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Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution—A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First By Alister McGrath, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007, 560 pp, $15.99 paperback.
Nearly 500 years after the initial events took place, the Protestant Reformation continues to be approached from a variety of angles and perspectives. In his book, Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution—A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First, Alister McGrath presents a new study, interpreting the movement, its founders, and its currents through its unique doctrine of the priesthood of all believers (i.e., the idea that all individuals have the ability and responsibility to interpret and teach Scripture). He attempts to retell the history of Protestantism, from its origins to the present day, through this lens, while also examining how this past can help anticipate the future. In painting with such broad brushstrokes, it is inevitable that McGrath overlooks or overgeneralizes some aspects of the Reformation and its effects, but the overall result is a refreshing glance at a frequently and copiously addressed topic and a warning to Protestants about unintended effects of one of the doctrines they hold most dear.
Christianity's Dangerous Idea is divided into three main sections: Origination, Manifestation, and Transformation. Part I deals with the history of Protestantism, from the events that caused the revolution through its worldwide expansion in the 19th century. McGrath looks not only at the events and people behind them, but how they were influenced by and expanded this idea that each individual can and should interpret Scripture.
Martin Luther was born into a cultural context that was prepared for a reformation, and he became the voice and drive behind the early days of the movement. As his interpretation of Scripture, and especially his doctrine of justification by faith, began to diverge from the Church's teachings, he increasingly emphasized the importance of the Bible in the Christian life and the life of the Church.
Luther's version of Protestantism was soon rivaled by other interpretations of Scripture and the true Christian life. Whereas Luther interpreted the Bible as emphasizing God's free grace, Zwingli's interpretation was very moralist in nature. The Anabaptists presented yet another alternative, and a radical one at that, while Calvin's Institutes presented the Reformed version. Even in England, where the Reformation was essentially founded on the whim of Henry VIII rather than on any doctrinal disputes, a key question was how one interpreted Biblical teachings on divorce and church leadership.
Soon interpretation of Scripture became a local matter, with each area choosing which viewpoint they would hold to, a policy that was eventually codified in various treaties following religious wars. As Protestantism spread to the American colonies, the Great Awakening, which focused on individual conversion, reignited many of the Reformation ideals, especially that of the importance of the individual in the midst of the church. This movement in many ways led to the worldwide expansion of Protestantism in the nineteenth century as Christians reinterpreted the Great Commission to be a commandment for the individual and not for Christian nations, sparking the modern missions movement.
After dealing with the history of Protestantism in Part I, McGrath moves to an examination of how this history, and particularly this view of the individual's role, have influenced Protestant beliefs in key areas (the Church, worship, culture, etc.). Protestantism, he writes, at its heart, "represents a constant return to the Bible to revalidate and where necessary restate its beliefs and values, refusing to allow any one generation or individual to determine what is definitive for Protestantism as a whole."[1]
This emphasis on Sola Scriptura has kept the Bible at the forefront of all debates within Protestantism, as even issues in today's world such as Creationism vs. Evolutionism and gay marriage boil down to how one views and interprets portions of Scripture. It has also led to uniquely Protestant values, like the Bible commentator and preacher being elevated above the traditional theologian, the emphasis on the free gift of salvation and personal conversion, and the importance of eschatology. Even when these emphases have downsides, like the consumerist feel of many contemporary churches, Protestantism insists on stressing the importance of the Bible over church tradition and structures. This also leads to the variety of church structures and polities within Protestantism, as well as the various ways Protestants choose to interact with the surrounding culture and contemporary issues (e.g., the role of women in the church).
Part III of Christianity's Dangerous Idea examines the recent history of Protestantism, especially the rise of Pentecostalism, and attempts to predict how the emphasis on the Bible and the individual interpretations of it will impact the future of Protestantism. McGrath sees the lack of centralized authority, particularly within Pentecostalism, as being an impetus for continued growth, yet notes that the lack of historical grounding has led some Protestants to return to more traditional, liturgical churches. He also notes the trend of Protestantism to the global South, and ultimately concludes that the "future of Protestantism lies precisely in Protestantism being what Protestantism actually is."[2]
Overall, McGrath does a fine job of reinterpreting the history and emphases of Protestantism through its emphasis on the Scripture and interpreting it properly. From 16th-century German Lutheranism to 21st-century Latin American Pentecostalism, each step in the progress of the Reformation is proficiently analyzed through this prism, and often this new way of looking at things provides insight into why Protestants do the things they do and believe what they believe. He adeptly pinpoints a common theme running throughout the history of Protestantism and shines a light on the effects that emphasis has had. Whether he intended to or not, he also provides a warning for conservative Protestants in America of what exaggerated individualism can do to unity and doctrinal purity if it is allowed to go unchecked.
One major downside, however, is that McGrath often views Protestantism solely through the traditional denominations. Especially as he enters into the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, his view of what Protestantism is centers around the major, liberal denominations. The exception to this is when he patronizes American Protestants who still insist on a literal interpretation of Scripture. He notes the importance of Calvin throughout the early stages of the book, yet almost completely ignores him the rest of the way other than a discussion of predestination in Chapter 10. He identifies the origins of Protestantism as lying in "an uncontrollable burst of energy directed toward the intellectual and spiritual renewal and institutional reform of the church,"[3] something which fits in with his extensive look at Pentecostalism in past century, yet ignores the resurgence of Calvinism evident in the past few decades, especially in the American church. If the Pentecostal movement has pursued the spiritual renewal of the church, it can be argued that neo-Calvinism has ignited an intellectual renewal that has brought the Protestant church back to its roots.
This introduces yet another flaw in McGrath's argument. He views Protestantism, and especially its call back to a fresh interpretation of Scripture, as a progressive freight train hurtling down the tracks at breakneck speed. This causes him to portray Protestants who believe in evolution, gay marriage, and women priests as the rightful heirs to the Reformation ideals of Sola Scriptura and the priesthood of all believers. Because interpretation belongs to no one group or generation, the newest interpretation is best, progress rules, and liberalism is the ultimate goal. Even though he acknowledges the Protestant (and humanist) desire to read Scripture in the original language in order to understand the original intent, he divorces that ideal from one that allows each individual to read Scripture for himself. Whereas the Reformers believed they were returning to a previous interpretation that the church had since lost and believed in interpreting Scripture (at least to some extent) in light of history, tradition, and church leadership, McGrath would have his readers believe that the Reformation ideal is that each person, each church, each generation should interpret Scripture however they see fit in their own individual context. It is doubtful that Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, and other Reformers intended their emphasis on Scripture to be taken to the extremes that McGrath seems to condone, and even celebrate, later in the book. It is one thing to identify trends today as logical, if unintended, conclusions of Protestant emphases, but it is another thing altogether to portray those who hold such extremes as the Reformers' true heirs.
Another weakness to McGrath's argument is the constant comparisons he makes between Protestantism and fundamentalist Islam. He devotes three pages to the comparison late in the book, but there are inferences to it throughout, often in order to depict Protestantism in a negative light. The key comparison for McGrath is that Islam, like Protestantism, is a text-based religion, whose Scriptures have been interpreted by individuals and groups rather than a "pope-like" figure as in Catholicism. This, of course, has resulted in a variety of interpretations, ranging from more liberal ones that take the text less seriously to more fundamentalist ones that interpret it and obey it literally. He goes so far as to question whether Islam is currently undergoing the type of reformation that Christianity went through in the 16th century. It is a stretch, however, to draw too many comparisons between the two faiths and their views of Scripture. While Sola Scriptura and the priesthood of believers are key aspects to Protestantism, most Protestants see Scripture as a means to discover God, and particularly Jesus. The character and construct of the two sets of scriptures also stand in contrast to one another, as the Quran bears little resemblance to the Bible in terms of accuracy, agreement, or form.
However, despite these weaknesses, Christianity's Dangerous Idea is well worth reading for Protestants living in the 21st century. It looks at the faith and history of Protestantism from an angle not usually considered, and in doing so, it shines a light on areas that might otherwise be overlooked. As a people who do place significant emphasis, it is valuable to see how previous generations interpreted and communicated some of the same passages and issues that are at the forefront in today's world, and it is also helpful to see what the positive and negative effects of their efforts were. McGrath states in his introduction that a new study of the Reformation was needed both because of the recent scholarship in the area and because of the recent change in emphases when studying history. While not a perfect representation of the Reformers and their legacy, McGrath's work illuminates an area on which spotlights have repeatedly been shined.


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Katherine Heigl has formed a production company and is developing an action comedy that she will also star in.
Successful in becoming an accomplished actress, Katherine Heigl now is preparing to spark a new profession as film producer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the beauty has established her own production company with her manager mother Nancy Heigl and is currently setting up an untitled action comedy which she will also star in.
Plot details as well as names to direct and write have not yet been revealed, but it is learned that pic will be developed at Fox 2000 with Spyglass Entertainment also producing while Bob Kosberg and David Simon both executive producing through their Nash Entertainment shingle.
Heighl, an Emmy nominee this year for "Grey's Anatomy, had been looking to venture into producing field for some time ago with hopes to craft a film feature and work with writers. Around this period, Kosberg and Simon had already hatched a concept for the project and, coincidentally, targeted Heigl to develop it, thus bringing the pitch to the actress, who was attending a press junket for "Knocked Up" in Santa Monica.
"I wasn't sure if she thought I was going to ask her a question about 'Knocked Up' or if she knew I was going to pitch her," Kosberg recalled. "I had done pitches in some pretty unique places, like elevators. but never in the middle of a press junket."


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A woman has been seriously injured when she stepped into oncoming traffic, possibly to flag down a taxi coming from the other direction, and was hit by a taxi.
The 24-year-old woman stepped into northbound lanes of Beaufort Street in Mount Lawley at 1:30am on Saturday.
While possibly attempting to flag down a taxi travelling in the opposite, south bound lanes, she was hit by a taxi travelling in the northbound lanes.
She was taken to Royal Perth Hospital by ambulance with serious injuries, where she is in critical condition, 6PR radio reported.
The driver of the taxi and two passengers who stopped at the scene have assisted police with the investigation and the taxi has been seized for examination.
Bayswater Police are seeking information regarding the crash and anyone with information, or who saw the woman or the vehicle involved prior to the crash are asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows': New Posters! (PHOTOS)
Today's your lucky day, Potter-heads!
As the universally anticipated November 19 release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 looms ever closer, Warner Bros. has offered a glimpse of new promotional posters for the wizardly extravaganza, featuring dark, dramatic images of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Helena Bonham Carter as they prepare for the ultimate battle between good and evil.
The posters' tag line? "Trust No One." But trust us when we say, these are pretty awesome. So hit up the photo gallery and check them out without delay.
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But only a combination of aggressive reform and growth can help reduce the underlying factors that feed the intermittent panics.
Internet access is intermittent on proxy servers and he had to send this to me in pieces.
intermittent, torrential rain showers turned the rutted, cratered road into a bog of red mud.
This approach, known as intermittent fasting, favors long periods with no food.
To learn more about the intermittent fasting diets discussed in this article, visit The 8-Hour Diet and The Fast Diet.
She puzzled a little during the intermittent processes of undressing, over why she had let him go like that.
According to his observations and those of the nurse there was an intermittent coma.
You chew betel-nut and listen, content, to the intermittent soft drip from the ends of the severed neck arteries.
The discipline of the national schools was slack, intermittent, and of short reach.
At first faint and intermittent, it grew louder, and continuous, and came close.
c.1600, from Latin intermittentem (nominative intermittens), present participle of intermittere (see intermission). Related: Intermittently.
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Project DescriptionIt seems prescient that these two P/A Award–winning projects by Arquitectonica were named after buried or submerged places—Babylon and Atlantis—since both buildings in Miami's Brickell Avenue area have almost become lost amid the gargantuan structures that now surround them. The Babylon, which won a citation in 1978, received praise from juror Charles Moore for the surrealistic quality of its bright-red façade and its white shiplike balconies, which stepped back in deference to an adjacent house that remained from the era when Biscayne Bay's shoreline contained mostly large villas. Now, wedged among giant residential towers, the Babylon looks like a forlorn ship, ready to sail away from the collapse of Miami's condo market.
Down Brickell Avenue, its larger cousin, the Atlantis, a citation winner in 1980, has suffered a similar fate. Made famous by its weekly appearance in the opening credits of the television show Miami Vice, the 20-story reflective-glass-walled Atlantis has also found itself overshadowed by much larger condo towers to its south. That has greatly diminished the surreal effect of the building, with its iconic red gable, yellow balconies, blue screen wall, and square "skycourt" punched through the building, featuring a yellow curvy wall, red spiral stair, and potted palm tree. Now, you don't see the sky through the skycourt, just more balconies.
The bloated development along Biscayne Bay gives new meaning to the term "Miami vice," making you yearn for a time when these sensual Arquitectonica buildings evoked a city still in command of its senses.


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With more than 35 years of experience and dedication to reducing wildfire losses, Pat Durland started Stone Creek Fire LLC (SCF) to share proven wildfire loss reduction strategies and tactics with the many communities facing these potential losses. Since 2004 SCF has played a national role in communicating, planning and implementing wildfire mitigation programs and principles that reduce these potential tragedies and damages by fighting wildfire losses 'smarter, rather than harder!'
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Valentine sale, auction to aid Brooklin library
BROOKLIN, Maine — The Friend Memorial Public Library's annual Love Your Library silent auction and valentine sale kicks off on Tuesday, Feb. 1, with nearly 200 items up for bid. About half of them will be sold online and the rest at the library.
One of the featured items up for auction this year is a children's treasure hunt for up to 15 young pirates who will get to search for a chest of treasures on a local beach. The auction also will feature a tour at the home of the late E.B. White and his wife, Katherine, which was the setting for White's children's favorite "Charlotte's Web," as well as a variety of goods and services including artwork, craft items, classes, sea adventures and local free-range eggs.
Last year's Love Your Library auction funded nearly 15 percent of the library's annual budget.
In addition to the silent auction, the library will celebrate the season by creating a handmade valentine for every donation of $5, honoring a person or organization designated by the donor. The valentines will be on display throughout February in the library.
The Love Your Library silent auction Web address is www.biddingforgood.com/friendml. Area residents may visit the library to see auction items and sign up for a Love Your Library valentine from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday or from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
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This was one of Etna's most vigorous eruptions in years. The eruption
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Latin Notes: Conjunto dream team
Paying tribute to Flaco Jimenez and Esteban "Steve" Jordan
Updated 9:55 am, Saturday, May 25, 2013
Anyone floating by Arneson River Theatre on Tuesday or within earshot of La Villita may feel like they've come upon the conjunto equivalent of the Battle at the O.K. Corral.
Inspired by a long-ago Joey Records album that playfully depicted Flaco Jimenez boxing against Esteban "Steve" Jordan, Tuesday's gig with hotshot accordionists Juanito Castillo, Dwayne Verheyden of the Netherlands and Michael Guerra is being billed as the Squeezebox Collective.
The all-ages show at the Arneson — which also includes special guests Rio Jordan, Nick Valdez and Gabriel Zavala — is free and runs from 7-10 p.m.
Castillo and Verheyden are fresh off impressive showcases at the Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio. Guerra has been on tour with the Mavericks.
Stylistically, Castillo leans toward the experimental and jazz rock that Jordan pioneered. Verheyden is a master of Jimenez's alegre (happy) runs. Guerra is a more versatile mixture of both, with a touch of Americana.
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Verheyden, who also plays Wednesday at Hi-Tones with Max Baca, jammed into the wee hours with Jimenez at his home Sunday.
"It was like the best moment in my life," said Verheyden. "It was just amazing. It was very cool."
While Verheyden prefers Jimenez, he appreciates El Parche, too.
"Steve Jordan is more jazz. It's all about those jazz chords," Verheyden said. "I don't really understand his style. I grew up with Flaco Jimenez's music. That's what I do. That's what I like."
David Pedrazine is chief lyricist for the Michael Guerra Band, which opens the show. He says Guerra is the bridge between Castillo and Verheyden.
"These are three of the top guys for the box," Pedrazine said. "Michael is so flexible. He's progressive. He can go from rock to a polka to conjunto to an Americana ballad. That's his reputation with the Mavericks."
Conjunto festival producer Juan Tejeda says Tuesday's show is a conjunto dream team.
"Dwayne is Flaco, man. He plays just like him. Juanito is just more experimental. He deliberately wants to break down barriers with the accordion. He picked up all of (Jordan's) movidas," Tejeda explained.
"Michael is a mix. But what I always like about Michael Guerra is that he ... can do some amazing riffs that are different from Flaco. ... He knows a lot of music. He's very versatile."
Castillo downplays the boxing-match hype. "It's really to show some real camaraderie," said Castillo, who's looking forward to reuniting with Jordan's sons Ricardo and Steve III.
"It's going to be a real tribute, the way a tribute should be done."
Castillo compares the trio of accordionists to a Twix candy bar. "You've got one wrapped in caramel and one heavy drenched and maybe another one. We belong in the same package. But we all have different flavors."


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In the final game against the Nationals, Baltimore took home the win and the first series in the Battle of the Beltway, winning 2-1. Jordan Zimmerman took the loss while Jim Johnson got his third win and Kevin Gregg recorded his eighth save.
The pitching was in control, getting out of any problematic situations faced, until the fourth inning when Washington got the first run of the game. Jayson Werth started it off with a double to right field and Wilson Ramos took first on the free pass. To load the bases, Danny Espinosa took one for the team as he got hit by a pitch. The RBI came in the form of an infield single by Alex Cora. Mark Reynolds made a good play by stopping the ball and keeping the second run from scoring.
After 13 Orioles were retired in a row, they took the lead in the seventh. Nick Markakis got a leadoff single and was driven in when Vladimir Guerrero went deep for the fifth time this season. They sent eight to the plate in the inning but left the bases loaded.
Chris Tillman had a fairly solid outing, going 5.0 innings and giving up only a run. He was taken out due to pitch count with it being at 97 and having allowed six hits. Tillman got out of a few tough innings: the second inning saw runners stranded at second and third base while only one run was scored despite the bases being loaded in the fourth. Once again, the Nationals fouled off a number of pitches to cause the high pitch count for the young starter. Tillman has allowed one or fewer runs in four of his last five starts but had not made it past the fifth inning in three of them.
Jeremy Accardo went 1.0 and gave up only one hit. Jim Johnson worked the seventh inning scoreless. Koji Uehara pitched the eighth, retiring the side in order. Kevin Gregg came on to close the game, walking one before getting the game-ending double play.
Zimmerman worked 6.1 innings in his outing with two runs on four hits being surrendered. Tyler Clippard came on to finish the seventh, going hitless but walking two. Todd Coffey took the mound in the eighth, having a three up and three down inning.
The Oriole bats went from surging to dead in the matter of a day with only four hits coming today. There were only five runners left on base. The offense was sat down in order six out of the eight times and were 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position. The Nationals only sent three to the plate three times, getting a hit in all but two innings.
Nationals manager Jim Riggleman was thrown out after two pitches for arguing whether or not the first hitter of the game—Roger Bernedina—stepped on the plate on a drag bunt.
The Birds take the day off tomorrow to travel to Kansas City where Zach Britton (5-2) will take the first game against Danny Duffy (0-0).


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Silver Pomegranate Pendant Necklace by Melanie Dankowicz
A beautiful symbol of righteousness, fruitfulness, and wisdom, the pomegranate is an ancient and noteworthy fruit. One of seven species of Israel, it is also a symbol of Jewish mystical experience.
Cut from sterling silver, this pendant is brushed to a smooth finish and hung on a 16" sterling silver seamed snake chain (18" chain available by request).
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JERUSALEM (Aug. 26)
There is apparently no limit to the do-it-yourself principle. Kozo Okamoto, who is serving a life sentence for his role in the mass murder at Lod Airport two years ago, tried to circumcise himself in jail. As a direct consequence of his efforts to learn more about Judaism, he decided some time ago (Maariv, which reported the story Friday did not have the exact time), to find out how it was to be Jewish–from the very beginning. He took a pair of nail clippers and tried to operate on himself in a kind of do-it-yourself circumcision. The operation apparently did not quite prove as successful as he wanted it to be. The Japanese terrorist who had come to Israel to kill Jews was hospitalized. His wounds are healing.


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I'm a Sophomore in HS right now, and I honestly don't have any idea on what to do after high school. I'm thinking about something in marketing/communications but idk anymore. Starting to get worried cause i'll be on my own in 2 years. anyone else not sure of what they wanna do in life? How'd you figure it all out?


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UPDATE 2/3/2012 2:00pm EST: Komen's founder has issued an apology and said Planned Parenthood will "probably" be eligible for future grants. For the latest visit Colorlines.com/planned-parenthood.
The Atlantic is reporting Komen's top public health official, Mollie Williams, resigned in protest immediately following the board's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood. The news comes hours after Komen.org was temporarily hacked and as Planned Parenthood is announcing they're experiencing a surge in donations.
Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic reports on Williams' resignation:
The decision, made in December, caused an uproar inside Komen. Three sources told me that the organization's top public health official, Mollie Williams, resigned in protest immediately following the Komen board's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood. Williams, who served as the managing director of community health programs, was responsible for directing the distribution of $93 million in annual grants. Williams declined to comment when I reached her yesterday on whether she had resigned her position in protest, and she declined to speak about any other aspects of the controversy.
According to sources close to both Williams and Komen, "Williams believed she could not honorably serve in her position once Komen had caved to pressure from the anti-abortion right."
Donors reacting to Komen's decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood contributed $650,000 in 24 hours, nearly enough to replace last year's Komen funding, Planned Parenthood executives told the Washington Post on Wednesday.
Planned Parenthood averages 100-200 donations on any given day, but when the Komen decision made headlines it received contributions from more than 6,000 online donors.
"People respond powerfully when they see politics interfering with women's health," Tait Sye, a spokesperson for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, told the Post. "That's why we've seen a tremendous outpouring of support."
Hackers also made their own contribution early Thursday morning.
"For the few that accessed the site around 12:30AM on Thursday, they were redirected from the regular site (www.komen.org) to an artificial site made by the hackers (ww5.komen.org). The job was so inclusive that even in search engines, you were only able to find the hacked site," Gather.com reported.
The hackers re-designed a Komen banner ad that promoted its marathon to read "Help us run over poor women on our way to the bank."


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Since the clubhouse and court refurbishment of Burnley Tennis Club with funding from Sport England and the Trusthouse Foundation, the club has opened its doors to various community projects which make use of the facilities during the day.
In recognition of this the club was delighted when two committee members Alison Padgett and Donna Livesey were honoured to be invited to the Queen's garden party at Buckingham Palace.
Padgett said: "It was a wonderful, once in a lifetime experience, and we were honoured to represent the club and appreciated the recognition for all the hard work by the committee to make the club a viable community hub as well as improving the facilities for members and the community."
The club was also nominated by Burnley Council for community club of the year at an awards night, even though the club didn't win the award they were shortlisted and presented with a highly commended award, everyone who attended had a great night Meanwhile, Burnley Tennis Club will be running a number of free Tennis Taster sessions throughout September.
The club is welcoming females above the age of 13 to get involved in our Whacky Wednesdays The sessions will be on Wednesdays September 3, 10, 17 and 24 and all session will run between 6.30pm and 8pm at Burnley Tennis Club.
Results Round up Burnley Tennis Club Open teams were back in action and the Open A team travelled to Whalley to what has always been a touch place to pick up points.
Burnley came away with a fantastic 4-1 win, Burnley B welcomed Blackburn Northern B to Burnley, another tough match but another fine 3-2 for Burnley B.
Burnley C team were also at home against Whalley B, a win for Burnley would move them above Whalley B into second place, Burnley C proved far to strong for Whalley winning the match 5-0.
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If you look at the Miami Dolphins´ off-season so far, the team has surely gotten better. They have added offensive weapons and skill players like Julius Thomas and Anthony Fasano, as well as key pieces on defense like Lawrence Timmons and William Hayes.
The Dolphins have addresses the safety position by extending All-Pro safety Reshad Jones, but have paired him with aging veteran Nate Allen. For me, and most certainly for Dolphins brass, Allen will likely not suffice as the starter opposite of Jones. The Dolphins will certainly look to the 2017 NFL Draft to add a young safety.
For me, that safety can likely be found in the second round and comes from the Utah Utes.
That player is Marcus Williams.
The first thing you notice about Williams is he has ideal size for the position. There is no question he is a true safety, standing in at 6-foot-1, 202 pounds. He also plays much bigger than his frame, and has a natural knack for snuffing out plays behind the line of scrimmage.
What most intrigues me about Williams is his work ethic. He was only a three star recruit coming into Utah out of California, and immediately earned his playing time on the field. If Williams can add some muscle to his frame (something he most certainly will do), and work on his tackling, he would be the perfect compliment to Reshad Jones.
What Williams does well is being a ball-hawk safety in coverage. This would fit nicely with Reshad Jones, who makes a living around the line of scrimmage snuffing out run plays. Having the comfort of Williams behind him at all times ready to cover in the passing game, Jones would be able to hover around the line of scrimmage, and the Dolphins would improve their run defense and pass defense simultaneously.
Williams had five interceptions each of his last two seasons at Utah, and combined those impressive numbers with 65 and 64 total tackles, respectively.
The only question surrounding Williams is his availability in the second round. If the Dolphins do not go safety in the first round, Williams would be a homerun pick should he be available at 52nd overall. I think there is a good chance he is there. If you are the Dolphins, you sprint to the podium.
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A series of Phe-Gly dipeptide-derived piperazinones containing an aromatic urea moiety and a basic amino acid has been synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of human platelet aggregation induced by the PAR1 agonist SFLLRN and as cytotoxic agents in human cancer cells. The synthetic strategy involves coupling of a protected basic amino acid benzyl amide to 1,2- and 1,2,4-substituted-piperazinone derivatives, through a carbonylmethyl group at the N1-position, followed by formation of an aromatic urea at the exocyclic moiety linked at the C2 position of the piperazine ring and removal of protecting groups. None of the compounds showed activity in the biological evaluation.
Most cellular effects of thrombin are mediated by activation of the protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1) [
Activation of PAR1 by thrombin involves the proteolytic cleavage of the N-terminal exodomain between Arg41 and Ser42. This cleavage unveils the recognition sequence SFLLRN that acts as a tethered ligand, auto-activating the receptor [
The first potent PAR1 antagonists were SFLLRN-based peptidomimetic ureas, represented by the optimized antagonist RWJ-58259 (
Reference PAR1 antagonists in pharmacological studies and/or advanced clinical development.
Taking as reference the peptidomimetic antagonist RWJ-58259 we initiated a project directed to the search of new PAR1 antagonists using a diversity oriented synthesis (DOS) strategy. To this aim, we planned the synthesis of diverse small directed libraries of different scaffolds able to assemble, at least, one or two aromatic groups and one or two basic groups at variable distances and orientations [
Piperazinone derivatives proposed as PAR1 antagonists.
Two alternative retrosynthetic routes were considered for the building of the desired piperazinones derivatives
Synthesis of the ureas
To avoid the cyclization, we decided to incorporate the basic amino acid prior to the urea formation. As shown in
Synthesis of the 4-unsubstituted-piperazinone derivatives
In view of the good results in the synthesis of the 4-unsubstituted-piperazinone derivatives
Synthesis of the N4-benzyl-piperazinone derivatives
The 4-benzyl-piperazinones
To evaluate the PAR1 antagonist activity, all new compounds were screened as inhibitors of human platelet aggregation induced by a 30 μM concentration of the PAR1 agonist SFLLRN [
Synthesis of the RWJ-58259 analogues
In a HTS of antitumor agents, none of the compound showed cytotoxicity on three representative human cancer cell lines, such as breast (MDA-MB-231), lung (A549), and colon (HT-29).
All reagents were of commercial quality. Solvents were dried and purified by standard methods. Analytical TLC was performed on aluminum sheets coated with a 0.2 mm layer of silica gel 60 F254. Silica gel 60 (230–400 mesh) was used for flash chromatography. Analytical HPLC was performed on a Sunfire C18 (4.6 × 150 mm, 3.5 μm) column, with a flow rate of 1 mL/min, and using a tunable UV detector set at 214 nm. 10%–100% gradient of CH3CN (solvent A) in 0.05% of TFA in H2O (solvent B) in 30 min was used as mobile phase. 1H-NMR spectra were recorded at 300 or 400 MHz, using TMS as reference, and 13C-NMR spectra were recorded at 75 or 100 MHz. The NMR spectra assignment was based on COSY, HSQC, and HMBC spectra. ESI-MS spectra were performed, in positive mode, using MeOH as solvent. MW experiments were carried out in a EmrysTM Synthesizer MW reactor (Biotage AB, surface IR sensor). Elemental analyses were obtained on a CH-O-RAOID apparatus. Optical rotations were determined in a Perkin Elmer 141 polarimeter.
The epimeric mixture of piperazinones
Pd(C) (10%) was added to a solution of the corresponding epimeric mixture of piperazinones
HOBt (136 mg, 1.00 mmol), DIC (309 μL, 2.00 mmol) and a solution of the corresponding benzylamides H-Orn(Boc)-NHBn (
The epimeric corresponding epimeric mixture of piperazine derivatives
Et3N (168 μL, 1.20 mmol) and the corresponding isocyanate (phenyl or benzyl isocyanate) (1.20 mmol) were added to a solution of the corresponding hydrochloride
Pd(C) (10%) and a 3.4 N solution of HCl in EtOAc (134 μL, 0.40 mmol) were added to a solution of (
This compound was obtained from the benzyl ester
These compounds were prepared by applying the general procedure described for the synthesis of
These compounds were obtained by applying the above indicated method of
These compounds were obtained by applying the already indicated procedure for the synthesis of the urea analogues
These compounds were prepared following the general procedure for the removal of the
The epimeric mixture of the Arg(Pbf) -derived phehylureido-piperazine
Propylene oxide (19 μL, 0.27 mmol) was added to a 0 °C cooled solution of 1-(2,6-dichlorobenzyl)-6-amino-3-(pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl)-1
It was carried out by applying the general methodology for N-Z removal above described for the synthesis of (
It was carried out by applying the above described methodology for
In summary, a series of highly functionalized Phe-Gly dipeptide-derived piperazinones containing an aromatic urea moiety and a basic amino acid has been prepared and evaluated as human PAR1 antagonists in a platelet aggregation assay. The synthetic strategy involves coupling of a protected basic amino acid benzyl amide to 1,2- and 1,2,4-substituted-piperazinone derivatives, through a carbonylmethyl group at the N1-position, followed by formation of an aromatic urea at the exocyclic moiety linked at the C2 position of the piperazine ring and removal of protecting groups. In comparison with the 1,2,4,6-tetrasusbtituted-piperazinone analogues
Copies of 1H and 13C-NMR spectra for all new compounds. Supplementary materials can be accessed at:
This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación grant SAF2009-09323 and the Ministerio de Economía y competitividad grant SAF2012-32209. A. M. Valdivielso held a postgraduate FPU fellowship from the Spanish Ministerio de Educación. A. M. Valdivielso thanks the SEQT (Spanish Society of Therapeutic Chemistry) for the Jassen-Cilag Award for young researches (XV Edition, 2011).
AMV and MG: performed research and data analysis; MTGL: project coordination and revision of the final manuscript; RH: conception, design, and coordination of research, drafting and revision of the article and corresponding author.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Dustin Hurst | Franklin Center
HELENA — Dear Gov. Brian Schweitzer,
I want to let you in on a couple of secrets: I am not a polygamist and neither is Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
We are, however, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Most Americans knows us as Mormons.
Last week, you reached into the murky depths of political discourse to bring my faith's prior practice of polygamy, or having multiple wives, to the forefront of the national media.
You told The Daily Beast that Romney, whose lineage runs through Mexico, should be able to relate to immigrants because of the heritage, but will be unable to address that in his presidential campaign because his family hails from polygamist commune in the country.
To protect yourself from appearing a bigot, you added this:
I am not alleging by any stretch that Romney is a polygamist and approves of [the] polygamy lifestyle, but his father was born into [a] polygamy commune in Mexico.
Governor, I understand that the Mormon faith and its history are difficult to understand. Sometimes, it's hard for me to explain to outsiders.
The facts are that Romney's family finds its origins in that community, though the former Massachusetts governor says that his grandfather, who lived there, was not a polygamist.
Unlike Romney, I can safely say my lineage involves polygamy. My ancestors lived in the same Mexico community as Romney's family.
It's something my parents revealed to me this past weekend while I visited them in Idaho. I can't say I was shocked by the disclosure; I long-suspected that I might find polygamists in my family tree if I ever searched hard enough.
Having multiple wives is not something I practice, nor is it a tradition followed by Mitt Romney. It's a belief held by our forefathers, and disavowed by the church in 1890 under pressure from the federal government.
In fact, any member today found in a plural relationship of any kind is swiftly excommunicated —completely removed from the church and its records.
But the 1890 reversal doesn't change the fact that polygamy was an accepted tenet of the LDS Church for about 50 years.
Yet, the past doesn't change me as a writer and it surely doesn't change Romney as a presidential candidate. We are who we've become by the choices we've made in our lives, not by the outdated practices of our forefathers.
This question remained in mind after reading your remarks: How does the location of his grandfather's residence change how Romney would govern as president?
The answer: It wouldn't.
Your logic reminded me of the rhetorical line of attack rightwingers used against President Barack Obama through the past few years — declaring the president a Muslim because his father was born in Africa; as somehow damaged because he was raised by a single mother.
We don't choose our parents — or, in Mr. Romney's case, our grandparents.
Governor, you took a page right out of the rightwing's playbook. I don't mean that as a compliment.
Discussing Mr. Romney's grandparents (or Mr. Obama's father or mother) does nothing to advance the political conversation. It's bunk, adding nothing to urgent policy questions concerning the economy, taxes, healthcare, war or the war in Afghanistan.
Of course, you weren't trying to help Americans understand the issues. You were attempting to damage Mr. Romney and add fuel to the so-called Republican war on women. I get it.
Maybe an honest examination of Mormonism and its relation to women is in order here.
A 2004 research study by a Dr. Sherrie Mills Johnson at the church-operated Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, revealed that LDS women are at least as happy and fulfilled, if not more so, than women nationwide.
The study showed that on average, LDS women are more dedicated to their chosen religion than non-LDS women are to theirs. They report higher levels of happiness and satisfaction. The women lag, however, in self-esteem, something the study attributed to the church's high living standards.
Women are an integral part of my church. They always have been and they always will be. They teach, offer stunning music that invites God's spirit to meetings, and lead disaster and emergency relief efforts. The church's welfare system — taking care of the poor without government aid — relies heavily on knowledgeable and well-trained women.
In short, women help the church go round.
I understand that. Mitt Romney gets it. Montana's 45,000 Mormons know it.
But you apparently don't get it, governor.
What's weird is that you live less than two blocks from my LDS house of worship, in Helena.
So, I offer you this, governor: Any time you want to discuss how the LDS Church operates today—or in Mitt Romney's grandfather's era—please feel free to put on your suit and bolo tie and come over.
On each building, we write "Visitors welcome," and we mean it.


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Latent Hero Series: #277 the Product Manager
A little while ago I blogged the praises of the librarian and their role in underpinning the success of EDA design, and specifically their unsung role in electrical interconnect and harness design. This time around I extol the professionalism and virtues of Product Managers – employees of Mentor Graphics whose contribution is not acknowledged enough to the success of the CHS application, the popularity and leading position it has in Automotive and Aerospace Electrical systems design.
A product manager does things which make for better software. What s/he brings to work first is an understanding the marketplace for automation and software in a domain. So your product managers who have worked on CHS generally came from a distinguished engineering career with a blue-chip company. Once lured by the dimly flickering lights of a career in software product management Product Managers get involved in making Mentor Graphics customers happy in ways I shall relate.
Occasionally the "management" part of the job title involves people, but more often than not it involves things and relationships between people rather than the traditional supervisory connotation of the word. And like most managers in a technology-rich discipline a major input is the making of changes in a planned or systematic fashion. CHS product releases are generally programmed to occurr twice per year. Each major release comes with a large number of new features. These new features are devised, specified, nurtured, championed and then delivered by product managers.
This is a global marketplace, and a geographically dispersed team is used to develop and deliver CHS. Visiting the co-workers and very importantly getting out and visiting customers is an important part of the monthly routine. Product management is by no means a desk-bound job. You can be in Japan one week, India the next, China the next month then touring the USA the month after, and squeeze in a trip or two around Europe in the hairline crevices of that schedule.
Product Managers for CHS are immersed in the software development process. They integrate plans to deliver new features with other product enhancement plans and pre-determined maintenance activity: the programming schedules are set and negotiated largely with their input. Resources are finite – and demand for coding and testing time invariably exceeds capacity. The close knowledge the intricacies of the code writing and quality assurance methodology which Product Managers possess is leveraged to meet customers' requirements for new and strengthened features – support for new operating system revisions and perhaps new needs for regulatory compliance to name just two. And through the continual reviews of progress through the development life-cycle of CHS it is Product Managers who take on the responsibility to bring to you what you and your market segment wants. These are not people who are hidden in some back room somewhere – Product Managers have frequent interactions with customers continuing their visibility as practitioners in the world outside the software development cocoon. Even in these days when travel budgets are eroded by using web-based meeting technologies these are people who are likely to cross continents to talk with you about your business needs. They don't just go the extra mile, they go the extra time zone.
Also product managers must find some time to amass a body of knowledge without equal in the CHS user base of how the product works and what it does from the inside to outside, from center to periphery. This is especially true as they are often given an area of the product they are specifically charged with being "architect" for.
Takes dedication and an appetite for hard work and a fair old size brain.
Product Managers' knowledge is vital to interpret the mass of feedback coming from customer support events, community forum postings, interactions with sales prospects and the account management teams who service new business, and from the broader marketplace:- trade events and technology advances, or commercial realignments etc. CHS often has a broad scope when adopted as a large cross-department "game changing" deployment for a company, and Product Managers have to have the experience, the command of their product and industry to be able to have the insight of a client project manager motivated to get fast return on investment. So their perspective has to be both inside Mentor Graphics an outside Mentor Graphics one. A Product Manager's personality, reputation and capabilities have to sum up to be equal to the trust they have as experts within Mentor plus Mentor's customers trust in them too.
So you dunk a product manager in customer needs, and then you dunk them in the software development process and then you dunk them in successfully deploying new software in new business processes like dunking biscuits in your coffee. However product managers do not get all sloppy, weak and relaxed and fall to bits when they get into hot water.
Hurrah for the product managers of CHS!
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TWO former members of Samurai were successful in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Danny Williams winning gold and Kelly Edwards taking silver.
Edwards, 23, joined Samurai when she was 13 to supplement the training and coaching she was getting at her much smaller hometown club in Telford. She travelled the 33 miles to Samurai two or three times each week for around four years before following Kate Walker by moving to Bath University and later to the British Judo Performance Centre at Dartford, where they shared a flat together.
Edwards returned briefly to Samurai to train before moving to the Scottish Performance Centre in Edinburgh.
To be considered for selection at this level, any judo player must be training at one of the four designated British fulltime centres.
Now having moved to the 52kg category, she reached the final but lost to Louise Rannicks of Scotland and settled for silver.
Williams, 24, started judo in Shrewsbury before transferring to Samurai.
He ended up at another fulltime centre, this time at Camberley in Sussex, where he still trains.
In Glasgow, he saw off New Zealand's Adrian Leat to take gold.
Samurai had six members helping to organise the judo at the Games.
This side of the club's activities gets far fewer headlines than the competitors, but the club remains Britain's strongest when it comes to event officials. They had eight officials at the London Olympics.
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Currently, Memory Alpha's copyright infringement policy is an effective duplicate of Wikipedia's policy. I've made some tentative changes to the policy. The reason I've done this is because it seems like we have been encountering many more clear-cut examples of copyright infringement (and plagiarism) than Wikipedia seems to find. My question is: should we create an exception to the rule to allow admins to immediately delete plagiarized text? This would be a lot quicker and cleaner, but might end up creating too much of a "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality that might unfairly delete some validly contributed work. Some other opinions on this would be appreciated. -- Dan Carlson 02:02, 29 Jun 2004 (CEST)
- Immediately might be too soon, but waiting seven days is often too slow. How about the following rule:
- Articles listed here may be deleted after at least two additional votes for deletion have been cast, or alternatively after a waiting period of seven days.
- That way, we could delete pages sooner if at least three of use think that it is indeed a copyvio. The number of necessary pro-votes could be increased later, if necessary. -- Cid Highwind 14:52, 2 Jul 2004 (CEST)
Good idea, Cid! I like that! -- Dan Carlson 15:21, 2 Jul 2004 (CEST)


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Full Text HD-93-02 AFTER-SCHOOL CARE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN NIH GUIDE, Volume 21, Number 22, June 12, 1992 RFA: HD-93-02 P.T. 34, AA Keywords: Behavioral/Social Studies/Service Sociology Child/Maternal Health Family Health/Planning/Safety Child Psychology/Development National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Application Receipt Date: August 24, 1992 PURPOSE The Human Learning and Behavior Branch (HLB) of the Center for Research for Mothers and Children (CRMC) and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBS) of the Center for Population Research (CPR), both of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), are inviting grant applications for the support of research on after-school care and its effects on the development of children. The purpose of the Request for Applications (RFA) is to encourage innovative and highly qualified researchers in the areas of social and behavioral sciences to study (a) the after-school arrangements for school-age children who vary in terms of gender, race, and socio-economic background and (b) the impact of these arrangements on the development of children. The research needs to take into account are (a) the after-school environments, including self care, (b) the demographic and psychological characteristics of the families who choose the care arrangements, (c) the characteristics of the communities from which children come, and (d) the characteristics of the children who are placed in the different after-school care arrangements. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. The RFA, After-School Care and its Effects on the Development of Children, is encouraging research that has implications for the social and psychological well-being of children and their families. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000" (Full Report: Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) or "Healthy People 2000" (Summary Report: Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325 (telephone 202- 783-3238). ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign for-profit and non-profit organizations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of States and local government, and eligible agencies of the Federal Government. Applications from minority individuals and women are encouraged. MECHANISM OF SUPPORT This RFA will use the National Institutes of Health (NIH) individual research grant (R01). Responsibility for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed project will be solely that of the applicant. The total project period for applications submitted in response to the RFA may not exceed five years. This RFA is a one-time solicitation. Future unsolicited competing continuation applications will compete with all investigator-initiated applications and be reviewed according to the customary peer review procedures. FUNDS AVAILABLE $600,000 are set aside for the first year of support for total costs of the program. It is anticipated that four grants will be made. The level of support is dependent on the receipt of a sufficient number of applications of high scientific merit. Although this program is provided for in the financial plans of the NICHD, awards pursuant to this RFA are contingent upon the availability of funds for this purpose. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Background After-school care for the school-aged child is a major concern for working parents. More than 65 percent of women with school-aged children are employed out of the home, and this figure is expected to increase to 75 percent by 1995. Family day-care homes are the dominant form of paid care for older children of employed mothers. It is used primarily for six- to eight-year-old children of mothers who work full-time. The number of before- and after-school programs is growing, both in public schools and in other community organizations. Nevertheless, it is estimated that the number of children who need such care far exceeds the available places. The changing composition of families and the high rate of divorce mean that there are fewer adults in the home to share the burden of child care. That, coupled with the fact that there are not enough programs for after-school care, is the reason that the number of children who are unsupervised by adults for some part of the day is assumed to be large. The Bureau of the Census (1987) reports that approximately 2.1 million elementary school and junior high school students are unsupervised or latchkey children. While the estimates of the number of latchkey children vary widely and are frequently inferentially based, it is clear that these children come from all economic strata of our society. At present, research-based information on the after-school care of school age children of employed mothers is sparse and inconclusive. In addition, the effects of after-school programs of varying quality has not been adequately examined. Consequently, there is little consensus about what constitutes a good school-aged care program. In the absence of such information, the regulation of quality in such programs is based on studies of preschool children. This leads to ambiguous and inappropriate requirements. The systematic investigation of the conditions of after-school care and the impact on the many children involved is timely and has important scientific and policy implications. Objectives The purpose of the RFA is to encourage innovative and highly qualified researchers in the area of social and behavioral sciences to apply their knowledge and research skills to the complex research that is required to understand the after-school arrangements and the impact on the development of children. The research needed is very complex because it needs to take into account the characteristics of the families who choose the care arrangements and in which the children are reared, the characteristics of the children who are placed in the different after-school care arrangements, and the characteristics of the communities from which the children come. The RFA encourages social and behavioral scientists to study unresolved questions pertaining to after-school care. There are several areas that need to be researched. For example: o Stability of care over the years and the effects on the development of children. Stability is conceptualized as the extent to which children stay in the same care arrangements and the extent to which the providers within an arrangement stay the same. o Cumulative effects of care as contrasted with concurrent effects. It is important to find out the extent to which observed effects of care depend (a) on characteristics of the care the child receives at the time the child is being examined and/or (b) on the cumulative impact of months or years of after-school care of known quality and extent. o The role of the community, the family, and child characteristics as mediators of the effects of after-school care on the development of children. Communities and families vary in the resources they have at their disposal. Families vary in their coping skills, and children vary in their health, disposition, and ability to take advantage of resources. All these are expected to mediate the effects of after-school care on the development of children. o The experiences of children in the different after-school care arrangements, and how these impact on the development of children. Children's outcome may be influenced by (a) opportunities for interactions with peers and adults, (b) opportunities for autonomy and choice, (c) potentially harmful or dangerous experiences, and (d) their own satisfaction with after-school care. Children's outcome can be evaluated in different domains of functioning. For example, one could evaluate the children in terms of school performance, performance on intelligence tests, self-esteem, social adjustment as measured by relations within the family and among peers, engagement in antisocial behavior, such as disruptive behavior in school or exhibiting aggressive behavior. It is expected that the proposed research will include descriptive studies, and studies designed to test hypotheses about after-school care and its effects on the development of children. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Investigators are encouraged to request funds to travel once each year to meet with the other investigators who are funded through this RFA. The meetings will be held at the NIH, Bethesda, MD. The purpose of the meetings is to have investigators working in the same general area share information about research methods and findings. STUDY POPULATIONS The research subjects will be boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 12 and their families. Investigators are encouraged to study male and female children and families varying in their racial and socio-emotional background. NIH policy requires research grants to include minorities and women, so that research findings can be of benefit to all. If women and minorities are excluded or inadequately represented in the proposed research, a clear compelling rationale must be provided. The composition of the proposed study population must be described in terms of gender and racial/ethnic group. In addition, gender and racial/ethnic issues must be addressed by the research design and mentioned in form PHS 398 in Sections 1-4 of the Research Plan and summarized in Section 5, Human Subjects. Applicants are urged to assess carefully the feasibility of including the broadest possible representation of minority groups. However, the NIH recognizes that it may not be feasible or appropriate in all research projects to include representation of the full array of United States racial/ethnic minority populations. Should the study focus on a single minority population, a rationale should be provided. APPLICATION PROCEDURES The research grant application form PHS 398 (rev. 9/91) is to be used in responding to this RFA. These forms are available at most institutional business offices and from the Office of Grants Inquiries, Division of Research Grants, National Institutes of Health, 5333 Westbard Avenue, Room 449, Bethesda, MD 20892, telephone (301) 496-7441. The RFA label available in the PHS 398 application form must be affixed to the bottom of the face page of the application. Failure to use this label could result in delayed processing of the application, such that it may not reach the review committee in time for review. In addition, the RFA title and number must be typed on line 2a of the face page of the application form and the YES box must be marked. Submit a signed, typewritten original of the application, including the Checklist, and three signed photocopies, in one package to: Division of Research Grants National Institutes of Health Westwood Building, Room 240 Bethesda, MD 20892** At the time of submission, two additional copies of the application must also be sent to: Dr. Laurance Johnston Division of Scientific Review National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-1485 Applications must be received by August 26, 1992. If an application is received after that date, it will be returned to the applicant without review. The Division of Research Grants (DRG) will not accept any application in response to this announcement that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial review, unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. The DRG will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. This does not preclude the submission of substantial revisions of applications already reviewed, but such applications must include an introduction addressing the previous critique. REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS Upon receipt, applications will be reviewed by NIH staff for completeness and responsiveness. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant without further consideration. If the application is not responsive to the RFA, NICHD staff will return the application to the applicant. The applicant will then have the option of submitting it to the DRG for review in competition with unsolicited applications at the next review cycle. Applications may be triaged by an NICHD peer review group on the basis of relative competitiveness. The NIH will withdraw from further competition those applications judged to be non-competitive for award and notify the applicant Principal Investigator and institutional official. Those applications judged to be competitive will undergo further scientific merit review. Those applications that are complete and responsive will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria stated below for scientific/technical merit by a special peer review committee convened by the NICHD. The second level of review will be provided by the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council. The review criteria are: o scientific and technical significance and originality of proposed research; o appropriateness and adequacy of the approach and methodology proposed to carry out the research; o qualifications and research experience of the Principal Investigator, collaborating investigators and staff, particularly, but not exclusively, in the area of the proposed research; o experience of the Principal Investigator and collaborating investigators in conducting research with school-age children and with minority research participants, if such participants are included; o availability of resources necessary to perform the research, including ability to recruit and maintain data collectors; o appropriateness of the proposed budget and duration in relation to the proposed research. AWARD CRITERIA The anticipated date of award is April 1, 1993. Responsiveness to the RFA, scientific merit, and technical proficiency, as described in the application, will be the predominant criteria for determining funding. INQUIRIES Potential applicants are welcome to ask for clarification of issues and questions concerning this RFA. Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to: Hildegard P. Topper, M.S. Special Assistant Office of the Director National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Building 31, Room 2A04 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-0104 Direct inquiries regarding fiscal matters to: Edgar D. Shawver Office of Grants and Contracts National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-1303 AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.865, Research for Mothers and Children. 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I'm off to see old faces -- the best faces -- my dearest friends in the Tdot. They're my "other" family, my support network, my be-alls-and-end-alls and stand-by-mes. These are a rarity. You only learn that with each year that passes. I will miss Momma GG and the sister, but I trust they'll miss me more. Sure, they'll enjoy the peace and quiet on days 1 and 2, but days 3 to my return will seem like an eternity, a sad, sad eternity. Right?
Tonight I'm off to New York. I know, you're green with envy. Stay green because I'll also be stopping in my favourite Canadian city, Montreal where I'll eat some poo-tine for me, and some empanadas for the sister.
Yesterday was a busy but quiet day at work. I had to run some errands on my lunch. Not the smartest idea because it seems everyone was running errands the Friday of a long weekend so there were long lines and a handful of impatient people hawing and hoing. How do I balance that negativity? By treating myself to one of my favourite things - a perfect cappuccino.
Perfect? Does that exist? It can, it's all about context too. Your mood when you got it, the manner in which it was made, the care in which it was served, and of course, that first sip.
My first time at Elysian Coffee, and it was exactly what I needed after those errands, a cute, simple, quiet, and anti-hectic space. It was full of students studying quietly and several health care workers (obviously, given its proximity).
The two guys behind the counter were cute, not cute I want to make babies, but cute I want to high 5. They were pleasant, friendly and welcoming. They genuinely bantered and the barista made my cappuccino exactly the way I like it...with lots of crema - the foamy brown stuff at the top of an espresso shot.
My first sip of crema was genuine happiness. Creamy, aromatic, not burnt or bitter.
It's the little things that make me smile, all these little things...
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Next visit to Elysian - must try their baked goodies. They were placed with such care into their display case, and smelled delicioso.


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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The Tanzanian shilling bounced off record lows against the dollar on Friday after the central bank pumped in dollars, traders said.
Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 1,640/1,650 in the afternoon part of the session, up from 1,815/1,825 at Thursday's close.
"The central bank has entered the market strongly this time to support the shilling. This has helped to assure the market and encouraged other players to offload their dollars," Alex Ngusaru, head of treasury at CRDB Bank, told Reuters.
"Confidence has been restored in the market after the central bank showed that it was serious in enforcing measures aimed at supporting the shilling."
Although Bank of Tanzania (BOT) is traditionally the main supplier of foreign currency in the market, it had hitherto not escalated intervention measures in favour of the shilling, even as the shilling hit one record low after the other.
Traders said they expected the shilling to trade below the 1,700 level next week after the central bank's aggressive intervention.
"We opened at 1,853 this morning, by mid-afternoon we reached 1,740/1,750, and we are now closing at 1,640/1,650," said Cleopa Dickson, a trader at Bank of Africa, Tanzania.
"The central bank is sending strong signals in the market that it wants the currency to return to below 1,700 levels and we think that is what will happen from Monday next week."
Traders said a new central bank directive that lowered the maximum net open position limit for banks from 20 percent to 10 percent would lead to a strengthening of the shilling in the days ahead because it would force banks to offload their dollars.