization that Adobe introduced with CS6. These new policies were really a pain for IT admins, especially in education that use old-school methods of monolithic imaging like Ghost or Deep Freeze. Get it, old-school? I really didn't realize how many classroom environments did not have any infrastructure in place to remotely push out files or run our new serialization executable. So Adobe, in traditional Adobe mode, made IT admins mad and then told them to use a work-around that didn't work. So a no-work-around. A not-going-to-work-for-us-around. An Adobe-is-giving-us-the-run-around. You get what I am saying.
And for four months, four crucial months in which schools were preparing their labs and classrooms for fall, IT admins struggled and spent extra hours at night and the weekends just to get their installs of CS6 to work in a serialized state. And many of the folks had never used AAMEE, and were forced to use AAMEE and cursed having to learn another tool. And they cursed Adobe, and they cursed AAMEE, and they cursed me. And this was personally really disheartening. I come to work to each day to make sure IT admins don't curse Adobe. And to beat Joe Chilcote in foosball. Which makes Joe, who is in our IT, curse at me. Irony?
The puffer fish/fugu metaphor turns out to be a really good one for this release. The final version of AAMEE 3.1 removes the machine-to-license relationship that I outlined in the "Imaging CS6-Attack of the Clones" blog post in June.
This means that any serialized package created by AAMEE 3.1 that is installed in a master image will still be serialized on a cloned system. Why? Because we have removed the toxic liver of the fugu/puffer fish. If you are just tuning in, we are using the puffer fish's liver as a metaphor instead of the puffer fish. Let me recap this: use AAMEE 3.1 to create a package and the machine-to-license relationship that was introduced in CS6 has been negated, neutralized, and ostensibly: neutered. Therefore, the imaging workflow/workaround that I outlined in that imaging post is no longer relevant. There is no longer any need to create an unserialized trial package and jump through the hoops. You can now create a serialized package like you should have been able to do in the first place.
NOTE: The AAMEE 3.1 beta did not remove the machine-to-license relationship. Only, the final version of AAMEE 3.1. So, if you were someone who downloaded the beta of AAMEE 3.1 from Adobe Labs please upgrade to AAMEE 3.1 today.
Wait, so AAMEE 3.1 beta was not feature-complete? Nope. There are three main features of AAMEE 3.1 that were not outlined in the AAMEE 3.1 beta post which listed out ten new things in the beta. The three new ones not present in the beta:
1) Removal of the CS6 machine-to-license relationship to improve imaging
2) AAMEE 3.1 MSI now double-clickable with basic installation Windows UI
3) Running of AAMEE 3.1 uninstall package now removes Software ID tags (SWID)
That brings the number of changes from AAMEE 3.0 to AAMEE 3.1 up to 13. Thirteen significant changes that I am very proud of. I am very proud of the AAMEE crew for turning out such a major release (despite the dot release nomenclature) in just four months. I also have to thank Adobe's Provisioning team who helped implement the removal of the machine-to-license relationship components and helped making sure the SWID tags were cleaned up properly. A lot of hard work went into this release. Dot releases are not supposed to be this hard, this epic, this important. But this one was. And at the end of the day I know this release is what we should of provided to the IT community in the first place. That wasn't possible, and I apologize. It took Adobe four months to right some wrongs. Nobody is going to give us a medal for speedy response to the IT community. No one is going to shake our hands for building software that negates something that shouldn't of been in place for our Enterprise customers in the first place. I know this. That doesn't mean this fugu sashimi isn't delicious.
Oh, and before I forget: must give a shout out to our AAMEE Quality Engineering folks who with this release certified two additional workflows: Symantec Ghost for imaging and LANDesk for deployment. Thanks to both for Symantec and LANDesk for helping out on this process. Providing more and more testing workflows is never a popular request and I am really glad to have the support of our QE team and their management to continually support so many OS configurations, language testing, deployment and now, imaging workflows. Working out the kinks and documenting known issues behind the scenes is pretty much a thankless job. Except I just thanked them.
As stated in our previous post, AAMEE 3.1 is live on our Licensing Web Site (LWS) and in Technical resources section of Adobe CS IT site. You'll find the 3.1 Read Me and updated Deployment Guide there as well.
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Following much discussion by members of the Wasatch County Council concerning whether to pass the Wasatch County Fire District's 2014 budget, which includes a 76.69% tax increase of the fire tax portion of the county tax bill, the Wasatch County Council voted in a split vote (4-3) to approve the budget.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Eight years ago today, Jim Cramer took to the airwaves of CNBC with a mission, to give regular investors unbiased investing advice.
Friday, eight years later, Cramer wasted no time on his "Mad Money" TV show to give those same investors his take on next week's trading.
Cramer said that next week will be controlled by the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. If the bears are to be believed, he said, the Fed will stop its bond buying and begin selling, signaling the end of economic prosperity as we know it. But, as Cramer continues to preach, if the Fed says things are getting better then, well, investors should take that as things are getting better.
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Then on Wednesday, it's FedEx (FDX) and Jabil Circuit (JBL) reporting. Cramer said FedEx will provide a highly accurate look at the global economy, while Jabil is just plain cheap and should be bought.
Turning to Thursday, it's Lululemon (LULU) , an athletic apparel retailer that Cramer said should be approached with caution, and Nike (NKE) , another athletic giant that Cramer said he'd take a pass on. Cramer was bullish on Ross Stores (ROST) , however, saying that Ross is at the right spot to be bought.
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For "Speculation Friday," Cramer highlighted the dry bulk shipping sector, a group that's been in a hideous over-capacity situation for the past six years. After such a sizable decline, Cramer said day rates for ships have gotten so low that shippers are opting not to sail rather than sailing for so few profits, and that signals the bottom for the industry.
In addition to day rates finally stabilizing, Cramer said the dry bulk shippers are also scrapping old ships at a faster rate than they're buying news ones, which is helping to bring down supply and raise rates for the remaining fleet. So good are the shippers, said Cramer, that he's willing to recommend Nordic American Tanker (NAT) in the tanker group, which now yields 6.7%.


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Joey Diaz has had a crazy life. He got in trouble a lot when he was growing up in New Jersey, and now those stories have turned into a No. 1 comedy album on iTunes. The craziest part is he never intended for it to be a comedy album.
He spoke with me about his album and how being a storyteller made him a better comedian.
How does it feel to have a No. 1 comedy album on iTunes?
When I did the album, it wasn't even intended for sale. It was for ringtones … They wanted me to say s--- so they could take pieces and make ringtones. The guy called me back and asked if I'd listened to it. I said, "No, I don't listen to anything. I can't stand my voice." He said I should take a listen; it was a CD.
What made you start telling your stories about your life?
I'm 49 years old, and I never even thought about talking about this until I was 45. I'd talk about them after shows, and they'd say I had to say it on stage. I was against it. Now, I can't go on stage without telling a story.
You tell great stories on your podcast, "Beauty and da Beast" with Felicia Michaels.
Felicia lives like eight minutes from my house, so I can always make it no matter what. I had listened to podcasts and listened to the radio and I always thought there was something missing. I always thought that people were trying to be funny.
I wanted to do a show where people get something out of it. For years I was ashamed of my stories of growing up in New Jersey — mugging a hooker and lighting her wig on fire. Living in Jersey and Colorado with crazy people with guns and whatnot, and eventually going to prison and coming out and getting into comedy.
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Jim Salisbury of CSN is reporting that Michael Schwimer, originally scheduled to pitch today for the Phils, has been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for 1B Art Charles. Schwimer, 27, had a 4.62 ERA in 47 games for the Phillies across 2011 and 2012. Schwimer averages over a strikeout per inning in Major League action and helped stabilize the bullpen as the Phillies made a second-half charge in 2012. Charles, 22, is a 6'6″ first baseman out of Bakersfield College, originally drafted in the 20th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Charles has a career .239/.358/.482 Minor League triple-slash in three seasons. Charles has power and the ability to get on base but is not projected by many to reach the Majors.
Analysis: This one is a tricky one to figure out. Schwimer likely fell out of favor with management when he sought a second opinion for his injury last August but was pitching well enough to stay with the club regardless. Schwimer was thought to have an outside shot to make the club out of camp and almost guaranteed to see at least some time with the club during the season if someone went down with injury. His absence will improve the odds of Phillippe Aumont and Justin De Fratus making the team.
As a side note, Schwimer was the first player I ever interviewed. He was a gracious guy, never turned down an interview, and a friend of the site. We at Phillies Nation wish him the best of luck in Toronto.
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Wow. A guy who's a major-league ready righty for a 1B slugger who may not make the majors, especially with Howard, Ruf & Mayberry able to play 1B. Interesting trade. I myself wish Schwimer luck in Toronto.
Good luck Schwim Jim. Sounds like we have you away for nothing though.
Without speculating in any off field issues with Schwimer (no one has any facts), I think he is just expendable thanks to the many talented young arms in the bullpen.
Who knows what a young 22 year old Art Charles may bring to the Phillies in the future. His time of development in the minors will decide that.
Charles is garbage organizational filler. This was all about getting rid of Michael Schwimer because management soured on him.
Look at it this way:
When was the last time the Phillies received a major-league ready player for a guy in Williamsport?
In all honesty i knew he would get traded or cut for a while now.
We gave away a decent prospect for a guy that will be out of baseball in a year. Can't the numbskull front office trade horses, or what ? We could have done much better here. Damn it!
Well, at least we won't have to watch him pointing to the sky (as if the batter hit a pop-up to the infield when it was really a long fly ball to the warning track) anymore.
There's a surplus of bullpen arms. He was not likely to start the year in the Majors. The Phillies were going to have to clear a spot on the 40 man a month into the season for when Chooch comes back. This is better than sitting around, hoping someone will clear waivers to get them off the 40 man. Getting anything for a 27 year old relief prospect when everyone knew you'd probably be exposing him to waivers soon anyway is a good deal.
No, it is a sh!!!y deal. Should have traded him earlier and tried to get something promising. The bad timing is the Phillies fault 100%. They knew what they had in Schwimmer and there are plenty of position players better than Charles, who is limited to just one position and has not shown an iota of ability at the plate. The Phils would have been better off giving Schwimmer away. Charles will only clog the minors, cost money and turn out to be a major failure.
The Phils "knew what they had" in Schwimmer? What they had was a pretty mediocre middle-innings reliever who was less valuable and talented than either DeFratus, Stutes, or Aumont. If i had one inning to pitch for my life, I'd put Durbin in there before him as well. He wasn't going to pitch here.
Charles could get repackaged in another trade or even blossom in a couple of years. Having said that, even if he doesn't, Ruben only made this trade b/c of the falling out between Schwimmer and ownership. Hard to fault him here.
Are you suicidal? Because at this point in his career Chad Durbin is no better, and probably worse, than Schwimer.
If your life depended on an inning I'd feel bad for you if you were relying on Durbin. I'd also tell you to get some new friends or stop betting with mafia members or something, because how the hell did you get into a situation where your life depended on the outcome of a baseball inning?!
How have so many people been able to watch Charles in a minor league game to know that he is an organizational filler? It appears that his numbers have improved over the last year. He is 6'6″ and 22 and may indeed have something to offer the Phils in the future, or not.
Obviously something in the last ten days changed how the Phillies value Schwimer. They already knew over the winter Schwimer was an insubordinate employee with the potential of health issues. The questions is why was the move made at this time?
DTD, there's this thing called "the internet" that has lots of stuff on it, like videos of baseball games, scouting reports, statistical records of past performance, and lots of other interesting information. It really lets people learn a lot about things relatively quickly from the comfort of their own home.
You should check it out sometime.
EricL exactly how many PAs did you watch on line. If it is more than one or two, please tell me where I can find the site and I will be happy to check it out. I checked fangraphs and baseball reference as I usually do and nothing that I could extrapolate from that information indicated that Charles was a budding superstar but nothing told me that he should be thrown on the scrap heap either.
Don't hate on williamsport ericl
There's nothing wrong with Williamsport. All I was saying is that you never see the Phillies (or most teams, really) trade a player in low-A ball for a major league ready 27-year old pitcher with the ability to miss bats.
As I understand it, Schwimer was some sort of a malcontent. They got rid of the malcontent through legal baseball means. They probably didn't care if they got a BAG OF PEANUTS back for him, but they got a college educated 22 year old that hits for power. If you know ahead of time that you're going to get a player that may only have one tool, IMO- that's the one to get.
This might be just the kind of thing Papelbon was referring to last season, especially when he was so close to it with a bullpen guy.
So, (and we don't really know the inner workings) it looks to me like they possibly fixed two problems and checked them off the list in one fell swoop. That should be good right? So why this is such a bad move? Do you all think they should get a superstar back for a malcontent middlin relief pitcher with very little potential to be anything else? I can envision a camera shot of Ruben up in his box cracking the peanuts, now I guess he'll have to pay for them.
Malcontent or not, he was a usable talent; probably more so than some of the guys they're looking at right now. In considering Charles, a college education means absolutely nothing if you look at many, many HOF players, and power means almost nothing if you only get the bat on the ball once in a blue moon. Just the fact that Schwimer is a usable talent should mean if you hold out a little bit, you'll probably do better than what they got for him. The Phils were under absolutely no pressure to trade Schwimer right now.
I'm willing to give Charles a chance; but risk is still risk, and this seems like drawing three cards in an effort to fill an inside straight.
I guess our opinion of "useable talent" differs. If he was indeed a serious problem for management, (and I only know what I read in the funny papers) then that alone makes him useless.
As far as talent, that's debatable, but more importantly what's the "pain in the ass" vs. talent quotient? Looks like they've decided not having him near the other players was more important than waiting it out.
They still have a very talented bunch competing for a BP job. Papelbon, Adams, Aumont, Stutes, De Fratus, Bastardo, Horst, Diekman- et. al. they're all either better or on the same level than the guy they let go. It's no big loss, and maybe (again, we'll never know) maybe a net gain just by not having him around.
Define malcontent in this case. From what I've read, it seems that all Schwimer did was stand up for himself by claiming he was injured when they tried to send him down. If he was in fact legitimately injured, why is he in the wrong here?
hk, Malcontent in this case- Unhappy player tweeting his displeasure.
How about if he wasn't in fact legitimately injured?
My guess is we will never know. But it doesn't matter what we know, they felt his burden was enough to go the "bag of peanuts" route. My point is, assuming they are right, maybe it was the best they could do, and maybe with the writing on the wall due to the current crop of BP players in camp, they felt they had to move him quickly before he tweeted again making it more of a publicity problem. The majority reaction here surprises me I must admit. You'd think we just gave up the next Mariano. Looking at his small sample stats, there's just nothing to get excited about.
So my question to you and everyone else is this- Why do you care so much about losing this guy? So what if he didn't bring back much? He wasn't much.
11.8 K/9 vs. 3.0 BB/9 in MiLB and 9.6 K/9 in MLB is something to get excited about for a minimum salary player. If he can control the BB's in MLB, he could be a valuable, cheap piece of a bullpen.
Okay, I agree those are good numbers, not that MiLB always translates, but they are much more impressive than the major league performance so far.
I guess the fact that they designated him to AAA and he didn't show up for six days was just unacceptable to the Philies. It would be unacceptable to me as well if I was his boss, I don't care how good he may have been.
Again, if his injury was legit, then follow orders, report to where you are assigned, see a doctor, and THEN make your case.
I rarely side with this F.O., I do this time.
Agreed. In the small sample size of 48 2/3 IP in MLB, Schwimer walked too many (4 per 9) and had a high ERA. I guess Alex Anthropolous is more willing than RAJ to find out if Schwimer's control (and tweeting) can be tamed.
Let's see how that control can be tamed in the AL . I have a feeling that he's gonna get knocked around pretty good and end up really being nothing more than a AAAA pitcher for the majority of his career.
Despite the obvious problems between Schwimer and management, this appears to be a stupid trade. "Roster problems" is just Amaro rationalizing a pathetic move.
Watch Art Charles turn into the next Ryan Howard at the age of 25-26. ….
Even without Schwimmer, there's a wealth of talent competing for the last four sports in the bullpen. DeFratus, Aumont, Horst, and (probably) Diekman should be on the team, and yet even so that leaves out Valdes, who pitched well last year, and Stutes, who if healthy is a valuable commodity. Diekman has to show he can throw strikes, as a 6.6BB/9 will not cut it in any role. I don't see Horst as a slam-dunk to continue to develop, so it would be great to see Diekman improve his control and give us depth for the second-lefty bullpen arm.
There's reasons for optimism with this pen. Schwimmer wasn't destined for a late-inning slot here, nor elsewhere on a winning team.
Dumb move. Schwimmer clearly wasn't among our most valuable pieces, but he definitely had SOME value. And we gave it away. Silly, silly, silly.
Sounds like many of us are just itching for the season to start. So much time talking about Charles and Schwimmer means something, I guess. PLAY BALL!!!
Doesn't mean a darned thing, if you ask me. fans love to give Amaro flack no matter what time of year. Even small moves generate loads of comments; adding Betancourt, for example. And he didn't even cost a ML ready arm, like Charles did.
Personally, I'm willing to give this move a chance, as I do all the front office's moves. But even if Schwimer is a risk, or only a so-so talent, he's still most likely far less of a risk and more of a talent than a player who can't seem to get beyond the lowest of the minor leagues. Even clubhouse cancers generally bring back someone with more upside. No one has ever said Schwimer was a cancer, they've just indicated he's had some problems understanding what is expected of him in terms of behavior. That could probably have been learned had management had a lttle bit of patience.
Patience and RAJ rarely get used in the same sentence.


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Saturday, January 14, 2012
Mutualism Helped Save Libertopia
The first credit union in the US was started by Quebecois immigrants in 1908, back when Manchester was a huge center of manufacturing and the Amoskeag Mills were the largest mills on earth. A large number of the city's population lived in poverty. Most of the members of La Caisse Poplaire Sainte-Marie ("Saint Mary's People's Bank", simply called "St. Mary's Bank" today) were workers in those mills, including many child laborers, who were able to get out of poverty and debt due to the services of such an institution. When the mills went bankrupt during the Great Depression, St. Mary's was there to help former workers maintain a decent standard of living. Over time, credit unions were able to do the same for countless numbers of people. The thing is, when you are the member of a cooperative organization, other members become your family, and everyone finds ways to take care of everyone else. You are essentially treated like a human being and not as a number (which, as those of us who have worked for bosses before, will know that the latter scenario is all-too-true in hierarchical workplaces). When big banks refused to give out small loans to working people - since the banks couldn't profit off of interest from those loans - credit unions would. Even today, there are several credit unions and mutual banks in NH which help their members get through hard times. I have even read somewhere on the internet (can't remember where exactly) that there are more people in this state who are members of credit unions than there are people who use the "big banks". Perhaps that's a reason why the standard of living in NH is so much higher than elsewhere in the country (aside from the fact that people here take huge advantage of Boston, of course)?
What surprised me the most is how little of this I knew before, but I guess it makes sense as to why. People in the city saw a problem (that being, worker exploitation and poverty caused by the capitalist system) and worked from the bottom-up to solve it. The credit union slogan was (and I believe still is): "Not For Profit; Not For Charity; But For Service". That should sum everything up; the fact that institutions such as this were not about giving the poor charitable handouts but rather building a culture of solidarity and giving the working-class the means to overcome the system which created their hardships. So incredible!
Matt and I talked about this very notion as we took a break from the museum to eat lunch down the street, the fact that there's a huge difference between solutions based on solidarity (such as the credit unions we learned about at the museum, cooperatives, workers' unions, and other participatory institutions) vs. solutions based on giving handouts. In fact, as Matt pointed out, private charity creates hierarchical relations in its own right, since the receiver of the charity is consistently dependent on donator, who in turn has far more power in the relationship. It's the whole "catch a man a fish vs. teach a man to fish" dichotomy playing out. I mean, there are many people here who contend that "voluntary private charity" will be able to clean up all the problems that the hierarchical, capitalist market system they want to implement can't - but why "voluntary private charity"? Why not "voluntary solidarity"?
Matt knew why. He told me how there used to be many mutual aid-based societies in Europe and the US during the time of industrialization until capitalists pressured the state to shut them down. For example, it used to be that unions would provide their members with health care. Part of the reason why the state took health care over was because they (or more likely, the fatcats who control the state) wanted to take away part of the incentive workers would have for joining a union in hopes that unions would be weakened. The same thing happened to many friends' societies as well. What I take from this is, the kind of statist social democratic policies which are celebrated by the mainstream left are much more in the interest and do way more to help the capitalist class than it does to help people who have been oppressed. It functions nearly identical to that "voluntary private charity" as well; a relationship of dependency forms and those receiving the charity, more often than not, remain stuck their situations. I'm not saying we need to start cutting state services and pull the rug out from underneath everyone, I'm just pointing out that handouts from either the state or private companies or churches function as a band-aid. I also get the feeling that this is yet another reason why wealthy capitalists will never allow a stateless society to form on their watch, as they have way too much interest in using the state to keep the lower classes from revolting and establishing their own alternative institutions/economies. After all, without social classes and hierarchical property relations you wouldn't have capitalism!
Matt was able to get a good amount of research done at the museum before it closed for the day. At the end of our visit, we spent time talking with the woman who runs the place. Matt dished out all the topics he wants to write about: ethnic credit unions, rivalries in the credit union movement, and, most interestingly, the campaigns that big banks took to repress credit unions (it turns out that during the Mccarthy era there were letters sent out which accused credit unions of being part of a communist plot to take over banking, no joke). After the two of us left, and as my mother came to pick me up, I thought to myself: geez, we really need to take some of the propertarians in this town on a tour of this museum so they can learn the history of the place they're settling.
You can check out Matt's blog at: http://cuhistory.blogspot.com/
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Awesome take-away Julia! Thanks again for making this trip happen :DReplyDelete
Very cool! This is an inspiring history and I think it points to some approaches that could help folks today.ReplyDelete
Are you familiar with Roderick Long's article on friendly societies and medical care or the work it's based on? http://invisiblemolotov.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/ma4-mutual-aid/
Nice write up. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Thanks everyone!ReplyDelete
Darian, I'll read Long's article in a bit. I'm sure you've heard Slavoj Zizek on charitable giving vs. changing society. Very similar to the situation here.
While I like the term "voluntary solidarity", it seems a bit redundant. IMO all true solidarity is always voluntary.ReplyDelete
State socialism isn't about solidarity, it's about forced charity (aka theft). Is there anyone who truly feels a sense of solidarity when paying their taxes? I sure as hell don't
I see what you're saying, although I'd be extremely careful about using the voluntary-vs.-involuntary dichotomy. For example, I wouldn't doubt it if the vast majority of people would continue paying their taxes to the state if taxation was done purely on a voluntary basis. Heck, I know a good number of people here in NH who have openly stated that they wish the state government would tax them more, simply because they'd rather have a higher tax burden then have crappy infrastructure. In other words, they don't really view taxation as theft because they willingly pay taxes much like how ideologues for capitalism don't see profit or rent (usury) as theft because they willingly pay it.ReplyDelete


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