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Must Jews Dislike the Christians who Like Them?
Latest update: January 8th, 2014
Now do you love me? Do you love me in a future in which Jesus doesn't come, and you continue to hold on to your faith, and I to mine?
Or, at least, can you keep the narrative about my seeing your light to yourselves?
That's we're really asking. As far as Orthodox Jews are concerned, Evangelical Christians are to be envied with their serious approach to God and to the Scriptures. We like very much your acts of charity, we admire your political stubbornness – even if we disagree, and we do, about abortion being murder. It's still heart warming to see religious people willing to give up a lot, for the most part in non-violent ways, to abide by their faith.
There's so much over which we could collaborate. I'd like us to establish together banks without usury. Religious humane societies to protect animals from cruel treatment, humans from insane government food policies, citizens from a political system gone cynical and vicious. Of all the gentiles in the world, I'd rather work together with you than anyone else.
But you must keep your missionary urges to yourselves. You can even lie to me and say you don't have them – I'll accept it. I'll lie to you in return and say that my tradition says your teachings have value. We can co-exist this way for generations, bettering our societies and contributing good to the world.
Just do something about your impulse to convert me.
About the Author: Yori Yanover has been a working journalist since age 17, before he enlisted and worked for Ba'Machane Nachal. Since then he has worked for Israel Shelanu, the US supplement of Yedioth, JCN18.com, USAJewish.com, Lubavitch News Service, Arutz 7 (as DJ on the high seas), and the Grand Street News. He has published Dancing and Crying, a colorful and intimate portrait of the last two years in the life of the late Lubavitch Rebbe, (in Hebrew), and two fun books in English: The Cabalist's Daughter: A Novel of Practical Messianic Redemption, and How Would God REALLY Vote.
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127 Responses to "Must Jews Dislike the Christians who Like Them?"
I always live with the threat of others proselytizing
I treat people the way prople treat me ….. is never wrong .
"…who I am includes a thorough rejection of the essence of your ideology, all of it, completely, I hold that there's no truth to it whatsoever."
That's a bit of an exaggeration. You share with them an underlying belief in a living God, in a divinely inspired bible, and in doing acts of charity.
love your fellow man, love thy enemy and have patience for all of man, where evil may work in the heart of.
I, as a Christian, was told by a Messianic Jew that if I did not preach the gospel to Jews, that I was an anti-Semite. The articles I read like this only make me sad, because it becomes very apparent how much "misunderstanding" there is amongst Christians and Jews alike. People need to read the bible (which includes the Torah) instead of spreading misinformation like this.
Moshe Z. Matitya · I believe you're wrong. Christians believe in a universe in which Man is at the center. Indeed, their Jesus fantasy is the story of Prometheus who came to redeem human misery with the gift of fire and was punished for eternity.
God who is beyond fdefinition, with Whom we communicate strictly through the mitzvot is utterly foreign to Christians.
I think your over-exaggeration is tainted by too many people shoving Christ in your face. As a Jew (though raised traditionally, not religiously, I never consistered Christ. When I realized He was more than just a nice Jew, I was able to find more of the Tanakh in the Apostolic texts, and further understand and obey Torah because of my new found faith. Yes, my sins are forgiven, but I still must obey Torah as much, if not more, than I must obey civil laws of my state and country. The only difference is that I truly enjoy obeying all aspects of Torah.
David Robert Grate · Are you saying your sins were forgiven because you admitted them, worked to fix the damage you caused sinning, and resolved never to repeat them — or because you accepted Jesus as your savior?
I am a Christian who fervently supports Israel and Jews wherever they may be. I am not evangelical and do not believe that Christians should be shoving their faith in Jewish faces. The problem with evangelicals is that they believe they have been given a command by Jesus to do just that. Perhaps they have but I do not read it that way. The Christian Bible teaches me that the Jews are God's chosen and he will deal with them in his own way. And to my mind, the Great Commission, which states Go to all nations making disciples of them, does not include the Jews. I am, perhaps, wrong in my interpretation, but both Christians and Jews need to realize that they are related to each other, almost in a family way. Surely, if any two groups of people on the earth ought to get along, it is us.
I'm Christian my great grandfather and those before him were born Jewish my great grandfather converted to Christianity for what reason i don't know
Yori look I have read some of your articles about my Christian faith and your Jewish faith. Do not bundle together all Christians
Under one banner. My fellow believers and in Love the jewish people and Israel not because of people like you. We were warned by A Former Jewish Pharisee
Name Saul of Tarsus about people like you, who do not recognize true love when they see it, besides we were also warned by Torah also How hard headed the Jewish people, but we still love israel, we still gonna pray for Jerusalem
We still believe the land was giving to the descendant
Of Abraham for ever(jacob). Yeah we could be annoying at sometimes but that what love does it change you Heart. And Yes Yeshua Ben David was from Israel.
And so, while I appreciate your support of Israel and my people, I cannot help but wonder if that support is based upon your mistaken notion that, in doing so, you will eventually help me to see the error of my ways and accept your religion as correct. No thanks, we have survived these thousands of years with the world trying to kill us, we will be fine with or without your support.
Excuse Jim "The problem with evangelicals is that they believe they have been given a command by Jesus to do just that" excuse me You don't believe your Bible?, do you obey your Lord Commands or not? Go ye into the world did you read that. so u think Paul, Peter James, Matthew (they were all Jews by the way) change Religions or follow their Messiah Yeshua. These man Preach the Gospel where? in what City First? To what People First?…The Jewish People were the first people to hear the gospel, because the Covenant is with them First, then US….That Has Not Change. I am a Christian Evangelical, i believe in a Jewish Rabbi Messiah, Called Yeshua (Jesus). The Bible is a Jewish Book who coimmands us to take the Good News to all people. so are they Jewish People Excluded, JIm?
I guess we must be important, otherwise why do Christians want to convert us, save us or (as some do) persecute us? What is it about Jews that bugs other people? I for one (Jew) would just like to be left alone to pray how I want. I'm not bothered what others do as long as they let me live as a Jew. Is that too much to ask for? Apparently yes.
Perhaps he means the ideology of Christ, God and the Holy Spirit? Or the Virgin birth? Or the resurrection of Jesus. These things are so incredible that I cannot see how people accept them. Other than to say it is 'blind' faith. And yes, there are stories of resurrections from pre-civilized societies, and female gods worshiped for centuries, so I guess they are just carried on stories.
It is always a blessed life if our consciences are void of anything suspicious, but does not imply being tactless, and we know where we stand in our faith. But the underlying circumstances behind our backs would affect good relationship with others.
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Short answer, no. Long answer, no. Shouldn't eat at their homes, but it's because they aren't required to keep kosher, not that they aren't decent people. No reason we can't all have a nice heart clogging pastrami sandwich in a kosher deli together.
The truth is you don't stop becoming a Jew… Judiasm is the root to Christianity…and together we become the "new man " described in scripture.
Problem is, most Christian folks only like Jews enough to convert them.
no truth to Jesus, however, he did exist. There is no truth in the Exodus as academics will tell you there is no evidence of it occurring. A myth.
David Moises Malkun Paz – ok, but can you keep it to yourselves?
Dislike them? No. Reject them? Yes.
I saw an interview with Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein – he was asked about this problem – he said today there has been a major change in Evangelical circles and many, if not most, have given up on the drive to convert us. But even if they do, they are motivated by love. The big question they have is, if we Jews believe we have the truth, then why are we not trying to convert them. When we "throw a bone" with Rabbi Schneerson's "Noahide Movement", it really comes off as offensive and condescending. When a friend of mine, himself a former pastor who converted to Judaism, suggested a movement to teach the world that conversion to Judaism is possible for every gentile to consider, and only offering the Noahide Laws as bdieved (post facto) – he was told it would increase antisemitism. But, as Dennis Prager pointed out, it is our reluctance to share our faith that increases antisemitism, because it makes it look like we have something to hide, which we don't. There is nothing wrong with Christians sharing their faith with us. They are motivated by love an sincerity. We should be confident enough to return the favor. Rabbi Daniel Lapin often says he doesn't care if a Christian believes he is going to Heaven or Hell, as long as he doesn't do anything to get us there quicker. The Christian community are indeed our friends, and it is time we embrace them just as they embraced us, with love and sincerity. They are good people, and we have much to learn from them.
Dear M,
Thank you for pouring out your heart. Please realize that I do not (nor does Yeshua, in my opinion) want you to give up one ounce of your Jewishness, and I do not want you to become a "Christian" nor a member of any denomination. You should go to the head of the stream, where the water is pure.
"Christian" is a greek designation for gentile believers. Yeshua is fully a Jew, and never asked anyone to give up their heritage through Abraham. In fact, to believers, Yeshua is the realization of the promise to Abraham that through his seed all nations would be blessed. I am a Jew by faith and spirit, but not by flesh. You have an advantage of both flesh and spirit, if you come to Yeshua.
If you would communicate with my friend Joseph Shulam, you would learn that he does not want any Jews to become "Christians." You are not called to join a Christian organization, but to establish your own Jewish cell of believers meeting in your home, or with some other group of Messianic Jews. You would continue to observe all of your Jewish traditions of your choosing, but not rely on keeping the Law for salvation. The main thing I want you to consider is the man Yeshua, with the full expectation that when you have met Him, you will fall at His feet.
You know that I have lived and breathed the Ezekiel project since 1993. I count your coming to faith in Yeshua of much greater importance than this project. I know what it will mean to you, your family, and your friends.
Please connect with some of the Messianic Jews in your area. There are many. Just put messianic jews new jersey in google and take a look.
May the blessings of YHWH overflow in your life leading to faith in Yeshua as your messiah.
Your brother in Abraham, you by flesh and me by spirit.
Sylvie Schapira "And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Elijah and the child's soul returned within him, and he lived." 1 Kings 17:22
A Jewish man, that is Jesus, died for all of us, in order to make peace with God, and Christians are indebted to him for that loving self sacrifice. Christian theology ranges from passive to radical, but the root of Christian love for Israel is based in the love that Jesus exampled on the cross. As a gentile, I am eternally thankful and would love to see all of Israel experience that love, but it can only come from revelation, not coercion. Some Christians may try to convert Jews based on ideology alone thinking they will be blessed, and thereby miss the greater goal of self sacrificing love that wins friends instead of alienating them. It is that same love, however, that compels other Christians to share the faith with Jews. If you truly love someone, you will dare to tell them the truth, even when it hurts and offends, therefore a loving Jewish person should not take offense at a gentile's expression of love, rather embrace that love and return it with respect for each other.
I don't trust Christians at all. I was one. There is always an ulterior motive no matter what they say. And I know the history, the shameful, evil, underhanded history.
I don't trust Christians at all. I was one. There is always an ulterior motive no matter what they say. And I know the history, the shameful, evil, underhanded history.
Wrong at least six million times.
how is that wrong when it is written?
And it does not matter if a Christian is nice, etc. That is human in spite of Christianity. It is the Christian religion itself that is bad.
I am a Christian and have a strong love for the jewish people and Israel . I never knew any until i was in my 20′s. So what i feel had to have been a gift to me from god. My love for them doesn't depend on their following my belief as a Christian . We all have to walk our own path,and their loving me or being afraid of my intentions will be up to them. I fully understand the lack of trust issues.
I am a Christian and have a strong love for the jewish people and Israel . I never knew any until i was in my 20′s. So what i feel had to have been a gift to me from god. My love for them doesn't depend on their following my belief as a Christian . We all have to walk our own path,and their loving me or being afraid of my intentions will be up to them. I fully understand the lack of trust issues.
Abraham has lots of servants and there's no words written in the bible that he abuses any of his servants.
Terry McIntosh – If you truly love someone, and they ask you to leave them be, and you insist on loving them, that's not love, that's rape.
Thank G-d Yori does not speak for the 100 percent of all Jewry.
Thank G-d Yori does not speak for the 100 percent of all Jewry.
I know where the author is coming from. Because evangelicals are instructed to preach the gospel to keep people from burning in hell forever, they are compelled to preach the word. Most believe you're going to hell if you don't believe the same way they do, and because the Jewish people are marked and protected by G-d, many evangelicals feel they have a duty to save or protect G-d's first nation. The reason you may not like them is because no matter how nice they are to you, you know they think you're going to hell. Don't feel bad though, because they think everybody's going to hell, and they try to convert them too.
Mr. McIntosh: I say this to you with all due respect. If you proselytize to a Jew, knowing he is a Jew, it is an insult and we will take it as such. Now you are on notice. It is all very nice that you have found happiness and peace within the arms of your faith. If you preach it to me, it will be treated as an insult. There are enough gentiles who are in need of your comfort. Leave us Jews alone.
No! What you are preaching is super cession – that somehow the covenant between G-d and the Jewish people has been superseded because we have rejected your messiah. I have news for you. Regardless of all the propaganda, you cannot be a believing Jew and believe that Jesus is messiah. I'm not on my way to "becoming" a Jew. I am a Jew.
While Christians downplay the fact that Jesus is the English name of a Jew and insist that he came to get rid of the Law Jews have every right to feel insulted. Many today believe that the New Testament is misunderstood by Christians and insist that Jesus actually preached Torah and that gentiles must become part of Israel.
To Moishe Pubik and Stuart Kaufman: Thank you for sharing your concerns, but you have apparently missed the heart of my comment. Unconditional love means that love abides even when it is rejected. My comment clearly stated that coercing or forcing yourself on someone against their will is wrong, therefore the "rape" reference is not applicable here. Mr. Kaufman, you missed it altogether. I suggested that Christians love Jews and want the best for them from our perspective, and that a loving Jew will respect that and reciprocate in friendship. What is to keep you from sharing your faith in Judaism with the Christian? And I don't intend to sound cruel, but who appointed you as spokesman for the entire Jewish race? There are those Jews who appreciate the Christian love even though they don't believe the story. There are those Jews who embrace Jesus as the Messiah, so for you to assume authority to speak for all Jews is a little over the top, and I say that with respect and love for your well being.
Michael I'm one of the Christians who will not covert you if you dont want to convert I know my boundaries brother I'm sorry if I offended you i hope god almighty blesses you and your family
I am a Oneness Christian who has a deep love and respect for the Jewish people. They are to this day that apple of G-d's eye; for the covenant He made with Abraham was an everlasting covenant.
Jesus said that He did not come to do away with the Law, but to fulfill it.He said not one jot or tittle would pass away from the Law until all was fulfilled, and that those who taught people to obey the Law would be the greatest in heaven, and those who taught people to ignore the Law would be the least in heaven.
Your tone sounds much too hostile. And who is "trying" to convert you? If a Christian wants to share their religious beliefs with you, just say, "Thank you, but no thank you." They're not about to slice off your head like a radical Muslim would. No one is putting a gun to your head! I find it embarrassing when you insult them and their beliefs! If you want to do a mitzvah, enlighten your readers about how Islam always has to be superior and will NOT live peaceably in a sovereign Jewish state. Now there's a real threat, even as Kerry and company are arm twisting our government..
Evangelical Christians love the Jewish people because we seek to have the heart of God.
Dear Stuart (may I call you by your 1st name, please?) I thank you for your honesty; it is GOOD for us evangelicals to hear the Jewish Heart and then to respect it. However, I admit that I do not understand it in MY heart why a Jew feels insulted. In my lifetime I have listened to many different religious opinion in various degrees of strength and persuasion, but I never had a need or urge to feel insulted.
I do love Jews, I have several friends in Portugal, my country, and abroad that are Jews, and I must say Yory that you are very difficult to love, but sitll, I love you. Will you hate me for that? Where does all that fear and hate come from ?
Stuart, isn't it good that people share with one another what is dearest to their hearts? I am fascinated and so very grateful for all the Jewish comments on this forum because it teaches me so much about The Apple of His Eye – The People of The Book – who preserved the Word of The Almighty even at the cost to their very own lives so that I have the privilege to get to know and to follow Hashem in my own, little, no doubt incomplete, way.
Stuart, would you agree with my mental groping, trying to grasp and understand this Jewish abhorrence to having to hear, to listen to Christian expression of their Love for the Jewish G-D and His People, that it has it's roots in the abominable 2000-years-long history of 'Christian' dealings with the Jewish people? THIS I can totally, fully, wholly, understand – and I am equally totally, fully, wholly, S O R R Y for it all!
I wouldn't care if the Jewish people hated me for being a Christian, I love them very much because if it were not tor them Jesus would not be here for me. I love Israel and all Jewish people.
Ms. de Kroon: my religion cannot exist in the context of yours, regardless of the hocus pocus of those who call themselves "Messianic Jews." When you proseletyze me, you are telling me that you know the "truth" and I don't when, as a Jew, I reject your "truth" and don't want anything to do with it. Just let me be. That's all that I ask.
Stuart – in closing even though there is still so much I wish I could express with the right kind of words – before Hashem I just wish to make this deeply honest statement that all 'true' Christians love you, love Eretz Israel, and that we wish you no harm on any level even if our insufficient words cause you to feel 'insulted' at times. Shalom – B.
Fernando Soares Loja · He didn't say he hated you, he said you annoyed him, and if you kept your beliefs about Jews to yourselves, we could do great things together.
By the way, Ms. de Kroon, I am exceptionally grateful to those Christians who give such support to Israel and to the Jewish people. I work side by side with many of them. I just don't want to be proseletyzed. That's all.
Susan M Khaury · And Jews believe God is entirely formless. So we can co-exist nicely, but we shouldn't talk.
Dawn Yonah · It's just very annoying, and it limits our ability to communicate. Why must you share your belief with me? I have no urge to do the same to me. Are you so uncertain of you faith that you must have a Jewish person's confirmation before you can live in peace with your god?


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MINICAMP 2008: Meet The Rookies
By Doug Bonjour
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May 2nd, 2008
Center of attention was Gholston, who arrives in New York as one who the Jets hope can cause nightmares for opposing quarterbacks for years to come. Before donning his number 56 practice jersey, Gholston discussed his expectations heading into the rookie minicamp.
Just to make the team at this point, he said. Im a rookie and some say I was the first pick, but I still have got to put my work in.
Making the roster is something Gholston surely will not have to worry about as he expects to use this weekend as a learning experience.
Were all rookies and some guys are fighting to make the team, so the biggest thing is just to learn and grow and take everything you can from it," Gholston said.
Besides making a lasting impression on the coaching staff and learning the system, what is Gholstons main goal as he proceeds into camp?: Just to help the team, he said. Im all about the team and Im a team player. If were all doing good then Ill consider myself doing well.
Along with Gholston, the Jets other first-round pick (30th overall), former Purdue tight end Dustin Keller, discussed the camp ahead while surrounded by reporters. Keller, who will be wearing number 81 this season, believes that Theres no doubt in my mind, that he can succeed at the next level. Despite leaving the college ranks for the bright lights of the NFL, Keller insisted that he does not feel overwhelmed when stepping onto the field.
The coaches get so prepared and we go over everything and it's just repetition over and over, so many meetings, he said.
Keller, who was recruited to Purdue as a wide receiver and has been criticized for his inability to block, could be lined up as a slot receiver, similar to what the Colts do with tight end Dallas Clark. As far as playing multiple positions, Keller admitted that the coaching staff has spoken to him about such plans.
I know they want me to play some tight end. Its just something well see when the season comes around, he said.
Others who gained the medias attention were the teams fourth-round pick, former San Jose State cornerback Dwight Lowery, and the teams fifth round pick, former Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge. For Lowery, he voiced some of the same goals of Gholston, mainly being just to make the team. As far as the season goes, Lowery said, Im not really seeing myself fitting in anywhere [on the roster]. I just want to come in and work hard, he said.
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Seed Project: Learn Math the Hard Way
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[edit] My Project Idea
I'm inviting anyone interested in learning math by solving problems to participate in a novel experiment this summer. I have been working on turning PlanetMath.org -- a free online mathematics encyclopedia built "by the people, for the people" -- into a comprehensive learning resource that can be used "instead of" a text book and homeworks/worksheets.
What I'm interested in testing this summer is how people can learn on PlanetMath, by sharing, discussing, and solving mathematics problems. Because this hasn't been tried before, I need to recruit not only "active" learners but adventurous learners!
(Back to proposals.)
[edit] Name
Learn Math(s) the Hard(er) Way
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PlanetMath.org (http://planetmath.org, "beta" of our new platform at http://metameso.org/q/)
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In this summer project, we will learn math "the hard(er) way", by solving problems online, and creating problem sets for others.
[edit] What is the proposed solution?
I've learned from experience that saying "Go forth and learn math" doesn't really work. We need some structure! We've started by uploading contents from the public domain Calculus book "The Calculus" by Davis and Brenke. So anyone who specifically wants to study Calculus can dive right in. Other topics, and problems at any level, are welcome too -- if you're ready to take the initiative! If Calculus isn't your cup of tea, we can find a free/public domain book to import e.g. from http://collegeopentextbooks.org.
Or if you have original content, we can upload it. Contributions from teachers and mentors are a big part of what I hope will go on in the site! The thought is that students who run into trouble can get help from peers, teachers, or any PlanetMath user. Every question will help us improve the material.
[edit] How will you make the change?
We've implemented a simple framework for adding problems (AKA exercises), solutions, and reviews (to indicate whether a solution looks right, wrong, or needs more work). Mathematical terminology will be automatically linked to terms in the encyclopedia -- so if you don't know what a problem is talking about, it will be easier to look things up. This month we're adding support for "problem sets" and easy ways to keep track of personal progress.
But that's just technology. What we need now is people. I'm intending to recruit a wide range of participants. I will circulate this call for proposals to teachers working with Math for America, to mathematicians at NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates sites, to PlanetMath's advisory board, to the Math Future community -- and to anyone else who might be interested. Together, we can start building the next generation mathematics learning platform.
[edit] What is your value proposition?
Studying mathematics here, you can share your mathematical joys and sorrows with other learners from around the world. We hope that if you get stuck, you can get help from other people in the community quickly. And, as I mentioned, every question will help us improve the expository material, making it so that the next person who comes along won't hit the same stumbling block.
[edit] Why is this different from other offerings?
We build on 10 years of work on the PlanetMath encyclopedia -- so, we are studying math in a knowledge rich environment. PlanetMath isn't just a giant "chat room", but an organized and structured resource. Every object is discussable, so if you have a question or you find a mistake, your comments will go out to the entire community and you can get help quickly.
This particular summer experience will also build on 2.5 years of work from me in my Ph. D. project, designing and a platform and a learning paradigm that I quite sincerely think will work better than anything else out there. But the experience is also an experiment -- so we shall see! -- and by participating here, you can help advance the "science" of learning.
[edit] Team: bio, expertise, and role(s) in the group
The project is led by Joe Corneli, co-Director of PlanetMath.org and Ph. D. candidate at the Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, UK (Ph. D. topic: "Peer Supported Problem Solving and Mathematical Knowledge"). I earned my BA in 2002 from New College of Florida, with a focus on mathematics (undergraduate thesis: "Double Bubbles in Spaces of Constant Curvature"). I participated in 2 summer NSF REU projects, and have had a range of experience as a mentor, TA, tutor, teacher, and online facilitator.
My job here is to make sure the software works, and to try and build a good group. I will also help with the content and hope to learn some math myself! (I will be using techniques from graph theory to analyse the data we gather from user participation.) In the end, I'm a participating researcher, and will write this work up in my thesis.
Contact me for more info or to "sign up" -- email@example.com
[edit] Stage of the venture
Planning stage.
[edit] Date of founding
Learn Math(s) the Hard(er) way will launch on the new PlanetMath platform in mid-July. A "beta" version of this platform was announced on June 6th, and you can kick the tires at http://metameso.org/q/
[edit] Milestones achieved
- PlanetMath's encyclopedia has pretty thorough coverage of university level mathematics, some high school and research topics
- We have new software more or less ready to be used in this experiment (just putting on some finishing details this month)
- This call for contributors is now drafted!
[edit] Milestones yet to be achieved
- Recruiting people
- Running the experiment
- Writing it up
[edit] Support required
[edit] Who else do you need on your team to make the project a success?
I would love for any interested teachers, students, hobbyists, or math researchers to sign up and contribute problems, solutions, reviews and comments. There are other ways to contribute as well: improving the PlanetMath encyclopedia, proofreading scanned and OCRed math textbooks, making pictures and diagrams...
in short, if you have an interest in the subject, we can find a place for you.
[edit] What in general would you do with funding or volunteer support?
If there is any funding available for this project, I'd like to distribute it to people who couldn't participate otherwise. In addition to mathematical tasks, volunteers who are more interested in programming can contribute on the software side. But the main thing here is learning math, and putting time in on that.
[edit] Market and Competitors
[edit] Quantify the market (if possible).
There are a lot of other online learning environments for math -- Khan Academy especially comes to mind, but so do things like the Math Forum, and OpenStudy.com. Our coverage is very different, and our approach is very different. In some sense, we will be building a 21st Century version of "Schuams Outlines" (which you might be familiar with: books full of example problems, worked solutions, and exposition).
[edit] Specify your target niche (my target is "any Internet user" is not an answer)
The project takes inspiration from the recent (and popular) programming book, Learn Python the Hard Way, by Zed Shaw. Zed's book is quite cool in that it doesn't assume any particular background with programming, but just gets the reader working through problems, starting with easier ones and getting harder. But a similar model could apply to any topic: start with simple problems, and work through to the harder ones...
Over time, we should be able to build a whole library of books like this. I hope to capture the interest of people who not only want to learn some math themselves, but who wouldn't mind sharing what they learn with others, and helping out the rest of the world in this way!
[edit] A few numbers
I hope to recruit at least 30 active participants.


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The Next Generation's West 4th Street
While many young'ins might flock to the fine establishments of Wilfie & Nell, Riviera, Diablo Royale & the Windsor, I'd suggest just a bit further north on West 4th Street for 3 great new or new-ish bars perfectly tailored for the slightly more mature, yet still interested in imbibing alcohol, crowd.
Fedora opened at the beginning of last summer to much fanfare after the two other West Village operations run by Gabriel Stulman (Joseph Leonard and Jeffrey's Grocery) completely blew up – in the sense that you could never get a table and locals (i.e. me) were treated to fewer and fewer drinks on the house. Fedora is the most sceney of the three bars on this list; definitely a lot of people who know the manager or the chef and have dressed in upscale-hipster fashion for the occasion. While it's hard to get a table – no reservations and only about 10 tables – it's still undeniably cool to walk down the stairs into the entrance and see such a true, diverse crowd of New Yorkers. Wines by the glass aren't cheap here, so I'd suggest getting' it done with one of their signature cocktails instead.
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Walk further north to Bank Street and you'll come across Tremont. Touted as a Hamptons-style restaurant and bar when it first opened last summer, Tremont delivers its chic summery feel via the continuous wall of windows, crisp white paint on almost all surfaces and the use of beautiful wood wherever possible. The cocktails are strong, the beers diverse and wine bottles range anywhere from $36 to $435, so really, your possibilities are endless as to who you could take here (a pauper friend or even a client!). Tremont closes at midnight, though, so make sure this is the first stop on your night out and not the last.
Photo: NYMag
Right next door to Tremont is Café Minerva. This bar has saved many a night out for me and serves so many purposes. Purpose 1) on the way from crazy expensive cocktails and crazy shoving at Employees Only, stop in to Café Minerva, take a break from the crowds and the prices, have a seat at the square-shaped bar – which just seems to foster friendliness – and order a $20 bottle of wine. Yup, most bottles are just $20. Purpose 2) use Café Minerva as a place to get together with friends you haven't seen in a while or just as a meet-up spot in preparation for a night out. The easy-going vibe seems to always attract groups of friends who are coming and going, no pressure from the wait staff to order drinks, no annoyed patrons waiting for your table. And the bottles are only $20. Lastly, purpose 3) it's actually a very chill coffee shop during the daytime as well. And oh yeah, did I mention the bottles of wine are only $20?
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Fedora; 239 West 4th Street at Charles
Tremont; 51 Bank Street at West 4th
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Hello Im a single mother with 2 childern one is special needs and am rasing them in the Catholic faith, I was raised Catholic and so want that for my childern whom are attending christian private school. I am currently working on my daughters 1st commuion veil wish me luck lol
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Welcome! I think that is so cool that you're making the veil yourself. Is sewing one of your hobbies? I'm horrible at it (unfortunately). I really should take the time to learn how to thread my sewing machine. Each time I get it out, I get so frustrated.
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Hi, I'm Beth. Have no kids and do not know if God will ever bless me and DH that way, but I come here because I am very interested in all things Catholic. While I have no kids, I am an educator, and I have a question for you: as you say one of your children is special-needs, how do you think your private school does in serving that child? In my experience, private schools can either be very good or very bad at that.
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They have been wonderful this year my kids were in public last year and after basically being talked to like a child or a student by the adminstration and after he banned my father from picking up my childern from school I pulled them from the public system and they are both THRIVING in private
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LogMeIn Ignition for the iPhone and iPad is on sale at 50% off for a limited time as a back-to-school special. This brings the app down to $14.99 from its regular price of $29.99. LogMeIn Ignition is a remote control app that lets you access your PC or Mac when you're away from home (or even just in another room) to control it and browse and copy files between your computer and iPhone or iPad.
We reviewed LogMeIn Ignition and found it to be an incredibly useful utility that works exactly as promised. LogMeIn Ignition remains a staple on my iPhone and it has saved me some heartache when I've forgotten files saved on my desktop computer. LogMeIn Ignition has also been a favorite among many iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch owners given its regular presence in the Top 200 Paid Productivity apps and an overall 4.5 star rating in the App Store at the time of this post.
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I've had it reported to me at two different sites with users experiencing problems with IE9 and e-Portal. Running Windows 7 SP1 x86 and IE9, fully patched.
Users can load up the e-Portal page, login and take the register without any problems. It's when submitting the register the problem happens. IE9 doesn't appear to hang (according to Task Manager), but just sits there. I believe a confirmation message is supposed to appear when complete.
Even worse, the problem is intermittent, so it'll work one morning, but not the afternoon or visa versa and it affects different teachers randomly too.
I've tried running in Compatibility Mode, but IE9 doesn't seem to do anything different. The compatibility icon doesn't display, so I can only speculate e-Portal is supposed to work with IE9.
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June 2010 Fears about Europe's debt crisis and the slowing economy pushes euro to four-year low on June 7. VIX stays above high fear level for half the month. Stocks end second quarter with dismal 10%-12% declines.
July 2010 A weaker-than-expected jobs report hurts stocks at the start of the month. Obama signs Wall Street reform bill into law. Bernanke says economy is 'unusually uncertain.' Strong quarterly earnings help stocks rebound by month's end.
August 2010 Bernanke gives first hints that Fed may initiate a second round of monetary stimulus, known as quantitative easing or QE2. Worries about weak job market and consumer spending persist. Second-quarter GDP revised down, but tops forecasts.
September 2010 Stocks start month strong on signs of manufacturing strength. Dampened consumer sentiment and a murky outlook for job growth leads to volatile trading. Despite a stomach-churning month, stocks post best September in 71 years.
October 2010 Third-quarter GDP shows economy grew at a sluggish pace, making a second round of quantitative easing all but certain. China surprises markets with first rate hike in 3 years. Anticipation about midterm elections keeps stocks in a tight range.
November 2010 Republicans win back the House and Fed officially unveils QE2, a $600 billion bond-buying program. Stocks immediately surge to 2-year highs but end the month with a whimper amid worries about debt-ridden European economies.
December 2010 Obama signs $858 billion tax cut deal into law. China announces second surprise rate hike in two months. Blizzards dampen consumer spending. Stocks end year on a high note – Dow up 11%, S&P 500 up 13% and Nasdaq up 17%.
January 2011 Worries about a bailout for Portugal keep investors on edge. Anti-government protests in Egypt sparks concerns over regional stability. Oil spikes on worries about potential shipping disruptions through Egypt-controlled Suez Canal.
February 2011 After weeks of anti-government protests, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned. Libyan political crisis escalates. Crude oil tops $100 a barrel for first time since 2008 as worries about unrest spreading to Libya's exporting neighbors.
March 2011 Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami add to concerns about North Africa and the Middle East. Damage to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant escalates nuclear crisis fears. Protests spread across Saudi Arabia. Oil remains above $100.
April 2011 Another earthquake hits Japan and threat level raised at Fukushima. Budget stalemate raises possibility of a U.S. government shutdown. S&P cut its long-term debt outlook on U.S. to negative, citing the ballooning deficit.
May 2011 The U.S. hit its debt ceiling and Congress continued to battle over the budget. Mixed bag of economic reports, including housing and jobs, led to volatility and worries about slowing economy. Stocks post worst month since August.
June 2011 A disappointing jobs report (employers added a mere 54,000 jobs last month) leads to selling spree. Bernanke calls job market 'far from normal' and acknowledges economy slowdown. Greece debt crisis rears its ugly head. Again.
Check out CNNMoney's interactive feature highlighting the events that moved the VIX and the S&P 500 over the last year.


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This post has been taking me a long time to write.
Because I don't want to.
(Does that ever happen to you?)
I don't want to tell you that my time with Sunflower had an expiration date.
I don't want to tell you that my posts will end.
I don't want the posts to end.
I love this blog.
I love these little guys.
But it's time to bite the proverbial bullet.
If you have been wondering where I am, here's the skinny:
I was a Marketing intern at Sunflower, and now I am back to the hallowed halls of academia to learn even more about the subject.
And I am busy with a capital B.
So while there will be no more posts from me on this blog, I would love to stay in contact with all of you lovely readers!
So if you want to be my friend IRL, hit me up via my Sunny Seed email.
(It now autoforwards to my regular email.)
I will miss you guys!!!!
A very bittersweet,
Now that you want one.
The recipe can be found here. I skipped that whole refrigeration thing and went straight to the baking.
And then, of course, the eating.
Ps. I used the Pastel Sunny Seeds, but if you can't get your hands on those, the Rainbow Sunny Seeds will work just as well.
As you can see, they don't really half well.
So maybe I'll leave the scanning to Scandybars and Scandwiches.
Not gonna lie, it's pretty cool to see interviews you did turn into publications!
So I thought I'd share some of Sunny Seeds' latest mentions.
Candy Buyer
I feel like a proud brand momma!
What are you proud of today?
Another exciting guest post! This one comes from Shana at Food of My Affection, who will actually be submitting two posts! (Look for post #2 soon!) Shana is the best storyteller—I always love reading about her adventures in food and life—so I am so pumped to have her share a couple stories with us here.
A few months ago, Lisa made a request that I just couldn't ignore.
I needed free sunflower seeds.
Behold the creation of Sunbutter Crunch Balls.
It is a combination of creamy sunbutter, crunchy granola, honey, and Sunny Seeds that are studded throughout like little Christmas presents hidden under the tree. Delicious Christmas presents that are so good you would punch your unassuming sister in the face just so you could steal her tube. Serves her right for trying to sleep in on Christmas morning.
Prepare a batch of my delicious granola recipe.
Go ahead and give 2 cups of the granola a free ride in the blender.
Pour it into a medium-sized bowl and add 1 cup of sunbutter, half a cup of PB2, and 1 tsp. of honey.
Stir in 1 tube of Sunny Seeds.
Roll into a million (or 50) little balls.
These keep nicely in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator or freezer.
That is, if you don't eat them all before they actually make it there.
Keep it to four small crunch balls, and you have yourself the perfect 200-calorie snack.
Or make it 8 and call it dinner.
I won't tell anyone about the four more you'll have for dessert.
Sunbutter Crunch Balls
2 cups ground granola
1 cup sunflower seed butter
1 tsp. honey
1 tube (3 oz.) Sunny Seeds
Combine the first four ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Stir in drops and roll into 50 small balls. Store in refrigerator or freezer.
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Putting together a list of my top five food tumblr blogs for a friend who is writing about great tumblrs. One of my favorites is ...
Behold my new reason for living: the peanut butter and jelly doughnut from Doughnut Plant in NYC.
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Behold my new reason for living: the peanut butter and jelly doughnut from Doughnut Plant in NYC.
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Red Wings Start Second Half with Torching of Flames 3-1
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The Detroit Red Wings started the second half of the season by playing the role of Road Warriors. No, I'm not talking about Mel Gibson playing the role of "Mad Max" or the WWE tag team of Hawk and Animal. The Red Wings came in to the Scotiabank Saddledome and doused the Calgary Flames 3-1.
Cory Emmerton, Jiri Hudler, and Drew Miller scored for the Red Wings and All-Star goalie Jimmy Howard recorded 28 saves for his league-leading 31st win. The Red Wings and Flames tied their season series at 2-2.
The Red Wings scored the lone goal at 5:57 of the first period when Jan Mursak carried the puck into the Flames' zone and dropped it for Justin Abdelkader, who blasted it from the top of the left circle, but Cory Emmerton picked up the rebound to put it past Flames' goalie Mikka Kiprusoff.
The Flames tied things up at 1-1 early in the second period when the recently-acquired Mike Cammalleri scored a power play goal, but that was all that the home team could get past Howard.
The Red Wings got the lead midway through the third period when Valtteri Filppula skated around Chris Butler, who fell on the blueline, and buzzed around the Flames' net and found an open Hudler, who was in front to poke it in. Miller closed out the scoring as he got a nice goal-mouth pass from Danny Cleary for the 3-1 lead.
Give props to the Red Wings' third and fourth lines with their solid contributions. The Emmerton-Abledkader-Mursak and Cleary-Helm-Miller lines were very effective and picked the scoring pace.
This gives the Red Wings a 1-1-0 on this current five-game road trip. Yes, we do have to count the 7-2 drubbing by the Montreal Canadiens last Tuesday before the break. This was two points that they had to have, especially on Calgary's home ice where they haven't had much success.
The road win gives the Red Wings a 14-14-0 record away from the Joe Louis Arena. They remain on top of the NHL standings with 69 points and having a 20-2-1 record on home ice certainly helps, doesn't it?
With a three-point lead in the Central Division, they have a litle bit of breathing room. The Nashville Predators are in second with 66 points while the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues are tied for third with 65 points.
The Red Wings take their show on the road when they pay a visit to the Vancouver Canucks at the Rogers Arena on Thursday. Their last meeting on December 21 was a chippy one with the Canucks coming out on top 4-2. This is going to be a huge test for the Red Wings and could be another statement game for them.
Filed Under: Detroit Red Wings • NHL • Western Conference
About the Author: Alex lives in Hockeytown, USA. He is a huge Red Wings fan going back to the 1985-86 season when they were dead last with 40 points. He has seen the transition from the 'Dead Wings' to one of the top franchises in sports. You can also follow him at twitter.com/alexmuscat73.


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After running errands and going to swimming lessons, we often like to stop by Cheeburger Cheeburger for lunch on Saturdays. Cheeburger Cheeburger is modeled after a 1950′s diner and they offer such novelties as vanilla cokes and egg cream sodas. Every time we are there my boys want to know what an egg cream is. I sort of knew, but I ended up looking it up on Google to make sure. An Egg Cream soda recipe is made from carbonated soda water, cream and vanilla or chocolate syrup, and not an ounce of egg. When I got the NuNaturals Chocolate Stevia liquid I knew I wanted to turn it into a sugar free, dairy free Egg Cream soda recipe. Yes, it can be done! And I have to say, with NuNaturals Chocolate Stevia it can be done well.
The Egg Cream Soda Recipe
I have been using So Delicious Coconut Creamer in my coffee and have really enjoyed it, so I knew it would be perfect with the NuNaturals Chocolate Stevia. You can certainly make this egg cream soda recipe with half and half if you prefer, but it is so delicious with the coconut creamer. (OK, I couldn't help myself with that one.)
- ¼ cup So Delicious Coconut Milk Creamer Original flavor
- ¾ cup San Pellegrino sparkling water
- 3 to 5 droppers NuNaturals Liquid Chocolate Stevia
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- Adjust stevia and extract if necessary to achieve the desired sweetness and chocolate intensity.
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Posted On 15 Apr 2010 By Steven McDole
Local fire departments respond to a first alarm call at the Clearfield Family Dollar.
According to Lawrence Township Deputy Chief Zac Lawhead, it was found that there was no fire. The smoke that filled the store was traced back to a malfunctioning HVAC unit. There were no injuries or damage beyond the already broken unit.
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Supersoft, 100% organic cotton polos perfect for the clubhouse.
Pros: Soft fabric, classic styling with just enough throwback to make it cool
Cons: Cotton...it's more or less extinct in athletic apparel for a reason.
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Cons: Cotton...it's more or less extinct in athletic apparel for a reason.
Pros: Quality, Fit, Not hindering, Light, Breathable, Style
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"El Chapo" Winning Drug War
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Juarez - (AP) - After a two-year battle that has killed more than 5,000 people, Mexico's most powerful kingpin now controls the coveted trafficking routes through Juarez.
That conclusion by U.S. intelligence adds to evidence that Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's Sinaloa cartel is winning Mexico's drug war.
The assessment was made based on information from confidential informants with direct ties to Mexican drug gangs and other intelligence, said a U.S. federal agent who sometimes works undercover, insisting on anonymity because of his role in ongoing drug investigations.
The agent told The Associated Press those sources have led U.S. authorities to believe that the Sinaloa cartel has edged out the rival Juarez gang for control over trafficking routes through Juarez, ground zero in the drug war.
Other officials corroborated pieces of the assessment.
Andrea Simmons, an FBI spokeswoman in El Paso, confirmed that the majority of drug loads arriving from Juarez now belong to Guzman.
And Mexican Federal Police Chief Facundo Rosas told the AP that while authorities are still working to confirm the U.S. assessment, "These are valid theories."
"If you control the city, you control the drugs," the federal agent said. "And it appears to be Chapo."
The twin border cities of Juarez and El Paso, Texas, are a primary crossing point for drugs smuggled into the United States.
Control of drug routes in Chihuahua, the state along New Mexico and West Texas where Juarez is located, is vital to Guzman's efforts to grow his massive drug cartel's operations.
Already, the Sinaloa cartel is the world's largest, and Guzman last year made Forbes magazine's list of the world's top billionaires.
His cartel moved in on the city in 2008 in an attempt to wrest it from the Juarez cartel led by Vicente Carrillo Fuentes.
The fighting prompted Mexican President Felipe Calderon to send thousands of army troops to the city, but the fighting has killed more than 5,000 people, making Juarez one of the world's deadliest cities.
A Guzman victory may not immediately halt the gang warfare in Juarez's streets. But those gangs "are fighting over crumbs.
They're fighting over the retail sales in Juarez," Ciudad Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz told the AP.
And the U.S. agent warned that Carrillo Fuentes is unlikely to give up the fight entirely as long as he is alive and free.
The Sinaloa cartel has grown steadily more powerful since Guzman escaped from a Mexican federal prison a decade ago by hiding in a laundry truck, even as successive Mexican governments - including that of Calderon - have faced accusations that they have not pursued the Sinaloa cartel as aggressively as other gangs.
"We've certainly seen them get stronger," said a U.S. law enforcement official in Mexico, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of security reasons. The Sinaloa cartel is "the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world."
Several of Guzman's rival kingpins have been taken down by President Felipe Calderon's intensified, military-led crackdown on drug trafficking, including Arturo Beltran Leyva, who was killed in a shootout with Mexican marines in December, a year after his gang is believed to have split with the Sinaloa cartel.
The Sinaloa cartel has been steadily moving in on the lucrative smuggling routes into the United States, which consumes more drugs than any other country.
Most recently, officials and experts believe the cartel is trying to take over of a series of small farming towns east of
The towns, across the Rio Grande from the Texas farming towns of Fabens and Fort Hancock, had long been under the control of the Juarez cartel and were historically used as staging areas for drug smugglers.
But the arrests or killings of local smugglers have left it vulnerable to attacks by Sinaloa leaders.
In Juarez itself, the majority of drug suspects in jail belong to gangs allied with the Juarez cartel. Since August, more than 50 Juarez cartel allies have been arrested in the city, compared to only 18 suspects tied to Guzman's organization.
The Juarez-aligned Azteca and La Linea gangs are struggling to maintain their traditional dominance of the city as they fend off constant assaults from the Sinaloa-aligned Killer Artists and Mexicles gangs and from Mexican law enforcement.
"The onslaught against the Juarez cartel has been very brutal, not only by the Chapo Guzman cartel but also the military," said Tony Payan, an expert on the Juarez drug war at the University of Texas-El Paso. "I don't think by any means the Juarez cartel is done, but it's a shadow of its former self."
Payan said much of the recent violence in Juarez can be attributed to Guzman's men killing off Carrillo loyalists,
including "stragglers" who have so far evaded them and continue to deal drugs on Juarez streets.
"The killings, they are mostly small retail people," Payan said. "I think they are Aztecas, falling like flies all over the
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the resolve arm the mexican citizens with high power assult weapons and let the people show those cartels who's winning the war on drugs. give the people the power to over run the corruption of the gov. and president calderons personal agenda and family ties with these drug lords. then we will see the tru power and who is in charge of what corridors. we all know that is the only way, quite messing around and lets get this thing solved.


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Civil War cannons at Appomattox get a lift
APPOMATTOX - Two Civil War-era cannons in Appomattox Court House Square are the focal point of countless photos of tourists taking turns posing with them.
On Monday, the cannons received attention of a different sort when several workers spent more than an hour replacing the deteriorating wooden carriages with new metal ones - just in time for this weekend's Memorial Day festivities.
"We felt the cannons needed a lift," Appomattox County's Economic Development Director Jeff Taylor said. "It's the ambiance of Appomattox." The guns are Napoleon smoothbore
howitzers and were built in Richmond in the early 1860s by Tredegar Iron Works, Taylor said.
Abuse from the elements over 15 years was evident in the old carriages. One of the cannon carriages had collapsed, causing the cannon to point upward and rest on the ground.
The other had chunks missing.
Wayne Phelps, the Appomattox museum director who also maintains Court House Square - in the town of Appomattox, not at the surrender grounds - said he had received a lot of complaints about the broken carriage.
The two new carriages were built by Steen Cannon & Ordnance Works in Kentucky using a Civil War pattern. They were shipped to Appomattox and unloaded Monday morning, just
three months after the order was placed. The county is paying the $35,000 cost.
The county decided to make the purchase for the Memorial Day celebration, in preparation for the Civil War sesquicentennial in 2015, and to reduce money spent long-term. The
metal carriages will not have to be replaced as often and are expected to last 60 to 100 years, Taylor said.
This is the third time the cannon carriages have been replaced since 1961.
The carriages were last replaced in 1997, when the county and the Sons of the Confederacy split the $6,700 price tag, using money raised at a reenactment.
Taylor said he believed the original carriages were lost during the Civil War.
Phelps has been working on Court House Square since he was in school. As a student in shop class, he helped build the carriages installed in 1961. He's stayed connected to the
spot ever since.
"Court House Square means a lot to me," Phelps said, adding it's a memorial to Appomattox soldiers.
This is an attitude shared by many in Appomattox, Taylor said, who added he is pleased with the project. They will be dedicated during the Memorial Day ceremony.
"These are beautiful, beautiful carriages and we think they'll fit real well here," he said.
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Creating insurance markets for natural disaster risk in lower income countries: the potential role for securitization
AbstractThis paper considers the potential for securitizing index-based insurance products that transfer weather and natural disaster risks from lower income countries. The paper begins with a brief overview of why markets for natural disaster risks are important in lower income countries and a review of some recent activities using index-based weather insurance. Next, the paper explains how natural disaster risks are handled in higher income countries. These examples along with the example of an innovative index-based livestock insurance pilot project in Mongolia illustrate how layers, or tranches, of natural disaster risk can be financed during the product development phase by creating structures similar to the Special Purpose Vehicles used in catastrophe bond, mortgage bond, and the emerging microfinance bond markets. We refer to these investment alternatives as micro-CAT bonds since the principal amounts would be small relative to the existing CAT bond market.
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San Francisco • Samples from the rim of a 3.7 billion year old crater on Mars are the earliest evidence of water activity yet discovered, confirming previous findings that conditions existed on the now-rocky planet for life formation.
A group of rocks called the Matijevic formation suggested mild conditions on Mars billions of years ago, according to a finding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Opportunity rover, which touched down on the planet in 2004. The discovery was published on line Thursday in the journal Science.
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The finding adds to the more-recent Curiosity mission, which also found evidence of ancient habitability 3.5 billion years ago. While that doesn't mean life actually formed on Mars, it gives scientists more hope, said Raymond Arvidson, the study author and head of NASA's Planetary Data System Geosciences Node.
"The older you go in geologic time, the wetter it was on the surface, and the more evidence for flowing water and ground water, under conditions that are more earth-like," said Arvidson, who also is a professor at Washington University at St. Louis.
Later in Mars's history, the ground water was more acidic and salty, making it difficult for even the most extreme known bacteria to live, Arvidson said in a telephone interview.
The discovery was made on Endeavor, an ancient impact crater from the first period of geologic time, Arvidson said. It has since been heavily eroded by water. The rover found a clay mineral that forms in water under mildly acidic conditions. Though Endeavor is old, the Matijevic formation is even older, and is made of rocks that were sitting on Mars when the asteroid or comet that created the crater hit.
The researchers also found a kind of clay that commonly forms on earth when water flows through fractures in the rock. That suggests a lot of mild groundwater leeched material from the rocks, Arvidson said.
It isn't clear that the conditions were right to preserve any carbon, which can be a signature of life. If Curiosity, the rover that landed on Mars in 2012, were to drive to the Matijevic formation and sample it, that may aid in determining whether any carbon was there.
The younger rover is now headed toward Mt. Sharp, which is composed of about 5,000 meters (16,404 feet) of layered sedimentary rock, which Arvidson described as "a geological strip chart recorder" of Mars's history.
"This is way beyond saying we have water on Mars," he said. "This is trying to get to past chemical conditions of the water, and say something about habitability, and directing future missions to the juiciest havens."
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Splashing Water to Greet the New
What's your destination for the spring outing? If you are stuck for a place Xishuangbanna and Dehong, which are home to the Dai ethnic group in the southwest frontier of China in Yunnan Province, might well be a good choice, as the annual Water Splashing Festival, a jolly jamboree to greet spring with water, will be observed there in the middle of April.
No other ethnic groups in China are more passionate about water than the Dai people in Yunnan Province. In the eyes of the Dai People, water is not only a symbol of sanctity, beauty and brightness but it can also help everything grow, and is rightly considered the god of life.
Similar to Thailand's Songkran, the Dai people's festival sees them splash water on each other to celebrate the New Year based on the Dai calendar, which usually falls in the middle of April.
On that day, all Dai people, young and old, dress in their best, shoulder clean water to Buddhist temples and greet the occasion of Bathing the Buddha which is considered a holy ceremony. But before doing so - people have to add some beautiful and fragrant flowers into the water before gently pouring it to wash away dust on the statue of Buddha.
When the ceremony of bathing the Buddha concludes, people begin splashing water over each other for fun as well as blessings to rinse away sickness and misfortune. Very soon people are thrown into an unbridled spree of water splashing, and everybody gets doused with water. The more water one person sprinkles, the more luck he/she receives, and the happier he/she will be.
The Dai also invite people from other ethnic groups and tourists coming from afar to splash water to celebrate the festival. The scene of water splashing and spraying is all rather jolly, and when getting excited, people will burst out cheering "shui (water), shui and shui".
The festival is usually held along with activities such as a dragon -boat race, a fireworks show, and other festive gatherings. At night, music accompanied by drumbeats reverberates throughout the villages and people enjoy dancing and singing to their hearts' content.The Water-Splashing Festival was once a religious ceremony in Indian Brahmanism and was then absorbed by Buddhism and passed to the Dai region in Yunnan Province via Burma. It has enjoyed a history of seven hundred years up to now. At present, the convention of water splashing has actually become a form of mutual wishing between one another.
Legends about the origin of the festival abound. One of the best known tells of days long-ago when there was a devil in the village where the Dai people lived, doing all manner of evil. All the people hated him but his magic was too powerful for them to overcome. Then one day in the sixth month of the Dai calendar, his seventh wife, who had been kidnapped from the village, tricked him into revealing his weaknesses. As he slept, his wives used his hair to cut off his head. But the head began to burn when it touched the ground, and the fire would die only if one of the women held the head tightly in her arms.
So the seven wives took turns holding the head, each for a period of one year. Every year when they changed, people would splash water on the woman who had been holding the head for the past year to wash away the blood and a year of fatigue.
As time went by, the ritual became a happy -- even raucous -- way to send off the old year and greet the new.
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Tiger Woods to skip 2014 US Open
Tiger Woods tees a shot during the third round of the 2014 Omega Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on February 1, 2014 - by Karim Sahib
The 14-time major winner announced on his website Wednesday that he is skipping next month's US Open while he continues his rehabilitation.
"Unfortunately, I won't be there because I'm not yet physically able to play competitive golf," Woods said.
"I'd like to convey my regrets to the USGA leadership, the volunteers and the fans that I won't be at Pinehurst."
"The US Open is very important to me, and I know it's going to be a great week. Despite missing the first two majors, and several other important tournaments, I remain very optimistic about this year and my future," he added.
Woods has not competed since the final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship in March and this is the sixth major championship the American has missed because of injuries.
Woods shot a third round 66 at the WGC-Cadillac to vault back into contention but struggled with back pain in the final round on March 9. Three weeks later, he underwent microdiscectomy surgery to alleviate a pinched nerve in his back.
The 38-year-old also missed four months of the 2011 season with knee and Achilles injuries.
In 2008, Woods won the US Open at Torrey Pines golf course in San Diego while playing on a broken leg. He then underwent surgery that resulted in him being out for eight months and missing the PGA Championship and The Open Championship that season.
Last week, 2013 Masters winner Adam Scott surpassed Woods as the number one ranked player in the world. Woods is now the world number three behind Scott and Henrik Stenson.
Scott overtook Woods to claim the top spot for the first time, ending Woods' latest reign at 60 weeks. Woods enjoyed 281 consecutive weeks atop the rankings from 2005 to 2010.
Woods has slipped to third but is expected to fall more spots as he remains absent from the tour.
Woods told reporters earlier this month that there was no timetable for his return.
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