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- An all-girls team from IIT Delhi and ISB Mohali wins the Season 1 of 'The Power of Shunya: Challenge for Zero'An all-girls team of Maumita Bhattacharjee from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and Sannidhi Jhala from Indian School of Business, Mohali, emerged as the winners of the Season 1 of 'The Power of Shunya™: Challenge for Zero'. In a competition spanning 10 weeks, this team beat 23 other teams of students from India's premier science […]The post An all-gi […]
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- War of the 21st Century Teens – Citizens versus StateIn 2011, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement brought to the front the extreme influence of private corporates on the US Government. This was just after 9 months of what was termed the Arab Spring – an unprecedented revolutionary wave leading to forcing out of rulers in countries such as Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and uprisings […]
- Needed: Indian Maritime Doctrine in Declining USA rising China worldComing Geo-Political changes near India – USA is a declining superpower. US Forces will leave Af-Pak by 2014 creating a sudden military vacuum. This will be filled by Talibans in the most atrocious manner one can imagine. By 2017, Pakistan military will seek more and more support from China as China already is the largest […]
- Buildings – Go GreenDevelopment is measured through infrastructure as well as real estate growth in a particular. The word 'Building' raises varied images in our minds. It may be a comfortable home, an imposing office, a fun-filled school and college or the crowded malls and public places. Common to all this is that there are buildings everywhere, which […]
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It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Ms. Elizabeth Gill (Bohlin), beloved Foundation Academy teacher, counselor, senior advisor, and friend to over twenty years of TFA staff and students. Her dedication was so great that only a few TFA graduating classes over the past 25 years made it into cap and gown without her there to provide guidance, support, and love. Although she is no longer with us in this world, we know with certainty that future graduating classes of TFA will do so with Ms. Gill offering that guidance, support, and love from heaven.
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Shah Rukh Khan is a man on a mission. The actor has been on a book-buying spree across the length and breadth of the city, scouring bookstores in his pursuit of the titles of his choice.
Few people are aware that the actor is a voracious reader and consumes books on a daily basis.
Khan is one of the few genuine B-Town bookworms, who buy books to read rather than for its collector value. He has a massive collection of books in his personal library, which he is now in the process of refurbishing along with the one in his office.


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It was a very colorful day on Saturday! Myself along with a handful of friends and family participated in what is known as the "happiest 5K on Earth" and well it may just have been that!
The Color Run is a 5K fun run/walk that over 8,000 participated in Cleveland, OH on Saturday morning. The parking lots were packed with white t-shirts, sweatbands, tutus, and smiles. Although it was hard to find a parking space it was worth the trip!
I can show you below better than I can tell you about the run but the gist is that 4 times throughout the course of a 5K (which was actually only like 2.8 I believe) you get color "thrown" on you by the volunteers of The Color Run. The best way for me to describe the color is that it is sort of like Kool-Aid but probably not even as grainy as that. As you run by the volunteers they spray you with the color… green, blue, orange, and purple!! Plus, every racer got their own color packet to throw at the end of the race to create a true rainbow of color.
Of course our group just ended up throwing it on each other!
One of the best parts of the race is that it is kid friendly so my niece, Peyton, was able to join in on the fun! Those little legs probably walk/ran about 70% of the race which meant my sister was stuck pulling a wagon full of water bottles, t-shirts, and bags for most of the race! I was impressed by both of them! But Pey was one happy camper after she figured out that is was perfectly OK to roll around on the tarps where they throw the color.
So I hope you enjoy the color run pictures as much as we enjoyed the run!
Work Girls before we started the run.. nice and clean!
The group nice and clean before the starting line
The group not so nice and clean after the run!
Robyn even came from Columbus to join in on the fun
Family Photo #1: 3 generations of runners!
Family photo #2… a hot mess but still looking good!
The "wagon" group that hung out together!
And finally… our little MVP for the day!!
It was truly a COLORFUL day!!!


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Becoming... Unusual: The Education of an Eclectic at The Lensic Friday, November 4, 2011 $10 / $5 students 3 Easy Ways to Buy Tickets Call (505) 988-1234 Stop By The Lensic Becoming Unusual is a solo concert of song, dramatic monologues, lecture and video from Rinde Eckert's anthology of theatrical loners. |
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The Lensic Performing Arts Center presents an evening with the complex and gifted artist, Rinde Eckert, performing his new, one-man multimedia work-in-progress, Becoming… Unusual: The Education of an Eclectic, on November 4. Becoming Unusual is a solo concert of song, dramatic monologues, lecture and video from Rinde Eckert's anthology of theatrical loners. The performance is part of the Lensic Presents series, Under Construction, a part of the Lensic Presents programming that showcases theater works in progress. With a virtuosic command of gesture and language, songwriter, composer, librettist, musician, performer, director and total theater artist Rinde Eckert moves beyond the boundaries of what a 'play,' a 'dance piece,' an 'opera' or 'musical' might be. His art is formally inventive, asks difficult questions, and is emphatically theatrical. In the service of grappling with complex issues, his work is a series of variations on a smart, slightly cock-eyed Everyman who begins his journey with a pure sense of mission and descends into the maelstrom. "Little men with big ideas whose consequences of their hubris are often disastrous" are characters populating Rinde's work. His characters include a man caught between the American dream of success and consumerism and the alienating psychoses of contemporary urban living; a composer trying to write an opera while losing his memory; a man who commits a slow suicide while sailing solo around the world; a Mafia accountant who has a change of heart; a musician obsessed with the unknown woman his taxi mows down one rainy night. |


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Who can vote for Alice Ralph for District 11 County Commissioner?
Registered voters residing within Washtenaw County District 11 can vote for Alice Ralph in the August 3 primary. This year, District 11 Democratic candidates for the November election are determined from four running in the August 3 primary election. The primary is an "open", but to avoid disqualification, you must vote for candidates of one party only. How can I support Alice Ralph if I am not a voter in District 11?
Recommend Alice to your District 11 friends who CAN vote for her! Donate or volunteer. Send us your quote in support of Alice. Write LTEs to annarbor.com and annarborchronicle.com (You know you can!) Whatever you do to support Alice, do it early and often, and don't be late for the most important date, August 3. What is your platform?
AJR: My platform has three themes in 6 words-- Resilient Policy / Core Responsibilities / Future Abundance These themes will guide my response to current and looming challenges of our economy and envirionment. I aim to transform these challenges into a just future of abundance. I invite you to provide your focus to my campaign as you explore other pages of my website or talk to me on the campaign trail. Who are you running against?
AJR: Although I am not alone on the primary ballot, I'm not running against anyone. I'm running for the District 11 seat being left open by Jeff Irwin. A 10-year incumbent, Jeff is running for the Michigan State House of Representatives, 53rd District. In doing so, Jeff cannot also run for re-election to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. Because I have the best skills and experience for the office of county commissioner, I am duty-bound to run. With success supported by voters, I will be honored to serve. How many County Commissioners are there on the Board?
There are 11 County Commissioners, one for each district, elected in even numbered years by voters residing that district. What is the term of service for a County Commissioner?
County Commissioners are elected in even-numbered years for a terms of two years. Their terms begin in January following November elections. What does the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners do?
The "BOC" makes policy that directs public spending toward essential programs and projects that fundamentally affect the quality of life for residents of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County. Depending on interests and assignments, County Commissioners also sit on other county boards and commissions, councils and committees. These are activities that enhance communication and collaboration with citizens and communities. No, really, what do they DO?
The BOC is responsible for ensuring that county government provides services mandated by State and Federal government. The BOC sponsors ballot initiatives and votes on resolutions for implementation of those that are approved by the voters. The BOC indirectly oversees all of the employees of Washtenaw County, through the County Administrator, whom they hire directly. Sworn to uphold the U.S. and State Constitutions, the members of the Board of Commissioners represent their constituents, adhering to the best interests of all of Washtenaw County, |


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Conclusory Summary Judgment Order Remanded by Western Section for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Dog Attack Case
EDWARD RAGLAND, ET AL. v. ROY MORRISON
Court: TN Court of Appeals
Lewis K. Garrison, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Edward Ragland.
Jeremy M. Thomas, Osceola, Arkansas, for the appellee, Roy Morrison.
Judge: STAFFORD
This appeal arises from the grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellee. Appellants claimed that Appellee was liable for injuries caused by dogs that Appellee allegedly owned and allowed to run loose in the Appellants' neighborhood. The trial court's order fails to state the legal ground upon which the court granted the motion for summary judgment. Further, there is no indication in the record of the trial court's reason(s) for granting the motion. Because Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 56.04 mandates inclusion of the trial court's legal ground in the order on the motion for summary judgment, we vacate and remand.


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Shyamalan & Fraser Near Superman Deal?
And is Jon Peters really out?
Scooper 'Suzanne' has more possible word on the rumor that M. Night Shyamalan will be writing and directing Warner Bros.' Superman, with Brendan Fraser a frontrunner to star...
Just a few words to confirm the accuracy of your reports that Jon Peters is leaving Superman. I have been on a spying trip at Warners, my friend works there. Anyhow, the name of the producer who is taking over from Peters, is Jerry Weintraub, an older, veteran producer i am told. Cant say the name rings any bells. Also the contracts between Warner Brothers, M Night Shyamalan and Brendan Fraser, are nearly signed and done deals. Thanks, Suzanne. Mr. Weintraub was a producer on "Ocean's Eleven" and is also doing "Ocean's Twelve". Remember, this is just a rumor until we hear something from Warner Bros... and they ain't talkin'! Source: Suzanne Read more about: |


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ISU researchers use video games to bridge generational gap and get older adults moving
Iowa State professors developed the "Living well through Intergenerational Fitness and Exercise" program, which uses video games to get older adults moving. |
Iowa State students help older adults get active
Students in an Iowa State University kinesiology course will help with assessments during Active Aging Week, in an effort to encourage people to be more active and see the benefits of exercise. |
Gilligan studies relationships between parents and adult children
Megan Gilligan is a new assistant professor in human development and family studies. Her research focuses on relationships between parents and adult children. |
New graduate certificates explore well-being across the lifespan
Iowa State University's Department of Human Development and Family Studies recently added four new certificates to its graduate offerings. |
Iowa State prepares students for careers in gerontology
Iowa State professors are educating students through the gerontology program, which offers both an undergraduate and graduate-level minor, to meet the demands of the state's and nation's aging population. |
CHS professor evaluates newsletter to improve nutrition among older Iowans
Francis, an assistant professor, is evaluating materials for the Chef Charles Club, a nutrition education program targeted at older adults to promote health and overall wellness. |
New program works to make Iowa more friendly to aging population
Mid Life and Beyond, a cooperative program of the Iowa State gerontology program and Extension and Outreach, works to make Iowa communities more aging and lifespan friendly. |
Young alumni find rewarding jobs
Of employed graduates, 91 percent accepted positions related to their majors, engaging in work that requires knowledge and skills they acquired at Iowa State. |
Students recognized at fall 2011 graduation events
Sen. Daryl Beall delivered the keynote address at the ISU College of Human Sciences graduation celebration, which kicked off events for new baccaulaureates through doctors of philosophy. |
Study examines how couples assist each other's memory
Effective memory is crucial to independent living for older adults. An ISU study is among the first to show that social partners extend memory. |


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'Faces in the Crowd, Volume 1 : Villains' is the first in a series of NPC supplements for the a|state RPG which detail some of the unusual and interesting charact... [click here for more]
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Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyards Fails To Sell At Auction
Patricia Kluge has thrown her heart, soul and no small amount of money into her Virginia wine business. Kluge and her husband and business partner Bill Moses have Albemarle House, their 45-room English style manor, on the market for $24 million (it was listed at $100 million last year) and earlier this year they sold off the contents at Sotheby's in a two-day buying bonanza that brought in $15.2 million. A sale of her jewelry brought in around $5 million.
Kluge Estate trustee Bill Shmidheiser said the bank hopes to sell the property and that $19 million is a good deal for any buyer because Kluge and Moses spent approximately $50 million creating the winery. The estate is set up to produce about 34,000 cases of wine per year, far larger than most smaller wineries in Virginia that produce around 5,000 cases per year. Another auction is scheduled for this weekend to sell off 15,000 cases of wine from the Kluge Estate.


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Last Thursday, we showed you "Close Encounter With a Zebra" and asked you to give us a better title.
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This video is called "Close Encounter With a Zebra." That's actually the zebra screaming. FYI. Does that give you something to work with? Probably not.
Think you got a funnier name for this video? Let us know in the comments! Then check back on Tuesday at noon for the vote off!
The winner of this week's Rename This Video Vote was Dave Stretton with his title, "Porcupine Eats Corn on the Cob and Makes Crazy Noises While Annoying Slut Attempts to Steal Food." It's funny because he called that nice lady a slut. Congratulations, Dave!


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Parents in India protest when they find their child "on drugs". It is a road that every human being knows leads to severe brain and body damage and often to death. These same parents don't seem so concerned about even more lethal drugs that their children eat every day as part of their normal food: drugs that contribute as frequently to severe brain and body damage and as often to death. Is that form of drug-induced death more socially acceptable than cocaine or smack?
Every time you drink milk or eat eggs, meat or chicken you are eating a cocktail of harmful drugs. Any animal that has been grown forcibly in container-like factory farms owes its existence not to Mother Nature but to chemistry. In the 1920s, the identification of Vitamins A and D made
it possible for the broiler industry to crowd a great number of chickens indoors. Then came Dr. Thomas Jukes' discovery in the 1940s that antibiotics make chickens grow faster and so they became standard additives for poultry, cattle, calves and pigs.
In the 50s and 60s, animal scientists found that artificial hormones and hormone-like substitutes could alter growth and reproduction and now these are a staple in animal diet and medicine.
People talk of chemical fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides in our fruit and vegetables. We readily accept that our fruit and vegetables are contaminated with chemicals and assorted carcinogens – but milk, meat and eggs are thought to be "natural" with no chemical pollution or manipulation.
Nonsense; Food from animals is more altered by chemistry and invasive manipulation than any food from plants. In February 1989, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, (FDA) Director remarked: "The majority of pesticide-contaminated human food incidents of the last decade were the result of human exposure through consumption of contaminated animal products." Industrial animal production use potent drugs and pesticides not even thought of in horticulture. For instance:
- Manipulation of chicken flavour through chemistry so that each "producer" has his own peculiar chicken taste. An article brought out in Broiler Industry in April 1975 says: "We've been accused of selling a chicken with less flavour that the 'old time' chicken. Attempts are being made at overcoming the flavour problem by injection or marinating." The yellow of your egg, for instance, is completely fake. Xanthophyll, zeaxanthin, marigold extract and caroteinic acid are some of the feed additives used to make egg yolks – which come out pale in all factory chickens, as natural sunlight and grass is needed for a yellow yolk.
What is standard factory food? Cardboard, dried poultry manure, crop waste, spoiled grain not fit for human consumption, feather meal, synthetic vitamins, mineral supplements, antibiotics, wormers, growth stimulants. It tastes so bad that it has to be covered with a flavouring or "palatability agent" as the industry calls this artificial chemical. Gentian Violet, a known carcinogen, is used to prevent moulds in animal feeds.
Obviously flies and other pests multiply in factory farms. They have to be eliminated. Some egg producers spray mists of insecticide through the cages and onto the birds. For cattle, organophosphate insecticides are applied as sprays, dust bags, back rubbers, pours-ons or feed additives. Some milk producers affix ear tags of pyrethroid insecticides to the animals. In factory dairies, the air is sprayed with a chemical that ha the highly toxic Dichlorvos, an organophosphate of the nerve gas family. Some farmers dip their animals in the hugely poisonous Lindane to get rid of lice and fleas. For fly control, a larvicide is added to the animal feed.
Antibiotics are an essential part of the factory farm diet. Almost half the antibiotics produced every year in the world are fed to food-producing animals. Penicillin and tetracycline are the most commonly used. According to the National Research Council, about 90 per cent of antibiotics are given in the form of feed additives – and saturate the milk, eggs and meat that we eat. No wonder the human body is becoming immune to antibiotic therapy.
In addition to antibiotics, these are some of the drugs used to control fowl cholera, mastitis, pneumonia, atrophic rhinitis, dysentery, enteritis, parasites and diseases caused by protozoa and bacteria:
Sulphanamide (Sulfathiazole, Sulphamethazine, Sulfanitran, Sulfadimethoxine, Sulfaquinoxaline). Sulphamethazine (SMZ) is the most widely used, specially in dairy cattle. It is popular because it has unusually long "staying power" which means that its medicinal effects last longer.
Unfortunately this drug stays, as residue in both milk and meat has been known to cause severe allergic reactions and anaemia. Extremely high levels of SMZ exist in milk. Upto 80 miligrams per kilolitre have been found – an amount that should be spread over 60,000 kilolitres. Nitrogen heterocyclics (Carbadox, Ipronidazole, Dimetridazole – all three of which have been since 1971 known to cause cancer and mutations). Nitrofurans (Furazolidone, Nitrofurazone) and benzimidazoles (Albendazole, Febendazole and Thiabendazole), a family of cancer causers. A class of ionophores, one of which is monesis sodium, is used to speed weight gain. Gentamycin, which is not allowed for use in dairy cattle in many countries, is used here for mastitis. Neomycin is another antibiotic residue that is frequently found in meat.
Probiotics are used to aid the development of bacteria in the animal's stomach. This is to improve digestion in the immovable animal.
- Hormones are used as growth promotants. Zeranol, Testosterone, Progesterone and Eastradiol are some of the growth accelerators used. These chemicals change metabolism, stimulate muscle growth and increase litters and, in the case of dairy cows, bring out more milk. Oxytocin is a commonly given injection in every Indian dairy to make the milk come out faster. It causes weak eyesight and cancer in humans.
The egg industry adds antioxidants to chicken feed to lengthen hens' egg laying cycles.
Poultry and pig producers use arsenical compounds to speed growth, feed efficiency and boost egg production.
Chloramphenicol has never been allowed for use in food producing animals, because of its toxicity to humans. It is linked to aplastic anaemia, gray syndrome in newborn infants and various neurotoxic disorders. It is used widely.
Oxytetracycline, Dexamethazone, Lincomycine Spectinomycine, amino acid solution, Phenylbutazone (for "stress"), Amoxicillin, Amprolium, Levamisole. Potassium penicillin, Tylosin, Trimethoprim… these are some of the drugs given in tablet, liquid or injection form and several of them are known carcinogens and have "severely restricted use" labels on them. 92 per cent of the food animal of the food animal drugs are sold over the counter which means that anyone can buy them without prescription or supervision – which means there is very little accountability in the meat, milk and egg business. And low accountability always leads to shortcuts and abuse.
The "modern" animal business, the factory farm, uses between twenty to thirty thousand drugs to control disease and boost productivity. Nine million pounds of antibiotics (weight, not money) were used in the world in 1978. It went up to 15 million pounds in 1988 and has again doubled by now. Recently Mac Donald's gave a statement that they were going to "phase out" the antibiotics that they use on all the animals that are killed for their products.
The United States General Accounting Office made a review of the potentially harmful residues of animal drugs, pesticides and contaminants in meat and poultry. In a country like the United States protected by the strict laws of the Food and Drug Administration, they found 143 drugs and pesticide residues in meat and poultry. "42 are known to cause or are suspected of causing cancer; 20 of causing birth defects; and six of causing mutations."
India is using every single one of these drugs and quite a few more – as the standards are even laxer. Most of the animal drugs on the market have not been properly tested and their long-term effects, as happened in the case of Thalidomide, are unknown. Even chemicals that are known to be dangerous and are banned all over the world like DDT or Phenol continues to be used in Indian animal factories. Most approved animal drugs were cleared for marketing years ago on the basis of safety evaluations now considered inadequate.
Factory farmers feeding drugs to animals are supposed to stop feeding them a specified number of days before killing them. The idea is that drugs should not be present in the animal's flesh when it is killed. (This doesn't apply to milk or eggs, as no withdrawal are possible from the daily drug feed). Most farmers don't understand the withdrawal schedules so the drug is given till the end. Even if they stop it, the drug, which is usually given in food bins, continues to contaminate feed mixers, bins and waterlines. Then, animals that are found to be sick or deteriorating are killed immediately and sent to the market immediately, with drugs still coursing through their bodies.
Not scared enough? Let me add some more. A large number of animals – chickens, specially – die of cancer. About 15 million pounds of dead animal meat is cancer-ridden. What happens to these dead bodies? Are they thrown away? No way. This cancerous meat is processed into chicken feed and re-fed to factory animals. The result is a recycling of potential cancer substances repeatedly through the animal and human chain.
More? Animal bones, kidneys and livers often contain dangerous levels of heavy metals – cadmium, lead, arsenic, for instance – which build up in their bodies from the food they are fed. This issue has been repeatedly taken up by consumer bodies abroad. The answer from the animal industry is: "The toxic metals accumulate in the parts we don't eat." Nonsense. These parts of the animal body are again ground up and put back into animal feed – so the buildup of heavy metals is constant and on the increase.
Pesticides that you fear in your vegetables and fruit Of the 10 foods most likely to cause cancer from insecticide residues, chicken is number two, beef is number three and pork is number seven. Of the 10 foods most likely to cause cancer from herbicide residues, pork is number three.
You can campaign to remove the drugs that I have named but the industry will merely replace them with other equally toxic chemicals. The government can do nothing. (It banned Novalgin and Analgin years ago – following a worldwide ban on these two toxic medicines. Till today they are available on the Indian market). Inspectors go to these animal factories – their ability to find illegal or badly used drugs is limited by their knowledge. Also – and I quote from an American consumer magazine (you can draw your own conclusions) – "It has been reported that reasonable inspectors are often allowed to take home free meat and are offered liquor, money and other gifts. No inspector has been trained or educated or even prosecuted for this bribery and it is practically impossible to prevent. The net result is that corrupt animal factories turn out shoddy meat and poultry, much of which would have probably been condemned by uncorrupted inspectors."
Now, you will ask, if things are so bad why don't we see more death and disaster? Why doesn't the government take action to get animal drug abuse under control? Firstly, there is enough death and disaster. To the animals immediately – which any of you who wish to visit a factory farm can see at first glance? But, more than that, where do you think cancer and degenerative diseases come from? Where does immunity to penicillin and antibiotics come from? It is difficult to prove causation over a long period – for instance, a person drinking milk with Carbadox in it for years can end up with stomach cancer – but the law needs an immediate cause. (In the same way, thousands of people have died in the last five years from the effects of the Union Carbide blowup. But proving that they died of insidious toxic damage from the Methyl Isocyanate fumes is legally difficult to prove in a court that demands immediate death as proof). Such "causes" will take years of epidemiological studies in each case before what scientists know to be a fact can be "legally" established.
Another reason why people don't see more human health problems as a result of eating animal products from factories is simply that "they are not looking." You have headaches, stomachaches, diarrhoea, nausea, "flu", colds and other illnesses all the time – and no one thinks that they may be caused by animal-borne bacteria or animal drug residues. Salmonella is just one food-borne disease- but it took years before the government held meat responsible for cramps, nausea, vomitting and even death. Consumers are totally unfamiliar with the practices of meat production. Moreover they tend to resist acquiring such knowledge (knowing it will be unpleasant) preferring to regard meat, milk and eggs as "essential" to their well-being.
Secondly, why doesn't the government do something? Animal killing is part of the Agriculture Ministry. It is regarded as giving jobs, bringing in money from export, giving food and a traditional way of life. (Any data, for instance, on the ill effects of milk – while doctors will concede that it is true – will be challenged by the simple logic of: "Krishna drank it and he was a god.") Modern meat factories take advantage of this to manipulate the government into turning a blind eye.
Nothing therefore will be ever being done in India to stop the modern businessman/government from using harmful drugs in the animal industry. Drugs are portrayed by the industry as problem fixers, money savers and profit boosters. They probably are for the businessman – but they also cause hugely undesirable effects in people and animals. The victim of this is not only the animal – it is you. And the only way you can protect yourself is not to eat animal products. Either that or be a drug victim of the most dangerous traffickers in the world.
Maneka Gandhi


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Al Diamon
Budweiser Wins Maine Beer Contest
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 11:43am.David Geary must be crying in his beer.
Alan Pugsley must be inconsolable.
Rob Tod must have that deer-in-the-headlights look that precedes disaster.
That's because Geary, Pugsley, and Tod, three of Maine's best brewers, have been beaten soundly in a beer-tasting competition.
By Budweiser.
Maine Goes Non-Nuclear
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 1:20pm.I suspect my neighbors are terrorists.
I base this assessment mostly on keen insights, sharp deductions and paranoid delusions, plus the fact that the American flag sticker on their car (an import!) is getting tattered.
Loons Run Rampant In Maine
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 07/14/2011 - 9:54am.This weekend, hundreds of volunteers will spread out across southern Maine to count loons. Based on anecdotal evidence, they're likely to find a lot of them.
And not just at the State House.
Getting Stuffed Is a Way of Life In Maine
Submitted by Al Diamon on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 9:59am.I have a deep and inexplicable affection for anything that's been taxidermed.
Birds showing off their gorgeous plumage.
Deer displaying their impressive racks.
Bears flashing their fierce dental work.
Expired legislators posed as if they were sleeping through a lengthy debate.
Portland's Pirates Go Canine
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:58am.Before I begin this week's in-depth analysis of the important issues of the seven days just past, let me confess to a stunning and shameful inadequacy.
I am not a hockey fan.
I pay so little attention to hockey that I get it mixed up with other ice-related sports, such as curling, figure skating, and ice road trucking. But I'm pretty sure hockey isn't the one where you drill holes in frozen lakes, sit on ice blocks in little shacks and drink heavily until somebody catches a fish or freezes to death.
That's lacrosse.
Welcome To Maine, European Devils
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 10:16am.Replicas of Christopher Columbus's ships arrived in Portland Harbor this week. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Edmund Fitzgerald offered an authentic glimpse into the past (according to the Sarah Palin Institute for Revisionist History) by sending a landing party ashore to claim Maine in the name of Spain. Or Italy. Or one of those debt-plagued places.
Maine Under Attack From China, Canada
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:24am.It now seems likely that Maine will soon have to declare war on the People's Republic of China.
That's not a course of action anyone in this state wanted, but it has been forced upon us by Beijing's belligerence, intransigence, and by those commies saying nasty things about Millinocket.
They could have disparaged lobster. We'd have let it slide.
They could have insulted the moose. Like that beast, we have thick skins.
Saving Alcohol Mary and Other Maine Icons
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:53am.I don't like boring street names. Particularly boring street names that are also misleading.
For years, I lived on Pine Street in Portland.
No pines.
Spruce Street in the same city.
No spruces.
I moved across town to Prospect Street, but it didn't result in any noticeable improvement in my prospects.
I also lived on Park Avenue in the same city. While Deering Oaks was right across the street, there was no place for residents to park their cars during snow storms, so that name was only half-accurate.
Portland Sea Dogs Stink Up The Place
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 10:12am.I've just returned home from spending Memorial Day weekend watching the Portland Sea Dogs play baseball. Or some rough approximation of the sport.
On the whole, my experience at Hadlock Field wasn't unpleasant. The weather was warm. The beer was cold. The ballpark food was satisfyingly unhealthy. I should have been contented.
Instead, I wanted to punch somebody. Preferably, somebody in charge of assembling this team.
In Defense of Maine's Leather-winged Friends
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 9:53am.What do the following words have in common?
Eastern pipistrelle, eastern small-footed myotis, northern myotis, big brown, little brown myotis, eastern red, hoary, silver-haired, Bruce Wayne and Louisville Slugger.
That's right, they're all names you wouldn't give to your newborn child.
Also, they're all species of bats found in Maine.
I mention the bat connection not because I'm fond of bats (although I am), but because some of these night-flying creatures face a hideous threat:


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Two Colloquies
by Erasmus of Rotterdam |
Antony. Terrible tales you tell! That's what going to sea is like? God forbid any such notion should ever enter my head! Adolph. Oh, no, what I've related up to this point is mere sport compared with what you'll hear now. Antony. I've heard more than enough of disasters. When you're recalling them I shudder as if I myself were sharing the danger. Adolph. To me, on the contrary, troubles over and done with are enjoyable. On that same night something happened which in large part robbed the skipper of his hope of safety. Antony. What, I beseech you? Adolph. The night was partially clear, and on the top-mast, in the "crow's-nest" (as I think they call it), stood one of the crew, looking out for land. Suddenly a fiery ball appeared beside him- a very bad sign to sailors when it's a single flame, lucky when it's double. Antiquity believed these were Castor and Pollux. Antony. What's their connection with sailors? One was a horseman, the other a boxer. Adolph. This is the poets' version. The skipper, who was by the helm, spoke up: "Mate" - that's what sailors call one another- "see your company alongside there?" "I see it," the man replied, "and I hope it's good luck." Soon the blazing ball slid down the ropes and rolled straight up to the skipper. Antony. Wasn't he scared out of his wits? Adolph. Sailors get used to marvels. After stopping there a moment, it rolled the whole way round the ship, then dropped through the middle hatches and disappeared. Toward noon the storm began to rage more and more. Ever seen the Alps? Antony. Yes, I've seen them. Adolph. Those mountains are warts compared with the waves of the sea. Whenever we were borne on the crest, we could have touched the moon with a finger; whenever dipped, we seemed to plunge through the gaping earth to hell. Antony. What fools they are who trust themselves to the sea! Adolph. Since the crew's struggle with the storm was hopeless, the skipper, pale as a ghost, at last came up to us. Antony. His pallor forebodes some great disaster. Adolph. "Friends," he says, "I'm no longer master of my ship; the winds have won. The only thing left to do is to put our hope in God and each one prepare himself for the end." Antony. Truly a Scythian [i.e., harsh] speech. Adolph. "But first of all," he says, "the ship must be unloaded. Necessity, a stern foe, demands it. Better to save life at the cost of goods than for both to perish together." This was undeniable. A lot of luggage filled with costly wares was tossed overboard. Antony. This was sacrificing for sure! Adolph. On board was a certain Italian who had served as legate to the King of Scotland. He had a chest full of silver plate, rings, cloth, and silk robes. Antony. He didn't want to come to terms with the sea? Adolph. No, instead he wanted to go down with his beloved treasures or else be saved along with them. So he protested. Antony. What did the skipper do? Adolph "We're quite willing to let you perish alone with your goods," said he, "but it's not fair for all of us to be endangered because of your chest. What's more, we'll throw you and the chest together into the sea." Antony. True sailor's lingo! Adolph. So the Italian, too, threw his goods overboard, cursing away by heaven and hell because he had entrusted his life to so barbarous an element. Antony. I recognize the Italian accent. Adolph. Soon afterward the winds, unappeased by our offerings, broke the ropes and tore the sails to pieces. Antony. Catastrophe! Adolph. At that moment the skipper comes to us again. Antony. To make a speech? Adolph. "Friends" -he begins by way of greeting- "the hour warns each of us to commend himself to God and prepare for death." Questioned by some who were familiar with seamanship as to how many hours he thought he could keep the ship afloat, he replied that he couldn't promise anything, but not more than three hours. Antony. This speech was ever sterner than the first one. Adolph. After saying this, he orders all the shrouds to be slashed and the mast sawn off down to its socket and thrown into the sea, together with the spars. Antony. Why this? Adolph. With the sail ruined or torn, the mast was a useless burden. Our whole hope was in the tiller. Antony. What about the passengers meanwhile? Adolph. There you'd have seen what a wretched plight we were in: the sailors singing Salve Regina, praying to the Virgin Mother, calling her Star of the Sea, Queen of Heaven, Mistress of the World, Port of Salvation, flattering her with many other titles the Sacred Scriptures nowhere assign to her. Antony. What has she to do with the sea? She never went voyaging, I believe. Adolph. Formerly Venus was protectress of sailors, because she was believed to have been born of the sea. Since she gave up guarding them, the Virgin Mother has succeeded this mother who was not a virgin. Antony. You're joking. Adolph. Prostrating themselves on the deck, some worshiped the sea, pouring whatever oil they had on the waves, flattering it no differently from the way we do a wrathful sovereign. Antony. What did they say? Adolph. "O most merciful sea, O most kind sea, O most splendid sea, O most lovely sea, have pity on us! Save us!" Many songs of this kind they sang to the sea-which was deaf. Antony. Absurd superstition! What did the rest do? Adolph. Some did nothing but get sick. Many made vows. There was an Englishman who promised heaps of gold to the Virgin of Walsingham if he reached shore alive. Some promised many things to the wood of the Cross at such and such a place; others, again, to that in some other place. The same with respect to the Virgin Mary, who reigns in many places; and they think the vow worthless unless you specify the place. Antony. Ridiculous! As if saints don't dwell in heaven Adolph. Some pledged themselves to become Carthusians. There was one who promised to journey to St. James at Compostella barefoot, bareheaded, clad only in a coat of mail, begging his bread besides. Antony. Did nobody remember Christopher? Adolph. I couldn't help laughing as I listened to one chap, who in a loud voice (for fear he wouldn't be heard) promised a wax taper as big as himself to the Christopher in the tallest church in Paris -- a mountain rather than a statue. While he was proclaiming this at the top of his lungs, insisting on it again and again, an acquaintance who chanced to be standing by nudged him with his elbow and cautioned: "Be careful what you promise. Even if you sold all your goods at auction, you couldn't pay for it." Then the other, lowering his voice - so St. Christopher wouldn't overhear him, of course! - said, "Shut up, you fool. Do you suppose I'm serious? If I once touch land, I won't give him a tallow candle." Antony. I'm surprised nobody thought of the Apostle Paul, who was once shipwrecked himself, and when the ship broke, jumped overboard and reached land. No stranger to misfortune, he knew how to help those in distress. Adolph. Paul wasn't mentioned. Antony. Did they pray all the while? Adolph. Strenuously. One chanted Salve Regina, another Credo in Deum. Some had certain queer beads [i.e., rosaries], like charms, to ward off danger. Antony. How devout men are made by suffering! In prosperity the thought of God or saint never enters their heads. What were you doing all this time? Making vows to any of the saints? Adolph. Not at all. Antony. Why? Adolph. Because I don't make deals with saints. For what else is that but a bargain according to the form "I'll give this if you do that" or "I'll do this if you'll do that"; "I'll give a taper if I can swim"; "I'll go to Rome if you save me." Antony. But you called on some saint for help? Adolph. Not even that. Antony. But why? Adolph. Because heaven's a large place. If I entrust my safety to some saint - St. Peter, for example, who perhaps will be the first to hear, since he stands at the gate - I may be dead before he meets God and pleads my cause. Antony. What did you do, then? Adolph. Went straight to the Father himself, reciting the Pater Noster. No saint hears sooner than he, or more willingly grants what is asked. Antony. But didn't your conscience accuse you when you did this? Weren't you afraid to entreat the Father, whom you had offended by so many sins? Adolph. To speak frankly, my conscience did deter me somewhat. But I soon recovered my spirits, thinking to myself, "No father is so angry with his son that, if he sees him in danger in a stream or lake, he won't grasp him by the hair and pull him out." Of all the passengers, none behaved more calmly than a certain woman who was suckling a baby. Antony. What did she do? Adolph. She was the only one who didn't scream, weep, or make promises; she simply prayed in silence, clasping her little boy. While the ship was continually battered by the sea, the skipper undergirded it with ropes both fore and aft, for fear it might break to pieces. Antony. Miserable protection! Adolph. Meantime an old priest, a man of sixty named Adam, jumped up. Stripped to his underclothes, and with his shoes and leggings removed, he urged us all to prepare likewise for swimming. And standing in the middle of the ship, he preached to us a sermon from Gerson [a famous theologian/preacher from Paris] on the five truths concerning the benefit of confession. He urged everyone to be ready both for life and for death. A Dominican was there, too. Those who wished confessed to these two. Antony. What did you do? Adolph. Seeing everything in an uproar, I confessed silently to God, condemning my unrighteousness before him and imploring his mercy. Antony. Where would you have gone if you had died in that condition? Adolph. That I left to God the judge, for I was unwilling to be judge of my own cause; nevertheless a strong hope possessed my mind the whole time. While all this is going on, the captain tearfully returns to us. "Get ready," says he, "because the ship will be useless to us in a quarter of an hour." For it was already shattered in some places, and was drawing water. Soon afterwards a sailor reports seeing a church tower in the distance, and beseeches us to appeal to whichever saint took that church under his protection. Everyone falls to his knees and prays to the unknown saint. Antony. Had you invoked him by name, he might have heard. Adolph. We didn't know his name. As much as he could, meantime, the skipper steered the ship in that direction. It was already breaking up, taking in water everywhere and clearly is about to fall to pieces if it hadn't been undergirded with ropes. Antony. A bad state of affairs! Adolph. We were carried far enough in for the inhabitants of the place to see our plight. Groups of them rushed to the shore, and taking off hats and coats and sticking them on poles, urged us towards themselves, and by lifting their arms to heaven indicated their pity for our lot. Antony. I'm waiting to hear what happened. Adolph. The whole ship was filled with water now, so that thereafter we would be no safer in ship than in sea. Antony. At that moment you had to fall back on your last hope. Adolph. On suffering, rather. The crew released the lifeboat and lowered it into the sea. Everyone tried to hurl himself into it, the sailors protesting in the uproar that the lifeboat would not hold such a crowd, but everybody should grab what he could and swim. The situation did not allow leisurely plans. One person snatched an oar, another a boathook, another a tub, another a bucket, another a plant; and, each relying on his own resources, they committed themselves to the waves. Antony. What happened during this time to that poor little woman who alone did not weep and wail? Adolph. She was the first of them all to reach the shore. Antony. How could she do that? Adolph. We put her on a curved plank and tied her in such a way that she couldn't easily fall off. We gave her a small board to use as a paddle, and, wishing her luck, shoved her off into the waves, pushing with a pole to get her clear of the ship, where the danger lay. Holding her baby in her left hand, she paddled with the right. Antony. Brave woman! Adolph. Since nothing else remained, one man seized a wooden statue of the Virgin Mother, now rotten and mouse-eaten, and, putting his arms around it, began to swim. Antony. Did the lifeboat come through safely? Adolph. The first to go down. And thirty people had thrown themselves into it. Antony. What mishap caused that? Adolph. Before it could get away it was overturned by the lurching of the big ship. Antony. A cruel business! What then? Adolph. While looking out for others, I nearly perished myself. Antony. How so? Adolph. Because there was nothing left for me to swim on. Antony. Cork would have been useful there. Adolph. In that emergency I would rather have had plain cork tree than golden candlestick. Casting about, I finally thought of the stump of the mast. Since I couldn't pry it loose by myself, I enlisted the help of another man. Supporting ourselves on this, we put to sea, I holding on to the right end and he to the left. While we were tossing about in this way, that priest who preached on board threw himself in our midst - on our shoulders. Big fellow, too. "Who's the third?" we yell. "He'll be the death of us all." He, on the other hand, says calmly, "Cheer up, there's plenty of room. God will help us." Antony. Why was he so late in starting to swim? Adolph. Oh, he was to be in the lifeboat along with the Dominican (for everybody conceded this much honor to him), but although they had confessed to each other on the ship, nevertheless some condition -- I don't know what -- had been forgotten. There on the edge of the ship they confess anew, and each lays his hand on the other. While they're doing this, the lifeboat goes down. Adam told me this. Antony. What became of the Dominican? Adolph. According to Adam, after entreating the aid of the saints he threw off his clothes and began to swim. Antony. Which saints did he invoke? Adolph. Dominic, Thomas, Vincent, and I don't know which Peter, but first and foremost he placed his trust in Catherine of Siena. Antony. Christ didn't come to mind? Adolph. This is what the priest told me. Antony. He'd have swum better if he hadn't thrown off his sacred cowl. With that put aside, how could Catherine of Siena [a Dominican saint] recognize him? But go on with what happened to you. Adolph. While we were still tossing beside the ship, which was rolling from side to side at the will of the waves, the broken rudder smashed the thigh of the man who was holding on to the left end of the stump. So he was torn away. The priest, saying a prayer Requiem aeternam for him, took his place, urging me to keep hold of my end with confidence and kick my feet vigorously. We were swallowing a lot of salt water all this while. Thus Neptune saw to it that we had not only a salty bath but even a salty drink, though the priest showed us a remedy for that. Antony. What, please? Adolph. Every time a wave came rushing upon us, he turned the back of his head to it and kept his mouth closed. Antony. A doughty old fellow you tell me of. Adolph. When we'd made some progress after swimming a while, the priest, who was very tall, said, "Cheer up, I'm touching bottom!" I didn't dare hope for such great luck. "We're too far from shore to hope for bottom." "Oh, no," he replied, "I feel land with my feet." "Maybe it's something from the chests that the sea has rolled this way." "No," he said, "I feel land plainly by the scraping of my toes." After we had swum a while longer in this direction and he again touched bottom, "Do what you think best," he said, "I'm giving up the whole mast to you and trusting myself to the bottom"; and thereupon, after waiting for the waves to subside, he went on foot as fast as he could. When the waves overtook him again, he resisted by clasping his knees with his hands and putting his head under water, as divers and ducks do; when the waves receded, up he popped and rushed on. When I saw he was successful at this, I imitated him. Standing on the coast were men-hardy fellows, and used to the water -- who by means of extremely long poles, held out from one to the other, braced themselves against the force of the waves; so that the one farthest out held his pole to the swimmer. When this was grasped, all heaved toward shore and the swimmer was hauled safely to dry land. A number were rescued by this device. Antony. How many? Adolph. Seven, but two of these died when brought to a fire. Antony. How many were you in the ship? Adolph. Fifty-eight. Antony. O cruel sea! At least it might have been satisfied with a tenth, which is enough for priests. From so large a number how few returned! Adolph. We were treated with wonderful kindness by the people there, who looked after our needs with astonishing eagerness: lodging, fire, food, clothing, money for travel. Antony. What people were they? Adolph. Hollanders. Antony. No people could be more kindly, though they do have savage neighbors. I guess you won't visit Neptune very soon again after this. Adolph. No, not unless God takes my reason from me. Antony. And I for my part would rather hear such tales than experience the events at first hand. |
CYCLOPS, OR THE GOSPEL BEARER (1529) Cannius. What's Polyphemus hunting here? Polyphemus. What could I be hunting without dogs or spear? Is that your question? Cannius. Some wood nymph, perhaps. Polyphemus. A good guess. Look, here's my hunting net. Cannius. What a sight! Bacchus in a lion's skin -- Polyphemus with a book -- a cat in a saffron gown [a proverbial expression for something improbably odd]! Polyphemus. I've painted this little book not only in saffron but bright red and blue, too. Cannius. I'm not talking about saffron; I said something in Greek. Seems to be a soldierly book, for it's protected by bosses, plates, and brass clasps. Polyphemus. Take a good look at it. Cannius. I'm looking. Very fine, but you haven't yet decorated it enough. Polyphemus. What's lacking? Cannius. You should have added your coat of arms. Polyphemus. What coat of arms? Cannius. The head of Silenus [in Greek mythology, a drunken satyr] peering out of a wine jug. But what's the book about? The art of drinking? Polyphemus. Be careful you don't blurt out blasphemy. Cannius. What, you don't mean it's something sacred? Polyphemus. The most sacred of all, the Gospels. Cannius. By Hercules! What has Polyphemus to do with the Gospels? Polyphemus. You might as well ask what a Christian has to do with Christ. Cannius. I'm not sure a halberd isn't more fitting for the likes of you. If I were at sea and met a stranger who looked like this, I'd take him for a pirate; if I met him in a wood, for a bandit. Polyphemus. Yet this very Gospel teaches us not to judge a man by appearances. Just as a haughty spirit often lurks under an ash-colored cowl, so a cropped head, curled beard, stern brow, wild eyes, plumed cap, military cloak, and slashed breeches sometimes cover a true Christian heart. Cannius. Of course. Sometimes a sheep lurks in wolf's clothing, too. And if you trust fables, an ass in a lion's skin. Polyphemus. What's more, I know a man who has a sheep's head and a fox's heart. I could wish him friends as fair as his eyes are dark, and a character as shining as his complexion. Cannius. If a man with a sheepskin cap has a sheep's head, what a load you carry, with both a sheep and an ostrich [i.e., feathers] on you head. And isn't it rather ridiculous to have a bird on your head and an ass in you heart? Polyphemus. That hurt! Cannius. But it would be well if, as you've decorated the Gospels with various ornaments, the Gospels in turn adorned you. You've decorated them with colors; I wish they might embellish you with good morals. Polyphemus. I'll take care of that. Cannius. After your fashion, yes. Polyphemus. But insults aside, you don't condemn those who carry a volume of Gospels about, do you? Cannius. I'd be the last person in the world to do that. Polyphemus. What? I seem to you the least person in the world, when I'm taller than you by an ass's head? Cannius. I don't believe you'd be that much taller even if the ass pricked up its ears. Polyphemus. Certainly by a buffalo's. Cannius. I like the comparison. But I said "last"; I wasn't calling you "least." Polyphemus. What's the difference between an egg and an egg? Cannius. What's the difference between middle finger and little finger? Polyphemus. The middle one's longer. Cannius. Very good! What's the difference between ass ears and wolf ears? Polyphemus. Wolf ears are shorter. Cannius. That's right. Polyphemus. But I'm in the habit of measuring long and short by span and ell, not by ears. Cannius. Well, the man who carried Christ was called Christopher. You, who carry the Gospels, ought to be called Gospel-bearer instead of Polyphemus. Polyphemus. Don't you think it's holy to carry the Gospels? Cannius. No -- unless you'd agree that asses are mighty holy. Polyphemus. How so? Cannius. Because one of them can carry three thousand books of this kind. I should think you'd be equal to that load if fitted with the right packsaddle. Polyphemus. There's nothing farfetched in thus crediting an ass with holiness because he carried Christ. Cannius. I don't envy you that holiness. And if you like, I'll give you relics of the ass that carried Christ, so you can kiss them. Polyphemus. A gift I'll be glad to get. For by touching the body of Christ that ass was consecrated. Cannius. Obviously those who smote Christ touched him too. Polyphemus. But tell me seriously, isn't carrying the Gospels about a reverent thing to do? Cannius. Reverent if done sincerely, without hypocrisy. Polyphemus. Let monks have hypocrisy! What has a soldier to do with hypocrisy? Cannius. But first tell me what hypocrisy is. Polyphemus. Professing something other than what you really mean. Cannius. But what does carrying a copy of the Gospels profess? A gospel life, doesn't it? Polyphemus. I suppose so. Cannius. Therefore, when the life doesn't correspond to the book, isn't that hypocrisy? Polyphemus. Apparently. But what is it truly to bear the Gospel? Cannius. Some bear it in their hands, as the Franciscans do their Rule. Parisian porters, and asses and geldings, can do the same. There are those who bear it in their mouths, harping on nothing but Christ and the Gospel. That's pharisaical. Some bear it in their hears. The true Gospel bearer, then, is one who carries it in hands and mouth and heart. Polyphemus. Where are these? Cannius. In churches -- the deacons, who bear the book, read it to the congregation, and have it by heart. Polyphemus. Though not all who bear the Gospel in their hearts are devout. Cannius. Don't quibble. A man doesn't bear it in his heart unless he loves it through and through. Nobody loves it wholeheartedly unless he emulates the Gospel in his manner of living. Polyphemus. I don't follow these subtleties. Cannius. But I'll tell you more bluntly. If you carry a jar of Beaune wine on your shoulder, it's just a burden, isn't it? Polyphemus. That's all. Cannius. But if you hold the wine in your throat, and presently spit it out? Polyphemus. Useless -- though, really, I'm not accustomed to doing that! Cannius. But if -- as you are accustomed- you take a long drink? Polyphemus. Nothing more heavenly. Cannius. Your whole body glows; your face turns rosy; your expression grows merry. Polyphemus. Exactly. Cannius. The Gospel has the same effect when it penetrates the heart. It makes a new man of you. Polyphemus. So I don't seem to you to live according to the Gospel? Cannius. You can best decide that question yourself. Polyphemus. If it could be decided with a battle-ax... Cannius. If someone called you a liar or a rake to your face, what would you do? Polyphemus. What would I do? He'd feel my fists. Cannius. What if someone hit you hard? Polyphemus. I'd break his neck for that. Cannius. But your book teaches you to repay insults with a soft answer; and "Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Polyphemus. I've read that, but it slipped my mind. Cannius. You pray frequently, I dare say. Polyphemus. That's pharisaical. Cannius. Long-winded but ostentatious praying is pharisaical. But your book teaches us to pray without ceasing, yet sincerely. Polyphemus. Still, I do pray sometimes. Cannius. When? Polyphemus. Whenever I think of it -- once or twice a week. Cannius. What do you say? Polyphemus. The Lord's Prayer. Cannius. How often? Polyphemus. Once. For the Gospel forbids fain repetitions as "much speaking." Cannius. Can you concentrate on the Lord's Prayer while repeating it? Polyphemus. Never tried. Isn't it enough to say the words? Cannius. I don't know, except that God hears only utterance of the heart. Do you fast often? Polyphemus. Never. Cannius. But your book recommends prayer and fasting. Polyphemus. I'd recommend them too, if my belly did not demand something else. Cannius. But Paul says that those who serve their bellies aren't serving Jesus Christ. Co you eat meat on any day whatever? Polyphemus. Any day it's offered. Cannius. Yet a man as tough as you could live on hay or the bark of trees. Polyphemus. But Christ said that a man is not defiled by what he eats. Cannius. True, if it's eaten in moderation, without giving offense. But Paul, the disciple of Christ, prefers starvation to offending a weak brother by his food; and he calls upon us to follow his example, in order that we may please all men in all things. Polyphemus. Paul's Paul, and I'm me [ego (in Latin)]. Cannius. But Egon's job is to feed she-goats. [A reference to a text by Virgil.] Polyphemus. I'd rather eat one. Cannius. A fine wish! You'll be a billygoat rather than a she-goat. Polyphemus. I said eat one, not be one. Cannius. Very prettily said. Are you generous to the poor? Polyphemus. I've nothing to give. Cannius. But you would have, if you lived soberly and worked hard. Polyphemus. I'm fond of loafing. Cannius. Do you keep God's commandments? Polyphemus. That's tiresome. Cannius. Do you do penance for your sins? Polyphemus. Christ has paid for us. Cannius. Then why do you insist you love the Gospel? Polyphemus. I'll tell you. A certain Franciscan in our neighborhood kept babbling from the pulpit against Erasmus's New Testament. I met the man privately, grabbed him by the hair with my left hand, and punched him with my right. I gave him a hell of a beating; made his whole face swell. What do you say to that? Isn't that promoting the Gospel? Next I gave him absolution by banging him on the head three times with this very same book, raising three lumps, in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Cannius. The evangelical spirit, all right! This is certainly defending the Gospel with the Gospel. Polyphemus. I ran across another member of the same order who never stopped raving against Erasmus. Fired with evangelical zeal, I threatened the fellow so much he begged pardon on both knees and admitted the devil had put him up to saying what he said. If he hadn't done this, my halberd would have bounced against his head. I looked as fierce as Mars in battle. This took place before witnesses. Cannius. I'm surprised the man didn't drop dead on the spot. But let's go on. Do you live chastely? Polyphemus. I may when I'm old. But shall I confess the truth to you, Cannius? Cannius. I'm no priest. If you want to confess, find somebody else. Polyphemus. Usually I confess to God, but to you I admit I'm not yet a perfect follower of the Gospel; just an ordinary fellow. My kind have four Gospels. Four things above all we Gospelers seek: full bellies; plenty of work for the organs below the belly; a livelihood from somewhere or other; finally, freedom to do as we please. If we get these, we shout in our cups, "lo, triumph; lo, Paean! The Gospel flourishes! Christ reigns! Cannius. That's an Epicurean life, surely, not an evangelical one. Polyphemus. I don't deny it, but you know Christ is omnipotent and can turn us into other men in the twinkling on an eye. Cannius. Into swine, too, which I think is more likely than into good men. Polyphemus. I wish there were no worse creatures in the world than swine, oxen, asses, and camels! You can meet many men who are fiercer than lions, greedier than wolves, more lecherous than sparrows, more snappish than dogs, more venomous than vipers. Cannius. But now it's time for you to begin changing from brute to man. Polyphemus. You do well to warn me, for prophets these days declare the end of the world is at hand. Cannius. All the more reason to hurry. Polyphemus. I await the hand of Christ. Cannius. See that you are pliant material for his hand! But where do they get the notion that the end of the world is near? Polyphemus. They say it's because men are behaving now just as they did before the Flood overwhelmed them. They feast, drink, stuff themselves, marry and are given in marriage, whore, buy sell, play and charge interest, build buildings. Kings make war, priests are zealous in crease their wealth, theologians invent syllogisms, monks roam through the world, the commons riot, Erasmus writes colloquies. In short, no calamity is lacking: hunger, thirst, robbery, war, plague, sedition, poverty. Doesn't this prove human affairs are at an end? Cannius. Is this mass of woes, what worries you most? Polyphemus. Guess. Cannius. That your purse is full of cobwebs. Polyphemus. Damned if you haven't hit it! Just now I'm on my way back from a drinking party. Some other time, when I'm more sober, I'll argue with you about the Gospel, if you like. Cannius. When shall I see you sober? Polyphemus. When I'm sober. Cannius. When will you be so? Polyphemus. When you see me so. Meantime, my dear Cannius, good luck. Cannius. I hope you, in turn, become what you're called. Polyphemus. 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The only supermarket in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx, known affectionately as 'Little Ireland,' is set to close its doors shortly after St. Patrick's Day. High rent and taxes are forcing its owners to shut up shop at the end of March.
The New York Daily News reports that the closing of Woodlawn Heights Grocery Store will come as a huge disappointment to community members, especially the elderly Irish, in the relatively isolated neighborhood.
John McGrath, who serves as a Woodlawn Taxpayers Association board member, said the closing would be "a disaster for the elderly in our neighborhood." The next closest grocery stores in the area are more than mile away in Yonkers or across the parkway in Wakefield.
"We cannot do without a grocery store," said McGrath, 61.
Further, the bus route that connects the areas no longer operates on the weekends. Many citizens have voiced their distaste for having to travel by bus or public transit to do their food shopping anyway.
The landlord of Woodlawn Height Grocery Store, Tony Monaco, says he is attempting to negotiate with a replacement tenant, though citizens are worries that the new facility will only be a large deli, instead of a full-size supermarket.
Joan Coogan (71), a native of Cork, said "I hope we get another supermarket. We were all crazy when we heard. We have nothing else up here and we elderly people, we don't drive."
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The grocery store's operator Dominick DeCicco, whose family has operated the C-Town Supermarkets franchise for more than thirty years, says he feels "terrible" about having to close its doors to the people of Woodlawn, but has to face reality.
"Woodlawn is a beautiful neighborhood," said DeCicco (59). "I know everybody here. We love the community. But we need to make a profit."
Currently, DeCicco pays more than $20,000 a month on rent, real estate taxes and insurance. That, coupled with shoppers tending to spend less, have forced him into the tough situation.
When landlord Tony Monaco received a letter from DeCicco requesting a 50 percent rent reduction, he was surprised.
"I was left speechless when I got the letter," he said. "Sure, the economy is bad. But what am I supposed to do?"
Monaco went onto say that he close to signing on a different "superette" that he believes will help meet the community's needs. Local citizens, however, still have their doubts.
Outside organizations have been meeting in hopes of achieving a new agreement for the beloved grocery store in the Bronx. State Sen. Jeffrey Klein said he has requested a meeting with DeCicco and Monaco. He, state Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and City Councilman Oliver Koppell hope diffuse the matter.
Similarly, the Woodlawn Heights Merchants Association, is also working on the issue, said vice president Shawn Nealis. The group is also looking for tenants to fill a handful of empty storefronts along Katonah Ave.
Thats not good for the Neigborhood..that store has been their 4ever ..way b/4 i've lived and terrorized the neihgborhood..what r the people left to do?
Don't forget the 5 year Gosplan!
CitizenWhy - Sounds like a great idea. Worked great in USSR, Cuba, and is currently turning out perfectly in Venezuela! We should have come to you first.
Shop local.
This is why every neighborhood needs to have an "essential shops" street run by a non-profit, governed by a neighborhood board, and paying reduced tax rates. Not running any businesses. Just renting to them at affordable rents.
It's time for Woodlawn neighbors to figure out a way to help the elderly shop or to shop for them. This has been done in almost every neighborhood I have lived - except where I live now, and I am elderly, lol. But shopping by bus is easy for me, and I go out for dinner often with a friend who drives me back and forth to the supermarket. ... Ms. Gail: I too remember the "to your door" food system in the Bronx. But the vendors were truck farmers from farms in the Bronx and Yonkers. Those farms are gone. The term truck farmer meant a farmer who trucked his/her own goods to customers.
I lived in the Bronx with my Irish grandmother in the early 50s. The meat man and the vegatable man still came door to door. The vegatable man with a horse drawn cart. Maybe some savy young business person needs to convert a small bus or truck to a traveling grocery store and travel around these neighborhoods.
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WHERE are the "sisters in Islamic finance", if it is about inclusion?
The retirement of Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar as chairman of the Securities Commission (SC) was a defining moment on the need to establish a 'bench' strength for women in Islamic finance.
A company, much like a phenomenon, is as strong as its weakest link. Today in Islamic finance, the lack of enough women on the executive floor or the corner office is a human asset weak link.
However, in Muslim countries where Islamic finance exists, like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Turkey and Pakistan, there have been women country leaders, yet number of women in Islamic finance is like the 'rain in the desert'.


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author- JoAnn Cangemi book title-Our Oregon publisher- Holt, Rineheart, and Winston date of copyright-1986
author-Edwin Bingham book title-Oregon publisher- Perigrine Smith incorporation date of copyright-1979
author-Leonard Everett Fisher book title-The Oregon Trail publisher-Holiday House/New York date of copyright-1907
author-Ellen Levine book title-...If You Traveled West In A Covered Wagon publisher-SCHOLASTIC incorporation date of copyright-1986
Titles: Facts about Oregon and Oregon State Flag
publisher-Compton's NewMedia Inc., copyright 1995
Internet site with flag information, 2001
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Wagon: Drawn by Mrs. Hughitt, team coach, used with permission
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Anyone attending the Centinery Camp in Thriftwood this weekend is reminded to please bring with them a cake so that we can share them all out.
Breda was due to bake a selection of cakes, but due to unfortunate circumstances she has not has the opportunity to do this.
Please make an effort, otherwise the simple result is no-one will get any cake all weekend!!!!


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Association of American Publishers Highlights Ways to Help Students Succeed and Reduce Their Costs
Thursday, 21 October 2010 | J. Bruce Hildebrand
Association of American Publishers President and CEO Tom Allen released the following statement in light of Student PIRG's announced "Day of Action" for Oct. 21, during which they plan to meet with faculty to discuss textbook prices:
"America's higher education publishers are producing cutting edge materials in digital formats that improve student success rates and reduce student costs. The latest publisher technologies, for example, allow students to access e-textbooks or just specific chapters of an online textbook. Publishers also offer low-cost editions, custom textbooks and rentals so that students can get the high quality educational materials that fit their learning and budget needs.
"Many people don't realize that student spending on college course materials has been flat or declining since 2006. The average four-year college student spent $659 last year on textbooks, down seven percent from the prior year, according to a recent independent study by Student Monitor.
"High quality course materials are essential to student success in a knowledge-based economy. The rapidly evolving higher education digital market is doing what the student PIRGs have long advocated—producing lower costs for educational materials. But they are also improving student performance, and that should matter to every student and every parent.
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To learn more about how publishers are helping students succeed, go to http://www.solutionsforstudentsuccess.org.
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Flames lit the neighborhood sky early as firefighters worked to contain the blaze. Some residents rushed to make it out alive.
"Yeah, yeah, the lady over here came over and got us...our, our alarms did not go off," said resident, Ruth Ann Theford.
Ruth Ann and her husband Dan didn't have the slightest idea today would be the day their home burned to the ground. The inside of their apartment is almost completely gutted and the floors are saturated with water.
The couple uses what time they have to sift through the rubble to salvage what they can.
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From time to time, The Society hosts auctions. They offer members the opportunity to acquire hard to find items, often at very competitive prices.
An auction is always held during a Convention and typically consists of several hundred items. Every member attending the Convention can submit up to ten lots and most members take advantage of the opportunity to dispose of surplus pieces from their collection. Items range from a couple of broken slipper slide frames up to biunial lanterns and rare lantern ephemera. Bidding is generally a lively affair and conducted by one of the several members who are auctioneers by profession.
Occasionally, at the request of a member, a small auction will be conducted during a regular quarterly meeting to enable one collection to be offered exclusively to members.