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Dede Scozzafava, the former assemblywoman from Gouverneur whose candidacy on the Republican line set off a national tempest in a tea pot, donated $100 from her still-active campaign account to Rep. Bill Owens, the Democrat who won the 2009 race.
That's despite the fact that she's no longer a politician, and she reportedly said her boss told her not to do so. What she's doing is perfectly legal, but it's also something that good government groups really detest.
Here's a timeline: At the end of March, the Committee to Elect Dierdre K. Scozzafava had $7,570 in the bank, even though she had already left office. The Associated Press started asking questions. The campaign committee raises and spends money to get candidates elected. But Ms. Scozzafava had left the Assembly to take a non-political job as the deputy secretary of state for local governments. What to do with that extra money?
New York's law says: whatever you want! But good-government groups say: We don't like political appointees having slush funds.
Here's what Ms. Scozzafava told the AP in April: "I'm going to find out the steps I need to take to get it in the proper mode because I understand the concerns you're raising."
The AP also reported that Gov. Andrew Cuomo — her new boss — had instructed appointees not to spend or take in money from the accounts.
Then comes the $100 donation to Mr. Owens, on June 15. (The donation itself is no big surprise. Ms. Scozzafava has endorsed him and campaigned for him since she bowed out late in the 2009 race. Today, she told me he's a centrist leader.)
I asked her whether or not it was unethical — because it's not illegal — to use that money.
"I think what I'm attempting to do is get the account where it's closed," she said. "It's just a question of refunding contributions and giving money out."
I asked why she hadn't closed it since the last time this issue was raised. She said she hadn't gotten around to it, but hoped to have it done by the next reporting cycle.
She also backtracked on the AP report that said giving donations was verboten, telling me that the Cuomo administration "indicated they did not want a lot of activity."
Just spoke with Barbara Bartoletti, the legislative director for the League of Women Voters, a good-government group that's al over this issue (Ms. Bartoletti was quoted extensively in the original AP report.
Here's what she said about Ms. Scozzafava's $100 donation:
"In the scheme of Albany and Washington, this is a very small donation... But we would certainly prefer that the money came from her and not from her previous campaign coffers. We think it should have been returned to her contributors."

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Need ideas for what to do when you're bored at home? There is no reason that you need to deal with boredom. All that you need to do to ensure that you never get bored is to set up your house so that you always have things to do. Here is a list of the top five things to do when you're bored at home.
- Exercise. People are always saying that they wish they had more time for exercise or that they wished they worked out more frequently, but there is no reason to head to the gym every time you want to get a quick work out. Install a pull-up bar in a door way near a place in your house where you spend a lot of time. Near the kitchen or living room are good places. Next time you get bored, challenge yourself to knock out a few pull ups. Keep a set of dumbbells (or, even better, kettlebells) nearby as well. When you get restless, take 15 minutes and do some bicep curls, squats, and lunges.
- Home Improvement. Keep a list of small tasks that you'd like to accomplish on your house or apartment. These should be small, easily accomplished tasks, so don't put "paint the bedroom" on that list. Instead, put things jobs that take an hour or less to complete, like "oil the door hinges," "organize the office," "replace the light switch cover," or "re-caulk the bath tub." When you get bored, knock off a few items on this list. You'll feel occupied and accomplished.
- Take some personal time. When you take "me" time, make sure taht you're doing something that relaxes you and gives you pleasure. Indulge in a hobby. You know what you like to do, so go do it already!
- Take a nap. In the United States, we tend to think of habitual nappers as unproductive and lazy, and while that's true in some cases, recent studies have shown that naps can actually increase productivity. A 20 minute nap will recharge your brain and make you more energetic for the rest of the day. Try not to snooze longer than twenty minutes, however, as sleeping longer than that will put you into a deep sleep and make you feel groggy.
- Read something good. This doesn't mean go check out a copy of Hamlet from the public library and puzzle over the poetic language (though, if you're inclided towards that sort of thing, go for it). Reading for pleasure has many benefits. It's relaxing, it stimulates your imagination, and it makes you a better informed person. In a way, it really doesn't matter what you read - it could be the newspaper, it could be a novel, it could be a book about the history of NASCAR - as long as you enjoy it, you'll reap the benefits of whatever you read.
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Integrated pest management touches our lives in our homes, our offices, and our children's schools. Indoors and outdoors, it's a concern wherever people and pests live in proximity. Innovative, research-based training programs developed and delivered by WSU's urban IPM specialists are addressing urban IPM all across Washington State.
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NBA Playoffs 2011: Brandon Roy Fuels Trail Blazers' Epic Comeback Win
There are comebacks and then there are "Man, you really, really had to see it to believe it" moments. As you might expect, the latter doesn't happen too often. But on Saturday night, it did in historical fashion. The Portland Trail Blazers came back from an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Dallas Mavericks, 84-82, and send this series back to Texas all squared away at two games.
The Blazers, who muffed, mismanaged and missed for 36 of the contest's 48 minutes, outscored the Mavs 35-15 in the fourth, hitting a sizzling 75 percent of their shots. The combination of Portland guard Brandon Roy's 18 points in the final frame and a throaty Rose Garden crowd powered the win, the second-biggest comeback in playoff history.
The remarkable Roy was all smiles with The Oregonian after the game.
"When we were making the comeback, I never thought we were going to win the game. But win the Blazers did, in a rally that almost had to be seen to be believed. It was an incredible game to be a part of."
And it was nearly as incredible to watch it all happen as an NBA fan.
Game 5 is Monday in Dallas. The Mavericks will do everything in their power to have the miserable taste of this meeting out of their mouths before then. Stopping the whispers about another early Dallas playoff exit, however, might prove even tougher.
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We burn it in our cars, make things with it, ingest it in our food, and generally use the stuff every minute of the day. Unless you have totally removed yourself from 'the grid' or live in a yurt or cave, the unfortunate news is that you are a user!!! There is a big downside to a planet full of carbon junkies. The ramifications are events such as Climate Change, Fossil Fuel depletion, resource depletion, environmental damage, mass species extinction, to name a few.
So if we are all carbon junkies to varying degrees, who are the pushers? For every addiction, there is a supplier of the goods that cause the addiction. Well, I can think of a many, but I will just mention a few big, well established ones;
1. Fossil Fuel pushers. These shady characters lurk all over the globe. They are the oil companies, coal companies and suppliers of natural gas that we all use. They provide the raw materials for our addiction. Some like Exxon-Mobil try and keep us hooked by stopping us from reducing our use by the use of dis-information campaigns, and others like BP are big on high risk operations with little thought for the consequences.
2. Auto manufacturer pushers. Some of these pushers make big petrol guzzling, hydrocarbon burning monsters that satisfy some legitimate needs, but mainly are used to further inflate the ego's of heavily addicted carbon junkies. They have been know to stifle competing, non carbon addictive modes of transportation.
3. Advertising pushers. All forms of advertising attempt to convince us to want new shiny things made with carbon or manufactured with the help of carbon based energy supplies. Without these advertising gurus, we would not be so quick to get the violent urge to buy stuff that we don't need and therefore satisfy our addition with a big hit of stuff.
4. Economic pushers. The modern economy is constructed in such away that it needs to grow at all costs or crash into recession. When it hits a finite resource boundary, such as fossil fuels, growth becomes impossible in its current form. By growing, we use energy, and most of human energy is generated by carbon laden ancient sunlight stored in fossil fuels. The economy drives our addictive needs.
I could list more pushers like fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide companies that permeate our Industrial food complex. I could list fast food companies who have transformed the way we eat and grow our food using these carbon derivatives. I could list the real estate developers and the housing industry for giving little thought to the sustainability of suburbia. You get the general idea by now. However, just because I have pointed out a few obvious pushers, it doesn't mean we are not partly to blame for being addicted ourselves. Pushers don't exist without junkies.
So if we are all addicted to carbon it is many forms, what can we do about it? Well lets take the example of the three junkies that I met on the train the other day and turn the conversation on its head. What if, instead of talking about methadone, they were actually articulating their carbon addiction. This is how the conversation might have transpired;
First bloke, "How many tonnes of carbon are you on?".
Chick, "55!"
Other bloke, "Shit, I am only on 40 tonnes!
First bloke, "Fuck, I am down to 30. Where do you get your stuff?"
Chick, "Down at supermarket, see, I got some in my shopping trolley."
First bloke, "You aught to go to rehab love, there is a free one in Fitzroy, for six weeks."
Chick, "I need six fucking months mate!"
So as 'First bloke' said, and he really did hit the nail on the head, we all have to go into Carbon Rehab, just like any other addicted person would have to. Whether it be self imposed or legislated by governments, it has to start right now. Bleeding obvious, but just like an addict, very hard to give up for good. Hey, I am no angel, I still use the stuff, albeit in much smaller quantities.
During my family's journey towards a more sustainable lifestyle, we have also found it hard to kick the habit, and to ween ourselves from carbon. Our society is not geared up to go carbon cold turkey, even if we wanted to. Like our family did, I suggest small reductions over time, tackling the easy and cheap methods first like energy efficiency, which will give you the biggest reduction in carbon usage for the least amount of cost.
Let all try to reduce our addiction, before it is forced upon us. Peak Oil is looming and in the similar way that any addict gets withdrawal symptoms, we too will all suffer from a carbon shock if the current supply is taken away suddenly! Anger and denial will be common place unless we take decisive steps now to kick the habit.
So avoid the junkies if you can, and the road to being clean is a rocky one, however by all weening ourselves together, we might stand half a chance of survival on the other side of the peak.


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Fight fans will be able to check out two of the top tier of prospect/contenders on Saturday, in Juan Manuel Lopez and Victor Ortiz. One rung down is New Yorker Danny Jacobs, who showed that he'll be one to watch in the middleweight ranks as he became the first man to stop George Walton in the main event of Friday Night Fights at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona. No, he didn't elevate himself into the buzz-zone of JuanMa or Ortiz, but he did just about everything pretty darn well, if nothing overwhelmingly exceptionally, and this bodes well for his future. Deontay Wilder (6-0, 6 KOs), the bronze medalist from the 2008 Olympic Games, took out part-time pugilist Kelsey Arnold in a heavyweight scrap. Wilder has reach galore, and Mark Breland is showing him the pro game. This was the fifth straight first round KO for Wilder, and he did it with a crushing right. The loser dropped, on his back, goodnight Irene. The time was 1:13. SPEEDBAG Atlas said that the heavyweight landscape is bare, and wide open for someone with solid traits, which Wladimir Klitschko has. Teddy said he' be traveling to Russia on Saturday to help train Alexander Povetkin, for a two week trail period, to see how well they mesh. Ve-rrrry interesting. What do you make of this, TSS U?


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Michael the centurion
2001 - Michael Owen scored his hundredth reds goal after Trevor Sinclair had given West Ham United the lead, as we drew 1-1 at Upton Park. This was our 200th League goal under Gérard Houllier's sole charge.
1923 - We also faced the Hammers when Jimmy Walsh struck twice in a 2-0 win at Anfield.
Mac's debut
1984 - Kevin MacDonald made his reds bow as we beat Luton Town 1-0 at home, with John Wark on target.
Nando's half century
2009 - Fernando Torres struck the only goal of our game at Aston Villa in injury time, his fiftieth League goal, in his 72nd game, a new club record.
Gunning for a draw
2002 - A Danny Murphy penalty gave us the lead at Highbury. However, a controversial penalty won by Francis Jeffers and converted by Thierry Henry enabled Arsenal to share the points.
Going top
1996 - We won 1-0 at Graeme Souness's Southampton to go top of the League in time for the New Year. Dave Beasant attempted to prevent a corner but his errant clearance was seized upon by John Barnes who sent it towards goal. Beasant attempted to get back to retrieve the situation but failed. Unfortunately, we ended up finishing fourth in a 'two horse race' that season.
Gordon's milestone strike
1928 - The second of Gordon Hodgson's brace in our top-flight match at Bury was our 2,000th League goal. The game ended 2-2, with outside-right Dick Edmed playing his hundredth League game for the reds. John Smith bagged one of his seven goals against the reds, with Jack Ball also netting.
Two ton Pepe
2010 - Pepe Reina played his 200th League game for the reds as we lost 1-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield. Stephen Ward bagged the winner with ironic chants of "Hodgson for England" ringing around the Kop during the second half.
Derby stalemate
1945 - We held the Blues to a 2-2 draw in a Wartime League match at Goodison. Kevin Baron and Billy Liddell were on the scoresheet.
Baron born
1901 - Fred Baron was born in Prudhoe, Northumberland. He struck seven times in twenty games after signing from Mid-Rhondda United in February 1925, moving on to Southend United in March 1927.
Bert's farewell
1971 - Bert Shelley died in Liverpool. He played 448 times for Southampton, a club record until the 1960's. After retiring from playing, he joined George Kay's coaching staff, following him to Anfield in August 1936. He stayed on as Trainer after Kay's departure, working under Don Welsh and Phil Taylor until 1959 when he joined the general staff, with his duties including looking after the treatment room. He was still working for the club when he died.
Zico out of a job
1996 - Phil Neal resigned as Manager of First Division Manchester City. He had lost seven of his ten games in charge.
Other wins
In total, we have won nine of our sixteen fixtures on this day in history.
1973 - We won 1-0 at Chelsea with Peter Cormack grabbing the goal.
1979 - David Johnson struck twice without reply at West Bromwich Albion.
1897 - We won 2-1 at Sheffield United with Abe Hartley nabbing is only reds goal and Andrew McCowie also on the scoresheet.
1951 - We won by the same score at Huddersfield Town. Billy Liddell and Jimmy Payne netted at Leeds Road, with Jimmy Glazzard bagging one of his five goals against the reds.
1934 - Berry Nieuwenhuys and Sam English were on the scoresheet as we won 2-0 at Blackburn Rovers.
1900 - We also visited Ewood Park, with Sam Raybould netting as we lost 3-1. Jack Dewhurst netted two of his five goals past us, with Walter Whittaker scoring one of his six against the reds.
Red endings
1894 - Defender James Cameron played his fourth and final reds game in a 3-0 top-flight defeat at Small Heath.
2007 - Reserves centre-half James Smith left Anfield to sign for Stockport County after a successful loan spell.
Management endings
2008 - Paul Jewell resigned as Manager of Derby County with Reserve Team Coach Mark Seagraves also vacating his post. The Rams had won just twelve of his 58 games in charge.
Stevie nicked
2008 - Steven Gerrard was arrested following an alleged assault at a Southport bar the previous day. He was later acquitted of all charges.
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1920 - Winger Chris Harrington signed from South Liverpool. He failed to score in four senior outings, before returning to his former club the following year.
Also on the move
2010 - Jermaine Pennant joined Stoke City from Real Zaragoza for an initial £1.725m, after failing to score in 26 outings for the Spanish side. Meanwhile, keeper Diego Cavalieri left Cesena to sign for Fluminense back in his native Brazil. He had played just one senior game for the Italian club.
Internationals in action
1976 - Future red Avi Cohen played for Israel as they were beaten 1-0 in Tel-Aviv by the West German Olympics side.
1995 - Haukur Ingi Guðnason scored his first goal for Iceland Under-19's as they beat Belgium 2-1 in an Israel Tournament game.
Jerzy a dad again
2006 - Jerzy Dudek became a father for the third time, to Natalia.
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In the last month – two homeowners facing eviction in Spain have committed suicide prompting the Spanish banking association to freeze all eviction orders in cases of "extreme hardship" for the next two months. As one judge said, "This cannot be allowed to go on. It's a problem which has been talked about for some time. The time for talk is over and steps must be taken for something to happen." Protesters reacted to the suicide by taking to the streets and placing stickers on ATM machines that read "murderers." The police union has promised to stand by its members to who refuse to carry out an eviction.
This same compassion is lacking in the United States where numerous Americans have turned to suicide instead of foreclosure. According to a recent study from the Center for Disease Control – there's a direct correlation between rising suicide rates and economic crises. And another study out of Princeton University found that for every increase of 100 foreclosures in states like Arizona, California, New Jersey, and Florida, attempted suicides increased 39%.
This is a moral crisis, which deserves a moral response from our government. Yet the Republican Party and elements of the Democratic Party are committed to more austerity for working people rather than relief for working people. It's time to stop the insanity and violence of austerity. It's time to bailout the homeowners.
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Outer Space or Inner? - De Ville with an Aura
In a class on Sunday last, BVP Swami made the point that you can't expect surrender unless you are prepared to give shelter. Krishna demands surrender, but He also gives all protection. If authorities expect surrender, people will be prepared to offer it if they feel protected. This is the work we have to do if we are to develop varnasrama. People need a stake in the project (they feel that their participation is valuable and that they can make a difference), and they need protection. We have to start thinking, not like a temple management, but as a civic body with varnasrama ideals.
Some insist that we need a Ksatriya before we can go anywhere. But the fact is that any qualified Brahmana can adopt that role in an emergency, till such a time as some qualified kshatriyas can be trained up by brahmanas. That's why Prabhupada wanted varnasrama colleges. ISKCON has liberated land from the materialists; this land should be a place where brahmanas train up the four varnas so we can have some qualified people for the future.
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Co-Chairman Mayapur Masterplan Committee.Comment Posted By Samba das On 29.03.2010 @ 12:14
Radhesyama wrote in comment 17 :
"I wanted to make this point, because to many it may initially appear, that Auroville is a open and free commune style city - which IS how they like to portray themselves, however it is not the case as many hundreds of Russians found out in the early 2000's after a TV station made a report on Auroville which resulted in entire families selling up, packing their cases and heading to Auroville - only to be turned back, returning to Russia with nothing.
I would have to disagree with this. It may be that some people living in Auroville like to portray such an image but it's over simplistic. The fact of the matter is that Auroville is one of the most innovative communities existing in the world today.
They certainly have had a housing shortage, just as we have one right now in Mayapur, but as of the March 2010 newsletter that has changed. They did a lot of work and as a result they now have more than 120 apartments coming up in nine or ten housing projects, of which about 50 apartments and rooms will be offered to deserving Aurovillians for free.
Back in the mid 90's I visited Auroville many times, and stayed for some weeks at a time. I met many Aurovillians. What they have that I think we need is a sense of ownership of the project. Not in the sense of commercial ownership, but in the sense of active participation as stakeholders. They all have a stake in communal decision making.
This is something that used to be found in traditional communities around the world. In the Vedic paradigm, no one 'owns' anything except Krishna Balarama. As Their representatives, the brahmanas inherit that ownership, but they hand over responsibility to the Kshatriyas. The Kshatriyas overwhelming nature is to protect the citizens. In order to do that they are ready even to lay down their lives. Protection is the order of the day. That is where we have failed IMHO.Comment Posted By Samba das On 29.03.2010 @ 12:12
My response regarding the design of the TVP
I really appreciated Pusta Krishna Prabhus post here. I have never really had a chance to get to know Ambarish prabhu during his visits to Mayapur, he always appears to be so busy, but I am happy to hear such a heartfelt appreciation of him as a warm hearted humble servant of Srila Prabhupada.
To discourage someone from performing their service is certainly a valid offense. But does that mean that if their service will have a significant effect on the lives of the devotees in some way or another, it can't be discussed?
Mayapur dham is dear to many devotees, so naturally they may be concerned about what happens here. If Srila Prabhupada were with us now to pass the final judgment, who would dare to question it? Devotees have supreme faith in his judgement. He left our physical association when the oldest ISKCON member was at best an 11 year devotee. Some are now 40+ year devotees, and the mantle of responsibility has been collectively passed on. Considering our recent past, Is it so unreasonable that this topic should come up for discussion?
It is saddening that the dialogue has to descend into attacks or sarcastic insinuations. I hope that some of the concerns that came up recently have been addressed by the background information just provided by Ambarish Prabhu. He and the team clearly wish to perform this service for Srila Prabhupada and they have their own very sound reasoning's for the way they wish to do it. But is there really no room for some sane and reasonable discussion in an attempt to pacify devotees, especially senior devotees who have some doubts?
The fact is that ultimately Krishna will allow what he wants to happen in Mayapur. He allows his devotees to participate in these events for their edification, so we should be prepared to learn from the experience, whether it goes against our personal opinions or not.
I have practical reservations about the new design and its placement. So I welcome the chance to hear the opinions of other sober senior devotees, despite their "professional" qualifications. Of course this is not an ideal world, so while Srila Prabhupada wanted us to strive for the ideal we have to accept whatever Krishna wills. I am prepared to go along with whatever plan emerges, but does it mean that we should just give up our intelligence and not seek a wider understanding?
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Samba das (Mayapur Masterplan)Comment Posted By Samba das On 28.08.2008 @ 10:27
Maintaining the authority of a spiritual institution in the modern age
'Japa jim' wrote:
"I don't think the idea of the GBC having only managerial authority actually corresponds to the facts of how they served and represented Srila Prabhupada in ISKCON. The GBC definitely had great spiritual authority as well as the managerial authority over the legal affairs of ISKCON."
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ISKCON is undoubtedly a great spiritual organization but it is made up of individuals with degrees of spirituality corresponding to their individual levels of surrender. Devotees in the role of GBC have the same responsibility as any disciple to carry on the mission of their guru with integrity and honesty, even becoming gurus themselves. Just as Srila Prabhupada performed the activities of practical management and spiritual enlightenment as service to his guru, his disciples should do the same. But things are not the same as they were. Srila Prabhupada was an uttama adhikary, in his hands ISKCON was protected. Some of his disciples however fell down from the position of guru despite the fact that they were examined by an official ISKCON committee and given a green light to initiate. Some of them did things that brought great shame upon ISKCON. This is an unfortunate fact. It may be that an adjustment in the way we are perceived will help our reputation. A publishing house will sometimes publish the statements of some of its authors with the disclaimer: "The views published here are not necessarily the views of the publisher." In this way the views get published, but the publishing house is free from any repercussion. ISKCON's officers may perform certain 'official' duties, but their actions or views outside of those duties should not necessarily be approved by the institution. In that way the institution cannot fall into disrepute so easily, but both activities go on.Comment Posted By Samba das On 05.11.2006 @ 05:24
This is indeed a 'touchy' subject. We have people with many different mentalities and views within ISKCON. About 15 years ago I was shocked when one devotee told me that 'every devotee has a different idea of what Krishna Consciousness is'. His statement took me by surprise, but then I began to reflect on what that meant. Lord Chaitanya is distributing the holy name freely to all souls. We know that embodied souls in this world are on many levels. Some may be coming to Krishna Consciousness for the first time — others may have already been on this path for many lives. Yet here we are, all together in this one movement, ISKCON. So it's not surprising that we all see things so differently. The process of realisation is gradual. William Blake said — "we read the Bible day and night, but you read black where I read white." According to our advancement in knowledge we see things in different ways.
Does this mean that all ways of seeing things are equally valid? Does it mean that we should all act according to our individual belief? The norm today is — just do it — and people do! They may act within 'acceptable' boundaries, but a look at history shows that those boundaries tend to dissolve, Kali yuga degrades everything.
Rather than just breezily accept any new social trend or behavior that gradually crops up in our society, we should be very wary of the long term effects that may arise. The nature of illusion is that you don't recognize when you are in it. The principle is that the elders set the standards for the youngsters. If the elders don't visibly demonstrate appropriate etiquette, even though they could well be above any kind of immorality, the youngsters will copy them. Using the argument that we should not appear to be fanatical — a seemingly 'innocuous' hug with a member of the opposite sex can result in huge negative consequences not only on a family level, but society wide. Our level of divorce in ISKCON is something to be ashamed of. Stories of devotees running off with other devotees spouses are common. What message does this send to our youngsters, what to speak of the emotional damage it causes to those directly affected?
Sometimes it seems that we forget that the International Society for Krishna Consciousness was founded to help us get out of this dangerous world. Srila Prabhupada emphasizes those dangers, and activities that can result in illicit sex life should be avoided at all costs. What can we gain by being a little more restrictive in our social life — an eternal life of bliss and happiness with Krishna and His eternal associates! This is where the focus needs to be, so surely it's worth a little 'tapasya', to set a mood that is conducive to spiritual happiness. What is the great loss if we appear to be a little 'stuffy' in the eyes of the world, all in the name of 'fitting in'.
Srila Prabhupada writes in the Srimad Bhagavatam 3.12..28 in regards to an incident with Lord Brahma: "One should, however, take serious note of this incident. The human being is a social animal, and his unrestricted mixing with the fair sex leads to downfall. Such social freedom of man and woman, especially among the younger section, is certainly a great stumbling block on the path of spiritual progress. Material bondage is due only to sexual bondage, and therefore unrestricted association of man and woman is surely a great impediment. Maitreya cited this example on the part of Brahmä just to bring to our notice this great danger."
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I picked up Drew Gilpin Faust's new book on death and the Civil War but haven't started reading it yet. Just wonder if anyone has or if anyone has any impressions of it. This seems like an unexplored phenomon which seems odd given that war is nothing if not about killing and death. Best Rob |
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Know of no one who has read the book. I have heard some very unfavorable comments on an NPR interview featuring her, and mixed professional reviews. Let us know how you like it. ole |
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I recived it in the mail on Friday. Have not started it, yet. Been a little distracted with things like -15 wind chills and the furnace going out Regards from the frozen tundra of NW Ohio. Jana Last edited on Mon Jan 21st, 2008 05:48 pm by Marie |
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She wrote the cover article for CWT and it was based on her new work, I found the article mildly interesting and learned some things that pointed to why the letters home were written certain ways when describing the death of a loved one. I thought her prose didn't flow as easily as some other writers, maybe it's that Harvard thing and the penchant to use big words when little ones would suffice (how's that for throwing in a few big words ). Last edited on Mon Jan 28th, 2008 08:08 pm by David White |
Posted: Mon Jan 28th, 2008 09:59 pm |
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ole Member
That's the academic historian in Ms Faust. Penchant is only two syllables. So is suffice. Gotta get to three before you get into college words. 'Spect part of the commitment to Harvard was to publish. Ain't that many academic historians (or engineers) that can put together an interesting paragraph, let alone a book. ole Last edited on Mon Jan 28th, 2008 10:02 pm by ole |
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Ole wrote: 'Gotta get to three before you get into college words." Not sure about that, Ole. I swear my wife's southern accent makes 'dog' sound like it has three syllables. More like, "Da-oww-ggg." Don't even get me started on 'oil.' But it is endearing. It's why I married her. |
Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 02:56 am |
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Well, I certainly concur that often times those mired in academia have a certain propensity toward grandiose verbiage in their written communication, but vis-a-vis my own writing skills, I prefer to use less jargon and more proletarian thoughts in expressing my intellectual offerings. (How many 25 cent words do I get credit for here?) Best Rob |
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Having been a first grade teacher for too many years. I tend to lean toward , oh look, see the blue men, see the gray men. See them fight. Oh! Oh! Oh! Miss Susan |
Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 09:58 pm |
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ole Member
Booklover, them are dollar words. (Pogo might have said 50 cents, but times have changed.) Enlisted man Clewell (I still think you deserve one star.): The quaint ability to make many syllables out of a three-letter word doesn't count. Nor does "cuber." Nor "ayuh." As my physics and chemistry teacher (we called him "coach") used to say: put the EmPHASis on the wrong sylLABle. We're wildly off topic, here; but ain't we got fun? ole |
Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2008 01:36 am |
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Great book. Not only deals with death during the cw but is timely in our attitudes on the subject in our modern time. Good discussions on the "good death" which most soldiers of that period wished. Also, the question of why death and the presence or absence of an afterlife which Dickenson, Melville agonized about. An interesting portion of her book is the north and souths concern with the burying of their dead with the norths/congresses expenditure of millions for the internment of their dead (establishment of national cemeteries) and none for the south's as a possible reason for continuation of the conflicts between the 2 regions. In conclusion, a very interesting and thought provoking read. Doc C |
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havent even heard of it. i guess i better check it out at the library ____________________ War Means Fighting And Fighting Means Killing - N. B. Forrest When war does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Stonewall Jackson |
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Was just published, so it will be awhile before it hits the libraries. |
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This is not a successful book. Save your money and your time... just read a review. Republic of Suffering has been garnering lots of excessively fawning reviews everywhere, though deserving of none of it. Like the Civil War itself, there was certainly an air of inevitability about "This Republic of Suffering" by Drew Gilpin Faust. The almost universally shocking devastation and death wrought by the Civil War fundamentally changed the character of American society and how Americans (and former Rebels) understood their relationship with government and with one another. Dr. Faust has undertaken this ambitious project of documenting "death" in the Civil War. Interested readers and students of the War can applaud the attempt while mourning her myriad failures. Please click below for the rest of the review. http://booksfilmandmusic.com/2008/03/10/this-republic-of-suffering-by-drew-gilpin-faust-reviewed-must-history-hurt-so/ formerYank |
Posted: Tue Mar 18th, 2008 02:54 am |
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CleburneFan Member
At the risk of sounding "excessively fawning", I just finished the book yesterday and did not find that it has either excess verbiage or fancy words that require frequent checks of the dictionary. I had actually expected both from the President of Harvard University, but was pleasantly surprised at how well she handled a very difficult subject. In fact, death not only is a difficult subject to write about, it is a difficult subject to read about. When I think of the exhaustive research Faust must have had to have done on all the facets of death in pre- and post- Civil War and during the war itself, I don't know how she managed to study death for such a long period of time. In truth, I felt quite depressed reading parts of this book. What I take away from Faust's book is how death in massive numbers impacted every part of American life in the war, but the South suffered the most because so much of the war was fought on Southern soil. Not only did Southerners have to cope with burying and identifying their own dead, they were often tasked with the onerous and thoroughly burdensome challenge of burying enemy dead, often men they hated and blamed for all the suffering the Confederacy was experiencing. Maybe the book has not been a financial blockbuster or best seller, but I wouldn't say it wasn't successful. For scholars of the sociology and culture of those times, this book adds important new material for consideration. It also definitely puts battles and war into a different perspective. Once the "glory" of a battle is over, one is left with the battlefield littered with dead and wounded men and animals. (Over a million horses and mules died in the Civil War!) What happened to the war dead had tremendous cultural implications for those times that remain with us still today. Last edited on Tue Mar 18th, 2008 02:57 am by CleburneFan |
Posted: Tue Mar 18th, 2008 03:35 am |
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CleburneFan Member
I wish I had read that vitriolic review before I answered with some of my own comments on the Faust Book. Faust does not just discuss the Good Death. She also discusses the Decent Burial. She also discusses how much effort went into trying to identify the fallen and documents the herculean efforts made to return as many soldiers home as possible. Because the task became impractical because of the numbers of dead, national cemeteries usually located near major battlefields were created to bury many of the dead. Southerners were excluded from this process paid for with everyone's taxes. In response, they set about creating their own cemeteries for Confederate dead and also labored to identify as many as possible. The reviewer took umbrage at Faust's having made much of the stench of decaying animals and human cadavers after Gettysburg. Yet I have read about this very thing in other books. I have also read about the same thing after other battles. I took her description of the infamous stench as attemting to show how daunting post-battle work was for local citizenry because armies often left the scene in pusuit of the enemy or fleeing from the enemy. The reviewer really did not like Faust's book with what he calls her false premises , especially Faust's notions of the Good Death, but I found much more in Faust's work than what was criticized. I was impressed with much of what she said about how losing loved ones impacted and complicated thesurvivors' lives, often for the rest of their lives. Even some bereaved fathers are described, such as one who carried the bullet who killed his son all the rest of his life. I really don't think the book was as bad as what reviewer claims, but I haven't read any of the reviews that make overly much of the book either. I suspect the real worth of the book is somewhere between both opinions. |
Posted: Tue Mar 18th, 2008 04:36 pm |
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booklover Member
Cleburne Fan, Have to agree with you on the review referenced here. I haven't read it completely (hope to today) but what I have read hasn't impressed me. The author seems to have a real bias against not only academicians but female ones at that. Will post more after reading the review in full. Best Rob |
Posted: Tue Mar 18th, 2008 09:15 pm |
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booklover Member
This review is both confusing and rambling. The author contradicts himself on several occasions, calling Faust's theory of the Good Death "completely convoluted" and "artificially constructed" yet in the next paragraph arguing that it existed, but as "nothing more than the pre-war death and funeral rituals involving last words, and the comforting presence of friends and family around the dying person's death bed." He also argues, unsuccessfully, that the war in "its sacrifices, privations, and sweeping changes that it brought" was the "most demanding undertaking" and not death itself, making one wonder what sacrifice, privation or other sweeping change had as much effect on the participants and their families as death? Where the author really misses the mark is in describing Faust's intentions and ascribing (falsely) to her the attempt to make death in war solely an "American causation" and to make it "an American event alone." In describing the Good Death concept, Faust points out that its origins came from Europe, specifically from the author Jeremy Taylor's The Rule and Exercise of Holy Dying which was published in 1651 in London. Faust's book is about the American Civil War, so it only stands to reason that she is going to study how Americans viewed death before, during and after that event. She doesn't make it a strictly American invention, but rather looks at it through American eyes. This is a difference the author seems to have missed. In Lincoln at Gettysburg, historian Garry Wills argues persuasively that American attitudes toward death and burials, while taking from Greek tradition, were strictly American in nature. The "culture of death" in the nineteenth century that Wills discusses in the second chapter of his book was instinctively American. "The dedication of Gettysburg must, therefore, be seen in its cultural context, as part of the nineteenth century's fascination with death in general and with cemeteries in particular. We tend to view it only in its connection with the Civil War and military ceremonies, which were indeed the most immediate and compelling associations. But these did not entirely obliterate the larger and longer-standing pattern of response to the recurrent rites of dedicating new parts of nature to the care of the dead." Throughout this review the author calls Faust's book "highly disappointing and frustrating" and constantly berates her sources, although he never provides any sources of his own to contradict her statements. We are simply left with the idea that we should believe his points of view without any supporting evidence of his own. That is more disappointing and frustrating. He insultingly terms Faust's remarks about the tonnage of war dead in Gettysburg as "war porn." This is nonsensical. It does no disservice to those who died there, but rather is a graphic and convincing way to discuss the horror of what happened. Look at how Wills handles the same subject: That debris [as referred to by General George Meade] was mainly a matter of rotting horseflesh and manflesh–thousands of fermenting bodies, with gas-distended bellies, deliquescing in the July heat. Later Wills writes: Even after the bodies were lightly blanketed [under the ground], the scene was repellent. A nurse shuddered at the all-too-visible "rise and swell of human bodies" in these furrows war had plowed. A soldier noticed how earth "gave" as he walked over the shallow trenches. Householders had to plant around the bodies in their fields and gardens, or brace themselves to move the rotting corpses to another place. Soon these uneasy graves were being rifled by relatives looking for their dead–reburying other bodies they turned up, even more hastily (and less adequately) than had the first disposal crews. Three weeks after the battle, a prosperous Gettysburg banker, David Wills, reported to Pennsylvania's Governor Curtin: "In many instances arms and legs and sometimes heads protrude and my attention has been directed to several places where the hogs were actually rooting out the bodies and devouring them" Neither this, nor Faust's description, qualify as "war porn". It is reality, disturbing though it may be. It is the reality the author accuses Faust of missing. The author makes what I believe to be his main argument against Faust's work in the following statement: "The Civil War was fought between two Christian countries having very similar societies, cultures, and understanding of God and man. The relationship between God and man is at the center of Faust's concept of the 'Good Death'. But like Christians today, believers then accepted their fate and placed no blame on God. They continued to believe and understand their role in the God/Human dichotomy as one of endless mystery with sufficient answers never arriving." Where to start? First, the Civil War was not fought between two countries. It was fought between the United States of America and a group of rebels who seceded in order to fight against what they saw as a northern attempt to violate their right to hold slaves. As to the concept of a "Christian country" I can't believe the author truly means that, simply because I would read it as calling the United States a theocracy. I don't intend to get into an argument as to the religious views of the founding fathers, but suffice it to say, there are scores of authors who would question this view. He's on slippery intellectual ground in the idea that people humbly accepted the death and carnage of the war without blaming God or losing their faith in him. Faust's arguments are far more persuasive, as is the evidence she presents, than some sing-song belief in God and his goodness (and yes, I admit to my well-known bias in this). Anyone who is intellectually honest with his or herself must admit that such a wrenching inhuman event as the Civil War just might (and often did) cause some to question the existence and kindness of any God. Oliver Wendell Holmes questioned God's existence after being wounded at Balls Bluff, and Ambrose Bierce wrote about this extensively in his work. Faust quotes Bierce, and his views, correctly. The author has an obvious and strong bias against academic history, and for some reason against Faust. What that bias is, I cannot hazard a guess, although I have my suspicions. All I can say is that instead of bringing light to this subject, the author keeps it in darkness. I'm not convinced. Best Rob |
Posted: Wed Mar 19th, 2008 12:42 am |
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CleburneFan Member
BookLover, I have read your comments with great enthusiasm. The reviewer appeared to me so angry, so disgusted with Faust's book that I was reminded of Shakespeare's quote, "Me thinks thou dost protest too much." He was particularly incensed at Faust's "false ideas" about how soldiers greeted death. He wrote as if he felt she had no right to comment on how soldiers felt about death, though her comments are based on letter soldiers wrote home or condolence letters written by friends, officer or hospital personnel about a deceased soldier they knew however briefly. Yet the reviewer does not say why he is better qualified to judge how soldiers die or how they feel about death when they know they are soon to die or before a battle when they suspect they have a high probability of being killed. Is he ex-military with combat experience in Viet Nam, Kosovo, Irag, or elsewhere? If he is, why doesn't he just say so? Faust certainly takes pains to show where her information and theories come from...letters, diaries, newspaper accounts, officers' reports, etc....good primary research material. Plus there is much more to Faust's book that the reviewer does not discuss. Is it because he agrees with those parts or is it because he didn't or couldn't make himslef read it because he was so angry with her entire presentation? I'm not being "fawning" of Faust. If someone can write a reasoned, unemotional criticism of her research techniques or show examples of where she misinterpreted information or was outright wrong about why, for example, national cemeteries were created and why US Colored Troops were buried in segregated sections of those cemeteries then I will be very interested to read it. |
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Sunday, 28 November 2010
Pink Gem DT Card....
25 comments:
- Margreet said...
what a beuatiful card....great colouring of that nice image....fab papers!
xxx Margreet - 28 November 2010 12:29
- Becky said...
So cute, love the embossed background and that wonderful design paper. Thank you for joining Speedy's Friends.
- 28 November 2010 12:47
- Lil Daffodil said...
Hi Mandy,
What a wonderfully colourful and cheerie card. Sweet image.
Take care of yourself while your travelling back and forth. I hope things improve for your family soon and that they are restored to full health. Don't worry about blogging - we all understand.
Fiona x - 28 November 2010 13:13
- pinky said...
Its just so sweet Mandy, beautifully coloured and very christmassy.
Pinky - 28 November 2010 14:57
- Vicki Dutcher said...
So very cute! Thanks for playing with Speedy's Friends!
- 28 November 2010 15:33
- Nannieflash said...
Hi Mandy sorry to hear that you are still having to visit your relatives and they are still so poorly, I do hope that they both improve soon.
Fabulous image and your embossed card looks gorgeous behind your image and shes beautifully coloured to. With love and hugs Shirleyxxxxx - 28 November 2010 16:49
- Marianne's Craftroom said...
Thanks for the update Mandy. Keep thiking of you and sending you the best of thoughts. This is a gorgeous card, such a little cutie and beautifully coloured.
Take care
Marianne x - 28 November 2010 17:28
- Kim Piggott said...
Oh such a gorgeous card Mandy!
Hope your family is well soon thinking of you.
kim x - 28 November 2010 17:34
- Aussie Loz said...
She's adorable Mandy, love the checked DP.
praying for your family ♥ - 28 November 2010 20:54
- Alison said...
Just a dusting of snow here but so cold! Do take care visiting in this nasty weather and I hope they are getting better.
Love the backing papers you have used here and the embossing behind the lovely image.
Hugs, Alison x - 28 November 2010 20:58
- Cheryl said...
oh mandy hun what a cutie,and your detail is just amazing love them embossing so effective hugs cheryl xxxxx
- 28 November 2010 23:14
- *Vicki* said...
Hey Mandy!! Hope all is well with you girl!! I adore your card hun!! Lovely plaid papers and such a darling image!!HUGS
- 29 November 2010 00:00
- coldwaters2 said...
Wow Mandy this is gorgeous what a beautiful image and your papers, design look wonderful thank you for joining our challenge at OSCC this week.
Lorraine x - 29 November 2010 01:26
- Virgo5 said...
Beautiful card, such a cute image!
Your dog Jack looks gorgeous, we have a Bordie Collie named Franky!
Thanks for playing with Speedy's Friends! - 29 November 2010 04:01
- Melodie said...
Your card is so fantastic.
Melodie - 29 November 2010 07:36
- debby4000 said...
Adorable, cute card Mandy, its gorgeous.
Debby - 29 November 2010 08:19
- ladyjanet_56 said...
What a lovely card love the layout & image you have used, thanks for joining in at OSCC. Janet
- 29 November 2010 09:03
- Rebekah said...
I love that Kaya Mandy she is adorable and what a fab card! Hope your cousins are much better soon and the snow stays away lol! hugs Rebekah xx
- 29 November 2010 10:13
- Jill said...
Super Christmas card, really love it! Thanks for joining us at Ellephantastic this week and hope to see you again. Jill
- 29 November 2010 14:21
- brenda said...
Hi Mandy
This one is gorgeous.
Sorry not visited in a few days, optic neuritis again so computer limited to short bursts.
B x - 29 November 2010 16:09
- Ellephantastic Cards and Crafts said...
Awww how sweet! Just adorable. Loving the embossed background. Thank you for playing along with Ellephantastic hugs x
- 29 November 2010 16:40
- KimberleyG said...
Sorry to hear that your family are still not doing very well.
I think it is very good of you to spend so much time running around taking family members to appointments and visiting sick ones. There always seems to be so much to do without those extra duties. I know it will be a relief for life to return to normal, but hopefully with a postive outcome for everyone.
When I get frustrated by a situatuon I'm in, sometimes I find it helps to think of how it could be worse and that makes it more liveable for me. I don't know if it will help make you feel better about the drive or not, but in living in northern Canada (by Flin Flon,Manitoba) my problem is distance. Our hospital is just basic care, so if anyone needs more than that, they are flown out to a larger center which means 5.5 hours to Saskatoon or 8 hours to Winnipeg by car from home. I don't know what the distance in miles is as it's habit to go by how long it takes us to get there. :)
Anyway, have a good week and best wishes to you and your family. - 29 November 2010 17:44
- Rainmac said...
This is beautiful Mandy, I love your colouring and papers xxx
- 29 November 2010 19:22
- Kim. said...
Aww Mandy I really hope your cousins improve soon so that life becomes easier for you. You really have enough on your plate caring for your parents and your own family. How's your back? has this situation made it any worse?
Love your card, the image is so sweet and she looks great on the snowflake background.
Kim xXx - 29 November 2010 19:57
- Joanne Travis said...
So adorable!
Thanks for sharing and for joining Speedy's Friends this week! - 1 December 2010 23:10


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On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 10:05:12 -0600, in article <op.s09oay1pwmwqgg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, jhmeyers@xxxxxxx (John H Meyers) writes... > On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:54:22 -0600, Philip J. Koenig wrote: > > > all you need is to lose a few very important emails > > containing critical business communications due to > > either an unexplained transient outage > > or some stupidly-designed "spam filter" > > We had an ISP blocking via SpamCop; > never gave anyone a clue what they were silently chucking, > cost us a lot (one kid's PC got taken over through a web site, > distance students all over the world stopped getting our mail). > > Local ISP (with high rates) said > "we don't know how to whitelist, can propose as future project" > > So we recommend using ISPs who pay more for real spam service, > the kind which segregates but permits review, > not an irretrievable "black hole." > > All the webmail biggies have "junk/bulk" mailboxes to inspect > for false positives, but Yahoo and Hotmail let you *choose* > to send spam directly to a black hole; Gmail is wiser -- > we always have people saying that mail from us never arrived, > and it turns out it was false positive and immediately deleted > from Yahoo/Hotmail on arrival -- better to scan first and see. OK, this is the last posting I am going to make on this. Obviously there are "crappy" ISPs and "good" ISPs, just like anything else. Among the things which would contribute to being a "crappy ISP" would be 1) poor communications with customers, 2) poor anti-spam systems. I would have assumed that you understood that I would not advocate trading "free webmail" for a "crappy ISP". -- * Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which * * differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are * * even incapable of forming such opinions. -- Albert Einstein * * * * To send email, remove numbers and spaces: pjkusenet64 @ ekahuna27 . com * * Simple answers are for simple minds. Try a new way of looking at things. * |
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Chapter 7
I turned around slowly, facing Xavier. "Babe?" I ask him, confused. "Yeah, Kyles?" He responds, looking worried. "That note you gave me? Where is it?" I whisped into his ear. He shrugs, then says, "Didn't you see it in your bag? Check again." I opened up my tote bag, and scrambled around frantically. "What the hell?!" I screeched. "It's not here, Xavier..." I heard someone giggling behind me. I whirled around. Shit, I knew that laugh. "Serena...That psychotic little...!!!" I mumbled under my breath. Feeling Xavier place his hand on my shoulder, I turned around to face him again. "Hey, babe." He whispered in my ear. "It's okay. Come on. Let's just go." I looked at him. "Are you crazy? You said you wrote my entire schedule and my locker number and combination on there!"
He shrugged nonchalantly, then tried to steer me away from Serena, out the door. "Big deal. You go get a new lock, replacement schedule and tell Serena to back off." I stop suddenly and he gets yanked back, almost losing his balance, but straightens up quickly. "Okay, new lock I can handle, but replacement schedule? Someone out there already know not only my locker COMBINATION but all my classes too!" I shriek. "And knowing my luck, that someone would be Serena..." I muttered under my breath. To say that I was not freaking out about this would be an understatement. "Just chill, okay Kylie?" He asked me, throwing his arms up in the air. I scowled at him, but kept my mouth shut. I guess he had a point... I WAS kind of overreacting...Not that I was going to admit it to him, anyways.
"This wouldn't have happened if..." I started, then stopped. Did I really want to make this argument worse? "This wouldn't have happened if what, huh Kylie?" Xavier pressed, as he stopped walking and stared at me. I shrugged nervously, then continued. Hesitantly, I started to explain. "Well, as I was saying..." "Just spit it out, Kylie!" Xavier yelled. I shrank back against a wall of lockers, mildly terrified. He'd never EVER yelled at me before. With a burst of courage, I faced him again, then spat out. "This wouldn't have happened if you didn't put that friggin note in my schoolbag! Then I wouldn't have lost a note that I barely knew about!" I yelled at him, pissed because he was being such a jerk. He scowled at me, but didn't say anything. He knew I was right...I think.
Holly and Mina approached us with worried looks on their faces. "Hey, is everything alright here?" Holly asked me. I nodded numbly, staring at Xavier. He was staring at the ground, his expression angry, his hands balled up into fists. I flinched when I saw this, this was a new side to him that I've never seen before. "Xavier..." I whispered to him. "Please stop. I hate it...well actually, I've never seen you this angry, and I hate it." He only stared at me blankly. I felt so upset, I had caused this monster. "Xavier..." I tried again, placing my hand on his arm. He stared at it, then brushed me off, scowling. I watched helplessly as he glared at me then walked away.
"Xavier! For god's sake, stop being such an asshole!" I yelled after him. He stopped in his tracks. "A asshole..?" He mumbled, turning on his heel and walking towards me again. His strides were confident, arrongant, bordering on the line of menacing and terrifying. I took a step back as he neared me, and he smirked. "What did you call me?" He asked me. "You heard me!" I said. He just smirked. "Asshole." I muttered, and instantly his rage picked up again. "An asshole, huh? Well, what would you say defines an asshole?" He stated, calm as ever. "Someone who..." I started, then glanced at my friends, who were witnessing the whole thing.
I cleared my throat. "Someone who cheats on his girlfriend, constantly tells her what to do, and pays more attention to other girls instead of her!" He smirked again, then responded. "Look, babe." He leaned forward and I flinched, stepping back instinctively. "I'm sorry if I was acting stupid, childish, or a jerk, but I'm having a rough time, okay?" I shook my head. Unbelieveable. "Un-freaking-believeable" I muttered under my breath.
"Well babe..." Xavier pauses, looking at his watch. "I better get going now. See you around?" I grit my teeth. "I'm not your 'babe'." I say, holding up my fingers for an air quotation. His smile dissapears. "We're done. " He finishes, walking away. He stops suddenly, and turns around. "Oh and Kylie?" I stare at him blankly. "You really have to stop being so jealous of other people."
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Bryan Mark Rigg
Bryan Mark Rigg born March 16, 1971, is an American author and speaker who received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University. He is based at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Rigg discovered a large number of "Mischlinge" (part-Jews) who were members of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or "Nazi" Party) and/or served in the German Armed Forces during World War Two.
His work has been featured in the New York Times and on programs including NBC Dateline and Fox News. Raised up as a Baptist Christian, he discovered he was of Jewish descent, converted to Judaism and served as a volunteer in the Israeli Army. He also later served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.
His assembled documents, videotapes, and wartime memoirs on the subject are presented as the Bryan Mark Rigg Collection at the Military Archives branch of the Federal German Archives (Bundesarchiv) in Freiburg, Germany.
His book Hitler's Jewish Soldiers earned him the Colby Award (for first books in military history) in 2003.
Born and raised as a Baptist Christian,[1] Rigg studied at Phillips Exeter Academy, continued on to Yale University, and received his B.A. in 1996. He received a grant from the Henry Fellowship, to continue his studies in Cambridge University. That summer he went to Germany, and met Peter Millies, an elderly man who helped Rigg understand the German in a movie they were watching, Europa Europa, about Shlomo Pearl, a Jew who served in the Nazi army. Millies later told Rigg that he himself was a part-Jew, and introduced him to the subject which was to become his main research topic for many years.[2]
Back at Cambridge, Rigg offered the subject as his thesis, but was rejected on the grounds that it was "dead end science". Upon insisting, he finally received a year off, and small funding from Cambridge for a research trip back to Germany, under Professor Jonathan Steinberg. Steinberg contacted the media about the future research, which caused much debate about the scientific value of the outcome.[3] During this year, traveling under harsh conditions on bicycle throughout Germany, he gathered over four hundred recorded interviews, with "Mischling"s of this sort. He also discovered that he had Jewish origins. He followed up on the trip to Sweden, Turkey, Canada, and finally Israel.
He identifies himself today as Jewish,[4] and studied in Israel at the "Ohr Sameach" yeshiva. He also joined a short volunteer program at the Israeli army.[5]
Rigg has done humanitarian activities in Romania, Bulgaria, the Bahamas, South Africa, and France.[6]
His discoveries and writings have been used both by Holocaust researchers,[7] as well as Holocaust denial and anti-Zionist groups.[citation needed]
Recent activities: Bryan Mark Rigg worked in the Private Banking Division of Credit Suisse as a Private Wealth Manager from 2006 to 2008. He has set up his own firm called RIGG Wealth Management.
After serving as an officer in the US Marine Corps, he became a professor at Southern Methodist University and American Military University from 2000 to 2006.[8]
David Cesarani, professor for Jewish history in Southampton, England, and Raul Hilberg, emeritus of the University of Vermont judge Rigg's work negatively, because they believe Rigg's thesis is presented in a sensationalistic and unbalanced way.
Some scholars also resent that Rigg tried to gain public attention when his work was still in an early stage. Other scholars, like Richard J. Evans, history professor in Cambridge, and Omer Bartov, history professor at Brown University, consider the titles of Rigg's books, such as Hitler's Jewish Soldiers, misleading, because the books are not about Jews but in most cases about "mixed jews" as defined by National Socialist racial science but not according to the Jewish laws of blood.[citation needed]
- Hitler's Jewish Soldiers: The Untold Story of Nazi Racial Laws and Men of Jewish Descent in the German Military, University Press of Kansas, 2002. ISBN 978-0-7006-1358-8
- Rescued from the Reich: How one of Hitler's Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Yale University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-300-11531-4
- The Untold Stories of Hitler's Jewish Soldiers University of Kansas Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7006-1638-1
- Hitler Strikes Poland: Blitzkrieg, Ideology, and Atrocity (review) Holocaust and Genocide Studies - Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2005, pp. 127–129
See also[edit]
- Meno Burg (1789–1853), the highest ranking Jewish officer in the Prussian army.
- ^ Yale biography "He returned to his family in Texas, where he had grown up as a devout Baptist..."
- ^ A short biography of Rigg appended to the book review from the University of Kansas Press website.
- ^ This is Zionism about Rigg's study and personal interest in the subject.
- ^ [He returned to his family in Texas, where he had grown up as a devout Baptist Yale biography] "He now identifies himself as Jewish...". See also Not Really Jewish? Where a Jewish woman with a non-Jewish mother discusses maternal hereditary Jewish nationality with Prof. Rigg.
- ^ Archived profile from the Jerusalem Post about Rigg saved on FailedMassiah anti-Orthodox Jewish website
- ^ Rigg's biography on StengerHistoria a website for German soldiers, and research about German military history. See also the Thanksgiving Square interfaith organization, and his speech at the Dallas Baptist Church.
- ^ a pointer to Rigg's book On Holocaust Teachers website
External links and more information[edit]
- The Dallas Observer On Rigg's interviews.
- (Hebrew) Haaretz newspaper article on Bryan Mark Rigg and his books.


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On most days it doesn't happen, but on this day a bottle tossed from a crowd on Sultan Suleiman Street smashed against the window of a car as it paused in traffic near the Damascus Gate in East Jerusalem. This has happened often enough to Tallay Ornan, curator of the Rockefeller Museum, that she shrugged off the attack as part of her job.
Up the street, behind a gate and perched on a hill overlooking the northeast corner of the wall surrounding the Muslim Quarter of the Old City here, the Rockefeller Museum sits like a fortress, the small number of visitors testifying to the precarious political situation in which this institution finds itself yet again.
Here at the Rockefeller are remains of eighth-century wooden beams from Al-Aqsa, the mosque on the Temple Mount; an elaborately carved lintel from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, dating from the time of the Crusaders, and jewels, mosaics and other artifacts from the Neolithic through the Byzantine periods, most discovered in the region during the 1920's and 30's. It is a spectacular collection.