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The Concorde: An E -Ticket Ride with Arnold
Monday, June 16, 2003: We're back. After a ride with Superman! No, it isn't really any different from any other plane. Just smaller; they feed you more, and wow! is it ever faster! Because the Concorde is going out of service, we had to leave in a hurry to be sure we could get on one. England and Scotland were just an excuse, but oh, what an excuse! And because there will soon be no more Concorde, lots of other people were going for the E-Ride, too. We actually lined up after the flight to get the pilot's autograph on the certificate they gave us to say we really flew on the Concorde! For two whole weeks I didn't give the site a thought.
We got home yesterday, and the little gray cat, King Tut, isn't letting us out of his sight. I'll turn my e-mail back on this afternoon. I know we have lots to catch up on. Hope you all had a Happy Father's Day and some fun while we were gone.
This week's issue will go up slowly, starting today.
love and peace, jeanne
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"Plus Ca Change, Plus C'est La Meme Chose"
"The more things change, the more they remain the same." (Alphonse Karr. Les Guepes, January 1849)
Monday, June 16, 2003: The quote is a well-known French saying. Seemed like a good topic for the week. I read several books while we were in England, and I was profoundly impressed with how much every discipline shares in trying to answer the really big questions: why war? why domination? why extreme poverty? and how should we live?, as Socrates put it.
I'll begin to put up notes from my readings as soon as I can unpack the books. With that in mind, my primary reaction to the Concorde was "Oh, it's an E-Ticket ride." Again, "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose."
Wednesday, June 18, 2003: The Bishops, the Sex Scandal, and Liberation Theology As we discuss the role of organized religion in global social justice and of spirituality and morality in that social justice, we cannot avoid a consideration of how the Catholic Church is coping with the sexual abuse of children by some of its priests and the refusal to act of some of its Bishops. A new article in the New York Times led me to draw parallels with the problems of liberation theology in South America. I offer this as an example of "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose."
On Writing
Monday, June 16, 2003: I am appalled at the scandal with Jason Blair at the New York Times. I am appalled that he is writing a book on it, as though the talk show circuit and profit were all that counted. He has hurt many people, most of them minorities, by giving the impression to a world too ready to believe it that minorities are less competent than the white male. Susan sent me a letter written by a journalism teacher to all his students about how this will affect them, and how they should brace themselves for the onslaught of insults to their competence. I'll try to get it up this week.
We'll deal more with the ethics of actually stealing someone else's work. Aside from the fact that you often get caught, as Jason Blair did, that's not an easy way to cope. Writing requires skill, and sometimes, under great stress, we all doubt our skills. OK, sometimes you doubt your skills even in an ordinary university class. You're probably sleep deprived, multi-tasking, and doing too much. So am I. So is everyone else. Adds to our stress, and may make cheating seem like a plausible way out.
I've been wondering what I should do, as a college teacher, to help you discover more effective coping patterns. My tentative solution is posting examples of how to write effectively. I've been adding lots of pieces lately on how to organize, how to cite sources, how to find additional material without padding (or bullshit, as I often refer to it). This morning the New York Times had an article on a Saudi raid on "terrorists." The brief article gives good examples of how to handle a source you do not know, while still respecting the tenets of good journalism that facts must be verified and "checked." I'll do more of these and update the index on them shortly. Hope they help.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2003. Sleep Deprivation: Sleep Deprivation and College Students Study finds early morning is best for limited sleep. I worry a lot about sleep deprivation with our students in this fast-paced environment, where driving crowded freeways and highways is part of your daily schedule. Please take the quizzes and make yourself aware of sleep deprivation. jeanne Includes discussion questions.
Tuesday, June 17, 2003. SARS: SARS, Folk Cures, and Illocutionary Discourse A brief look at the way folk cures start and some of the kperspectives we need to look at to understand them. Includes discussion questions and information on Internet searches.
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Campus 'Wall of Heroes' Honors Veterans' Service
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Cal State Fullerton's Veterans Student Services will honor campus members who have served in the military Monday, Nov. 4, through Thursday, Nov. 7, with their annual "Wall of Heroes" exhibit near Titan Shops.
"This began in 2010, as a way to honor our students, staff, faculty and family members who have served or are serving in the armed forces," said Catherine Ward, coordinator for veterans student services. "We started with three walls; now we have seven."
More than 100 photos make up the exhibit. To mark the occasion, a ceremony will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4 at the west entrance of Titan Walk.
Speakers include Berenecea Johnson Eanes, vice president for student affairs; elected officials; student veterans Rachel Moreno, president of the Student Veterans Association, and Sergio Lopez, treasurer of the SVA and a student assistant in the Office of Veterans Student Services; and Catherine Ward. Light refreshments will be served buffet style prior to the event.
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Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., The Gathering service will be on "3:16 - The Numbers of Hope" at 5 p.m. in the multipurpose room.
Unitarian Universalist Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd., kicks off its Open Borders Music Series with singer/songwriter Celia at 8 p.m. Call 442-5764, visit www.uuchurch.net or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Trinity Presbyterian Church has services at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. with guest preacher David Jones. Sunday school classes are at 9:30 a.m. A 50th wedding anniversary reception will be held 11:55 a.m. for the Abernathys and the Shimomuras. Orchestra practice is at 2 p.m., and youth fellowship is at 5 p.m.
Missouri United Methodist Church: Ron Nutter will present "Religious Roots of the Holocaust," part of a four-week series, at 10 a.m. in Room 205.
Grace Bible Church, 1322 Paris Road, will hold worship services at 8:15, 9:40 and 11:05 a.m. Pastor Michael Burt will continue his expository series on James. For more information, visit www.gracebible columbia.org or call 449-6794.
Calvary Episcopal Church, 123 S. Ninth St., celebrates Holy Communion services at 8, 9 and 11:15 a.m. Activity hour and children's chapel are at 9 a.m. Sunday school and the adult forum are at 10:15 a.m. The Episcopal Youth Fellowship senior high group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 201. Call 449-3194.
First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St., has services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Previous sermons and current newsletter are at www.fpccolumbia.org.
Karis Community Church will hold its service with Deacon Rob Gaskin at 10 a.m. in the Tiger Ballroom downtown. Visit www.karischurch.org or call 823-4130 for more information.
St. Paul AME Church, 501 Park Ave., will celebrate Family and Friends Day at 2:30 p.m. with special guests from First United Methodist Church of Jefferson City and the Praise and Worship Team from United Community Cathedral of Columbia.
Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway, will hold discussion of the Eckhart Tolle/Oprah Winfrey online class at 10 a.m. "A New Earth" sermon series begins at 9 and 11 a.m.
First Assembly of God, 1100 N. Seventh St., holds worship service at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Tracy Cook speaking. Sunday School classes for all ages begin at 9:30 a.m. Hispanic services are at 2 p.m. Praise service is at 6 p.m. with Richard Crabb, a missionary to Germany. For more information, call 443-3626 or visit ColumbiaFirstAssembly.com.
New Life Community Church has worship gatherings at 10:15 a.m. at the Activity & Recreation Center, 1701 W. Ash St. Visit www.newlifecolumbia.org or call 445-4900.
Unitarian Universalist Church has services at 10:30 a.m. featuring David Breedon, a ministerial intern at Eliot Unitarian Chapel in St. Louis. Youth religious classes and nursery care are at 10:30 a.m. Annual congregational meeting follows the service.Call 442-5764, visit www.uuchurch.net or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Wronged by weather, not for night owls: Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review by normalcruiser
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Wronged by weather, not for night owls
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Miami
The ship looked very nice and our dining room experience was good every evening. The comedian and farewell show were also good. Unfortunately, that was the extent of the positives and we found ourselves disappointed with the trip overall. We are in our mid-30s and were looking forward to a relaxing week away for some sun, snorkeling, and relaxation on the ship. On our first evening, we decided to hit the whirlpools at about More 10:30PM. Upon arriving at the whirlpool, we were told by a crew member that the whirlpools closed at 11PM. We thought we could at least enjoy them for 15 minutes or so, but were surprised to start getting sprayed by jets as they started draining the tubs before 10:45PM. We aren't big gamblers or drinkers, so after determining that were was nothing else to do we went back to our cabin for the night.
It was cold and raining in Nassau, so we determined that snorkeling was out and we would just walk around the publicly available parts of Atlantis. If we had known what was to come, we would have paid to partake in all that Atlantis had to offer. We spent the afternoon napping in our room, since the pool deck was pretty much out due to the weather. We went out on the deck after dinner, but not for long due to the cold.
We were excited for CocoCay the next day and it looked like the temperature was going to be a little better. However, we were disappointed the next morning to find that we had a sea day as the sea was too rough for tendering to CocoCay. Once again, the wind made it too cold to enjoy the pool deck, so we stuck to the Schooner bar before lunch to see the sunshine. After lunch and another afternoon nap, we decided to go to the Viking Crown Lounge for "Champagne Hour". I expected to find something similar to the menu at the Champagne Bar on Adventure of the Seas, but learned that the only champagne on offer was in the form of mixed drinks or Korbel by the glass when the server finally stopped by our table. Unfortunately, the Viking Crown is the main smoking bar on the ship and can be smelled on the deck below. Usually smoking doesn't bother me, but the confined area and stale smoke were too much. I decided to skip the evening show and go to the spa. Everyone else in the party enjoyed the evening show and my time in the spa was enjoyable too.
Unfortunately, Key West just continued the cold and windy weather and the bulk of the activities involved bars and shopping, so we walked around for an hour and headed back to the ship for my second trip to the spa and napping in the cabin for my husband.
Fortunately, the price of the trip was very good and I would have been extremely upset to have paid any higher for the experience even if the weather had been good. In speaking with the loyalty ambassador, we learned that the older ships tend to close earlier in the evening and aren't for us. As I said, we don't stay up all night drinking or gambling, but enjoyed late night walks, whirlpool time, and other activities on our previous cruise that weren't possible on Majesty of the Seas. Less
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A Child's Desire has developed a great fundraiser selling Kidsafe ID cards to your local daycares and preschools. The profits can be used by any adopting family towards their adoption-related expenses.
A Mother's Love Adoption & Infertility Fundraising – Valerie Gagnon is currently helping people all across the country through fundraising to defray their adoption and infertility costs. The way the fundraising works is simple! All you would have to do is pass the flyers and catalogs around to family, friends, coworkers and neighbors. Anyone can assist you with your fundraiser. All orders are sent to Valerie for processing. Once the items are delivered you will receive your profit checks. She presently offers 41 different fundrasiers. There is a processing fee of $19.95, which includes the information and forms for 5 fundraisers plus 6 more fundrasiers of your choice.
Baby Bottle Campaign – Buy bottles in bulk (or get used ones donated) and design a paper flyer to go in each bottle telling about your adoption. Then distribute them to friends, family, businesses, churches, schools, daycares – whoever is willing to put their spare change in the baby bottle. Give them one month to see if they can fill the bottle and then collect them. One crisis pregnancy center that does this averages $20-25 per bottle so this idea can really add up! It's also a great way to get kids involved.
Babysitting You can offer to babysit for friends and coworkers whenever they need you and take in a little extra cash with very little work or planning. You can also take babysitting to a whole new level and plan a night of childcare at a local daycare! You may need to use the daycare's employees but if not you can enlist the help of friends and family. Daycare centers have a ready-made base of parents so you can put up sign-up sheets and hopefully have a full house of children on your big night. Your expenses will be the food and snacks/juice and the workers if you need or choose to use them. *Example: Hannah did this fundraiser from 6-11 p.m. as a Parent's Night Out on Friday nights. She charged $25 for 1 child, $45 for 2 children and $15 for each additional child in each family. It was only available for the children who attended that daycare and other related children. She did this 1-2 times a month for 6 months. She averaged 30-40 children from age 2-12 and paid 3 workers $7 an hour. She served pizza, popcorn and juice. Her expenses were usually around $200 and her profit was about $500, so over the course of 6 months she made about $4,000 for her adoption fund. Great job, Hannah!
Bean Bags For Fundraising has custom bears that you can order for less than $4 per bear including shipping and the one-time set-up fee. They each come with a little shirt that can say anything you want, such as "I helped bring Kira home!" or "I Love Adoption". A great item for older siblings to sell who want to help bring their baby brother/sister home!
Benefit Fundraising I got hungry just reading about this English Toffee candy! What's even better is that all of their profits go to the Home for Good Foundation. What a great way for people to be able to support adoption in two different ways and get a wonderful bag of toffee too!
Casual Friday – Ask your employer if they would be willing to have a "casual friday" with the proceeds going to your adoption fund. Each person who participates will give $5 to your adoption fund and everyone gets to have a great day at work! This is a great way for a smaller business who may not have an adoption benefit to support your adoption.
Connect with Others – There are several groups and forums you can join online to getgreat new ideas everyday! To get you started try Fundraising for Adoption.
Crop 'Til You Drop – You scrapbookers know what I'm talking about, don't you! This is where you get together all of your friends and family that love to scrapbook (or want to learn!) and you have 6 or 8 glorious hours of no kids or husbands needing you, no phones ringing off the wall and no housework to call to you! This can be a great fundraiser since your costs can be minimal. You can have it at your house or a donated facility, serve soda and snacks, and even get some scrapping supplies donated from a store or consultant to use as giveaways! Saturdays work well and you can charge $10-20 per person.*Hint: Consider asking a scrapbooking consultant to come to your crop. She can demonstrate techniques, help people with their pages, sell her products and give you a portion of her sales!
currentfun.com Current is a well-known and reputable company, so this should be a good fundraiser for many people. You can sell through the catalog they supply or use the internet and let them order online. Either way, you keep 50% of the profits!
E-bay Many families have found that selling items they already have laying around their house is a great way to make some extra money and also get ready for their new addition! E-bay and similar sites charge a small fee per listing plus a small percentage of the sale price. There are also specialized sites that sell nothing but scrapbooking supplies, children's clothes, etc and some don't even charge a fee. Start by searching for "online auctions" or narrow your search if you have a certain category of items to sell (ie. scrapbooking supplies).
Free Web Page Search under "free website" on any search engine and you will find many providers to choose from. This is a great way to spread the word about your adoption and need for financing. You can even include a Paypal donation button for family and friends to use. You can also sell items on your site. Need some ideas? Consider making printed notecards that have a drawing from one of your children or a picture of their birth country on them to sell. Or maybe you have a talent you could feature on the site and take orders. Have an online sale of items you no longer need. Post pictures and prices and give it a catchy name like "Making Room for Rachel!" Then tell everyone you know!
Fundraiser Websites Take a look at Fundraiser Finder, www.fund-raising.com and Fundraising Deals for LOTS of ideas! You can search several different ways on these websites (by state, category, etc). They may help you find a great fundraiser – or spark your imagination to come up with one of your own!
Garage sale This is an oldie but a goodie! And there are several options: *Price everything and have an old fashioned garage sale. *If you can't price everything consider putting up a poster about your child or their birth country and a sign that tells everyone that the proceeds of this sale will go toward your adoption. Then let people give what they want for your items. (If you have anything expensive you may want to put a price on it.) This idea has worked well for youth group and charity fundraisers and is especially good for those who have tons of "stuff" given to them for the sale and wouldn't be able to price it all. * Pay a fee and join in a community garage sale. These are usually indoors (no rain out!) and they do all the advertising for you.
Green Thumb? Try a bulb fundraiser through Dutch Mill Bulbs. They are very happy to work with adoptive families. You will need to collect the money up front and send it in with your order but that will also earn you a little extra (5% I believe). You will receive 50% profit, no shipping charges, they will send you a free fundraising packet, they have a toll free number if you need help- this is a great program! Or maybe you already have a yard over flowing with plants. Why not try a plant sale? You can do this in conjunction with a yard sale or just focus on the gardening theme and have potted plants for sale, seeds you have saved, used gardening tools – anything a gardener would be interested in. This is a great way for family and friends to help by donating plants from their own yards, saving seeds for you, or donating those hedge trimmers they don't use anymore. You could also have produce for sale if you're over flowing with tomatoes or zucchini! Or sell your extra produce at a local market. This is a hobby that can really help your adoption "grow".
Heavenly Light Candles – This is a great company to use if a candle fundraiser sounds right up your alley! The owner, Trish, has agreed to give Affording Adoption families a Consulting Handbook, catalog and sample candle FREE OF CHARGE to help you get started! This is a great offer for those who are a little timid about starting a fundraiser or if you do not have the funds to buy one of her consulting kits. Feel free to check out their website and be sure to mention Affording Adoption when you contact her!
Kingdom Kids Adoption Ministries Kingdom Kids Adoption Ministries are excited about what the Lord is going to do in the lives of your family and your future child. They believe that a lack of finances shouldn't prevent a child from being part of a loving family. They help families raise finances for adoption through their adoption fundraising/grant program. Feel free to contact them with any questions. They are available for phone calls from 9:30 to 3:00 PST. Kingdom Kids Adoption Ministries 1417 N. Lincoln Spokane, WA 99201 Phone: (509) 465-3520 email@example.com
Mystery Shopping You may not be able to pay your agency fee just by mystery shopping but shopping on someone else's dime could be beneficial for two reasons – you get to make an average of, say, $15 per "shop" AND you get to splurge on dinner, a movie, or whatever which you are probably not getting to do much of since you're working hard to save every penny! For ideas, check out the following website (beware of all the pop-up ads) – http:///members.tripod.com/~m oneyline/Mystery_Shop.html
Recycling You've all heard about ink jet recycling by now, right? Go to www.empties4cash.com or www.cartridgefundraising.com for more details on how to raise money by collecting empty ink cartridges. A good program will provide free shipping of the cartridges and material to help your collection efforts. You may also want to consider recycling cell phones at Phone Fund and Old Cell Phone. The Cellfund Program even has a referral program where you receive 10% of the profits for anyone you refer to them.
Here's another idea to go with the recycling theme – why not have a recycling drive? People bring you their bags of cans and bottles and you take them to a nearby recycling center that pays you by the pound. This is a great way to earn a couple hundred dollars with very little effort.
Silent Auction This can be a great way to add to your adoptionfund and is the perfect fundraiser to let people help with. Friends and family can ask businesses to donate items, hang up flyers around town, help set up the day of the auction, and so on. Tip: try to have several "big" items donated before you spread the word so you can peak people's interest. And don't forget the door prizes! Many families do a dinner/silent auction and make between $500 and $2,000 but I know of one family who served over 300 dinners and had 40 auction items and they raised $5,600!
Start your own business! Okay, that may seem a littleintimidating but everyone has a skill or service that others need so why not try it? A number of people have set up a small business from their homes with the proceeds going into the adoption account. Take a look at The Mall, www.heartandseoul.com/helpinghands.html or www.celebrateadoption.com to see some great examples of what people are doing with their talents!
Other ideas…..
*Have a skating party to benefit your adoption at your local rink.
*If you live in the eastern half of the United States you can have a clothing drive with the American Clothing Recycling Company.
*Have a spa day complete with facials, massages and manicures (by professionals who are donating their services, of course). Charge $15-$25 per person and have a relaxing day dreaming about your child!
*Get your friends and family together and make a cookbook through Fundcraft or Morris Cookbooks.
*Save all of your change and put it in a jar. You will be suprised at how fast those coins add up and it's a painless way for your spouse, kids or even friends and extended family to pitch in!
*See how many days you can go without spending ANY money! This is like your own little fundraiser and is especially great for those who buy those little extras that add up faster than you think.
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Subject: [SRY] ETHERTON / FAULKNER / LLOYD
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:52:39 +0000 (GMT)
I would like to make contact & share information with anyone researching the following family.
Elizabeth FAULKNER born c1830 Winslow Bucks
Her first husband was Joseph LLOYD born c1829 Little Sutton, Cheshire
and their children were
John LLOYD born c1849 Winslow Bucks
Charlotte LLOYD born c1854 Winslow Bucks
Elizabeth LLOYD born c1856 Bedfordshire or Westminster, London
Joseph LLOYD born c1860 Westminster, London
Henry (Harry) LLOYD c1863 Westminster, London
Her second husband was James Etherton born c1822 St Lukes, London and they married in Lambeth, Surrey in 1870.
and their children were
Thomas William ETHERTON born 1867 Lambeth, Surrey
Edward ETHERTON born 1869 Lambeth, Surrey
Annie Elizabeth ETHERTON born 1871 Lambeth, Surrey
My line is from Edward ETHERTON and I am interested in what happened to his sister Annie Elizabeth ETHERTON after the 1881 census. And also what happened to his half-siblings, the LLOYDs
Carole Moon
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The newly engaged Hollywood power couple landed in the Galapagos Islands on Thursday with their family in tow. The islands are quite obscure, set 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. The Jolie-Pitt brood will reportedly spend their time exploring the natural beauty of the land. This is after all the island where Charles Darwin made his observations and theories on evolution.
A week ago, it was revealed that after seven years and six kids, Brad, 48, asked Angelina, 36, to marry him. "Yes, it's confirmed," Pitt's manager Cynthia Pett-Dante confirmed on April 13. "It is a promise for the future and their kids are very happy. There's no date set at this time."
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Look back at Tiger Woods' final round the Hazeltine course during his final round at the USPGA.
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Tiger Woods recorded a final round of 67 to finish on nine under for the tournament.
Back-to-back bogeys at the 13th and 14th seemed to have ended his chances but then consecutive birdies at the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th have got him back to nine under.
But his compatriot Rich Beem has taken the title with a great round of his own.
Hole 18: He hits the fairway here for the first time in three days. His second is quite simply brilliant and he has a five footer for another birdie. He sinks it for an unbelievable four birdie finish.
Hole 17: Another scintillating shot gets him to within 15 feet of the pin. He sinks the putt and refuses to fade away.
Hole 16: Two great shots leave Woods with a good birdie chance at what is the most difficult hole on the course. Another birdie for the world number one.
Hole 15: For such a fearsome competitor, Woods seems to have lost heart. His tee shot is awful but his recovery is magical and he is maybe 50 yards from the pin. His pitch is better as well - he must and does make a birdie.
Hole 14: Woods seems rocked - the pivotal moment may have been seeing that Beem got to 10 under. He hits two messy shots and is off the green at this straight forward par four. His chip is also erratic and he may lose another shot at this hole, with a 15 foot putt for par. He comes up short and goes back to five under.
Hole 13: With a seven iron, he lands his tee shot exactly 204 yards and will have a good birdie chance. But an amazing three putt from just 15 feet possibly ends Woods' chances of winning.
Hole 12: Normal service is resumed with a solid tee shot to the middle of the fairway. His approach seems perfect but flies to the back of the green. His chip, not surprisingly, is almost perfect and he has a short par putt.
Hole 11: For perhaps the first time in this round, Woods is errant with his tee shot on this hole, pushing it over to the right. He punches his second back to the fairway and has a good chance to reach the green. He makes a brilliant attempt at a birdie after a poor approach but has to settle for par.
Hole 10: A solid iron from the tee and a good second leave him another long range effort for birdie. The ball just slips past the hole on the left side.
Hole nine: Woods just misses a birdie after two excellent shots give him a 30 foot putt to pick up another shot.
Hole eight: After a poor tee shot, he pitches his second to within a foot of the hole for an exceptional par.
Hole seven: After two expert shots, Woods is on the green on this par five. An excellent two-putt gives him another birdie - he is now just a shot off the lead.
Hole six: After a perfect drive, Woods makes a perfect approach and then holes his birdie putt to get his charge going.
Hole five: Woods hits two excellent shots to leave himself a 20 foot putt for birdie. The putt slips by on the left but he makes another par.
Hole four: His best shot of the day so far, a six iron to within 15 feet of the hole. He sinks the putt for his first birdie.
Hole three: Woods unleashes a massive drive on this mammoth par five but he still has to lay-up with his second. His third fails to get very close and although his putt is beautifully judged, it fails to drop. Another par.
Hole two: A solid iron into the middle of the fairway. His approach finds the green, but he is a long way from the pin. His putt does not threaten the hole but it is a par.
Hole one: Woods hits an immaculate three wood off the tee to the heart of the fairway. His second is an appalling shot off the green. He can do little with his pitch and is already facing a bogey on the opening hole.
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Homosexuality: It's the issue mainliners want to talk about and not talk about, depending on who does the talking and their agenda.
It's old news that "gay" activists in the mainline churches have pressed their agenda and clamored for dialogue about ordinations and blessing homosexual "unions." Having earlier secured access to baptism and Holy Communion for practicing homosexuals (largely because few churches have upheld traditional restrictions), the gay lobby long ago moved on to the sacraments of ordination and marriage. (But don't expect them to embrace more sacraments: They won't anytime soon be clamoring for more time in the confessional or for access to vows of celibacy.)
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Mainline churches have varying "policies" on homosexuality as it pertains to practice, ordination, and "marriages." None have officially sanctioned the blessings of these "unions." None (except the United Church of Christ) have officially approved of the ordination of homosexual persons. As to practice, the United Methodists' Book of Discipline holds that it is "incompatible with Christian teaching." So what's a gay activist to do?
Change tactics, for one thing. A working group of the Methodists' Board of Church and Society, while acknowledging strongly held opinions on both sides of the issue, is now recommending a change in the wording of its Social Principles document on human sexuality. In March the group voted to recommend that the General Conference, meeting next year, replace the sentence that says, "Although we do not condone the practice of homosexuality and consider this practice incompatible with Christian teaching, we affirm that God's grace is available to all." The proposed replacement reads, "Although faithful Christians disagree on the compatibility of homosexual practice with Christian teaching, we affirm that God's grace is available to all."
The latest tactic is simply to acknowledge that "faithful Christians" can disagree on this issue, a statement that effectively legitimizes the innovation. Methodists aren't the only ones exploring this position.
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In March, the bishops of the Episcopal Church received "The Gift of Sexuality," a report of a theology committee, eighteen months in the making and put together by six bishops and seven theologians "who represent diverse theological viewpoints."
Two questions are raised: "Is it ever appropriate to pronounce the church's blessing on same-gender relationships as we do on heterosexual marriages and, if so, under what conditions? Is it ever appropriate to ordain non-celibate homosexual persons, and thereby commend them as 'wholesome examples' to the church and society, and, if so, under what conditions?"
According to Episcopal News Service, "The report then explores the full range of possible answers to those questions, specifically addressing the controversial issues of blessing homosexual relationships and ordaining non-celibate homosexuals, urging respect for diverse opinions and concluding that 'we do not believe these should be church-dividing issues.'"
The report warned, "The challenge we now face is how to maintain the unity of the church in the face of such intense disagreement. Despite the common faith that makes us one, we confess that on the issues surrounding human sexuality just now, we are of different minds." The report reminded the church that at the last General Convention it voted in resolution D039 to "support" those who are living in "relationships of sexual intimacy" other than marriage. Critics of that resolution at the time claimed that it legitimized homosexual relations, and indeed, it is now being cited as an authority for essentially that position.
The new tactic of not pressing for change per se but for a stalemate comes into play in the report's recommendation: "For a season at least, we must acknowledge and live with the great pain and discomfort of our disagreements," exercising "sensitive restraint and mutual forbearance" rather than pressing for legislation.
"We understood that our paper would be read throughout the Anglican Communion, and it attempts to disabuse people of the notion that those people who support blessing of same-sex unions don't believe in the Resurrection, don't use Scripture—in other words, it was a statement that we're really all operating from the same foundation, and operating from the same foundation in good conscience, we end up in different places on this issue," said Bishop Catherine Roskam of New York, a member of the committee.
Bishop John Howe of Central Florida said, "We're Christians—we're Nicene Christians, we're creedal Christians, we're orthodox Christians—it restates that and says, within that context, we hold really divergent opinions about matters of sexuality. Our present conclusion is that equally orthodox Christians who are equally committed to the Scripture can come to very different opinions about these matters."
In the meantime, a number of Episcopal bishops have ordained gay clergy. Some clergy have blessed "gay unions." They say they will continue to do so. The practice is not being stopped or challenged effectively, and thus, by default, while the denomination has no official position, the practice is whatever is allowed to continue.
Presbyterians Stonewalled
The Presbyterian Church, USA, has been officially clear in its commitment to biblical standards regarding sexual behavior of its clergy. Since 1978, the denomination has held the official position that sexual activity outside the covenant of marriage is sin and cannot be condoned by the church. In 1996 the General Assembly codified that position by inscribing it into the constitution. That would seem to give them an advantage similar to the United Methodists, but similarly, the position has been vigorously challenged.
Two attempts after 1996 to remove that constitutional standard were submitted to local presbyteries in national referenda, wherein they met crushing defeats—a two-to-one majority in 1997 and a three-to-one majority in 2000.
Similar to the Episcopal Church, however, there have been ordinations of practicing homosexuals and blessings of homosexual unions, which have also been officially banned. The issue is whether any church authority will do anything about the violations and uphold the constitutional standards. The two top officials of the Presbyterian Church, the Moderator and Stated Clerk, have consistently turned blind eyes to homosexual ordinations and blessings, and denominational courts say they can only render "opinions."
In January, after it became apparent that acts of constitutional defiance virtually were being ignored by church officials, 57 General Assembly commissioners, more than the 50 required by the constitution, presented a petition requesting the moderator and stated clerk to call that body into a special session for the purpose of responding to "the growing defiance of, delinquency, and enforcement of the Constitution."
Instead of honoring their request—provided for by the constitution—the denomination's two highest officials then launched a campaign to encourage the 57 to withdraw their names. Minister commissioners, whose careers could suffer if they were deemed schismatic, were pressured by their executives and prominent denominational leaders until some acceded to the request. After securing 13 withdrawals, the moderator and stated clerk declared that an insufficient number of petitions were in hand, and they therefore need not call the meeting.
In response, a complaint against Moderator Fahed Abu-Akel and Stated Clerk Clifton Kirkpatrick was filed with the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission. The commission agreed that the case had merit and heard it in March. But they dismissed the formal complaint, stating, "Notwithstanding the improper advocacy contained in the letter of January 14, 2003, the complainant failed at trial to meet the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the moderator's actions changed the response of any of the Requesters."
The court further stated, however, that the moderator "acted improperly in his letter of January 14, 2003, when he 'implored [the Requesters] in the name of Christ and for the good of the Presbyterian Church (USA) to reconsider [their] decision' to call for a special Assembly."
Two members of the court added, "Verification should focus solely on the legality of the signatures," and the process of verification "ought to be sterile, neither for nor against the cause of the petition." "For the petitioners to be cajoled or implored to remove their names from the duly presented petition, especially based on a debatable projection of the cost of the meeting or the required number of days necessary for meeting notification, was clearly improper."
The denominational leaders, in effect, "have defied" the constitution, says Parker T. Williamson, head of the Presbyterian Layman, and have "exacerbated a constitutional crisis that is shredding the very sinews of their denomination." Last fall, Rev. Jerry Andrews, Presbyterian pastor in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, told the Presbyterian Coalition Gathering, "The church has not succeeded in defending her own constitution. . . . It is not clear if the constitution will hold. If it does not, the church will not."
The prohibition against the ordination of homosexuals is clearly stated. It is clearly being violated. Those in authority know it but refuse to enforce the prohibition. And they don't want to talk about it. Those who want to talk about it have been stalemated, which means the homosexual lobby wins.
The Presbyterian General Assembly meets later this month. It will be interesting to see what they talk about.
Special thanks to Parker T. Williamson of the Presbyterian Layman for his substantial contribution to the section of this report on the Presbyterian Church, USA.
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As the Federal Parliament enters its final sitting week before the election, Australians are dangerously divided. Not only is the nation split Coalition versus Labor, a chasm has grown between those who support Prime Minister Julia Gillard - no matter what - and those who do not.
It has become far too personal.
It's now all about Gillard, when it should be about policies.
This sad state of affairs is partly the result of three years of personal attacks on the Prime Minister; often bitter abuse, regularly bringing out the base elements of human nature.
In part it's down to the closeness of the October 2010 election, when the key voters without locked-in allegiances decided they were not yet convinced Tony Abbott was ready to lead the country so stuck with Labor instead.
But most of all it goes back to June 2010 when factional heavies within the union-skewed ALP ousted Kevin Rudd from the prime ministership and installed Gillard.
It was always going to take an immensely strong leader to carry that burden and get things done.
Gillard made it all the harder for herself when she broke her ''no carbon tax'' promise. That made it all about her trustworthiness, when it should have been about the policy.
To Gillard's immense credit, her government has kept the economy strong as others weakened, and delivered crucial reforms.
There is much good policy still being pursued. The Gonski school funding package is a nation-building essential.
Yet too many people have stopped listening to the good things Gillard is saying. The wide gulf between hardline Gillard supporters and her opponents will decimate Labor at the election.
Labor will survive as a party but it will be cast into the wilderness for a decade.
Democracy requires a strong opposition to hold government to account and generate alternative visions for the country.
Without presenting a united front to voters, Labor certainly has no chance of winning the election against all odds and cannot possibly hope to provide checks and balances - to keep an Abbott government from veering to the extreme right in its first term of office.
Most Labor MPs have a stark choice: unite behind a leader or they will perish, along with their vision for the nation and many of the policies they have pursued.
Labor has a stark choice, too: fix party rules to make them more relevant to modern Australia or perish.
The coming week offers Labor a chance to win back the trust of voters.
Be it a respected backbench MP, a group of party elders, a faction leader from the 2010 coup or Rudd or even Gillard herself - someone has to ensure the leadership issue is settled for once and for all … for the country's sake.


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BOISE, Idaho - The University of Nevada women's tennis team ended its regular season on a positive note when it defeated Boise State by a score of 4-3 on Sunday.
The Wolf Pack (11-6, 5-3 MW) got the crucial win over the Broncos (13-9, 4-4 MW) to secure the No. 4 seed in the Mountain West Championships, which means that these two teams will face off again in the first round. Nevada notched five total victories on the day, two in doubles to snatch an early point and three in singles to close out the day. The win was a confidence builder, according to head coach Guillaume Tonelli.
"We know that we can come into this tournament and be competitive with every team," he said. "We're in that mindset where the other teams must go through us to that championship."
Nevada got three wins down the stretch to secure the win, kick started by Sophie Stevens in position three. She powered past Morgan Basil in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. Michelle Okhremchuk was victorious from position one, as she pulled out a tough three set win over Marlena Pietzuch 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. The final victory came from Juliette Legendre in position five, where she cruised past Sammie Watson 6-2, 6-4.
In doubles, the first victory came from the pair of Okhremchuk and Emma Verberne, as they rolled past Marlena and Manuela Pietzuch 8-3. The other came from Stevens and Legendre, as they needed an extended set to get past Basil and Sandy Vo, 9-8(7-4).
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President Maithripala Sirisena said, none of the profit-making government institutions will be sold to the private and there is no need for the port to be privatized.
The President stated this attending the opening ceremony of the Sri Lankan Ports Authority's CFS 1 Container Freight Station as the chief guest.
At the ceremony, the new website of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority was also launched by President Sirisena. Similarly the operations of the Container Freight Station were also opened by the President himself. Addressing the Ports Authority employees, the President noted that it's everyone's responsibility to support the Minister to protect the port which is the heart of the nation.
"When we are working we should pay special attention upon our responsibilities.
The chairman of the Port Authority, Secretary to the Ministry, Directors and the Administrative officers and Trade Unions should carry out their duties on a friendly, understanding and in a responsible manner."
The Container Freight Station which was opened by the President was completed with the use of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority's technology and manpower. Because of this reason, the Container Freight Station spent Rs.95 million for the construction materials only.
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Bulawayo: One of the world's greatest fast bowlers Wasim Akram will hang his boots once he returns home, saying the time had come for him to "take a bow" following Pakistan's disappointing performance in the World Cup."The time has come to take a bow. I've made up my mind, but would make a final announcement after reaching home," said Akram, the only bowler to have taken 500 plus wickets in One-day Internationals. Akram also said he will not make himself available for selection for the triangular One-day series in Sharjah, starting on April 1 and also featuring South Africa and Sri Lanka."I want to go out with respect and grace. That's why I've decided not to make myself available for the Sharjah tournament."The 36-year-old left-arm speedster admitted that though he had enjoyed every match of the World Cup, he was very disappointed with the team's performance. "It's been a big disappointment. I thought we had the team to make the knockout stage, but nothing went right for us," Akram was quoted as saying. "I myself tried to do my best, but I feel I let down the people by not taking wickets in the match with India."Akram said he had got a lot of fame, love and respect during his 18 years in international cricket and would like to continue to associate himself in some capacity with the sport.He would also take a final decision on whether to accept an offer from English county Hampshire to play the coming season once he returned home, Akram said.The former Pakistan captain said he had turned down offers from some provincial sides in South Africa to play for them as he didn't believe he could spare so much time.Asked about his appeal to lift the captaincy ban imposed in the wake of match-fixing allegations, Akram said his legal advisor was taking care of things and he would force the issue once he returned home. PTI
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It's been four decades since 10 scientists and mountaineers completed the historic first climb of Antarctica's highest peak, Vinson Massif. On the 40th anniversary of that epic journey, four of the original 10 climbers and two of their children returned to the stark, snowy terrain to relive their adventure.
Cinematographer and avid mountain climber, Juan Antonio Puyol of Proudline Productions, went along on the trip to document the journey in high definition, using Fujinon's HTs18X4.2 ENG/EFP lens and JVC's GY-HD250 camera. The working title for the documentary is "Epic Return." Now in post-production, it tells the story of the scientific contributions of the first exploration and how the world's coldest desert has changed in the last 40 years. "Epic Returns: Revisiting the Top of the Bottom of the World" also is a personal story, describing the connection those brave explorers have to that landscape and each other several generations after their historic trek.
An avid climber for the past 10 years, Puyol describes himself as being at home at mountainous heights. His crew spent three weeks on the ice of Antarctica where even in summer, temperatures dipped to 30 degrees below zero. The harsh environment and remote location demanded high-quality equipment.
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In the months since a Humboldt County jury leveled a $671 million verdict against a nursing home chain, five similar lawsuits have been filed throughout California. Each case alleges that nursing homes are providing too few staff to meet resident needs.
Last July, the Humboldt County jury found Skilled Healthcare had failed to meet the state staffing standard and imposed the maximum fine of $500 per patient for each day that the chain was in violation. Attorneys for both sides have since agreed that the chain should pay $50 million to settle the claims and avert bankruptcy. The company admitted no wrongdoing.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs hailed the class-action case as one of the largest jury verdicts in nursing home litigation history.
Eureka Times Standard reporter Matt Drange wrote a detailed three-part series about the case, which you can read here. I also wrote about some of the "smoking gun" internal e-mails that jurors saw during the trial.
Several of the attorneys who prevailed in Humboldt County are bringing the new wave of complaints, which closely resemble the Skilled Healthcare lawsuit.
"We do think it's made a big wake-up call to the (nursing home) industry," said Michael Crowley, a Eureka attorney who worked on the Skilled Healthcare case. "If this is your model, to jack up profit by understaffing, that's just not going to be tolerated."
Kathryn Stebner, a San Francisco attorney who is working on the recently filed staffing cases, said attorneys relied on state data to identify nursing home chains and facilities that provided inadequate numbers of staff.
Here are some basics from the cases, all of which allege understaffing:
- Attorneys allege that plaintiff Phyllis Wehlage was left unattended when she was a resident at Evergreen Lakeport Healthcare in Lake County in 2008. As a result, her call light was unheeded and she had inadequate help with getting to the bathroom, "resulting in sitting in a urine-soaked bed for hours," the complaint says. (The case is Phyllis Wehlage v. Evergreen California Healthcare, filed Nov. 15 in Sonoma County)
- George E. Valentine II, now 61, was a resident of Gateway Care and Rehabilitation in Hayward after suffering a brain injury after surgery. Attorneys allege that the facility had insufficient staffing. As a result, Valentine was not moved often enough to avoid developing bedsores. (The case is Valentine v. Thekkek Health Services, filed Nov. 12 in Alameda County.)
- Two plaintiffs who lived in Golden LivingCenter facilities in Bakersfield and Petaluma allege that their nursing homes were understaffed, resulting in inadequate assistance with eating and rough handling by staff. (The case is Maria Hernandez v. Beverly Healthcare California, filed Nov. 10 in San Francisco.)
- Hazel Walsh, a resident at Golden Gate Healthcare Center in San Francisco, alleges that the facility's understaffing resulted in various forms of neglect. (The case is Hazel Walsh vs. Kindred Healthcare, filed Nov. 23, 2010 in San Francisco.)
Attorneys in Sacramento, San Diego and Oakland filed a fifth case against Orange County-based Covenant Care, saying it provided inadequate staffing to residents.
According to the lawsuit, filed in Sacramento Superior Court, understaffing at Emerald Gardens Nursing Center in Sacramento resulted in one resident being drugged until he was sleepy and groggy. Staff also failed to move resident Morris Perry for so long that he developed a bedsore requiring "three surgeries to date," the lawsuit says.
The Covenent case, which was filed in April, has had the most time to advance in court, compared to the other cases, which were filed in November. Attorneys for Covenant Care filed a response to the lawsuit saying it denies "each, every and all of the allegations." The response also denies that Morris suffered any injury or loss as a result of Covenant Care's acts or omissions.
Covenant Care is arguing to void some aspects of the case since Perry died in September, after the suit was filed. The company also questions the validity of Perry's representative, his son, records show.
California Watch highlighted Covenant Care in an article focusing on facilities that reaped increased payment from the state, yet saw declining staff levels. The chain's chief executive did not respond to requests for comment at the time.
Mark Reagan, an attorney who represents the California Association of Health Facilities, said he does not expect any of the complaints to result in the same kind of massive jury award seen in Humboldt County. "We think the outcome in Eureka was an aberrant outcome," Reagan said.
Reagan filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of Skilled Healthcare in the Humboldt case. He disagrees with several of the basic components of the strategy that won the case.
He disputes whether the law cited in the case guarantees nursing home residents a right to a specific staffing standard. And he noted that an influential court decision suggests that it's the job of the state Department of Public Health – not the courts – to enforce the state nursing home staffing standard. Reagan said he also questions whether its appropriate to file the understaffing cases as class-action lawsuits.
Crowley, the plaintiffs' attorney, said the Humboldt County jury faced a unique set of circumstances. Whether other juries will reach the same conclusions, "one can always hope," he said.


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This started in the comments thread on another post, but let's talk about the live chat function.
Let's say some new story breaks and everyone is in the live chat room for that story discussing it. I think we all agree that this feature is one of the most interesting things on Newsvine, because it is ultimately uber-dynamic content. While much of the stuff going on in the chat room will likely be chatter, can we assume that 10% of the conversation is going to be something that is worth reading?
My question is, is there any way to isolate and preserve that 10%? Is it possible to publish snippets from a live chat? It would suck if there was a really insightful conversation about the topic at hand, but it was lost as soon as the last person involved closed her browser.
So, here is my idea - next to each person's name in livechat include a little icon with the letter (i). This is to the most immediate left, before even the name. When you click that icon, you have selected an In Point. Every line of text after that now has an (o) instead of the (i), which is, as you have doubtless guessed, the outpoint. Once you pick an output, every line between the two of them has an (e) for exclude - perhaps there are multiple conversations going on and you just want to snag the relevant soundbytes (textbytes?). So you click the (e) to filter out some irrelevant information and you are left with a chatlog that you can then export as a post.
What do you think? Perhaps treat this as a separate post, or else add a category (Newsvine Seeds? Newsvine Berries? Newsvine Leaves?) which is devoted to LiveChat logs. Then the newly created "Newsvine Leaf" gets appended to the article in whose chat box it took place. Or, if it was an "off-topic" chat but still worth saving, perhaps have the option to plant it somewhere else. I really enjoy the botanical metaphors available due to the whole "Vine" thing.
So yeah then you can post the chat log, it can be all pretty with links to the chatters' profiles etc. What do you think?