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When we decry the current condition of the youth in our churches (and the church as a whole) we are usually met with angry resistance. Now the condition of the youth (and the church) has gotten so bad that even secular news outlets are sitting up and taking notice.
The Wall Street Journal has recently reported on the sad state of the youth in American churches in an article aptly titled The Perils of 'Wannabe Cool' Christianity.
Increasingly, the "plan" has taken the form of a total image overhaul, where efforts are made to rebrand Christianity as hip, countercultural, relevant. As a result, in the early 2000s, we got something called "the emerging church"—a sort of postmodern stab at an evangelical reform movement. Perhaps because it was too "let's rethink everything" radical, it fizzled quickly. But the impulse behind it—to rehabilitate Christianity's image and make it "cool"—remains.
And what does "cool" look like?
There are various ways that churches attempt to be cool. For some, it means trying to seem more culturally savvy. The pastor quotes Stephen Colbert or references Lady Gaga during his sermon, or a church sponsors a screening of the R-rated "No Country For Old Men." For others, the emphasis is on looking cool, perhaps by giving the pastor a metrosexual makeover, with skinny jeans and an $80 haircut, or by insisting on trendy eco-friendly paper and helvetica-only fonts on all printed materials. Then there is the option of holding a worship service in a bar or nightclub (as is the case for L.A.'s Mosaic church, whose downtown location meets at a nightspot called Club Mayan).
And then the article asks the million dollar question.
But are these gimmicks really going to bring young people back to church? Is this what people really come to church for? Maybe sex sermons and indie-rock worship music do help in getting people in the door, and maybe even in winning new converts. But what sort of Christianity are they being converted to?
Another secular news source giving attention to this problem is CNN. In their article More Teens Becoming Fake Christians, it begins with the following:
If you're the parent of a Christian teenager, Kenda Creasy Dean has this warning: Your child is following a "mutant" form of Christianity, and you may be responsible.
And then there's this quote:
Dean, a United Methodist Church minister who says parents are the most important influence on their children's faith, places the ultimate blame for teens' religious apathy on adults. Some adults don't expect much from youth pastors. They simply want them to keep their children off drugs and away from premarital sex.
And this one:
Churches, not just parents, share some of the blame for teens' religious apathy as well, says Corrie, the Emory professor. She says pastors often preach a safe message that can bring in the largest number of congregants. The result: more people and yawning in the pews.
And what I think is the best quote from the article:
"We think that they want cake, but they actually want steak and potatoes, and we keep giving them cake," Corrie says.
Finally, USA Today chimes in with the article 'Forget the Pizza Parties' Teens Tell Churches.
Only about one in four teens now participate in church youth groups, considered the hallmark of involvement; numbers have been flat since 1999. Other measures of religiosity — prayer, Bible reading and going to church — lag as well, according to Barna Group, a Ventura, Calif., evangelical research company. This all has churches canceling their summer teen camps and youth pastors looking worriedly toward the fall, when school-year youth groups kick in.
You can't help but read these articles and feel the irony that this problem is being reported by the non-believing secular world. Sadly that's because those from within Christianity who point this stuff out are summarily dismissed as "legalists" and "Pharisees."
It's time for fathers to take charge of your families once again and stop abdicating the responsibility of your children and their spiritual upbringing to strangers.
What are most youth groups like? You get a real personable young leader who's usually not married and a lot of mousse in his hair. And then he gets a lot of young people around him, and what do they become? According to Proverbs they become companions of fools. When you put young people with young people in this atmosphere of adolescence you have no growth to adulthood, you have no maturity, no elders are involved, no parents are involved. It can't work because it's not Biblical. – Paul Washer
For those unaware of what these scathing indictments from secular news outlets are about, please review the following past DefCon posts for a sampling of the the train wreck known as "youth ministry."
Peanut butter salvation and other stupid church tricks
Youth ministry: A "50-year failed experiment"
When the world's your mistress
Who's pastoring the youth pastors?
The problem with youth ministry today
Another church sanctuary turned into a stage for a worldly dance exhibition
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Ala, web-goddess and MissFee interviewing their partners, I present:
Interview with The Boi:
What are your favorite things about my knitting?
You being creatively occupied – your passion for yarn is demented but cute – friends made through it.
Hmm, the majority of my friends are through knitting.
What is your least favorite things about my knitting?
Unfinished projects scattered/dumped everywhere – time spent not spoiling me
What are somethings I have knitted, that you recall as being good?
Socks and lacework
Do you think knitters have an expensive hobby?
Yes but no more than other compulsions/obsessions
How much is all your books/mags?
A fraction of the cost unless you count my art books (which are work related and tax deductible)
Do you have a book stash?
You know I do – though to meet my demands I use public libraries
Have I ever embarrassed you, knitting in public.
Yes! Yes! Yes! In the cinema for instance
Do you know my favorite kind of yarn?
All non acrylic yarn or specifically that Japanese tofu/bamboo yarn thingy which is hand dyed by little mountain nannas and gets you almost more hot and wet than me!
I think hy may be talking about, Noro, Tofutsies and Malabrigo for the last bit.
Can you name another blog?
I struggle to remember yours honey
Now, do you mind my wanting to stop at knit shops where ever we go?
Sometimes – especially if it's not the first one that day
Do you understand the importance of a swatch?
Hello! I'm a graphic designer
Do you read my blog?
I have
Have you ever left a comment?
Once maybe?
Do you the house would be cleaner if I didn't knit?
Most definitely – no knitting mess left around (those bits of snipped off yarn left on the floor are so annoying) and more time to clean
Thank you for this insightful interview. Would you like to add anything in closure?
I do get a bit proud of the work you do esp when friends receive gorgeous gifts (like your socks) or when we get to cross the cultural barrier with you knitting overseas (like in India at the train stations)
Awww! Thats why i love hym!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
2 comments:
- Emily said...
You see, hy misunderstands. If you didn't knit, there'd be alternative mess (sewing? something, anyway!)
But good to hear how much Fin likes the cross-cultural thingy.
- July 24, 2008 at 10:06:00 PM PDT
wonder if I should interview Sonia?
- July 27, 2008 at 2:46:00 AM PDT
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Tonight's program features piano music by Liszt.
Program information:
"Miserere" from Verdi's Trovatore, S. 433, C. 771 Sanwei Zhang
Grand Concert Fantasy on Bellini's Sonnambula, S. 627, C. 663 Yan Cheng
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The audience at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference is said to have gone wild with applause when Liz Cheney announced the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu not to attend next week's nuclear summit, called by President Barack Obama....
Netanyahu's government recently humiliated Vice President Joe Biden when he was on a state visit to that country recently by announcing the building of 1600 new household units on Palestinian West Bank territory that Israel had unilaterally annexed to its district of Jerusalem. The announcement scuttled the talks with the Palestine Authority, the beginning of which Biden had come to celebrate. The Palestinians, have sensibly decided that they will refuse to negotiate with people who are actively stealing from them the very territory that is at stake in the negotiations. The Israeli slap in the face to Biden caused a subsequent Netanyahu visit to Washington to turn into a fiasco, with President Obama making forceful demands on the wily Netanyahu, and then leaving him on his own devices for dinner....
But there is another possible explanation for Netanyahu staying away from a summit on nuclear security issues in Washington. It is that the Israeli prime minister is protesting a new White House policy of refusing visas to Israeli scientists, engineers and technicians who work at the Dimona Reactor/ nuclear bomb factory. Up until recently they had been free to attend technical and scientific conferences and pursue advanced classes at US universities. The visa denials were reported in the Israeli newspaper Maariv by Uri Binder on Wednesday April 7: "Nuclear Reactor Workers Not Wanted in United States." It was translated by the USG Open Source Center. The article reports that Israeli workers at the Nuclear Research Center Negev (NRCN) in Dimona are complaining bitterly at the humiliation of being excluded from the US, saying the turn-downs are an "offense" against them "and their families." (???) Moreover, the Dimona bomb plant is suddenly finding it difficult to import technical components and equipment from the United States. The restrictions, they say, are unprecedented. They also claim a double standard, alleging that the Obama administration is being "lenient" toward Iran. Read more.
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We've all been there. Some of us have left, but most of us still remain.
"Oh golly gee how I would love to work in the games industry."
I spent late nights, staring up at the ceiling and dreaming of working in an office filled with geek paraphernalia, watching a game go from concept to product over the course of a few years.
"One day, I'll make the next Mario..."
I've thought about taking my old notebooks from Junior High, full of dreadful poetry I'd written to girls who were far, far out of my league, and turning those ideas into something tangible, something meaningful. Convinced this was the only option for me, I've pursued facets that would allow me to finally enter to hallowed halls of the "games industry".
However, the more I hear about it, this unicorn that we all seem to chase, the more I am convinced that it is not worth it, or at least not for me.
Don't get me wrong, I know there are many people who work in this industry and enjoy it very much. I can't shake the feeling, though, that it is more a case of Stockholm Syndrome than actual satisfaction, with employees telling themselves that they are "supposed to" enjoy their jobs. Of course, if no one made games then we wouldn't have any games at all, which is a lose-lose for everyone. But the "games industry" as it is now, is still not great place to work.
"Come on now, Bubble Bobble isn't going to make itself!"
It is much better now compared to what it was back in the 80s, where game artists and programmers literally spent weeks at the office, never going home, doing nothing but programming Balloon Fight or another Break Out clone. Companies now value people more as individuals and respect personal time much more than they did previously, but it still has a long ways to go.
I saw my dream collapse as I sat at my third interview for Square Enix. Having passed to first 2 interviews, I was all but certain that I would be handed the job. I sat in their fancy new office, which looks more like a post-modern art project than a place of business, and admired how sleek and "modern" it all was. I met with the hiring manager who proceeded to grill me on my resume, asking me questions I had already answered several times previous, and being generally quite difficult. This being the "final" interview, I had anticipated this. Pretty much any job follows the same kind of good-cop-bad-cop style of interview, and this was no exception. When he asked how much money I expected, I gave an arbitrary number that I knew was too high to gauge his reaction. He laughed and dropped my resume on the floor. "You would need to work here for, like, 10 years before making even close to that." He said in his old-man Japanese. It wasn't the money that was the problem. I stopped working for money a long time ago, wanting to leave the rat race behind and just live my life. But the amount I had said, although I had erred on the high side, was not meant to be a joke or completely unrealistic.
10 years, though...
And that's when it hit me. That moment, after getting a glimpse of the Japanese Games Industry, was when I felt all the lovely pastel colors of my dream start to fade.
Up until that point, I had been swept up in the anecdotal stories of legendary translators like Alexander O. Smith or Tom Slattery, repeatedly listening to their stories of localizing the early Square Soft games in the same manner as children might listen to stories of their grandfather fighting in World War 2.
"At least my grand kids will never be obsessed with Japan"
That's just it, though... Listening to stories of war or stories of growing up in the Great Depression, for example, are certainly fascinating and interesting to imagine, but I certainly would never want to experience them first hand. Yet, many of us, myself included, are so obsessed with working in video games that we seem to overly-romanticize the good parts, while completely ignoring those parts we do not, or would not, enjoy. I believe Spock said it best on the original Star Trek:
"...You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true."
Many of us WANT to work in the "Games Industry" and many of us LOVE the idea of WANTING.
After working 14 hour days for several months straight just to have the product that we slaved over being bashed and slapped around by game critics and forum posters, I find it surprising that there are not more people leaving the industry altogether. While the industry in the えest may be different, in Japan especially it is a dreadful place to work. The pay is less than half of what others of the same age/experience bracket make, and the work environment is anything but conducive to creativity.
I dreamed the dream of working in a Japanese game company, making the next Final Fantasy or Megaman. I dreamed the dream of going to the motherland where modern gaming was invented and taking part of the next cultural wave of innovation.
Like all dreams, however, I eventually woke up.
I don't mean for this to discourage anyone from pursuing their dream of working for the fickle mistress that is the "games industry". I don't mean to push my ideas on anyone. Also, don't think that I am sour because I didn't get the job I wanted (I did, but I had to turn it down because the pay was borderline poverty).
I simply realized that I don't want to see how the sausage is made, or make it myself, after all. These are just thoughts, my feelings, regarding what was supposed to be a dream come true, but ultimately ended as a whimpering puppy, being put down because the previous owners liked the IDEA of having a dog more than actually having one.


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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Chemist Rongchao Jin Receives a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has announced that Carnegie Mellon University's Rongchao Jin is a 2011 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar. Jin is one of 13 researchers in the United States this year to receive the award, which supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Recipients are selected based on individual research attainment and promise, along with evidence of excellence in teaching.
Jin's research interests focus on developing new methods to synthesize well-defined nanoclusters comprised of an exact number of atoms, from a dozen to hundreds. While most procedures for making these tiny nanoclusters result in a mixture of clusters with a variety of sizes, Jin's laboratory has created a new method that allows for precise control over the number of atoms in each nanocluster. Wielding this level of control is necessary for producing nanoclusters of uniform size and shape so that their distinct, quantum-sized properties can be investigated in depth. To date, Jin has successfully synthesized several ultra-small, atomically precise gold (Au) nanoclusters, such as magnetic Au25(SR)18, chiral Au38(SR)24, and Au144(SR)60, where SR represents protecting groups of thiolate. Using X-ray crystallography as well as steady-state and time-resolved ultrafast spectroscopy, he has found that the gold nanoclusters have unique magnetic, electronic and surface properties. He is exploring their utility in high-density magnetic data storage devices, as part of a nanoarray chemical sensor and as highly selective catalysts for industrially important oxidation and hydrogenation processes.
"I'm very glad to receive this prestigious award," said Jin, an assistant professor of chemistry. "The unrestricted research grant certainly means a lot to me; it allows us to perform some high-risk, exploratory research work for which it is difficult to attract regular grants. The funds also will be used to support both undergraduate and graduate students."
In addition to his research activities, Jin has developed a new course in nanotechnology for graduate and undergraduate students and worked with colleagues in the Department of Chemistry to add nanotechnology experiments to undergraduate physical chemistry lab courses.
Jin came to CMU's Mellon College of Science in 2006 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
Previous recipients of Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards in CMU's Department of Chemistry include Catalina Achim, Terry Collins and David Yaron.


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Tip 2. Recognize the Problem with Conventional Therapies
Tip 3. Use the Recovery Diet
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Tip 7. Basic Vegetarianism
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Tip 12. Hydrotherapy, the treatment of disease with the bath
Tip 13. A simple nature cure for inflammatory conditions is the cold footbath.
Tip 14. The cold hipbath is a routine treatment in most diseases.
Tip 15. The Epsom salt bath is useful in many conditions.
Tip 16. A simple nature cure is the hot footbath.
Tip 17. A hot hipbath relieves conditions "below the belt."
Tip 18. The hot immersion bath is a surprising cure for obesity.
Tip 19. Use the mud bath to remove impurities.
Tip 20. Enhance beauty with the mudpack.
Tip 21. Control and channel sexual desire with the neutral hipbath.
Tip 22. Remove morbid matter from the surface of the skin with the hot steam bath.
Tip 23: Avoid medications for sleeplessness.
Tip 24. Diet, not surgery, for kidney stones.
Tip 25. To avoid headache, avoid eyestrain.
Tip 26. Take heed of headaches. Headaches may be a symptom of hypertension.
Tip 27. Hydrocele, The Common But Little-Known Condition of Men's Mature Years
Tip 28. Indigestion may be caused by how you neat, not just what you eat.
Tip 29. Influenza is more than a viral infection.
Tip 30. Low blood sugar is caused by too much sugar.
Tip 31. To avoid gout, avoid meat.
Tip 32. Meditate!
Tip 33. No drugs cure high blood pressure.
Tip 34. Stress causes headaches.
Tip 35. The Surprising Causes of Leucoderma
Tip 36. Tingling, burning, stabbing pains? The problem could be neuritis.
Tip 37. The right fats fight the effects of the wrong fats.
Tip 38. To prevent baldness, eat the right foods.
Tip 39. To cure a headache, eat something (as long as it is not sugar).
Tip 40. To fight depression, be active.
Tip 41. Exercise also plays an important role in the treatment of depression.
Tip 42. Treat dandruff from the inside, not the outside.
Tip 43. Acid = Danger
Tip 44. Activity is not the same as exercise.
Tip 45. Alkalise!
Tip 46. Any cure begins with detoxification.
Tip 47. As noted before, to heal disease, first remove toxins. If you do not, your body will.
Tip 48. Attention to diet heals the body as a whole.
Tip 49. Avoid medications for colds.
Tip 50. Avoid medications for the treatment of colitis.
Tip 51. Avoid ointments and salves for conjunctivitis.


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It's not something you see everyday ...
At least not in a city like Springfield, Massachusetts.
A Peregrine Falcon and her mate have nested atop the Monarch Place Office Tower.
The mother laid four eggs and two of them have hatched.
Here you can see a nesting shift change between the Mom and Pop Falcons.
Falcons and other birds of prey suffered in numbers after World War II due to the use of the pesticide.
Peregrines have made a comeback after use of pesticides was reduced.
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The man, named in reports as Louis Robertson, 26, from Glasgow, was discovered in a stream at the La Plagne resort in the Alps.
He is said to have arrived at the resort on Sunday with two friends for a week's holiday. He left one bar and went missing on his way to another, it was reported.
"It appears he wanted to take a short cut to save time but he wasn't able to find his way again," a resort official was quoted in Le Parisien as saying.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in France. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time."
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Tonight I got in bed with my moms. Normally I'm not allowed in the furniture or the beds. I used to jump on them a lot and they would yell "NO!!!". I learned that's a bad thing a long time ago. But today I was going around the bed, getting head rubs and cuddles when I decided to do something brave. I thought maybe if I'm gentle, they'll let me stay. So I sat by the bed and smiled with the sweetest face a dog can have. My moms smiled back and were watching my every move. So then I put one paw on the edge of the bed and left it there for a bit... no yelling... then I slooowly put the other paw up... maybe they won't notice... then I kinda scooted up and put a third leg on the bed. At this point they were not angry but they were making a funny clucking noise... kinda like the noise they make when I do my retarded run. So I propped my other leg up on the bed and quickly jumped in between them and hid my face under the sheets. No yelling still. None at all. For some reason, this one time, they thought it was adorable and I got a lot of cuddles and praises. I stayed in bed for a good while, it felt so warm and cozy in there! My moms kept petting my head and my ears and I fell asleep. Then before I know it, I got bribed to get off with a chicken treat and sent to my bed in the garage. I think I'll try it a little bit earlier tomorrow. :op
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Framingham, MA - Ameresco is proud to announce that Ms. Shelley Cohen, a Senior Project Developer of Renewable Energy and Conservation Projects, has been honored with a formal invitation to join the esteemed Council on Foreign Relations.
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Kate Winslet: Moving On
Posted Monday March 29, 2010 10:36 AM GMT
Now that she's divorcing her husband Sam Mendes, Kate Winslet is looking for a new start in a new home.
The "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" actress can't wait to get out of her $6 million New York Mansion and away from the awful memories it holds.
A gal pal told press, "Kate really wants to leave the apartment. She sees it as a house of horrors because of the fights she and Sam had there. She feels it's tainted."
Additionally, Kate has been seeking comfort in her longtime friend and costar Leonardo DiCaprio. "Since Kate's marriage problems started, around the time they were filming Revolutionary Road, they've got closer again. Kate feels like she can tell Leonardo anything."
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Adam Stead, Senior Consultant Rail Services, QinetiQ
The UK railway industry is undergoing a renaissance, with passenger and freight growing to levels not seen for almost 100 years. Coupled with rising customer expectations and a drive for efficiency, solving the industry's future problems will require new solutions and smart thinking to offer greater value for money.
At the 2013 Railtex we surveyed attendees about what they thought were the top three challenges facing the rail industry today. Responses from 70+ UK delegates, from supply chain through to asset owner and operators, raised common themes reflecting the current tone of the industry:
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The rail industry has been slow to change, focusing on strict standards and methodologies, tried and proven over many decades. However, we're now in a world of rapid change and new challenges, with many previously unimagined technologies available.
Common challenges included time to bring new products to market, technology transfer from other industries, lack of innovation, challenging assurance regimes, and responding to changing needs.
2. Running costs – meeting the growth on tighter budgets and delivering value for money
The cost of running Britain's railway is a major political topic, with great media attention. To deliver an economically and socially sustainable railway it's important to constantly drive towards lower industry costs to deliver value for money and sustain growth.
To ensure projects deliver their performance goals, rigorous application of requirements management, change management, data fusion, and information visualisation solutions are required so all project organisations work towards the same goals.
3. Reliability and maintenance – minimising disruption to service and maximising availability
The economic impact of service disruptions is huge and passengers demand more frequent services and a 24/7 railway. Disruption to services negatively affects public image and train cancellations can cause significant losses in revenue.
Greater use of monitoring allows operators to see where assets show signs of wear before failure occurs. Where disruption does occur, robust recovery planning and resilient automatic route setting can enhance speedy return to regular service, minimising knock-on effects to adjacent railways.
4. Expertise – the difficulty in resourcing and skills shortages
The industry has seen major decentralisation over the last 20 years but established industry-wide training schemes ceased to exist. Consequently, there is a largely ageing workforce, with major resource shortages likely to worsen. Additionally, with ever increasing investment into the industry, people are being spread ever-more thinly.
5. Network performance and capacity
Today's technology solutions provide even more room for exploiting network performance and capacity without compromising safety. The industry's Rail Technical Strategy is to ensure drivers receive accurate information to optimise speed, enabling trains to drive closer together, optimising accelerating and braking, and reducing junction conflicts.
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South Park Football Club is based in Reigate Surrey and play their football in the Ryman League Division South. This family orintated football club run football teams from Under 8's through to U16's, youth and senior teams. South Park also run two ladies football teams.
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Doing something like this in Stata's matrix language is IMHO an exercise in frustration (and punctuation). Per my recent posting on solving nonlinear equations, you would be much better off setting up the problem in Mata, making use of -optimize-.
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Thanks very much. I totally missed the mkmat command in the manual.
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Risk Management in Recreation
The law is pervasive in the recreation, sport and tourism industry because it permits, empowers, forbids, regulates and promotes the activities of sponsoring organizations and program participants. One of the most significant constraints on the services provided by suppliers and enterprises willingness is legal liability for user injuries. Risk management is part of the everyday business for public agencies and private enterprises sponsoring these activities.
My research has focused on identifying and analyzing the legal risk parameters associated with providing these services including; (1) identify and analyze the legal theories upon which liability is based, (2) assessing the factors of risk, and (30 evaluating strategies for transferring or managing liability risks.
Selected articles, papers and presentations
Kaiser, R. & K. Robinson (2005). " Risk Management," in Management of Park and Recreation Services. Washington D.C.: National Recreation and Park Association.
Wright, B., Kaiser, R. & S. Nicholls (2002). Rural Landowner Liability for Recreational Injuries: Myth, Perception and Reality. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 57 (3) 183.
Risk Management for Nature Tourism Enterprises. (June 2002). California Nature Tourism Conference, Sacramento, California.
McFarland, M. & R. Kaiser. (1999). An Analysis of Texas Hunting Incidents, Austin, Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Kaiser, R & Wright, B. (1994). Liability and Immunity: A National Assessment of Landowner Risk for Recreational Injuries, (Environmental Policy Group Monograph 94-1), College Station, Texas: Environmental Policy Group.
Kaiser, R. (1993). "Principles of Travel and Tourism Law" in Encyclopedia of Hospitality and Tourism, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Kaiser, R. & Mertes, J. (1991) Safety in the Design of Facilities: The Intersection Between Legal and Design Standards. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 9(2), 34.
Fletcher, J. & Kaiser, R. (1989). Perceptions of Beach Safety and Liability: A Comparison of Texas Beach Users and Managers. Coastal Zone Management Journal 17, 349.


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Aqueduct recognized
Pete Tyson, safety and training manager at the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, recently accepted the Utility of the Year award from the Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association.
The water utility received the award in recognition of its professionalism, dedication and working relationships with municipal, county, state and federal agencies, according to a press release from the utility.
First State Bank honored
First State Bank of the Florida Keys received a Community Bank Award from the American Bankers Association in recognition of the innovative and creative differences it makes in the community, according to a press release from the bank.
Recognition is given to institutions and teams, rather than individuals, for their collective positive impact.
So far this year, the bank has provided more than 180 employee volunteers to local civic and nonprofit organizations in addition to cash and in-kind donations to charities and business-stimulating events.
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Discussion in 'Draft Zone' started by RamziD, Apr 28, 2012.
Wright and Childs from Arkansas are still available.
yea Adams was my guy... I want a small, quick slot receiver in the mold of Welker
**** devon wylle just went
I'm hoping Jarius Wright makes it to the 5th.
and phillip blake just went.. and ben jones about 10 picks earlier
I hope Orson Charles lasts until our pick.
had some medical that has not come out similar to the Pittsburgh player who could not travel to Denver
I don't think it's the same thing. It's not a condition like that, it could be more like what Teddy Bruschi had.


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Methamphetamine belongs to the amphetamine family. It is a powerful upper that produces many super feelings along with a variety of adverse reactions. In its pure hydrochloride form, known as crystal meth, it is more potent, colorless, and easier to make than amphetamine. Meth is usually white or slightly yellow, depending on the cooking process and how it is rinsed. I have seen pink and even green colored meth. Here is what the different colors mean:
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Orange Meth is made when ephedrine sulfate is used, and some of the sulfate was reduced to sulfur.
Purple Meth is made when Iodine from a phosphorus-iodine reaction is not washed out.
Green Meth is made when copper salts make their way in to the process, mainly due to the reaction vessel used.
Brown Meth is made when a oxidized red coloring, or tablating agent was present in the reduction.
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Our big announcement on the Trump-Russia scandal.
Okay, enough already with the good news. Via the Guardian, here's some of the other kind:
Damage to the once pristine habitats of the deep oceans by pollution, litter and overfishing is running out of control, the United Nations warned yesterday. In a report that indicates that time is running out to save them, the U.N. said humankind's exploitation of the the deep seas and oceans was "rapidly passing the point of no return."
Last year some 85 million tonnes of wild fish were pulled from the global oceans, 100 million sharks and related species were butchered for their fins, some 250,000 turtles became tangled in fishing gear, and 300,000 seabirds, including 100,000 albatrosses, were killed by illegal longline fishing.
Into the water in their place went three billion individual pieces of litter - about eight million a day - joining the 46,000 pieces of discarded plastic that currently float on every square mile of ocean and kill another million seabirds each year. The water temperature rose and its alkalinity fell - both the result of climate change. Coral barriers off Australia and Belize are dying and newly discovered reefs in the Atlantic have already been destroyed by bottom trawling.
The piece has a U.N. official saying, "Humankind's ability to exploit the deep oceans and high seas has accelerated rapidly over recent years. It is a pace of change that has outstripped our institutions and conservation efforts," and notes by way of example that mining could soon spread to the sea floor for the first time, with a Canadian company planning to dig for deposits of gold and copper off Papua New Guinea.
For a full inventory of the woes afflicting the oceans see Julia Whitty's excellent piece from the March/April Mother Jones. And if you want to do something about this mess--and you can--click here.


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1 night's bed & breakfast at The Dragon Hotel and 2 rounds of golf (Fairwood Park Golf Course, Machynys Peninsula)
2 nights' bed & breakfast at The Dragon Hotel and 3 rounds of golf (Southerndown Golf Course, Ashburnham Golf Course, Machynys Peninsula)
3 nights' bed & breakfast at The Dragon Hotel and 4 rounds of golf (Southerndown Golf Course, Ashburnham Golf Course, Pennard Golf Course, Machynys Peninsula)
Over £3.5 million has been spent on this top Swansea hotel to offer guests excellent hotel accommodation, superb leisure facilities and free on-site parking in the heart of Swansea City.
Ashburnham, Machynys Peninsula and Southdown golf club are all great courses.
Swansea City Centre (five minutes away from the train station and a short drive from the M4)
The 4* Dragon Hotel, located in the heart of Swansea city centre provides excellent accommodation, superb leisure facilities and is centrally located, within walking distance of the city's key amenities, attractions, shops and vibrant nightlife. There are 106 stylish and modern furnished en-suite rooms offering excellent facilities such as internet access and air conditioning. The hotels' leisure club features an 18-metre indoor swimming pool,male and female saunas, a state-of-the-art gymnasium with plasma screen TVs and a beauty treatment room. Holistic and sports massage therapy are also available. The Hotels' Brasserie Restaurant is the place to dine in Swansea city centre and is the proud recipient of an AA Rosette in recognition of the delicious modern European-style cuisine served in the hotel.
The Dragon Hotel has been voted 'The Hotel Award' at The Wave & Swansea Sound Lifestyle & Culture Awards 2010/11, 'The Best Large Hotel' 2010/11 by Tourism Swansea Bay and The Dragon Brasserie also received the 'Highly Commended' Award at the same event.
The Dragon Hotel is a Swansea landmark, centrally located and within walking distance of the city's key amenities, attractions, shops and vibrant nightlife.
Check in: 2pm - Check out: 12pmWhich restaurant do guests eat in as part of the dinner package?
The Dragon BrassiereDo I need to book a table in the restaurant?
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Yes, smart casualWhat time is breakfast served?
Mon - Fri: 6:30am - 9:30am, Sat - Sun: 7:30am - 10:30amAre the facilities free of charge?
YesIs there a minibar in the room?
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Home Security System
Do any of you have security systems and what are the best/ most economical, etc?
We are renting a house, but every time I hear about the terrible home invasion in Connecticut, I want to run out and buy a security system.
We are in a remote area close to a high-crime city... unfortunately, you just never know what could happen.
Thanks for your input!
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I've got a pretty good one...lol
Protection by Ruger and Rottweiler...and Hubby.
Now on a more serious note, I really don't have any helpful input here...clueless...sorry.10-05-2010, 05:08 PM #3
i dunno but not the one harry hamlin and lisa rinna have in their store LOL
they were on TV this am being interviewed live when they got a call their store was being robbed and HE was not happy with what the security system didnt do ( ie they didnt call the police is the best i can figure )Sponsored Links Remove Advertisements10-05-2010, 11:18 PM #4
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Here's an web article about choosing a system
Home Security Systems 101--What to Know Before You Buy
I don't know anything about consumers digest, but they say these guys are the best buy
Home Security Systems | Alarm Systems | Protect America10-06-2010, 11:19 AM #5
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I had ADT and they were ok. I have APX Alarm now and it's pretty great. We were able to go wireless with them and ditched ADT, plus our home phone. These guys are fantastic; if the alarm goes off, they call you in about 30 seconds.10-06-2010, 11:56 AM #6
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I have wireless ADT, runs me $41/month. No issues.~Russ10-06-2010, 12:07 PM #7
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APX not only set up the sunroom with door and window alarms, they put in glass break sensors which ADT refused to do. We have the speaker on the wall so we do not need our phone. They can listen in if there is no reply (no fear of just listening in - you can hear a noise). It is even more kid friendly if one of the kids has to deal with something. They also call periodically to see how everything is working.10-12-2010, 12:21 PM #8
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We had a few "attempted" break ins in the neighborhood. Back doors were being rattled at 10 - 11 at night. My dog went bonkers one night but I assumed it was an animal.
Funny thing, about a week later an APX salesman came door to door through the neighborhood. Makes me wonder....10-12-2010, 01:08 PM #9
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The Des Moines Register prints crime reports on a weekly basis with a brief synopsis of the crime and a general area (i.e. attempted burglary at 2300 block of XYZ street). Usually those are the areas that ADT salesmen target.
I want a security system. Need to discuss with hubby.10-12-2010, 01:29 PM #10
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Having worked with quite a few companies in the industry - do not get 'conned' into thinking you need x, y AND z and then some. The 'rep' or 'security consultant' is just a glorified sales rep. Their job is to upsell you from the basic pkg of 2 door contacts and 1 motion detector. Once you add pieces, your monitoring fee seems to increase. Get what you feel is appropriate for your home and ask what the rep can do for you with regards to police registration fees for your area, admin fees, even your monthly fee - ALWAYS ask and be FIRM when asking for something back from the rep. Do not fall for the extra door contact trick either - its a fiddly piddly bit used as a marketing ploy.
I've learned a lot of tricks from being in the industry and the reps are all sharks unless you hit home with them...then they try to help you get a butt kickin system for a low price. Also, if they seem to 'rush' your appt/home walk through - tell them you're not comfortable with them and ask them to schedule another visit by a different rep. (most likely they're trying to cram more home visits into the day in hopes of bullying/fear mongering you by making it seem like its a now or never type deal)
Once you have your ideal system figured out - pieces/placement wise - ask them to come back another day after you've had time to think about it and discuss with your family. This will ultimately irk the rep but a reputable one will gladly accept that from you and respect your wishes. Usually those are the great reps.
Lastly, the sales reps knowledge should be enough but when it comes time to book your installation - be sure to ask them about the type/model of system you've purchased and if it will work in your home - wireless/hard wired. Sometimes they can't hard wire something in your house b/c of the way its built. Trust the installation team vs sales rep - reps say whatever they can to get the sale. Having been on the other end of the phone and been blasted often - I know this will help you in the long run. Even ask the rep to write a clause on the 'sales order' that if the house can not be hard wired or installed that you are not legally bound to a 3 yr term of monitoring. Cover yer butts people.10-12-2010, 02:08 PM #12
I always wondered about the reps that you invite into your home. I kinda feel like they could "case the joint" I mean they would know how to override your system that they sold you. I am very leery of letting strangers into my home.
Luckily I have huge dogs that love to bark and growl. That should stop most people10-13-2010, 02:55 AM #13
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I have one I forget who it is....lol I decide I needed to get one. We have a thief 2 doors downs. He was released from prison 3 months ago and things started to come up missing. Everyone around here knew who did it. He tried to rob the store across the street. Hes locked up again but who knows for how long.
A good investment for me.
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we have one and it is great. direct connection to police/fire/ems and the alarm company. they call instantly - even in a power outage. if they dont get me or dh, the call neighbor or brothernlaw immediately...and police are dispatched immediately. we have sensors at the top and bottom of the stairs also and on windows and all doors. gives me (and dh)peace of mind as he travels quite a bit. ours is a local company that we personally know the owner and his son. we do not live in a high crime area - in fact we are one of the tops in the country for lowest crime rates (our suburb that is)10-17-2010, 06:36 PM #15
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In January, I became director of FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research's (CDER) Office of Compliance, giving me the responsibility – and great privilege — of playing a lead role in FDA's work to help protect the American public from unsafe and ineffective drugs. It's a big job, filled with many challenges.
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I'd like to take an opportunity to share my priorities, as well as my views and perspectives on the goals and challenges ahead for FDA, as we continue to work to ensure access to quality drugs in the United States.
Tragically, last October's outbreak of fungal meningitis from contaminated methylprednisolone injections that killed over 50 Americans and sickened hundreds more directed FDA's attention to the immediate public health priority of evaluating the quality of sterile compounded drugs and preventing further incidents. Our efforts have included proposing a new legislative framework for federal oversight, inspecting high-risk compounding facilities that produce sterile drugs, and working more closely with our state partners.
As important as our efforts are in the compounding arena, our compliance challenges extend to many other critical areas, many of which are related to the new and growing global marketplace for pharmaceutical products.
Today, nearly 40 percent of the drugs Americans take are imported and nearly 80 percent of the active ingredients come from overseas sources. A growing number of clinical trials that test the safety and effectiveness of potential new drugs are also moving overseas, making FDA oversight more challenging. Counterfeit drugs are proliferating around the world and sometimes even entering the U.S.supply chain. The ever burgeoning worldwide use of the Internet continues to spawn avenues for illegal online sales of medicines of unknown safety and quality. Also, poor manufacturing practices that lead to facility shut-downs often contribute to shortages of important drugs. We must ensure that wherever drugs are made, wherever their ingredients are from, or wherever and however they are tested and sold, that they meet FDA's strict standards of quality and that they remain in adequate supply.
Despite these challenges, there's good news. The Food and Drug Administration Innovation and Safety Act of 2012 (FDASIA) gave FDA powerful new tools to enhance our compliance and enforcement activities including stronger authorities and funding to support the inspection of foreign manufacturing facilities. For example, FDASIA facilitates our ability to partner with and work more effectively with foreign regulatory agencies. FDASIA also gave FDA more authorities to control the drug supply chain.
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"I had to exchange for smaller sizes. A lot of my family didn't know and just guessed on sizes," said shopper Michaela Santistevan.
While you're at it, retailers such as some at the Westfield Shopping Mall in Palm Desert are reeling you in, hoping you'll open your wallets to spend even more.
"I'm out taking advantage of all the bargains after Christmas," said Nancy Manning, of Rancho Mirage.
"I got a lot of gift cards and money. All of the sales at the mall are today," said Santistevan.
Some stores offered discounts ranging between 50 and 75 percent off. The big mark downs come after pre-Christmas sales across the country were weaker than expected, down more than three percent compared to last year.
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Maybe it's time to start worrying about whether American consumers can keep propping up the U.S. economy.
On Aug. 14, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) provided a bleak outlook for the second half of the year, even as it reported record sales and profits for the second quarter. H. Lee Scott Jr., the company's president and chief executive, said that consumers slowed their spending markedly in the last weeks of the quarter, as rising interest rates and gas prices took a toll on paychecks. "Consumers are under difficult pressure financially," he said, in an unusually grim conference call, prerecorded for investors and analysts. "Consumers are running out of money by the end of the month."
Scott didn't place all the blame for the company's difficulties on consumer concerns. He said that the company has also created problems for itself, particularly in merchandising, as its push into upscale apparel and home furnishings has floundered. "Although some people will report that Wal-Mart has had record sales and earnings, our underlying operating performance this quarter is not what we expect of ourselves and not what our shareholders expect of us," Scott said. "For the remainder of this year, our management team is focused on inventory improvements, delivering quality products at low prices, and store execution at the highest standards."
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But what spooked Wal-Mart shareholders and investors more broadly is the idea that the American consumer, free-spending for years, may now be cutting back. Rising interest rates are hurting those with adjustable-rate mortgages and other debts, while the downturn in the housing market has made many Americans feel less well off than they did just months ago. At the same time, the stock market is gyrating wildly and gas prices have remained stubbornly high. "We are in a tough economic environment with the consumer being affected by the housing market, tightening credit, and even gas prices," says Michael Niemira, chief economist for the International Council of Shopping Centers, which tracks sales at shopping centers.
Wal-Mart shares dropped 5% on Aug. 14, to close at $43.82, while the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled more than 200 points, to close at 13,028.92 (see BusinessWeek.com, 8/14/07, "Stocks Tumble on Credit Fears, Wal-Mart"). The news came one day after Sears Holdings (SHLD) reported disappointing results for the second quarter, and Chief Executive Aylwin Lewis said, "The housing market slowdown and other economic pressures have presented a noticeable headwind to the business."
For the quarter, Wal-Mart reported an 8.8% increase in sales, to $91.99 billion, propelled by 16% growth in its international operations. Net income increased 49%, to $3.10 billion, although profits in the year-earlier period had been reduced because of a charge for the sale of its German operations. Income from continuing operations in the second quarter rose 4.1%, to $3.11 billion.
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Yet while the quarterly performance was solid, the outlook for the rest of the year is difficult. Wal-Mart says it now expects to report earnings per share from continuing operations of between $3.05 and $3.13 for the full fiscal year. It had previously said that it expected to earn between $3.15 and $3.23 per share.
"The company's current earnings projections reflect the need to continue to improve our underlying operating performance," said Thomas Schoewe, the retailer's executive vice-president and chief financial officer, in a statement. "This guidance also reflects the economic trends that have developed in many of our major markets."
Coming from the world's largest retailer, such dire pronouncements have a broad impact. Still, Brian Bethune, an economist at analysis firm Global Insight, disagrees with the dark picture. Bethune points out that competitors like Target (TGT) and J.C. Penney (JCP) have performed well in these same economic conditions. "Wal-Mart executives are seeing it through their own dark glasses because they are struggling with their own ongoing problems with product positioning and marketing," says Bethune. "Yes, the low-income consumer is struggling, but it's certainly not as severe as Wal-Mart would suggest."
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Economists say that the picture is hardly rosy. Consumer spending is slowing, particularly in those states where the housing downturn is most severe, including California, Florida, and Arizona. But Niemira points out that Wal-Mart had been struggling long before the housing market ran into trouble. "Wal-Mart's woes preceded this tough consumer spending cycle that started around February this year," he says. "Its current results are a reflection of issues that it's dealing with within the company."
CEO Scott acknowledges that the company has made missteps. In an interview with BusinessWeek earlier this year, he said that the company has struggled because it tried to move "too far, too fast." into upscale markets. "We are defined by our customer, not by us," he said. "And we can't wake up one morning and say we're going to be something different and something more to you and not earn it. We just can't." (See BusinessWeek.com, 3/30/07, "Wal-Mart: 'On the Side of the Angels.'")
Now, as American consumers struggle with rising interest rates and credit market woes, Scott says there's an opportunity for his company. "Many customers around the world continue to be under economic pressure, and they expect Wal-Mart to be their advocate," Scott said in the company's conference call. "We will continue to be the undisputed price leader."


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Alt-country performance diva Cynthia Hopkins transforms herself again in this music-theater meditation on climate change and the future of the weather.
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The actor and comic, who's the host of sketch and stand-up show Mash-Up, is a popular and delightfully silly man who charms audiences easily.
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The globe-trotting heritage-breed porkfest features an all-female cast of chefs—including Alex Guarnaschelli (Butter and The Darby) and Missy Robbins (A Voce)—for its fifth anniversary.
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The officially legendary JVB and funny lady Kiki Valentine join a 13-piece band for a pre-V-Day night of skewed romance at The Slipper Room. Buy tickets at slipperroom.com.
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A stay at Hotel Casa 425 places you in the heart of Claremont, steps from Claremont Museum of Art and close to Pomona College. This romantic hotel is within close proximity of Scripps College and Claremont McKenna College.
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Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Claremont? This hotel has facilities measuring 600 square feet (54 square meters), including a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
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