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Prof. Michael J. Behe and his book Darwin's Black Box.
The renowned biochemist Michael J. Behe of Lehigh University is one of the most important figures to advance the idea of irreducible complexity. In his 1996 book Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution, Behe investigated the living cell and certain biochemical structures and stated that it was impossible to account for their complexity in terms of evolution.
As a scientist free from the influence of the materialist perspective and who thinks clearly, Professor Behe has no qualms about accepting the existence of a Creator. He describes scientists who refuse to admit the presence of design—in other words, of creation—in living things:
Over the past four decades, modern biochemistry has uncovered the secrets of the cell. . . . It has required tens of thousands of people to dedicate the better parts of their lives to the tedious work of the laboratory. . . .The result of these cumulative efforts to investigate the cell—to investigate life at the molecular level—is a loud, clear, piercing cry of "design!" The result is so unambiguous and so significant that it must be ranked as one of the greatest achievements in the history of science. This triumph of science should evoke cries of "Eureka" from ten thousand throats. . . . Instead, a curious, embarrassed silence surrounds the stark complexity of the cell. Why does the scientific community not greedily embrace its startling discovery? 52
He goes on to define the dilemma: To acknowledge an intelligent design implies acknowledging God's existence. In these words, Behe declares that the perfect design in living things reveals the existence of God.


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Jill Zarin Dishes About Her New Jewelry Line and Life After RHONY
The former 'Real Housewives of New York' star gives us the deets about her beautiful new bauble collection and what she'll serve up next.
-Diana Denza
As a former Real Housewives of New York star, fans knew Jill Zarin for her larger-than-life personality. So when her reality show stint ended, we knew this leading lady would hardly slip back into the shadows. And we were right! Today, Zarin helms Skweez Couture shapewear and a brand new jewelry line.
Read Fashion Week's Top Hairstylists Dish About How They Create Those Fab 'Dos!
We chatted with the ex-RHONY celebrity about the affordable price points of the Jill Zarin Jewelry Collection (pieces range from $28-$150), her design inspirations, and adjusting to life without a camera crew. You can find the collection at Lord & Taylor's New York City flagship store on 5th Avenue and online too! On FNO, Jill will be at the Lord & Taylor flagship store signing autographs and saying hello to fans. If you're in the area, drop on by!
Betty Confidential: What kind of research did you do before designing your new jewelry line?
Jill Zarin: I am a solution-based brand, so I wanted to bring women a fashionable, affordable brand. A lot of my ideas for my brand stemmed from pieces I own and I wanted to bring them to my customers at a price they could afford. I asked my daughter for her advice as well. Allyson is always on trend so I wanted to get her opinions while designing my line.
BC: What were a few of your design inspirations?
JZ: I am always inspired by my travels and by New York City. For example, my Skyline ring was inspired by the New York City Skyline. It is one of my favorite pieces. Things that happen in my life also inspire me, such as The Big Apple necklace, which was inspired by my days on RHONY. My Monkey Pendant necklace came from my father. Growing up, my father always had the "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" sign in our house.
Why Jill chose to make affordable jewelry, reflections on being on RHONY and more up next!


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The Prophet Muhammad upheld justice in his time and rejected the ignorant belief, which considered some people superior to others because of their language, race, social status or ethnicity. That is because such discrimination is severely condemned in the Qur'an. "Racism," as defined in our day, is an idea Allah prohibits in the Qur'an, but which receives extensive support in ignorant societies. One of the divine purposes in the creation of the different races is "that they should come to know each other." In the Sight of Allah, all people are equal, and the only superiority anyone can have over anyone else is his fear of Allah and faith in Him.
The Prophet Muhammad also declared to his people, who committed racism, that ethnic differences had no importance and that everyone was equal in the eyes of Allah. He repeatedly underlined that all that mattered was having sincere faith.
The Prophet Muhammad also told people that Allah created man from nothing, that everyone is created equal and that everyone will give account of his deeds all alone before Allah. For this reason, he added that it would be a great wrong to look for superiority in one's descent.
The Prophet commanded thus:
(All of) you are children of Adam, and Adam is from dust. Let some men cease to take pride in others.(i)
The Prophet stated that no criteria except for heedfulness are acceptable:
Your descent is nothing to be proud of. Nor does it bring you superiority. O people! All of you are the children of Adam. You are like equal wheat grains in a bowl ... No one has any superiority over anyone else, except in religion and heedfulness. In order to consider someone a wicked person, it suffices that he humiliates other people, is mean with money, bad-tempered and exceeds the limits.(ii)
Throughout his life, the Prophet Muhammad advised his people to set aside their ignorant and perverse values and to live by the Qur'an. In the Qur'an, racist attitudes are defined as "fanatical rage," and people's ambitious attitudes are criticised. A related verse reads:
Those who disbelieve filled their hearts with fanatical rage-the fanatical rage of the Time of Ignorance-and Allah sent down serenity to His Messenger and to the believers, and obliged them to respect the formula of heedfulness which they had most right to and were most entitled to. Allah has knowledge of all things. (Surat al-Fath, 26)
Muslims who obeyed Allah's call in the above verse led their lives in peace and security, both during the Blessed Period of the first community of Islam and in succeeding ages when just administrators reigned.
(i) Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (r.a.), Ahmad, Abu Dawud, 4/331
(ii) Mosnad Ahmad, 4/158, Ibn Qasir, 4/218


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Troubled Hubble's second album, Making Beds In A Burning House, opens with the promisingly titled "14,000 Things To Be Happy About," which builds steadily from muted midtempo rocker to searing anthem, and wears its intentions openly. There's no doubt that by the time it's over, the drums will kick in, then more instruments, until the whole track roars like a bear. But there are still unexpected delights in the minor dynamic shifts, Chris Otepka's spirited vocal performance, and the brief-but-stirring closing guitar solo. Troubled Hubble resides in the rugged, artier wing of pop-punk—more Dismemberment Plan and Built To Spill than Weezer or Green Day. Throughout Making Beds In A Burning House, Otepka tells ingratiating stories and provides commentary on common social interactions, while his bandmates whip textured guitars and driving percussion into an expanding froth. The album is packed with moving, catchy uptempo rock songs like "To Be Alive And Alone," a bright sketch of deceptively happy circumstances. A year after Modest Mouse became unlikely hitmakers with the bouncy "Float On," Troubled Hubble ought to repeat the feat with "I'm Pretty Sure I Can See Molecules," which rolls over a martial beat with nursery-rhyme-ready lyrics and a disarming final line: "When you're nothing / You're still something / You're molecules."
Troubled Hubble's most unlikely influence is Ben Folds, whose propulsive brand of jaunty pop is evident in Making Beds songs like "Bees" and "Even Marathon Runners Need To Nap." Folds has had more enduring impact than his bratty early records would've predicted. His old-fashioned melodicism and cutting lyrics made a strong impression on a wave of budding musicians a decade ago—particularly those taking piano lessons. Now there's scarcely a local scene in this country without at least one obviously Folds-esque act.
In the Dallas metro area, that act is The Rocket Summer, the brainchild of pop-piano prodigy Bryce Avary. It's hard to deny the similarities to Folds in The Rocket Summer's appealing lilt and confessional lyrics. The primary difference is that Avary has a nasal warble more common to pop-punk thugs like the members of Good Charlotte, and that generic voice, coupled with piano-heavy arrangements, can make his songs sound a little thin. On The Rocket Summer's album Calendar Days, Avary packed so many hooks and twists into each song that the adolescent whining didn't grate so much, but the follow-up Hello, Good Friend is sparer, cued to the quietude of its brisk opener, "Move To The Other Side Of The Block." Still, even at diminished capacity, The Rocket Summer is capable of the unforced tunefulness of "I'm Doing Everything (For You)" and the pleasantly swaying "Tell Me Something Good," and Avary plays to his strengths on songs like the buoyant "Around The Clock," which has the gawky honesty of love letters to a summer-camp girlfriend.


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Cadillac Mountain Climber's Log
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|Sunrise blessings
|Posted Aug 22, 2011 5:02 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2011
|I have been several times but took my kids up this most recent time. They had a blast. Love the view from the top of Cadillac. Absolutely beautiful.
|Posted Aug 6, 2011 10:02 pm
|Tough Drive!
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2010
|Heading back down to Massachusetts from Katahdin, we took the scenic route.
All said, it took roughly 18 hours to get from Maine's highest point the the Atlantic coast's highest point.
What a weekend.
|Posted Feb 9, 2011 6:05 pm
|Awesome Views
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2008
|Hiked in from the north side, amazing views of Bar Harbor and Frenchman's Bay.
|Posted Nov 14, 2010 3:44 pm
|Dennis Poulin
|Drive Up
Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2010
|Tough drive up on a beautiful fall day.
|Posted Oct 22, 2010 4:14 pm
|The Easy Route
|A fun drive and ramble to the top with my wife. It's easy to escape the crowds, they don't go far from the parking lot.
|Posted Aug 26, 2010 12:53 am
|Mark Doiron
|Maybe Not the Smartest Thing I've Done
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010
|Look at that date. If you're looking for solitude, maybe hitting a popular tourist destination like Bar Harbor, Maine isn't the smartest thing to do on the fourth of July. Throw in near-record breaking heat and the only sand beach around (within the park boundaries), and you have a prescription for huge crowds. Regardless, we hiked very early in the morning and didn't see anyone until near the summit. The hike back down was crowded, even for the tough trail we selected (Cadillac West Face). --mark d.
|Posted Jul 9, 2010 5:59 am
|North Ridge Trail > Gorge > Dorr
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2010
|Early Morning hike up Cadillac. The summit was not as crowded as usual. Clear day w/ great views.
|Posted Jun 19, 2010 7:19 pm
|first hike in acadia
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2004
|beautiful hike, though i didn't realize there was a road to the top until nearly at the summit.
|Posted Mar 18, 2010 7:38 pm
Date Climbed: Jan 8, 2007
|I was the first person in our glorious country to feel the beautiful sun on my face this day. One of the most beautiful things iv seen in my life.
|Posted Oct 28, 2009 8:57 pm
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2009
|Hiked up and back on the North Ridge trail. Fog and light rain completely obscured the summit view. It was still a nice hike with beautiful fall colors.
|Posted Oct 4, 2009 10:39 pm
|Nice Sunset
|A great family outing, a nice place to catch the sunset.
|Posted Sep 30, 2009 6:19 pm
|2001 Trip
|Couldn't see a thing, rained the entire time in the park. My wife did find a shirt on the beach she still wears today, 8 years later.
|Posted Aug 18, 2009 2:31 am
|Dartmouth Hiker
|Range traverse
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009
|After failing to climb Cadillac as a kid (accidentally did Pemetic instead), I was eager to give this one a shot on vacation.
My younger cousin and I got dropped off by Hadlock Pond and proceeded over Bald Peak, Sargent, Penobscot, S. Bubble, Pemetic and Cadillac in beautiful weather, ending on the summit where we got picked up. Took about 7 hours--my cousin slowed down a bit toward the end, but did pretty well for his first real hike.
Now I have to come back to try the Precipice! (it was closed while I was there)
|Posted Jun 23, 2009 11:37 pm
|A fun hike up with lots of options for stringing the various trails together to make a day of it.
|Posted May 19, 2009 2:49 pm
|Empty parking lot!
Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2009
|Did a loop...up Dorr via Ladder, down to the gorge, up Cadallic, down to bubble pond, up Pemetic, down to the pond trail to the cannon brook trail...back to the car. AWESOME day...especially the empty parking lot on Cadillac :)
|Posted Apr 13, 2009 12:49 pm
|Developed summit
|Nice views, and plenty of tourists on top including me.
|Posted Mar 6, 2009 8:58 pm
|Family Time
Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2005
|With the whole family. Did it after Dad's Bowdoin reunion.
|Posted Nov 6, 2008 1:00 am
|Many summits
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
|On top several times, but my favorite hike was via the Ladder Trail and Dorr Mountain, then down the South Ridge.
|Posted Oct 26, 2008 8:54 pm
|Busy Summit
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008
|Just drove to the top because there were a million people at the trailhead. The summit was just loaded with people. Still, it was a nice view and the drive up and down is fun.
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Is there a way to use Javascript to reduce a animated GIF ?
Reduce the file size?
AFAIK you can't do that with JS. Maybe with server side JS, but it would still likely use a 3rd party application (e.g. https://github.com/rsms/node-imagemagick)
Traditionally this is something you would leave to the server to process. (But then you might incur data loss and break the animated GIF, so that's something to be aware of too)
What do you mean by 'reduce'? You can set with width and height in the HTML or via CSS if you want it to display at a smaller size.
If you mean reduce the number of frames, you can do it by loading the gif into Adobe ImageReady and reworking the layers. You can also use the same technique to reduce the file size or speed it up or slow it down.
I meant the file size. I shank the GIF significantly, but not enough. I thought maybe JS could do something about roughly 150K.
Do it in Canvas
If there aren't too many frames, and animations are simple, doing it in JavaScript as what would effectively be a JS slideshow might be an option.
Do it in Canvas ? There is almost 200 frames.
200 frames ouch.
If we think of a standard 100x100px GIF image, it might end up at 3kb or so, depending on the amount of colours and number of gradients, so 200 frames at 150k is looking pretty good IMHO.
TBH, I've never been a big fan of GIF for complex or lengthy animations, I'd probably opt for Flash or Canvas (and that probably depends heavily on what the animation is). (Or make it a movie :))
I don't own flash, problem is I don't want someone to disable flash and then they can't see what they are suppose to see. The GIF file size bumped up to 285K, solid. Isn't there a really smart GIF algorithm out there, that can cut that down to atleast 150K if that's all I can squeeze out of it. I've played with it in Photoshop trying and trying to no end.
Usually you can get the file size lower by using Fireworks. Or have you tried reducing the size of the original slides?
Or have you tried reducing the size of the original slides?
You mean each frame ? Isn't that what I did with the original GIF ?
I have no idea. You tell me!
If you used 200 gif images, did you optimize them before merging them all into one animated file? That's what I mean. Do you have Fireworks?
I don't have fireworks. The file was converted from another media format to GIF, it was not originally created as a GIF in frames.


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The following commentary does not necessarily reflect the views of AgWeb or Farm Journal Media. The opinions expressed below are the author's own.
Experts cover today's key dairy labor issues and offer fool-proof techniques to optimize employee performance, satisfaction and longevity.
By Shaun Duvall, Puentes/Bridges
We are all beings who thrive on relationships. Whether we like it or not, we are in any number of relationships with all those with whom we deal daily. Somehow, though, we tend to forget that our interactions with our employers/employees are also relationships. We reduce it to an economic transaction- x number of hours of my time for x amount of money. And yet work consumes a significant amount of our day and our lives.
How many of you remember or had a first employer who took a personal interest in you as a young person? How many of you had a first employer who didn't take a personal interest in you? I ask you, how different are your memories of that employer? Unless I am wrong, you probably worked harder for the employer who cared about you than you would have for someone who didn't take the time to get to know you.
You are all people who work with cows. My question to you is: How much easier is it to get a cow to do what you want by hitting her or coaxing her? The vast majority of the 40-plus dairy producers with whom I work would say that you can get better results by coaxing and not scaring a cow. Why should we think it is any different with people?
Do not get me wrong. I do not mean that one disregards high standards of performance to be nice. Indeed, the standards are often much higher due to the fact that the employees WANT to perform better for someone who cares about them. I have seen this on many of my farms. When the employer cares and demonstrates that level of trust and commitment, his/her employees return the "favor" by performing at higher levels.
There is an old concept in Mexico about the "patrón," or employer. In the very best sense of the word (not always practiced there or here), it is someone who commits to his/her employees, doing more than just paying them a check. It is someone who attends his/her employees' baptisms and quinceañeras, lends them money if there is a need, helps them when they need something. It is part of the "trato,"or the deal. In return, the patron gets an employee for life, someone who is loyal and works his/her best "para quedar bien" (be on good terms) with the patrón. It is my experience that it is on the farms where this is practiced that the production, quality of milk and of life is the best.
Confianza and compromiso mean trust and commitment, respectively. Trust in your employees, be trustworthy to them. Commit at the level you can to help your employees and to be part of their lives, and they will pay you back with loyalty, hard work and results. The respect will be mutual. I am not saying be their "buddy." Far from it. You are the employer. I am an old teacher. I never could be my students' friend, but I was always friendly. There is a big difference.
We live in a world of great "disposability" – that which we no longer want, we simply toss. This includes people. I challenge us all to take a different approach. Look for ways to develop trust and commitment. Help your employees reach their potential, help them in the ways that you can. Train them through their mistakes. Earn their trust and you will reap great rewards.
Puentes/Bridges is a nonprofit organization that, under Shaun Duvall's direction, promotes cultural understanding, particularly in the dairy industry. Duvall also operates SJD Language & Culture Services, LLC, a translation and interpretation business. For more information, contact Shaun Duvall at firstname.lastname@example.com or (608) 685-4705.
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California State University San Marcos' Social Work Department, seeks a part-time lecturer to teach Advanced Research Methods in Social Work (MSW 650) in Fall 2014. The course schedule is to be determined. The candidate should have experience in teaching research classes and instruction methodology.
Minimum qualifications for the position include: a Masters of Social Work or at least two years of post-Masters' research related experience.
Preferred qualifications for the position include: a Ph.D. in Social Work or in a closely related field.
Please submit a completed Faculty Application, a curriculum vita with three current references, and a letter of interest to firstname.lastname@example.com
Timeline: A review of applications will begin on a rolling basis, however, the position will remain open until filled.
The university is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented groups.
CSUSM has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and was recently named one of the top 32 Colleges most friendly to junior faculty by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education. Visit www.csusm.edu/facultyopportunities for more information.
California State University San Marcos, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status.
Successful hires must have degree information verified through official transcripts or degree-verification services.
An offer of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of background checks. Should the results of the background checks not be successful, any offer will be withdrawn and/or employment terminated. Falsification of information may also be cause for termination of employment, corrective action, or withdraw of offer of employment. The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in the CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. An offer of employment is contingent upon execution of an Acknowledgement of Mandated Reporter Status and Legal Duty to Report Child Abuse and Neglect form. Signing the form is a prerequisite to employment and failure to sign will result in any offer of employment being withdrawn.


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Talib wrote:Or Gaeilge as its speakers call it.linguoboy wrote:Or "Irish", as we call it in your language.
It is called Gaeilge in Irish, I presume you don't say that you speak Deutsch or Francais, or what ever language you speak? When speaking in English, we use the English terms, "Irish" and "Ireland", when speaking in Irish, we use the Irish words "Gaeilge" (which as it happens is just the standard way to spell it, hardly anyone pronounces it like that, and some don't even spell it like that, so it could be incorrect to say "as its speakers call it", but it's nit-picking), and "Éire".
And I think that the 80,000 people who speak Irish as their main language of communication in the home (I can't think of the exact figure, but it's between 70 and 90 thousand according to the last census) would be highly insulted that you wish "them" luck in reviving it. The amount of people speaking Irish in the home has stayed remarkably stable in the last number of years, and that doesn't count a large number of people who have a pretty good grasp of Irish but are out of practice or never practice, as well as those who do. Irish isn't being revived in the present day, the last Irish revival was in the latter years of the 19th century, and that was only a revival in the sense that it was the end of the decline in literature being produced in the language. Irish will never replace English as the de facto first language of the country, but it is not being revived in any sense of the word, but thankfully, it is holding its own in an increasingly globalised world.
Sorry Delodephius for posting irrelevant information in your thread, ach níl athbheocain na Gaeilge ar siúl, agus tá súil agam nach mbeidh athbheocain ó Ghaeilge sa thodhcaí.


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Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix | Williams-Sonoma
What's one way to start off Valentine's Day just right? Breakfast in bed for your special Valentine. Who needs to worry about measuring correct amounts or it turning out tasting like glue - leave it to Williams Sonoma to make a delicious chocolate chip waffle and pancake mix. Forget those dry pieces of toast and be indulgent - serve these with whipped cream or even icecream!


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By Elizabeth Ginns Britten — August 2005
You know what really stinks? When your car is parked a hike from where your boat is docked and you have bags, groceries, or tools to transport. It can require many trips back and forth to get the boat loaded up, and if you've got something heavy, like a cooler, it can be a real challenge.
Dockrider Systems has created a motorized dock-transport monorail system that should make moving people and equipment a cinch. The DockChauffeur and the DockCaddy are at the heart of the system; the former is a passenger and cargo bench capable of transporting up to 1,000 pounds, the latter is a weatherproof dockbox that can stow 20 cubic feet of cargo and seat three people on its lid.
Call the company to discuss your specific application. Pricing starts at $7,000.
Dockrider Systems ( (904) 387-5546. www.dockridersystems.com.
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Place water, peas and sea salt in a sauce pan, cover and bring to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover and bring to a boil. Turn off flame, leave covered and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Place in a large mixing bowl and fluff to cool. Mix in all remaining ingredients and serve room temperature or chilled.
Per serving - 402 calories, 11 gram fat (25% calories from fat), 15 gram protein, 61 gram carbohydrate, 8 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 340 milligram sodium


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Two ADA URM Scholarships for UCSF Dentistry D2s
UCSF Dentistry D2s Eric J. Brown and Johnny Nobles have each received $2500 scholarships from the American Dental Association Foundation benefitting underrepresented minority (URM) students in dental education.
"It's unusual" says Brown, explaining that normally just one student is qualified to receive the URM scholarship for a given school. "But they made an exception for me this year, based on my background and the essay I wrote for the application."
"I'm very happy to have received it" adds Nobles, noting that "it does help with the cost of dental school."
Both Brown and Nobles expressed interest in giving back by practicing in communities that are dentally underserved.
"I can't think of two more deserving students" says Dr. Dan Ramos, Professor in the Department of Orofacial Sciences and Faculty Director of the Post-Baccalaureate Program, who wrote letters in support of each of them for the scholarships.
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ALRESFORD civic chiefs say they will resist plans for a new gypsy and traveller site unless others are provided across the Winchester district.
The proposed town plan would see a small site of about six pitches as part of the housing and industrial development off Sun Lane.
But town councillors are to tell Winchester planners that they want to see other places help hit the target of 35 pitches and for the site to be managed by the city council.
A town council resolution said: "If there are no fair, proportionately appropriate sites in other locations, then we would be unable to seek support from the town."
But it has warned that if sites are not identified then plans for gypsy and traveller sites will have to be approved.
Town councillors have finalised their response to the city council over the town plan.
The council is also worried about traffic for the Sun Lane development and says it should be conditional on new access off the A31 Alresford bypass.
Cllr Roy Gentry said he would like to a see another access off the Bishop's Sutton road which villagers there strongly oppose.
Traffic slowing measures should be introduced on Sun Lane including a wide curve outside the Sun Hill schools that would create more parking space for use by the schools and the proposed burial ground and allotments.
They also want to see a buffer zone of up to 100m of land between the new development and Bishop's Sutton.
Farmland west of New Farm Road should be designated for recreational use, meeting a local need, and protecting it from development.
The council also wants to see commercial development limited to office and light industrial. Several industrial firms in The Dean, such as Warwick Trailers, are interested in moving to the new site.
The town council reported that both Sun Hill Infants and Junior Schools are talking to the county council about expanding to meet growing demand.


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How do you top last week's shocking double elimination on Star? With a trip to New York City, a visit from Ina Garten and an on-air spot on the Rachael Ray show, of course. This Sunday, the top six hit the Big Apple and face their next round of Camera and Star Challenges, which include a cooking demonstration in front of a live studio audience.
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September 3, 2013
Baseball Therapy
Do Young Pitchers Fail to Develop When the Bullpen Implodes?
Autumn came a little early to Houston this year. You might not have noticed, but the Astros recently became the first American League team to be formally eliminated from the playoffs. It's not that anyone really expected the Astros to contend this year, but then again, I picked the Angels to win the World Series at the beginning of the year. Shows what we know.
The good news is that the Astros can now focus their efforts on next year (or 2015). And some of their neighbors have been kind enough to offer a little advice. After a recent Rangers-Astros series, this quote appeared in a column by Randy Galloway of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Bad teams have bad bullpens. That's always a given. The Astros may have the worst bullpen in the history of baseball. The Rangers wait out the starting pitchers and then bring out the fangs on that bullpen.
The talk in the Rangers clubhouse this week centered on high praise for the collection of good young arms in the Houston rotation. Four of the five starters are considered double-plus prospects based on what I was told.
"The owner down there needs to get off his wallet and spend some money for some veteran bullpen guys next season," said one Rangers voice. "Those kid starters have a future, but they are being beaten up mentally by pitching well and never getting a win out of it. That's a shame for them, but, yeah, good for us, I guess."
Pity the poor Houston starters, I guess. The Astros, as of Saturday night, had notched 25 blown saves collectively, running neck and neck with the Diamondbacks and Cubs for the dishonor of leading MLB in that category. (Kevin Chapman added another on Monday.) It must be rough for a starter, particularly a young one, to know that if he goes out there and throws six strong innings and leaves with a 5-3 lead, that all that hard work might be undone in the form of not getting a "win."
On the surface, it makes sense that a young pitcher might suffer if he has one too many of those outings. And given that the Astros are going to need several of their young starters to develop over the next few years, it makes sense that they might want to avoid traumatizing them before they have a chance to develop. But before we get too far into this, is there actual evidence to suggest that not getting a win actually impedes development? It's easy to write a narrative that leads from a starter having to deal with a blown save and use words like beaten up mentally. But if there's something I've learned over the years, it's that these narratives are often far too simple. This is an argument for the blown save being some sort of major trauma, and the psychologist in me knows that trauma is very complex. Before the Astros (or anyone else) goes off on a reliever spending spree in the off-season, let's take a look to see what the evidence says.
Yes, the win is a silly statistic, but pitchers do value it. There is evidence that pitchers change the way that they pitch (if not that they pitch better) when it looks like they might need a little extra to have a chance at a win. But on the flip side, a few years ago, the Orioles went on a reliever shopping spree and signed Mike Gonzalez to be their closer. (This was back when "Mike Gonzalez" and "closer" in the same sentence still made sense.) The idea was similar: that the Orioles, who were in the middle of a decade-plus streak of losing records, needed to build a "winning culture" to allow their young position players (like Nick Markakis, Adam Jones, and Matt Wieters) to develop. I found little evidence to support that conclusion.
Well, let's see what the evidence says about pitchers' development without bullpen support.
Warning! Gory Mathematical Details Ahead!
To measure development, I looked at walk and strikeout rates (per batter faced) in the year in question and then the next year. Walks and strikeouts are generally the outcomes that most quickly stabilize for pitchers and are the most predictive of success. I used a method that I introduced a few months ago known as the Reliable Change Indicator (RCI). This controls for the fact that when we're looking at yearly rates for something, the underlying sample sizes will be different and thus the reliability of that measure will be different as well.
For example, let's say that we have two pitchers, both of whom have a strikeout rate of 12 percent in year one and improve to a 14 percent mark in year two. The difference between them is that one faces 500 batters in both years while the other faces 300. We are more confident that the pitcher who faces more hitters improved. The RCI method adjusts for that and gives us a standardized measure (think z-score, for the initiated) of how much a player has changed. (Later, I looked at just raw, unadjusted differences in strikeout and walk rates. Same findings.)
Once I had those numbers lined up, I looked to see whether the percentage of times that the bullpen blew a possible win (or the raw number of times that they did so) predicted whether the pitcher would increase or decrease his strikeout or walk rate in the next year. If the unnamed Ranger source above is correct, we should see that starters who are victimized a lot by blown saves should show a reduction in their strikeout rates and an increase in their walk rates.
There was just one problem. It didn't happen. The correlation between blown win percentage and change in strikeouts was .055, and the correlation between blown wins and walks was -.009. Whatever effects there might be were actually pointing in the direction of pitchers getting better. I looked two years out into the future, and blown wins were actually correlated with pitchers seeing their walk rate going down (r = -.104, p = .018).
I did want to double check was to make sure that we weren't dealing with an overly biased sample. One problem with baseball research is that the sample is always biased. Good players get to play more often, and bad players are simply eliminated from the data set (that is, sent to the minors or just not brought back). Because I had initially required that the pitcher have 15 starts both in the initial and follow-up season, maybe there was a group that grew so dispirited in the first season from all the blown saves that they simply fell apart and were just not around to be studied the next year.
So I took the group of young pitchers that made 15 starts in the initial year and coded whether they got to 15 starts in the following year. I controlled for initial strikeout and walk rates (because another really good way to be eliminated from the data set is to be a bad pitcher). Blown save rates did not predict survival to the next year as a 15-start guy.
Quick! Change That Narrative!
What I found giggle-worthy was that what (minor, insignificant) effects were present actually pointed to pitchers getting a little better in the year following a season in which they endured a bunch of blown saves. Quick, let's change that narrative! Blown saves provide adversity for the pitchers to overcome, this adversity builds character, and that character leads to strikeouts! It's funny how no matter which way the arrow is pointing, we have a ready-made, all-too-simple MadLib that the facts of the story can be shoved into.
If our starter is being rational, he will say to himself that he did what he could and ran into some bad luck. Short of sitting at the top of the dugout step and tapping the triangle button over and over, it's not like he can control his teammates. If he can't make that rational jump, then that's where some sort of mentor or (dare I invoke him again) "clubhouse guy" comes over and talks to him. As I've said before, a baseball team is a small society, and every society has a way of dealing with loss. If a team does not, they need to fix that.
Should the Astros sign some veteran relievers for next year to shore up the late innings for the benefit of their young starters? The evidence here suggests that it will make little difference. It's not that the unnamed Rangers source who provided the quote is entirely wrong. There probably is some disappointment about losing a win to a blown save, and for some guys, it might be an issue. But the way to address that isn't by signing relievers whom you might not need. There will be guys who regress after having a bunch of their hard-won leads vanish, but it might not be because of that. The lesson to be learned here, once again, is that the impact of psychology on performance is much more complicated than we often acknowledge.
Russell A. Carleton is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @pizzacutter4
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regardless of whether or not blown saves are traumatic for young pitchers, 25 of them is definitely traumatic for the fans. Its their mental health that needs to be the concern
Sep 03, 2013 06:55 AM
I recall reading the March 2013 Sports Illustrated article on the Marlins and Lorias very negative mental impact on his players. Particularly the pitchers. Chris Volstad was mentioned and I'm sure this very negative "impact of psychology on his performance" led to this very young pitchers struggles. Overcoming this and returning to psychological normalcy will probably take a while. Baseball execs need to realize the effect all this has on their young players.
Sep 03, 2013 08:00 AM
Volstad has been terrible with the Cubs and Rockies too, I really don't think Loria can be blamed for that. Other young pitchers have done just fine for terrible teams.
Sep 03, 2013 10:38 AM
I'd love to see how good Jose Fernandez could be if he only he could get rid of that darn "very negative impact of psychology on his performance" that he gets from pitching on Jeff Loria's team.
Sep 04, 2013 02:06 AM
Minnesota, who has only scored one more run than the Astros, has a significantly better bullpen than the Astros and their team has allowed 100 less runs. That being said, I don't think Minnesota went out and paid many relievers... Other than Burton, who is signed to an affordable 2 year, 5.5 million deal, most of their relievers are former starting prospects. Perhaps they need to send a couple failed starters into relief next season and see if they can develop a high end reliever much like Baltimore and Minnesota have done with Hunter and Perkins.
Sep 03, 2013 10:37 AM
Maybe it's a "strategy" to have a bad bullpen to keep your starters $ down in their arb years since they have less wins on their record.
Sep 03, 2013 16:13 PM
There's also the idea that Houston is tanking and will be thru the '15 season. And that beating Miami for that #1 slot every round as well as the 'bad team' bonus picks is very hard work. So having a bullpen that actually works well is a serious disincentive. But I think that the cumulative effects of having so many young players wipes out all specific areas of finger pointing. The Diamondbacks are the outliers in the BS department, that mostly because of injury. The Cubs are also tanking. As are a number of other teams. Maybe the analysis should be differentiated along the lines of who is actually trying to win from the top down. Regardless, I love that you did these numbers. Good article.
Sep 03, 2013 22:10 PM
The Cubs have actually found an efficient way to tank... it's fine to have solid SPs and a solid lineup if you just let Carlos Marmol handle the 9th inning.
Sep 05, 2013 05:02 AM
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News broke today at EBACE about the ExcelAire pilots being found guilty by a Brazilian court for causing the fatal September 2006 midair over the Amazon jungle. The collision of the ExcelAire Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 resulted in the deaths of all on 154 aboard the airliner, though the U.S. pilots were able to land their damaged business jet. What worries safety experts about this conviction is the criminalization of accidents. At EBACE, AIN spoke with NBAA senior vice president of operations Steve Brown about this topic.
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This article was published 14/2/2013 (1648 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Leading up to the spring selling season, auto shows are promoting the latest and greatest 2013 models from the manufacturers.
But new isn't always the best, and with hundreds of new cars and trucks available today, some cars, inevitably, get left behind in consideration.
For the vehicles that have been on the market for a while, don't get any marketing support from their makers or are soon to be replaced with something shinier or newer, here are our Top 10 Most Underrated New Vehicles you can buy today:
2013 Buick Verano
Nobody under the age of 80 buys a Buick, right? So it's a bit odd in a segment targeted at young, urban professionals, General Motors' demi-luxury brand offers the best value.
We'll be seeing a slew of compact luxury cars in the near future from the likes of Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti, to name a few, but right now, if you want a small luxury sedan for a good price, the ($22,895) Verano spanks its only real competition -- the ($27,790) Acura ILX -- on power, features and driving dynamics. Yes, a Buick...
2013 Ford Taurus SHO AWD
In the all-wheel-drive, mid-sized luxury sedan segment, everybody buys German, but instead of paying $59,800 for a 2013 Audi A6 3.0T Quattro with 310 horsepower or $64,900 for a 300-hp BMW 535i xDrive, why not try a $49,199 2013 Ford Taurus SHO AWD with 365 hp?
If you can ignore its plebeian blue oval badge, the Taurus SHO AWD is a big, comfy highway missile with few rivals. The Ford's 3.5-litre V6 is state-of-the-art (direct injection and turbocharging) and scoots the big sedan from zero to 100 km/h in only 6.3 seconds.
2013 Honda CR-Z
As the only affordable hybrid sports coupe you can buy, the 2013 Honda CR-Z is a unique proposition. After sales peaked in its first full year on sale in 2011 with 517 units sold in Canada, only 238 CR-Zs were sold last year, giving the $22,590 Honda supercar-like exclusivity on the road.
Unlike other hybrids -- even ones claiming to be sporty -- the CR-Z actually is, with crisp and eager handling. It's also the only hybrid vehicle on sale today that can be bought with a manual transmission. A new lithium-ion battery pack and larger 1.5-litre gas engine for 2013 now make 130 horsepower (up seven from last year) and pound-feet of torque goes from 128 to 140.
2013 Honda Ridgeline
With draconian fuel economy regulations coming in between now and 2016, automakers are panicking on how to make their big (and profitable) pickup trucks more fuel efficient. Funny enough, Honda's already been there since 2005, with its Pilot crossover-based Ridgeline.
With only a 3.5-litre V6 and 250 hp, the Honda pickup's towing is meagre, but the $34,990 Ridgeline's versatility, car-like handling and fuel economy (13.6 L/100 km city; 9.6 highway), plus its clever storage box in cargo bed, is more than likely all the pickup most buyers need, without the sloppy ride and handling associated with traditional trucks.
2013 Infiniti M37 Sport
Just as the Taurus SHO is underrated as an all-weather highway machine, say hello to the near-invisible 2013 Infiniti M37 Sport, a serious alternative for BMW 5 Series fans.
While the $73,500 M56 Sport's 420 hp V8 offers serious mojo, the $10,000-less M37's 330 hp V6 (matched to a snappy, seven-speed autobox/paddle shifters) has plenty of juice. And with a rock-solid chassis, beautifully made and sculpted interior, plus an athletic and aggressive chassis, the underrated M37 Sport is a fantastic value.
2013 Mini Clubman S
We've been inundated lately with a variety of new Mini models -- from the two-seat Roadster to the all-wheel-drive, VW Golf-sized Countryman -- so it's easy to forget the underrated Clubman model, our fave of the current bunch of Minis.
Like most Minis, the Clubman is not cheap, whether we are talking about the 121 horsepower $24,950 Cooper to the warmer 181 hp $29,950 Cooper S to the red-hot 208-hp $38,400 John Cooper Works, but by using the Cooper hatch's body, stretched to add leg and cargo room, plus the unique feature of a third side door, the Clubman balances the nimbleness of the original Cooper hatch and the practicality of the not-so-mini Countryman.
2013 Nissan Juke
Combining the fuel-efficiency and nimbleness of a compact car, but with a taller body and all-wheel-drive availability, compact CUVs are an appealingly new proposition -- especially for urban drivers. So while the Mini Countryman gets plaudits galore, we prefer the Juke from Nissan.
Despite its unique styling and surprisingly fun-to-drive nature that makes the Juke stand out in a sea of subcompact hatchbacks, Nissan hasn't gotten greedy with the its pricing. A front-wheel-drive Juke with a six-speed manual transmission starts at $19,998. Even our topline SL AWD comes in for only $27,078 -- a steal compared to a comparably equipped $33,536 Mini Countryman S ALL4.
2013 Nissan Maxima
The Nissan Altima sedan sells at about a 6 to 1 ratio over the less-popular Maxima, but if you were already looking at the top-line $33,698 Altima SL, we recommend popping for the $37,880 Maxima. You'll have fewer regrets in the morning.
The under-the-radar Maxima is based on the same FWD platform as the mid-size Altima. But by blessing it with more aggressive styling (that Nissan says was inspired by its GT-R supercar), from the outside at least, the car looks ready to reclaim its "four-door sports car" moniker. Plus the Maxima uses the same V6, but offers 20 more horsepower than the Altima's 270 rating.
2013 Subaru Impreza
No doubt, Canadians love compact cars; particularly practical hatchbacks. Now imagine a model that offers all that plus great fuel economy, a stellar reputation for reliability and all-wheel-drive. That's the wall flower we call the $20,895 2013 Subaru Impreza 2.0 5-door.
With a new, four-cylinder matched to an equally new CVT, Subaru claims the Impreza is the most fuel-efficient AWD car in North America, with 7.5 L/100 km city and 5.5 highway scores -- a huge 38 per cent improvement in highway mileage over the old model's four-speed auto.
2013 Volkswagen Golf TDI
Although governments and our friends south of the border don't like 'em, we Canadians love diesels, especially turbocharged ones. And the least expensive diesel (turbo or not) car you can buy in Canada is the 2013 $25,425 Golf 2.0 TDI Comfortline.
With a nicely screwed-together interior made from quality materials, German road manners, and an inherently frugal diesel engine, we think the compact Golf TDI four-door hatchback is one of the most underrated vehicles you can buy, regardless of price. And if you need a bit more room in the back, feel free to opt for the more practical $27,025 Golf Wagon TDI.
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Schapelle Corby's chances of staying out of jail have been given a big boost with the Bali Justice Office finding "no real evidence" that she had breached her parole, and saying that to revoke it now would be "reckless".
The recommendation has been sent to the Indonesian Justice Minister, Amir Syamsuddin, who has said it will be the most important element in his thinking about Corby's ability to remain free. He is expected to make his decision next week.
The corrections division head of the Bali Justice office, Sunar Agus, has told Fairfax Media that, in the crucial advice from his organisation: "We found no real evidence of Corby breaching her parole".
Mr Sunar said the advice to the minister contains two options, A and B, but also revealed that it contains a recommendation.
"We, the [Bali] team believe that it would be better to allow Corby to keep her parole. Of the two options, we favoured the option of not revoking her parole … we believe to revoke her parole now could be seen as reckless act".
Indonesia's parole laws contain a wide discretion for authorities to send a prisoner back to jail if they are causing "restlessness" in the community. Corby's luxury villa, which was paid for by the Seven Network, sister Mercedes' decision to press ahead with the Mike Willesee exclusive, then her comment in the interview that the drugs ''could have been from Indonesia'' have all been cited by Indonesian media and some politicians as causing social upset.
But in its final recommendation, the Bali Justice Office does not appear to agree.
"As for causing restlessness, why don't you interpret it yourself? If there's no breach of conditions, how can we sanction someone?" Mr Sunar asks.
He said he had also recommended no other sanctions against Corby saying: "I do not have the authority to sanction".
"But decisions are not for us to make. We just report the situation as it is. We analyse, evaluate, and then make our report to the director general of Corrections in Jakarta. The justice minister will be the one to make the final decisions."
The minister, Mr Amir, will spend the weekend on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, where he is contesting a seat in next month's parliamentary election. He's expected back in Jakarta on Monday.
Corby and her family have complained repeatedly about the ongoing media scrutiny and the pending decision about the revocation of her parole. A decision by the minister is likely to end both.
Earlier this week Corby took a knife her wrist during a meeting with officials at the Corby home, in what Mr Sunar interpreted as a suicide attempt and which Corby's brother-in-law Wayan Widyartha admitted was a sign of stress.
"She stayed in the toilet for the whole day, she's still on heavy medication … for her depression," Mr Wayan said.
On Friday, two Australian journalists — Daniel Sutton from the Ten Network and freelance photographer Nathan Richter, were both deported from Bali for working on tourist visas.
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I suppose things have changed in the Android OS that have made it a true contender, but developers prefer iOS for App development over Android and Windows combined. The statistics are pointless unless there is some kind of real race for first ... not a full lap behind, figuratively speaking.
I don't mind paying for apps that are without ads and are ,in general, of higher quality.
Could this be because some apps on the play store are free when they are paid on the AppStore?
And could this be because lot of apps on the play store are free? Or is it just because iDevice users tend to buy more apps?
Agree with Kyphur. How is this not a huge red flag to iOS users??? A huge part of this difference is that 80% of Play market apps are free compared to iOS only offering 30% free apps in comparison. As an end user, I would much rather get free apps! As mentioned already, a better view to compare market use would be downloads.
Looks like Google is catching up really fast though. That's a huge increase in one year.
I ask this because I love MobilityWare's Solitaire on my iPad (and all of the iPhones I have owned) so I grabbed it from the Google Play Store where there is only a free version with ads between every hand played. i contacted MobilityWare to inquire about a paid version. Te response I received was that they make more money on the free app than they believe they could with a paid version so that's all they plan to offer...
This would explain why so much of the Google Play Store is free (ad supported) apps.
I keep hearing that Android apps are inferior but to be honest I just don't see it. I have several apps/games on both platforms and while there are some minor differences I wouldn't go so far as to say one was inferior to the other.
I'll say it again, I think comparing download counts is probably a better metric. I would also think content growth per month is a better indicator of success. It would be interesting to know how many downloaded apps total versus number of iOS/Android devices (or maybe versus registered users of the store) as a better measure of which user group on average downloads more apps.
I just wish these discussions could happen without it breaking down into a fanbois (from both sides) wars (not saying it has yet, just don't want to see it gong there)...
I have received app notifications of the "get your free coins" or "it's time for your daily spin" but I also get those on iOS apps. This kind of intrusive ad isn't the fault of the OS, blame it on the developer of the apps.


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Reflections on a CTS Education
At the Spring 2011 Trustee meeting, President Alice Hunt asked two CTS students to preface her remarks to the Board about the year's activities with their own reflections. Their remarks are listed in full below.
Giseok Joo
It has been one year and a half since I came to Chicago from Korea. As many international students do, when I first came here I was worried that I might experience a kind of alienation as one of the strangers, partly because of my humble English and partly because of my little bit different--or a lot different--faith, different even than the one in my home country.
With a strong sense of responsibility and respect for unity or oneness, rather than individuality, I have been accustomed to make my voice silent. Actually, in a sense, I voluntarily chose the way of silence because I myself was deeply doubtful about the claim that many different things can co-exist within oneness in harmony or peace. So, I was always prepared to lose my voice. It was an ongoing discrepancy, the perpetual conflict between my God and the other's God. There was not an "our God" yet in my mind. I had deeply worried about how much longer I could withstand it. This was my deepest anxiety when I made my first step toward CTS's Master of Divinity program. Actually, the title, Master of Divinity, itself was a little bit of a burden to me. It is neither Master for Divinity nor Master about Divinity but "of Divinity." So, I thought that I'd better mute my voice for the voice "of Divinity."
But here at CTS, I can listen to many different claims and voices, many different expectations and expressions, and a different understanding/direction of justice and liberation. What someone claims for sacrificial-love, the other does for self-love...... spirituality or realistic transformation, peace or resistance. Through each person's presence at CTS, I have been able to encounter different desperations, different wailings and different hopes. Here at CTS, the individual's responsibility is no longer to be silent, no longer to mute one's own voice, but rather to make the sound of it responsible. I realized that our community wants to listen to my voice, my expression and my experience of God rather than to impose it on me. I am thus here no longer under the bondage "of" someone's divinity but rather free for divinity. I am here as a distinct individual within our community as we listen to, witness and learn each other's different voices. To me, CTS has shown how different minds, thoughts and expressions can make harmonious melody. I thus here now thank you for allowing me to be with my professors and friends.
Giseok Joo is pursuing an M.Div degree at CTS. He recently completed theological field education at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
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I met Sae in while staying at her home in Japan--an orphanage tucked away in the mountains in Okaya City. It was there, sitting on Sae's bedroom floor holding her gifts to me, her only possessions besides her clothes, shoes and school books--stickers, stationary, and "golden key chain"--where I felt led to pursue ministry. But I had a lot of questions: God, who are you to Sae? God how is it that Sae, who does not worship the Christ we celebrate at Christmas, has shown me the clearest example of God's love-- she gave her last and loved me, a stranger. Sae and I, do we need to know you by the same name? God, what does it mean to be a good God if Sae's reality weighs heavy with abandonment? God, what does it mean to be a God of justice if orphans like Sae (who bare the deep wounds of neglect) are tucked away in mountains in Japan alienated from cares of society?
My questions were muffled when I returned home and went to church by congregants and family members who didn't want to be confused about faith: God was good. No questions asked. All the while my home pastor kept telling me that I had to go and check out CTS as a place to pursue ministry. He even didn't ask me, he didn't even suggest it, he told me: "We gotta get you enrolled at CTS." So I visited CTS three times (to grill Rev. Lin, to have lunch with students, to sit in on classes). It was through these visits that I learned that CTS wasn't a place that had all the answers--but instead it was a place that welcomed the questions. Finally I was free to ask my questions to God out loud and to journey in community with others while they asked their questions out loud too.
Since then I have had opportunities to continue traveling while at CTS, to embrace the freedom to experience God in many unexpected settings, and to feel justice flowing in many unexpected vessels in my global and local community. As I journey through the M.Div. program--traveling and seeking, discussing and learning with my colleagues--my questions continue to grow as I begin to see God's character through a new lens.
I have seen God whispering goodnight to the young children tucked away in the mountains in an orphanage in Japan, and that revealed to me that perhaps justice beats with a tender heart. I have seen God sitting on the dirt floor making dinner with a family in a humble home in Ghana, and that revealed to me that perhaps justice desires community. I have seen God in the West Bank roaming through refugee camps, and that revealed to me that perhaps justice has an intimate relationship with the oppressed.
What I can say that I have never received through my CTS experience was a clear cut answer... Why, God, poverty in Ghana, but such richly humble hearts? Why, God, such an imprisoning image of life viewed from refugee camps in Israel, but such a profoundly liberating sense of the divine viewed from the peaks of Masada?
What I have learned through my CTS experience is that questions play an imperative role in this thing we label ministry.
Approaching my fourth and final year of the M. Div. program at CTS, I am thankful because:
I have more questions now, and I have more courage now too - to ask them louder.
I have more questions now, and I have more integrity now too - to ask questions to the church in here and out there.
I have more questions now, and I have more faith now too, to keep asking. Greater faith now, to keep seeking. And deeper faith now, to believe that my questions--our questions--are what transformation is made of.
Tiauna Boyd is a 3rd year M.Div. student at CTS and a member of the Global Ministries Council of Theological Students.


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The drop in temperatures over the few weeks will bring the drops of water on the inside of windows and the annual problem of condensation in the home.
Many live with the problem, but Stourbridge energy expert Colin Priest says there are ways that householders can help prevent it.
Colin, of Quarry Bank who works for Noreus Ltd, said it is caused when moist air cools and comes into contact with a colder surface, such as windows and walls. If left untreated it can lead to long-term difficulties such as mould, particularly in bedrooms if they are not above a warm sitting room or if they are in a flat or a bungalow.
He said that many people do not realise that breathing and perspiration, having a bath or shower and cooking all add in total many pints of water to the air in their home which when cooled turns into condensation. This is not helped by modern homes and windows which are more energy efficient and trap humid air in the rooms.
Simple tips he suggested include:
Don't put washing on radiators to dry but use a tumble drier ensuring the air is sent outside.
Put lids on pans when cooking and don't leave a kettle boiling.
Use dehumidifiers and open a window slightly if using a room for a long time to let the warm wet air out and replace it with outside cooler air Use extractor fans and keep the kitchen door closed when cooking and the bathroom door shut when having a bath or shower. Also open a window when you have finished.
Don't push furniture too close to a wall as it doesn't allow the air to circulate.
Use lightweight curtains in bedrooms, not heavy ones, as they trap moist air against the window and will cool overnight forming much water on the glass in the morning.
Keep a low background heating on all day rather than having the boiler on in the early morning and evening as a steady air temperature stops condensation.
One long-term plan Ron suggests is insulating the loft and walls as this will help increase air temperature and so lower the chances of condensation without increasing fuel costs. An added bonus is that it also saves money in the long term.
He suggests spray foaming the loft with a system such as the Icynene Insulation System which comes with a lifetime warranty (www.icynene.com). Colin said: "This system is Canadian and has been tested in far worse wintry conditions than we have in the UK and it has been shown to reduce condensation."
This non-toxic 100 per cent, water blown, soft spray insulation system forms an air-tight seal in the attic and reduces heating bills by up to 50 per cent as it literally stops heat going up through the roof. As Cymene is installed between the rafters it also allows you to keep your loft floor for storage.
With an average UK heating bill of £1,200 householders can save up to £600 a year, every year.
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- flipsockgrrl said...
Thanks for this - it stirred some good memories. I'm putting my Enz playlist on high rotation for the rest of the day :-)
- January 05, 2013 3:29 PM
- swac said...
I was prompted by watching a live DVD from a recent reunion tour, where they looked like they were actually enjoying themselves and not just doing it for the money (although I'm sure the money was splendid as well).
As opposed to the Police, who could barely contain their mutual contempt for each other.
- January 07, 2013 2:27 PM
- flipsockgrrl said...
Yes, that "we're here for the fun of it" vibe was evident in Split Enz's early years too :-)
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CINCINNATI (AP) -- A man wounded in a shooting by a police officer that left another man dead after an alleged undercover drug buy has been charged with drug trafficking.
Twenty-three-year-old Robert Mathews, of Cincinnati, pleaded not guilty Friday in Cincinnati to four drug trafficking counts.
Cincinnati police say Officer Orlando Smith fatally shot 19-year-old Dontez Oneal after Oneal fired at Smith from behind the door of a car police say they pursued after a drug buy.
Mathews' attorney says his client was unarmed and had his hands up before he was shot. Police say a gun was found on the floor of the backseat where Mathews had been sitting and they believe he was struck in the car.
The investigation is continuing. Authorities are searching for a third suspect who fled.


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Tree House Pastry Shop and Café is not easy to find. It's in an unlikely spot—inside of a mall, across from an insurance agency. But it's worth seeking out, particularly for their inimitable Chocolate Tart.
The tart is both vegan and gluten-free, but don't be scared off when I say that, because there is nothing virtuous at all about the taste of this devilishly decadent tart. Does the secret lie in the crust, made of crushed candied walnuts? Or is it the dense, lusciously luxuriant slab of chocolate topping, which is so thick that it will coat your teeth? Or is it the secret addition of raspberries which add a little tart burst to all that chocolatiness? Either way, after a few bites, you don't care so much about the ingredients as you do that it keeps on finding its way to your mouth.
Tree House Pastry Shop and Café163 Paseo de Peralta (inside of the DeVargas Center), Santa Fe, NM 87501 (map) (505) 474-5543; treehousepastry.com
About the author: Jessie Oleson is a writer, illustrator, gallery owner, and cake anthropologist who runs Cakespy, an award-winning dessert website. Her first book came out in October 2011; her second book, The Secret Lives of Baked Goods, was released in May 2013.


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Estelle Loewenstein: A Passionate Advocate for the Importance of Arts and Culture
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Fall 2009 | Volume XXII, Number 3
Its no secret that todays challenging economic environment has taken a toll on the arts. Budgets have been cut. Attendance and contributions have declined. And although there are glimmers of hope, the recovery is likely to be slow.
But even in the face of such discouraging news, Estelle Loewenstein remains passionate about the arts and determined to do whatever she can to raise the communitys consciousness about the important roles that culture plays.
We need to help people understand the significance of what the arts contribute in economic terms, social terms and quality of life, says Loewenstein, the first vice chair (and soon to be chair) of the Broward Cultural Council.
As a Broward County resident since 1964, she speaks about the arts quality-of-life impact from personal experience. When I came to Hollywood, it was a very small community with very few cultural advantages, she recalls. We were always going to Miami for music or dance, and car-pooling the children all over the county for any activities we could find to give them cultural opportunities.
The subsequent growth of the countys cultural infrastructure has been a thrilling experience, Loewenstein says, and it continues to be a source of pride. She attended a recent Fort Lauderdale Childrens Theatre performance of Pippin, for example, and was delighted to see that the production was outstanding just like the ones she remembers taking her own children to when they were young.
And she is extremely proud of the ArtsPark at Young Circle in Hollywood, a project that she has supported from the drawing board through its opening in 2007. Its an incredible accomplishment for the city of Hollywood, a major artistic and aesthetic accomplishment - and its an artwork unto itself, Loewenstein notes. She now serves as a member of the ArtsParks advisory board.
Service to the city of Hollywood has been a recurring theme for this seemingly tireless volunteer, who has been involved with a wide variety of civic and cultural organizations ever since she moved here. Initially, her efforts were related to her childrens schools, then later in social services and health care as she pursued a second career in health care. Once her children were grown and she retired from the workforce, her community involvement expanded quickly.
Historic preservation has been a particular interest. Loewenstein a life member and former vice president of the Hollywood Historical Society and serves on the City of Hollywood Historic Preservation Board. She is on the board of the Broward Trust for Historic Preservation, where she has a special interest in mid-century modern architecture. She was the founder and coordinator of an annual tour of historic homes in the Hollywood Lakes area.
Complementing Loewensteins commitment to sharing the lessons of the past is an equally strong desire to shape our communitys future in a way that not only celebrates the arts, but also recognizes their value.
We have to position ourselves in a different way, she observes. The arts are sometimes looked at as being frivolous, or only for certain people. Theyre often seen as something nice to have, but not something thats important in a time of economic distress. Unfortunately, the connections arent being made to the importance of the arts in the schools and to the job market.
The creative industries are important to keeping our community vital, she continues. We have to start attracting more creative businesses and industries. This is a very different time in the evolution of business and the economic sector. A very recent and tangible example, she points out, is the ArtsPark. It was a major catalyst for the revitalization of downtown Hollywood.
The challenges ahead wont be easily overcome, Loewenstein acknowledges. But as she prepares to move into her role as chair of the Cultural Council, she pledges to persevere. We really have to focus our efforts on educating the community, she says.


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WILTSHIRE U18s manager Pete Cooper thinks it would be a watershed moment for his youngsters if they were to reach the final of the FA County Youth Cup this season.
The county representative side booked their place in the semi-finals of the national cup with a 2-1 victory over Staffordshire FA at Swindon Supermarine's Webbs Wood stadium on Saturday.
Charlie Austin, who plays for Chippenham Park, put Wiltshire ahead before an own goal from Tyler Broadway (Bemerton Heath Harlequins) levelled matters.
But Dan Thompson (Highworth Town) popped up with the winner around ten minutes from time to send the county into the last four and set up a home semi-final tie against either Norfolk or Bedfordshire.
"In all honesty, I thought that the game maybe shouldn't have been played, and it was awful to watch, but we dug in and got ourselves through," said Cooper.
"I've been the manager for five seasons now and we've reached the semi-finals twice and the quarters three times.
"It would be a brilliant achievement for a small county like ours to get to the final and we want to give it a real go. In the last round we were up against the favourites but went to Essex and pulled off a great win.
"We already know that we'd be away in the final and there are teams like Manchester and Liverpool still in the cup so it could end up being at a huge league ground, which would be fantastic for the boys.
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UPDATE (July 9):
Robert Antoine Weathers and Robin Tracey Nelson were taken into custody on the morning of July 7 at the Comfort Inn in the 5800 block of Baltimore National Pike 21228. Both are being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center on $450,000 bail.
More details available at: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/News/PoliceNews/iWatch/PoliceArrestTwoSuspectsinConnectionWithJewelryThefts
Original release (February 19):
Baltimore County Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying two persons in connection to the theft of over $46,000 in jewelry from Ricardo's Gems and Jewelry in the 9600 block of Deereco Road in Timonium.
The initial investigation into this incident has indicated that on December 31, a male and female suspect entered the Ricardo's Gems and Jewelry store. The female asked to view some expensive jewelry. While the clerk was helping the female suspect, the male suspect took several rings (worth a combined $46,250) from an unlocked display case. Both suspects then left the location in an unknown vehicle.
A picture of the suspects was captured on the store's video surveillance system.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020.
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HOUSTON - A man stabbed his girlfriend to death, fled the scene and later killed himself, police said.
It happened around 7 a.m. Saturday at an apartment in the 4000 block of Griggs road in southeast Houston.
Investigators said children were inside the apartment when the man stabbed Dalena Anderson to death. Police said they later found the man's body at a bus stop in the 5400 block of Scott.
Dalena's father, Sammie Anderson, could barely speak through his tears.
"Dalena was my everything. Anything her daddy needed," said Anderson.
Police said the couple's two children were inside the apartment when Anderson was killed. The family said the children are 9- and 7-years-old. The girl turned 9 on Sunday, just a day after her parent's deaths. The family said even with the tragedy, they're trying to do something special for the girl.
Dalena's friend, Kesha Martin, sat quietly Sunday, remembering what became a sort of tradition with the two. She said she and Dalena would start off every day drinking coffee and talking about everything that happened the day before.
"It was just a joyous occasion every day," said Martin. "The tradition will still live on. I'm going to still come drink coffee on her porch and start my day."
Dalena's sister, Symon Anderson, said she'll never forgive Dalena's killer for what he did.
"My sister, she didn't bother nobody," said Symon. "She was my best friend, my everything. She was all I had. She used to talk to me about everything, and now she's gone."
The family told Local 2 they believe the boyfriend was on drugs at the time of the stabbing.
Police have not released a motive for the killings.
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As an ANNpower Fellow, YOU will:
Participate in the ANNpower Vital Voices Leadership Forum, a three-day leadership training in Washington, DC from June 16-19, 2014
Obtain skills and networks to take on leadership roles in your schools and communities.
Be mentored by global women leaders who are part of the Vital Voices Global Leadership Network, as well as executives from ANN INC., including President and CEO, Kay Krill.
Attend the 13th Vital Voices Annual Global Leadership Awards at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
After completing the leadership training program, you will have the opportunity to go back to your community and create a project that will affect change, using all that you learned at the Forum to implement your idea. You will also be eligible later in the year to win project grants that will help put your ideas into action.
To be considered, you must demonstrate a strong commitment to leadership and potential for creating innovative solutions to problems in your community. You should also have a proven track record in your academic work and interest in extracurricular activities.
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