text:
Supreme Court Rules That Two-Member NLRB Did Not Have Authority To Act
On June 17, 2010 the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was not authorized to act during the 27-month period after December 2007 when the Board had only two of its five members. The case required the Court to interpret the language of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which provides for a five-member Board, but permits delegation to three-member panels, and also contains an exception for two-member quorums. New Process Steel, L.P. v. National Labor Relations Board.
The Supreme Court held, 5 to 4, that Section 3(b) of the NLRA requires that, when the Board delegates its authority to a three-member group, that delegee group must maintain a membership of three in order for the delegation to remain valid and allow the exercise of the delegated authority. Although the Board had delegated its authority to a three-member group before the membership fell to only two, the two remaining Board members did not have authority to act once the third delegate left the Board at the end of 2007. As the Court stated, "Section 3(b), as it currently exists, does not authorize the Board to create a tail that would not only wag the dog, but would continue to wag after the dog died."
The Supreme Court's decision creates an administrative dilemma for the Board and uncertainty for parties subject to decisions of the two-member Board. During the period of the two-member Board, it issued almost 600 decisions. Over 70 of those decisions were challenged in federal appellate courts on the basis that the Board did not have authority to act.
The case arose from unfair labor practice (ULP) charges filed by a union against New Process Steel, following the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement. Under NLRA procedures, ULP charges are filed with one of the several regional offices of the NLRB, which then determines whether a complaint should issue. If a complaint issues, the charges, absent settlement, are heard by an administrative law judge and are subject to review by the Board in Washington D.C. In New Process Steel's case, the judge ruled in favor of the union and, upon review, the Board, with two sitting members, adopted the decision. New Process Steel then petitioned to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, arguing the merit of the charges, but also arguing that the two-member Board lacked the authority to act under the NLRA.
The Board's Authority to Act A Question of Statutory Construction
In 1947, Congress amended the NLRA to, among other things, increase the Board from three to five members and increase the quorum from two to three. (A quorum is the number of members of a larger body that must participate for the valid transaction of business). By statute, the Board consists of five members who serve staggered terms and are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under the NLRA, the Board is allowed to delegate the authority of the five-member body to smaller, three-member groups. The delegation process is set forth in Section 3(b) of the NLRA, which provides:
The Board is authorized to delegate to any group of three or more members any or all of the powers which it may itself exercise … A vacancy in the Board shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the Board, and three members of the Board shall, at all times, constitute a quorum of the Board, except that two members shall constitute a quorum of any group designated pursuant to the first sentence hereof.
29 U.S.C. §153(b).
On December 20, 2007, with one vacancy on the five-member Board, a four-member Board delegated all of its authority to a three-member group. When the recess appointments of two of the Board members expired at the end of 2007, the remaining two Board members (Democrat Wilma Liebman and Republican Peter Schaumber) proceeded as a quorum from January 2008 until March 2010, when President Obama made two recess appointments (Democrats Craig Becker and Mark G. Pearce) to the Board. During the intervening period, the two-member Board decided almost 600 cases, including the decision regarding the ULP charges brought against New Process Steel.
On May 1, 2009, the 7th Circuit found that the plain language of the statute supported the NLRB's delegation; two other circuits subsequently followed suit. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in an unrelated casethat the Board did not have the power to act with two members because the Board's delegation could not survive the loss of a quorum on the Board itself since the NLRA requires that, "three members of the Board shall, at all times, constitute a quorum.The Supreme Court accepted New Process Steel's petition for certiorari to resolve this split in the Circuit Courts.
The Supreme Court's Ruling
The Supreme Court reversed the 7th Circuit and held that Section 3(b) of the NLRA requires that a delegee group of the Board maintain a membership of three in order for the delegation to remain valid. The Supreme Court identified three main reasons in support of its reading of the statute. First, the Supreme Court found that requiring that the Board's delegated power be vested continuously in a group of three members is the only way to give meaningful effect to all of the provisions in Section 3(b) of the Act. The Court noted that a contrary reading would allow two members to act as the Board ad infinitum, which would allow the permanent circumvention of the Board quorum requirement. Second, the Court stated that, if Congress had intended to authorize two members alone to act for the Board on an ongoing basis, it could have said so in straightforward language. Third, the Supreme Court reasoned that, although the Board has in the past allowed two members of a three-member group to issue decisions when one member was disqualified from a case, the Board has not (until recently) allowed two members to act as a quorum of a defunct three-member group. In rejecting the arguments of the government, the Supreme Court stated that Section 3(b) of the Act "does not authorize the Board to create a tail that would not only wag the dog, but would continue to wag after the dog died."
Uncertainty As To Two-Member Rulings, But Controversial Cases Remain To Be Decided
The Supreme Court's decision, while procedural in nature, has great implications for employers and unions who were subject to decisions of the two-member Board. It is not clear what will happen to the nearly 600 rulings issued by the two-member Board. Many of the parties have already complied with the decisions and there are about 70 pending challenges to the two-member decisions in the appellate courts. There will be uncertainty as to where these employers stand with the NLRB as the Board decides how to deal with the invalid two-member decisions and, there will most likely be further delay of matters currently pending with the Board.
It should be noted that, during the period of the two-member Board, a great number of cases were not decided because the two-member Board (Democrat Liebman and Republican Schaumber) were presented with cases involving questions about overturning precedent or novel issues. The two-member Board decided to set these cases aside. Employers can expect that President Obama's appointments to the Board will tilt the balance of the Board in favor of unions when vacated cases and cases previously set aside by the two-member Board come before the Board for review or decision.
For more information contact your regular Fisher Phillips attorney.
This Legal Alert is designed to give an overview of an important Supreme Court decision. It is not intended to be, nor should it be considered as, legal advice regarding any particular fact situation.


text:
Listing Courtesy of Gloria Thomas of Klein Rlty&Auction, Inc.
Listing information
- Beds: 3
- Total Rooms: 9
- Parking Type Description: Carport 2 cars
- Total Square Footage: 4,010 ($18.58 per sq. foot)
- Lot Size: Rectangle
- Middle School: North Knox
- Subdivision: Shepards Addition
- Style: Historical
- Baths: 2 (Full: 2 3/4: 0 1/2: 0 Other: 0)
- Stories: 0
- New Construction: No
- Above Ground Sq. Feet: 2,295
- Estimated Annual Taxes: $72
- Elementary School: North Knox
- Year Built: 1901
- Status: Active
- Fireplaces: 1
- Foreclosure: No
- Lot Area: 0.34
- High School: North Knox
- School District: North Knox S.D.
AMENITIES Alarm System-Security, Attic Storage, Attic-Walk-up, Breakfast Bar, Cable Ready, Ceiling Fan(s), Ceiling-9+, Closet(s) Walk-in, Countertops-Laminate, Crown Molding, Deck Covered, Deck Open, Detector-Carbon Monoxide, Detector-Smoke, Disposal, Dryer Hook Up Electric, Formal Dining Room, Garage Door Opener, Landscaped, Main Floor Laundry, Main Level Bedroom Suite, Natural Woodwork, Pantry-Walk In, Porch Covered, Porch Enclosed, Porch Florida, Porch Screened, Range/Oven Hook Up Elec, RV Parking, Six Panel Doors, Stand Up Shower, Storm Doors, Storm Windows, Sump Pump, Washer Hook-Up, Wiring-Security System
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Historic
Auction Y/N No
BASEMENT MATERIAL Brick
BASEMENT/FOUNDATION Full Basement, Outside Entrance, Unfinished
COMMON AMENITIES Sidewalks
COOLING Multiple Cooling Units, Window
ENERGY EFFICIENT Appliances, Roofing, Windows
ENRGY EFFCNT WIN/DOORS Double Pane Windows, Insulated Glass Windows, Multi Pane Windows, Storm Doors, Storm Windows
EXTERIOR Brick, Vinyl
FENCE None
FIREPLACE Living/Great Rm, Other
Fireplace Y/N Yes
Garage Type Carport
Garage Y/N Yes
HEATING/FUEL Hot Water, Radiator
LOCATION City/Town/Suburb
LOT DESCRIPTION Level
Off Street Parking Y/N Yes
Other # Above Grade Bedrooms - 3, # Below Grade Baths - 0, # Below Grade Bedrooms - 0, # Full Baths Below Grade - 0, # Full Baths Main - 2, # Full Baths Upper - 0, # Half Baths Below Grade - 0, # Half Baths Main - 0, # Half Baths Upper - 0, Above Grade Unfin. SqFt - 0, Age - 116, Approx. Lot Size SqFt - 14810, Below Grade Unfin. SqFt - 1715, Garage Sqft - 576, Main Level SqFt - 1715, Total # Rms Below Grd - 0, Total Finished SqFt - 2295, Upper Level SqFt - 580
Outbuilding 1 2nd Detached Garage
Planned Unit Dev. Y/N No
Pool Y/N No
Property SubType Site-Built Home
REO Y/N No
ROOF MATERIAL Metal, Shingle
SALE INCLUDES Cooktop-Electric, Dishwasher, Ice Maker, Kitchen Exhaust Hood, Microwave, Oven-Electric, PWC Lift/Ramp-Temp, Refrigerator, Sump Pump, Sump Pump+Battery Backup, Washer, Water Filtration System, Water Heater Electric, Water Softener-Owned, Window Treatment-Blinds, Window Treatments
WATER FEATURES None
Waterfront Y/N No
Bedroom 3 Upper 29x11
Extra Finished Room Upper 16x9
Bedroom 1 Main 15x11
Bedroom 2 Main 13x11
Dining Room Main 17x13
Family Room Main 15x15
Kitchen Main 17x12
Laundry Room Main 11x11
Living Room Main 16x15
Listing Courtesy of Gloria Thomas of Klein Rlty&Auction, Inc.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
3174369783 - 3015006489
Nuestra Empresa
Construcción Piscinas
Accesorios de limpieza
Acueductos y tratamiento de agua
Energía Solar
Calefacción Piscinas
Saunas y turcos
Good Blog Websites
Good Blog Websites
Take up a suitable structure and also firmness. Sometimes a conventional mail is going to adequate, other times your longer papers by using tabbed pieces is necessary. In case unspecified, inquire the client the best way she needs to get details, if might loan you actually copies connected with recent profitable suggestions to examine. Make effortless away and off to regarding read through materials. Work with brief, coherent lines in sections connected with only 15 wrinkles.
They just don't simply stuff the customers together with details. Every time a business executes promoting on the web, it is crucial to examine whether or not the regulations, polices and laws tend to be properly used. At the associated with Updates. Elizabeth involving ezines improve a powerful and dependable usage. Improved upon as well as efficient support is often given to some sort of pick out selection of buyers. With a continual consentrate on a specialized gang of buyers, the skills provided to these individuals is often enhanced drastically.
The fundamental objective of some sort of copywriter profession will be to showcase goods and services by causing modest sentences, and enhancing these folks by giving these reputable and attractive artwork. Your job application is definitely critical record, for the reason that person terminology and his awesome style of showing this application is just about the main reasons that is certainly discovered by the prospective workplace.
If you loved this post and you would certainly such as to get even more info regarding
copywriting website content
kindly see our web site. A superb bit of information is the ticketed with a an online success company. It is really an essential aspect in virtually any on the web interaction exercise. It is necessary that your online business not just obtains an efficient whole on the internet message across, but that it can plainly and proficiently shed light on the important reason for big difference within your small business, to be able to really encourage desire in addition to measures from the potential audience.
URL del sitio web:
Suscribirse a este canal RSS
Donde Estamos
3174369783 - 3015006489
Cra 33 N° 1-69 Barrio
Primavera. Pasto, Colombia
Síguenos en Facebook
Back to Top
Aquasursolar - Energia solar para todos -
Desarrollado por


text:
Why is there a shipping charge for this item?
Sellers with Flipkart Assured waive off the delivery charge for Orders over Rs 500. For Orders under Rs 500, a nominal delivery charge is added per item.
Sellers without Flipkart Assured may or may not add a delivery charge to your Order. This is subject to Seller discretion.
What is the estimated delivery time?
Sellers generally procure and ship the items within the time specified on the product page. Business days exclude public holidays and Sundays.
Estimated delivery time depends on the following factors:
Why does the delivery date not correspond to the delivery timeline of X-Y business days?
It is possible that the Seller or our courier partners observe a holiday between the day you placed your order and the date of delivery, which is based on the timelines shown on the product page. In this case, we add a day to the estimated date. Some courier partners and Sellers do not work on Sundays and this is factored in to the delivery dates.
What do the different tags like 'In Stock', 'Available' mean?
'In Stock'
Products'In Stock' are readily available with seller.
Products listed as 'In Stock' are readily available with seller.
'Preorder' or 'Forthcoming'
The product is not released yet. You can however 'book' an order for this. Shipping happens only after the product launch.
'Out of Stock'
Currently, the item is not available for sale. Use the 'Notify Me' feature to know once it is available for purchase.
Sometimes, items have to be sourced by Sellers from outside India. These items are mentioned as 'Imported' on the product page and can take at least 10 days or more to be delivered to you.
'Back In Stock Soon'
The item is popular and is sold out. You can however 'book' an order for the product and it will be shipped according to the timelines mentioned by the Seller.
'Temporarily Unavailable'
The product is currently out of stock and is not available for purchase. The product could to be in stock soon. Use the 'Notify Me' feature to know when it is available for purchase.
'Permanently Discontinued'
This product is no longer available because it is obsolete and/or its production has been discontinued.
'Out of Print'
This product is not available because it is no longer published and has been permanently discontinued.
Why does the estimated delivery time vary for each seller?
Delivery times are influenced by product availability, geographic location of the Seller, your shipping destination and the courier partner's time-to-deliver to your location.
Please enter your default pin code on the product page to know more accurate delivery times on the product page itself.
Seller does not/cannot ship to my area. Why?
Enter your pincode on the product page to know whether the product can be delivered to your location.
If you haven't provided your pincode until the checkout stage, the pincode in your last used shipping address will be used to check for serviceability.
Whether your location can be serviced or not depends on:
At times Sellers prefer not to ship to certain locations. This is entirely at their discretion.
More answers in our Shipping FAQs »
|Type Accepted
|10 days from delivery or installation*
|Damaged, Defective, Item not as described
*The validity for products installed only by Flipkart authorized personnel shall be 10 days from installation.
If you have received a damaged or defective product or if it is not as described, you can raise a replacement request on the Website/App/Mobile site within 10 days of receiving the product.
We will help you troubleshoot any issues you may have, either through online tools, over the phone, and/or through an in-person technical visit. Only one (1) replacement will be provided in the unlikely event that the product is defective. If no defect is confirmed, the issue is not diagnosed within 10 days of delivery, a troubleshooting step cannot be performed, or if one replacement has already been provided, you will be directed to a brand service centre to resolve any subsequent issues.
Successful pick-up of the product is subject to the following conditions being met:
Know more about the Return Policy here
How do I place a Cash on Delivery (C-o-D) order?
All items that have the 'Cash on Delivery Available' icon are valid for order by Cash on Delivery. Add the item(s) to your cart and proceed to checkout. When prompted to choose a payment option, select 'Pay By Cash on Delivery'. Enter the CAPTCHA text as shown, for validation. Once verified and confirmed, your order will be processed for shipment in the time specified, from the date of confirmation. You will be required to make a cash-only payment to our courier partner at the time of delivery of your order to complete the payment.
Terms & Conditions
Cash-only payment at the time of delivery.
More answers in our Shipping FAQs »
In a world where deities rule over people, it would seem everything would be in order. However, in the world of Asura it is not so. The trust of the demi-god, Asura, is shattered into a million pieces as he finds out about a sinister plot that sees him thrown out of heaven. Home is nowhere to be found as he is stuck in a place of no return. Growing with the sheer power of his rage, Asura will rise again and when he does there will be no mercy. Harnessing the infinite power of his rage, Asura will obliterate anyone who comes in his path to search for the truth.
Asura's Wrath tells a story about what a demi-god can do when he has nothing to lose. The game is targeted towards gamers who like mythological fiction. The action video game has plenty of innovative features that will keep you glued to your TV screens for endless hours in a day. Asura's Wrath game DVD is available for the PS3 gaming console and carries a Teen rating from ESRB.
Synopsis and Features
If you thought being a demi-god is easy, think again. The gods residing in the sky have come together and planned a conspiracy that will rip away Asura's wife and daughter from his life. The tragic turn of events in Asura's life will leave him no choice but to fight back against the injustice committed against him. Can Asura succeed in his mission and save those beloved to him or will he suffer the fate he is destined for and die? Discover the answers by playing Asura's Wrath.
Developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Capcom, Asura's Wrath delivers intense hand-to-hand combat that is very entertaining to play. The single-player campaign in the story will introduce you to many weapons. You can use anything from a huge laser-emitting maw to a sword that can cut anything to pieces. The game contains 18 episodes that explain the story in detail.
The enemies in the game have been designed with creative brilliance. You will be fighting giant turtles, squids and many other creatures to reach your destination. The combat in the game includes timed button prompts that will allow you to execute visually spectacular combat moves. You have to press the buttons at the exact time, because if you miss you are done for good. The demons will defeat you in a matter of seconds and tear you to pieces.
On the weapons front, Asura has guns placed on his arms. You can shoot bullets from one arm, while the other one allows you to shoot missiles. The missiles have a lock-on system, which if timed right can annihilate your enemies. Animations in the game take a special mention as the game combines the elements of 3D modelling and anime. This results in a new kind of animation that mixes the elements of gaming and storytelling, rendering it into a beautiful masterpiece.
You can track your health through the gauges placed above the character in the game. Always keep an eye on the life gauge as it diminishes with every hit you take. You can fill up the burst gauge by defeating your enemies. Once the burst gauge fills up, you can press a button to inflict rage and damage your enemies a lot more. This feature is a great help when you are surrounded by a large number of enemies as you can take out all of them with minimum effort.
You can unlock a hidden ending by indulging in intelligent combat. This can be done by eliminating all the enemies on the floor. The damage done will be calculated for each level, allowing you to rise up the ranks. Reach the S Rank and you can unlock the true ending for the game. All these elements add depth to the gameplay, making the game interesting to play. Plenty of downloadable content is available for Asura's Wrath. The content will add new levels, a fight mode and new chapters to the game. The updates, DLCs, and other content for the game can be downloaded directly from the PlayStation Store.
Dustin Dsouza
Certified Buyer
1 Mar, 2012
Best of Capcom and Xbox 360
Subhojit Pati
Certified Buyer
17 Oct, 2015
great game
Certified Buyer
6 May, 2012
Amazing Game but very short
Mandeep Mohit
Certified Buyer
18 Apr, 2014
Arjun Ratna%20Dev%20Shanbhog
Certified Buyer
20 Oct, 2013
asura wrath
parikshit pachori
Certified Buyer
17 May, 2012
Hopeless Game and Waste of Money. Do Not Buy
Certified Buyer
1 Mar, 2012
Andrew Sam
Certified Buyer
13 Aug, 2014


text:
Share |
One Veterans Place Silver Spring, MD (just outside DC)
The hotels and conference venue are a couple of downtown blocks apart in a very walkable area with Metro access to/from downtown DC and Reagan National (DCA) airport, restaurants, and shopping.
Google map of the area - http://g.co/maps/xag4t
The closest airport is Reagan National (DCA). You can Metro (yellow line to red line, approx $3/30min) or cab (approx $30 US) from DCA to Silver Spring. Dulles/IAD and BWI airports are both 30-40 miles outside of the city and have Shuttle service or cab fare ($50-$60 US).
Attendees are responsible for their own accommodations. Room blocks are available at these nearby hotels.
Courtyard by Marriott Silver Spring Downtown
$119/night - block rate ends March 21, 2013
Call 1-800-321-2211 and mention group code APIAPIA or
go to www.marriott.com/WASSV and use group code APIAPIA
DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC/Silver Spring
$119/night - block rate ends March 29, 2013
Call 1-800-222-TREE (8733) and mention group code PLE or
go to DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC / Silver Spring and use group code PLE
The upcoming calendar is currently empty.


text:
Friday, September 25, 2009
While I was traveling, I saw the movie Whiteout on the spur of the moment. The movie theater was near my hotel and Whiteout happened to be the movie that was showing at that time.
The movie felt like a bad made for TV movie. The acting, direction and story-line were a horrible mess. The only redeeming feature of the movie was that the lead actress, Kate Beckinsale, was pretty cute. The movie opened with a gratuitous scene in which Kate stripped for a shower. The scene added nothing to the plot, but I believe even the director realized that the movie sucked so much that SOMETHING interesting had to be shown.
Of course the movie had the usual Hollywood Politically Correct seal of approval.
- Strong, independent female character that can physically kick the ass of a 250 pound man (check)
- Evil villain is a straight white man (check)
- Funny Black character that is smart and saves the day (check)
The plot was woefully cliché and transparent. The acting was horrible bordering on comical. And I swear I edit my videos better than what was seen in this movie.
This is one of those movies that might be somewhat interesting at 3:00 A.M. if you are drunk. Otherwise, it is a total waste of time.
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Whether you are searching for an attorney for professional legal advice or representation in court, Patricia K Wood Attorney at Law can help.
Patricia K Wood Attorney at Law offers you the services of an attorney who maintains a solid reputation for service throughout the area. With a diverse practice history and a wide range of services, Patricia K Wood can provide expertise in the following areas:
At Patricia K Wood Attorney at Law, providing quality, efficient and affordable legal services in Elberta is a top priority. With an extensive knowledge of the law and a commitment to keeping up-to-date with the changing law, Patricia K Wood can assist you in understanding the legal system to ensure that your rights are explained and represented in a way that works for you. Backed with personal, quality service, the most important thing she does is work hard to achieve the best possible results for you.


text:
- Description
- Data Sheet
- Reviews
DetailsPolini Intake Manifold adjustable MBK Nitro / Aerox.
Aluminium mount + rubber manifold (Viton), suitable for the majority of carburetors on the market. What makes this intake stand out from the crowd is the fact that is is made with extreme precision, typical of Polini.
Top quality intake manifold, suitable for tuned racing engines.
25mm diameter, for Dell'Orto PHBG 19mm - 21mm carburetors. 58° angle.
Name Polini Intake Manifold adjustable d=25mm 58° Yamaha Aerox / Nitro Item No. P215.0425 Brand Polini Carburator Type Arreche/Amal, Dell'Orto Carburator Diameter 19mm, 21mm Material Rubber


text:
Jones Is Sick of Defending Betty
Description:With the hit series 'Mad Men' drawing to a close, January Jones admits she's sick of defending her character Betty, adding that if people feel strongly about the ex-wife of Don Draper, she's doing her job properly. (April 9)Copyright 2015 The Associated Press
Category:News & Events
Added:2 years ago
0 likes, 0 dislikes
Embed / Iframe code:
Make your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.
Standart sizes: Custom size:
What is the problem?
Please do not abuse this section. The videos ,which are on investigate list, are manually checked by editor.
Security code:(is not case-sensitive) can't read
Write a comment
at least 10 characters, up to 400 characters
400 characters remaining
Security code:
(is not case-sensitive) can't read


text:
Pousada do Sandi
No prices found through our partners. Please contact the business directly or check some of our recommended alternatives.
How has this hotel rated in the past?
- Spa
- Suites
- Adjoining Rooms
- Minbar in room
- Restaurant
- Wireless internet connection in room (free)
Photos of Pousada do Sandi
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Fitness/Health center
- Adjoining Rooms
- Minbar in room
- Wireless internet connection in room (free)
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wireless internet connection in public areas
- Air-Conditioning
- Free parking
- Beverage Selection
- Suites
- Concierge desk
- Room service
- Continental Breakfast
- Business Services
TripAdvisor Reviews Pousada do Sandi Paraty
Travel Blogs from Paraty
Day 71: It's My Paraty And I'll Thai If I Want To
... It did give us time to have breakfast, we found a nice toasted sandwich place. I just had a cheese and ham one, but Greg had a banana and cheese sandwich. Interesting taste, but not something I would make at home. We had a private bus to take us to Paraty which we were sharing with one of the G Adventures group we had met last night. Again I slept on the journey. We stopped around 11:30 for lunch at a ...
... the beach have run out of sandwiches by the time hunger sets in so instead we tuck into some banana cake and crisps. Chris, Mark and Jim are further down the beach and when I see them throwing a frisbee to each other, I join in for a while before heading to the sea for another swim.
Before it's time to leave Lucy and Abby join me for one last time in the water. Clouds have now crept into the path of the sun and we take this as a cue to pack up and make our way ...
Days 302 - 321: Brazil Leg - Rio to Buenos Aires
... for that pain of leaving the adventure, to go home.
In this particular leg of the trip, we will drive 45 hours over 18 days, covering 5 towns in Brazil. The following legs will cover countries such as Argentina, Peru, Chile and Bolivia. The 21 travellers on this leg will be with us on a 18 day road trip through to Buenos Aires. A third of the group are British, a third Kiwis and Aussies (as always we are well represented across the travelling scene) and a tiny handful of ...
Paraty; Sounds like party, but isn't
... all of his possessions were stolen and had no choice but to sleep on the beach. Mansa slept by his side every night. Awwww. Mansa took it upon himself to follow us around, like our own guard dog. David had finally fallen for the charm of the loyal breed, "between here and Spain, I've really begun to like big dogs", he finally got it! 1-0. That same evening, we were followed home by a different dog, a very young and excitable pup. Gus and ...
Pantanal Day 2
Even earlier wake up and we head out in the open air jeep into the jungle. Along the way we see more of the animals we saw the day before plus monkeys. After an hour drive we go by foot into the jungle. Almost straight away we see a pair of parrots! Red macaws - absolutely beautiful! We carry on with a couple of hour trek and we see woodpeckers, toucans, more parrots, raccoons, another large rodent species (don't know the English name) ...


text:
Sign Up
Log In
Ben Mah
View Profile
Return to Content
Mobile Navigation
Bayonetta launched for PC
Sega's highly popular third-person action game Bayonetta has been released for the PC, more than six years after the game's original release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as noted in an...
Spotify adds Sega streaming playlist
The music streaming service Spotify has added a wealth of classic soundtracks from legendary video game developer and publisher Sega, as noted in an article from Destructoid. The impressive list contains...
SEGA wants to release Shenmue 1 in HD
Shenmue 3 is actually happening, with a massive Kickstarter campaign last week and a planned release in 2017. While expectations mount for that title, now would be the perfect time for SEGA to re-release...
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered release dated
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered is coming, and the release date has been confirmed. The game originally launched on the PS3 in 2008 and earned rave reviews for it's gameplay, unique graphical style...
Bag three more free games from Sega
Sega has been giving away free games for the last few days with the aim of drumming up some extra attention for their Make War Not Love promotion. It's supposed to be an alternative to the happy and...
Sega classics are free on Steam right now!
Sega is feeling generous post-Valentine's Day and is giving away Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit on Steam as part of its Make War Not Love promotion. If you visit...
Get Alien Isolation and more for 12 quid with Humble Monthly Bundle
If you're a PC games player and you don't know about Humble Bundle then you've been missing out. This site brings great deals on a continual basis, letting you pay what you want for a selection...
Football Manager 2016 will let you design your son
Once you've gotten Dag & Red promoted to the Premiership and won the Treble, there typically isn't much left to do with them in Football Manager. But a new feature in the Touch edition...
VIDEO: Tembo the Badass Elephant goes on rampage in launch trailer
Tembo, a badass Elephant modelled after Rambo, is on the offensive in the launch trailer for Tembo. He's tasked with taking on the evil phantom army to save Shell City from destruction. This seems...
Shia LaBeouf appears in Sega `promo` video
Shia LaBeouf is quite the motivator. So much so that he can inspire Sonic when the chips are down. Sega released an alternative take of a cutscene towards the end of Sonic Generations with Shia appearing...
Shenmue HD is Coming! Kind Of.
Let's face it - the sad truth is that Shenmue III is basically not going to happen now, for a variety of reasons including the fact that y'all just didn't buy the last game. At all. And you...
Sega Pays out $1.25 Million in Law Suit Against Aliens: Colonial Marines
Aliens: Colonial Marines was a bit crap. Basically the 2013 game promised to be a canon continuation of the world created principally by James Cameron in the 1986 movie Aliens and instead ended up being...
Players can finish Alien Isolation without killing
Alien Isolation can be completed without killing anyone, according to lead designer Gary Napper. Of course, that doesn't mean that there won't be plenty of characters trying to kill you. There...
Alien: Isolation pre-order DLC will be sold after release
Players hoping to fill the boots of the crewmembers of the original Alien movie in Alien: Isolation will not have to pre-order the video game to get access to the extra missions after all. A statement...
Preview – Sonic Boom
Although the Sonic franchise has probably had more downs than ups in the last decade, it can still boast a huge fan following, particularly among older players, and that fervent support has ensured that...
Alien: Isolation Gets a Release Date
October 7th is the magical date... We all know that the whole Alien: Colonial Marines thing didn't work out all that well for Sega, with the game going from hugely promising and hotly anticipated to...
Loading ...
Register Now
Already use a social networking account? Use it to sign in to Clickonline.com!
I understand and agree with Clickonline.com's
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Agree and Continue
Please Log In
Log In
Forgot your password?
Already use a social networking account? Use it to sign in to Clickonline.com!
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy


text:
A Little Goes a Long Way and Giveaway!
08 January 2013
Small Giveaway Alert!
Chicnova is sponsoring this giveaway. The prize is a $30 coupon to spend on their site! All you have to do is:
1. Become chicnova fans on:
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/chicnova.fashion)
Or Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/chicnova)
Or Tumblr (http://chicnova.tumblr.com)
2. Register to the site: http://www.chicnova.com.
3. Leave a comment with your register email and the link of your favorite item on chicnova.
Starts now and lasts for 10 days. End date: 18th January 23:59 (GMT). Opens internationally.
Facebook | Twitter | Bloglovin | Instagram


text:
Home > High Fiber Recipes > Banana Date Nut Salad
Banana Date Nut Salad
High Fiber Recipe
Banana Date Nut Salad fills puff pastry shells with bananas, dates and walnuts. Topped with a hint of lemon.
Recipe Ingredients
4 frozen puff pastry shells
2 bananas, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices
8 dates, pitted and chopped
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Recipe Directions
Bake puff pastry shells according to package directions.
Combine bananas, dates and walnuts in a mixing bowl.
Sprinkle with lemon juice and toss. Just before serving, spoon fruit mixture into baked puff pastry shells.
Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories: 574; Fat: 23.2g; 34 percent calories from fat; Cholesterol: 0mg; Protein: 7.2g; Carbohydrates: 92.6g; Fiber: 13.1g; Sugars: 56g; Sodium: 119mg
Dietary Exchanges: Fruit: 4.5, Fat: 4.2, Sugar: 1.4, Very lean meat protein: 0.2
Alternative: Baked Banana Puffs
4 bananas, peeled
1 sheet puff pastry, cut into strips to wrap the bananas
2 tablespoons of granulated sugar plus 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, mixed
3 tablespoons milk, for brushing
Light Cool Whip to serve
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wrap a strip of puff pastry firmly around the banana until it is fully covered. Repeat with the rest of bananas. Brush the pastry-wrapped bananas with milk, and then roll it in the cinnamon sugar mix. Place the pastry-wrapped bananas on a tray (laid with tracing paper). Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm with Cool Whip or syrup. Servings: 4 banana puffs.
Did You Know?
Walnuts can alleviate symptoms of fatigue
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that alphalinolenic acid found in walnuts can boost energy.
The study goes on to say walnuts may also relieve depression symptoms.
High Fiber Tip
Eat raw fruits and vegetables; they have more fiber than cooked or canned foods, or juice. Dried fruits (especially dried figs) are also good sources of fiber.


text:
CAD's Wings Clipped By BOC After Loonie Tests Parity
The Canadian dollar has had a strong beginning of the week. That makes sense considering on Friday we had a stronger-than-expected release for September's consumer prices. As we know inflation is the key measuring stick for monetary policy and the data would suggest that the Bank of Canada should not be so quick to give up any tightening bias.
Factors Helping to Drive CAD Strength
The Canadian dollar moves in conjunction with expectations for global growth and for the growth of its largest trading partner the United States. The data from the US has improved of late and this week we're expecting to see the US posting third quarter annualized growth of 2.7%, a nice improvement on the paltry 1.3% pace set in the 2nd quarter.
We also saw data from China to start the week which showed that its manufacturing sector is expected to grow in October for the first time in four months. That has created increased demand for riskier assets and the Canadian dollar has been one of those benefactors.
Canada is a very large exporter of oil and oil prices have been rallying strongly this month as well, helping to put some wind behind the Canadian dollars sales. Crude oil prices moved to $94.50, the highest they have been since early August, with the next level of clear horizontal resistance above the $100 level.
We therefore have a combination of better global growth prospects which is boosting oil prices and Canadian fundamental macro data pointing to strength as well.
One other factor worth noting is that the Canada debt is still considered a true AAA as the country's banking system was not over leveraged and did not have to be rescued by government action. Therefore, as the Euro-zone debt problems loom large, and the US struggles with its debt position, those seeking AAA investments have a limited universe at this point to choose from. Inflows to buy the safe Canadian debt therefore should help drive CAD-positive medium-term flows.
Canadian Retail Sales
In today's action prior to the bank of Canada it interest-rate statement which week over below we saw Canada's retail sales rise 0.5% in August compared to July. While that data is a bit dated it still shows a bounce back in consumer spending in the middle of the third quarter. If we take away auto sales or the core retail sales number was up 0.4%. Week it comes sales of motor vehicles ratcheted down during the month stronger spending by Canadian consumers is a positive for growth, adding another piece of data to the data stream which supports the recent moves in the Canadian dollar.
Bank of Canada's Assessment
The one thing that could clip the Canadian dollars sails would be a dovish central bank and today we do get an updated statement from the Bank of Canada.
We previewed the bank of Canada interest-rate statement here.
In it we see the central bank showing concern about the global economy but also the outlook for the Canadian economy which has weakened since July.
Although Canadian growth rebounded in the third quarter with the unwinding of temporary factors, underlying economic momentum has slowed and is expected to remain modest through the middle of next year.
Overall, the Bank expects that growth in Canada will be slow through mid-2012 before picking up as the global economic environment improves, uncertainty dissipates and confidence increases. The Bank projects that the economy will expand by 2.1 per cent in 2011, 1.9 per cent in 2012, and 2.9 per cent in 2013.
On the inflation front the weaker outlook for growth meant that there is weaker expectation for inflation.
As a result, core inflation is expected to be slightly softer than previously expected, declining through 2012 before returning to 2 percent by the end of 2013. The projection for total CPI inflation has also been revised down, reflecting the recent reversal of earlier sharp increases in world energy prices as well as modestly weaker core inflation. Total CPI inflation is expected to trough around 1 per cent by the middle of 2012 before rising with core inflation to the two per cent target by the end of 2013, as excess supply in the economy is slowly absorbed.
The bank certainly seems to have ignored the jump inflation we saw on Friday and is looking at to the medium-term where it sees inflation weaker than in its previous estimates, which should weigh on the Canadian dollar from a fundamental perspective.
With the target interest rate near historic lows and the financial system functioning well, there is considerable monetary policy stimulus in Canada.
The USD/CAD responded by climbing to its intraday high following the release breaking back above 1.0070 after having been at the parity level just prior to the central bank's statement.
- Nick Nasad is the Chief Market Analyst at FXTimes - provider of Forex News, Analysis, Education, Videos, Charts, and other trading resources.


text:
A member of the male human party who is exceptionally eccentric and intellectual in every action that they take; one who makes babies without trying.
Kirk is quite possibly the most pimpalastick human being on the planet. If it was not for Kirk being pimpalastick, the earth would most certainly implode.
by Kirk Batterson September 24, 2006


text:
424 pages, 2 b/w photos, 9 b/w illustrations
This 2003 study examines the long-standing question of why modern science arose only in the West and not in the civilizations of Islam and China, despite the fact that medieval Islam and China were more scientifically advanced. To explain this outcome, Tony E. Huff explores the cultural – religious, legal, philosophical, and institutional – contexts within which science was practised in Islam, China, and the West. He finds in the history of law and the European cultural revolution of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries major clues as to why the ethos of science arose in the West, permitting the breakthrough to modern science that did not occur elsewhere. This line of inquiry leads to novel ideas about the centrality of the legal concept of corporation, which is unique to the West and gave rise to the concepts of neutral space and free inquiry.
"Huff cogently substantiates how the underlying cultural values of a society and civilization assist or check scientific inquiry, and thus discloses modern science as an intercivilizational phenomenon."
- Choice
"[...] Huff provides a thorough, coherent hypothesis and thus helps sharpen the debates on the rise of modern science."
- MESA Bulletin
"[...] Huff's comparison of Catholic Europe, Islamic Asia, and Confucian China in terms of natural philosophy and educational institutions is timely and rewarding [...]."
- Benjamin Elman, American Journal of Sociology
"[...] Huff's excellent book is a comparative study of the development of these exclusive commitments within the thoughts, institutions, and beliefs about the nature of existence and of man in the West, and of the contrasting consequences of the different commitments and beliefs of Islam and China. His scope is impressive."
- A. C. Crombie, Journal of Asian Studies
"[...] provides a definitive, albeit implicit, commentary on the thesis much beloved by some theologians that the Christian doctrine of creation was responsible for the rise of modern science [...] casts light on the general theme of the origins of modernity [...] of sustained interest and full of copious reference to primary and secondary literature [...] "
- Religious Studies
"[...] essential reading [...]"
- Scientific and Medical Network Review
List of illustrations
New preface
Preface - 1993
1. The comparative study of science
2. Arabic science and the Islamic world
3. Reason and rationality in Islam and the West
4. The European legal revolution
5. Madrasas, universities, and sciences
6. Cultural climates and the ethos of science
7. Science and civilization in China
8. Science and social organization in China
9. The rise of early modern science
Epilogue: educational reform and attitudes towards science since the eighteenth century
Selected bibliography
There are currently no reviews for this product. Be the first to review this product!
View all titles in China combined with History of Science


text:
Samsung Gear Live
At a glance
Designed for comfort and durability, with a screen that's visible no matter where you are.
Visible in any light
The bright display adjusts to bring you a clear view whether you're indoors or outdoors.
Useful information at a glance
The display stays on, so you don't miss texts, travel alerts, appointments, or anything else that's important to you.
Certified dust and water resistant
Wear it without worry in all kinds of activities and places.
Streamlined for comfort and style
Compact, seamless design is a natural fit for everyday wear.
Google built-in
Here are a few of the Google apps that Android Wear offers at just a glance away.
What's in the box
¹Not all features available in every country.
²Not available in every country. Available only for first-time subscribers to Google Play Music or for those who have not trialed the Google Play Music subscription service in the past 12 months. Credit card required at sign up. Once your 30-day trial period has ended, you'll be automatically billed each month for your Google Play Music subscription (for country monthly prices, please visit play.google.com). As an active subscriber, you'll have access to unlimited streaming music from Google Play Music. During your free trial, you can cancel at any time. Unless you cancel, you will not be charged until the start of the first paid billing period.


text:
Learn how to protect yourself from Internet scams. Read our online fraud prevention tips
Services ClassifiedsLocal MI Classified Ads
130 listings match, 1-10 shown
Can't find what you're looking for? Try our
Advanced Search
Concerned about a loved one? Your worries are over! HOWELL'S ADULT FOSTER CARE HOME INC. 3106 Walters Dr., Saginaw Openings avail! All private rooms. (989) 754-4561
Web Id: 0008195226
Published in The Saginaw News 5/25. Updated 5/25.
CONCRETE FLATWORK new/remove &replace driveways, sidewalks, patios, steps, porches regular & decorative. Licensed & Insured Sr. Disc., Free Est. Central Concrete 269-720-6099
Published in The Kalamazoo Gazette 5/25. Updated 5/27.
Better Enterprises-Concrete done, colored, stamped, cutting or coring all types. Frank 810-691-5890 or Steve 810-397-5000 Licensed & Insured
Published in The Flint Journal 5/22. Updated 5/27.
Powerwashing, painting, general clean-up, trash removal- Call Dan for appt. and FREE home estimates Refs avail. (989) 259-4171
Published in The Saginaw News 5/21. Updated 5/27.
PROMPT SERVICE, low rates, all work done by master plumber/ owner. Water heaters, sump pumps, faucets. For all your home plumbing needs call Grand Valley Plumbing at 616-901-1149.
Published in Advance Newspapers 5/21. Updated 5/21.
A ROOFING CONTRACTOR, Licensed wants work. Roofing, siding, replacement windows. Roof tear offs welcome. Insured. Free est. 616-458-6790
Published in Advance Newspapers 5/21. Updated 5/21.
ALL TYPES ROOFING Flats, low slopes, leaks, repairs, re- roofs. Residential & commercial. 27 yrs. experience. Licensed & insured. Call 616-240-0863
Published in Advance Newspapers 5/21. Updated 5/21.
TRACTOR, TRUCK, ENGINE SHOW. June 8-10 Muskegon County Fairgrounds, Fruitport. www.antiquefarmpowerclub.biz. (616)887-7462.
Published in Advance Newspapers 5/21. Updated 5/21.
WE PICK UP Appliances, Furniture, Televisions, Carpet, Lawn Mowers, Bagged leaves. Small fee. 616-263-7583
Published in Advance Newspapers 5/21. Updated 5/21.
AN AWESOME CEMENT CO. Quality work. Driveways, patch work, additions, blocks, chimney repair. 29 years. Steve 616-260-5829
Published in Advance Newspapers 5/21. Updated 5/21.
130 listings match, 1-10 shown
Find A Local Business


text:
Advanced Chiropractic CtrChiropractic
Contact Information
You have clicked on LocateADoc.com's Main Before and After Pictures page, which will take you away from Christopher Yamamoto, DC's profile.
View Christopher Yamamoto, DC Before and After Pictures instead.
Otherwise, continue to our Main Before and After Pictures page.
Christopher Yamamoto, DC Reviews
Ready to share your story about Christopher Yamamoto, DC? Select "Add a Review" to get started.
Add a Review
I visited Dr. Yamamoto after a whiplash injury during my schooling at Rose-Hulman. Not only is Dr. Yamamoto a wonderful person but he is also a thorough doctor. I was feeling better after my first two visits to him and never once did any of his work cause me pain, only relief.
Contact a Doctor
Use the form below to request more information from a doctor in your area.


text:
Gun violence injures 9 in 1 day, including 2 children
Nine people, including two children, were shot in Milwaukee in less than 24 hours over the weekend.
None of the shootings was fatal.
The most recent round of gun violence began at 9:30 p.m. Saturday when a 21-year-old man and a 4-year-old boy were shot in the 2100 block of S. 15th St. Both were treated at a hospital.
Then at 1 a.m. Sunday, four people were wounded at a house party in the 2800 block of W. Center St. Two women, ages 24 and 25, and two men, 20 and 21, were listed as stable at a hospital, police said.
After a lull during the day on Sunday, three more shootings kept police busy in the evening.
A 32-year-old man was shot during an argument in the 2700 block of N. 4th St. at 5:25 p.m. He was deemed stable at a hospital.
Shortly before 7 p.m., an 11-year-old girl was shot in the leg as she shopped at a convenience store in the 2500 block of W. Hopkins St. She was shot when robbers entered Sparkle Foods and attempted to hold up the store. Her wounds were not life-threatening, and she was treated at a local hospital.
Half an hour later, a 26-year-old man was shot in the 2600 block of N. 23rd St. at 7:28 p.m. Like all the other victims, his wounds were not life-threatening. The motive for the shooting is unknown.
As of Sunday evening, police had not reported any arrests in the shootings.
Search homicides in the city of Milwaukee by location, age, race, gender and date.


text:
Lily platform in sahara/natural
$ 395.00 $ 268.00
High-heeled slingback leather sandal with contrast white platform and accents. Features buckle closure on heel strap, wooden cone heel, and leather sole.
Color: Sahara/natural
Materials: 100% leather upper, wood heel
Heel Height: 4.25 inch heel, .5 inch platform
Fit: Runs small. Half sizes size up.
Origin: Made in Spain


text:
Nadal pulls out of French Open with wrist injury
By Pritha Sarkar
PARIS (Reuters) - Nine-times champion Rafael Nadal sent shockwaves around Roland Garros on Friday when he unexpectedly pulled out of the French Open because of an injury to his left wrist.
A day after notching up his 200th grand slam victory with an imperious 6-3 6-0 6-3 second-round win over Argentina's Facundo Bagnis, a grim-faced Nadal walked into a hurriedly arranged news conference wearing a navy blue brace around his stricken wrist.
"I have to retire from the tournament because I have a problem in my wrist that I have had a couple of weeks," said the Spanish left-hander who turns 30 next week.
"Every day was a little bit worse. We tried to do all the treatments possible. Every single day we spent a lot of hours working so hard to try to play," he added.
"Yesterday I played (after taking) an anaesthetic injection on the wrist," said the dejected Spaniard, who showed no signs of the injury during his win over Bagnis.
"I could play, but the thing is yesterday night I start to
feel more and more pain, and today in the morning I feel that I could not move much the wrist."
This is the latest setback to hit the 14-times grand slam champion during an injury-plagued career. Continued...


text:
In the course of discussing Christianity with non-believers, I often come across the assertion that the Biblical texts ought to be viewed "skeptically." After all, it is argued, you wouldn't take such claims as are made in the Bible at face value if they were made about people other than Jesus. Thus, these skeptics continue, if the ancient authors attributed miracles to some ancient leader from the same period of time – Caesar Augustus, for example – you'd be skeptical about such claims, wouldn't you?
Naturally, I agree. There is no question that claims made in ancient literature about a person taking any action whatsoever ought to be viewed with a certain degree of skepticism. Moreover, I agree generally that the nature of the claim should, in some circumstances, cause certain claims to be viewed more skeptically than other claims. A thing that is more likely to occur or that is common should be viewed with less skepticism than the claims of actions that are either very likely to occur or which are extremely less common. Thus, a claim that Caesar Augustus commissioned a certain building to be built rightly ought to be viewed less skeptically than the claim that Caesar Augustus snapped his fingers and the building miraculously rose out of the ground completely intact. The first is a common occurrence that most (if not all) ancient rulers would regularly have done. The latter requires that Caesar Augustus have a power or powers that go beyond what we would normally expect of a mere mortal. One ought to be skeptical of such claims.
I would hope that we would be on common ground in agreeing that skepticism is both appropriate and the best approach. But it has become quite apparent to me that what the skeptic (at least, the skeptic of the Internet variety) means when he calls for skepticism is vastly different that I am talking about when I talk about skepticism. You see, when I talk about skepticism, I mean it in the ordinary sense of the word – I will doubt the truth of the claim being made without sufficient evidence to believe it to be truthful. In other words, I remain open to the idea that the claim that may seem miraculous to us is actually miraculous. Meanwhile, today's skeptic does not seem to believe that skepticism is merely a step in the process, and that such skepticism can, in fact, be overcome based on evidence. She simply rejects any possibility that the miraculous occurrence could have actually occurred. Skepticism is not the process by which claims are examined – it is the conclusion that can only be overcome by . . . uh, . . . actually, it can't be overcome. Skepticism turns off legitimate inquiry in the name of a preconceived conclusion based on the unlikelihood of the claim itself.
I believe it to be beyond reasonable doubt that skepticism was originally (and remains today) part of an appropriate process of evaluating claims. When I hear or read a claim that something incredible happened, e.g., the Bush administration was responsible for destroying the World Trade Center on 9/11 using explosives planted in the buildings prior to the airplanes crashing into the two towers, my first reaction is to be skeptical. (Actually, my first reaction is "how can anyone believe such nonsense," but that's another story.) I find it very difficult to believe such a claim. Now, if I were to see evidence that supported the claim (so far, I haven't), then my skepticism would lessen because I remain open (even if initially skeptical) to the idea that the Bush administration really engaged in such pointless acts.
The skeptics that I have run into when discussing the Bible don't use skepticism in that way. The skeptics' initial judgment of the situation cannot be overcome by any amount of evidence because the skepticism is no longer part of the process of determining the truth – it is the truth that the evidence will necessarily determine. Evidence presented to the contrary – e.g., detonation caps being found amidst the rubble (not saying that such things have been discovered) – are dismissed under one guise or another as inconsistent with the conclusion that skepticism presents as the correct answer.
When a skeptic uses the tired cliché of "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" they are merely covering this promotion of skepticism to a conclusion behind rhetoric. What exactly is an "extraordinary claim"? What constitutes "extraordinary evidence"? The answer to the first is "anything that involves the idea that God actually exists and involves Himself in human affairs." The answer to the second is "whatever is presented by the Christian to support the idea that God actually exists and involves Himself in human affairs is not sufficient."
This is not skepticism; this is simply rejection of the possibility of the miraculous based upon preconceived notions. Hence, it seems to me that skeptics shouldn't call themselves skeptics. They are using a word that has traditionally meant one thing to stand for something completely different. (But then, that is consistent with their history. The term "free-thinkers" should mean that people who claim that title think for themselves, but anyone who has ever debated these self-proclaimed free-thinkers and witnessed the way so many of them merely mimic the same tired arguments that they read in some atheist manifesto knows that these so-called free-thinkers are anything but.) I think that in the interest of truth in advertising, they should call themselves something more accurate like "rejecters" since that is really what they are doing while claiming to be merely skeptical.
The members of the CADRE maintain this blog for commenting on various items of interest to apologetics. We welcome input. E-mail us at email@example.com.
The Religious a priori is an apologetics website covering philosophy of religion (existence of God) religion and science bogus atheist social science, and issues of Biblical Scholarship.
Our Books
The Trace of God
Joe Hinman
Transcending Proof
Don McIntosh
Defending the Resurrection
J.P. Holding, Ed.
Trusting the New Testament
J.P. Holding. Ed.
Shattering the Christ Myth
J.P. Holding, Ed.
Defining Inerrancy
J.P. Holding and Nick Peters
Cry of Justice
Jason Pratt
Blog Archive
- ► 2016 (162)
- ► 2015 (55)
- ► 2014 (29)
- ► 2013 (58)
- ► 2012 (58)
- ► 2011 (124)
- ► 2010 (151)
- ► 2009 (142)
- The King of Stories-- A Certain Nobleman, and the ...
- A God by Any Other Name: Part 2 Critique of Hector...
- The King of Stories -- A Woman, a Well, and a (sem...
- Relevance is Where You Find it: I don't find it in...
- How Should I Be A Sceptic -- belief without reason...
- The King of Stories -- The Teacher of the People, ...
- The King of Stories -- First Disciples, First Sign...
- Rethinking the problem of evil
- How Should I Be A Sceptic -- a question of externa...
- Fahrenheit 459 at Iowa State: a Response to Avalos...
- A Response to Neilgodfrey on the Genre of Acts (Pa...
- The King of Stories -- First Adversaries
- A Response to Neilgodfrey on the Genre of Acts (Pa...
- A Response to Neilgodfrey on the Genre of Acts (Pa...
- A Further Comment on my Post, "Is Alexander the Gr...
- Art and Christianity
- How Should I Be A Sceptic -- belief and reason
- David Marshall debates Barry Duke
- New Resource: The Tale of Twelve Officers
- The King of Stories -- The Forerunner of the King
- Skepticism -- No Longer a Process; Now a Conclusio...
- The Epistemological Necessity of Evil Revisited: A...
- How Should I Be A Sceptic -- an important recognit...
- The Argument from Irony
- ▼ January (24)
- ► 2007 (289)
- ► 2006 (331)
- ► 2005 (412)
CADRE Blogs of Interest
Comments Policy
Popular Posts
A visitor to the CADRE site recently sent a question about Paul's statement in Acts 20:35 which records Paul as saying, "And rememb...
Study: The Miracles: A Doctor says "Yes" by Richard H. Casdorph.(Logos International, 1976) Richard H. Casdroph collected medi...
A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about the Gospel of Matthew's account of the slaughter of the innocents. Therein, I argued that som...
One of the most interesting passages in Mark's Passion Narrative, from a historiographical perspective, is Mark 15:21: A certain man from C...
As we approach Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I have been thinking about U2's song Pride (In the Name of Love) (hereinafter, " Pride &quo...
pie charts from Pew study In the late 90s, atheists began making the argument that less than a majority of scientists believe in God. In ...
Today is Good Friday, the day that we commemorate Jesus' death. Why, given the nature of that remembrance, is it called "Good Frida...
The manger in which Jesus was laid has colored our imagery of Christmas. A manger, "[i]s a feeding-trough, crib, or open box in a stabl...
What are your favorites from any tradition, including classical, country, praise & worship, contemporary Christian, Christian rock, gosp...
Lately, I have been listening to a series of lectures by Hubert Dreyfus, Ph.D., a Philosophy professor at U.C. Berekley, concerning the writ...
Translate This Blog
In the course of discussing Christianity with non-believers, I often come across the assertion that the Biblical texts ought to be viewed "skeptically." After all, it is argued, you wouldn't take such claims as are made in the Bible at face value if they were made about people other than Jesus. Thus, these skeptics continue, if the ancient authors attributed miracles to some ancient leader from the same period of time – Caesar Augustus, for example – you'd be skeptical about such claims, wouldn't you?
16 comments:
- Anonymous said...
It's really not that difficult.
There's no verifiable evidence that a miracle has ever happened in the course of history. Reports of miracles are by admittedly biased sources, and all religious people reject claims of miracles from competing religions based on criteria they will not apply to their own faith systems.
Until someone proves that a miracle can actually happen, there's no reason to conclude that a miracle could happen.
The phrase "extraordinary claims..." refers directly to this fact. To prove your Bible's claims of a miracle truthful, you have to prove not only that the record is accurate, but that such an achievement is indeed possible.
No one doubts s Caesar's erection of a building because that was well within the capabilities of such a ruler. But to justify your resurrection, you need to prove that a resurrection is indeed possible and that the record of said resurrection is accurate.
Hitler's propogandists documented the existence of a superior Aryan race. They would be the acknowledged experts on such a race and we could determine that their reports were transmitted faithfully. However, we reject these reports because no one else has recognized that a superior Aryan race does indeed exist. Although their record was transmitted faithfully, we write them off as bigots because we recognize that their theories were propogandist bunk, created with motives apart from pure research.
To the skeptic, the idea of a man rising from the dead is unbelievable. No one has ever done that before. What evidence you produce is scanty, conflicted, admittedly hearsay and originated thousands of years ago in an age where such miracles were practically a dime a dozen. To make us believe your man rose from the dead, you've got to come up with more than "his disciples said he did". We don't believe in Mithra or Ra's resurrection, so why should we believe in Jesus'?
Frankly, if Christian apologists really believed in their method instead of using it as a convenient crutch, they'd be terribly disturbed by the non-uniqueness of the resurrection of Christ and would expend significant effort to find a more unique justification for the event.
- Peter said...
how would you as a skeptic investigate event like Matthew 27:51-53? What would be an appropriate process of evaluating claims about these zombie saint? What kind of probability would you put on this historical event to be true and why?
- JD Walters said...
Ooh, look, BK, they're doing it now! Same old rhetoric, no new (or even substantial) argumentation.
- A Hermit said...
There may be some truth in BK's complaint about some internet skeptics, but I think he unfairly extends that complaint to cover anyone who just isn't as easily convinced by miraculous claims as he(she?)is.
I remain as open to the possibility that Jesus was divine as I do to the idea that Casar was, but given the quality of the evidence presented for such claims I remain skeptical of both. That I don't accept the evidence you do doesn't mean I am being unduly skeptical, or that I have somehow changed the meaning of skepticism. I
m just a little more skeptical than you are.
I'm sorry, but I see this kind of post as a rather weak attempt to deflect legitimate criticisms by dismissing the critic instead of dealing straghtforwardly with the criticism.
- Jason Pratt said...
Actually, Peter's question is fair enough as a process question (his inaccurately derrogatory terminology aside. Though not being a native English speaker he may not realize 'zombie' and 'saint' are two very different kinds of claims. Even fantasy role-playing gamers could tell you that much, Peter. {s} And I'll suppose you didn't know that calling them "zombie saints" would be insulting and so would make you look less like you're seriously asking the question--right?)
As for myself: the first thing I myself would do, of course, would be to check to see whether what I believed to be true about reality would accommodate the claim more or less at face value. If I'm already convinced on strong prior grounds that such a thing must (as reported) be impossible, then of course I'm going to have an equally strong prior constraint against believing it happened. (Which is why I don't blame people whose worldview isn't that openminded about such things, for having problems with them. I do think it's kind of ironic that they're often in the habit of accusing people who do have leeway for such events in their beliefs of not being openminded enough; but that doesn't obviate the principle in their favor. {s})
On the other hand, if I found (as some positive agnostics of my acquaintance would be willing to allow, even or perhaps especially if they didn't already have a developed worldview structure to speak within per se) that I didn't have any constraint expectations against the event (as reported), then I could move to a Bayesian process (even if not thought of technically in those terms) where I weigh in my opinion of the author, the author's competency, the cultural milieu, independent attestations if any, and a few dozen other factors. I might still easily end up with a 'nope, don't believe it', even though I have no philosophical constraint against it; but if the other factors added up sufficiently I might end up with a 'yep', too. Why it happened, or what actually happened, I might differ on from the author's explanation or belief, depending on various ways I find the data to weigh out and/or on my worldview.
As it happens, when I weigh all the data involved, I incline toward thinking that those few verses partially result from legendary accretion. Strictly speaking, most of those details are entirely plausible (even naturalistically so, if coincidentally): earthquakes did happen in the area, and most of the details are normal weird phenomena preceding and following earthquakes. (Even darkening of light, though that detail isn't in those particular verses.) In fact, verse 53 is the only verse I would have any real trouble with, if I rejected Christian theological propositions (and even then I might be prepared to accept it under other metaphysical terms). As it stands, the verse doesn't fit very well into a largescale historical narrative; but if one allows a little hyperbole via legendary accretion, 'many' can be read as 'five or six'. Or it might be any of several other relatively unremarkable things, contributing complexly to the end result. (Even as a Christian, though, I'm sceptical of the 'many'.)
I think what I've said here responds well enough to Anon's comment, too; sympathetically so in many cases, but in opposition occasionally, too.
(It should be patently obvious in deductive disconfirmation that this statement of his is false, for example: "all religious people reject claims of miracles from competing religions based on criteria they will not apply to their own faith systems." That's admittedly true about a lot of people, but not about all of us. Also, Anon doesn't seem to have actually studied the comparative Res stories enough to understand even the distinctive details involved. The reason apologists are not "terribly disturbed by the non-uniqueness" is because we generally do recognize the distinctive details as being significant; including the very differing "justifications" for the events.)
- Jason said...
"No one doubts s Caesar's erection of a building because that was well within the capabilities of such a ruler."
And resurrection is well within the capabilities of God.
- A Hermit said...
"And resurrection is well within the capabilities of God."
I see builders putting up buildings all the time. I've even helped build a few.
I've never had direct experience of either a God or a resurrection, so therefore I must be much more skeptical about the latter...
- Peter said...
Jason Pratt,
Thanks for correcting me. I did not meant to be derogatory, so I apologise if that sounded so.
Dictionary defines a zombie as a dead body supposedly brought back to life again, sometimes without a soul. Let me reword my question as I really want to hear BK's answer. I'm really interesting in the process. Like Jason mentioned Bayes' theorem is one way to approach it and using that has the advantage that it can be also used to evaluate all kinds of supernatural claims. If you use that then please tell us what odds and likelihood ratios you used.
how would you as a skeptic investigate event like Matthew 27:51-53? What would be an appropriate process of evaluating claims that "the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life" (NIV)? What kind of probability would you put on this historical event to be true and why?
And sorry again about my ignorance.
- BK said...
So many comments, let's see:
Anonymous simply proves my point. Here's what he's saying (paraphrasing, of course): "I have never seen evidence that verifies a miracle so I am deciding a priori that such things don't happen and any such report should be rejected. It doesn't matter if other people report having seen them. Unless I see evidence to my satisfaction that a miracle has occurred, I will reject all such claims." How about going to Joe's page on miracles (excusing his spelling -- he has a really bad case of dyslexia) and seeing what you think. He notes: "[The people at Lourdes where people go to Lourdes who claim to have been miraculously cured] do examine the patients. It does have to be proven that the people were sick beforehand! they will only choose a case when they cannot find a naturalistic explanation."
Oh, but of course, that's not going to be good enough either, right?
You speak of Matthew 27:51-53 and ask what would be the appropriate process for investigating it. I would ask you the same basic question: exactly how do you go about investigating an event that would leave no archaeological evidence? When it is said that Hannibal crossed the Alps on elephants, it is said that he did so with 25,000 soldiers who survived the crossing and scores of elephants of which only 37 survived. Yet, there has yet to be found the physical evidence of this epic event (scholars aren't even sure whether he took a northern or southern route). The proof of this feat having actually been accomplished is from ancient writings which are not admittedly by eyewitnesses but which claim to have used the source of eyewitnesses. The events you cite would be much less likely to leave any type of archaeological evidence than the crossing of the Alps with scores of elephants. So, obviously, we shouldn't expect any additional evidence than the attestation of those who were eyewitnesses.
In fact, I think that a very strong case can be made that Matthew is written by the Apostle Matthew -- an eyewitness. Assuming that for the moment, the question comes down to the veracity of the eyewitness testimony. This is where the fact that he is accurate on a lot of other things comes in.
Should we view the account skeptically? Again, that depends on what you mean. I will admit to having a lot of problems with the verse that you mention. The fact that Matthew is the only one to mention it should (and does) raise my eyebrows. Yet, there are reasons to believe that such an event actually occurred given the nature of the resurrection and the mention of the events (even if somewhat embellished by legend over time) in other, later mentions. One account that appears unembellished is the account of Quadratus. According to Glenn Miller, Quadratus was a "very early 2nd century apologist (writing sometime during the reign of Hadrian, 117-138ad), and we have only one fragment of his [writing] (cited from GASC:36):
"'But our Savior's works were permanent, for they were real. Those who had been cured or rose from the dead not only appeared to be cured or raised but were permanent, not only during our Savior's stay on earth, but also after his departure. They remained for a considerable period, so that some of them even reached our times.'
"Now it would be highly unusual for someone raised in 33 ad to live naturally another 90-100 years (to the times of Quadratus' writings) but this is not necessarily the scope of his reference to 'our times'...this latter phrase could often mean plus-or-minus 50-75 years, allowing SOME of these saints to die naturally again (as would have the resurrected Lazarus, the widow's son, etc.) after a few decades."
So, the question becomes how cynical are you going to be in evaluating this evidence? Are you going to recognize that we, in fact, have better evidence for this event than for the crossing of the Alps because not only do we have multiple sources, but one is arguably written by an eyewitness (and if not written by an eyewitness himself, almost certainly by those who he taught)? Naturally, it is the nature of the claim itself that is the most bothersome, but I contend that once come to recognize that the evidence for the resurrection itself is very good, the fact that miraculous events surrounded it is not that surprising.
A hermit,
I am not dismissing the critic -- I am pointing out a methodological flaw in the reasoning. (BTW, I am a "he".)
My question to you is this (and forgive me, it is a long one): do you not see a difference between the claim of a man, Caesar, who is claiming (as many ancient rulers did) that they are somehow divine as a means of establishing power, and the claim of Jesus who had no political base, was raised in a fiercely monotheistic Jewish culture where to claim to be God (the one and only) went against the very fiber of society yet who still claimed to be that same one-and-only God, who has multiple accounts written that claim that he performed miracles, where there are Jewish writings that continue to exist from about the same time that also attribute to him great works (even though they call him a magician), and about whom his immediate followers(who were also raised in the same culture and who should have known that they were lying if Jesus didn't raise from the dead) were willing to risk their lives to pronounce that he had, in fact, performed great feats (including rising from the dead) and who was, in fact, God, doing so with no hope of gain for themselves other than the favor of God?
With all due respect to your position, there is simply no way that the claims of the Caesars (or any other ancient rulers) to divinity can be put on the same level.
- BK said...
Jason Pratt wrote:
"It should be patently obvious in deductive disconfirmation that this statement of his is false, for example: "all religious people reject claims of miracles from competing religions based on criteria they will not apply to their own faith systems." That's admittedly true about a lot of people, but not about all of us."
I agree. I am skeptical of the claims of other faith systems, but I certainly don't dismiss them out of hand. These miracles most certainly could have happened, and I would try to evaluate them on a case by case basis given many of the same factors Jason Pratt mentioned in his comments.
- BK said...
Oh, I suppose I should write down Joe's webpage where he gives the information from Lourdes on miracles:
- Jason Pratt said...
Your dictionary apparently leaves out a lot of practical associations with the term. Zombies are slaves of a magician who has forced the body and/or body-and-soul of a person into servitude in this fashion. Also--and this has some bearing on comparative Res claims by the way--the restoration tends to be very partial which is why zombies are portrayed in folklore as at least acting mentally retarded. (Insofar as there is a historical basis for the stories, that makes a lot of sense even on a naturalistic explanation.) Modern associations of zombie in folk culture go further and portray them as rotting cannibals, playing up the undead decay (or more recently the maddened plague victim aspects).
Consequently, calling a resurrected person (or anyone) a 'zombie' is highly insulting in English. It could be humorously wry or self-deprecating (DC Comics fans used to call Marvel Comics fans "Marvel Zombies", for instance, which Marvel fans eventually decided was pretty funny to apply to themselves), but it isn't a neutral technical term. Or put another way, even its use as a technical term is associated with cultural history and has never been practically divorced from that cultural history in English. Maybe doctors in modern Northern Europe call recovered patients who used to be dead "zombies", but they don't here.
{{Like Jason mentioned Bayes' theorem is one way to approach it and using that has the advantage that it can be also used to evaluate all kinds of supernatural claims.}}
Though not by itself, as I also mentioned. {s}
{{If you use that then please tell us what odds and likelihood ratios you used.}}
If you're asking me (I couldn't tell from the way the question was asked if you meant me or Bill), my answer is: it's a technical fallacy to use odds and likelihood ratios in BT. I know it's very common to see people use numerical ratios and odds, including specialists in BT, but if you pay attention you'll see those specialists occasionally admitting that they really shouldn't be doing that.
Bayes set up his theorem as a way of describing inductive reasoning processes in pseudo-algebraic terms (and there's some debate, btw, about whether his formula as given really makes sense), over against a claim that had been recently made by David Hume about how people engage in inductive reasoning. While Bayes does seem to have tried to link it to mathematical probability estimation for purposes of illustration (Bayes' own chosen illustration method involved predicting where a dropped ball would land on a sheet-plane), it isn't actually supposed to be that kind of theorem.
I don't mean to say this in order to denigrate sceptical results of BT (after all I'd be torching my own bridge, too, to do so). But it's important to head off category error in thinking about (and applying) BT. Including when Christian proponents like Swinburne, Craid and Moreland try to use it.
- Peter said...
BK said:
exactly how do you go about investigating an event that would leave no archaeological evidence?
That was my question to you. How did you come to the conclusion as a skeptic that those events happen? If you don't have any other evidence, do you accept it and how? We have eye witness reports that divine Roman Emperor Vespanius cured a blind man and healed sick man. If you go to India to small villages there, you can hear eye witness stories of miracles attributed to their gods. These eyewitness reports are surely better than Matthew 27:51-53, yet most Christians are very skeptical about those.
BK said:
Are you going to recognize that we, in fact, have better evidence for this event [Matthew 27:51-53] than for the crossing of the Alps because not only do we have multiple sources, but one is arguably written by an eyewitness
You seem to dismiss all evidence that Hannibal battled Romans in modern Italy, related archaeological evidence, coins from that era portraying Hannibal with his Elephants, Roman mosaics, Roman deployment of battle axes and pigs to combat elephants in the following battles against Hannibal in North Africa... We know Hannibal has resources to do that and Elephants were used in the battles before. No part of the Hannibal crossing the Alps seem implausible, someone could even test this... If we only rely on eye-witness reports, we would know very little about our history.
BK said:
how cynical are you going to be in evaluating this evidence?
Why do you think I am cynical? I was asking your process how to evaluate the claim. So far you have only stated that you believe Matthew. Is that how you understand skeptism?
BK said:
Yet, there are reasons to believe that such an event actually occurred [Matthew 27:51-53] given the nature of the resurrection and the mention of the events (even if somewhat embellished by legend over time) in other,
Can you please tell us what the "reasons" are and what is your hypothesis and the process that made this? What is the "nature" of resurrection and how do you know that?
BK said:
I contend that once come to recognize that the evidence for the resurrection itself is very good, the fact that miraculous events surrounded it is not that surprising
Your premises are that miracles in one particular holy book are believable and your best evidence (so far) is Matthew wrote that and you believe it without been able to make a case for it. Sorry, I have to call this pseudo-skeptism. I think you should accept Matthew 27:51-53 based on faith or make a proper skeptical investigation cases for miracles even those of all other religions without a bias to any particular religion or holy book.
- BK said...
Peter says: So far you have only stated that you believe Matthew. Is that how you understand skeptism?
If that is all you (Peter) think that I have said, then there is no point to continuing because I have obviously said a great deal more.
- Peter said...
If that is all you (Peter) think that I have said, then there is no point to continuing because I have obviously said a great deal more.
Ok, I retract that comment and apologize for that.
Now please don't run away from the discussion and please address my questions. Last time you didn't like the one of my sources (H Avalos) I quoted, you deleted all my comment on that thread. Now please show that you can back up your claims that you are a true skeptic and not just writing about it.
- A Hermit said...
"My question to you is this (and forgive me, it is a long one): do you not see a difference between the claim of a man, Caesar, who is claiming (as many ancient rulers did) that they are somehow divine as a means of establishing power, and the claim of Jesus who had no political base..."
The short answer is no, not really. One could propose the same kind arguments you make for giving Jesus special consideration could be made for cult leaders like David Koresh and Jim Jones. I am no less skeptical of their claims because of their lack of political power or the fact that people were willing to die for them. Hell, people have even given there lives for Communism...fanatical devotion to an ideology or a leader is not something unique to Christianity.
"With all due respect to your position, there is simply no way that the claims of the Caesars (or any other ancient rulers) to divinity can be put on the same level."
With all due respect this looks like special pleading to me...
Use of Content


text:
|Reviews for Sitting on Popcorn
| MysticFantasy chapter 1 . 12/26/2011
So cute :)
| AsianTwinkiesFTW chapter 1 . 10/16/2010
| ScarlettsPlasticSmiles chapter 1 . 8/15/2010
"He sat on me until eight and then I went to bed"
"i'll bet he did"
lol 8P
cute story!
| SayidRocks chapter 1 . 4/12/2010
That was really cute! Kind of poigant (asp?) since Haley's no longer with us.
I'm trying to imagine the popcorn going all over the floor like that! I wrote one titled 'Uncle Spencer' where Reid was babysitting Henry, JJ's son.
| lovedrreid chapter 1 . 3/27/2010
wow, ive been cryin all night. im havin a sleepover with one of my other criminal minds addict and were havin a reids addiction night. its so sad, and i was cryin, so was she so i decided to read something funny with her to stop feelin sad. it still brought tears to my eyes, but happy tears. thanks for the story and keep up on your brilliant oneshots!
| Katrinka and Nori chapter 1 . 2/2/2010
Aww, so sweet. Babysitters unite!
| eight6seven5three0nine chapter 1 . 1/8/2010
I absolutely adored this story and really loved the way you wrote Jack. I have to tell you, my niece said "moo-haha" as her evil laugh when she was about three, and it definitely made me giggle to read. Reid was pretty spot on as well, and I loved the image of him in glasses :D
| jimmy-barnes-13 chapter 1 . 1/2/2010
This was so cute! I adored it :)
| the-vampire-act chapter 1 . 1/2/2010
aw...That was so sweet! Hehehehe...Spencey was great in this one! Im glad that he and Jack got along!
Great story! I LOVED IT! Thanks a bunch for posting it!
| Anne Fairymaker chapter 1 . 1/2/2010
This was so cute. i could actually see that happening...
| Confetti Leaves chapter 1 . 1/2/2010
Thanks so much for writing this. It put a huge smile on my face. Jack Reid physic magic super fun story.
| heyya15965 chapter 1 . 1/2/2010
Aww that was soo cute! Lol physics magic with popcorn.
| susannah2000 chapter 1 . 1/1/2010
I LOVE this. It's sweet, it's cute, it's funny! I have to say I was holding my breath just a little, as generally a hot pan, popping corn and a very small boy can be pretty risky but Jack made it through unscathed and had the time of his life. I loved how he told Hotch he was "sat on til 8 and then went to bed..."
The story made me laugh out loud. Great stuff!
| BAU ssp Amber Whitlock chapter 1 . 1/1/2010
This story was so cool, I love Reid. he's uber cool


text:
When Colombia's Lady Andrade punched U.S. Women's national team forward Abby Wambach during the 39th minute of Saturday's Olympic game, the referee didn't notice. Andrade could have received a red card, but went unpunished and played the entire game, which the USA went on to win.
Andrade wasn't so lucky on Monday, when FIFA handed down a two-game suspension for what Wambach called a "sucker-punch." While the USA didn't file a formal complaint, they did contact FIFA, leading to the review and punishment.
This means that Andrade will be suspended for Colombia's final Group G match against France, and the quarterfinals should they advance—which will be tough, as they currently sit at the bottom of the group with no points.
Andrade claims the incident was "an accident."
What do you think of the decision? Fair punishment or should she have gotten a lengthier suspension?
Share your thoughts below.
Imagine if Christiano Ronaldo got that kind of treatment! It would take a case of tissues and a helicopter for him to recover.
Ol' Bob
As the parent of a young lady who plays soccer I'm looking to these Olympics to provide positive examples of play and sportsmanship. I'm pleased that FIFA stepped in and took appropriate action regarding Ms. Andrade but am disappointed that the on-field refereeing team failed to red-card her immediately. But focusing on the positive, it's a good example for young players to learn from – the refs don't always get it right no matter what the level, be it U14 club or the Olympics, so take the calls as they come and play on. And good job to Ms. Wambach for retaining composure and retaliating appropriately – with a goal. 🙂 GO TEAM USA!!!
(And speaking of "teaching moments" – Abby Morgan's second goal in game 1 – I *will* be banging my daughter over the head (metaphorically speaking) with this one for years to come. The action is all on the far side – Morgan, the near-side forward, sprints to the post (and I mean *sprints* – she's at a dead run to get there) – ball passed into the box – rolls through to Morgan – one-touch tap goal. Sound, basic soccer – work hard *especially* when you don't have the ball, get in position, be ready, and pay attention. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ms. Morgan! And, oh yeah, nice shot 🙂
Ol' Bob
In our household punching and/or biting used to draw an immediate swat to the behind (less harsh than it might sound – the diaper usually absorbed (so to speak) the majority of the force 🙂 and a quick trip to crib-land for an enforced nap. Our three learned fairly quickly that this behavior was not tolerated, and t'was better to just screech at the top of their lungs. Perhaps the gentleman (?) in question was too old to swat and too big for a crib?
Ol' Bob
Andrade has been effectively banned for the rest of the games. Colombia's chances of advancing are effectively nil – no goals scored yet, and France has their sights set on 'em next. The French ladies are a good team and will advance out of group G along with USA. I think we can count the N. Koreans out as well – unless they show up with guns and knives drawn (and I'm giving this no more than a 10% chance – and no more than a 50% chance they'll try to intentionally injure one or more US players) they'll head back to the Kim Family Gulag after tomorrow, where with luck their porky-pie leader-boy won't have them executed for failing to win.
Much less the suspension Michael Bradley got for following the ref down the tunnel after a match.
In fact it's half as long. Bradley got 4. Granted, you have to protect your referees, but had Bradley hit a ref, it would have been much longer. So verbal abuse of an official, 4 games. Punching another player in the face during game action, 2 games. Got it. Much better to settle your disputes that way.
Soccer Rules
LOL! What an awesome story. And so true. Nani is a big wimp.
I can see how this was an accident. I remember on several occasions when I have accidentally cocked my arm back, focused in on someones face and put my fist into their eye socket.
it wasn´t a accident, she did on purpose!!!
I totally agree but speaking from experience, an elbow to the chest hurts a lot more than a punch to the face, but I'm with you, leave the punching in the squared circle.
+1. For such a deliberate sucker-punch, they should have given her at least a five-game suspension.


text:
Professional Spray Paint Neutral Gray 7 by Liquitex
Product ID:
Price Quote
when buying in bulk
Combines artist grade pigments with revolutionary water-based technology for color brilliance lightfastness and durability in a low odor formulation. Features permanency high coverage and opacity demanded of spray paint. Does not carry skin or eye irritant warnings of other brands making it ideal for both indoor commissions and for use within an educational environment. Versatile enough for almost any surface including canvas wood masonry and even glass. Fully inter-mixable with other Liquitex ranges for a variety of effects. 400ml. Neutral gray 7.


text:
CANADA STOCKS-TSX sinks as growth fears intensify
TORONTO, June 1 (Reuters) - Canadian stocks tumbled on Friday, led by energy and financial issues, as troubling economic data on both sides of the Atlantic heightened fears of a global slump that had rattled investors dumping riskier assets in favor of gold and other safe havens. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed down 152.12 points, or 1.3 percent, at 11,361.09.
© Thomson Reuters 2017 All rights reserved.


text:
News By Tag
Industry News
News By Place
Industry News
Catering company to host charity event to help feed homeless
The charity event is geared towards feeding the homeless in the Central Indianapolis area.
"I am giving back to the community in an amazing way through a campaign called Dinner and a Blanket. We will be feeding the homeless and also providing them with a warm blanket during the coming colder months." said Malcom Hunter, owner of Mama's Boy Catering.
Mama's Boys Catering Company was established in 2012 as a catering company that supplies some of the best authentic soul food around but not limited to. The company is based out of Indy's Kitchen located at 2442 Central Ave.
According to Hunter, "I have cooked for celebrities including K. Michelle, Lance Stephenson, Tyrie Rudolph, Kevin Gates and The Migos.
The company also does catering events throughout Indianapolis and cooks every Friday for the public for only $12. In addition, Mama's Boy Catering Company has recently signed a contract with Varsity Lounge.
"We will bring you a soul food experience out of this world every Thursday through Sunday beginning this fall." said Hunter.
For more information about catered events, contact Mama's Boy Catering at mamasboycateringmh@
For media inquiries, contact Samantha Pounds at email@example.com.
Samantha Pounds
Account Email Address Account Phone Number Disclaimer Report Abuse


text:
There are 0 items in your basket.
Availability: Out of stock
Special Price
Sorry, this product is now SOLD OUT. Take a look at our other items in New Arrivals or just browse the rest of our site.
Grenson Stanley Brogues in Tan. One of Grenson's timeless silhouettes, the staple Stanley Brogue gets a subtle re-work. Constructed from a premium leather, this Stanley has subtle cracked detailing to the upper which gives a worn in look to the shoe. An extremely lightweight sole adds further flexibility to the shoe, whilst perforated brogue detailing throughout retains the timeless Stanley aesthetic.
Upper material: 100% Leather
Fastening: Lace Up
Aphrodite1994 aims to provide you with the very best customer service available.
Click here for more information on Delivery
Returns are simple and easy. If you are not completely happy with your purchase, you can return within 14 days of receipt.
Click here for more information on Returns
Only registered users can write reviews. Please, log in or register
7-8 Vine Place Sunderland SR1 3NE VAT No. 605779418
is rated 4.78 stars by Reviews.co.uk based on 2408 merchant reviews


text:
|Message view
|« Date » · « Thread »
|« Date » · « Thread »
|Jeff Genender <jgenen...@savoirtech.com>
|Re: [jira] Commented: (GERONIMO-851) Move Geronimo Build to M2 (Maven 2)
|Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:54:32 GMT
Whats your thoughts on creating a directory in each of the modules called "m2" and begin the development there. I like what OpenEJB has done in this effort. Then when its all converted we can move the code up into each module and get rid of the "old way". This will allow us to piece meal it together, module by module. Thoughts? Alan D. Cabrera wrote: > To be a little more specific, maven 1 and maven 2 can both work with > maven 2 POMs. It's our non-standard jelly code that impedes our > conversion. We need to enumerate where that code is, determine if there > is an M2 replacement for it, it not decide if we need it and if we do, > make a plug in or convert the code. > It is my understanding that much of the jelly code is optimizations, > e.g. don't run tests if they've already been run. The maven team is > happy to make such optimizations a priority to include in M2. > > After the conversion, I hope that we have no more jelly. > > > Regards, > Alan > > Alan D. Cabrera wrote, On 8/17/2005 9:34 AM: > >> Normally, yes. Unfortunately there is a lot of jelly code out there. >> >> Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote, On 8/17/2005 9:15 AM: >> >>> Is it backwards compatible? >>> >>> IOW, can people that use M1 also still work? >> >> >
|View raw message