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Also, magazines fail. Or, get ejected in hand-to-hand. Then, what?
This is a discussion on How many bullets are enough? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I am confused. I have read that most firearms encounters occur between 2-3 meters, last 2-3 seconds, and involve 2-3 shots being fired. Why then ...
I am confused. I have read that most firearms encounters occur between 2-3 meters, last 2-3 seconds, and involve 2-3 shots being fired. Why then do I read so much on this forum about topping off the mag after chambering a round, carrying extra mags, etc. My Sig will allow 15+1, so if I carry two extra mags, I will have 45-46 rounds. Why do so many consider this the right thing to do with CC?
Thanks for your advice and opinions. I am learning a great deal from all of you.
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Also, magazines fail. Or, get ejected in hand-to-hand. Then, what?
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Just as miklcolt45 said a quick encounter with only 2-3 rounds being shot may be more likely but there is also a chance you will have to defend your self again more than one person. It kinda fits the old saying about carrying a gun "Its better to carry it and never need it, than need it and not have it."
The law of dimishing returns applies here. If carrying 5 rounds is enough to handle 90% of threats, then carrying 10 rounds does not double the number of threats you are equipped to deal with...it might equip you to then deal with 95% of threats. in other words, doubling your ammo provides perhaps a 5% benefit. Doubling ammo again to 20 rounds does not provide even another 5% increase, but perhaps 2 or 3%. The guys are right, murphy is here to stay...stuff happens...but you have to figure what percentage of the threats you are going to worry about. Where does the cost in practicality and convenience begin to encroach on your ability to enjoy life? Me? I rarely carry an extra mag. I figure the odds needing all of my 10+1 are small enough that the odds of needing more aren't enough to inconvenience myself...
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There are two issues here: how many rounds are enough, and how many magazines are enough.
Magazines are the most common point of failure for a semi-auto. Feed lips get bent, baseplates fall off, etc. No matter how many rounds your pistol holds, an additional magazine or two is a good idea.
As for the number of rounds, the fundamental truth is that pistol bullets suck. Their terminal effect and ability to physically incapacitate an attacker just isn't that great. Repeated shots may be necessary to bring about rapid incapacitation of an attacker. Many instructors today are teaching students to fire in bursts of 3-5 rounds, rather than single shots or pairs. Seen in these terms, a 15 round magazine becomes a 3-4 burst magazine. Combine this with multiple attackers and the ammunition capacity doesn't seem that generous.
Another reason to carry an extra mag or two is for the second gunfight. The odds of any of us having to use a gun on a given day are, thankfully, pretty low. However, once you get into a gunfight, the odds of having to use your gun again shortly thereafter go way up. After you've successfully defended yourself with a firearm, the assailant's friends, relatives, or partners in crime may take exception to what you did. You don't want to face this with a depleted magazine, which is why most instructors teach a reload as part of the after-action drill. This, obviously, is going to require an additional magazine.
I carry 13+1 rounds in the gun, plus two extra magazines, for a total of 40 rounds. Do I expect to use all 40? No. But having two extra magazines on my belt gives me a chance to use one fix a malfunction or replace the mag in the gun after I shoot it dry and still be able to replace a depleted magazine after the first fight.
carry as much ammo as you can get away with and keep shooting until your attacker is dead (stopped)
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined". - Patrick Henry
Why? Because even the scummiest scum of the earth BG will have friends.
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In my view this will depend on your level of perceived comfort. When I routinely carried a semi-auto I would always carry at full capacity. Granted, I seldom carried my extra magazine simply because I became too complacent and I didn't want the extra bulk. There are plenty of cases where a LEO was killed days before his/her retirement because of this. Even now, I carry a snub and I have to force myself to carry my extra reload. Either way, it's really up to you, your discipline and the inherit trade-offs'.
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Blackeagle said it best.
The only time you can have too much ammo is when you are drowning or on fire.
In addition to street crime, there is also the consideration of terrorism - the active shooter scenario. If you are unlucky enough to bump into a few al-Quaeda nutcases with AK-47s at your local mall, you are going to feel mighty undergunned - even with a high-cap pistol and a spare mag or two. You will need as much firepower as you can carry to get you and yours out of there...
I carry 11 rounds in my Glock 26, plus a spare 15 round Glock 19 magazine. I'd carry more if I could!
The number of people killed because they didn't have "enough gun" is dwarfed by those who had none at all.
I carry one addtl mag for my primary and rarely a mag fo my BUG. Main reason magazine failure can happen. Secondary reason tactical reload or necessity reload if rounds are needed, if you did everything right in a situation protected yourself and got cover, it would stink to check you gun and find the mag empty...
Also many BG's travel in groups...
it is not an inconveinence to carry an extra or even 2 single stack mags, fits nicely in an old wallet/eye glass case etc... in front or back pocket depending on caliber.
Personally I would carry a BUG over an extra mag. Also with my 15+1, I don't always carry spare mag...
Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it!
"Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it."
Having faced down three attackers with only a five shot revolver and no reload, I can tell you the expirience wasn't very comforting.
The attackers in question were stray, Pit Bull appearing, dogs. That, and other life expiriences has led me to carrying at least two guns, three if I'm carrying a revolver as a Primary Gun, and at least two reloads for two guns.
Better to have it and not need it, than to......you get the idea.
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In my time in the Army, I never felt worried because I had too much ammo (even when toting an M60). As a civilian, I've never worried that I was overdoing it by having an extra mag or two.
We are, however, bound by practical concerns, such as comfort and concealability. My EDC is a compact 1911, with a 7+1 loading. I typically carry an extra 8-round mag. When I pocket carry my P-3AT, I load 6+1 with an extra 6-round mag. If I carry my Detective Special, I load 6 rounds and carry a 6-round speed loader. If I've got a BHP, it's 15+1 with an extra 15. Having at least one reload is an ingrained practice.
I don't expect to need the reloads, but I sacrifice nothing by carrying them, and in the very rare circumstance that I might have to use my handgun at all, they might make a difference.
Unlike LEOs and active military, I don't have to put myself in harm's way as a normal practice. Instead, I try to avoid hazardous conflicts. The best defense is to be somewhere else. If I knew that a conflict was likely and unavoidable, I certainly wouldn't choose a handgun as a primary weapon. I'd grab an AR w/ lots of extra mags, plus a 12-gauge, maybe a Barrett .50, and I'd probably wish I had that M60!


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In the Supreme Court: DUI Blood Test Without a Warrant [Radio]
The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether police can draw blood from a DUI suspect without the driver's permission and without a search warrant.
In this WBAP Radio 820 AM/ 96.7 FM, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas interview, Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine discusses Missouri v. McNeely.
Outside Cape Girardeau, Mo., police stopped trucker Tyler McNeely for speeding. He was physically unstable, had bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol, failed the field sobriety tests and refused the breathalyzer test. This would have been his third DUI. The officer took McNeely to a hospital and had his blood drawn without his consent and without a warrant.
More than 10,000 people are killed each year by drunk drivers. Does this outweigh your right to privacy and to be free from having blood drawn at the government's request without your permission?
Courts have ruled that law enforcement can bypass the warrant requirement under "exigent circumstances" (in emergencies). Larry tells you the states that have ruled collecting and preserving blood alcohol evidence, which breaks down in the body over time, meet this criterion. He also lists the states that have ruled these circumstances are not enough to override your Fourth Amendment rights.
Larry reveals which state has the most alcohol-related driving deaths and this state's stiff penalties — for even first-time DUI offenders. Listen to the full radio interview and read more on our coverage of the McNeely case or learn about DWIs on Lawyers.com.

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Creating Jobs through the Power of One
Published April 27th, 2011
Marion County has one of the worst unemployment rates in the state.
But business leaders in Ocala are not sitting back. Instead they are using the "Power of One Challenge" to get residents back to work.
The initiative by the Ocala, Marion County Chamber of Commerce encourages members to hire at least one new employee. The Mojo Grill in Ocala has added thirty new jobs after expanding into Belleview.
So far the Power of One Challenge has been a success with 160 new hires since January and 50 more new jobs pledged by local chamber members.
The Ocala, Marion County Chamber of Commerce is offering assistance to member businesses through a series of workshops to help them increase their number of employees.
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Ferris State University's Justin Keenan goes up in traffic for a shot during the Bulldogs' home game, Saturday, against Grace Bible in Jim Wink Arena (Photo/Sandy Gholston)
The Ferris State University men's basketball team struggled in its first game back from a nearly three-week layoff as the Bulldogs dropped an 86-80 non-conference decision to Grace Bible College on Saturday (Jan. 3) afternoon inside FSU's Jim Wink Arena at Big Rapids, Mich.
The visiting Tigers rang in the New Year by connecting on 56.6% (30-53) of its field goal attempts in recording the school's first-ever victory versus Ferris State. The Bulldogs, who were 2-0 all-time against the Grand Rapids-based school entering the game, were limited to 33.8% (26-77) shooting and made only 10-of-36 (27.8%) attempts from the floor in the opening half.
Grace Bible jumped out to a 42-30 halftime lead and increased its lead to as many as 19 points with 10:44 to play before the Bulldogs began to rally. FSU trimmed the deficit to six points on a three-point basket by junior guard Josh Young with 24 seconds remaining, but missed two additional long range tries in the final 20 seconds as the Tigers were able to hold on for the victory despite missing four free throws in the last 16 seconds of the game.
Allen Durham fueled the Tiger attack as he had 25 points and a game-high 18 rebounds in Grace Bible's upset of the NCAA Division II Bulldogs. Ferris previously had beat the Tigers in convincing fashion in both of the other two series' encounters, winning by scores of 106-54 in 1999 and 101-63 last season in Big Rapids.
In addition to Durham's efforts, Grace Bible also received 22 points from Cory Jamieson along with 14 points and nine boards by Ryan Krombeen.
FSU, which hadn't played since a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) home setback to nationally number-one ranked Findlay on Dec. 14, was paced by Young's contest-high 32 points. He also came up with a game-best five steals as the Bulldogs forced 28 Tiger turnovers, including 16 in the final period.
Besides Young, the Bulldogs also got 25 points and seven rebounds from sophomore forward/center Justin Keenan. His 11-of-13 performance from the free throw line helped the Bulldogs shoot 84.6% (22-26) from the charity stripe for the game.
Ferris outscored GBC 33-8 in points off turnovers along with 21-13 in second chance scoring, but the Tigers owned a 50-35 rebounding edge and totaled 46 points in the paint compared to only 34 for the Bulldogs. Ferris totaled 16 steals, 13 assists and four blocked shots. Meanwhile, the Tigers netted 19 assists, eight steals and four blocks.
FSU finished six-of-22 (27.3%) from the three-point arc while Grace Bible was five-of-15 (33.3%) at the long-range distance and 21-of-36 (58.3%) at the free throw line.
The Bulldogs dropped to 3-6 overall with the loss. Grace Bible improved to 12-8 overall by winning the game.
Ferris next takes on another Grand Rapids area school in Kuyper College on Monday (Jan. 5) evening with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. (EST) at Wink Arena.


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Dana Lyon of North Platte was sentenced to 1-3 years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary for his fifth offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving under suspended license.
His license had already been suspended for 15 years and he is in the midst of that term, but Lincoln County District Judge Richard Birch re-imposed the suspension to begin again.
Lyons record actually shows eight convictions for driving under the influence, but some were long ago.
Defense attorney Martin Troshynski asked the court for probation, noting that Lyon is a combat veteran of Vietnam and has had a drinking problem since returning home after the war.
Deputy Lincoln County Attorney Jennifer Wellan objected. Wellan said that probation was previously tried and within three months Lyon started drinking again.
Birch agreed that probation would probably serve no purpose.
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A MAGAZINE is a beautiful Belgian magazine published twice yearly and curated by some of fashions most amazing minds. It is for sure a collectors dream. They have the entire back issue online here and you can also have a look at the 'A Blog Curated By' here....
Here are some of my favorites from HAIDER ACKERMANN and MMM, MMM is available on-line February 10. But in the meantime, whip yourself up one of these MMM/Absolute cocktails, take a deep breath and enjoy this snow covered Sunday.
The recipe is below (enjoy responsibly says the smart people at Absolute, but I never listen...)
3 cl Absolut Vanilla
3 cl Bols Creme De Cacao White
5 cl Milk
Put four ice cubes in a shaker and add all the ingredients.
Close the shaker and shake well.
Pour the drink through a strainer into a Martini glass.
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Book Reviews
In this issue
- I/I Mentoring
- The Pastor & the Fringes
- Book Reviews
- Dean's Column
- Alumni Focus
- Campus News
- Faculty Activities
Jesus Mean and Wild: The Unexpected Love of an Untamable God. Mark Galli. Baker, 2006. 207pp., $14.99.
Reviewed by Mark Saucy, Professor of Systematic Theology
Nearly a century ago Albert Schweitzer not so delicately closed the door on European Jesus-scholarship of his day with the colorful verdict that scholars, in their quest for the so-called Jesus of History, "had looked into the well of history and seen their own reflections." Jesus of the Church's Gospel, Schweitzer said, had been tamed into a pussy cat image of the European intellectual complete with little goatee, breeches and Darwinian social moralism. Mark Galli's book, with its evocative title—Jesus Mean and Wild, in good Schweitzer-esque fashion probes the Jesus of American 21st century evangelicalism. Here in elegant prose for all to see is unmasked a Jesus who is really nice–not all that demanding, loving and tolerant to a fault, welcoming and warm. This Jesus, even if a little bland to taste, suits our ideals and more importantly, is just comfortable. But is this the Jesus of the Gospel? Is it the Jesus our heart really wants? Is it the Jesus we need?
Using Mark's Gospel as platform to seventeen brief chapters, Galli challenges his reader with a more "mean and wild" portrait of Jesus. He's done his homework with the text (but for a couple of minor quibblings of my own) to give us the Jesus whose love is profound yet fearsome, principled, separating, and utterly intolerant of all contenders no matter how cherished they are to us. This Jesus is the one who sticks his thumb in the eye of our "wretched individualism" (title of chapter 7), who shuns clean and simple formulation, and who hates a clamor for "relevance" that is packaged with the faux-glory and pseudo-power notions of our age.
This is a penetrating and probing book, but it's not a negative book. Galli, an editor with Christianity Today, indeed writes as if from a perch high above the evangelical landscape where his eye seemingly catches all that moves below. Mega-, Seeker-, Mainline-, Fundamentalist-, Emergent—he knows it all. But more than that, with his many years of pastoral ministry Galli also knows us. And the portrait of God that emerges from the Gospel of Mark in each chapter of Jesus Mean and Wild is the one our heart longs to possess and be possessed by. What's more, all along the way we are treated to generous portions of the Church's reflection upon this Jesus we really want. Chrysostom, Augustine, Aquinas, Anthony of Egypt, Calvin, Luther, and moderns like Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, Bonhoeffer, Kierkegaard and Martin Luther King Jr. all have cameos that enrich Galli's corrective.
Jesus Mean and Wild is very accessibly yet intelligently written so as to not disappoint with cliché or verbal clutter. The format lends itself to either individual or small group digestion with helpful discussion questions for each chapter. Highest recommendation from this reviewer.
The Trellis and the Vine. Colin Marshall and Tony Payne. Sydney, Australia: Matthias Media, 2009; 196 pages, $19.00.
Reviewed by David Talley, Professor and Chair, Department of Biblical and Theological Studies
The Trellis and the Vine is a repackaging of a long history of books aimed at restoring a proper focus to the church. However, the fact that the book duplicates the thesis of many other books does not minimize the important contribution it makes to church ministry. Maintaining proper focus in the church is a topic that cannot be belabored, especially in the church culture of today. The hymn writer put it this way, "Tell me the old, old story; write on my heart every word." Marshall and Payne keep their message focused on the old, old words of Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20, "…going, make disciples of all nations." Although they are seeking simply to keep ministry in line with the teaching of the Bible, their sub-title, "The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything," will ring true to those who have not thought through the authors' clear biblical teaching. So be prepared for change.
The book's purpose is clearly captured in its title, keeping it simple and to the point. The local church is thought of as both a trellis and a vine. The trellis provides an image of structural support, with each local church having varied structures which support the actual ministry of the people. As a local church grows, this supporting structure has a tendency to grow. The vine offers a biblical image emphasizing the true biblical focus of the universal church on people growth and the fruit produced as a result of that growth (John 15). Whether a local church grows or not, the simple purpose of disciple-making remains unchanged. The authors' intent is to demonstrate how easily local churches can stray from the unchanging purpose of disciple-making (growth of the vine) because their energies become overly focused on maintaining and growing structures (building of the trellis). Stating their purpose up front, the authors put it this way, "We will be arguing that structures don't grow ministry any more than trellises grow vines, and that most churches need to make a conscious shift—away from erecting and maintaining structures, and towards growing people who are disciple-making disciples of Christ" (17). Summarizing their book, they later state, "We did this because Christian ministry is really not very complicated. It is simply the making and nurturing of genuine followers of the Lord Jesus Christ through prayerful, Spirit-backed proclamation of the word of God. It's disciple-making" (151). This focus is maintained throughout the book.
To achieve its purpose, the book focuses on 10 propositions:
- Our goal is to make disciples.
- Churches tend towards institutionalism as sparks fly upward.
- The heart of disciple-making is prayerful teaching.
- The goal of all ministry—not just one-to-one work—is to nurture disciples.
- To be a disciple is to be a disciple-maker.
- Disciple-makers need to be trained and equipped in conviction, character, and competence.
- There is only one class of disciples, regardless of different roles or responsibilities.
- The Great Commission, and its disciple-making imperative, needs to drive fresh thinking about our Sunday meetings and the place of training in congregational life.
- Training almost always starts small and grows by multiplying workers.
- We need to challenge and recruit the next generation of pastors, teachers and evangelists.
The authors advocate for a rigorous discipleship in light of two important biblical concepts, the plurality of leadership and the priesthood of all believers. If you are a church leader who already values these two concepts, you will be enriched and further challenged by this book. Additionally, this will be an excellent tool to help you pass this vision onto other leaders. If you are a church leader who has not thought through these vital concepts and the necessary role they have in the life of a church, this book will cause you properly to rethink your ministry. For you it might just be a "ministry mind-shift."
The book encourages churches toward a more advanced discipleship model, especially as it relates to the development of leaders into disciple-makers. The authors are not interested in creating the next new fad or hot technique for church growth. They long for church ministries to be biblically-based in light of our increasingly pragmatic and faddish church culture.
Finally, the book comes with a DVD which points the reader to further resources from Matthias Media, a ministry focused clearly on gospel growth. A six-part discussion guide is also available on the website. This is an excellent resource, which any leader will find valuable. It is structured in a manner that makes leading a group discussion on various chapters both easy and extremely productive.
Why Johnny Can't Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers. T. David Gordon. Phillipsburg, PA: P. & R. Publishing, 2009; 188 pp., $9.99.
Reviewed by Edward W. "Mickey" Klink III, Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies
T. David Gordon wrote this book on preaching shortly after he had been diagnosed with cancer, with only a 25% chance of survival. His reason for writing was clear: "Having been concerned about the state of preaching for three decades, I believed that it would be irresponsible to leave the world without expressing my thoughts about the matter…." (9). He expressed his thoughts with such intensity that he offered a partial apology in his introduction. Interestingly, Gordon's concern is not the message construction but the media culture: "I will suggest that societal changes that led to concerns expressed in the 1960's to 1980's in educational circles – societal changes reflected in a decline in the ability to read (texts) and write – have led to the natural cultural consequence that people cannot preach expositorily" (15).
Gordon posits that the cause of poor preaching is not the condition of our seminaries, but the "condition of the typical ministerial candidate when he arrives at seminary" (17). Gordon argues that the shift in culture from language to image has had a direct effect on our ability to preach. How is a preacher supposed to preach, or a listener supposed to listen, when the average American reads fewer than nine books per year, and spends seventeen times as much time watching television as reading (including all reading – magazines, newspapers, etc.)? We are not merely confronted with the problem of illiteracy (the inability to read), but with the problem of aliteracy: an ability to read but the lack of desire.
The solution for Gordon: reading and writing. Gordon is convinced that we need to learn to read texts, with an emphasis on "text," not the information in a text. An information-reading pastor preaches sermons that are about general Christian truth, and the particular text he reads ahead of time "serves merely as a reminder of what they already know" (47). This is at best; at worst they misunderstand the text. And if we cannot read texts, then we certainly cannot write them –the only "text" we know involves a cell phone. Our media culture, therefore, has the potential of stripping the preacher of his ability to think and reason, and to communicate reasonably. In an unavoidable way "We are swamped by the inconsequential, bombarded by images and sounds that rob us of the opportunity for reflection and contemplation that are necessary to reacquaint ourselves with what is significant" (58). In such an environment, biblical exposition becomes "virtually a lost art" (49). All that is left is moralistic, how-to, introspective, or social Gospel preaching; none of these, according to Gordon, "nourishes the soul" (88).
Our sensibilities are not hopeless, but they do need to be "cultivated." With an awareness of media ecology, today's preachers can do three things to encourage cultivation. First, they can request an annual review. This type of cultivation is rooted in self-criticism of the healthy sort. Second, they can cultivate the sensibility of reading texts closely. This type of cultivation is rooted in a regular practice of reading literature, maybe especially poetry. Third, they can cultivate the sensibility of composed communication. This type of cultivation moves away from emoticons to editorials, and maybe especially handwritten letters. The end result is not a different message, but a revived messenger.
Gordon offers a simple yet pointed mirror for the contemporary pastor. He challenges not our message content but our media culture; not the method of our sermon writing but the myopia of our soul-searching. By coming from the angle of context, Gordon reveals a problem that does not admit of a quick fix, and a problem that might be more threatening and pervasive than we would want to admit. Such a warning is worth hearing (or reading), if we have the patience (or guts) to put down the cell phone and iPod. Of course, by reading this book we have already begun his first suggestion, review, and may shortly be on our way to the next. In the end, we must take Gordon's concern seriously, if for no other reason than we are "people of the book."


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Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana is launching a line of handbags and shirts featuring same-sex couples raising children, The Guardian reports.
It's quite the change from 2015, when Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana stated their support for traditional families and suggested same-sex couples should not conceive children using in vitro fertilization.
The launch comes as Italian politicians are set to vote on a bill that would recognize same-sex unions and allow people in them to adopt their partners' biological children. Julie Kliegman
On Friday, Fox & Friends aired the first televised, in-person interview President Trump has given in six weeks. In it, Trump praised progress on health care, claiming that "I've done in five months what other people haven't done in years," and blamed the Obama administration's "unmasking and surveillance" for his threat to former FBI Director James Comey about tapes of their conversations.
"My story didn't change," said Trump, who confessed Thursday he had no tapes. "My story was always a straight story. My story was always the truth."
Trump also blasted Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is heading the investigation of Russia's election meddling and possible collusion with the Trump team, for being "very, very good friends with Comey, which is very bothersome."
Trump added: "We're going to have to see ... but [there has] been no collusion, no obstruction, and virtually everybody agrees to that." Watch some of the interview below. Jeva Lange
"There has been no obstruction. There has been no collusion. There has been leaking by Comey." -@POTUS pic.twitter.com/tqpEuMNUJM
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) June 23, 2017
Trevor Noah thinks Democrats could fight the GOP health-care bill — if only they weren't Democrats
The way Senate Republicans kept a tight lid on their health-care plan reminded The Daily Show's Trevor Noah of a very famous company that also likes to keep things under wraps — Apple.
It almost felt like the "launching of a new iPhone," Noah said Thursday night. "No one knew, there were leaks, we weren't quite sure. And just like Apple, today the Republicans sent out their own turtlenecked leader to reveal the bill." That would be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who led Republicans in closed door sessions to craft the bill. The way Noah sees it, Republicans decided the right thing to do was "cut American's health care so we can give people tax cuts," but that's "not the point. It's like a fireman running into a burning building and saving the fire, not the baby."
The bill largely mirrors the hugely unpopular House bill, although with "dramatically deeper" cuts to Medicare. Because it takes trillions of dollars away from health care to fund tax cuts for the rich, Republicans are "taking a big chance with this bill," Noah said. It will be felt by people in every single state, including millions who voted for President Trump, and it should be easy for the Democrats to fight this, "but unfortunately, they're the Democrats," Noah said, before rolling a clip of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) dorkily trying to convey a message. Watch the video below. Catherine Garcia
Brian Kelly is a resourceful 5-year-old — when his father, Dan, was deployed overseas in May, he started going next door and asking his neighbor, Dean Cravens, if he would join him in doing some of the same things he used to do with his dad.
The Kellys moved to their home in Belleville, Illinois, last July, and Brian and Dan loved doing yardwork together. At first, that's what Brian wanted to do with Cravens. "I thought, 'Well, let's do other things, too,' so we play catch, we'll be shooting the ball, working on my golf swing," Cravens told Good Morning America. He is the father of three daughters, and said he's been enjoying having a boy around, adding, "It's different."
Brian's mom, Barbara, told GMA she cannot communicate with her husband while he is overseas, but she's sure he'd be thrilled to know about his son's new friendship. "If that was me, I would be happy that my child is smiling and has someone to look up to and be there for them until I get back," she said. "When Dan gets back, Brian's going to cry and run to him with open arms." Catherine Garcia
The health-care bill drafted by Senate Republicans finally emerged from behind closed doors on Thursday, and with its cuts to Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the rich, the plan is "breathtakingly cruel," Seth Meyers said.
On Thursday's Late Night, Meyers took a closer look at the bill, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wants to have a vote on as early as next week, despite the fact that it was crafted during secretive meetings that were only open to a select group of Republicans. McConnell was "basically writing it by himself behind closed doors and nobody is ever doing anything good behind closed doors," Meyers said. "If your teenage son was locked in his bedroom this long, you wouldn't say, 'Hey buddy, are you doing extra credit homework in there?'"
Even people who were supposed to be writing the bill with McConnell were left in the dark; Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) was a member of the working group that was tasked with putting the plan together, but he said in a video earlier this week that he couldn't answer questions from constituents about it because he hadn't seen the bill yet. "Wait, you're supposed to be writing it and you haven't seen it?" Meyers exclaimed. "That's like your doctor saying, 'I think your liver transplant was successful, but I don't know, I was at the movies.'"
Meyers also noted how interesting it was that back when ObamaCare was coming together, there were more than 100 hearings and months of debates, but McConnell complained every step of the way, saying things were moving too fast and nothing was transparent. He shared a medley of McConnell's greatest hypocritical hits from 2009 and 2010, and it's almost as if McConnell's accusations against the Democrats and ObamaCare were actually predictions of what he would be doing in 2017 — he said, among other things, that "the bill we're being asked to consider was assembled behind closed doors out of sight without input from the public" and "they're doing everything they can to jam this bill through, and they don't even seem to care anymore about how ugly it all looks." Oh, how times have changed. Watch the video below. Catherine Garcia
Acting as mediator, Kuwait has given Qatar a list of 13 different demands from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that it must comply with in order to restore diplomatic ties, The Associated Press reports.
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates severed ties with Qatar, alleging the country funds terrorism. They are giving Qatar 10 days to, among other things, pay an unspecified amount in compensation; stop naturalizing citizens from the four countries and expel those living in Qatar; shut down diplomatic posts in Iran; cut all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and Hezbollah; close down a Turkish military base inside the country; and shutter the broadcaster Al Jazeera, which Saudi Arabia and the other countries claim supports the Muslim Brotherhood and incites unrest in the Middle East.
Qatar's government has not yet responded to the demands. If they meet them all, the country will be audited once a month for a year, then once per quarter for another year, and then annually for 10 years, AP reports. Catherine Garcia
Just a few days before he was fired after refusing to resign, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara wrote a memo sharing his concerns about a phone call he received from the White House, BuzzFeed News reports.
Using the Freedom of Information Act, BuzzFeed was able to get an email on Thursday that Bharara sent on March 9 to then-deputy Attorney Joon Kim and Bharara's chief counsel, Joan Loughnane, in order to "memorialize certain events of the day." Bharara said he received a voicemail from Trump's secretary, Madeline Westerhout, asking him to call her back. He checked with Kim about the "propriety of returning the call," and reviewed copies of memos related to communications with the White House. He also spoke with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' chief of staff, Jody Hunt, to discuss the request. Bharara decided it was inappropriate to speak with Trump and called Westerhout to tell her this. The next day, he was asked to resign, and after refusing, was fired on March 11.
Parts of the email were redacted, specifically the sections that revealed details pertaining to "intra-agency communications," BuzzFeed reports. In an interview on This Week earlier this month, Bharara said it appeared Trump was "trying to cultivate some kind of relationship," and it is a "very weird and peculiar thing for a one-on-one conversation without the attorney general, without warning between the president and me or any United States attorney who has been asked to investigate various things and is in a position hypothetically to investigate business interests and associates of the president." Catherine Garcia
After being told they weren't allowed to wear shorts to school, about 30 teenage boys attending ISCA Academy in Exeter, England, showed up wearing skirts instead.
As part of their dress code, boys have to wear pants and girls can wear either pants or skirts, but when temperatures shot up, the boys asked school officials if they could wear shorts. They were told no, and a teacher sarcastically suggested they wear skirts. That's exactly what the boys did, borrowing regulation skirts from their classmates.
The school's head teacher told the BBC she "recognizes that the last few days have been exceptionally hot," but she didn't want to change the rules without "consulting both students and their families." One parent said she did approach the school to ask about her son wearing shorts, and she was "shot down." The protesting teens are supported by their fellow students, and most of the parents are proud of them for taking a stand. "Good on 'em," one mother told the BBC. Catherine Garcia


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Friday, November 20, 2015
Students, universities and white supremacy
Students of colour organising is getting serious media attention in the US at the moment. Concerned Student 1950 at the University of Missouri forced the University president to resign, holding him responsible for failing to address racism on campus ("Racial climate at MU", "Mizzou hunger strike is what happens when universities disregard black lives", "Concerned student 1950 demands"). Since then, we've heard about organising on countless campuses (article on 22 campuses with comments section naming other campuses, demands from students on a growing number of campuses).
One article that caught my attention was about Georgetown University. Georgetown's history makes the link between white supremacy and its success clear—slaves were sold to pay off debt.
"American universities have only recently begun to publicly grapple with the fact that these elite institutions, like the United States, were literally built on the exploitation of black bodies. Beginning with Brown University's Committee on Slavery and Justice in 2003, universities around the country have unearthed disturbing truths about how their schools profited from human bondage. For many universities, Georgetown included, slavery made the difference between a viable institution and a shuttered one."
"In addition to the renaming of Mulledy Hall, Georgetown activists are asking for plaques to identify the unmarked graves of slaves on campus, an annual program to explore Georgetown's history of slavery, the inclusion of information about black people's contributions to Georgetown in campus tours, mandatory diversity training for professors, and the rechristening of McSherry Hall, a campus building named for the Georgetown president who presided over the 1838 slave sale.And they've had early success (Georgetown renames building).
"But the demand that could have the biggest effect on Georgetown's future, if the university complies, comes down to money. The student activists have proposed a new endowment fund, equal to the present value of the profit garnered from the 272 slaves, for the purpose of recruiting black professors. It's a brilliant example of how universities could enact something in the vein of reparations—a tangible admission of the link between the horrific acts of generations past and today's racial injustice, one that would provide an equally tangible benefit to current and future students of color." (Georgetown students protest hall named for slave selling Jesuit)
By clearly founding their campaign on the school's history, demanding actions to explore how Georgetown benefits from white supremacy and ways to put it right now, the students are offering the school an opportunity for learning and leadership. By grounding their argument in justice, rather than human rights, they invite deeper reflection and relationship building—they invite the school to take responsibility for finding solutions, rather than either denying the issue, or simply reacting to external pressure and doing the least possible.
I hope the school takes this opportunity, and I've included two ways they can build from it.
- To explore how white supremacy not only allows them to be successful, but has also made it harder for other projects to survive. Actions like recruiting more black professors will ultimately help Georgetown remain successful at the expense of institutions with less money and prestige—institutions that have been committed to teaching about white supremacy long before it was politically safe. Not just recognised historically black and tribal colleges and university, but the many organisations teaching about justice. Reparations shouldn't just mean finding ways to make yourself better and more powerful, it should mean dismantling that power in ways that support those most affected by your actions. In this case, supporting oppressed and exploited communities on their own terms.
- To look at white supremacy more broadly, including how the school (like every colonial state) was built on the exploitation of native bodies and lands, and exploring how the school benefits from ongoing imperialism.
- To explore and end ways the school contributes to white supremacy, and prioritise ending white supremacy
Of course I'm not writing about this because I think anyone at Georgetown or any other US university care what I think. I'm thinking about what needs to be done in Aotearoa, and how much I would love if the institutions that the State supported to uphold cultural imperialism took responsibility for dismantling it, instead of playing neutral or pretending they aren't advantaged by it (I'm reminded of this cartoon).
Leonie Pihama reviews some of the colonial history of New Zealand universities in her PhD thesis (Pihama, "Tīhei Mauri Ora, Honouring our voices: Mana Wahine as a Kaupapa Māori theoretical framework", PhD (Education) thesis Auckland University, 2001: 49-52). It's very easy to see that the older universities have benefited from colonisation, because they were developed when colonisation was brutally obvious, but all universities benefit from white supremacy. For example, the three Wānanga have claims to the Waitangi Tribunal showing how they are disadvantaged by the State education system, which prioritises universities.
I'd like to see all the universities examine their past and current practices for ways they have exploited and harmed (and are exploiting and harming) tāngata whenua and peoples of colour and their ways of being. I'd like to see them examine the sources of their power and prestige—at whose expense have they succeeded, how are they benefiting from and contributing to white supremacy/ cultural imperialism? And then, I want them to work with tāngata whenua and communities of colour to put it right.
How do we make that happen?
(note: I use white supremacy to describe the historic and ongoing systems of oppression of indigenous peoples and peoples of colour, including their ways of being. Bell hooks explores the term in her chapter "Overcoming white supremacy: a comment" in Talking back: thinking feminist, thinking black.)
Sunday, August 02, 2015
Mātauranga Māori, tino rangatiratanga and the future of New Zealand science
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Colonisation and belonging
For about a week, my inbox was full of links to blog posts about Andrea Smith and whether she is or isn't Cherokee. I've read all of those posts, and most of them make me really uncomfortable. I want to explore my discomfort in a series of short (for me) posts over the next few weeks. I don't know where this will go. I don't plan to critique anything that anyone is saying, and I won't presume to give any solutions—I know it's not my place. But there are a number of reasons that my reaction is complicated, and I think it's important to talk about those reasons.
First of all, I should re-introduce myself. I am from Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe and Ngāi Tahu on my birth father's side, and European on my birth mother's side. I was adopted at birth by a Pākehā family, back in the days of closed adoptions, and grew up in Whangārei. My parents were assured that I am completely white, and I am light-skinned enough that this is marginally believable. So I was raised in ignorance of tikanga, and without any knowledge of my Māori whakapapa. I didn't find my father until I was in my 30s, and with that I found out my iwi. At the time, I hadn't even visited the area that we're from. Since then, my birth father's family have been incredibly welcoming, and have taken the time to teach me a lot. It has taken me a long time to learn some of the things that I should already have known. There are many things I will never learn. I will always be in-between, both Pākehā and Māori, and not quite either (I will write more about this in another post).
I have been lucky. There are many parts of my story that could have been different, that could have resulted in my never discovering my whakapapa, or that could have resulted in my knowing the connections, but never able to prove them:
- I needed to find my mother
- She needed to remember my father's name
- She needed to know that he was in another country
- I needed to find him
- He needed to acknowledge me.
It would have been easy to be caught in a situation of knowing who I belong to, but with no way of proving it. Whether I knew it or not, whether I could prove it or not, I have always been Ngāi Tahu. That is part of my whakapapa.
This sort of story, of complete disconnection, is colonisation. I was going to say it's an important part of colonisation, but it's more than that. Colonisation is breaking connections. Whakapapa is the ultimate threat to colonisation; it guarantees that colonisation will eventually fail. Whakapapa means we care for each other—we are responsible to each other and our ancestors. We are a force. This means that every link in whakapapa, every connection, is a threat to colonisation. It's only by breaking indigenous connections to place, by forcing tangata whenua from their place, that colonisers can take the land and try to keep it. It's only by breaking indigenous connections to each other, imposing their culture and values in the gaps that are created, that colonisers can feel safe and superior. As individuals, we are much more likely to succumb, to assimilate, to disappear.
For many Māori, the knowledge of whakapapa died a generation or two ago, the connections are forgotten. When that knowledge is taken, what can we do? Should we admit defeat, and say the whakapapa is gone, we are no longer Māori? Should we shut people out if they can't prove their relationships? Or are there better solutions? What are the risks in accepting people who, for whatever reason, seem to belong? What are the opportunities? Are we more likely to realise tino rangatiratanga through strict rules of exclusion, or through flexibility and inclusion?
Clearly, I am affected by these questions. My identity as Māori, tangata whenua, Ngāi Tahu feels vulnerable. It's hard for me to remember that this is true for lots of us. Many of us feel vulnerable, not Māori enough. Which project does that insecurity serve—colonisation or tino rangatiratanga? What are our political goals, and what actions move us towards them, or away from them? These are questions I think it is important to continue talking about.
I'll write more soon.
Friday, April 17, 2015
talk from GLITCH 2015
This is tidied up notes from a talk I gave at the GLITCH Youth Decolonisation Hui for Sexuality and Gender Minorities at Te Puea marae in Auckland last month. I really struggled to come up with anything to say in 10 minutes. To make it harder, I was on a panel with people who have been working for our communities for decades, and I was much more interested in what they had to say. In hindsight, I wish I'd taken more time to talk about liberalism, recognition and assimilation, and our responsibilities to our tūpuna and mokopuna, and how we take control of the stories, and a bunch of other things that would never fit into 10 minutes.
I'm going to talk about stories, and the different ways of telling stories, because the stories we hear about ourselves, and the stories we choose to tell about ourselves, have a big effect on how we understand who we are, and on the futures that we can imagine ourselves contributing to. Every story has an agenda and an effect, and I think it's important to always be thinking about that.
I want to start with the way we talk about our history. In school I got taught that history was pretty much men doing stuff, mostly conquering or fighting wars. The way Māori history is talked about still seems mostly in that style. We are allowed to be proud of our tūpuna as fierce warriors, but when we try to publicly remember them as great parents, or lovers, or kaitiaki and rangatira in its true sense, the media are quick to find historians like Paul Moon to 'balance' that story and bring it back to violence.
There's the story of our tūpuna Māori as primitive, lawless, barbaric cannibals who were struggling when Europeans arrived, and probably wouldn't have survived without European technology. It's a self-serving story invented by European colonisers to justify stealing land. It can't possibly be true, or our people wouldn't have survived as long as we have. You need laws and a system to grow and retain knowledge to survive. Māori have an academic tradition as long as anyone else's, and that tradition should be the basis of the stories we tell about ourselves.
So instead of talking about the violent warrior history of the Māori that got fed to me at school, I'm going to talk about our academic history.
I want you to imagine a line in front of me, this continuous line stretches past the arrivals of my European ancestors to these lands, past the arrivals of my tūpuna Māori from their Pacific homelands, it extends all the way into the infinity of creation. And it carries on through and behind me into the future that we can't see.
This line represents the accumulated experiences, knowledge and wisdom of generations. It is our academic tradition. Whatarangi Winiata called it the mātauranga continuum. We are part of it, and we can have a huge effect on how it grows into the future. In fact, our specific experiences are really important for making sense of what's happened and how to put it right.
The foundation of our academic tradition is the stories our tūpuna crafted for us. Many of us grew up on the common patriarchal versions of those stories where for example Rangi looks down on Papa, desires her and takes her and they have a bunch of sons, who eventually feel cramped and conspire to push them apart and let light in, then fight amongst each other before dividing up the world amongst them. Or Tāne goes looking for the female element, and eventually makes her out of dirt, brings her to life and impregnates her, then when his daughter grows up he takes her for his wife and she gives birth to mankind before realising her husband is her father, and then fleeing in shame to the underworld. Or the Māui cycle which is like a boys own adventure. In all these stories, males are the centre, they are active and creative heroes, while the females are passive. The only time they get to act is to flee in shame. Those versions have very clearly been selected and shaped by exposure to Pākehā patriarchal values and ideas about what a good story looks like. They have nothing to offer me, or to anyone else who wants more out of life than a patriarchal rape fantasy.
There are other versions of creation that are far more interesting.
There's my people's tradition where Rakinui and Papatūānuku each have other partners, so the primary relationship is bigger than Raki and Papa—there is no nuclear family. Or there's Pei Te Hurinui writing about a Tainui creation tradition, where Ranginui had partners other than Papatūānuku, both were bi-sexual, and both gave birth to children.
There would have been heaps of creation stories showing that our tūpuna had interesting understandings of gender and sexuality. Our tūpuna needed to understand their environment, where sex comes in pretty much every form you can imagine. Plants can produce both pollen and seed, or just one, they can be self-fertile or reproduce without sex. Animals can be male or female or both, or switch depending on what's needed, or be sterile, or reproduce asexually. Why would we expect atua to be confined to male or female bodies? or defined by their sex? Or to be monogamous?
I don't want to dwell on how so many of our stories have been distorted or taken from us altogether. What I want to talk about is our responsibility to give those stories back. Who understands the silencing of colonisation better than us? Our bodies, our sexualities, our genders, our relationships have been erased. I know what it means to limit our stories to heterosexual, monogamous patriarchy, because I am expected to fit myself into those limits too.
And now there's new stories to explain our current situation.
There's the feel-good one-people-into-the-future-together story. It starts with recognition that some bad stuff happened to tangata whenua during colonisation. It sometimes includes an apology, like the Australian Prime minister gave to their indigenous peoples. But it never involves colonisers conceding any power. Nothing changes.
There's the story of white liberalism. It says that pretty much wherever we come from, if we're not white, our culture is conservative and backwards compared to Pākehā culture, and Pākehā values will liberate us. That story conveniently ignores that what we most need liberation from is western imperialism, and that for example, sexual and gender liberation on these lands has pretty much always been led by Māori and Pasifika.
That story is based on recent moves towards tolerance of deviant genders and sexualities—the state, progressive corporations and nice, liberal people are finally ready to recognise that we exist, and even to share some of their rights with us. We get included in their marketing campaigns, they let us choose the gender on our passports, and even marry one other person of any gender. Some of that stuff is helpful, but what does this neoliberal story of tolerance mean? People with power look like they are being nice to us marginalised queers, we can be out and still successfully participate in capitalism and colonisation. But nothing is being conceded. They aren't changing, they are letting us change to fit in, to assimilate.
What is the world I want, if it's not this one? That's a hard question to answer, especially when someone else controls the stories. This is why our own academic traditions are so important—they help us see outside Western culture and values. When we think about the stories our tūpuna left for us, when we strip out the misogyny and white supremacy that got laid on them, we can see that they are all focused on building relationships and the responsibilities that come with those relationships.
What would society look like if it had relationships and responsibilities at its center?
It suggests a future where, as Moana Jackson has said, we are all recognised as mokopuna, who will become tūpuna, where we remember that we all come from atua, that we can all create and contribute.
This is a world I could get excited about. Focusing on relationships and responsibilities doesn't ignore the specific oppressions we face within our own cultures, but it is guide to help untangle the shit we currently face.
That's the dream our tūpuna had for us. How we do that, how we imagine that, those are the stories I want to hear. And if you don't agree with me, if this doesn't sound like you, and you have other visions, then I want to hear stories that lead you to the future you dream of.


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Rocking My World Friday...
p.s Big Cook has just joined the ranks of the Rockettes :) Her post is here if you'd like a peek.
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lol - I entered that printing press competition last night :) and I also signed up for the 3 issues for £3 thing. Be careful to cancel your direct debit before the next payment goes out though as the second payment is £40 or something like that.....ReplyDelete
and as for poundland halloween bits - did you get one of the black lace tablecloths with the skulls on? I might have bought three (embarassed smiley :))
Wow your week really has rocked!!! Re the Poundland bargains - I may cough cough just have snuck a couple of the above mentioned lace tableclothes into the house, didn't see the scarves but was definately drawn to the leg warmers :)ReplyDelete
Have a fab weekend. Claire x
What wins ! Love the pics & am going to pop over right after this. Love the Big cook Little Cook in action.ReplyDelete
I'm afraid I don't know what " Pinning a post " means but it does sound great ! Well done !
your daughters are beauteous.
so pretty!
what does mank mean? yucky?
Loving your post! Well done on the wins - some super yummy prizes there....ReplyDelete
Love your pound shop buys too.
What beautiful daughters you have. :)
Hugs xx
Love those Halloween bargains - may have to go to Poundland - still want to collect bits for my configurations box.... have a good next week. Loved Devon's post...wonder where she gets it from...ReplyDelete
Poundland sounds fabulous!! I have raided every dollar store I know of...would be fantastic to see the English version!!ReplyDelete
What a great week! I'm smiling for you...and I love the sight of your girls together! Makes me feel guilty I don't let Maggie help in the kitchen as often as she'd like...
I read Devon's post...so cute...I'm following her now....gotta see what you get into that you don't tell us here...heehee!
Though, you really hold anything back, do you?! ;P
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Hello - I was commenting much earlier but then I got side tracked by your clicky clacker :) I for see me having a go at some point in the future. Well done on all the wins. Love to see kids in the kitchen, hoping for big things as T gets bigger. We accepted another offer on the flat (fingers crossed 3rd time lucky - for the sake of my sanity I am mostly pretending it is not happening......). Halloween party and fireworks tomorrow woohoo :DReplyDelete
what cute girls! you are scooping up the loot, lucky you!ReplyDelete
Loads of goddies for you this week then Carmen! Love those paintings of mavin and maude they are fab! I have not seen those halloween scarves in our poundland :( or I would have scooped up a couple. Great photos of big cook little cook, have commented on Devvies blog I think shes gonna have an awesome blog like her mum!!!xReplyDelete
I am LOVIN' Marvin and Maude! Absolutely brilliant, they must bring a smile to your face when you look at them looking back at you. The Street Art exhibition looks interesting - make sure you tell us all about it when you go and see it. Great prize. Lovely pics of the cooks in the kitchen, performing their very own Great British Bake-Off. Looks fun, and messy!ReplyDelete
What a lovely surprise to see someone had pinned your clicker-clacker thinger-me-jig.
Great Rocking post, missus. Happy Halloween, wa-ha-ha-ha-haaaaa!
finally got round to looking at my beautiful Rockette's post! This post is full of gratefuls and amazing positives. Loving the baking session I'm sure Devon will be awesome in childcare if that's what she want to do!ReplyDelete
Loving the wins that you've had and the gifts from Amy are great, take a piccie when they are in situ so we can all sit back and admire! Haven't seen your clicker clacker instructions yet but will check it out, think I've got one of those things lurking in the dark recesses of a box somewhere!
Right off to check the rest of the posts
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Hi Carmen I was me who pinned your post :) I finally got around to making one, my little boy loves it. Thanks for the idea.ReplyDelete
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Place the amaranth in a pan with 1¼ cups of water and bring the liquid to the boil. Reduce the heat to simmer, cover the pan and cook on a low heat for 18–20 minutes. While the amaranth is cooking, steam the cauliflower until it is tender, then, blend it in a food processor until smooth. When the amaranth has cooked mix it through the cauliflower with the chia seeds and season with a pinch of sea salt and cracked black pepper.


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Love, like everything in the universe, cannot be destroyed. But over time it can change.
The hot Texas nights were lonely for Ben before his heart began beating to the rhythm of two words; Tim Wyman. By all appearances, Tim had the perfect body and ideal life, but when a not-so-accidental collision brings them together, Ben discovers that the truth is rarely so simple. If winning Tim's heart was an impossible quest, keeping it would prove even harder as family, society, and emotion threaten to tear them apart.
Something Like Summer is a love story spanning a decade and beyond as two boys discover what it means to be friends, lovers, and sometimes even enemies.
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The Premise:
There is no shortage of coming out stories in the gay genre, most of them taking place in high school and culminating with the main character finally accepting his sexuality. With Something Like Summer, I wanted to take a different approach. As the first line of the book states, "This is not a coming out story." More and more young people are coming out at an earlier age which presents them with a whole new set of challenges. Not only is there judgement from peers, but frustration while waiting for other gay people to come out as well. And high school is just the beginning, which is why this novel also explores the years that follow. Something Like Summer is a romance with healthy doses of sex, laughter, and sometimes even tears. This is a story of feeling alienated, of refusing to be a victim and playing the hero, of obsession and letting go, and how exhilarating it can be to find comfort in the arms of someone that loves you.
The Audio Book:
Narrator Kevin R. Free has done a wonderful job of bringing the world of Something Like Summer to life. Check out a free sample below. The audio book is available from Audible, Amazon, or iTunes.
The Movie:
Something Like Summer is being adapted for the big screen by Blue Seraph Productions and is now in final production stages with a release set for 2017. Learn more over at the official movie site!
Reading Order:
The Something Like… Series:
Book 1: Something Like Summer
Book 2: Something Like Winter
Book 3: Something Like Autumn
Book 4: Something Like Spring
Book 5: Something Like Lightning
Book 6: Something Like Thunder
Book 7: Something Like Stories – Volume One
Book 8: Something Like Rain
Book 9: Something Like Stories – Volume Two
From Rainbow Book Reviews:
"Due to Jay's easy, understandable style, I was led through the happy times and the sad ones, sometimes by gently holding his hand and in others by gripping it tightly, but what a ride. 'Something Like Summer' not only has lots of passion, humor, angst, and twists and turns, it also takes an in depth look at how the choices we make in life affect not only ourselves, but everyone around us." …read full review
From ALPHA Reader:
"Jay Bell has written one of the most heart-felt and sincere M/M romances I have ever encountered. This is a love story that spans twelve years – a story all about getting a second chance with 'the one that got away'."…read full review
From Amos Lassen reviews:
"Being a writer of gay literature these days can be very difficult because so much has been done and it is hard to get a handle on something new. Jay Bell has succeeded in giving us a new look at gay romance and love as two discover the meaning of "friends and lovers""…read full review
Selected as one of Amazon's Best Gay Books of 2011 and a finalist in 2012's Lambda Literary Awards
Winner of three awards in Goodread's M/M Romance Member's Choice Awards:
–Best Story that Should/Must have a Sequel
–Best Young Adult Characters
–Best Cover
Honorable Mention as Best Cover Art in the 2011 Rainbow Awards.
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3 educational technology resources to help any new teacher
Your millennial teachers are important assets. They love collaborating and sharing ideas. They're masters of technology. They're flexible, authentic, and always seeking new ways to engage students.
But they fall prey to the same challenges facing every new teacher: classroom management, lesson planning, and one-on-one interaction with students, among others.
As technology drives new teaching strategies and learning opportunities, it also gives new teachers better tools to save time, spark student interest, and measure their progress. Let's look at three tech resources designed to help any young teacher. Continue Reading…


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Eroica Riesling 2008
Riesling from Columbia Valley, Washington
Winemaker's Notes
This Eroica shows the crisp acidity of the cooler 2008 vintage. The wine exudes mandarin orange and sweet lime aromas and flavors with subtle mineral notes. The mouth-watering acidity is beautifully balanced by flavorful Washington Riesling fruit. After a decade we have truly found our 'Eroica style,' striving for beautiful bright fruit with crisp acidity and enhanced minerarilty.
Critical Acclaim
Wine & Spirits - "It seems as if Eroica gets more precise with each vintage. The joint venture between Ernst Loosen and Chateau Ste. Michelle produced a 2008 that's simply brilliant, its scents of Thai pineapple and passionfruit leading to limelike flavors hurried along by rippling acidity. There's tension between the brisk and creamy textures, a contrast of generosity and mineral edges. Pair it with wienerschnitzel."
Connoisseurs' Guide - "A collaborative effort between Chateau Ste. Michelle and the Mosel's Ernst Loosen, Eroica consistently ranks as one of the West Coast's finest Rieslings. As this latest version so aptly demonstrates, it is also very much deserving of patience. While it presently flirts with elements of Bartlett pears, peaches and a hint of lime zest, it is still a firm, tightly wound youngster that needs to unfold. Its exceptional balance ensures that any wait will be well worthwhile, and, while we would enjoy it right now with a scallop or two, we plan on setting some aside to be enjoyed as it fills out and opens up over the next several years. GOOD VALUE "
The Wine Advocate - "The white wines begin with the 2008 Eroica Riesling, a collaboration between Germany's Ernst Loosen and Chateau Ste. Michelle. The grapes are sourced from a number of sites and several AVAs. Because of the winery's vast holdings, this superb Riesling can be made in quantity (27,000 cases) while maintaining exceptional quality. Light straw-colored, it has a lovely, captivating perfume of acacia, honey, mineral, melon, and tropical aromas. Crisp, light- bodied (11.5% alcohol), concentrated, and vibrant, this just off-dry (1.77% RS), Kabinett-styled Riesling has the balance to evolve for several years and should drink well for a decade. "
International Wine Cellar - "Very pale straw-yellow. Subtle aromas of citrus peel, ginger, quinine, linden tea and fresh herbs. Intense stone fruit flavors are bright and tactile, with a slight impression of residual sweetness leavened by vibrant acids. Tasty, complex riesling with very good lift on the firm aftertaste."
Wine Spectator - "This lively, refreshing wine has a delicately sweet edge to its pear and floral flavors, lingering effectively on the focused finish. Drink now through 2013."
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Eroica Winery
Launched in 1999, Eroica is a labor of love for two of the world's great Riesling producers. One from the Old World, Dr. Loosen estate of Germany, and the other from the New World, Chateau Ste. Michelle of Washington state. An intermingling of Old and New World philosophies and technique enables the crafting of an extraordinary Riesling from Washington state grapes. Named for Beethoven's Third Symphony, Eroica reflects not only its variety and site, but also its heritage: bold and forward from its Washington roots, elegant and refined from German inspiration.
The first five vintages of Eroica Riesling (1999-2003) were named to Wine Spectator's "Top 100" list.
"I have long believed that a Riesling revival would have to start with a prominent New World winery like Chateau Ste. Michelle."
- Ernst Loosen, Dr. Loosen estate View all Eroica Wines
About Columbia Valley
Columbia Valley is the largest of Washington State's wine growing regions, with almost 11 million acres. It encompasses a number of smaller regions, including Yakima Valley, Walla Walla Valley, Red Mountain and more. The vast area consists of a range of climates, allowing viticulturists to plant a diverse selection of grape varieties. Most wineries plant rows sparsely, which helps the vines survive the harsh winters.
Notable FactsMerlot is the most popular and most planted grape of the area, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Syrah and Riesling are also popular and continue to grow in acreage.
About WashingtonRelated Links:Now the number two producer in the United States, Washington State has also grown in quality.
So how does a state known for rain and coffee produce high quality wines? They plant their grapes on the east side of the Cascade mountains, away from that ever-present rain cloud that sits along the coast. Perhaps wine grapes do well since the sandy loam soils east of the Cascade range give way to an almost desert-like land, saved from drought only by the helpful rivers that run through the area – and the good irrigation systems.
Thinking that the state would do best with typical northern growing grapes like Riesling and Gewurtztraminer, turns out the apple state is well-suited for reds, namely Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and, more recently, Syrah. Of course, whites have not been forgotten - Washington State Rieslings range from bone-dry to sweet, are well-structured and high quality, and Chardonnay dominates most of the other white plantings, making a range of wines. But the reds of the region, Merlot in particular, have made Washington State a quality force to be reckoned with.
Customer ReviewsSign In to Add Your Review44 out of 5 stars
40 ratings, 19 with reviews412/27/2010I enjoyed this vintage and would definitely buy it again.Brian Tuckman - Old Bridge, NJ510/29/2010One of if not the best Riesling I've ever had. Very tasty with a very long and great finish. For my wife and I it was perfect. We bought more.Paul William - Canton, OH510/24/2010I shared this Riesling with a few friends this past weekend. It proved to be a favorite and the wine offered a refreshing and delightful experience. The wine has exceptional acidity as it is still a young wine. However, it has great potential to develop with 2-3 years of cellaring. I have ordered 4 more bottles.59/22/2010Smooth, a little sweet and yet crisp. Great!58/6/2010Has a breadth of flavor unrivaled in a Riesling at this price. Probably beats out many other expensive rieslings with relative ease. Lets just say this wine is on my "buy a case" list...Corey Ostman - Stratham, NH54/29/2010Shoblock - Matawan, NJ410/22/2010drosen12 - Dallas, TX25/29/2010PamBaugh - Melbourne, FL43/14/2011My husband really loved this Reisling. It has the smallest bite to it, but in all, a nice, crisp wine.44/6/2011Generally not a fan of white wines, but really enjoyed this one. Smooth with a good amount of acidity.Slumlordess - Aaronsburg, PA24/3/2011Too fruity for me - I'll pass... Tastes a little like a sauvignon blanc. Yuck.MichiganCliffy - Thermal, CA43/22/2011
Eroica is consistently good riesling from the Pacific Northwest. I try and keep at least 2 in the wine rack to pair with spicey Indian food.Hervé - Gaithersburg, MD43/27/2011
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- Fruity & Smooth
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Simply gorgeous ! Very classy palate. A great wine, on its own or during any meal.Abcd - Washington, DC33/25/2011Dave Evans - Sicklerville, NJ53/24/2011cedralpass - San Francisco, CA43/22/2011Steve and Ruthi - Lakeland, FL42/19/2011Opened with a group and needed a second bottle. All liked it very much. Perfect level of sweetness to drink alone or tame spicy food.American Stampeder - Springfield, MA51/6/2011This was a Christmas gift for my mother... We actually haven't tried it yet, but given that it seemed to be a step up from the regular Chateau Ste Michelle Riesling (which is my mother's favourite Riesling), I expect it will be that and more in taste when we do try it.Feng - Washington, DC412/20/2010Shared this with friends at a Pizza dinner and didn't drink much of it, but did like it quite a bit. Probably 91. Need to try again to give a full review.tenacean - Jefferson, MD311/25/2010I've had a German riesling rated 91 and this wine. The German riesling blew this one completely away. There's nothing off putting...everything is technically correct and integrated...very, very light flavors of the fruit...good but not outstanding...it's as good as it will get...tasted twice.Boston Harbor - Boston, MA55/16/2010Good price, wonderful notes. Perfect for spring and summer. Good price. It makes you smile. What's not to like?dedalus2222 - Philadelphia, PA57/26/2010yep. if ima spend 20 bucks on a white, it better have depth and action like eroica. wow.JoeyJoey - Ambler, PA57/15/2010this wine was my first Riesling, and I'm a red wine/dog fish head beer guy. lately gotten into whites, and this was really nice.45/27/2010Fresh, fruity nose (this is a rather acidic wine). To be honest, the attack tasted exactly like saccharine to me (euphemised in the tasting notes, I think, as 'sweet lime'). Green apple mid palate. Finish was surprisingly long and warm - its best aspect in my opinion. Still doesn't compare to the better German Rieslings but a good value.55/31/2010Outstanding Riesling. One of the best made in the U.S. in my opinion.
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Growth requirements of some fungi causing maduromycosis
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- Kalyanasundaram, I. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1973) 39: 521. doi:10.1007/BF02578896
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Three strains ofMadurella mycetomi, two ofM. grisea, and two ofRhinocladiella mansonii have been studied for possible differences in growth requirements which might be used for distinguishing these species.
Under the experimental conditions, an incubation temperature of 37C suitedM. mycetomi about as well as 30C.R. mansonii grew less well at 37C than at 30C, andM. grisea did not grow at the higher temperature.
M. grisea andR. mansonii further differed fromM. mycetomi in that they required thiamine for growth.
The pH tolerance of all the strains was very wide.
Asparagine and potassium nitrate were readily utilized by all the strains, but ammonium salts were not. Urea was poorly used byM. mycetomi; the other species did not use it.
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"Of all the land disputes between indigenous communities and large landowners that have mushroomed in Argentina during the last decade, none acquired the public notoriety of the battle waged in the northern Patagonian province of Chubut in 2004. The David-and-Goliath elements of the confrontation ensured unprecedented media attention to an issue long neglected by mainstream Argentina".
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Interview with Mr. Federico Sartor, head of Communication Benetton Holding.
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FREE MUSIC from Hunter Hayes!!!
The last three times I've seen Hunter Hayes, he's played this amazing song called "Light Me Up." I've searched and searched to find it online. It's not on his album and there was no trace of it (outside of lousy live recordings)....until now.
Hunter has teamed up with Country Financial to offer a free download of the song. It is absolutely worth the "Like" on Facebook. "Light Me Up" gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it, and I have a feeling it will do the same for you.
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If your road-trip refueling stops are limited to a bathroom break and a cup of murky coffee, you're not stopping at the right place. Head to a truck stop and you'll be amazed. Today's biggest stops have food courts, doctors' offices and movie theaters. "They're cities unto themselves," says Robert de Vos, publisher and editor of The Trucker's Friend National Truck Stop Directory (TR Publications, $14.95). He shares with Larry Bleiberg for USA TODAY some of his favorite places to fill up.
MORE 10 GREAT: Themed lists and expert picks
Little America
Iowa 80
Trail's TravelCenter
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Davis Travel Center
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Whiskey Pete's
Morris Travel Center
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HGPII has released its Tenth Annual Report to the Public.
Click here to read.
Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2010) – The Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative (HGPII), an organization dedicated to promote the highest ethical standards and practices in the health care group purchasing industry, today announced the launching of two major initiatives to further increase transparency and strengthen oversight in the health care group purchasing industry.
At a recent meeting, the HGPII CEOs voted unanimously: (i) to activate a formal process to insure prompt and fair resolution of supplier complaints regarding a GPO's purchasing process; and (ii) to implement an Independent Advisory Council. Both of these measures had been directed by the CEOs at the conclusion of the HGPII Best Practices Forum in March 2010. Read more [PDF]
Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2010) – The Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative (HGPII), an organization that promotes the highest ethical standards and practices in the health care group purchasing industry, today announced a series of major initiatives to further increase transparency and oversight in the health care group purchasing industry. Upon successful completion of its fifth annual Best Practices Forum in Washington, D.C., HGPII introduced plans to establish an independent process for healthcare suppliers to file business grievances, as well as the convening of an independent ethics advisory panel to provide objective and independent guidance towards continued compliance with the highest ethical standards.Read more [PDF]
Health Industry Group Purchasing Association Urges Industry Leaders to Increase Transparency Across All Healthcare Sectors
Leading Health Care Supply Contracting Company Novation Earns Ethics Inside Certification
Novation has earned the coveted Ethics Inside� Certification from the Ethisphere Institute, a leading international think tank dedicated to the research and promotion of best practices in corporate ethics and compliance. Ethisphere?s licensed credentialing partners look at more than 100 separate criteria during the Ethics Inside� Certification process, including corporate citizenship and responsibility; overall compliance and ethics program; organizational health and culture of ethics; corporate governance; and regulatory history.
The review process is extremely rigorous and comprehensive. Following this review, Ethisphere was especially impressed with Novation?s strong culture of ethics, efforts in supply chain sustainability, and its ?best-practice? vendor grievance and feedback process. Continue Reading...


text: My friend recently gave me their old iPhone 4S (they have the 5 now). It was locked to a Canadian network. We tried to unlock it through the network, but the phone was not active (since she transferred her SIM to the new phone), so had to buy an unlock code over the internet (at the recommendation of the old network). I live overseas, so I couldn't just buy a SIM from her network. The issue now is that I am unable to download any apps from the iTunes store. I have an existing Apple ID, and when I've tried, I get a message to contact support. So I did, and they told me that I am unable to use a new account, but cannot provide me any further information. My question is whether anyone knows a way to get around this, since I would really like to put a few apps on the phone. Obviously the phone still works without them, but there are some apps that I would love to have for convenience-sake.


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Getting accurate information, on time, to the right people, and in the most efficient manner, has never been more important. When access to information is limited, productivity and efficiency are compromised. That's why Enterprise Mobility across industry verticals has become so important. Enterprise Mobility is the key to leveraging your operational excellence and efficiencies, reducing your costs, and enhancing your customers' overall experience. Achieving these goals requires mobilizing your existing enterprise applications while also rolling out new mobile applications aimed at serving your employees, partners, and customers.
Even business leaders who fully recognize the importance of Enterprise Mobility also know that the path toward achieving these goals is full of challenges, such as:
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Shot my first can this past Saturday.. Planning on getting him mounted. Don't see too many in AZ.
Whats your opinion on quality of the bird? I think hes pretty solid but what do you guys think? They're such pretty birds in hand
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JuniorPre 360 wrote:People say they wouldn't mount one unless it was all white across the back. Your can you killed looks just like mine that I had mounted. I'd say you got a quality bird. They are my favorite duck to hunt. Any ideas on poses?
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Daily First! Week In Pop Culture
December 15, 2012
We're nearly a week away from Christmas, but the pop culture news isn't letting up. From the Golden Globe Award nominations to Paul McCartney joining Nirvana to Top Gun's return to the big screen, there was lots of jaw-dropping headlines this week. Here are the Top 10 Daily First headlines:
1. Selena Gomez Does Trouble Dance to Taylor Swift Song
2. Paul McCartney Heads Up Nirvana
3. And the Golden Globe Nominees Are...
4. Top Gun Returns to Theaters In 3D!
5. Former Storage Wars Star Claims Show Is Fake
6. Kim Kardashian's Sexy, French Photo Shoot
7. David Bowie's Son Weds Cancer-Stricken Girlfriend
8. Tom Cruise's Oblivion Trailer
9. Scantily-Clad Miley Cyrus Performs With Strippers
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Outdoor AC on whenever heat is on - wiring problem?
after I had my furnace serviced 2 days back, I notice this odd thing. When I switch the themostat to heat mode and the heat kicks on, my outside AC unit also starts. I have never seen the outside AC on in cold weather like these days. So something seems wrong. I am guessing that the technician may not put the wiring properly when he's done. He did have to unwire the board so he can take out the blower. So I checked myself and here is what I found.
The 4 wires from the themostat seems to all connect to the terminals on the furnace's control board properly. I have outside AC unit and also a humidifier. I notice that the white color wires of both AC and humidifier connect to "C" terminal of the control board. That seems OK as I understand. But the red wire from AC goes to "W" terminal and the red wire from the humidifier goes to "Y" terminal.
As I saw from other posting, "W" terminal is for heat and "Y" terminal is for AC. So I am guessing that those two red wires from AC and humidifier should be swapped. That would make more sense to me: humidifier should be on only when heat is on and AC should be on only if the themostat is on "cool" mode and decides to kick off the AC.
Am I right about this?
Yea. He just mixed up the 2 wires.
They need to be switched back.
But, he pbviously didn't check for proper humidifier operation.
If you decide to change them yourself, fine.
But, a polite letter to the company, will help both that company, and that tech.
If the company doesn't hear about the mistake, they can't help their techs to do a better job.
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I will call them tomorrow.
I totally agree with you that the company and the technician should hear about this so they are aware that they have room to improve the quality of their service. In this case, since the control board controls 3 modules, they all need to be tested if its wiring is touched. the technician obviously did not do that.
PM's are somewhat boring.
So after a while, some techs short cut.
Unfortunately. It reflects worse on the company, then the tech.
By helping the company, you help yourself and other customers. No reputable company, wants to short cut their customers.
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