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The things we save...Posted Friday, February 1, 2008, at 3:17 PM
The things we save…
A comment on our dear Snowbound Madeline's blog prompted this subject. I believe Maddie may even have touched upon it once before. A blogger whose mother once wrapped plastic bread bags around her children's tennis shoes so that they could play in the snow posted a note. This, of course, brings to mind the question of the day…why do we save the things we do?
A quick inventory of my kitchen drawers only emphasizes the fact that we women have a problem with that. Perhaps men do as well, but I really believe that this problem is primarily a female thing.
Let's see, there are twist ties from bread bags. Have I ever reused a twist tie? Not to my recollection. Did I think I might make my own bread some day and need to package it professionally….hmmmm, not likely.
Jars…all sorts of them. Jelly, mayonnaise, salsa, peanut butter, relish. Why? Don't know. I don't make jelly or jam. I suppose I do this so that I have something to throw out a year later.
Lids…Now, why is it that I save them too, but none of them fit any of the jars I saved? It's a conspiracy.
Screws…seems I always have some left over from assembling one thing or another. I'm sure this speaks volumes about my assembly skills. I'm always afraid to throw the leftovers out. They might come in handy when whatever I assembled becomes somehow disassembled, which actually occurs occasionally, but I just go out and buy new screws to fit. Hence, the collection.
Dishes…when you get down to having two of the eight original plates or cereal bowls, common sense would tell you to throw the two odds out, but even when I have a new set, I just can't seem to part with the old. So they sit on the bottom of the stack and are never used. Why do we do that?
Socks…if one gets a hole in it, wouldn't it make sense to throw out the pair? Do I? Of course not. I am perpetually trying to find a match for a sock whose twin I disposed of years ago.
Books…I don't read books twice (except for In Cold Blood), so why keep books around that I read 20 years ago? Don't know, but just in case someone ever wants to read, "Catch 22," or "Red October," or an Alfred Hitchcock novel, I'm your woman.
Christmas ornaments…now, it's just plain sinful to throw out the old ones. Not gonna happen.
And finally CLOTHES….now, there's a problem area. But how can I pitch those size 10's when I might fit back into them in 2014 or so? I'm a walking billboard for the Boy Scout rule…Be Prepared. Shoes also…I don't care if they're platforms from the late 80's…aren't they coming back? Or have they come and gone?
Those empty plastic bags from Wal-Mart….now just how many of those things can a person save? About 187, if I'm not mistaken.
And if you really wish to find out about a person, check out their refrigerator. I have no less than five unfinished jars of Salsa in there at the moment. Probably wouldn't trust any of them as being consumable, but there they are. Don't know why I don't empty them and add the jars to my collection.
Old perfume. Some that I never did like that I must have received as gifts remain in the vanity or on a shelf. Just can't seem to bring myself to throw out a full bottle of anything. So, why can't I just empty the contents and pitch? Not feasible.
There are others...paper clips, thumb tacks (some used, some not), rubber bands, safety pins, bobby pins (haven't had a need for them for 35 years at least, but just in case), green eye shadow, shoestrings, marbles, old textbooks, eyeglasses...I could likely fill a pickup bed with the "stuff" I've counted as necessary to stash away for a rainy day.
Cash…now that's the only thing I've come across that doesn't age, doesn't go out of style, and still fits. Doesn't take up much space either, possibly because I've never managed to accumulate it like I do empty jars. I don't foresee the size of my palm ever varying so much that cash won't fit in it quite nicely either. Yep, it's a good thing to collect. Think I'll start this weekend.
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Oh My! I whipped up some delightful little cakes - some for Minnie and some for my dear husband...I do hope I hadn't mixed them up...
-- Posted by letseatcake633 on Wed, Feb 27, 2008, at 6:41 PM
-- Posted by goat lady on Wed, Feb 27, 2008, at 6:46 AM
GL, FYI there is no such thing as "old tools." You can go into a tool shed locked up for 30 or 40 years and dig right in and use the tools that haven't been touched for decades! So it isn't a matter of saving tools, it is unthinkable to discard them.
-- Posted by FJGuy on Wed, Feb 13, 2008, at 3:52 PM
Oh, boy...here we go again... I'm no good at this: "Invent Biscuits"? "Infuriate Baboons"? "Invest Bonds"? "Infect Bass"? "Inflict Bees"?
-- Posted by goat lady on Tue, Feb 12, 2008, at 4:08 PM
Nah, I.B. isn't my real name. It is just something I have been wanting to do and might soon.
I didn't see the Oprah show, but from what I am seeing here I am not too sure that I like what they appear to be insinuating even though I am a skinny little guy. One of the most organized and intelligent people I know is slightly over weight but that has absolutely no impact on his actual intelligence or his personality for that matter.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Mon, Feb 11, 2008, at 8:56 AM
I saw the episode,I can only take away from it that if your kitchen is too cluttered,or your home is such a wreck you can't stand it,you will eat out more and be tempted to go for the high fat,easy to fix meals when you are home.
I have a relative who suffers from depression,and has for years but refuses to get help,because it's shameful to her. She would kill anyone that tried to get in her basement,it is full of her shopping therapy.When our grandmother died,she took all the junk she could because "it was so special".
Well,that was 1964 and it's still in those precious boxes,somwhere in the basement.I am trying so hard to break this pitiful cycle in my family,but dang it's rough.I am sentimental,but I should keep the memories,not plastic flowers.
I love these Oprah shows,they really bring into focus it's not too special if it's in a broken down box with other junk on top of it,and I haven't looked at it in 25 years or so.If I die unexpectedly,I know it's all going to the dump or worse "The Burn Pile"-egads.
I'm trying to give my special treasures away to my distant relatives that might wish for some family junk.
Yes,we are not Rockefellers,so it's safe to assume it's junk to the Roadshow,but maybe priceless to someone who never knew their Grandma.I've repurposed,no matter how painful.
The garage has a dent in it now,my husband is slightly pleased,until we get to his "treasures" in the shed-heh heh heh!
At least my junk isn't rusty!
-- Posted by AngelinaJolie on Mon, Feb 11, 2008, at 8:22 AM
Good point, I.B....(if this is your real name...)
One has to wonder if the focus on a skinny family (the result of Skinny Cows, no doubt), would have produced the same theories. And, GT, the family in question showed no sign of weight loss as they appeared on the Oprah stage after the fact, yet I recall no mention of that on the program, which brings about a resounding...Hmmmmmmmmmm. I have a little problem relating lack of organizational skills to obesity. If that were the proven case, I'd weigh about 820 lbs.!!!
-- Posted by bringwine on Sun, Feb 10, 2008, at 11:42 PM
I wonder why they didn't use a skinny family for their show? Are all skinny people neat and organized?
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Sun, Feb 10, 2008, at 10:07 PM
I saw most of that Oprah episode, but I admit to muting much of it when the wife/mother was raging and crying over some silliness...I think she was bemoaning the fact that she was gonna have to throw away a juicer or some such device that belonged to her grandmother.
Good grief! Either throw it away or keep it! Don't put the audience through all that trauma!
I agree with you, too, AJ, it's good to hear that so many other people have problems throwing away their junk.
That theory about obesity and clutter was an eye-opener, all right! There may be something to it, but the family didn't look any skinnier to me, either!
Don't you think it all boils down to a matter of self-discipline? If I could just discipline myself to tackle this house, my problems would be solved! Except, of course, for those metamorphesizing paper clips...
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, Feb 10, 2008, at 5:55 PM
Wine, I seen the ads for that one, but didn't get to sit down and watch it. But I would believe that, if it was just so easy to get rid of unwanted things, you would in turn shed unwanted pounds, America wouldn't be so overweight. Most all of us spring clean, and most all of us are also still trying to lose unwanted pounds well into swimsuit season...it just doesn't work that way...but I bet there are at least a thousand people out there that believed in that hype...only to be headed for a let-down.
-- Posted by mrsdolphin on Sat, Feb 9, 2008, at 10:22 AM
I watched an episode of Oprah Thursday in which she had a family whose home was just chocked full of "stuff." Junk, really, and it was all over the place...on top of and underneath furniture. The kitchen was a disaster with utensils and bowls, etc. stuffed in every inch of cabinet space. Each member of the household was truly obese, including the two children. (The father was not too bad). The theory was that the family was as "junked" as the household and once the home was cleaned up and organized and ridded of the "extra weight," so would the family be! They seemed to go with the theory, painful as it was, but I can't go with the theory that everyone overweight can attribute the obesity to the lack of organization in their lives. After a thorough cleanup, the family seemed to think it worked, but the whole bunch appeared on stage and they didn't look to me any better for the wear! At least they got a clean house out of the deal! It was truly sinful how much junk they kept, but I didn't fall for the obesity relation concept.
-- Posted by bringwine on Sat, Feb 9, 2008, at 12:08 AM
I have a theory (not original, but I'm claiming it) that paperclips are really the embryonic forms of coat hangers. I can never find a paper clip when I need it - I buy them and put them in my desk drawer - but they disappear. On the other hand, I never buy coat hangers, but I have WAY more than I need. At night, while I slumber blissfully in my bed, the paper clips crawl into the closets and up to the rack where they transform into hangers.
Hey, it works for catepillars/butterflies.
Minnie, dearest, you really hit a nerve this time. I have some stuff still in unopened boxes from when I moved to Missouri almost 30 years ago. Can I throw the boxes away unopened under the rational that if I haven't needed the items in 30 years they're probably unecessary? Nope.
-- Posted by Ducky on Fri, Feb 8, 2008, at 3:03 PM
I blame my mother for my inability to part with junk,(or hoarding)and I thank Oprah for being able to change my thinking.If this junk is so "special",how can I treat it with such disrespect by leaving it in boxes in the garage? I have to just take a deep breath and pitch things I know my Mom would take home and try to use.It's not safe,but I wonder why,with as much crap as I do save,why Mom's house is and always has been cleaner than mine?
I think she just never bought as much junk as I do in the first place!
In order to avoid the big indoor flea market at the Coliseum in Poplar Bluff this weekend, I volunteered to work-baby steps I know.
I need to clean the garage before it's shut down by the State Fire Marshal-weakly lol.
I love the comments, I know my secret shame(?) is shared by others!
-- Posted by AngelinaJolie on Fri, Feb 8, 2008, at 9:40 AM
It's "with which we can live," but the longer I live, the less and less impressed I am with with good grammar...and I never thought I'd say that.
"Repurposed" gifts...that's creative! And economical!
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Feb 7, 2008, at 8:29 PM
I just love the definition you cited..."repurposed." Now, there's a concept we can live with ( or is it "with which we can live?") It assumes that in transforming, the material at hand is granted a new purpose of its own...a most "just" concept. Thanks.
-- Posted by bringwine on Wed, Feb 6, 2008, at 11:24 PM
I think its a great idea to recyclce those Walmart bags, they have a big container as soon as you go in to put your used ones in. I am also a packrat of Cards and paperwork....I dont know if there is any helping that.
-- Posted by collegegirl on Tue, Feb 5, 2008, at 11:59 AM
Garden girl, I LOVE that idea!! I can hardly wait to get started. Mmmm...I wonder if I can use cards with coffee stains...
-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Feb 4, 2008, at 6:10 PM
I must pass on a suggestion for you fellow card savers. At Christmas, I helped the grandchildren make place mats for their families by covering poster board with the fronts of old cards, then sealing with clear Contact
paper. They were proud of their handiwork, and I was happy to recycle.
You could do the same thing with birthday cards and have a special placemat for the birthday person.
-- Posted by gardengirl on Mon, Feb 4, 2008, at 3:09 PM
I can say I spent part of this weekend throwing out expired medicines,and any makeup over a year old.I want to say what a waste,but instead I think,"Wow,a big bag of poison,waiting to kill any fool who uses it!"
I'm off today,so it's time to go through the fridge,and remove any nuclear waste posing as expired ranch dressing!
I do make the effort to take it to the recycling trailer,so I feel it's not "wasted",just re purposed. My hubby wants to keep all aluminum cans,so we can pretend he will actually take them in for money-haha.Yeah, I'm not that good an actress.
-- Posted by AngelinaJolie on Mon, Feb 4, 2008, at 9:31 AM
I should add, however, that I do save sentimental items like cards, but I have a special box for those so they don't end up being used as coasters, collecting coffee-stain rings.
-- Posted by Youngest Child on Sun, Feb 3, 2008, at 6:38 PM
Throw it ALL away!! Muhahahaha!
Seriously though, I save and reuse shopping bags (not to reuse them seems to me a criminal act of pollution given the numbers, and besides they're great for bagging up nasty pet messes so they don't stink in your trash, and for a million other uses), rubber bands (these can be use over and over and over again and as SOON as you throw one away you'll need one for something), ziplock bags, and water bottles. Otherwise, if I've never had a second-hand use for a particular item, it cannot stay!
-- Posted by Youngest Child on Sun, Feb 3, 2008, at 6:36 PM
You've saved all that stuff for the same reason that I've saved half sticks of red crayons, bladeless Exacto knives, birthday candles that were only slightly used when the grandchildren spit the flame out and Master Locks in the lock position with no hope of ever finding the combination.
-- Posted by bringwine on Sun, Feb 3, 2008, at 1:25 AM
My son and I started on the basement this afternoon, and here's the partial list of items waiting for the dumpster:
1) large kiln with rusty hinges (I haven't done ceramics since the early 70's.)
2) An old Apple computer, circa early '90's.
3) An oversize printer (ditto)
4) Plastic toy gladiator armor (save for Halloween)
5) 2 enormous lamps which don't work
6) A large closet full of old games (Operation, Monopoloy, Clue)
7) A weight bench (very heavy)
Needless to say, I can't handle most of this heavy stuff, so my son will come back after the dumpster is emptied Wednesday. Why have I saved all this stuff???????
-- Posted by goat lady on Sat, Feb 2, 2008, at 3:06 PM
Hahaha! So true!
My mom loved those cute little glass pimento jars. She washed them up and stacked them neatly in the cabinets with the dishes. Then, when I'd come over, she would persuade me (I loved them too) to take them back with me and put them in MY cabinet!!
Well, one day in 02, my son came to help me get my house ready for two sets of guests for two weddings. We bought the replacements for my deck lights, but they didn't work - so he searched around for something else that he could use for light bulbs.
You guessed it! He used Mom's little pimento jars!! It made her so happy!!
None of it works anymore (my dogs tore it up), but the jars are still out there!
Mom passed away in 06, but I think of her everytime I see a pimento jar.
-- Posted by goat lady on Sat, Feb 2, 2008, at 7:21 AM
When we need more and more and still more room for our stuff, I feel there is a word for that or maybe a place we should sign up to get help for our special needs. Why in the world do we think that we need things that no longer fit, no longer are in style and no longer serve a purpose such as:
cards - Every card I ever received, I can't part with. Christmas cards, birthday cards, cards from anyone and anywhere, cards just because, cards that my kids made me when they were 3.
papers - I thought I would stay more organized with paperwork if I just had a file cabinet hahaha. I think I started to feel I could organize all of the junk mail and refer to it in case there ever really was a need for such a thing. And doesn't every mother have all of their kids papers from day one of the good ole school days stacked neatly in boxes waiting to be put into a scrape book.
collections - salt and pepper shakers, hats, dolls (maybe I will want to revert back to childhood real soon...probably sooner than I think), scarfs, magazines
Like others, I too hold on to that just right size dress that once looked so good on me. Who am I kidding, I no longer have the same body so it doesn't matter if I happen to fit a size 6/8 again. It will NEVER look the same.
Maybe I fool myself into thinking that I will get the X-Treme make-over and be all of that and a bag of chips. Look out little black dress, I am not going to need you any more. I'm ready for RED.
-- Posted by Grati Tude on Fri, Feb 1, 2008, at 10:50 PM
Oh, my gosh! Are all women our age prone to saving stuff like that??
Twist ties, old toothbrushes, old make up from 20-30 years ago, out of style clothes (I'm wearing an old pair of leggings right now).
Some men are old-fashioned, too, but I haven't heard what they save -- unless it's old tools.
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Feb 1, 2008, at 8:47 PM
I can agree with you on the Wal-Mart bags...I have a Wal-Mart bag packed full of them, haha.
Then I also have a problem with keeping butter bowls. I have storage containers, so I have no idea why I keep the butter bowls. I don't even remember the last time I used one for anything.
Bottles of lotions...most that don't even really do anything for dry skin. Like the one's I've received in bath collections...I just don't throw them away. I can't, as you said...they are full.
Now with the holy sock issue...I always keep the one I didn't throw away. But with the way my boys and husband go through socks, I'm bound to have another one soon. It just aggravates the fire out of me when that darn dryer fairy takes the other ones that are perfectly good! That could be another blog topic...where do all those socks actually go???
That's about it for my collection of things I will never use. I'm sure I'll start a new collection of something else as time goes on. I have to have something that drives my husband crazy.
-- Posted by mrsdolphin on Fri, Feb 1, 2008, at 6:44 PM
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MARQUETTE – Superior Central made moves in both the girls and boys weekly high school basketball polls released today by the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.
The undefeated Cougar girls (15-0) were finally able to move up a spot to No. 2 in the Class D poll after previous unbeaten Forest Park lost last week. St. Ignace (14-0) is still a unanimous pick as No. 1 in both the U.P. and the state Associated Press polls.
The SC boys (9-4) received a vote for the first time this season in Class D, and only missed the top five by three votes. Munising was bounced out of the No. 5 position after losing to the Cougars last week.
In Class A-B-C, not much changed as Marquette is still a unanimous No. 1 for both boys and girls, since the Redettes' loss to No. 2 Houghton on Monday night occurred after voting took place.
Among the boys, Negaunee remained second and Gwinn third, though for the girls, Negaunee slipped two spots to fifth.
Like the SC boys, however, the Ishpeming girls received their first vote of the season this week and only missed the top five by three votes.
In the state AP ratings, the Negaunee boys held steady at No. 7 in Class C, while the SC girls moved up a spot to No. 3 in the Class D poll. In addition, the Munising boys received two votes, but remained outside the top 10 in Class D.
Two of the best games this week will be played by girls teams on Thursday. In A-B-C, No. 4 Kingsford is at No. 1 Marquette, while in Class D, No. 5 Bark River-Harris is at No. 2 Superior Central.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 6, 2008) – For the second time in two days on Sunday, the United States and China squared off in the final of the US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam beach volleyball tournament.
While China won the gold medal in Saturday's women's final, the U.S. men's team of Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) evened the score by capturing their third-straight SWATCH FIVB World Tour men's title.
With a 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 win in 60 minutes over fourth-seeded Penggen Wu and Linyin Xu of China, top-seeded Dalhausser and Rogers avenged Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs' (El Toro, Calif.) loss to Chen Xue and Xi Zhang on Saturday.
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"I made several errors in the first set and the Chinese's service game was very good," Rogers added. "The second set was close throughout, and we played our best in the third and deciding set. Tiny (Xu) and Peng (Wu) are a real force and we have been fortunate to beat them five times."
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The S&P 500 finished down 0.05% to 1,649.61, off 1.07% for the week and posting its first three-day losing streak of the year. The weekly decline was the first since the week ended April 19.
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Three Cheese Hot Artichoke Dip
- 1 (8 ounces) block cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 (14 ounces) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 2 green onions, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- Dash hot sauce
- Dash Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand held electric mixer until smooth. Then beat in the mayonnaise until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and stir together until combined. Transfer the dip to a pie plate or shallow gratin dish. Bake in a preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes until the top is golden brown and the dip is bubbling. Serve hot with crackers, tortilla chips, crostini or veggies.
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Skip to comments.Is this legal?
Posted on 09/28/2009 3:00:59 PM PDT by MNDude
My teenage nephew just got back to school this month with science teacher who is nicknamed "Mr. Evolution" because of his zeal for his beliefs.
Mr. E started class saying by saying "In this class, I intend to completely dismiss and disprove many religious myths".
I think this is going a little too far. Your opinions?
"Is this legal?"
I believe so. It is also NOT the job that the man was hired to do any more than it is my Pastors' job to disprove scientific beliefs.
It's one thing to teach evolution. It's another thing to tell your students that religion is a myth. Is it legal? Only one way to find out. Take it up to the Supreme Court.
in what state does your nephew attend school?
Not enough info, IMHO.
What exactly does he disprove? Adam and Eve?
By referring to religion as myth even if he does believe that is harassment and he should lose his job.
You could tell your son to bait the hell out of the teacher by asking him why he's trying to foist his religious views (evolution takes more faith than creation) on his students...
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I would think you might have grounds to complain. I would not have ever done that when I taught biology. And I didn't give my opinion on the topic, just taught the material. Of course the kids are free to discuss and express their opinions, but any time a teacher does, I would think they are at risk. Make sure that's really what the teacher said and go talk to the principal. If you don't get satisfaction, kick it up a level higher. BTW it would probably help if you got more parents involved. Believe me, principals don't like mad parents.
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Interesting. He's pigeon-holed himself here by overtly mentioning "religious myths". It could be problematic. He would have been wiser to use a phrase like, "were going to dispel objections to the theory of evolution", or something similar.
A public school may not proselytize, but the flip side of that coin is that it can campaign for atheism either. It's a principle that found in a 70's Supreme Court case called the "Lemon Test".
There's good logical evidence against the "Bishop Usher" chronology of creation, but that's about as far as it goes.
I would think this would fall under the "wall of separation between church and state" policy if it's a public school. If you can't promote religions you shouldn't be able to attack it, either. I'd be interested in what an attorney has to say.
In any case, by saying what he did the teacher is showing how gullible or naive he is. You can't "disprove" religious tenets in the laboratory. If you could, it would have been done by now. Instead, arguments for evolution are often weak and thin and only win the day because the proponent speaks more loudly and forcefully.
I'm guessing this teacher is a blow-hard who can easily be out-reasoned. This could be interesting.
I would definitely inform the School Board of this and your disapproval and your thoughts that its likely illegal. Then if they do not do something you can make a call to the ACLJ, American Center for Law & Justice.
At every turn your child should say God Bless you to him and mean it every time he leaves he should say God be with you or Gods speed ...Weather the teacher likes it or not let him chew on the Kindness and Goodness of Gods graces ...
There not coming from me. There was a federal case, CF et. al v.Capistrano Unified School District, earlier this year that addressed a very similar circumstance. The teacher could very well be on some shaky ground here.
Here's the court's opinion in the earlier case.
Why doesn't he ask his teacher how all of the enzymes lined up in the perfect order to create an strand of DNA? My guess is he can't answer that. The odds of something like that happening are astronomical....and then there is the age old big bang theory. Has anyone found the answer to the question "What Banged?" assuming that there was nothing before the bang. I need answers to these questions before I blindly believe his theory. At least belief in a higher does answer these questions.
Seems like a fairly clear violation of the "...nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof" clause of Amendment 1.
I think this is going a little too far. Your opinions?
It is entirely appropriate to teach science in a science course. That of course includes evolution.
However, the moment the teacher mentions "religious myths" of any sort, he has strayed into philosophy or perhaps theology. I doubt that either subject is appropriate for a general high school science course.
See #16...You need to find out more, but if what your nephew says is true, I say encourage his parents to go right for the jugular.
Write a nastygram and tel him to keep his religious beliefs to himself. It is NOT his job to tell students what is "true" or not true about their religious beliefs.
If this teacher is going to teach his students what the scientific method is and how it works, what a theory and a thesis are, the difference between a religious belief/article of faith and a scientific theory, how theories are tested and revised, and so on, I would want my child in that class. If he is just going to diss their parent's religious beliefs, without providing students with the information they need to understand how science works, I would not be happy.
I had a psychology professor who challenged religion at every turn...almost mocked it. Turns out he was also a minister - it was all an act to get us to argue with him.
They're not coming from me
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I'm not at all religious and here's my opinion:
The guy's an idiot! He's there to teach, not to indoctrinate. If he's going to broach the subject of evolution he should give equal time to all theories about our origins. None of us knows with 100% certainty what the answer is to the beginning of humanity or the beginning of our planet or the universe. We make educated guesses and revise them based on new knowledge as it's gleaned from research.
This teacher should get a serious talking-to by the principal and the members of the school board so he doesn't try to force his worldview on kids who have been raised differently.
Oh, no is he going to show that Athena did NOT spring fully armed from the head of Zeus? How will we stand it?
"Why doesnt he ask his teacher how all of the enzymes lined up in the perfect order to create an strand of DNA?"
-——I'll take a stab in the dark to answer that question.
Does each enzyme have a "marker" to be able to tell what sequence or place that particular enzyme should be in the strand of DNA?
Correct me if i'm wrong
As a high school Biology teacher in a public High School, I can tell you what I know. We are not to inject our personal opinion during class time. It is foremost unprofessional. As far as the legality, I am not sure. What state are you in, and is the system parent driven? If it is parent driven you could get something done. Have your son do research and provide an intelligent science based argument against evolution. The data is out there.
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One of the quotes I found funny and so true;
"Time performs miracles. Time is the creator," he said.
"You can say to them, 'OK, there's nothing in your garage, could you believe in 10,000 years a Mercedes would evolve out of nothing? You'd say, No, that's ridiculous.' 'So, what about 100,000 years?' 'No, that's stupid.' But if you start talking billions of years, they'll suddenly go glaze-eyed and, 'Yeah, I could believe that, a Mercedes could evolve out of nothing over billions of year.' So time is their miracle worker."
Ask the teacher if the class can watch the South Park episodes on Evolution and Atheism. It will shut him up quick.
Her introduction was quite possibly the best I've ever heard. I went into the class with a closed mind and finished the course with an A!!
Get wired up for surreptitious audio and video.
YouTube makes for a great place to expose dorks.
It's better than teaching them to be stupid.
My gut says this may be the violation of the establishment clause - "No state shall pass a law ... or the free exercise thereof."
Here, the state has mandated that pupils attend a state school, which avowedly "intends to completely dismiss and disprove many religious myths." The teacher intends to attack a faith based belief of a pupil as a "myth."
The teacher needs to be fired.
Public education denies that our children have souls. Public education is robbing our children of their faith and hope.
"By referring to religion as myth"
Agreed. Clear 1st Amendment violation.
But when it happened for the very first time, there could not have been any markers. These are just questions that have plagued me, especially when I was questioning the existance of God (in my younger days).
Also, this sounds like an introductory session. I would have serious misgivings about that teacher, but I would wait to see how the material is presented.
If this is a high school class (it may have been stated but I just got up a short time ago and the caffeine hasn't kicked in), the students do need to have their beliefs questioned and challenged. They need to know why their beliefs are true. This is inspection often comes during opposition and they have to search for supports to their faith. The students need to have an answer ready for those who question the faith. Peter says, "always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you,"
Christianity doesn't need to fear facts. All facts point to the Creator.
A Mercedes isn't a life form and a garage isn't a hospitable environment. The analogy doesn't work.
completely dismiss and disprove many religious myths...
And he will decide what those religious beliefs and myths are...
I tend not to get involved in creation vs. evolution debates here on Free Republic; nor would I recommend that students enter into such debates with their science teachers. Discussions of that sort usually generate more heat than light.
I would recommend a different approach. Evolution is a scientifically useful model of the origin of species. It is one of many scientifically useful models, none of which accounts for the existence or nonexistence of God. Indeed, science carefully avoids any consideration of teleological or supernatural explanations.
Therefore, anyone who cites science as somehow disproving religion is misusing science. He or she is ill-suited to work as a science teacher.
Further, he'll be hard pressed to try to prove the non-existence of something. That's quite a logical flaw for a purported scientist.
BTW and FWIW, I do accept evolution as a virtual certainty but see little to gain and nothing positive about attacking peoples' religious beliefs.
to your nephew:
ask him to explain the striking convergence of species split by 125 of evolution and on entire different branches of the evolutionary tree. Namely placentals and marsupials which look almost exactly the same as one another.
If he can't explain this you win.
If he explains it correctly he will say that the convergence is parallel evolution of species in similar environments which favor specific gene mutations.
Respond stating that the timeline for a specific mutation to occur in a given species and become accepted with it's DNA is longer than the life time of a species (Very rare). That him believing that the random events occurred for too many to mention lifeforms to exhibit convergence at roughly the same point in the evolutionary timeline requires blind faith by him in a hypothesis that can not be tested nor proven. Then give him a stern glance and say when he chose to begin this course by stating he would disprove religious myths he opened the dialect to include religious debate. That you choose to believe that there is a guiding force behind the evolution of species while he believes in the option of countless random events occurring to make order out of chaos. Remind him that usually that is not the case, such as in entropy. Then tell him please not to mention religion again or you will be forced to inform his boss of the matter.
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I think evolution is a correct theory of the development of life and I frequently take issue with posters who want to teach intelligent design in the classroom. By the same token, this teacher has no business attacking religious beliefs in his classroom. It isn't even a philosophy class. He's off base and should be reined in.
Spot on.
I don't even read the evolution threads, but your post is probably relevant to all of them also.
I'd have an attorney contact the school. Try HSLDA. It's their bread and butter. (HSLDA stands for Home School Legal Defense Association). They take cases in this area of law and do a masterful job. They are really good at what they do.
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Although further spending was cut in the third draft budget, Fredonia School District is still looking at an additional $879,689 in cuts to be under the tax cap.
According to Business Administrator John Forbes, spending was cut another percent for a third draft total of 5.06 percent increase, equating to a total budget of $29,331,347.
Many items were unchanged from the last budget presentation, including the unknowns of some final expenses and the final amount of state aid the district will receive.
According to Forbes, the district is allowed to raise the tax levy 3.36 percent without a supermajority; this would equate to a $491,528 increase.
Forbes again noted the nearly $8 million reduction in state aid since the 2010-2011 school year has hit all area districts hard and all districts including Fredonia are still dealing with the reduction.
He also noted that the average increase in school taxes over the past six years is 1.22 percent and 1.35 percent on average over the past three years.
Superintendent Paul DiFonzo also pointed out the district is again using $1.3 million in unappropriated fund balance to offset the levy.
"Basically we have held our spending in check. We were waiting for the state to give us the budget with the final legislative approved budget, which we are hoping will provide us with more state aid but we are sitting close to $900,000 away from the tax cap. We are still appropriating $1.3 million to put toward the levy. We will not have enough fund balance left at the end of the 2012-13 school year to match what we are taking out to replenish it," he said.
He added focus needs to be made on lobbying legislators for restoration of aid.
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Teachers' Association President Roger Pacos asked the board on behalf of the teachers to preserve as many programs as possible when considering budget cuts.
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In short: Good Race and enjoyed it .In full: Good Scenery and met some very interesting and inspiratrional people who do this distance on a weekly basis.The weather was excellent ,and the course difficult in places. Was hoping for just under 4 hours but happy with 4 hours 18 minutes, all things considered.Date of review: November 16, 2011
In short: Hilly, but scenic course. Very well organised with good marshalling and water/fuel stations. Hope to be back again next yearDate of review: November 15, 2011
In short: Beautiful scenery even along the A20. Unseasonal warm weather was a big +In full: Comfortably undulating after the first climb up the downs around mile 4(?). Beautiful quiet and scenic lanes esp. in the glorious sunshine....but even cold and wet it would have still been a pleasant route. Water/feed stations/marshalls were great. A top event.Date of review: November 14, 2011
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In short: slightly "curates egg" sort of race, very good in parts, but alongside A20 bit more offishIn full: On the plus side, great venue, good organisation, parts of the course very pleasant(I only did the half, so can't comment on the full marathon), plenty of drinks stations, but just didn't like the bits alongside the A20. Not the sort of road I normally run, I thought from the pre race pix some of it might be trails or trax, but not really the case.Still, my initial impression was might not come back, but, on reflection, was a small race with lots of charm, mainly down to the venue/organisation, so may well run again! Date of review: November 13, 2011
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- The U.S. Men's National Team came back from a 13-19 deficit in the third set to defeat France, 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 28-26) in the final round of the FIVB World League on Thursday in Katowice, Poland.
The victory ensures that the U.S. Men (1-0) will advance to Saturday's semifinals, as France drops to 0-2 in Pool E. Team USA will face hometown favorite Poland (1-0) on Friday (2 p.m. EDT) to determine the pool winner. The Pool E winner will face the second-place team from Pool F in the semifinals and vice versa. It is the first time the United States has advanced to the World League semifinals since it finished third in 1992.
France and the United States were facing off for the fifth time in 2007 World League play as they were both in Pool B and split their four matches with each winning two. The U.S. Men advanced to the final round by winning the pool while France was awarded the FIVB wild card to advance.
Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) led the U.S. Men with 16 points on 16 kills. Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) and Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) each contributed 10 points. Priddy had nine kills and one ace. Millar had eight kills, one block and one ace.
David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) kicked in eight points on four kills and four blocks and Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) scored seven points on five kills, one block and one ace.
France's Frantz Granvorka led all scorers with 17 points on 15 kills, one block and one ace.
U.S. Men's Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) started Gardner at opposite, Priddy and Salmon at outside hitter, Lee and Millar at middle blocker, Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) at setter and Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) at libero.
Middle blocker Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.), opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawai'i) and outside hitter Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) all entered the match as substitutes, but did not score.
"We were well prepared for this game - we were playing against France for the fifth time now," Hoff said. "They made some changes and pushed on in the end of the match. We have a great team - Poland, to play with tomorrow and we are fully focused on that."
Perhaps fatigued from a five-set loss to Poland on Wednesday night, France committed 24 unforced errors, including 11 in the first set, as opposed to 16 by the United States.
After winning the first two sets by relatively easy margins, the U.S. Men let their guard down in the third and immediately fell behind. French Coach Philippe Blain sparked his team by replacing starting setter Pierre Pujol with Loïc Le Marrec, and it worked as Granvorka and Xavier Kapfer, who had entered the match in the first set as a substitute, each reeled off six kills in the set.
Trailing 13-18, McCutcheon called a timeout. Granvorka responded with another kill to make it 13-19, but Millar started the U.S. comeback on the next play with a kill off a quick set. Team USA scored the next four points to pull to within one, 18-19. Kapfer put an end to the U.S. charge with a kill, but the damage was done.
France reached set point first at 24-23, but a Salmon kill tied the score. Romain Vadeleux's block gave France set point again, but this time Millar responded with a kill. A scoring block by Hansen gave the United States the match point at 26-25, but a U.S. error tied the score for France.
Finally, Gardner attacked from the back row to put the U.S. Men ahead 27-26 and Millar put an end to things with another quick-set kill.
"Kapfer came from the bench and helped his team significantly." McCutcheon said. "Granvorka is a good player and he was hurting us on the right side as well.
"The most important and satisfying thing is that we came back to play in the end of the third set and won. It bodes well for the matches ahead."
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Pool E
July 11: Poland def. France, 3-2 (38-36 19-25 21-25 25-21 15-11)
July 12: USA def. France, 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 28-26)
July 13: Poland vs. USA, 11 a.m. PDT
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July 11: Bulgaria def. Brazil, 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 15-12)
July 12: Russia def. Bulgaria, 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-21)
July 13: Russia vs. Brazil, 8 a.m. PDT
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SF2: E winner vs. F second, 11 a.m. PDT
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Loser SF1 vs. Loser SF2, 8 a.m. PDT
Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2, 11 a.m. PDT
U.S. 12-Man Roster
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
3 Jim Polster (OH, 6-6, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 Brandon Taliaferro (S, 6-5, San Clemente, Calif., UCLA)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
7 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
9 Ryan Millar (MB, 6-8, Palmdale, Calif., BYU)
10 Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
12 Tom Hoff (MB, 6-8, Park Ridge, Ill., Long Beach State)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
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Miley Cyrus Receives Compassionate Citizen Award From PETA
The following is a guest post from peta2's Patricia
We've seen tons of stories and photos of Miley Cyrus stopping on the side of the road to rescue strays. So we weren't one bit surprised when we found out that she had rescued some chickens from the set of her new flick, Hannah Montana: The Movie.
Apparently, Miley fell in love with one of the chickens on the movie set and decided to take her and several others home because, according to the article, she thought "they were sad to be working." (Awww, of course they were—animals aren't actors!) The article also alludes to the fact that she may be asked to go naked for one of our campaigns—um, no. She's underage, for goodness' sake! Not that we wouldn't LOVE for her to star in any ad for PETA—Miley, in case you're reading this, we think you'd make a beautiful "Angel for Animals"!
When we find out about celebs (or anyone!) who do nice things for animals, we like to acknowledge it, so PETA is giving Miley Cyrus our Compassionate Citizen Award.
Written by Patricia Trostle
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I also never like her but now I do sort of she should go vegan next
Are you kidding? The internet and tabloids are covered with pictures of her shoving cheeseburgers down her throat and PETA gives her an award? While you're at it PETA why not give ChikFilA an award for sparing so many cows and pigs!
Eurgh! 'Scuse but moral ethics matters here…why don't you try getting Tom Cruise to pose n instead? This is just sexual bias. Why convert to vegetarianism if you don't observe moral ethics first? This is the wrong image being portrayed here…Miley Cyrus is a model for tweens and posing n isn't going to do her career any good. Is PETA an organisation that is trying to achieve their goals through underhanded morally wrong and discriminated ways? I hope not. Then why display such a degrading view of feminity? Cyberporn and discrimination is bad enough without anyone aggravating the situation. And isn't Ingrid Newkirk a female too? Doesn't ANYBODY believe that "sexiest veg" is a completely underhanded way to catch the public's attention?? Why DEGRADE the name of females??? Go degrade someone else PETA!! George Bush maybe. He started the acceleration of global warming in the first place. Why didn't Al Gore become president?!?!? Why oh WHY!!! I just hate politics. PETA would win more people over if they stop trying these underhanded methods out. And BTW I'm quite sure that EVERY grownup wears either eudecologne or perfume or whatever. And I have this really stunning announcement to make!!! Drumroll please… And here it is! THERE ARE ENOUGH MICE IN THIS WORLD. Don't think so? Well then go volunteer yourself to be the test subject for Covergirl. And I TOTALLY agree with Zoe. It's her choice for everything. Don't try to force her or influence her. Don't agree with that? GO LIVE HER LIFE. But Miley what were you doing with those chickens anyway?? Getting your "brother" to run around trying to imitate them? Haha XD lolz. Anyway it's a start. But remember it's one thing to be on the right track but yet another to be run over because you're sitting still. See it's not good or bad. Just is. Just is. Titannica.thx!
way to go Miley!!
Does she eat meat?
Chickens don't have the capacity to feel "sad" and that statement just proves Miley Cyrus' idiocy. I'm from Africa and in Africa meat is considered a delicacy and vegetarianism is completely unfathomable. The spoiled rich people in North America refrain from eating meat because they treat animals like humans but that is going against human nature and being extreme about something that doesn't derserve as much attention as human adversity. It makes me sick to see awards given to such petty acts by celebrities when so many non celebrities that are truly compassionate and ethical towards the starving and destitute HUMANS in the world go unrecognized.
keep it up there are alot of animals that need your help
i am so happy for u i am a gig fan of ur
Cool! I always thought she was a great person. Shes a nice girl
Ok pep seems to forget that she's already posed from some pretty steamy pics. But that's beside the issue. The issue is the animals here and it's great that people are considering the well being and proper treatment of the lesser creatures. It would be even better if people were to start treating each other as well as they expect animals to be treated. I can't believe that some people treat animals w more respect care and love than they do a human being.
It is really kind of Miley to do this! Kinda expected cos' she's so pretty and she loves animals I dont think she has any other motive for doing so other than truly wanting to help the chicken so… yeah dont accuse wrongly Go Miley I love your songs x Esp 'True friends' Hehee it's so true .


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Eleanor L. Chiavetta
Eleanor L. (Schwert) Chiavetta of Brant, NY entered into rest peacefully in her home, May 25, 2013, at the age of 89.
Eleanor was a 70-year resident of the town of Brant and co-founder of Chiavetta's Catering. She worked in the catering business well into her seventies and visited the office daily into her early 80s.
Mrs. Chiavetta was a member of the Lake Shore Alumni Assn. and Altar & Rosary Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.
Eleanor was the wife of the late Thomas P. Chiavetta; loving mother of Thomas P. (Barb), Paul L. (Marie), Peter A. (Diane), Kathleen L. (Vinny) Keough and Nancy M. Chiavetta; sister of Barb Allen and Helen Bucierka; survived by 15 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Friends may call Thursday from 3-7 PM at the Addison Funeral Home Inc., 262 Main Street, Angola, NY where prayers will be said Friday at 9:15 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM in St. Anthony's church, Farnham, NY. Interment services will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Brant, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Thomas P. and Eleanor L. Chiavetta Scholarship Fund, Lake Shore Central Schools, Angola, NY. Condolences at addisonfuneralhome.com.


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Loose Setting Powder is nothing more than talc and a preservative, so it's not the critical product it's made out to be if you're considering Dermablend. The instructions for Cover Creme indicate this is "the key to the wearability and smudge-resistance of Dermablend," but any talc-based powder will do the same thing, and then you can ignore the mediocre colors offered here, especially Original, which is pure white.
Dermablend At-A-Glance
Strengths: None of note.
Weaknesses: Please refer to the individual product reviews below because almost every one has its own problems and distinct weaknesses; the makeup provides substantial coverage but the tradeoffs may not be worth it.
The only reason to consider this line is if you have complexion issues that demand serious coverage. Skin care from Dermablend was clearly an afterthought, because what was produced is a barely passable lot that is easily replaced by products from other lines and in all price ranges. Dermablend is owned by L'Oreal, whose own makeup collection is far superior (though none of their foundations offer opaque coverage).
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In 2004, New Image/Laboratory Solutions became the first 3M ESPE Lava Milling Center on the East Coast. Victor Harp, an up-and-coming waxer/finisher, learned the system and wowed everyone with how quickly he picked up the digital process. "He was like a kid in a candy store playing with the machine and got great results right from the start," says Fay Ashley, Customer Relations Manager.
The laboratory immediately began accepting outsourcing cases and Harp was chosen to head the department which has since grown to seven staff members and produces up to 600 units a week.
The success of the department has a lot to do with Victor's work ethic. "Some people just punch the clock but Victor really cares about the work that goes out," says Ashley. For instance, when the new division was first getting off the ground, Victor—a one-man department—frequently put in 70-hour workweeks. More recently, the lab has been experiencing power surges due to weather which cause the milling machines to shut down. "We have a three-day turnaround time so I'll stay late or come in on weekends to be sure the machines get turned back on and the work is getting done," he says.
Harp has also earned the respect of his close-knit staff and part of his secret is not just coaching from the sidelines, but rolling up his sleeves and getting in the game. For instance, after assigning cases and taking care of any customer service issues, he looks for bottlenecks in the workflow and jumps in wherever necessary, from scanning to shading zirconia, to make sure no one is overloaded and all the cases head out the door on time. "Some managers wait for a problem to come to them, but I like to look for where a problem might arise and head it off before it starts," he explains.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1963 votes).
In short: Fantastic experience!In full: Crowds are awesome, very inspiring. Crowded. First time and due to injury not enough training, so took it easy, even-ish splits and finished strong. Definitely will do again! Loved every second. Organisation fantastic. Great, flat course.Date of review: April 27, 2012
In short: UNBELIEVABLE.......AGAIN.In full: You just have to simply run this marathon. From marathon vets to newbies it is simply awe inspiring. The crowd and atmosphere is wonderful, especially if you play up to them. Racing it again next year as past of my planned 3 marathons in 3 weeks. RUN THIS RACE PEOPLE.Date of review: April 27, 2012
In short: Got to experinece this one!In full: Spine tingling support! Great Expo! Very emotional race but found it too crowded to run in a straight line - didnt thin out at all! Superb marshalls, first aiders, water stations, and crowds! Very special event. Superb sight seeing trip round our capital!VERY very disappointed with the One size fits all finisher T Shirt - bet it dosent fit many!! Such a shame as I would love to wear it with pride!Fab medal.Theres something about this race that makes it so special. Date of review: April 27, 2012
In short: SIMPLY THE BEST MARATHON IN THE WORLD!Date of review: April 27, 2012
In short: It's London, what more can be said overcrowded but so much funDate of review: April 26, 2012
In short: a must for any runner !! amazing day and the support is was superb i cant wait for next year the pain is there as always but finishing you soon forget it BRING ON 2013Date of review: April 26, 2012
In short: simply brilliantIn full: you must do this race, easy as that,the crowds are magnificent the course is brilliant the most rewarding event i have taken part inDate of review: April 26, 2012
In short: So well organised, so worth doingDate of review: April 26, 2012
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In short: Special 'event' race that has to be done In full: My first ever marathon. Fantastic race, but congested especially around the Docklands/Isle of Dogs where it felt very warm! Organisation was really smooth, and very impressed how fast I was 'processed' through the finish. Somewhat male orientated goody bags though, both at the expo and the end. Finished inside my target time of 4:30, so very chuffed. Date of review: April 26, 2012
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San Francisco's City Target Store: An Urban Goldmine
I visited this past weekend (to chat with Pandora (P) co-founder Tim Westergren for Tuesday's first edition of TheBeach Meets TheStreet ).
While in town, I gave myself a tour of Target's (TGT) "urban concept" locations.
One will occupy a former Mervyn's site, adjacent to a Best Buy (BBY) . But, don't worry, that banner in the picture reassures browsers and showroomers that Best Buy remains open during construction.
This site is near the University of San Francisco campus, which makes sense; Target located one of its Southern California "City Targets" adjacent to UCLA. Like the LA outpost, the San Francisco store is also a stone's throw away from a Trader Joe's .
The other City Target is up and running in Downtown San Francisco (4th and Mission) in the Sony (SNE) Metreon building, which houses several other attractions including restaurants and a movie theater.
City Target looks pretty damn nice smack dab on the edge of San Francisco's main shopping district. Seeing that store and knowing how well it and the forthcoming one will do made me, in some respects, back off of the negative opinion I expressed late last year in City Target: Major Disappointment, But Is It An Epic Failure?
Here's where I stand on Target's urban strategy now, which, by the way, interests me because I'm a big fan of urban environments.
One -- I'm still majorly disappointed. Target had an opportunity to do something special in its urban stores. Instead, it ignored anything resembling retail innovation, pulling from the same tired tool box it uses in its suburban stores.
Calling what Target is doing in the urban core a "concept" makes it sound all-too-sophisticated. It's nothing but an urban planning and design workaround. There's resistance to huge big box stores in places such as San Francisco. Therefore, Target compromises and opens slightly smaller stores.
Two -- Even though it's unimaginative, it will work, at least in San Francisco and probably elsewhere.
When I lived in San Francisco there was no such thing as City Target. We -- and pretty much everyone around us -- made regular pilgrimages to the Target big box in Daly City, a suburb south of San Francisco. These new City Targets might cannibalize some business from Daly City, but probably not enough to matter.
While I always opt on the side of innovation, I do understand that Target wants to give these former Daly City shoppers what they expect at the new urban stores. Get too cute and you can scare people right back to the 'burbs for the weekly Target run.


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The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
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