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Communications WG
The Communications Working Group coordinates presbytery publications both off and online. This group works to ensure that the way we communicate with each other works to edify our shared mission, expand our vision and experience of community, deepen our collaboration and connectionalism, and advocate for equal and just communication in terms of our diversity of theology, worldview, culture, race and gender.
We are always looking for people interested in helping maintain the web site or to help expand our ideas of how to communicate with one another. If you are interested in joining our team, contact the Presbytery office.


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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
calendrier de l'avent
Nadja, a mis un calendrier de l'avent dans son bocal!
C'est ici.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Friday, November 4, 2016
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called."
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Saturday, April 23, 2016
We are going! To Spain and Portugal!
"There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it."
Charles Dudley Warner
In a couple of days, we'll set off on a tour due to last one and a half months.
This is our itinerary from Madrid to Porto.
We'll focus on the multifaceted mirror of the peninsula and experience the heritage of almost 800 years of Islamic presence.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
"To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries."
Aldous Huxley
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
petit paquet cadeau pour la Saint-Valentin: j'ai donné naissance à ma troisième fille!
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
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2007 Comedy/Romance Rated PG-13
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Newly engaged Ben Murphy and his fiancée, Sadie Jones, plan to live happily ever after. The problem is that Sadie's family church, St. Augustine's, is run by Reverend Frank, who won't bless Ben and Sadie's union until they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage-prep course.
Consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy, Reverend Frank's rigorous curriculum puts Ben and Sadie's relationship to the test. Forget happily ever after - do they even have what it takes to make it to the altar?
Box office gross: $43.7 million. View box office history.
Released by Warner Bros. See more credits.
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Highlanders displaying offensive fireworks in PIHL open division
Baldwin's hockey team has won four games in a row to improve to 7-1 overall in the PIHL open division.
What has been most impressive, perhaps, has been the offensive firepower displayed by the streaking Highlanders.
Baldwin outscored the opposition by a commanding 49-7 difference in the four-game winning streak, skating past Ringgold (9-0), Gateway (12-3), Connellsville (16-0) and Greensburg-Salem (12-3).
On the season, the Highlanders — who play Carrick tonight, Thursday, at Ice Castle — have outscored the opposition by a 77-19 overall margin, and are averaging close to 10 goals per game.
"We're starting to put it together," Jim Brown, Baldwin's first-year head coach, said. "We have a real nice balance of young kids and travel elite kids.
"They are very disciplined, attentive, and they are very coachable."
Baldwin is led offensively by senior forward Anthony Alaimo, who ranks among the open division's leading scorers with 10 goals and 16 assists.
"He's a good kid, a hard-working kid," Brown said. "He's been around the program for awhile. Obviously, he knows how to play the game."
Alaimo is complemented offensively by the trio of forward Dakota Becker (10 goals, 14 assists), forward Mark O'Hanlon (7 goals, 13 assists) and defenseman Max Milan (7 goals, 9 assists).
Forward Brian Dee, who has played in only four games, accounted for eight points in last week's win against Greensburg-Salem.
Dee peppered in five goals against the Lions, and Alaimo was credited with four assists.
Two other top point producers for the Highlanders, who own the second-best goal total in the PIHL's open division, are defensemen.
Kenny Dee, with eight goals and four assists, and Ryan Doran, with five goals and seven assists, are next in line in the scoring department.
Junior goaltender Matt Yauch has been in the net for all but nine minutes for Baldwin this season.
Yauch has a 2.43 goals-against average along with an .859 save percentage. He has posted one shutout.
"We are very small in numbers, but I'm proud of the program we put on the ice," Brown said. "This is a very special group of kids. They just persevere, and they have a great will to win."
The Highlanders opened the week in first place in section action, followed by Carrick (6-3), Ringgold (3-6), Keystone Oaks (3-7) and Connellsville (0-9).
Ray Fisher is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at 412-388-5820 or email@example.com.


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Take Art ~ Badminton ~ Bowls ~ Dancing ~ Pilates ~ History Group ~ Mother & Toddlers ~ Parish Council ~ St Peters Church ~ WI
NEROCHE HALL is available for all of our community and suits various activities.
Many groups use the hall as you can see from the calendar. If you are interested in joining any of them see below for contact details.
If you want to practice your singing or musical instrument without driving your family crazy, just use our hall. We currently have drummers and bands practicing. Contact the booking secretary for prices.
If you wish to join the list simply contact us using the contact us page and your details will be added.
BOOK SWAP corner. In the corner of the main hall you will find shelves of books for you to take and read. Just leave one there to take one away
Monday afternoon 2-4.00pm
About 13 years ago we were a group of Hatch Beauchamp W.I.ladies eager to set up a badminton group.
Over the years we have been joined by numerous friends, male & female. We all tend to be mature, fun loving people eager to let off steam & keep fit!
We meet at Neroche Hall on Mon afternoons from 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Contacts: Molly Reynolds Tel.01823 332938 or Daphne Brightwell Tel. 01823 480548
Tuesday Evening Badminton (advanced level) 8.00pm contact Rupert Ryall 01823 480898
Friday afternoon 5.00- 6.00pm Curland Ladies Badminton...good excercise and a bit of fun...contact Anne 01460 234377
OR If you simply want a game of badminton just check with the booking secretary or the calendar to see if the hall is free. It's only £8 per hour.
Pilates every Monday Morning Contact Sarah Minty 01458 259525 or 07796288596 £5 10.00am - 11.00am
Bring your own mat if possible ,otherwise contact sarah.
Neroche Short Mat Bowling Club…………Thursday evenings
For the past 20 years the club has played at the Neroche Hall competing in the Taunton & District SMB league. Currently there are 15 registered members with ages ranging from 13 to 70.
For league match's 10 players are required to fulfil 4 games with 2 in the first half of the evening and 2 in the second half with refreshments in between.
Home games are played on Thursday evenings starting at 7:30 normally finishing between 9:30/45 and are played in both a competitive and friendly spirit. The season starts in September and finishes in April and includes pre and post season friendly match's against local sides.
For further information contact R.E.Larkman, Chairman, firstname.lastname@example.com
Neroche Folkdance Club
The Neroche Folk Dance Club was formed in 1993 by Rupert Jones. Following his retirement Liz Longman a long standing member took over. We meet Monday evenings 8pm until 10pm with a Coffee break midway.
All dances are 'Called' so no experience is required and range from Playford (17th Century), Manor House as seen in Pride and Prejudice, American Contra and Barn Dances.
We are a small friendly group and would welcome new members. If you would like to come along and give it a try call Liz on 01823 278739 or Joy 01460 234237.
Neroche Garden Club
We are a group for local amateurs to exchange information and plants. We have recently joined forces with the newly re-formed Hatch Beauchamp Garden Club. Details about membership and the proposed programme of activities which promise to be interesting and very "hands on" are available from Michael Beavan on 01823 480359. New members welcome.
For more information e mail: email@example.com
Neroche Local History Group Every fourth Wednesday from 7.30 – 9.00pm
We concentrate mainly on the history of the local area. Several members are conducting their own research. For 2010, amongst other topics, we will be looking at the Alms Houses in Staple Fitzpaine, how Elizabethan Poor Law and its successors affected the neighbourhood, and local workhouses. A study visit to Somerset Records Office is planned for early in the year.
We also have regular external specialist speakers. In February there will be a speaker from The Family History Society on how to get going with your own research.
Anyone with an interest in the history of our local villages and surroundings is welcome to join the group.
Please contact Jane Hole, Chair of Neroche Local History Group on 01460 234410, firstname.lastname@example.com for more details.
…twice yearly…….see also COMING EVENTS
Take Art is an Arts Development Agency, which serves the towns, villages and rural communities of Somerset. It began as a village performance scheme in 1987, touring high quality performances to just 10 villages in Somerset. Since then the scheme has grown to over 80 village promoters. Our mission is to produce, promote and facilitate participation in the arts and continually to explore innovative ways in which artists can enrich communities.
Neroche Hall has been a promoter of Take Art performances for many years and the productions are always professional, diverse, entertaining and sometimes challenging.
The profits of Take Art events are shared between the Neroche Hall funds and Take Art.
Neroche Parish Council
The local Parish Council meets in the Committee Room at 7.30pm on the second Thursday in January, March, July, September and November. Meetings are open to the public and there is an opportunity to speak to issues on the agenda.
The Clerk to the Parish Council is
Gillian Midworth who can be contacted on
01823 253646
The parish council has its own section on the community website www.nerochevillages.org.uk
Click herefor details of your parish councillor and the agenda and minutes of meetings
St Peter's Church, Staple Fitzpaine
The beautiful ancient church of St Peter nestles in the heart of Staple Fitzpaine providing a place for Christian worship and fellowship.
St Peter's is a church in the community and as such holds a number of events throughout the year either in the church, at Neroche Hall or around the parish. Regular events include pancake parties, harvest suppers and safari suppers.
Rector:- Rev Paul Reynolds, The Rectory, Stoke St Mary, Taunton TA3 5BX. 01823 444023
Associate Minister:- Mary Godin, The Stables Capland Lane, TA3 6TP 01823 480606
Assistant Curate: Christabel Ager, 14 Morgans Rise, Bishops Hull, Taunton, TA1 5HW 01823 335424
Church Wardens:- Alison Brown, Battens Farm, Bickenhall TA3 6TS. 01823 480441, Mal Lee, Woodcott, Curland. 01460 234 282
For Benefice details, events and news go to www.sevensowers.org.uk
Women's Institute……. every second Wednesday at 7.30pm
Have you ever thought about becoming a member of the Womens Institute?
Bickenhall and District is a small group of around twenty members. We meet on the second Wednesday night of every month, excluding August.
We do not quite resemble 'Jam and Jerusalem' or 'The Calendar Girls' but find the ground between the two by joining in activities such as skittles, quiz evenings, singing and much more and have many good speakers on numerous subjects ranging from talks on charitable organisations, flower arranging, gardening as well as hands on evenings such as making cards for Birthdays and Christmas.
We also have a vote on more serious subjects which are projects of the National Womens Institute for example on the subject of battered women and recently the plight of the honey bee.
Your local W.I. gives you an opportunity to meet new people and make friends. We meet at Neroche Parish Hall at 7.30pm. Do come along we look forward to seeing you.
More information can be obtained from Di Grabham 01823 480811 or e mail firstname.lastname@example.com


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- Start of Business
- Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2012
- Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Bill 2012
- Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
- Navigation Bill 2012
- Navigation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Bill 2012
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012
- Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2012
- Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Bill (No. 1) 2012
- Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 2) Bill 2012
- Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Amendment Bill 2012
- Pay As You Go Withholding Non-compliance Tax Bill 2012
- Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 3) Bill 2012
- Income Tax (Seasonal Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) Bill 2012
- Tax Laws Amendment (Income Tax Rates) Bill 2012
- Corporations Amendment (Proxy Voting) Bill 2012
- Paid Parental Leave and Other Legislation Amendment (Dad and Partner Pay and Other Measures) Bill 2012
- National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Bill 2012, Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health Reform) Bill 2012
- National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Bill 2012, Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health Reform) Bill 2012
- National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Bill 2012
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Humphreys, Mr Laurie
- Girl Guides NSW and ACT
- Farrer Electorate: Floods
- Debt Collection
- Battle of the Coral Sea
- Bass Electorate: Aged Care Forum
- Leader of the Opposition
- Media Ownership
Member for Dobell
(Hartsuyker, Luke, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP)
Carbon Pricing
(Livermore, Kirsten, MP, Combet, Greg, MP)
(Bishop, Julie, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP)
Road Infrastructure
(Saffin, Janelle, MP, Albanese, Anthony, MP)
Asylum Seekers
(Morrison, Scott, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP)
Family Payments
(D'Ath, Yvette, MP, Macklin, Jenny, MP)
Prime Minister
(Andrews, Kevin, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP)
Small Business
(Cheeseman, Darren, MP, O'Connor, Brendan, MP)
- Member for Dobell
- Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
- Carbon Pricing
- Parramatta Electorate: Indian and Bengali Communities
- Electricity Prices
- Whitehorse Community Resource Centre
- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
- Building the Education Revolution Program
Federation Chamber
- Start of Business
- Ritchie, Mr Donald 'Don' Taylor, OAM
- Ipswich Railway Workshops
- Macquarie Electorate: ONE80TC
- Shipping
- Economy
- Education
- Mount Evelyn Biggest Morning Tea, Monbulk Men's Shed
- La Trobe Electorate: Disability Services
- Macarthur Electorate: Youth Solutions
- WikiLeaks
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013, Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2011-2012, Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2011-2012
Foreign Affairs and Trade (Question No. 962)
(Bishop, Julie, MP, Emerson, Craig, MP)
Prime Minister and Cabinet: Skills Training Australia Pty Ltd (Question No. 970)
(Ferguson, Laurie, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP)
Social Inclusion: Skills Training Australia Pty Ltd (Question No. 996)
(Ferguson, Laurie, MP, Butler, Mark, MP)
Burmese Government (Question No. 1007)
(Bishop, Julie, MP, Emerson, Craig, MP)
- Foreign Affairs and Trade (Question No. 962)
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Mr NEUMANN (Blair) (13:05): I speak in support of these two pieces of legislation. One is the National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Bill 2012 and the other is the Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health Reform) Bill 2012. If you listened to the member for Bradfield, you would think that Labor controlled government in every state and every territory. In fact, that is not true. In fact, the National Healthcare Agreement was agreed by COAG, the Council of Australian Governments formed by Labor and coalition governments at different levels, in 2008 and amended in July 2011. Perhaps the member for Bradfield should consult with his state colleagues in the Liberal Party, the Liberal-National parties, the Country Liberal Party and other parties like that—whatever guise or description they call themselves in the state or territory—because his conservative colleagues signed up for this agreement in 2008 and signed up for it in July 2011. He did not say that in his speech today at all. In fact, he did not tell this House that they agree at a state level to this process.
The problem with regard to health funding in this country has been driven by mutual blame, suspicion, accusation, Canberra bashing, state bashing and the like year after year. So the agreements we came to in 2008 and 2011 were about increasing the capacity of the federal government to contribute more to improving transparency. That is why it did not matter whether it was a chief minister or a premier of a Labor or Liberal state. They agreed to a process to improve transparency, reporting and auditing of each separate state account in the funding pool; provision of advice by the administrator being set up under this legislation to the Commonwealth Treasurer on calculation of Commonwealth payments to each state minister; the preparation of special-purpose financial statements in the operation of each state pool which the states are contributing and the auditing of each state pool by state auditors-general; and the inclusion of special-purpose financial statements in the administrator's annual report. This process was agreed to by both sides of politics at a state and federal level, but those opposite cannot bring themselves to say 'yes' to just about anything. It is 'no' to this, despite the fact that their coalition and conservative colleagues at a state level support this.
Why do the states support this? They know what will happen when we establish this process and the government at this level commits more money: it will make a difference. You will see the Commonwealth bearing greater costs associated with the establishment and ongoing costs of the administrator and the funding body, and you will see an increase in contributions by the Commonwealth for the growth of hospital and health funding to 45 per cent in 2014-15 and 50 per cent from 2017-18 onwards. We have guaranteed that we will provide $16.4 billion in additional efficient growth funding from 2014-15 to 2019-20. We have also put forward an additional $2.8 billion into the system.
Why am I giving these figures? Because it is true that the coalition offered nothing at a state level in my home state at the last state election and at the last federal election: not an extra doctor, not an extra nurse, not an extra hospital bed, not an extra ward nor an extra hospital. Complaints, whingeing, carping, moaning, griping and grudging—that is what we get from those opposite. We do not get dollars and cents on the table. On this side of the House there are proposals to establish apparatus, agreed on a bipartisan basis and with additional money on the table—double the kind of funding that our previous coalition government from 1996 to 2007 offered the Australian people.
We are seeing substantial funding increases. There are structures or frameworks being established under this legislation and, as I said, some block funding services provided. This is changing the way we do things, and it has been agreed to by the states: an administrator will advise the Treasurer about who will pay into the national health funding pool, amounts calculated by the administrator and an emphasis on activity funded services. That is what is happening with this legislation. This legislation establishes the administrator of the National Health Funding Pool.
I do wonder sometimes why coalition members actually stand for federal politics. They seem to be against government and they seem to be against anything that governments do. But we know that government, private enterprise and community services actually make a difference. The coalition's hatred of and hostility towards government seems to be endemic—it seems to be in their DNA. We hear members opposite talk about this sort of thing and all they want to do is criticise. We have established the National Health Performance Authority, which those opposite opposed—inexplicably. I am simply amazed that they did. We have established the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority as well.
The coalition cannot consult with their colleagues at a state level about these types of things. I do not know whether they believe that the only way to communicate is by carrier pigeon, but certainly email and phone still operate. I wonder whether the Leader of the Opposition should ring up Barry O'Farrell and see what his attitude on this is? And Colin Barnett, and even Campbell Newman, because the states are backing us on this—except that those opposite, their federal coalition colleagues, cannot bring themselves to do so.
Let us have a look at our record, because the legislation here establishes a framework for a new system by which we will provide funding, and then let us look at those opposite. They do not say this. They do not admit it, although the then health minister back just before the 2007 election had to grudgingly and with contrition admit it, that the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare was correct in saying there was a diminution under the coalition government of funding for health and hospitals and that the states and private sector had to take up the slack. Grudgingly, he admitted that on the eve of the 2007 federal election. Conceding the veracity of that report was pretty tough for them, I am sure, because he had been there for a long time—the minister for health in the coalition government. And now he is in a different disguise—a different label. He is actually the Leader of the Opposition—the same man who ripped $1 billion out of the health system when he was there.
We have massively increased the funding and we cooperated with the states. That is what this legislation is all about. This legislation goes hand in glove with what we have seen in terms of the budget: the extra $515 million for dental health funding and trying to redress the problems in public waiting lists—$400 million for a blitz on the public waiting list. What did the coalition do when they got into power in 1996? They abolished the Commonwealth Dental Scheme, forcing low- and middle-income earners onto long waiting lists that stretched out further and further again. I saw the same thing when I was the chair of the Esk health reference committee, and I saw it when I was on the Ipswich and West Moreton Health Community Council, as the waiting list expanded further and further at the Ipswich general hospital and its satellite hospitals in and around the Ipswich and West Moreton region. And why was that? Because the coalition steadfastly refused to accept that their policies were a failure. They refused to inject serious money to redress the problem. We are doing that as part of the budget, as part of the arrangements covered by this legislation. We are making sure that dental care for the disadvantaged is a priority, and that people do not face those waiting lists and those barriers to getting the health care they need, because poor teeth result in illness, injury and other problems. I am very proud of that, as well as extra provisions on bowel cancer reform, and I am very proud this government does it as well.
We are making a difference in the injection of funding in health and hospitals and in the private sector. I am pleased to say that in my own electorate the bulk-billing rates under this government and the health programs have reached a record high in the March quarter of 81.2 per cent of GP services bulk-billing. But in Blair the rates are so much greater. I found that out today when I looked into it. The rates for GP visits in Blair are 90.3 per cent of GPs bulk-billing; rates for pathology are 89.2 per cent; and rates for optometry are 99.1 per cent—an overall rate of 83.1 per cent. That is a big difference. I remember when it languished in the sixties and seventies under the previous Howard coalition government.
We are establishing a national health reform framework under this legislation. It is going to make a difference. It is going to make sure that what we establish in consultation with the states will see the federal government take a greater proportion of responsibility. Those opposite cannot bring themselves to agree that we are securing the future of Australian health by increasing funding. We will see how they vote on health bills in the future, but so far they do not seem to acknowledge their failures of the past. They do not seem to acknowledge that this is a bipartisan approach across all levels of government to take health and hospital funding into the future; a framework and an agreement that is devised by all levels.
I support this legislation. I think it will make a difference in my area. We are making a difference, as I said, in the bulk-billing rates. I note the Senate report on this particular legislation supported it, and it was very clear in what it had to say about it. I note that the costs under this framework will be borne in large part by us. I note the fact that it will be open and transparent. I note the COAG reforms. I note that the communique was signed off by all levels of government and by all sides of politics, and I just wish those opposite would finally recognise that this is too great an issue to be subject to partisan bickering by those opposite. I support the legislation.
Debate adjourned.


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Moral reasoning
Moral reasoning is a study in psychology that overlaps with moral philosophy. It is also called moral development. Prominent contributors to the theory include Lawrence Kohlberg and Elliot Turiel. The term is sometimes used in a different sense: reasoning under conditions of uncertainty, such as those commonly obtained in a court of law. It is this sense that gave rise to the phrase, "To a moral certainty;"[1] however, this sense is now seldom used outside of charges to juries.
Moral reasoning can be defined as being the process in which an individual tries to determine the difference between what is right and what is wrong in a personal situation by using logic.[2] This is an important and often daily process that people use in an attempt to do the right thing. Every day for instance, people are faced with the dilemma of whether or not to lie in a given situation. People make this decision by reasoning the morality of the action and weighing that against its consequences.
Although all moral choice can be seen as personal choice, some choices can be seen as an economic choice, or an ethical choice described by some ethical code or regulated by ethical relationships with others.
There are four components of moral behavior. The first of these is moral sensitivity, which is "the ability to see an ethical dilemma, including how our actions will affect others".[3] The second is moral judgment, which is "the ability to reason correctly about what 'ought' to be done in a specific situation".[3] The third is moral motivation, which is "a personal commitment to moral action, accepting responsibility for the outcome".[3] The fourth and final component of moral behavior is moral character, which is a "courageous persistence in spite of fatigue or temptations to take the easy way out".[3]
Distinctions between theories of moral reasoning can be accounted for by evaluating inferences (which tend to be either deductive or inductive)based on a given set of premises.[4] Deductive inference reaches a conclusion that is true based on whether a given a set of premises preceding the conclusion are also true, whereas, inductive inference goes beyond information given in a set of premises to base the conclusion on provoked reflection.[4]
This branch of psychology is concerned with how these issues are perceived by ordinary people, and so is the foundation of descriptive ethics. There are many different moral reasonings. Moral reasoning is culturally defined, and thus is difficult to apply; yet human relationships define our existence and thus defy cultural boundaries.
Lawrence Kohlberg[edit]
Lawrence Kohlberg is a psychologist who has made significant contributions to the field of moral reasoning by creating a theory of moral development.[5] His theory is a "widely accepted theory that provides the basis for empirical evidence on the influence of human decision making on ethical behavior."[6] In Lawrence Kohlberg's view, moral development consists of the growth of less egocentric and more impartial modes of reasoning on more complicated matters. He believed that the objective of moral education is the reinforcement of children to grow from one stage to an upper stage. Dilemma was a critical tool that he emphasized that children should be presented with; yet also, the knowledge for children to cooperate.[7] According to his theory, people pass through three main stages of moral development as they grow from early childhood to adulthood. These are preconventional morality, conventional morality, and postconventional morality.[5] Each of these is subdivided into two levels.[5]
The first stage in the preconventional level is obedience and punishment. In this stage people, usually young children, avoid certain behaviors only because of the fear of punishment, not because they see them as wrong.[5] The second stage in the preconventional level is called individualism and exchange: in this stage people make moral decisions based on what best serves their needs.[5]
The third stage is part of the conventional morality level and is called interpersonal relationships. In this stage one tries to conform to what is considered moral by the society that they live in, attempting to be seen by peers as a good person.[5] The fourth stage is also in the conventional morality level and is called maintaining social order. This stage focuses on a view of society as a whole and following the laws and rules of that society.[5]
The fifth stage is a part of the postconventional level and is called social contract and individual rights. In this stage people begin to consider differing ideas about morality in other people and feel that rules and laws should be agreed on by the members of a society.[5] The sixth and final stage of moral development, the second in the postconventional level, is called universal principles. At this stage people begin to develop their ideas of universal moral principles and will consider them the right thing to do regardless of what the laws of a society are.[5]
Jean Piaget[edit]
Another psychologist who contributed to the field of moral reasoning was Jean Piaget. He developed two phases of moral development, one common among children and the other common among adults. The first is known as the Heteronomous Phase.[8] This phase, more common among children, is characterized by the idea that rules come from authority figures in one's life such as parents, teachers, and God.[8] It also involves the idea that rules are permanent no matter what.[8] Thirdly, this phase of moral development includes the belief that "naughty" behavior must always be punished and that the punishment will be proportional.[8]
The second phase in Piaget's theory of moral development is referred to as the Autonomous Phase. This phase is more common after one has matured and is no longer a child. In this phase people begin to view the intentions behind actions as more important than their consequences.[8] For instance, if a person who is driving swerves in order to not hit a dog and then knocks over a road sign, adults are likely to be less angry at the person than if he or she had done it on purpose just for fun. Even though the outcome is the same, people are more forgiving because of the good intention of saving the dog. This phase also includes the idea that people have different morals and that morality is not necessarily universal.[8] People in the Autonomous Phase also believe rules may be broken under certain circumstances.[8] For instance, Rosa Parks broke the law by refusing to give up her seat on a bus, which was against the law but something many people consider moral nonetheless. In this phase people also stop believing in the idea of immanent justice.[8]
Jonathan Haidt[edit]
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist who defines moral as: the sudden appearance in consciousness of a moral judgment,including an affective valence (good–bad, like–dislike), without any awareness of having gone through steps of searching, weighing evidence,or inferring a moral conclusion. Moral intuition is therefore the psychological process that the Scottish philosophers talked about, aprocess akin to aesthetic judgment. One sees or hears about an event and one instantly feels approval or disapproval.[9] Haidt argues that many people do not utilize conscious reasoning to make our judgments.
Agusto Blasi[edit]
Gusto Blasi is a moral psychologist who rebuts the theories of Jonathan Haidt on moral intuition and reasoning. He agrees with Haidt that moral intuition plays a significant role in the way humans operate. However, Blasi suggests that people use moral reasoning more than Haidt and other cognitive scientists claim. Blasi advocates moral reasoning and reflection as the foundation of moral functioning. Reasoning and reflection play a key role in the growth of an individual and the progress of societies. Blasi, A. (2009). [10]
In philosophy[edit]
Philosopher David Hume and psychologist Jonathan Haidt both claim that morality is based more on perceptions than on logical reasoning.[4] This means that people's morality is based more on their emotions and feelings than on a logical analysis of any given situation. Hume regards morals as linked to passion, love, happiness, and other emotions and therefore not based on reason.[4] Haidt agrees, arguing that reasoning concerning a moral situation or idea follows an initial intuition.[4] Haidt's fundamental stance on moral reasoning is that "moral intuitions (including moral emotions) come first and directly cause moral judgments"; he characterizes a moral intuition as "the sudden appearance in consciousness of a moral judgment, including an affective valence (good-bad, like-dislike), without any conscious awareness of having gone through steps of searching, weighing evidence, or inferring a conclusion".[4]
Immanuel Kant had a radically different view of morality. In his view, there are universal laws of morality that no one should never break regardless of emotions.[4] He proposes a four-step system to determine whether or not a given action was moral based on logic and reason. The first step of this method involves formulating "a maxim capturing your reason for an action".[4] In the second step, one "frame[s] it as a universal principle for all rational agents".[4] The third step is assessing "whether a world based on this universal principle is conceivable".[4] If it is, then the fourth step is asking oneself "whether [one] would will the maxim to be a principle in this world".[4] In essence, an action is moral if the maxim by which it is justified is one which could be universalized. For instance, when deciding whether or not to lie to someone for one's own advantage, one is meant to imagine what the world would be like if everyone always lied, and successfully so. In such a world, there would be no purpose in lying, for everybody would expect deceit, rendering the universal maxim of lying whenever it is to your advantage absurd. Thus, Kant argues that one should not lie under any circumstance. Another example would be if trying to decide whether suicide is moral or immoral; imagine if everyone committed suicide. Since mass international suicide would not be a good thing, the act of suicide is immoral. Kant's moral framework, however, operates under the overarching maxim that you should treat each person as an end in themselves, not as a means to an end. This overarching maxim must be considered when applying the four aforementioned steps. [4]
At one time psychologists believed that men and women have different moral values and reasoning. This was based on the idea that men and women often think differently and would react to moral dilemmas in different ways. Some researchers hypothesized that women would favor care reasoning, meaning that they would consider issues of need and sacrifice, while men would be more inclined to favor fairness and rights, which is known as justice reasoning.[11] However, some also knew that men and women simply face different moral dilemmas on a day-to-day basis and that might be the reason for the perceived difference in their moral reasoning.[11] With these two ideas in mind, researchers decided to do their experiments based on moral dilemmas that both men and women face regularly. To reduce situational differences and discern how both genders use reason in their moral judgments, they therefore ran the tests on parenting situations, since both genders can be involved in child rearing.[11] The research showed that women and men use the same form of moral reasoning as one another and the only difference is the moral dilemmas they find themselves in on a day-to-day basis.[11] When it came to moral decisions both men and women would be faced with, they often chose the same solution as being the moral choice. At least this research shows that a division in terms of morality does not actually exist, and that reasoning between genders is the same in moral decisions.
- ^ Victor v. Nebraska (92-8894), 511 U.S. 1(1994), from the syllabus, holding (c) and throughout, available in the Cornell Law School Supreme Court Collection
- ^ "Definition of: Moral Reasoning". Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d Lynn E. Swaner, "Ethical and Moral Reasoning," Educating for Personal and Social Responsibility, Position Paper, American Council of Colleges and Universities, September 13, 2004 (pdf), citing James Rest, "Morality," in Cognitive Development, ed. John H. Flavell and Ellen M. Markman, Handbook of Child Psychology volume 3, 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 1983, ISBN 978-0-471-09064-9, pp. 556–629.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Bucciarelli, Monica; Khemlani, Sangeet; Johnson-Laird, P.N. (February 2008). "The psychology of moral reasoning" (PDF). Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 3, No. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Cherry, Kendra. "Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development". about.com psychology. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Tsui, Judy; Carolyn Windsor (May 2001). "Some Cross-Cultural Evidence on Ethical Reasoning". Journal of Business Ethics. 31 (2): 143–150.
- ^ Musschenga, Albert W. (2009). "Moral Intuitions, Moral Expertise and Moral Reasoning". Journal of Philosophy of Education. 43 (4): 597–613. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9752.2009.00707.x. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Walsh, Keiron. "Piaget's Theory of Moral Development". Development of Moral Understanding. Retrieved 11 Oct 2014.
- ^ The Emotional Dog and its Rational Tail: A Social Intuitionist Approach to Moral Judgement (2001), p.818
- ^ The moral functioning of mature adults and the possibility of fair moral reasoning. In D. Narvaez and D. K. Lapsley (Eds.), Personality, identity, and character: Explorations in moral psychology (pp.396-440) New York: Cambridge University Press
- ^ a b c d Clopton, Nancy A.; Sorell, Gwendolyn T. (March 1993). "Gender Differences in Moral Reasoning: Stable or Situational?". Psychology of Women Quarterly Vol. 17 No. 1. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.1993.tb00678.x. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
Further reading[edit]
- Haidt, J. (2001) The Emotional Dog and its Rational Tail: A Social Intuitionist Approach to Moral Judgement, Psychological Review, 108, pp. 814–34
- Roberto Andorno, "Do our moral judgements need to be guided by principles?" Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 2012, 21(4):457-465.


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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- U.S. missionaries have been spreading the gospel overseas since The Great Awakening. But now, a dark chapter in U.S. missions history is unfolding.
In recent years, four mission agencies have investigated their own employees for charges of child abuse in the field. Two more investigations are pending and more may be on the way.
MK Safety Net, a clearinghouse of information and support for missionary kids who were abused, says it's received reports from former missionary kids representing more than 20 denominations.
Keeping the Nightmares Quiet
Kari Mikitson was a just a little girl in the mid-80s, attending a New Tribes Mission boarding school in Senegal, when the missionaries assigned to protect her began to abuse her.
"From roughly 6 to 8 years old my dorm father sexually abused me," Mikitson said. "The physical abuse was most of the teachers there and dorm parents."
In the 1960s, Wess Stafford also suffered at his boarding school, the Christian and Missionary Alliance's Mamou Academy in Guinea, West Africa. He says the staff would beat students daily for minor infractions.
"It was like Auschwitz. There were a million things you could do wrong and be punished for it," Stafford explained. "Silly little things like a wrinkle in your bedspread when you're 6 years old was good enough for a beating."
Sexual abuse was common at Mamou as well.
"The very people who were reading us Bible stories just minutes later after the generator went out were molesting us," Stafford said.
Susannah Baker's abuse took place in the 60s and 70s while she was living with her family on a missionary compound in Bangladesh. She says her attacker was her neighbor and a doctor on the compound.
"He's a very intelligent and sly man," Baker said. "He knew how to hide what he was doing."
Her mission, the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism, sent an investigator when another missionary girl spoke out. Baker's abuser reportedly told the investigator of his sexual abuse of that girl.
The ABWE recently commissioned GRACE, an independent non-profit ministry group, to investigate the doctor.
CBN News requested an interview with the doctor but he refused, citing the pending investigation.
Mikitson, Stafford and Baker followed a common pattern among abuse survivors -- keeping their nightmares quiet until years later. The reason for Mikitson and Stafford was simple. Their abusers leveraged their loyalty to God and their parents.
"We were told as children never to tell our parents anything negative about the school or we would be hindering God's work on the field," explained Mikitson.
"They told us, 'You tell your parents about this and there will be Africans in hell. You will destroy their ministry in Africa,'" Stafford recalled.
Conditions Ripe for Abuse?
No one knows exactly how prevalent child abuse is on the international mission field. But many believe conditions overseas are often ripe for it.
Abusers can flourish because missionaries are isolated. Also, missionaries tend to be trusting.
Boz Tchvidjian, a former child abuse prosecutor in Florida, who now heads GRACE, says abusers have historically faced no legal charges.
"You have a tremendous unchecked environment," he told CBN News of the mission field, "where abuse can go on and at the very worst an offender will go home."
Mikitson, Stafford and Baker eventually reported the abuse to their mission agencies and all met with great resistance.
Stafford, who had risen to become president of Compassion International, a Colorado Springs-based ministry, eventually met face-to-face across town with leaders at the Christian and Missionary Alliance, his former mission.
"I said, 'I'm one of your kids so don't deny this,'" Stafford recalled. "'It did happen. And don't blame the victims.'"
Agency Acknowledges Abuse
In 1996, the Alliance became the first Protestant mission to investigate and acknowledge widespread abuse at one of its own boarding schools. Today, the Mamou academy no longer exists, but the Alliance's effort is considered by many as a catalyst in prompting other mission organizations to launch their own investigations.
In 2009, the United Methodist Church issued its report followed by the Presbyterian Church USA and New Tribes Mission in 2010. Investigations still underway include the ABWE and a new one for New Tribes.
In each case, it's taken years for abuse survivors to convince their missions a problem existed.
Bob Fetherlin, vice president for International Ministries at the Alliance, believes the organization made some mistakes.
"If we had to do it over again we would have taken the stories seriously right from the start," he said. "We should have responded with greater care, greater sensitivity and greater love."
Internet Blogs Empower Victims
The pulpit provided by the Internet is empowering victims in a new way. Both Mikitson and Baker say their survivor blogs exploded overnight.
"It went from hundreds of people reading it daily to thousands," Baker said.
"They come together and instead of one voice it's dozens or sometimes, tragically, hundreds," Tchvidjian noted. "They speak and they speak loudly and in some cases the agencies, the institutions are forced to respond."
One risk for the victims is their newfound platform can devastate them all over again as they face hostility for speaking out. Trauma therapist Beth Parker says the best response is to affirm a survivor when they tell their story.
"Whenever outside sources don't believe, it adds to the view that 'maybe I'm wrong and the world is right,'" she explained.
The biggest desires for most victims are validation and an "I'm sorry" from their abusers and those who oversaw them.
"There's never anything harder you can do than come forward," Mikitson said.
She believes it's a misperception that victims simply want financial compensation.
"Abuse victims don't come forward to find a cash cow," she added. "It's never about money."
Tchvidjian, who led the New Tribes Mission investigation and currently leads the ABWE effort, says he's seen great good come from the process. Repentance from both abusers and those who oversaw them can help survivors and mission agencies move forward.
"You should want to know all the details of how you failed," he said. "Not only so you can repent but also so you never repeat the same mistakes."
New Child Protection Policies
Today mission attitudes are changing and many organizations have created new child protection policies. The Alliance is one of them.
"The policies now which are very clear are absolute zero tolerance for the abuse and mistreatment of children," Fetherlin pointed out.
Close to forty mission agencies and other Christian organizations have also created the Child Safety and Protection Network that's developed best practice standards for training and responding to reports of abuse.
The ABWE, a member of that network, now says its former doctor under investigation is a pedophile and publicly regrets that it did not report him years ago to the law or any state medical boards. In March it finally reported him to the Michigan Bureau of Health Professions. Just several months ago, the doctor retired from his family practice.
Protecting Children in the Future
The question for mission organizations today is how will they go forward and how aggressively will they work to protect children from potential and known missionary offenders?
"Had this happened on American soil, had we not been silenced so long-there's a bunch of them who would have ended up in prison," Stafford said.
"How many are out there right now?," asked Tchvidjian. "This is a 9-1-1 for the Christian world and how we respond has eternal implications."
--Published Aug. 19, 2011.
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But the chief executive's unannounced visits always increase in December, the make-or-break quarter for retailers relying on the crucial Christmas trade to turn a profit.
Myer's new chairman, Paul McClintock, has also been a regular in stores since he replaced Howard McDonald in the role in October. Brookes and McClintock face shareholders this week ahead of what will be a crucial year for the retailer in the final phase of Brookes' turnaround plan and grappling with the toughest retail conditions in decades. This Friday is likely to be Brookes' second last annual shareholder meeting at Myer. He plans to step down in 2014 and succession planning at the department store group is in full swing.
Although Myer has proposed a pay rise for some executives, shareholders are expected to vote in favour of the retailer's remuneration report, which reflects a company preparing for a leadership transition. Proxy advisers are supporting the proposal as Myer executives have traditionally been paid less than their counterparts at David Jones and have not had bonuses for two years, although some shareholders are not happy.
Brookes appears to be having a better end to the calendar year than his rival at David Jones. Myer shares rallied last month when it posted its first top-line quarterly sales growth in more than two years. This has put the company on track to post its first positive Christmas/New Year sales since its 2009 sharemarket listing. In public, Brookes is being conservative and tipping growth to be flat "at least" but the company is optimistic about gains of up to 2 per cent. Sources deny it has been hosing down earnings expectations, although management has been meeting investors in recent weeks as part of normal market briefings.
The company hit a bump last week with the loss of merchandising boss Judy Coomber to Mark McInnes' Premier Investments. Her departure follows the loss of potential chief executive candidates Nick Abboud and Penny Winn this year (although Winn left for Woolworths after dropping out of contention for the top job). Brookes needs to ensure any exodus ends there.
The company faces a delicate 2013 and it would not take much to upset the apple cart. Brookes is cautiously optimistic but is not yet ready to declare a revival for struggling department stores. He has been working overtime since 2006 – repairing an outdated supply chain, transforming distribution systems, closing unprofitable stores, introducing brands and bringing the company into the digital age.
The strategy moves into its final phase next year and there is still a lot of work to do. His focus is on five key areas: boosting the online offering, improving the MYER one rewards program, lifting customer service, changing the store footprint and building exclusive brands.
Three years ago Myer and its peers were focused on opening and refurbishing new stores, unaware that a boom in online retailing was about to wreak havoc on an outdated business model. Myer launched its e-commerce store earlier this year. Online sales still account for only a fraction of total sales, compared with double-digit figures for overseas department store groups, but there has been progress.
It has been a steep learning curve, even for an experienced retailer like Brookes. He is believed to have been surprised that online sales reflect the shopping patterns in its bricks and mortars stores instead of leaning towards items like cameras. Cosmetics make up about 15 per cent of online sales and womenswear and apparel 35 per cent. Myer's recent Click Frenzy sales promotion yielded the company's two biggest single days for online sales, surpassing the previous record: its Christmas stocktake sale last year.
Myer plans to spend $30 million on building the online business over the next year. The foundations are in place as Myer has spent the bulk of its $600 million in capital expenditure since 2006 on its IT and supply chain.
Myer is optimistic about a new service called Click and Collect, which has been so popular in the United Kingdom that it accounts for 40 per cent of business at London-based department store group John Lewis. A third of those sales are customers spontaneously making additional purchases when they arrive in a store to collect items ordered online.
Myer plans to launch the service after Christmas. The company has also been talking to overseas retailers like Nordstrom in the US about the use of "flash sites" to boost online sales. Myer has a flash site but it is dormant at the moment. Australian retailers have been slow to adapt to online shopping and have struggled to compete with cheaper offshore retailers who are exempt from paying GST here on goods under $1000.
Myer speaks regularly to offshore peers like Macy's and Nordstrom about the issue. Myer will spend $3 million this year on photographing products properly for display on websites. David Jones is understood to be using three photography studios.
It has also been difficult to address issues such as warehousing, ensuring its loyalty program interacts with online and price harmonisation. Challenges facing retailers' internet plans were highlighted last month when websites crashed due to heavy traffic during the Click Frenzy promotion. Customer service is also high on Brookes' priority list. Myer and David Jones have been working to restore service levels that have badly deteriorated in recent years. This is not easy in an environment where there is pressure to cut staff numbers.
Myer says it now receives 3000 complaints a month but this has been offset by a surprising 12,000 compliments in the same period. It is working to improve service through rostering and finding ways to motivate staff.
The store footprint is also changing as the company seeks to squeeze maximum results from its floor space. Myer plans to open nine new stores in the next five years but its store footprint will remain steady at 1.2 million square metres. It plans to close another two to three non-performing stores. Brookes also wants to better reward MYER one customers, mine data more effectively and use events like VIP nights to attract shoppers.
He has also been building up Myer's Exclusive Brands, which now make up 20 per cent of its business and is growing at 1 per cent a year.
An interest rate reduction before Christmas could be the kindest cut of all for Myer and other retailers. The signs are encouraging: sales of Christmas trim and decorations, which retailers say is the first read on how things are going in the lead-up to the holidays, are up on last year. Cosmetics, which can account for as much as $150 million in sales in December, are also higher. However, the toy market is tough due to massive price deflation.
While brokers such as Citigroup are tipping growth of 1.5 per cent, they caution there are huge cost pressures. Earnings are expected to fall about 6 per cent this year. A lot of the recent sales growth has been driven by discounting, fashion trends and new brands rather than any meaningful pick-up in sentiment.
Growth of less than 2 per cent does not sound like a lot, but given the horrendous retail terrain, Myer heads into Christmas in better shape than David Jones and other peers.
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U.S. learns slate for the Hexagonal
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The United States next round of World Cup qualifying will open with a road game against Honduras on February 6, 2013. The official draw for the Final Round of World Cup Qualifying was held by CONCACAF on Wednesday night and determined the ten game schedule against five opponents the U.S. will need to navigate in order to reach Brazil 2014 . .
The U.S. is joined by Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama as the final six teams set to compete in the 10-game round-robin format from Feb. 6-Oct. 15, 2013. The top three teams automatically advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, while the fourth-place finisher will contest a two-game playoff against the winner of the Oceania region.
"Usually, a team would like to have the first game at home, but if you don't have the first game at home you make the best out of it," said U.S. MNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. "We are looking forward to going to Honduras for the first game and then we're going to take it one game at a time. I think it's an exciting group and it will go all the way down to the last game to decide who is going to the World Cup. We are excited. Finally, we have our schedule and we can plan ahead like coaches want to plan, so it's all good."
Along with its opening match against Honduras, the U.S. will play three of its first four matches away from home, including at Mexico on March 26. In the last four World Cup Qualifying cycles, the U.S. earned at least a point from its opening match.
The U.S. has had success against Honduras in qualifying, recording a 4-1-1 overall record and an unbeaten 3-0-1 mark away from home. The team's last meeting led to a 3-2 win for the United States in San Pedro Sula and secured its place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The return match against Honduras is set for June 18, the second of back-to-back home matches for the U.S.
The USA's first opponent at home is Costa Rica on March 22, the first match of the double-fixture date set. The U.S. has a 5-1-2 qualifying record at home against the Ticos. The away leg against Costa Rica is scheduled for Sept. 6.
The showdown against rival Mexico on March 26 will be the first meeting between the two countries since the U.S. defeated El Tri for the first time in Mexico on Aug. 15. The U.S. will host the home leg on Sept. 10.
Holding an overall record of 4-4-2 at home against Mexico in World Cup qualifying, the results have been the opposite on the road as the U.S. is winless in 14 trips to Mexico (0-13-1). The last time the USA opened its series against Mexico on the road was during the 2006 qualifying cycle when the U.S. sustained a 2-1 loss at Estadio Azteca on March 27, 2005, before earning a 2-0 win on Sept. 3, 2005, in Columbus, Ohio.
This Final Round qualifying schedule marks the first time since 2006 the U.S. has two sets of back-to-back home matches. The first pairing is set for June 11 against Panama followed by another home match seven days later on June 18 against Honduras. The second set of back-to-back home matches is slated for Sept. 10 against Mexico and Oct. 11 against Jamaica.
After closing out the schedule at home during the last two qualifying cycles, the USA must travel to Panama on Oct. 15 in the final match of the hexagonal. The last time the U.S. finished on the road was in 2002 against Trinidad & Tobago.
The U.S. has qualified for six consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments, amassing an overall record of 63-34-31 overall in World Cup Qualifying, including a record of 40-6-12 all-time in qualifiers played on American soil. Against Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica and Panama, the U.S. has an all-time record of 58-49-31 in all competitions.
In order to advance to the Final Round, the U.S. faced Guatemala, Jamaica and Antigua & Barbuda in Group A of the Semifinal Round of qualifying. With Guatemala, Jamaica and the USA all tied on seven points entering the final two matches, the U.S. earned the group's top spot with a dramatic 2-1 win at Antigua & Barbuda as forward Eddie Johnson tallied both goals, including the 90th-minute game-winner, followed by a resounding 3-1 win against Guatemala at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.
CONCACAF Final Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Schedule
*All venues to be determined
Date Opponent Home/Away
Feb. 6 Honduras Away
March 22 Costa Rica Home
March 26 Mexico Away
June 7 Jamaica Away
June 11 Panama Home
June 18 Honduras Home
Sept. 6 Costa Rica Away
Sept. 10 Mexico Home
Oct. 11 Jamaica Home
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Athletics' No. 5 prospect allows five hits over seven innings
By MiLB.com Staff | July 4, 2013 10:34 PM ET
Fifth-ranked A's prospect Sonny Gray (8-5) scattered five hits and two walks while striking out nine over seven frames to lead Sacramento to a 1-0 blanking of Fresno on Thursday. The nine strikeouts fell just two short of his season high.
Gray has a 2.81 ERA in 102 1/3 innings for the River Cats. He has fanned 107 and walked 34.
Third-ranked D-backs prospect Matt Davidson tripled, doubled twice and drove in two runs for Reno in a 9-2 victory over Colorado Springs.
Brad Snyder also went 3-for-5 with three RBIs for the Aces, falling a home run short of a cycle.
Chris Narveson (2-4) allowed just three hits and three walks while striking out seven in eight frames to pitch Nashville to a 7-0 whitewash of Memphis.
Khris Davis, Robinzon Diaz and Blake Davis homered in the win for the Sounds.
No. 16 Yankees prospect Brett Marshall (4-6) yielded a pair of runs on seven hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in eight innings to earn the victory as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre topped Buffalo, 5-2.
In his last three starts, Marshall has a 2.37 ERA with 21 strikeouts and four walks in 19 innings.
New York's No. 17 prospect Dellin Betances struck out two in a perfect ninth to pick up his third save. He hasn't allowed a run in his last six appearances spanning 10 2/3 innings.
Danny Espinosa went a combined 4-for-7 in Syracuse's doubleheader, knocking a double, driving in a run and scoring twice.
The Chiefs swept the Lehigh Valley IronPigs with a 7-4 win in the first game and a 6-5 victory in the second contest.
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#1 Jun 12, 2013
How can one person be so full of himself? He plays in a band, but shows nothing but himself, just look at youtube or facebook. The other guys make him sound great...well, better. When a musician doesn't know the song/chords he turns around where people can't see what he's playing. LMAO , Support local MUSIC
#2 Jun 13, 2013
Yeah it's kind of funny now that you mention it. He was all over Facebook a while back promoting himself and I was thinking that I might want to check them out. Then I saw his post about his newest guitar that he bought and it was a bottom of the line Fender acoustic electric that was going for about $300 then! A couple of months later Guitar Center blew them out for #269 I immediately knew that this guy was all hot air. He was talking about recording sessions with a #300 guitar. No need to watch any videos I've been doing this for over 20 years.
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#3 Jun 13, 2013
LOL y'all just made my night!!! Known him for years!! I can't stand this self centered, egotistical, arrogant, lazy, pathetic, wanna be guitar player!!
#4 Jun 14, 2013
Boy you nailed it!! LMAO. 4 chords at best? You are talking bout Chad i assume? The rest of the band never gets mentioned, it's Chad and the Rambling G's.
#5 Jun 14, 2013
Oh, and the pics are all of him....
#7 Jul 2, 2013
just like Falls Avenue the band is Great but the lead singer is a pampas assed mommas boy !!
#8 Jul 2, 2013
Yep you nailed that one. What is it with these guys? They think that because they are in some little garage band in a little Podunk town that they are big time rock stars or something. The worst though is that crybaby Mitch Clark.
#9 Jul 2, 2013
Chad is selling his debut solo album now. Get yours for $10 while they last.........
#10 Jul 19, 2013
What a joke. Listen to the recorded stuff compared to the live stuff, technological help? Definitely!! Bob Dylan sings better.
#11 Jul 20, 2013
wow this town sure is full of some jealous people. Geez get a life if you dont like the music dont listen to it
Rock on!!!
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#12 Jul 28, 2013
What kind of vendetta do you have against Chad?
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#13 Jul 28, 2013
I know who you are. Jealous much?
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#14 Jul 28, 2013
Don't know who the heck the"Rambling. Gypsies"are, but I guess its always fun to take free shots at people, especially when your own life is going so great??
#15 Aug 5, 2013
bout like you Podunk chickenshits on here running yur dik washer
#16 Aug 8, 2013
Why does it matter how much a guitar costs. Being proud of anything you have is what its all about. He loves to sing so what's the big deal. Obivously others like his music. Jealousy only ruins yourself. You should be happy for someone who is doing good for themselves.I guess the only way to feel better about yourself is to put someone else down. Good musicians promote and encourage other musicians. guess if you're going no where then you know which one you are.
#17 Aug 10, 2013
Chad is such a poser!!! He is definately trying to play the part. I have known him a long time and he had always been a poser. If Chad is an executive I'm the Easter bunny...bock..bock. He is about worthless...he needs to give tribute to his band. They are the ones who cover up his awful singing! I sing in the shower but i aint making a cd and begging people to pledge money cause i can't afford to make a cd. If you want to hear a good local band go see FraXcure!!! They are awesome...I'm just sayin!!!
#18 Aug 11, 2013
Sum of u really have a jealously thing over Chad that's clear! It's far better than sitting on ur ass, balls saging, singing to the same 5 people every week in the same 3 bars then cussing people for not coming to see your drunk ol self on social media. But keep talking it up on here there's no such thing as bad playblisity. After all his songwriting is what had got him signed to a label... What have u done? For starters how about posting ur real name an not hide like a coward behind fake names... or better yet how bout u have those saging balls tightened up and go say these things to him in person.... we all know u wont... It's jus to easy to type in ur thoughts here where u don't have to be called out or made to answer to them lol. I'm just saying.
#19 Aug 11, 2013
This thread started after he started having success. Goes to show anytime a local tastes success the haters will always show up.
#20 Aug 15, 2013
I hear he owes it all to a certain goat, but I'm just sayin
#21 Aug 15, 2013
Rambling Gypsies! I thought those were the Kardashians!
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CLLN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Liberum Capital reissued an "under review" rating on shares of Carillion plc in a research note on Monday. Morgan Stanley reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a GBX 260 ($3.37) target price on shares of Carillion plc in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus cut Carillion plc to a "hold" rating and cut their target price for the stock from GBX 290 ($3.76) to GBX 114 ($1.48) in a research note on Tuesday. Beaufort Securities cut Carillion plc to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Peel Hunt reissued a "reduce" rating and issued a GBX 200 ($2.59) target price on shares of Carillion plc in a research note on Monday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have issued a hold rating to the company's stock. Carillion plc currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 168.60 ($2.18).
Shares of Carillion plc (LON:CLLN) opened at 62.35 on Thursday. Carillion plc has a 52-week low of GBX 51.25 and a 52-week high of GBX 301.40. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 199.30 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 218.02. The firm's market cap is GBX 268.23 million.
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"No Double Dip," Says Economist at AAMA
September 27, 2011
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"We don't see a double dip [recession]," said Esmael Adibi, an economist from Claremont Graduate University, yesterday, at the 2011 American Architectural Manufacturers Association fall conference. "Growth will be very slow, but we don't see the economy falling back into recession."
During his keynote presentation, Adibi outlined the economic challenges of 2011. The economy has faced, and continues to face, notable hurdles this year, he said. These include the debt crisis in Europe, high oil prices due to political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the state's budget deficits, and the federal deficit and debt.
Adibi said the debt issues in Europe and the United States pose the most siginificant challenges and could affect the slight economic growth that is occurring. "The economy is growing, and if these [governments] get their acts together, we'll be fine." If problems and uncertainty continue, the forecasted growth in 2012 could stall, he cautioned, however.
He forecast GDP growth of 1.7 percent this year and 2.8 percent next year. Consumer spending is also on the upswing, with forecasted growth of 2 percent this year and 2.6 percent next year, he noted. Despite some growth, the economy remains far below peak, he added. "When economists call this the Great Recession, they have good reason. We saw job losses fall more than 6 percent, and GDP down more than 5 percent."
One area still far below peak is housing construction, and the sector won't return to peak levels in the foreseeable future, Adibi said. "Housing starts went down to 554,000. We've leveled off, and things are going up. Percentage wise, the [rate of] growth is not bad. The base is the problem—the base was so bad," he said. Overbuilt markets and high unemployment continue to stand in the way of more housing growth as well. "You don't get meaningful recovery in housing unless jobs come back. If people don't have jobs, they can't buy homes," he said.
However, there are areas of opportunity in housing, including the remodeling market. "People can't sell their homes and are realizing that, if they're going to be stuck, they should make changes—get new windows, a new kitchen," Adibi said.
He added that the large home market is lagging. "If home values go down, it will be values for expensive homes. There are so many $1 million and $2 million homes sitting on the market," he said.
Adibi also touched on the office segment of commercial construction. "Looking at the national averages, the office vacancy rates are leveling. But, we're not going to see much commercial investment coming back [in new office construction]. To build new, we have to have a much greater improvement in vacancy rates," he said. "Don't count on commercial [office] coming back this year or early next year."
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This week's AAMA meeting, held in Palm Desert, Calif., also saw the launch of the AAMA Virtual Library. The new program offers a system for members to purchase annual licenses in order to offer electronic versions of AAMA publications in an effort to make AAMA's technical information resources more readily available.
"All electronic document licenses will be available online through AAMA's website. This offers easy access to AAMA documents that are referenced frequently by a participating company's employees," explained Andrea Rhodes, AAMA technical operations supervisor.
The launch includes 15 document sets that are read-only files viewable with Adobe Flash software. Document groupings include topics such as windows and sliding glass doors, metal curtain walls, storefront and entrance manual, skylights and space enclosures, as well as vinyl and polymer resource set and the 101/NAFS documents. Also available are document bundles for finishes, hardware, general testing, field testing and laboratory testing.
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The Smith & Wesson Model 15
After WWII, Smith & Wesson finally took notice of this trend, and eager to offer new products, they added a target sighted 38 Special K frame revolver to their line. It was a six inch model, made for target shooting. Smith & Wesson dubbed their new revolver the K-38 Target Masterpiece. The FBI and police departments around the country soon requested the same revolver with a four inch barrel and a Baughman Quick Draw front sight. Smith & Wesson was quick to honor this request, and the K-38 Combat Masterpiece was born. The K-38 Combat Masterpiece rocked the police shooting competitions. Many officers selected it as a duty gun. Whereas the old M&P had been a duty gun often pressed into target use, the K-38 Combat Masterpiece was a target gun suitable for duty use.
In 1957, all Smith & Wesson revolvers were given numerical model numbers. The K-38 Target Masterpiece became the Model 14, and the K-38 Combat Masterpiece became the Model 15. In 1999, the Model 14 was dropped. Subsequent six inch target sighted .38 caliber K framed revolvers were called Model 15's. Pictured at right are a Model 15-3 Combat Masterpiece from about 1974, a "two T" five screw Smith & Wesson K-38 Combat Masterpiece circa early 1950s, and a Smith & Wesson Model 15-9 from 2002.
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The drugs have always been free, but many hospitals run by individual states still demand service charges for treating patients.
More than four million Nigerians are HIV positive.
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Sheep Point is the unofficial name of the high point of the Henry's Lake Mountains, a small local range on the Continental Divide between Idaho and Montana just west of Yellowstone National Park. The summit itself is not on the divide, but on a spur ridge that runs north into Montana. A lower point a few miles away gets the name Sheep Mountain. Sheep Hill is the northern end of the high alpine area that runs for several miles in the south-central core of the mountains and while most of the mountain is gently sloped, the north face forms a dramatic 1,535 foot face that falls into Sheep Lake, one of the largest lakes in the mountain group. This high point is 10,606 feet high with an impressive 3,676 feet of prominence.
The mountain is formed by a broad, 3/4 mile long ridge with a small summit cap on the north end. On the east side, the slopes drop off steeply into the Coffin Basin, but the west side offers an interesting bench area of rolling terrain pocked with small ponds and springs. The south end terminates at a point (10,250 ft.) on the Idaho border that falls off into the large Targhee Creek headwaters basin that has eight lakes and extensive meadow systems. The entire area is a spectacular subalpine/alpine setting with enough gentle ground to require several days to adequately explore. The summit mass connects to the nearby Fremont County, Idaho highpoint by an open 9,760 saddle separating the lake area in Idaho from the rolling pond and spring filled landscape on the west flank of Sheep Hills. The mountain rises 1,600 feet above the lake basin to the south and 2,200 feet above the Coffin Lakes to the east. The mountain rises 3,800 feet above the valley bottom three miles to the west. The terrain to the north in Montana is more of a deep drainage network than the rolling highlands and broad ridges in the other directions.
This mountain can be done in a long day hike by a strong hiker up the main fork of Targhee Creek to the lake basin and up the south flank and onto the north running ridge. About one third of the distance would be cross country, but the landscape is open and easily traversed. Overall the grade would be fairly gentle except for hiking up the south end. From the Targhee Creek trailhead it is about an eighteen mile round trip to the summit and back. It's also about a fifteen mile round trip from the north up Sheep Creek to Sheep Lake. The climb above Sheep Lake would be a very difficult scramble or technical climb on poor rock to the summit. It might be best to camp or make it an extended hike and spend some time on the other summits or several lakes found in this small, but interesting mountain group. Mountain goats can be seen in these areas and they have left many small trails in the scree and talus. This is a grizzly bear area so take pepper spray, make noise, have a clean camp and take some friends who you can outrun.
Getting There
The area can be entered via the Mile Creek Trail (004) or the Sheep Creek Trail from the Montana side or from the Targhee Creek Trail (27) on the Idaho side. The Targhee National Forest does a great job of providing access and trail info from the Idaho side on the internet, but the Beaverhead NF does a terrible job for the Montana side. Details for the Mile Creek Trail on the Montana side are provided here.
Mile Creek Trail
If coming on Highway 20 from the south, drive 42 miles north from Ashton to the junction with Highway 87. Turn left (west) on Highway 87 drive nine miles to the Idaho/Montana State line and continue north on the same road for approximately 3.6 more miles to the Mile Creek Road. This is marked by a small roadside sign that looks like its pointing into the driveway of a large house close to the highway. Take it and the road will almost immediately turn away from the house and head for the mountains. From the turnoff from Highway 87, its one mile to the trailhead. There is a stream to cross immediately before the trailhead, but the bottom is a hardened crossing so it should be no problem for most vehicles. If unsure there is room to park west of the creek and cross on foot. The total distance from Highway 20 to the trailhead is almost 14 miles.
To reach the trailhead from the north take Highway 287 south from Ennis, Montana for 40 miles, then turn right (south) on Highway 87 and go five miles south to the Mile Creek turnoff by the large house mentioned above. If coming from the east, go 13 miles from West Yellowstone over Targhee Pass to the junction of Highway 20 mentioned above. Follow the directions from there.
The Mile Creek Trail is not as indicated on USGS quad maps. The first two or three miles is the same, but new construction takes the trail on a series of long switchbacks and reaches the top of the Continental Divide further south than indicated on the quad maps. The trail is obvious and there is no way to get lost on the old trail. From the trailhead follow the path south up the Mile Creek basin for approximately six miles to the junction with the Targhee Creek Trail (27) on the Continental divide separating the Targhee Creek and Mile Creek basins. From here make a left turn go approximately two miles to Targhee Pass. From Targhee Pass follow the main divide to the northwest across the Fremont County highpoint for about two and a half miles to the south end of Sheep Hill or continue on the trail for nearly two miles to near Clark Lake. From there enter the upper lake basin that connects to the south end of the Sheep Hill ridge.
Targhee Creek Trail
To reach the Targhee Creek Trailhead go 15 miles north of the Island Park Ranger Station on Highway 20 to Forest Road 57 and follow it a short distance where it ends at the trailhead. The turnoff for road 57 is about 10 miles west of West Yellowstone. From the trailhead hike north up the main fork of Targhee Creek for about six miles to the vicinity of Clark Lake, then head northwest cross country into the upper lake basin. The steep south terminus of the Sheep Hill ridge is nearly two miles away on the north end of the basin. Or one can head more northwest and hit the saddle between Sheep Hill and the Fremont County highpoint, then turn north for a more gradual ascent up the west side of Sheep Point.
Sheep Creek Trail
The Sheep Creek Trail enters the mountains near the west end of Earthquake Lake and travels east, then south for about six or seven miles to Sheep Lake. From Sheep Lake it would be a challenging scramble or technical climb on poor rock up the cirque to the summit of Sheep Hill. Specific details are not provided here so study a local map or contact the Beaverhead National Forest offices provided below for information on this route.
Red Tape
Generally none. The area is not designated wilderness, though it is largely managed as such. In the core travel areas travel is limited to hikers and horses. Other areas allow bikes, but all areas are non-motorized. The Targhee National Forest provides an excellent travel planning map online for access from the Idaho side. It is assumed management for the Montana side is similar, but that information is not as readily available. If it matters use the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge contact information provided below.
All camping options in the vicinity of this mountain require one to pack in unless attempting a very long day hike. There are extensive camping opportunities very close to the mountain at Sheep Lake, the high pond/spring filled bench along the upper west side of the mountain, or in the basin at the head of Targhee Creek, which is adjacent the south end of the mountain. All of these require a fairly long pack in, but the terrain is mostly gentle and year long water can be found. For those on extended hikes in the Henry's Lake Mountains good camping can be had at Targhee Pass, the flats at the northeast basin of Black Mountain or the Coffin Lakes. Water availability at these locations may vary so plan ahead.
When To ClimbThe snow is still heavy well into June most years, but by the start of July enough of the trails and slopes are open to provide good access. The north slopes may hold their snow well into summer however. The south aspects lose snow quite early in the summer, but getting to the mountain would be difficult due to snow on the forested sections of the approach. The mountain can be reached in winter by the hard core, but some slopes would be prone to avalanches and access would be long, difficult and dangerous.
Mountain Conditions and Information
Go to the mountain prepared for variable conditions. A summer a day that starts out nice and clear often will see thunderstorms move into the mountains bringing rain, cold and lightning. Check the forecast closely and be prepared.
The mountain is entirely on the Beaverhead National Forest, but some of the main approach options are entirely or partially from the Targhee National Forest in Idaho, thus the following contacts are given:
For specific information contact the Island Park Ranger District of the Targhee National Forest. An access map on this Forest's web page makes planning easy.
Island Park Ranger District
Targhee National Forest
3726 Highway 20
Island Park, Idaho 83429
(208) 558-7301
For the Montana side this area is part of the Madison Ranger District of the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge National Forest.
Madison Ranger Station
5 Forest Service Road
Ennis, MT 59729
Phone: (406) 682-4253
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Steel company share prices were thrown into the furnace yesterday as the local industry was assailed by a range of factors, all of which put investors on edge.
The meltdown was led by OneSteel, which slumped 7 per cent to $2.76 after directors reported another setback at its newly rebuilt Whyalla blast furnace, where a fire damaged electrics and instrumentation.
Directors said the fire would put the furnace out of action for another two weeks, costing 80,000 tonnes in lost steel production and slashing $30 million from earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, which totalled $324 million in the latest full year.
The share price of the country's largest steel maker, BlueScope Steel, crashed 6 per cent to $7.96.
Sims Group shares were also marked down 2 per cent to $14.35 yesterday, after gaining almost a dollar in the past week.
The dumping of the shares was initially put down to a setback for the steel sector in the US overnight, where directors of Steel Dynamics, which produces about 3.5 million tonnes a year, predicted steel prices would soften in the December quarter.
US producers Nucor and US Steel were marked down but Argo Investments chief executive Rob Patterson said the local sell-off was more about taking profits than a poor earnings outlook. BlueScope shareholders were told to expect booming first-half earnings.
Sims is set to report a monster first-quarter profit today thanks to resurgent global scrap prices following a rebound in demand from Chinese steel makers since June.
For what it was worth, Steel Dynamics directors said they expected scrap prices to stay high in the December quarter, which would be a positive outcome for Sims. On top of that, there is usually a tightening of scrap supply during the northern winter, and that should buoy prices for the next few months.
Share trade volume in Smorgon Steel was 50 per cent above average but the shares finished steady at $1.18.
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