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Oscar winner Christoph Waltz's opening monologue on this week's Saturday Night Live turned out to be all too prescient. "I've wanted to host for a long time, but they always said to me, 'Why you? You don't have a sense of humor. You're a serious German actor.'"
Okay, so the star of Django Unchained and Inglourious Basterds is actually Austrian. But unfortunately, those digs about his comedic abilities seemed to be mostly on target. Waltz brought pretty much the same energy level and delivery to characters as far-flung as a game-show host, a party guest and a lovelorn security guard. No, the writing in many cases wasn't stellar, but the episode certainly could've used a more skilled captain to steer the ship toward laughter.
Below, check out my picks for the weeks' best and worst sketches:
BEST: Russian Woman on Weekend Update
Kate McKinnon's been a little underutilized in recent weeks, but her Weekend Update bit as Olya Povlatsky should serve as a reminder to Lorne Michaels that she shouldn't be stuck warming the bench. That old legend about the little girl who works hard without complaint being struck by a meteor, turned to dust and eaten by a goat — "and it was there in the goat's belly that the girl was finally warm" — was the first of many punch lines that struck with the force of a shooting star from space. Excellent stuff.
BEST: Regine
Fred Armisen's acerbic girlfriend with the runaway superiority complex and the way-too-sensitive body returned for more hijinks. A rock-solid bit from the moment Regine responded to a "nice to meet you" by snapping, "Based on what? You don't even know what I'm like!"
HONORABLE MENTION: Carnival Cruise Debacle
Cecily Strong and Jason Sudeikis kicked the week off as desperate cruise directors watching the ship's various entertainers fall to pieces. Kenan Thompson scored some big laughs with his offstage shout-outs ("There is no God!") but best of all was Bobby Moynihan as Dan the Animal Man and his ill-fated monkey Coco.
WORST: What Have You Become?
Anyone else feel like SNL relies way too often on half-baked game-show setups? This sketch about a competition with an existential twist suffered from faulty execution (Waltz's host never announcing the name of the show, but various chyrons and logos splashing it across the screen) and an ending that found Waltz unleashing his inner nutjob to totally clichéd effect.
WORST: Opening Monologue
McKinnon and Moynihan were admittedly pretty funny with a goofy "Who's on wurst?" aside, but the centerpiece of the intro — a musical number called "Smile, Damn You, Smile" — contained not a single solitary laugh. File this one under Rated W…for Why?
What did you think of this week's SNL? How would you rate Waltz as host? What did you think were the best and worst sketches? Sound off in the comments!


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Manchester school board has a nomineeBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 15. 2013 1:18AM
MANCHESTER - A parent and civic leader has been nominated to fill the Board of School Committee seat vacated Tuesday by state Sen. Donna Soucy, and the aldermen are expected to vote on the candidate at their meeting Tuesday.
Ward 6 Alderman Garth Corriveau has nominated Daniel Bergeron, who is the vice chairman of the board of the Manchester Transit Authority and a ward selectman. By profession, he works in software support and sales, and he is a professor at Daniel Webster College. Bergeron has two children in the district, a daughter at McLaughlin Middle School and a son at Memorial High School, where he is also active in a parent volunteer group.
Corriveau has called on the aldermen to suspend the two-week layover period for new nominees and vote on Bergeron at its next meeting. He cited pressing matters before the school board, in particular the possibility that it will be asked to select a new superintendent by the end of the month.
"It's hard to imagine more important vote that the school board might be taking this year. I want our Ward 6 represented on that," he said.
As the Ward 6 alderman, Corriveau had the authority to nominate Soucy's replacement on the school board.
Bergeron said the public schools have long been a priority for him, and he noted that he's been involved in the school board's ongoing strategic planning process.
As for any longer-term plans to serve on the school board beyond Soucy's term and other questions about his views, Bergeron said before he had a chance to address the aldermen, he preferred to offer a statement.
"The entire community benefits from a well-run school district. I have much admiration for Donna Soucy and how she truly considered it a privilege to serve Ward 6 in this role," he said in the statement. "The conversation relative to improving the quality of education should be unending. It should evolve and have many voices."
Soucy announced her resignation at the school board's meeting on Monday, citing in part the demands of her new position as state senator. Soucy, a Democrat, had been on the board for seven years.


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Data Challenges the APB on BPA
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Released: 13-Feb-2013 5:00 PM EST
Source Newsroom: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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AAAS (Feb. 16, 2013)
Newswise — BOSTON -- A controversial component of plastic bottles and canned food linings that have helped make the world's food supply safer has recently come under attack: bisphenol A. Widely known as BPA, it has the potential to mimic the sex hormone estrogen if blood and tissue levels are high enough. Now, an analysis of almost 150 BPA exposure studies shows that in the general population, people's exposure may be many times too low for BPA to effectively mimic estrogen in the human body.
The analysis, presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting by toxicologist Justin Teeguarden of the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., shows that BPA in the blood of the general population is many times lower than blood levels that consistently cause toxicity in animals. The result suggests that animal studies might not reflect the human BPA experience appropriately.
"Looking at all the studies together reveals a remarkably consistent picture of human exposure to BPA with implications for how the risk of human exposure is interpreted," said Teeguarden. "At these exposure levels, exposure to BPA can't be compared to giving a baby the massive dose of estrogens found in a birth control pill, a comparison made by others."
In addition to evaluating the likelihood of BPA mimicking estrogen in humans, Teeguarden also analyzed another set of BPA studies that looked at the chemical's toxicity in animals and cells in the lab. These 130 studies are significant as a group because they refer to the exposures as "low dose," implying they are very relevant to human exposures.
According to his analysis, however, the "low doses" actually span an immense range of concentrations, a billion-fold. In addition, only a small fraction of the exposures in these self-described "low dose" studies are in the range of human exposures, from 0.8 percent to 7 percent depending on the study.
"The term low-dose cannot be understood to mean either relevant to human exposures or in the range of human exposures. However, this is in fact what it has come to mean to the public, as well as many in the media," said Teeguarden.
Analysis of 150 Exposure Studies
The first analysis covered 30,000 individuals, including women and infants, in 19 countries. Human blood concentrations were calculated multiple ways using many kinds of exposure data.
Teeguarden looked to see if BPA concentrations were sufficiently high to be a significant source of estrogen-like activity in the blood. Researchers have long known that BPA can bind to the same proteins that estrogen does -- called estrogen receptors -- when estrogen is doing its job in the body. However, in most cases, BPA does so much more weakly than estrogen. To trigger biological effects through receptors, BPA concentrations have to be high enough in the blood to overcome that weakness.
"Systematically testing the estrogenicity, or the bioactivity of BPA at the part per trillion concentrations we expect in human blood would seem the most scientific way to substantiate or refute this conclusion," said Teeguarden. Teeguarden analyzed the data in these studies using multiple independent approaches applied systematically to the data from thousands of individuals. The results showed that human blood levels of BPA are expected to be too far below levels required for significant binding to four of the five key estrogen receptors to cause biological effects.
Teeguarden's analysis also confirmed the findings of many academic and government scientists that biologically active BPA is at such low concentrations in the blood that it is beneath toxicologists' current ability to detect it, raising questions about the role of sample contamination in studies reporting high levels of BPA.
Analysis of 130 Toxicity Studies
In this analysis, Teeguarden compiled all the BPA studies that included the term "low dose" as it referred to human exposure by using such terms as "low-concentration," "environmentally relevant," or "human exposure." From the 130 studies found, he and his PNNL biologist Sesha Hanson-Drury compiled all the doses that were actually used in the studies.
The results showed that a small fraction of the "low doses" used in these studies are within the range of human exposures, with the vast majority being at least 10 to thousands of times higher than what humans are exposed to daily. In addition, the range of concentrations spans from upwards of 10 grams per kilogram of weight per day down to 100 picograms per kilogram of weight per day (a picogram is one millionth of a gram).
"Unfortunately, the low dose moniker has been used by some to promote the importance of selected toxicity studies, for example, in arguments to ban BPA," said Teeguarden. "For BPA and all chemicals, we need more accurate language to present these findings so the public and scientists in other disciplines can understand how human exposures compare to exposures in laboratory studies reporting toxicity."
Justin Teeguarden, Ph.D., is a senior scientist in the Systems Toxicology and Exposure Science group at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This work was entirely supported by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program.
Reference: Justin Teeguarden, Estrogen Receptor Activation Potential of Internal Concentrations of BPA in Humans, Feb. 16, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Room 302, Hynes Convention Center. http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2013/webprogram/Paper8720.html
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Gbagbo Forces Regain Ground in Abidjan, Ivory CoastPublished on Saturday 9th April 2011
Troops loyal to Ivory Coast's incumbent president are regaining ground in the commercial capital, Abidjan.
The incumbent, Laurent Gbagbo, is holding out in an underground bunker, surrounded by forces backing the country's internationally-recognized president, Alassane Quattara.
Forces loyal to Mr. Gbagbo are recapturing parts of downtown Abidjan as well as areas of the Cocody neighborhood where he is in an underground bunker at the presidential compound surrounded by fighters backing Mr. Ouattara.The head of U.N. peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, says Gbagbo forces are a kilometer from Mr. Ouattara's hotel headquarters and clearly used a cease-fire meant to negotiate Mr. Gbagbo's surrender last Tuesday to rearm and regroup.
Le Roy said, "The forces of Mr. Gbagbo have since that time regained terrain and they have full control of the Plateau and the Cocody area. They regained forces there. While we speak they might be very close to the Golf Hotel. They have clearly used the lull of Tuesday as a trick to reinforce their position. They tried to say they agreed to negotiate, in fact they were consolidating their position."
Le Roy says Gbagbo troops still have many heavy weapons including tanks, rocket launchers and armored personnel carriers. France says Gbagbo forces shelled its ambassador's residence late Friday, a charge Mr. Gbagbo's spokesman denies.Having blockaded Mr. Gbagbo in his bunker, Mr. Ouattara is moving to take control of Ivory Coast, calling for an end to European Union sanctions, the reopening of banks and the restarting of Abidjan's oil refinery.But he is also facing new allegations of human rights abuses by his forces in western provinces near the Liberian border. Human Rights Watch says pro-Ouattara forces killed or raped hundreds of people and burned villages late last month.HRW is also detailing atrocities by pro-Gbagbo forces, including the killing of 100 men, women and children in a northern town.The International Criminal Court says there can be no amnesty for abuses committed during this fighting.


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Cognition is a highly sophisticated, multifactorial, interrelated set of neurologic functions responsible for attention, perception, memory, learning, language, and thinking. One's ability to perceive, recognize, register, store, and use information represents distinct entities of cognition.[1] Illness, medical therapies, and the aging process can negatively affect cognition.
Age-related alterations in the brain include morphologic changes in cerebral tissues, reduced blood flow, and neurotransmitter changes.[2] Volumetric reduction in brain size and gray and white matter shrinkage increase with advanced age. Despite degenerative brain changes, however, the adult brain is resilient and able to undergo successful cortical remodeling, resulting in healthy older brains.
In caring for older cancer patients, it is critical to establish the presence of cognitive impairment.
The Impact of Cognitive Impairment
Compromise of cognitive capability can influence treatment tolerance, symptom distress management, and overall quality of life. Older patients with cognitive impairment may have difficulty in articulating their symptoms (some of which may be manifestations of pathological conditions) to the healthcare provider, and in reporting on the effectiveness of treatment interventions. Cognitive impairment may deter patient learning by interfering with information reception, retention, and synthesis, particularly in terms of the patient's understanding of self-care strategies communicated by the healthcare provider. It also may affect the cancer patient's capacity to make decisions regarding treatment and care planning, may increase the patient's feelings of discomfort and distress, and may negatively impact the patient's relationships with family members.
Healthcare professionals routinely fail to assess patients' cognitive function. In the absence of obvious pathology, assumptions as to cognitive intactness generally are made that often lead to clinical problems and ethical dilemmas.Routine assessment can detect early signs of cognitive compromise, which in turn can prompt appropriate intervention planning. Given the frequency and intensity of interactions with patients, nurses are instrumental in the determination of cognitive function.[3]
Delirium Versus Dementia
While a decline in cognitive function is a hallmark of aging, pathological variations in human brain anatomy are not.[4] Delirium and dementia represent abnormal neurologic processes. Oncology nurses should be aware of five cardinal characteristics that differentiate dementia from delirium.[5] A comparison of these two conditions is provided in Table 1.[6]
Delirium has a sudden onset, and it is characterized by a fluctuating, yet time-limited course of symptoms (including disorientation to time and place) and memory impairment specific to recent events. Dementia is characterized by an insidious, progressive course (over months to years), with symptoms that remain constant over time, and generalized memory impairment (with respect to both recent and remote events).
Tools to Assess Cognitive Function
Tools that oncology nurses can use to assess cognitive function focus on screening, not diagnosis. They are characterized by their brevity and appropriateness of use in clinical practice, and serve to alert practitioners to potential pathology. While the Folstein Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) has been the gold standard, a more contemporary tool has relevance for oncology nurses.
The Mini-Cog is a screening tool comprising a three-item recall test combined with the Clock Drawing Test (CDT). It takes 3 minutes to administer and is not biased by language, education level, culture, and ethnicity (see sidebar, "Administering the Mini-Cog"). Again, this is a screening tool whose results warrant more advanced neuropsychological testing when abnormal findings are identified.
Determination of cognitive status as an element of symptom distress should be a usual corollary of oncology nursing assessment (see box, "Suggested Readings for a Geriatric Oncology Nursing Journal Club," for additional resources). Alterations in cognition have the potential to significantly interfere with quality of life in the older adult with cancer.
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1. Foreman MD, Vermeersch PE: Measuring cognitive status, in Frank-Stromberg M, Olsen SJ (eds): Instruments of Clinical Health Research, ed 3. Boston, Jones and Bartlett, 2004, pp 100–127.
2. Struble LM, Sullivan BJ: Cognitive health in older adults. Nurse Pract 36(4):24–34, 2011.
3. Braes T, Milisen K, Foreman MD: Assessing cognitive function, in Capezuti T, Mezey M, Fulmer T (eds): Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing: Protocols for Best Practice. New York, Springer Publishing, 2008.
4. Milisen K, Braes T, Fick DM, et al: Cognitive assessment and differentiating the 3 Ds (dementia, depression, delirium). Nurs Clin North Am 41(1):1–22, 2006.
5. Boyle DA: Delirium in elderly cancer patients: A review and recommendations for practice and research. Oncol Nurs Forum 33(1):61–78, 2006.
6. Foreman MD, Fletcher K, Mion C, et al: Assessing cognitive functioning, in Mezey M, Fulmer T, Abraham I, et al (eds): Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice, ed 2. New York, Springer Publishing, 2003, pp 102,103.


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LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Damage wrought on Slovenia's forests during a heavy ice storm earlier this month is estimated at 194 million euros ($266.77 million) and will take months to repair, officials said on Wednesday.
The devastation occurred mostly in west Slovenia as a three-day freak storm brought down electricity lines and trees and coated parked cars, petrol stations and street signs in thick ice.
According to figures issued by Slovenia's forest management agency ZGS, around half a million out of 1.18 million hectares (2.91 million acres) of Slovenia's forests were damaged by the ice storm.
Almost 60 percent of the territory of Slovenia, a small Alpine country squeezed between Austria and the Adriatic Sea, is covered by woods.
Damjan Orazem, the head of ZGS, said around seven million cubic meters of wood stock would have to be felled.
"It is possible that the final (damage) figure will be even higher, as some areas are still inaccessible," he said.
Slovenia's infrastructure minister, Samo Omerzel, said last week the damage inflicted on the country's infrastructure, most notably on electricity lines, railways and roads, amounted to 120 million euros.
The extreme weather conditions came at a bad time for the tiny EU member country, which is already going through the worst economic crisis in its two decades as an independent state.
Slovenia narrowly avoided an international bailout last year and managed to scrape together funds in late 2013 to save its major banks from going bust.
Slovenia plans to start talks soon on "favorable, long-term loans" with the European Investment Bank and the Council of Europe Development Bank to repair the damage.
Local media have reported the government may also apply for funds from the EU's solidarity fund, set up for major natural disasters in member states. ($1 = 0.7272 euros)
(Writing by Igor Ilic in Zagreb; editing by Zoran Radosavljevic and Tom Heneghan)


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LINCOLN — Lincoln's selectboard has officially expanded from three members to five. Bill Finger and Paul Forlenza were elected to the board in a special election last Tuesday, May 14, joining incumbents Barb Rainville, Elwin Isham and Oakley Smith.
Forlenza garnered 169 votes and Finger received 189. The two bested opponents Joe Martell and Jim Adams, who received 30 and 22 votes, respectively.


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Animal Odd Couples
Are animals capable of feeling emotions? PBS Nature shares evidence that humans are not the only ones on the planet who cares, loves, and empathizes. Meet five animal odd couples.
Who can resist a story of despite-all-odds love? PBS' Nature will drop your jaw and melt your heart with tales and footage of a goat guiding a blind horse; a doe who regularly visits her Great Dane surrogate mother; a juvenile gibbon choosing to live with a family of capuchins, and more odd couples. Its investigators, along with noted animal behavior experts Temple Grandin and Marc Bekoff, explore why animals are able to form these special bonds.
WATCH Animal Odd Couples on PBS.
EXPLORE Nature "For Educator" resources
CHECK OUT More Nature Episodes
- The Emotional Lives of Animals
Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience.
- How Happy Was Your Meal?
Autistic scientist Temple Grandin thinks like an animal—in pictures—and she's using it to get more humane treatment for cattle.
- 10 Best Things We Can Do For Animals
YES! asked Jane Goodall to tell us what we can do in our everyday lives to care for the animals we love.
The above resources accompany the December 2012 YES! Education Connection Newsletter
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Offshore Air-Sea Interaction Tower Expands Research Capabilities of the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory
Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and their colleagues will gain critical environmental information from the Air-Sea Interaction Tower (ASIT) being built off the south shore of Martha's Vineyard. Construction of the tripod-shaped tower began in August and is expected to be completed in late September. The tower will be linked to the Institution's Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO), which was built and installed several years ago off South Beach near the Katama Airfield.
Sensors on ASIT will measure a variety of atmospheric and ocean conditions such as air temperature, humidity, solar radiation and carbon dioxide, as well as water temperature, salinity or salt content, wave height and direction, and current speed and direction. It will be located two miles due south of Edgartown Great Pond in 50 feet of water. It will extend 76 feet into the marine atmosphere and will be roughly the same height as the Buzzard's Bay Tower located west of Cuttyhunk.
Funding for the ASIT was provided by the Office of Naval Research as part of the $8 million Coupled Boundary Layers and Air-Sea Transfer (CBLAST) program. The CBLAST main experiment will take place in the summer of 2003 using the ASIT, buoys, moorings, aircraft, and research vessels. The main objective of the program is to improve understanding of ocean-atmosphere interactions in low to moderate winds and to improve marine weather forecasts and ocean circulation models.
"This tower will be connected by underwater cable to the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory, which is already giving us important data about coastal circulation and waves, air-sea interaction in storms, and sediment transport," said Associate Scientist James Edson of the Institution's Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department, who serves as project engineer. "We will have an opportunity to learn an enormous amount about how the ocean and atmosphere interact under all conditions, including what factors affect the exchange of energy between the ocean and atmosphere, how readily carbon dioxide is exchanged, which is important to global warming studies, and how currents and waves affect bottom sediments."
Edson says the tower is substantially less bulky than the Buzzards Bay Tower to minimize wind flow distortion by the structure and improve the quality of measurements. While the CBLAST experiment will be completed in two years, the ASIT is designed to survive the extreme conditions encountered offshore for at least 10 years. It is currently permitted to operate for the next five years and its continued operations will be evaluated at that time.
The ASIT is being constructed by RDA Construction Corp. of South Boston, MA. Power and data transmission capabilities are supplied through an underwater cable directly linked to the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO). Data from the ASIT will be integrated with the MVCO data and made directly available to all users and to the general public via the MVCO web site at http://www.whoi.edu/mvco. The data will include wind speed and direction, air and sea temperature, wave height and direction, and currents at the offshore site.
"When finished, the ASIT will be a one-of-a kind platform for studying coastal processes in the Atlantic Ocean." Edson says. "We expect it to be used by researchers, educators, and students from around the world during its lifetime."


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Old Monk, 'Volcanic Prisons' – Exclusive Video Premiere
Based in Brooklyn, Old Monk is a trio specializing in a kind of jangly indie-pop that also carries a raw spirit that brings to mind those classic garage rock 45s of the late '60s. The group recently released 'Volcanic Prisons,' their fourth and final single of 2013, which is leading up to their sophomore album which will come out next year.
Diffuser.fm is proud to bring you the exclusive premiere of the video for 'Volcanic Prisons.' "For this video I made on a 120 x 50 pixel canvas, and then put in order to tell the a story of man who has an unfortunate boating accident," Old Monk singer/guitarist and director Josh Carrafa tells Diffuser.fm. "Within these important 12,684,000 pixels lie many important comments on modern society: the struggle of the adventurer represents the struggle of musicians in the digital era, the robots' bloodlust represents the people's unquenchable thirst for free music, and the tiger represents a tiger. Or wait, maybe the robots are musicians and the tiger is the thirst for music? Or is the adventurer the tiger? Actually never mind, I don't know how allegories work."
In addition to recording the new album, Old Monk has been performing throughout the northeast, including the CMJ Music Marathon last month, and will perform in Brooklyn, at Matchless, on Dec. 6. Each single has been followed up by an 8-bit digital video created by Carrafa, who also runs the website www.musichistoryingifs.com, which had garnered praise in North America and Europe.


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Reviewed By Ronald C (Ardmore, OK) Reviewed for a 2011 Chevy HHR —5/10/2017 3:50 AM
I got these for my Chevy HHR. Definitely a big difference as I have a hard time seeing at night anyway. They're not so bright that they blind you like the other car lights do you know the ones that should be illegal for off road only. I think they're actually the perfect brightness that you're not going to Blind buddy noticed a big difference actually had one light bulb and one side one together and drive at night and that's how I could tell the difference.


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Emma Roberts: Engaged to Evan Peters!
Emma Roberts and Evan Peters are reportedly engaged!
The 26-year-old actor popped the question to Emma, 22, over the holidays in New York City with a pink and gold diamond ring, according to Extra. They then spent the New Year's holiday in London.
The couple stars together on the hit FX series American Horror Story: Coven, which will be returning this week after going on a short holiday hiatus.
Pictured inside: Emma and Evan arriving in New Orleans on Sunday (January 5). Make sure to check out the ring on her finger!


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Cancellations, Closures As Police Urge Drivers To Avoid Roadways
Louisiana State Police today urged drivers to avoid unnecessary travel for most of the day today as Louisiana continues to experience more inclement winter weather.
State Police spokesperson Stephen Hammons says drivers can dial 511 for traffic updates from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, as *577 (*LSP) is for roadway emergencies only.
In addition to school closures across Acadiana, city offices, public facilities and scheduled meetings will be closed, canceled or postponed. KPEL will continue to update this listing as closures are announced.
Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols announced today that state government offices will be closed on Wednesday, January 29, in the following parishes across Louisiana where hazardous driving conditions and scattered power outages are forecast for the morning due to a mix of rain and sleet, as well as snow and ice accumulation:
Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, LaFourche, LaSalle, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Vermillion, Vernon, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana
Acadia Parish:
- 15th Judicial District Court: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Broussard City Council: Meeting scheduled for tomorrow is canceled. The next meeting will be on Feb. 11.
Crowley: Louisiana Rice Council and Louisiana Rice Growers meetings scheduled for Tuesday are canceled.
Evangeline Parish: Curfew Tuesday night 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday curfew will be determined within the next 36 hours.
Lafayette: State of emergency declared. All civil offices will be closed Tuesday.
- Allied Waste + Recycling Foundation of Acadiana: Waste pickup canceled Tuesday. Wednesday pickup will be assessed based on that day's weather conditions. If pickup is canceled on Tuesday only, Tuesday-Friday customers will receive pickup one day late. If it's canceled Tuesday and Wednesday, customers will receive pickup two days late.
- Homeless Connect Resource Fair: The Tuesday event will be rescheduled for spring.
- Lafayette City Court and Lafayette Parish 15th Judicial District Court
- Lafayette City-Parish Council: The meeting scheduled for Tuesday is rescheduled as a "special meeting" for Tuesday, Feb. 4, and will follow that day's regularly scheduled meeting
- Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic and the Community Pharmacy: Closed Tuesday and Tuesday night. The pharmacy will close today (Monday) at 3 p.m.
- Lafayette General Medical Center: Cancer Center of Acadiana, Wellness at the Townhouse, LGMD physician offices will be closed Tuesday. All elective procedures will be rescheduled.
- Lafayette Parish School Board: A special meeting on insurance scheduled Tuesday has been postponed until Thursday, Jan. 30.
- Lafayette Transit System: Closed Tuesday.
- University Hospital & Clinics: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. All elective procedures will be rescheduled.
- Lafayette Transit Services: Please be advised that Lafayette Transit services (daytime, paratransit, and Night Owl services) will remain suspended through Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Regular transit services are expected to resume on Thursday, January 30th at 6:15 am.
New Iberia: All civil offices will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rayne: City Hall will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
St. Landry Parish: State of emergency declared. Curfew in effect Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Opelousas City Court: Closed Wednesday.
- Village of Palmetto: Town Hall closed Tuesday. Wednesday closure pending.
- Workforce Investment Board Administrative Office & Business Career Solution Centers: Closed Tuesday and Wednedsay.
St. Mary Parish: All civil offices will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Vermilion Parish:
- Kaplan City Hall, City Court and City Marshal's Office will reopen Thursday, Jan. 30.
- 15th Judicial District Court will reopen Thursday, Jan. 30.


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Dorm Rules
Four ways to survive close quarters after leaving the nest
By Cassandra Landry
The first week of college, freshmen are herded into multiple orientations, one of which most likely concerns "residence life." Here, spirited administrators and RAs (resident advisers) counsel the masses to have room meetings right off the bat to establish the do's and don'ts of sharing a 5-by-5 living space that would barely pass for a single bedroom on any other astral plane. Hardly anyone has the meeting, of course, because it's awkward. No one wants to be the uptight roommate who has, God forbid, pet peeves, sanitary issues or a plain-old gag response when the goal is to make friends as fast as possible.
Mark my words: have the meeting; it will save everyone time and stress. But if it doesn't happen, here are a few rules to live by.
The Sound of You Having Sex Is Disgusting "Sexiling," or being exiled from a room due to the sexual activities of a roommate, is possibly one of the most awkward situations to encounter when living with a stranger (even more so when it's a friend). True, as a dorm resident, it can be hard to find privacy, but throwing a tie on the doorknob or simply going for it like wild monkeys while your roommate is a few feet away is not the answer. No, we're not asleep, and yes, we are pissed.
Courtesy Calls Freshman year I was "lucky" enough to bunk with an extremely rich and condescending German girl straight from Munich. Not only did she never leave the room except to buy sushi and Ferrero Rochers, which she popped like aspirin, but she was overwhelmingly homesick. Her solution was to make five-hour phone calls to her family and boyfriend every day using Skype, and screaming, crying or laughing in rapid-fire German. This left me bitching in the stairwell about "my space" to my mother and developing a strong PTSD-like aversion to the German language. Whether the weapon of choice is Skype or a cell phone, leave the room for those long chats back home. Otherwise, you're slowly ruining your roommate's life.
Laundry Wars When is it really OK to haul someone else's laundry out of the dryer? The one sole instance in which I did this, my bad timing left me pulling someone's piles of ugly lingerie out right as she finally decided to come pick it up, 15 minutes after the timer had run out. But I stand by my decision: if the load has been done for more than 10 minutes, go for it. Washers and dryers in a dorm are precious and limited, so try to be on time! Walking in on someone like me emptying out the dryer (remember those tatty boxers Mom bought a few Christmases ago?) for all to see could be embarrassing. And please, don't save up three huge laundry bags of clothing for one big washer-dryer marathon; taking up six washers at a time is a surefire way to tick off everyone in the building.
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Get Thee a Drain Strainer Some dormitories have suite bathrooms, where up to five people share a bathroom. If this is the case, it falls to its occupants to clean it—all of it. One thing that will increase the quality of shower life is a simple drain strainer. Case in point: freshman year, one of my roommates had gorgeous, long blonde hair. Every time she showered, she would push the strainer off to the side. An innocent enough action at the time, but a few months later when our shower was curiously clogged, it was I who could be found kneeling on the shower floor, pulling out a foot-and-a-half-long clump of wookie hair from the drain using a bobby pin. Not something I will ever forget, nor something I would wish on anyone else—except maybe that blonde roommate. If disaster strikes, put down the bobby pin and just call maintenance.
Dorm life can be character building, and usually brings out the ugly side of people. Done right, it can be survived and even enjoyed as long as boundaries are set. Because being sexiled once is enough for anyone.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival revelers danced until dawn on Tuesday as Rio de Janeiro's samba schools held their annual sequin-drenched parade competitions at the city's iconic Sambadrome.
The all-night-long parade saw six top-tier samba schools deploy powerful percussion sections, larger-than-life floats and battalions of nearly nude samba dancers.
Tens of thousands of people watched the dance parades from the bleachers and swanky VIP stands inside the Sambadrome, while millions more caught the spectacle via television.
Tragedy overshadowed Carnival festivities in Brazil's port city of Santos, where a fire on a float killed four people and injured five others early Tuesday.
A fire department official in Santos said the float caught fire shortly after the Sangue Jovem samba school ended its parade at dawn, killing three people who were pushing the float and a woman watching the parade. Witnesses said the float caught fire after striking a power line.
Results of the showcase parades in Rio, which saw 12 samba schools compete for this year's Carnival title, will be announced later this week. The winning schools from various categories will hit the Sambadrome again on Saturday for a parade of champions.
One of the oldest and most traditional samba schools, Mangueira, wowed the crowd Monday night with its parade dedicated to the central Brazilian city of Cuiaba. Thousands of dancers streamed through the Sambadrome in elaborate green and pink costumes kitted out with headdresses depicting local fauna in Cuiaba, such as ant eaters, armadillos and snakes.
Performers wearing only feather headbands, strategically draped beads and shimmering gold body paint danced atop a float embellished with glinting sculptures of Indian warriors.
When the sound went out due to an apparent technical problem, the crowd clapped to the rhythm and the dancers continued their complicated footwork.
Another historical school, Beija Flor, paid homage to a Brazilian race of horse, the Mangalarga Marchador, in its parade. Floats included a giant Trojan horse and one decorated with Mesopotamian carts.
The Grande Rio school riffed on the theme of petroleum in an apparent homage to the discovery of massive offshore oil deposits off Rio's coast. The school sent out dancers dressed in deep sea diving equipment complete with oversized fins, and others in black sequined dresses meant to look like an oil slick. Another group of dancers with the same school puzzled spectators when they danced by wearing giant plates of lobster and brandished oversized cutlery.
While the Sambadrome parades are the telegenic highlight of Rio's Carnival extravaganza, about 700 "blocos," or street parties, brought the celebrations into the city's neighborhoods. Millions of revelers turned out last Saturday for the Bola Preta street party in Rio's historic downtown.
Carnival officially ends on Tuesday, the night before the beginning of the somber Christian season of Lent leading up to Easter, but the blocos will continue celebrating through the weekend.


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What Does Heaven Look Like?
The Getty Center
Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Harold M. Williams Auditorium
From medieval depictions of Christ's Passion and crucifixion to paintings of the Buddha's entry to nirvana, artists and worshippers have been fascinated by visions of death and the afterlife. But visions of heaven, hell, and purgatory have also been used to convert believers, to inspire good behavior, and to strike fear in the hearts of sinners. How have historical events and shifting values changed the way different societies imagined the afterlife? Do idealized images of the dying teach us anything about a culture's everyday experience of death? And what allure, if any, do depictions of heaven and hell still hold for us today? Buddhism expert Robert Buswell from the University of California, Los Angeles; anthropologist and expert in Pueblo Indian beliefs Peter Nabokov from UCLA; Martin Schwarz, curator of the exhibition Heaven, Hell, and Dying Well: Images of Death in the Middle Ages; and Jeffrey Burton Russell, author of A History of Heaven, reflect on depictions of death and the afterlifefrom the medieval period to the presentand what they say about the cultures that create them. Moderated by Jody Hassett Sanchez, producer and documentary filmmaker. Complements the exhibition Heaven, Hell, and Dying Well: Images of Death in the Middle Ages
How to Get Here
The Getty Center is located at 1200 Getty Center Drive in Los Angeles, California, approximately 12 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. See Hours, Directions, Parking for maps and driving directions.


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University of California, Davis postdoctoral researcher Brenna Aegerter has been named the vegetable crops farm advisor for San Joaquin County University of California Cooperative Extension. She assumed the position Oct. 1.
Aegerter holds doctoral and master's degrees in plant pathology and a bachelor's degree in plant science from UC Davis. Since completing her education in 2001, she has continued working on research in the university's plant pathology department.
In her new role, Aegerter will serve as an advisor to a vegetable industry valued at $265 million in 2003. The county's primary vegetable crops are asparagus, tomatoes, melons and onions. Other important vegetable crops are peppers, cucumbers, potatoes and leafy greens. She will address issues related to crop production, pest management, fertilization and irrigation and other important environmental considerations.
"Water quality will be a prime consideration," said Mick Canevari, the director of UC Cooperative Extension in San Joaquin County. "When we're talking about vegetable crop production, we can't leave out its connection with water."
Canevari noted the county's landmark San Joaquin Delta carries 75 percent of the state's water on its way to urban residents and agricultural fields.
"Our agricultural industry uses and discharges into that system," Canevari said. "It will be an extremely important part of Brenna's research and education work."
Aegerter said she will begin her new job by meeting producers and others involved in vegetable production in the county and initiating a research and education program that addresses their needs.
Aegerter may be reached at (209) 468-9489, [email protected]


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Kindness of strangers saves family's pet cat
DUSTY the cat can thank complete strangers for giving him another chance at life.
The one-year-old cat was facing a dire situation after being diagnosed with internal injuries and a hernia.
Dusty's owner Lorraine Lavers unfortunately couldn't afford to fund the pricey surgery.
The Wyreema mum said she faced an awful decision.
"There were only a few options left for him," she said.
"One was to find someone to pay for the operation and become Dusty's owner in return, or get the RSPCA to fix him and rehome him, but that would have been very unlikely because of the high level of cats already in shelters.
"So the other option would have been to have him put to sleep."
Mrs Lavers posted details about Dusty's predicament on Facebook, in the hope someone could take in the injured cat.
Instead, Mrs Lavers received messages of support and donations to fund Dusty's surgery.
"It was very unexpected," she said. "I didn't ask for the money. They raised over $450 in less than 24 hours."
Mrs Lavers thanked the administrators of the Facebook page, Toowoomba Buy Sell Swap and Giveaway, for co-ordinating the donations as well as all the people who donated.
"Nothing like this has ever happened to me before," she said.
"They have helped Dusty stay with us."
Dusty underwent surgery last Friday to repair the hernia and internal damage.
He is now receiving antibiotics and lots of healing cuddles from Mrs Lavers' daughter, Kate.


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Wednesday's NHIAA results
September 18. 2013 11:55PM
NHIAA Scores, ScheduleWednesday's results
Boys' soccer
Moultonborough 1, Pittsfield 1
Hopkinton 2, Bow 0
Lebanon 5, Merrimack Valley 0
Campbell 2, Sanborn 0
Wilton-Lyndeborough at Newmarket
Girls' soccer
Coe-Brown 1, St. Thomas 0
Moultonborough 4, Pittsfield 1
Wilton-Lyndeborough at Newmarket
Hanover at Souhegan
Stevens at Fall Mountain
Farmington at Derryfield
Portsmouth at Sanborn
Field hockey
Goffstown 4, Milford 0
Derryfield 6, Mascenic 0
Salem 10, Nashua South 0
Exeter 6, Nashua North 1
Newfound 3, Hopkinton 2
Windham 5, Hollis-Brookline 0
Winnisquam 4, Laconia 0
Merrimack 2, Dover 0
Hanover 3, ConVal 0
Concord 3, Manchester Memorial 1
Pinkerton 6, Bedford 0
Bow at Oyster River
Franklin at Pembroke
Keene at Manchester Central
Londonderry at Bishop Guertin.
Girls' volleyball
Coe-Brown 3, Oyster River 1
Hanover 3, Plymouth 0
Laconia 3, Kennett 0
Pelham 3, Fall Mountain 1
Inter-Lakes 3, Newfound 0
Exeter at Alvirne
ConVal at Hillsboro-Deering
John Stark at Mascoma
Keene at Pinkerton
Nashua South at Salem
Bedford at Goffstown
Farmington at Moultonborough
Trinity at Wilton-Lyndeborough
Manchester Central at Holls-Brookline
Milford at Manchester West
Timberlane at Nashua North
Portsmouth Christian at at Pittsfield
Spaulding at Winnacunnet
Thursday's schedule
Manchester Central vs. Alvirne, Merrimack vs. Alvirne, Timberlane vs. Alvirne, Bishop Guertin vs. Bedford, Pinkerton vs. Bedford, Hollis/Brookline vs. Bishop Brady, Pinkerton vs. Bishop Guertin, Pembroke vs. Coe-Brown, Bishop Brady vs. ConVal, Hollis/Brookline vs. ConVal, Manchester Memorial vs. Dover, Spaulding vs. Dover, Dover vs. Exeter, Manchester Memorial vs. Exeter, Spaulding vs. Exeter, Merrimack Valley vs. Goffstown, John Stark vs. Kingswood, Kennett vs. Kingswood, Goffstown vs. Lebanon, Merrimack Valley vs. Lebanon, Kennett vs. John Stark, Timberlane vs. Manchester Central, Manchester Central vs. Merrimack, Timberlane vs. Merrimack, Portsmouth vs. Oyster River, Souhegan vs. Oyster River, Souhegan vs. Portsmouth, Coe-Brown vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, Pembroke vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, Manchester Memorial vs. Spaulding, Bedford vs. Winnacunnet, Bishop Guertin vs. Winnacunnet, Pinkerton vs. Winnacunnet,
Boys' Soccer
Dover at Nashua North, Timberlane at Nashua South, Bishop Guertin at Manchester Memorial, Kearsarge at Mascoma Valley, Concord at Merrimack, Salem at Keene, Manchester Central at Londonderry, Groveton at Lisbon, Belmont at Inter-Lakes, St. Thomas Aquinas at ConVal, Littleton at Colebrook, Winnacunnet at Bedford, Fall Mountain at Bishop Brady, Prospect Mountain at Raymond.
Girls' Soccer
Hopkinton at Campbell, Manchester Memorial at Bishop Guertin, Merrimack at Concord, Littleton at Colebrook, Nashua North at
Dover, Lebanon at Alvirne, Lin-Wood at Gorham, Groveton at Lisbon, Londonderry at Manchester Central, John Stark at Milford, Oyster River at Plymouth, Raymond at Portsmouth Christian at Dover, Nashua South at Timberlane, Inter-Lakes at White Mountains, Bedford at Winnacunnet, Keene at Salem, Prospect Mountain at Somersworth, Newport at Monadnock.
Field Hockey
Kingswood at Portsmouth, Berlin at Profile, Bishop Brady at Windham, Kennett at Plymouth, Littleton at Gilford.
Girls' Volleyball
Plymouth at Hanover, Franklin at Prospect Mountain, Somersworth at Milford.
At Mojalaki Golf Club
Par 36
Derryfield 153, Newmarket 201, Franklin 218, Lisbon 241
Top 10: 1. Roger Larrivee (D) 34; 2. Bennett Doherty (D) 37; 3. Joe Woods (N) 39; 4. Pat McGinley (D) 41; 5. Peter Thompson (D) 41; 6. Corey McGinley (D) 42; 7. Molly Fitzpatrick (D) 44; 8. Jacob Geddis (F) 48; 9. Sam Gendreau (N) 51; 10. Corey Nelson (F) 51
Record: Derryfield 10-0, Newmarket 2-6, Franklin 1-8, Lisbon 0-9
At BETHLEHEM
Maplewood Country Club
White Mountains 189, Inter-Lakes 195, Profile 201
Jake Raichle (P) 43; Dillon Mailand (IL) 46; Cody Burns (IL) 49; Logan Goewey (IL) 49; Drew Fay (IL) 51
At NASHUA
Nashua CC
Concord 198, Winnacunnet 199, Londonderry 200, Bishop Guertin 201
Kevin Scott (BG) 35; Ryan Quinn (W) 37; Will Saunders (W) 38; Dan Pleva (L) 38; Josh Pifer (C) 38; Tom Ethier (BG) 38; Nick Stone (L) 39; Adam Godbout (C) 39; Charlie Hesser (W) 39; Alex Powers (L) 40; Tim Levins (C) 40; Ben Bengtson (C) 40.
at Atkinson Country Club (par 36)
Team scores: Pinkerton 204 (15-3); Nashua North 224 (6-6); Timberlane 229 (3-12); Spaulding 241 (3-12)
Top 10: Eric Byrne (PA) 38; Marshall Halpin (PA) 39; Kaitlyn Lutinski (PA) 39; Brandon Gillis NN 39; Mike Jensen (NN) 43; Matt Galvin (PA) 43; Michaela Griffin (PA) 45; N. Hennessey (T) 45; J.T. Luna (T) 45; Brent Phillips (S) 46.
At MANCHESTER
Bedford 199, Alvirne 226, Salem 237, Spaulding 240
Justin Clutter (B) 37, Connor Lee (B) 38, Ryan Brown (B) 41, Griffin Gagne (B) 41, Mike Soucy (B) 42, Ben Breton (B) 43, Austin Adjutant (B) 43, Matt MacDonald (S) 44.
Record: Bedford 18-3, Alvirne 5-10, Salem 1-17, Spaulding 3-15
At CANTERBURY
Canterbury Woods CC
Gilford 171 Campbell 188, Belmont 193, Conant 212
Taylor Swarthout (G) 41; Andrew Stokes (G) 42; Maki Seppela (Conant) 42; Caleb Druin (B) 43; Grant Workman (G) 44; Coby Goodwin (G) 44; Brandon Pearl (B) 44; Tylor Butler (C) 45; Austin Baker (C) 47; Sam Mahoney (C) 47


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NEW YORK (AP) — Publication has been moved up for an award-winning journalist's book about Bill Macumber, the inmate recently freed after nearly 40 years in an Arizona prison on murder charges he still disputes.
Henry Holt and Company announced Thursday that it will publish Barry Siegel's "Manifest Injustice" in January, two months earlier than planned.
Siegel is a former Los Angeles Times correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winning feature writer. He interviewed the 77-year-old Macumber for the book, which will include his release from prison.
Macumber was released this week after he pleaded no contest in a Phoenix courtroom to second-degree murder and was sentenced to time already served.
Macumber was convicted of first-degree murder in 1975 for the killings of two 20-year-old telephone company workers. He insists he didn't commit the crimes.


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:::*[Geisler and Nix said that seven out of eight variants between manuscripts of the New Testament are simply variations in spelling or other mechanical matters. Only one variant in sixty is of any significance. "Mathematically this would compute to a text that is 98.33 percent pure" (A General Introduction to the Bible [Chicago: Moody, 1968], p. 365). Sir Fredric Kenyon, another New Testament textual scholar, adds that not one disputed reading affects an essential doctrine of the Christian faith (Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts [New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941], p. 23) Good day.[[User:Daniel1212|Daniel1212]] 11:47, 16 July 2009 (EDT)
:::*[Geisler and Nix said that seven out of eight variants between manuscripts of the New Testament are simply variations in spelling or other mechanical matters. Only one variant in sixty is of any significance. "Mathematically this would compute to a text that is 98.33 percent pure" (A General Introduction to the Bible [Chicago: Moody, 1968], p. 365). Sir Fredric Kenyon, another New Testament textual scholar, adds that not one disputed reading affects an essential doctrine of the Christian faith (Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts [New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941], p. 23) Good day.[[User:Daniel1212|Daniel1212]] 11:47, 16 July 2009 (EDT)
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I attempted to merge the two articles that were present here. The result is ok, but it still needs help by someone more fluent in the history of American Christianity than I. Also, a great deal of the statements that I merged were unsourced, and any help in that department would be appreciated. JANorton 23:03, 14 January 2009 (EST)
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I created this article as a stub, because it was in the wanted page list. However, I wonder, do we have an article describing the beliefs of modern evangelical Christians? I would think such an article should be a centerpiece.-MexMax 11:52, 6 January 2008 (EST)
- Superb entry, MexMax!!!! I learned from your work. Yes, we should have an entry on evangelical Christians. I'll look first, and then start one if not already here somewhere.--Aschlafly 12:04, 6 January 2008 (EST)
- Not to complain, but why was my edit reverted? I was simply making the article more informative. CodyH 2238 7 January 2008 (BST)
- I misjudged it, sorry. I reverted it back to your edit. DanH 15:14, 7 January 2008 (EST)
And now I know what Fundamentalism is.. that would earn another 2 points on the American Gov't final. -^_^- Fuzzy 21:48, 21 January 2008 (EST)
Okay, a bit of history of this and a related article.
- An article named Fundamentalism was created on 15th March, 2007.
- An article named Fundamentalist was created on 25th March, 2007.
- On 28th September, 2007, merge tags were put on both articles, suggesting that Fundamentalist be merged into Fundamentalism.
- On 6th January 2008, the content of Fundamentalism was pasted into Fundamentalist, and Fundamentalism was deleted to "make way for move". Presumably the intention was that the now-merged Fundamentalist article would be moved to Fundamentalism. However, this did not happen, and on 7th January (about 12 hours after the deletion), a new version of Fundamentalism was created.
The 6th January paste was just that: a simple copy-and-paste job, with no attempt to actually merge. I'm going to do the same thing in a moment, copying and pasting the content of Fundamentalist into this article (Fundamentalism). I might then attempt a rough merge, but I will make Fundamentalist a redirect to this article. I will also restore the history of this article.
I hope that's all clear. It took a bit for me just to figure all that out!
Philip J. Rayment 07:37, 17 February 2008 (EST)
Definitions of Christian fundamentalism
I came across this page when editing another and wondered if could link to this topic. As Googling "fundamental Christian defined" will show, it is often mostly parodied, and is often bandied about in the MSM with little distinction between types, and is equated with militant Islam by militant atheists, and denigrated by many in evangelical Christianity and Catholicism, so i hoped for a fair explanation here. This page provides the history of Christian fundamentalism as a movement, which helps to distinguish it from simply being a fundamentalist, and provides some of the essentials of fundamentalism, but i added a new section to give more of an explanation. But i yet find it wanting. My definition of a fundamental Christian is one who hold to the evangelical fundamentals, but who is manifestly committed to them. Jesus and the apostles certain fit that description, including taking the Bible literally when that that was the type of genre at subject, and includes in Christ's body every real believer, but contended against serious errors within the camp of the elect.
However, adherence to fundamentals and commitment to them may include a wide variety of people, who can be vastly different in spirit, from Fred Phelps to David Wilkerson (good). It also can describe cultic groups who claim to hold to most or all of these essentials, but are critically aberrant in one or more issues not specifically listed as fundamentals, with white supremacists coming to mind. In this, one can be a committed fundamentalist and be opposed to one whom the media assigns that name. Daniel1212 15:04, 15 July 2009 (EDT)
- The Bible does not say that Jesus was a fundamentalist. If it did we would probably not have 300 different denominations in this country, all of them claiming to understard Christ's true beliefs. RJJensen 16:30, 15 July 2009 (EDT)
- No, it does not say that. Or that He even was a conservative (by today's standards) nor does it call Him a Trinitarian or a mono-Theist or Paul a Pentecostal or a Messianic Jew. But if it did that would not have reduced the number of sects claiming such, any more than calling the first believers Christian (Actc 11:26) did. Such terms describe people based upon certain characteristics, and are often popular due to the well-meaning desire and necessity to spiritually separate themselves from those who profess but manifestly do not possess. (2Cor. 13:5) But the problem is when they go beyond basic doctrines and commitment to peripheral issues as to who constitutes a regenerated believer, such as excluding "fundamental" Pentecostals. But of course, that type of tendency, which is the downside of a good thing (doctrinal purity) is what has made fundamenalism negative notable.
- My careful statement was that Jesus and the apostles certain fit the description of Christians who hold to the evangelical fundamentals, and are manifestly committed to them. If this suffices as defining a fundamentalist then it should be able to be used for them. Certainly Jesus believed in the virgin birth, and the infallibility and inerrancy of Scripture, His blood atonement and resurrection, and salvation by grace, and took such stories as Jonah and the fish as literally true, and was committed to heart and doctrinal purity. Whether He intended musical instruments for the church i know not, and am certain the time of the rapture is not an essential. But i do believe He upheld and appealed to the reality of eternal torment, and upheld the moral laws of the O.T, except to intensify them even more. But His spirit was not that which Fred Phelps so often has displayed, much less than men like the liberal Catholic priest Daniel Helminiak, who disallows fundamentalists from being Christians, due to their opposition to homosexuality. Daniel1212 20:14, 15 July 2009 (EDT)
- belief #1 of Fundamentalists = Bible = literally true & inerrant. Jesus never said that. Indeed, the Bible never says that. Jesus did not say anything about the Virgin Birth either. Nor did Jesus mention the material in Revelation. Lots of Christian theology emerged after his death (from Paul, for example) RJJensen 23:35, 15 July 2009 (EDT)
- A worthy subject, and one i am still thinking through. As i stated, Jesus and Paul did not say a lot of things outright, but which their words and actions reveals they believed. But first, does fundamentalism incontestably or predominantly mean that holding the Bible as "literally true" requires ignoring ignoring different literary forms, so that hyperbole is taken literally (Acts 7:54)? And does holding to plenary Divine inspiration mean that texts such as Eccl. 2:24 are moral directives, rather than (contextually) being revealed truth as to philosophical conclusions of the natural mind? I think literalism is not so restricted by most of them, and i think self-professed fundamentalists such as J. Vernon McGeee (whom i do not always agree with) would concur with me. But whether fundamentalism allows inerrancy to only apply to the original mss (and perhaps early copies) is another question).
- Did Jesus believe the Jewish Scriptures were literally true and inerrant is manifest by His frequent appeal (directly or indirectly) to them. Unlike liberals and even the commentators of the New American Bible, O.T. accounts such as Cain and Able (Gn. 4:16; cf. Heb. 1:4; 1Jn. 3:12; Jude. 1:11) the flood of Noah (Gn. 6-8; cf. Heb. 11:7; 1Pt. 3:20; 2Pt. 2:5) the tower of Babel (Gn. 11); the story of Balaam and his donkey (Numbers 22 cf. 1Pet. 2:16; Jude 1:11; Rev. 2:14) etc., which consider such to be allegorical "folk tales to teach a lesson", and events such as Exo. 19 (cf. Heb. 12:18,19) to be figures of speech, they treated these as literal events. Jesus also quoted the Scriptures as God's authoritative word to the devil, the disciples, and the Pharisees and unbelieving Jews alike. The apostles did much the same, though Paul used natural revelation in witnessing to pagans who were Scripturally ignorant. (Acts 14; 17) "The fourth edition of the United Bible Societies' Greek Testament (1993) lists 343 Old Testament quotations in the New Testament, as well as no fewer than 2,309 allusions and verbal parallels. The books most used are Psalms (79 quotations, 333 allusions), and Isaiah (66 quotations, 348 allusions). In the Book of Revelation, there are no formal quotations at all, but no fewer than 620 allusions." Furthermore, "the OT is quoted or alluded to in every NT writing except Philemon and 2 and 3 John." (http://www.theopedia.com/New_Testament_use_of_the_Old_Testament also http://www.gospeloutreach.net/bible2.html)
- As it was Jesus' Spirit who inspired Paul (whose words Peter attests are Scripture: 2Pet. 3:16)) to confirm that "all Scripture is inspired by God" (2Tim. 3:16) then how can we cast doubt on whether it was inerrant? The questions are, does "all" mean fully inclusive, and does plenary inspiration translate into inerrancy? Did the proposed copyist errors of today exist in the 1st century? Can all that we call Scripture today refer to it overall as a body, yet allow for doctrinally inconsequential copyist errors? I do not think God inspired errors, and so "all" means all, and the Scripture referenced to were all accurate. Today, while truly problematic texts constitute a minute percentage*, those would not qualify as Scripture according to the strictest sense of the word, yet by way of duplicate accounts (where most appear, primarily with numbers) God may be seen as revealing such, and which do not seriously impugn the reliability of the Bible, as such apparent discrepancies do not alter doctrine, except the doctrine of inerrancy as some hold it as applying to surviving mss today.
- What is problematic here is that Jesus and the apostles sometimes quoted from the Septuagint (LXX), a more interpretive work than the Masoretic, and which (the LXX) fell out of favor with Jerome and others, partly due to and variations of it. If that is not fully trustworthy, then we can say that at least the portions the N.T. writers quoted from were inerrant. In addition, often the O.T. quotes in the N.T. are somewhat different than what O.T. texts precisely say, but that is answered by allowing the Holy Spirit can recast some of what He inspired without true contradiction (cf. Is. 6:9,10; cf. Mat. 13:15; Jn. 12:20). Another issue is that it is doubtful that not all the words which Jesus or others spoke were their exact verbatim words, rather than descriptive, as is seen in duplicate accounts. (Mat 26:63,64a; Mk. 14:61,62a; Lk. 22:69,70). But the same Holy Spirit by which Jesus spoke is the same which expanded or condensed, without contradiction, what the original speakers stated, in order to provide a more comprehensive as well as fitting revelation to the hearers of it. To God be the glory.
- But as to whether Jesus and the apostles referred to Scripture as true and inerrant, i believe the evidence is that they did. And that explicit declarations are not needed for doctrines for which abundant evidence is provided for their derivation.
- While it is true that God can preserve His word inerrant, it can well be that God, having supernaturally provided a perfect product, as in creation, placed man in stewardship of it, and God's overall superintendence does not mean He will override all our negligence, but He also enables making such evident. As it is, the mss evidence for the Bible far surpasses that of all other volumes of like antiquity, and i think its comprehensive and often redundant nature is also rather unique among such, and which would be conducive to producing far more problematic texts than exist.
- [Geisler and Nix said that seven out of eight variants between manuscripts of the New Testament are simply variations in spelling or other mechanical matters. Only one variant in sixty is of any significance. "Mathematically this would compute to a text that is 98.33 percent pure" (A General Introduction to the Bible [Chicago: Moody, 1968], p. 365). Sir Fredric Kenyon, another New Testament textual scholar, adds that not one disputed reading affects an essential doctrine of the Christian faith (Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts [New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941], p. 23) Good day.Daniel1212 11:47, 16 July 2009 (EDT)
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Justice Department Reaches Three Settlements Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Regarding the Use of Electronic Book ReadersThe Justice Department today announced separate agreements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Pace University in New York City and Reed College in Portland, Ore., regarding the use in a classroom setting of the electronic book reader, the Kindle DX, a hand-held technological device that simulates the experience of reading a book.From U.S. Department of Justice News, January 13, 2010
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The miracle of the new 3-D dance film Battle of the Year is how it can be so relentlessly boring while there is so much frenetic activity on screen.
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Parents need to know that Battle of the Year is a drama about a hip-hop dance crew (including a cocky dancer played by musician Chris Brown) training to take on the world's best groups in an international competition. Though it lacks originality, it emphasizes teamwork above ego and artistry over showboating. A main character is an alcoholic who's trying to quit. Expect plenty of swearing -- "s--t," "damn," "hell," etc. -- and some sexual innuendo and confrontational behavior, primarily shouting and one fistfight. Several products are shown, especially those from Sony.
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Mental Therapy and HIV: One Patient's Perspective
By Ibrahim
April 26, 2013
The mental burden of being HIV positive is of substantial weight that could equal, if not exceed, the weight of the physical damage HIV can cause to the body. Unfortunately, this significance is met by a practice that still deals with broad categories of mental illness rather than the specificity of HIV-related mental problems. Mental health care providers in the case of HIV-positive persons are, mostly, social workers who lack the experience to deal with nuances of the problems rooted in the minds of poz folks.
The lack of attention to the importance of mental well-being is not merely a shortcoming of HIV patients. Rather, it's an end result of a general lack of progress in the field of mental therapy. In the U.S., a study suggested that non-professionals were as effective as professionals in providing mental therapy, which could be interpreted as a sign of the inefficiency of mental therapists as much as it's a testimony to the excellence of the non-professionals, who were teachers in this study.
Another factor to add to the glitches with mental therapy is a result of the small pool of regulations that apply to therapists and social workers when compared with other health care providers. A friend of mine, an HIV-positive person, had to deal with severe consequences as a result of the inability of a social worker to correctly diagnose his complex mental illness case. He couldn't pursue the path of charging his "therapist" with malpractice because there are no clear lines to define diagnosis when it comes to mental health care. He needed to see a second therapist to treat him from the severe damage caused by the wrong treatment methods of the first therapist.
This story demonstrates the seriousness of allowing providers equipped with, often, too general theories to engage a patient who suffers from of a very specific problem. While I believe that personal stories have, mostly, anecdotal value, I find them important in this case as they shed light on a serious situation that relates to the well-being of individuals with a very complex case.
The complexity of HIV-related mental problems is formed by the confluence of multiple factors related to sexual identity, the neurological effects of the viral infection, the side effects of medications and the social challenges faced by poz folks on a daily basis. This creates a case that is way too complicated to be addressed through common methods. Given the wide range of possible causes for their mental problems, there should be a predictably wide range of treatment methods to be considered with HIV patients. Treatment should consider past traumas that could have been recalled when the infection happened, and other problems that could appear suddenly due to the rapid change that occurs at each stage of the journey an HIV-positive person goes through.
Choosing an experienced therapist to provide mental care for you is crucial and as important as choosing a qualified medical doctor. With President Obama's promise to improve the mental health care clauses in his plan, I hope we will have chances to make better choices when choosing our therapists. This of course is in case Senator Bachmann doesn't win her case to include her husband's gay-to-straight therapy in the plan. :)
When choosing a therapist, many HIV-positive persons prefer gay therapists. While gay therapists possess certain qualities that an HIV patient can recognize, the issue of interacting with a gay non-HIV-positive therapist could create a dangerous dynamic that might harm the patient. This shouldn't undermine the importance of seeking therapists who are well informed about the gay culture and the challenges a gay HIV-positive person faces. A therapist who is treating an HIV patient should be ready to answer general questions related to sexuality, health of HIV-positive persons and other medical concerns or challenges they face on a daily basis.
Sometimes the challenges vary based on the background of the patient and might not be applicable to other HIV-positive persons. Here I recall how during one support group meeting for HIV patients, I noticed that everyone in the room with the exception of the man with the Caucasian background had problems dealing with family acceptance. This example reveals how things could get more complex in the case of HIV patients from non-white backgrounds.
The expanding population of HIV-positive persons from immigrant communities indicates the need for therapists to take extra measures when delivering care in a way that takes under consideration the patients' cultural heritage beyond multilingual knowledge. Cultural knowledge is essential when treating patients from Latino, African, Asian or Middle Eastern backgrounds. To better clarify, a therapist treating a Middle Eastern patient must be, at minimum, familiar with the diverse racial and social class structure of the Middle East and should keep in mind that disregarding the influence of religion in the American context is nothing but a disaster if applied to the case of immigrants from Jewish, Catholic or Muslim faith.
A story comes to my mind as I write about the issue of immigrant HIV patients: One day, I asked a friend if he knew who infected him. His response shocked me. "My therapist," he said with deep pain. Before I start to wonder if this was a case of wild and compromised imagination, my friend explained to me how his therapist recommended him the path of "sexually expressing himself" without outlining the caveat needed before allowing a "child" into a free-all-you-can-buy candy store. An immigrant from a country with almost no sex education was jumping from bed to bed under the blessings of his therapist who couldn't understand the simple fact that if you recommend someone to drive a Lamborghini, you can at least tell him to buckle up well, rather than to keep asking him to speed up. I by no means deny the responsibility of any adult when it comes to their actions, yet I can't help but wonder how the life of this man could have changed if this therapist took a minute to review sexual education in Catholic countries, discussed risk factors and provided my friend with enough knowledge on HIV.
Islam, unlike other religions, has an emphasis on sexual education which critics often use to attack the faith. Sex in Islam is not a bad desire; Mohammed told his followers that you get rewarded by God when you have sex with your wife ... I guess he meant the one you love. :)
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'Joint efforts in the Philippines are bearing food to the people', Undersecretary highlights
19 June 2014, Rome – FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva met today with the Philippine's Agriculture Undersecretary, Segfredo Serrano, at the Organization's headquarters in Rome.
Graziano da Silva thanked the Undersecretary for the successful collaboration carried out between the Government of the Philippines, FAO and other international agencies, which led to a fruitful immediate response to the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013. He highlighted that the use of FAO's "3R-approach" -Relief-Recovery-Risk Sensitive Development- effectively enhanced the recovery.
Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) claimed over 6,200 lives, displaced millions and devastated the agriculture and fisheries sectors. Striking between two planting seasons, the typhoon destroyed ready-to-harvest, harvested and newly planted rice crops, and severely affected the livelihoods of the coastal fisher communities.
"FAO is one of the international organizations that came very early with a comprehensive programme," the Undersecretary said, noting full integration of efforts with the government and civil society organizations. "This model bears the stamp of the FAO Director-General and the new paradigms that are being followed at FAO". The Undersecretary noted with satisfaction that "these joint efforts are now bearing food to the people".
FAO responded to an official Government request for support to affected rice farmers, providing 75 percent of the Government-requested rice seeds. Thanks to this coordinated response by FAO, the Government and other partners, farmers who would otherwise have been unable to plant in time for the December/January planting season were able to go back to their fields, and are now harvesting the first rice crop since the typhoon hit the country.
FAO continues its assistance to farmers by supporting their integration to markets, and is working with coconut producers and fishing communities to recuperate their capacities.
Undersecretary Serrano informed the FAO Director-General that farmers in the devastated areas have started harvesting their crops. "This is a good sign of recovery, which can be sustained with our joint assistance to all of them," he added.
Graziano da Silva told Undersecretary Serrano that this approach and strategy could be a good model for future international efforts in similar emergency situations.
Both discussed the challenges that the Philippine's agriculture sector faces after the disaster, which include infrastructure restoration–to allow production and marketing-, road networks and irrigation systems. "A lot of lessons have been learned and we have to start doing many things right, such as encouraging diversification of production for our farmers," Serrano said, adding that this was in line with FAO's advocacy for small farmers. "We also need to ensure that market information and technology continues to flow to our farmers."
Serrano expressed his satisfaction on the celebration of the International Year of the Family Farming, which the Philippines sponsor. "Agriculture in the Philippines is small farms agriculture, and these need particular assistance and coordination with the government in order to be resilient to the increasing challenges of globalisation and climate change impacts," he said.
The Undersecretary also expressed support for the high-level, intergovernmental Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), which FAO is co-organizing with the United Nations World Health Organization in Rome in November 2014. "The ICN2 is a good convergence of health and agriculture ministers that we fully support," he said.
Serrano highlighted that the "impacts of good nutrition policies mean better health for the people". He described how in the Philippines "our philosophy goes far beyond tracking down and counting the harvest production. All has to be translated into the well-being of the population, and this comes primarily from nutrition," he concluded.
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