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National Public Radio, like most media, find the Nashville Dominicans and their cohort of other traditional sisters, simply irresistable. The Nashvillians come gift wrapped in nostalgia and fading stereotype: flowing white habits, communing together like a spiritual summer camp, endlessly mirthful and dedicated to ideals that reporters are glad to see that a few, at least, are preserving.
The NPR suggests that these sisters are the "new radicals" for rejecting Facebook and Twitter for 5:30 a.m. mass and strict discipline. If clutching chords of the past, choosing the security and seeming stability of the old, subservient sisterhood is radical, then the label might have some validity. If joining a small movement of nuns bent on returning the majority of American sisters to a past they have consciously turned away from in the name of renewal, that sounds reactionary. It's not a holy spirit call toward a future but an invitation to seek solace in a past.
The media's magnetic attraction to the Nashville Dominicans is matched by the community's skill at calling attention to itself. It's public image has emerged as the one, vibrant, smiling, energetic, booming alternative to the array of "liberal" orders. The story line is that they are growing as the liberals are failing because they haven't abandoned the true meaning of consecrated life. In a not-always-so-subtle way they and other conservative groups imply that divine will is rewarding the devout and punishing the rebels.
Some of the responses to the NPR segment display the liberal instinct for self-criticism. Conservatives claim they have been shut out of mainstream religious life; liberals hasten to assure them that they have a legitimate place in that religious life. Which is fine, but doesn't go both ways. For the most part, conservatives don't consider the other camp, the product of the Second Vatican Council, as an equally valid expression of sisterhood.
The media's fascination with by-gone days is natural. It conjures up interesting history that is unknown to lots of readers and listeners and delivers the wonders of strangeness. Context is usually missing, however, and reasons why things go in and out of existence rarely explored.
One example: traditionalist convents do appeal to a small number of Catholic women. The numbers don't indicate anything like a significant trend, but the fact that more enter these groups than seek liberal ones is enough to draw media attention. In the midst of the NPR piece, it's noted that "a few leave" after a time. That never gets explored. Some research has indicated that a relatively large number leave -- that the flow entering is largely offset by the number leaving. But in the excitement of the story line, this key question goes unanswered.
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Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array
8 – 13 June, 2014, Giardini Naxos, Italy
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In 2014 it will be 10 years since the publication of the comprehensive 'Science with the Square Kilometre Array' book and 15 years since the first such volume appeared in 1999. In that time numerous and unexpected advances have been made in the fields of astronomy and physics relevant to the capabilities of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA itself has also progressed from an idea to a developing reality with a baselined Phase 1 design (
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To facilitate the publication of a new, updated science book, which will be relevant to the current astrophysical context, we will be soliciting articles from the community that document the scientific advances enabled by the first phase of the SKA and also those pertaining to future SKA deployment, with expected gains of 4-5 times the Phase 1 sensitivity below 350 MHz, about 10 times the Phase 1 sensitivity above 350 MHz and with frequency coverage extending to ~20 GHz.
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ATLANTA (AP)–Two men have filed a lawsuit accusing Bishop Eddie Long of exploiting his role as pastor of an Atlanta-area megachurch to coerce them into sexual relationships when they were young members of his congregation.
|In this Jan. 18 2007 file photo, Bishop Eddie Long, of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, in Lithonia, Ga., gestures during an interview in Lithonia.
Lawyers for the men, now 20 and 21, say they filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in DeKalb County Court. The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they were victims of sexual impropriety.
Craig Gillen, Long's attorney, said Tuesday the pastor "categorically denies the allegations."
"We find it unfortunate that these two young men would take this course of action," Gillen said, adding that Long had not yet been served with copies of the lawsuits.
The men were 17- and 18-year-old members of Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, when they say Long abused his spiritual authority to seduce them with with cars, money, clothes, jewelry, international trips and access to celebrities.
B.J. Bernstein, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, said that when the relationships started, the plaintiffs were past the legal age of consent in Georgia, which is 15.
"Defendant Long has utilized his spiritual authority to coerce certain young male members … into engaging in sexual acts and relationships for his own personal sexual grafitication," the lawsuits read.
When asked about a possible motive for the accusations, Gillen referred to a break-in at Long's office in June.
Bergstein said one of the plaintiffs is facing a criminal burglary charge in the incident. She said the break-in was a way of lashing out at Long.
Bernstein said she contacted the U.S. Attorney's Office earlier this month when she became aware of the young men's allegations. She did not know what action, if any, the agency planned to take.
Orzy Theus, a spokesman for the DeKalb County district attorney's office, said she was not aware on Tuesday of an investigation in that office related to the allegations.
Long was appointed pastor of New Birth in 1987. Then, the church had about 150 members. Less than four years later, the church had grown to more than 8,000 members, many of whom reside in DeKalb County, home to many affluent African-Americans. Athletes and entertainers claim membership at the church, and among its prominent clergy is the Rev. Bernice King, the youngest daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today, New Birth sits on 250 acres and has more than 25,000 members, a $50 million, 10,000-seat cathedral and more than 40 ministries — including the Longfellows Youth Academy, a tuition-based program for young men 13 to 18.
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Japan has some of the strictest gun-control laws in the world.
He was in house arrest, under the strictest of detention conditions.
In fact, Iran has some of the strictest morality laws in the region.
And it never seemed wrong, since I was copying myself and not even my strictest teachers had ever told me that was wrong.
Despite global unrest, the 2014 election may not be a "foreign policy election" in the strictest sense.
Of course, it implies the strictest self-discipline, but it leads to a high goal.
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Bob Shirock does a great job right now we are going through the core beliefs of the Christian faith. Last year we went through the bible from the fall through Christmas. Big topics and you always learn something. There are many groups to meet other Christians where you are in life and grow in faith.
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Oak Pointe is a growing non-denominational church which reaches out to the north-western suburbs of the metro Detroit area. Currently they have 2 Sunday morning meeting times and are at the Novi High School. October 21st is the Grand Opening at their new building at Ten Mile Road and Napier.
Bob Shirock is the main teaching pastor who delivers real messages from the Bible. Many of the attendees come just to hear him preach.
The music is a big draw as well, maybe bigger for first timers. They always have the most talented musicians playing cutting edge worship songs and also have a wide range of special musical performances.
The children's program is a huge, well organized and planned production and is the thing that draws many new families to the church.
The real center of the church for the core of the church is the small groups that meet in home's during the week as far away as Ann Arbor, South Lyon, Commerce and Redford but with a concentration in the Novi, Northville, Farmington, Livonia area.
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Bean leaf beetles have grabbed the attention of many soybean producers and field agronomists across Iowa this spring. Rayda Krell and Jeff Bradshaw in the Department of Entomology swept alfalfa near Ames the last week of May and collected 725 beetles in 50 sweeps. Beetle counts also have been very high in some soybean fields and insecticides have been widely used to manage the populations. I have received questions about alternate methods of insect pest management. During the past winter, I spoke to several soybean farmers that were going to delay planting as a cultural method of reducing the impact of this pest.
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There also has been some discussion on natural enemies of bean leaf beetles. It is a misconception that the bean leaf beetle is one of the few insect pests lacking any predators, parasites, or pathogens in the Midwest. In fact, research conducted at several universities in midwestern and southern states shows that the bean leaf beetle is attacked by parasitic mites, flies, and pathogenic diseases. A summary of this research is presented on the next page.
A research team led by Larry Pedigo at Iowa State University found two species of external parasitic mites, Trombidium, on adult bean leaf beetles. Larval mites of both species were found under the wing covers where they attached with their mouthparts to the soft tissue between the abdominal segments. Mites parasitized both sexes of beetles but primarily attacked females. Parasitism rates for both sexes combine were less than 5 percent in 1986 and less than 1 percent in 1987 and 1988. The study found that the most prevalent parasitism occurred among overwintering bean leaf beetles after spring emergence, but not until mid-June as beetle populations began to decline. Parasitism rates for first-generation beetles were consistently less than for ovewintered beetles. Second-generation beetles (mid-August and later) were not parasitized by the mites. Parasitized beetles averaged two to three mites but sometimes hosted as many as 36 mites.
Researchers at Louisiana State University found that 22 percent of overwintered beetles were attacked by tachinid flies. Parasitized beetles laid very few or no eggs; one beetle laid a maximum of five eggs.
In 1983, University of Minnesota entomologists found a tachinid fly parasitizing adult bean leaf beetles at the Rosemount Experiment Station in the southern part of the state. They monitored two fields and found that the seasonal rate of parasitism fluctuated dramatically, reaching a maximum parasitism of 91 percent in one field but only 3 percent in a nearby field. The tachinid fly appeared to have four generations per year and the average parasitism of adult beetles was 17 percent throughout the summer. The researchers concluded that the parasitic fly larvae greatly reduced bean leaf beetle oviposition in one of the fields and that they were responsible for considerable mortality of overwintered beetles which resulted in a four-fold difference in the first generation of the beetle between the two study fields.
University of Nebraska entomologists found tachinid flies also parasitizing adult bean leaf beetles, but the rate of parasitism in east central Nebraska was very low, ranging from 0 to 1.1 percent. They also found Trombidium mites and the range of parasitism was 0-40 percent.
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Two species of fungi, Beauveria and Metarhizium, attacked overwintered beetles in North Carolina. The highest incidence was 22 percent of the beetles infected by Beauveria during December while the beetles were in hibernation. Beetles also were attacked by tachinid fly larvae during the spring.
In summary, bean leaf beetle does host a small number of natural enemies in soybean fields, including those in Iowa. The rate of parasitism does fluctuate widely between no parastitism and very high levels. The value of these natural enemies may not be well understood, but their effects on reducing pest populations cannot be ignored. When natural enemies attack bean leaf beetles the population goes down and this helps in reducing potential economic damage to soybean.
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Creating a Great Elance ProfileElance_Keith | Nov 17, 2013
In addition to being able to write great proposals, one of the most effective ways we've discussed in our Freelancer's Guide to Earning More on Elance is to have a great Elance profile. According to our 2011 Freelance Talent Report, the value of an online profile is increasing, with 65% of respondents stating that digital portfolios and online resumes are more effective than traditional resumes in landing a job.
If you're just getting started on Elance, there are a variety of things that you can do right now to build up your profile to create the best representation of yourself to clients worldwide. If you have not yet familiarized yourself yet with the Elance profile, please visit our User Guide here.
Clients using Elance realize that there is often more to selecting a contractor for work than their Elance Level ranking or total earnings. As a contractor, it's important to create a profile that best showcases your skills and qualifications, regardless of whether you've been using Elance for five days or five years. In this article, we'll be reviewing the follow key areas: Skills, Portfolio, Keywords, Service Descriptions, Groups and Photos/Logos.
On Elance, skills play an important role in differentiating yourself by demonstrating your actual skills and expertise to prospective clients. Based on your membership plan, you can enter up to a particular number of skills to your Elance profile. They are an excellent way to showcase your standing in a particular area, whether it be HTML5, English to Dutch translation, Microsoft Excel 2007, or any of the you may have in your arsenal.
Skills can either be self-rated, meaning you can evaluate yourself, or tested with one of our over 300 Skill Tests, which show how a candidate scored relative to all the other individuals who took the same test. Once you've completed the Skill Test of your choice, you can see your percentile and rank among everyone who has taken that particular test, and if you score well as a top performer, that's another part of your profile that stands out as a highlight and as a key differentiator. Lastly, if you've posted a high score, you can share your results on your favorite social media outlet or email. Remember, over 76 percent of clients are more likely to hire a contractor with tested skills that are relevant to their job.
Tip: Determine your strongest skills and take the Skill Tests for them. Also, taking language skill tests like English Speaking/Writing/Grammar/etc. tests is something you may want to consider if you believe you are qualified to do so.
In today's evolving workplace, portfolios are not limited to graphic artists and visual designers anymore, and they don't only come in leather-bound presentation cases either. On Elance you can build an online portfolio of your standout work, everything from a series of articles you've written to a website you've developed or mobile applications that you've built.
Elance provides a filmstrip-like interface that gives you the ability to quickly skim through portfolio items and jump to individual pieces with a simple click. Additionally, you can switch to a "Gallery" view that shows thumbnails of all items for even more convenient browsing. Workers on Elance have uploaded over 1.4 million assets to their portfolios, and that number is growing each day as more contractors are seeing the advantages of having their work samples ready for instant viewing.
Tip: Have at least two (preferably more) examples of your work for each major skill you have advertised in your profile. For example, if you are offering content writing and graphic design, have at least two articles and two visual design pieces in your portfolio.
One of the first things a client will do is to utilize keywords, which are the skills they are looking for in contractors (and vice versa) through search. This is one of the most important elements of your profile; including particular keywords can ensure that you appear in certain search results, and can posititvely affect your rank in searches that come up. There should be a handful of important keywords related to your particular skillset, which will be visible to potential clients. Don't leave it to chance and make sure you make the effort to build your keywords list.
For details on how to add keywords to your profile, please visit the Help article here.
Tip: Don't overcompensate by adding too many keywords—that may affect your perceived credibility. Spend some honest time compiling 10-15 essential keywords to your particular skillset.
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This is where you market yourself as a complete package and cover items that may not fit in the other profile sections—the open-ended "essay" portion, if you will. You can give clients a better feel for your professional background, range of services, personality, and communication and work preferences, while also giving them a better feel for who you are as a person.
Mention any credential or achievement that reflects positively on you – graduating from a prestigious university, working for/with a Fortune 500 company, achieving something noteworthy in your field. If you wrote an article for a national publication, make sure to mention that as part of your description. If a website you designed gets millions of hits, make sure you bring that to the forefront. As jobs become competitive, each and every little plug for your skillset can make a huge difference.
Tip: Don't go straight into bullet points about your accomplishments. Start with at least a one paragraph summary of you, your talents, and your overall work philosophy before you start listing things. Summarize yourself as if it was the only thing potential clients could read about you.
Potential clients appreciate someone who demonstrates expertise in their field, and Elance Groups are among the most prominent ways to show off your skills on your profile. There are over 80 different groups on Elance, each sponsored by a different company or organziation, and each with their own membership requirements. Requirements range from passing the Elance skill test for a particular area, to achieving a specific level ranking on Elance, so clients can be assured that group members are among the cream of the crop.
While it may not seem like it to some, uploading a photo of yourself adds credibility to your profile. Clients are looking for online talent with qualified skills, but despite great collaborative tools available (like Workroom messages) a human connection can ease their concerns about remote work.
Tip: If you are particularly camera shy, consider hiring a graphic design professional on Elance to create a logo for you/your company. It won't be free, but it at least shows that you are serious about your "brand" and ultimately the services you are offering.
Sample Profiles
If you happen to need some inspiration, here are some more examples of great contractor profiles:
Nix Solutions (Web & Programming)
Jenifer Toussant (Admin Support)
The NetMen Corp (Design & Multimedia)
Synapse India (Web & Programming)
The Write Genie (Writing & Translation)
Media Financial Consulting (Engineering & Manufacturing)
Rebecca742 (Writing & Translation)
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Can u explian the work procedure and also day-to-day work...i mean do you have any particular skills (c,c++,Java etc)
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Thanks for that in depth post. it has highlighted several points I missed in creating my profile.
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Hello nguyen,nice to meet u,btw would you be cooperate with via email if i had a problem to do job on elance.this is my gmail firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks i hope you'll nt denied
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October 29, 2013 - 9:24am
no problum dear
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January 15, 2014 - 12:07pm
Yes Much thank to your useful post
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October 30, 2014 - 3:56am
Yaa, This is really a useful post. Thanks a lot for this kind post to this writer.
Saiful I. [WEB DEVELOPER]
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January 15, 2015 - 7:49am
i need your help to complete my profile,so if u have some free time then please help me.I"m waiting for your reply.
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July 23, 2015 - 10:59am
Yes I agree with you madam
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November 30, 2011 - 12:07pm
Very important tips to win the potential jobs. Thanks for the great info.
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September 20, 2012 - 11:15pmzeonstar
ok, i want to know how can i do this. tell me the complete details and information about this.
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October 31, 2012 - 3:02pmmaruga
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November 21, 2012 - 5:02amboss0007
same to you....thanks
Saiful Islam
Web Programmer (PHP, MySQL, Ajax and jQuery)
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January 14, 2013 - 11:15am
That great idea too. thank you
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February 21, 2013 - 7:15amsatyayadav
Hello Sir,
Need small help, For sales & marketing , do we need any particular skills and also did they conduct any written exam after join...
Please do needful....
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November 30, 2011 - 11:30pm
Thanks. It really helps us as we are new to elance.
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December 1, 2011 - 1:32am
What fields affects on search results?
Only 'keywords' field or something else?
Are jobs I'm working on (or finished) affects on search results also?
All the best,
Yuriy Druzhinin
SprintWeb Company, Russia
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November 15, 2012 - 3:49pm
As soon as I went down to the cheaper elance plan my invitations STOPPED.
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December 1, 2011 - 9:57am
My profile was also beautiful: https://www.elance.com/s/jadsonlourenco/
This is a point that we must look for success on Elance. great article.
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March 1, 2013 - 4:37am
That is true!
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May 29, 2013 - 6:53pm
thanks for sharing thats is true.....
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December 1, 2011 - 7:29pmElance_Keith
Hi SprintWeb,
Please have a look at this article:
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December 2, 2011 - 12:29am
Thanks for the great article and separated thanks to Elance_Keith ;)
All the best,
Yuriy Druzhinin
SprintWeb Company, Russia
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December 7, 2011 - 9:15pm
Useful article. Thanks for sharing!
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November 21, 2012 - 5:03amboss0007
Saiful Islam
Web Programmer (PHP, MySQL, Ajax and jQuery)
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August 25, 2014 - 2:32pm
Salam Saif ul islam kasay hen apki mawanat darkar hogi 1 ustad ki tarhan,,,,,,,,,,,thankyou
firstname.lastname@example.com facebook,,,,,,,,,,,,firstname.lastname@example.com this my gmail adress
syed.naqvi.bukhari12 this is my skype
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December 8, 2011 - 5:09am
very detailed profile tricks. I got some good points. Thanks so much for your sharing this article. kind regards Zeeshan IT Manager
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December 8, 2011 - 5:10am
can anyone tell me some tricks to get good quantity jobs on Elance.? Thanks
kind regards
IT Manager I Elixirsoft Solutions Ltd.
web: http://www.elixirsoft.co.uk
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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September 1, 2012 - 10:57am
Give some exam.
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Collar by Sarah Hatton
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© Sarah Hatton, 2014
© Sarah Hatton, 2014
© Sarah Hatton, 2014
Create a new look to a favorite top by adding a pop of color in this single buttoned accessory. Whether you crochet the short or full size, you will want to use a button befitting your collar's style.
Yarn Information:
Photographed in Seaweed 581 and Dark Lime 579
1 skein
115 yards
QTY (1) porcelain button