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MOSCOW -- The Washington State volleyball team lost to University of Pacific Saturday morning by set scores of 25-21, 25-14, and 25-16, at the Idaho Nike Invitational Tournament at Memorial Gym.
WSU, now 1-1, was led by the 11 kills and two blocks of Jaicee Harris with Rachel Todorovich adding seven kills and two blocks. Camryn Irwin had 26 assists and Maile Scarpino and Kate Sommer each had 12 digs. Four Cougars landed service aces.
Pacific (2-0) was led by Jennifer Sanders, Kat Schulz and Gabby Cowden with nine kills each. Hannah Clancy led the match with 16 digs and 28 assists. Schulz and Gillian Howard had five blocks each. Pacific hit .180 for the match and held WSU to a .014 hitting percentage.
"We couldn't get our passing going this morning," WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny said. "I don't know if we had lead in our shoes or what. If we can't pass the ball it is really hard to get our offense going. We need to regroup and figure out what we can do differently tonight against Idaho."
Pacific won the first set 25-21 with a balanced but minimal attack of 11 kills in 45 attacks for a .111 hitting percentage. Jaicee Harris led the Cougars with five kills but team hit a mere .041 and could not capitalize on the three aces of the set: one each from Harris, Anna Stecowska and Irwin.
The offensive struggles continued for the Cougars in the second set as they were held to a -.068 while the Tigers hit .229 in their 25-14 win. Pacific out-blocked WSU five to three in this set.
Pacific broke the third set open with four consecutive points early to lead 11-6. The Tigers extended the lead to 20-11 before Ver'Leea Hardaway and Stephanie Logan added back-to-back kills. WSU could not mount a comeback and the Tigers won 25-16.
The Cougars take on host Idaho (0-1) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Gym in Moscow.


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Battlelion has taken ministry into the hangars of hell
Battlelion plays a number of free shows in the area this week as part of the Set Free tour: The Element (212 East 2nd Ave., Williamson) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nighbert Methodist Church (301 Coal St., Logan) at 2 p.m. Sunday, Hot Cup (50 Water St., Logan) at 5 p.m. Sunday and the Alban Arts Center (65 Olde Main St., St. Albans) at 6 p.m. July 5.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Andy and Natasha Milner, the core of Kentucky-based Christian rock band Battlelion, have some great memories of places they've played. Over the four years since they formed the band, they've played a lot of shows.
One of the best, they said, was last weekend's Ichthus Music Festival in Wilmore, Ky. Their band opened the Edge Stage at the Christian music festival Saturday afternoon.
Sporting a carefully pinned up Mohawk, 30-year-old Andy Milner, the band's percussionist, exclaimed, "That place was packed!"
Natasha, his wife, agreed.
"It had such a great atmosphere," said the 24-year-old singer/guitarist, who also writes the band's lyrics.
The pair loved the whole scene. These were their kind of people: Christians, on fire for the Lord, who like pounding drums and loud guitar.
Over the next few weeks, Battlelion hits the road with eight other bands for the Set Free tour. The tour has shows in Williamson on Saturday, Logan on Sunday and St. Albans on July 5.
The Milners are expecting friendly audiences for those shows, but they've had their share of tough crowds.
"We ministered to about 20 Satanists and pagans a couple of summers ago," said Andy, who is also a music teacher.
Two summers ago, they hit the road for an East Coast tour. Originally, they'd planned to play churches.
"We sent letters to over a hundred churches," he said and sighed. "We didn't hear from anybody."
Playing Christian rock is a struggle, the couple acknowledged. Acts like theirs don't fit in with standard pop music, what they call secular music. They tend to avoid playing bars and most churches don't want them.
"The rock scene thinks we're all goody two-shoes," Andy said.
"And churches think we have too hard an edge," Natasha said.
But even if they couldn't get a church to let them come play, the Milners put together a tour anyway, playing wherever they could get a gig, mostly all-age venues and a few outdoor events. It went well, for the most part, but in a small town in South Carolina, one of their shows was cancelled. The supporting bands all dropped out.
"So we asked the guys running it if we could just set up and use the space as rehearsal," he said.
Some people next door heard them, liked the sound and asked them to come over and perform.
"We didn't have a gig, and we needed a gig," Natasha said.
An audience was an audience.
"But it's a really bad place," Andy said. "It was an abandoned airplane hanger. A bunch of people were living in it -- and it looked pretty terrible."
Natasha nodded. "It was kind of a dump."
The hanger was also, very clearly, not the usual sort of place the pair was used to playing. Scattered around the inside of the building were pentagrams and what the musicians believed were pagan symbols, but they figured they were there for a reason. They fired up their instruments and played anyway.
"The P.A. was really bad," Andy laughed. "They couldn't hear the words."
Natasha shook her head and added, "At the end of the set, we told them who we were and what we were about. We told them about Jesus Christ."
The group's apparent leader seemed embarrassed by the whole thing.
Andy said, "He just sort of hunched over and kept running his hands over his face and hair."
"He, like, turned five shades of red," Natasha added.
They gave their testimony, but decided they shouldn't stick around too long.
"I think the fact they didn't kill us is a pretty positive thing," Andy said and laughed.
It's funny now, but in hindsight, agreeing to just play for strangers out of the blue wasn't their wisest decision.
Natasha said, "Nobody knew where we were. They could have easily taken us out back, and nobody would have ever heard from us again."
But there wasn't any trouble and nobody died.
Looking back, the Milners said they had to have been protected, and maybe they did some good. The people in that shambles of a hanger were living on the edge of society, outcasts without homes and runaways with not a lot good to look forward to.
"We told them that God loves them, that he died for them, too," Natasha said. "Maybe we planted that little seed."
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Mitt Romney won six of the 10 states in play Tuesday, but rival Rick Santorum was reinvigorated by wins in three states and the Romney camp is buckling down for what could be a prolonged struggle for delegates.
ONEONTA, Ala. — Randy Underwood cringed at the mention of Mitt Romney's name.
Underwood, who lives in this religious-right stronghold in the hills of northern Alabama, would prefer Romney over President Obama. Yet Romney's life in the rarefied world of the super wealthy is far from anything familiar to Underwood — or to anyone else shopping on a recent day at Oneonta's Hometown Market, in rural Blount County.
"I'm just not sure he can understand what the common person needs," said Underwood, 52, a retired Birmingham police crime-scene investigator.
That theme is prevalent among culturally conservative Republicans, who in the next week will have an outsized role in the GOP presidential race, with Kansas' caucuses Saturday and primaries in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday.
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Romney won six of the 10 states in play Tuesday, but he came out in worse shape in some respects.
His scrappy rival, Rick Santorum, was reinvigorated by wins in three states Tuesday, and the Romney camp is buckling down for what could be a prolonged struggle for delegates that could run to the national convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.
Romney's perceived trouble in empathizing with Americans who struggle to pay their bills is part of his larger difficulty in consolidating his party's base, particularly voters most animated by social issues. The perception has encumbered his campaign, and it risks becoming a drag on his candidacy in the general election, should he win the party nomination.
"Turnout: That's why it's important," said Curtis Gans, director of the Center for the Study of the American Electorate. "Lack of enthusiasm will lead to lower turnout."
Any Republican nominee, regardless of turnout, is all but certain to carry the Deep South. But the chill toward Romney in Blount County reflects the same trouble that he faces among religious conservatives in Midwest states and elsewhere. As President George W. Bush demonstrated in 2004, strong turnout of culturally conservative voters can tip closely divided states in a Republican's favor.
One thing Romney can count on in conservative bastions is a fervent desire to unseat Obama.
"I got no use for Obama, and it's not because of the color of his skin," said Leldon Thomas, a retired truck repairman chewing tobacco outside the Walmart that locals blame for siphoning business from stores along Oneonta's ramshackle main street. "It's his socialist government and all the money he's throwing away."
In these parts, Obama, a Christian, is seen by many as Muslim, and not everyone believes he was born in Hawaii. "It's not that he's black," said Don Tielking, a barber for more than 40 years. "It's that he's not an American citizen."
For Tielking, the problem with Romney is his Mormon faith, although he gladly would overlook it in a Romney-Obama race.
"Christ is the head of my church, and his was some Smith guy who claimed to be a latter-day prophet," said Tielking, referring to Joseph Smith Jr., the 19th-century founder of the Latter-day Saints movement.
An hour's drive from Birmingham, where some residents commute to work, Blount County is 93 percent white. The median annual household income is $46,000.
Romney's is more than 450 times that. He and his wife, Ann, reported income of nearly $21 million last year.
"Romney is too rich," said Ricky Hicks, a lifelong Blount County resident who sells plastic floral arrangements. "I think he's for big business."
Hicks sees Santorum as "down to earth," but Romney as "arrogant."
Ellie Foley, 67, smoking a cigarette outside her collectibles shop, put it another way. "He's got a cocky attitude," she said.
The opinions of Hicks and Foley are shared widely. Surveys by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found that the share of voters who believed Romney "understands the needs of people like you" dropped from 39 percent in November to 27 percent last month.
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hey, I'm a begginer from down under with one main question. Our casino's have an original bets only rule which I haven't seen anywhere on the net. The basic strategy I have seen doesn't counter for it.
Basically the dealer takes only your original bets if he gets BJ. It therefor makes it a better bet when doubling/ splitting against Ace.
Just wondering if anyone knows the correct strategy. (ie 9, 10, 11, v A)(and splitting) or where I can find this info on the web.
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Robert DuBois is one of 39 aspiring organic farmers planting, cultivating and harvesting organic botanicals on a 25-acre farm at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Robert is an apprentice at the University's Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) — and the recipient of the program's 2013 Simply Organic Scholarship Award.
Robert's journey to participation in CASFS's top-flight sustainable agriculture program began when he developed food allergies while living on the East Coast. The allergies led him and a friend to undertake a May-to-September cross-country biking expedition to explore local food in different parts of the country. They ate what Robert describes as "a series of pot lucks" — and discovered, to his surprise, that some spots of the bountiful Midwest offered no better choices for consumers than urban food deserts.
A stopover in Boulder Creek, Colorado, resulted in a job at a 25-member organic CSA there, where he "began to learn how to grow food." He stayed for several years and became a co-manager. The CSA was on a four-acre property where they grew and canned vegetables, raised goats and maintained fruit trees. It was there he heard about CASFS, which he thought would be a great opportunity to learn more about agriculture and food distribution. Our Simply Organic scholarship made that idea a reality.
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Graziela started sitting outside the cabin in the woods 3 weeks after she found it. It was a culmination of odd behaviors that were a direct result of its discovery. The introduction had been because of Ron and his favorite clearing in the forest. Ron and Graziela we neighbors and secretly friends at home. Lou and Prince Bonnano had been chasing Ron all year for his lunch money and then, his grandfather's watch. Ron hid in the clearing never once discovered by the Bonnano boys. But it did seem to be made to enchant Ron and lead Graziela to someplace. And it did both in one summer.
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On a post I wrote earlier, I clearly explained how to save your SHSH blob before upgrading to iOS 6. Saving your SHSH blob locally guarantees an easy downgrade but in most cases, most people don't even bother about it before upgrading to the latest iOS version. As a matter of fact, I lost my saved SHSH blobs some days ago when I decided to format my hard drive.
The latest Redsn0w version lets you downgrade from iOS 6.01 to iOS 5.1.1 without previously saving your SHSH blobs. Not everyone likes iOS 6 because there's no untethered jailbreak for newer devices yet and downgrading may be a great idea if you really want to get the most out of your device. However, before you use this method, you should bear in mind that:
1. You must have previously run a jailbroken iOS 5.1.1 on your device before
2. It may not work if you don't have a tethered / untethered jailbreak already on iOS 6 or 6.01 presently
2. You're still gonna need SHSH blob, just that it doesn't have to be stored on your PC
4. Redsn0w checks Cydia server for your SHSH blob and the process can only be successsful if it finds it
So, if you've never ran iOS 5.1.1 on your iDevice before, I doubt if this will work for you.
Dowgrading to iOS 5.1.1 with Redsn0w
1. You can skip this step if you have already downloaded iOS 5.1.1 but if you don't have it, get the one compatible with your device below:
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4 GSM
• iPhone 4 CDMA
• iPhone 4S
• iPad
• iPad 2 (also iPad 2 AT&T and iPad 2 Verizon)
• iPod touch third-generation
• iPod touch fourth-generation
• iPad 2,4
2. Download RedSn0w 0.9.15 beta 3 for Mac or Windows
3. Right-click on Redsn0w, run as administrator and click on Extras
4. Select Even more
5. Now click Restore
6. Click on IPSW and locate iOS 5.1.1 you downloaded earlier
7. You may get a message asking if Redsn0w should modify the firmware, simply click Yes.
8. At this point, you have to get your phone into DFU mode as explained on Redsn0w
9. After this, go back to Extras > Restore > Remote.
10. Redsn0w will automatically look up your SHSH blob on Cydia and this should take some minutes. As pointed out earlier, this method will not work if you don't have a previously jailbroken iOS 5.1.1 on your device.
You device should be restored to iOS 5.1.1 in a moment if everything does right. This is only tested on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 but I guess it should also work on iPhone 4s and possibly iPad 1 & 2. Hope it works for you.


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A Lazy Man's Guide to Seducing Women
1. Badger her about her marital status. You're drunk at a rowdy party, flirting with a drunk lady. You're both having fun and enjoying the moment. But if you want to seal the deal, you'll have to ruin the playful conversation and ask her some hard questions. Is she single, or isn't she? You must find out now.
"You don't have a boyfriend, right?" you ask. She laughs. "Wait, does that mean you have a boyfriend or that you don't have a boyfriend? No? Are you sure? You didn't come here with a guy? So you're really single?"
Badger her until you're completely sure that no boyfriend will suddenly appear and beat you up. Don't worry about coming off as a ninny. Women love men who aren't ashamed of displaying fear.
2. Plan a non-committal date, from bed. You like a girl, you think she likes you, you've got her number, and you're ready to take things to the next level. How do you show it? A text sent between the hours of 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. is easiest. Don't actually invite her over, however, or you might come off as aggressive or, worse, not chill.
Instead, send a text that's simple and slightly confusing, like, "What's up? I'm home." Now the ball is in her court. Does she want to ask you for permission to drive across town in the middle of the night to sit in your room? Only if she's worth it. Try to stress that you're going to sleep soon, so she has a sexy mental image of you in a bed. "Bout to pass out, bored" usually does the trick.
3. Offer her every beverage you can possibly find, all at once. Congratulations, she's in your home. Now it's time to put your suave moves on her. But here's a secret seduction trick that even Casanova didn't bother with: alcohol. Let her know you have some, and then offer it to her.
Not just a little, but an inventory of your entire kitchen and alcohol cabinet. The plastic bottle of vodka, the water bottle with some wine in it, your roommate's Grey Goose that he told you not to touch. They're all hers. Shove everything on the table in front of her, and make sure she's always drinking from something. If she's not drinking, encourage her by looking slightly panicked and asking, "Don't you want to drink more?" Unfortunately, you don't have any clean glasses or cups, but she shouldn't mind as long as you let her drink from the bottle.
4. Suggest a movie, surprise her with sex. She's still here, and still looking good. What now? Don't worry about entertaining her; leave that to your television. Or better yet, your Netflix account. Don't have one? Signing up now is an absolute must. Remember, she wants a male who can provide for her.
But this doesn't mean that you'll actually be finishing that movie tonight, oh no. Little does she know that this movie has a surprise twist ending that actually comes closer to the beginning. Waiting about five minutes into the film before telling her you have condoms is tasteful enough.
If this doesn't cause her to start putting on a striptease for you, it's because something is wrong. Show her you care by asking, "What's wrong?" The sincerity in your voice will cause her heart to melt, leading to sexual arousal.
You're welcome.
*Note: If she continues to resist your advances and storms out of your apartment, it's because she found you tempting but does actually have a boyfriend.
Amy Silverstein is a blogger at GlobalPost.com and a freelance reporter and writer.


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Election cheat sheet
Afghanistan | Today's presidential election tries to overcome threatened violence and possible voting irregularities
Ex-government officers brag of selling fake voter registration cards for $20 on the streets. Insurgents pledge to cut off the ink-stained index fingers of those who vote. Afghanistan, for better and for worse, today holds its second election since U.S. forces invaded and ousted the ruling Taliban in 2001.
And while continued fighting and irregular voting could force the Aug. 20 poll into a runoff -or worse, force a recall-the news from Kabul on the eve of voting was not all bad. In fact, the bullying of Taliban factions is evidence that this visible sign of democracy is putting a squeeze on their resurgence. And despite the threats of Islamic militants, about 16 million-half the country's population-have registered to vote. Thirty-eight percent of those registered are women, remarkable in a country with Afghanistan's recent history of suppressing females from holding jobs and gaining an education.
Today's polling takes place across the country but involves only the office of the president, currently held by Hamid Karzai. Candidates are running for a five-year term of office, with the most recent election held in 2004. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for next year.
Karzai faces a field that includes 41 candidates but only two main contenders to his continued presidency: Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah.
Ghani, exiled in the West until the fall of the Taliban, once wrote a book about failed states and has been heavily involved in Afghan reconstruction. He has run the most intellectual campaign of the three leading contenders, variously dressing in a Western suit and traditional Afghan robes. Abdullah, an ophthalmologist who served as foreign minister to Karzai, has appeared strongest on the campaign trail and is thought to be running second behind Karzai. Fluent in French and English, he was an ally to Ahmed Shah Massoud, who was assassinated by the Taliban on the eve 9/11 attacks.
All have campaigned with vigor both on the stump and in televised debates. Though Karzai is the favorite, experts predict that in this wide field-and given charges of corruption leveled against his presidency-he is unlikely to win the more than 50 percent threshold of votes needed to avoid a runoff.
Ahmed Rashid, a journalist who has covered the region for three decades, called today's elections "critically important," not only to Afghans but also to the Obama administration, which has called for an "aggressive and innovative" approach to the war effort that includes renewed reconstruction. Those efforts will only succeed as these elections do. In a briefing with the Council on Foreign Relations, Rashid said, "It is absolutely imperative that political stability is there in order to carry out many of the reconstruction elements that the international community and the Afghans want. Political stability needs legitimacy, and a legitimate government is central to that."
The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan, taking careful steps to establish initial legitimacy, reported on election eve that "all electoral materials have arrived in the provincial capitals and are stored at IEC warehouses under strict security." It also noted that it has issued over 250,000 badges for election observers. Among those accredited to monitor voting: 21 domestic groups, 23 international groups, 49 national media organizations, 138 international media outlets, and 31 political parties.


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As the trial date looms and anti-missionary mandarin Alex Artovski, ex-Soviet police officer, takes the stand to answer for the riot he is accused of inciting against a Messianic Jewish Congregation in Beersheva, lets remind ourselves of the violent invasion of a place of worship.
Tag: religious freedom
Anti-missionary bill not part of Israeli democratic society
Israel is a democratic country where minority religious beliefs are protected and missionary work is not illegal, despite recent Yad L'Achim statements to the opposite, it is not liked, but not against the law. This is much to the irritation of Yad L'Achim who for a long time, have been pushing for an anti-missionary law that would imprison a person for six months who simply shared his faith. Yad L'Achim explain on its web site that the "bill calls for a prison sentence of six months for anyone who "seeks to convince another, through a direct appeal, to give up his religion." It also calls for a six-month mandatory sentence for "anyone who conducts a ceremony to convert a person from his religion or engages in some other activity that leads someone to convert, when the decision to convert came as a result of brainwashing or persuasion."
However Israel's democratic nature is not making such a law an easy thing to pass. Yad L'Achim complains. "A legal opinion prepared by the Justice Ministry determines that missionary activity is 'legitimate' and that efforts to persuade Jews to abandon their religion 'warrant protection in a democratic society as part of freedom of expression.'"
Yad L'Achim conducted a web poll on its Hebrew site asking who is for and against a law against "the mission". 58% were for and 42% against, the poll is no longer online. There is now an online petition which calls for a one year prison term for missionary preaching intended to help someone covert from one religion to another.
Such a law, if it were to come into being (which seems unlikely at the moment since the previous Gafni bill was defeated), would contravene Article 18 of the Universal Human Rights Declaration which was adopted on December 10, 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations, including Israel.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Documentary made by Arad schooldgirl on anti-Messianic persecution in her town
A Messianic Jewish teenager in Arad made a video a while ago on the persecution of Arad's Messianic Jews by the anti-missionaries. There are English sub-titles on it. All sides are interviewed and the background to the conflict explained. This is a great introduction to the uninitiated to the plight of Messianic Jews in Israel's southern town of Arad.
16 year old Messianic Jew beaten up by friends and then interrogated by police
It has been reported by Israeli Messianic Jewish pastor Israel Pochtar, that the Ashdod Police have just interrogated a sixteen year old Israeli citizen following a wave of attacks and persecution launched against the Beit Hallel Messianic Congregation in Ashdod. However he was not the perpetrator of an attack but the victim!
Yad L'Achim, an anti-messianic organization, has filed a police complaint against Beit Hallel claiming, they broke the law by holding a "missionary event for teenagers". They based their allegations on the youth conference held at Beit Hallel where some youth in the congregation invited some of their friends. Sixteen year old Dima shared his faith with his friends and ended up getting beaten up by them, resulting in surgery to correct his broken nose.
Dima, a very gifted guitar player, was summoned to the police station to give a statement, since he was one of the young people who invited some of his friends, via Facebook, to attend the youth night at Beit Hallel. When he was there and was answering questions, he was asked about his faith and how he came to be a believer in Yeshua. Dima stated that he understands his faith, not as a different religion, but rather returning to his spiritual roots. He said "we've not converted to anything; we believe in the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua." What started off as a series of questions quickly turned into a full interrogation behind closed doors, which ended with the police taking his photo and fingerprints, treating him as though he was a criminal. When he was finally let go, the officer told him to stop "missionizing", to which Dima replied: "I never started "missionizing", I'm just sharing my faith!"
Such is the hysteria caused by groups like Yad L'Achim, surrounding Messianic Jews in Israel, that even a sixteen year old telling his friends what he believes can result in a serious physical attack. A sixteen year old minor can be taken in for questioning, (it seems without a laywer with him), by the police about a Facebook invite and end up getting criminalised for his faith and having the temerity to talk about it! We know that it can also lead to attempted murder as it the case of a fifteen year old Messianic Jew, Ami Ortiz and the mishloach manot bomb at Purim a year and a half ago.
It is hypocritical when it is Israeli teenagers that are the recent targets of anti-messianic hatred and violence, for groups like Yad L'Achim, to claim to be concerned about Israeli youth!
Posted by Gever.
JewishIsrael to USA: Do as we say not as we do
JewishIsrael are outraged at the USA for commenting on Israel's religious policies.
They kvetch:
A disproportionate amount of the report is dedicated to depicting Torah traditions and Orthodox Judaism as oppressive, and to reporting on Israel's "growing" but "harassed" community of apostate Jews and Christian missionaries.
The report cited that, "government allocations of state resources favored Orthodox (including Modern and National Religious streams of Orthodoxy) and ultra-Orthodox (sometimes referred to as "Haredi") Jewish religious groups and institutions, discriminating against non-Jews and non-Orthodox streams of Judaism."
The State Department was hypercritical of everything from Shabbat observance to Jewish marriage counseling, divorce law, and burial rights in Israel. Jewish Israel wonders if censuring circumcision is next?
Hold on a second, the USA wants greater religious freedom in Israel, not less! Nevermind eh!
JewishIsrael's claims have been published in Arutz7 by the seemingly unscrupulous Hillel Fendel, who having written about Chinese persecution of the Falun Gong in January 2008, then wrote a gushing piece in February 2009 in praise of Yad L'Achim's aiding and abetting the Chinese authorities to fight "cults" such as Falun Gong!
JewishIsrael have also published this picture:
Judging from this picture, JewishIsrael treat the USA as a Christian nation.
So if the USA is a Christian country, then would it have the right to exclude any non-Christian citizens?
Of course not. The USA is a safe haven for religious Jews because of its religious freedoms.
JewishIsrael can't have it both ways.
Yet JewishIsrael claims that as Israel is a Jewish nation, Israel has the right to exclude Messianic Jews.
JewishIsrael are ultimately out of touch with the Israeli public. Their Israel is nothing more than an extension of their personal desires.
It is not the real Israel.
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JewishIsrael report on religious freedom: a preview
Following the US State Dept report showing that Israel persecutes its Messianic Jews and discriminates against its Reform Jews & other non-Orthodox citizens, there's exciting news from JewishIsrael:
Coming soon in our next blog post: Jewish Israel's reaction to the US State Department's 2009 International Religious Freedoms Report for Israel and the "occupied territories" (and you thought Goldstone was bad)
The Rosh Pina Project is proud to present its preview of the JewishIsrael report:
In other news: Agudath Israel are also thinking along these lines!
Posted by Yeze.
US State Department documents unfair treatment of Messianic Jews in Israel
The annual US state reports on International Religious Freedom have been published today, October 2009. You can read its report on Israel on the Department of State website.
This is what the report says on religious freedom in Israel:
While the Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty does not specifically refer to freedom of religion, it does refer to the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, which explicitly provides for the protection of religious freedom. In addition, numerous Supreme Court rulings incorporate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including their religious freedom provisions, into the country's body of law. The Declaration describes the country as a Jewish state, establishing Judaism as the dominant religion while also promising full social and political equality, regardless of religious affiliation. The Basic Law describes the country as a "Jewish and democratic state." Government policy continued to support the generally free practice of religion, although governmental and legal discrimination against non-Jews and non-Orthodox streams of Judaism continued.
The report notes:
There is a small but growing community of approximately 10,000 Messianic Jews.
On discrimination against Messianic Jews:
The legal defense NGO, Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ), alleged again this reporting period that officials in the Interior Ministry denied services to some citizens based on their religious beliefs. The JIJ's legal defense caseload included numerous cases dealing with attempts by the Interior Ministry to revoke the citizenship of persons discovered holding Messianic or Christian beliefs, or to deny some national services–such as welfare benefits or passports–to such persons. In other cases the JIJ alleged that the Interior Ministry refused to process immigration applications from persons entitled to citizenship under the Law of Return if it was determined such persons held Christian or Messianic Jewish religious beliefs. On May 13, 2009, the JIJ filed a petition to the High Court on behalf of three Messianic Jews under the Law of Return whose application for immigration was blocked by the Ministry of Interior. They cited an April 2008 High Court ruling, which stated that the Government could not deny status to a person eligible to immigrate under the Law of Return on the basis of that person's identification as a Messianic Jew, provided that person was not also considered Jewish under the Orthodox definition. The case was ongoing at the end of the reporting period.
On Messianic Jews in Israeli society:
Jewish-Arab tensions remained at approximately the same level as in recent years. However, tensions between some Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities and evangelical Christians and Messianic Jewish communities grew significantly during 2007 and 2008, and maintained their elevated levels through the end of the reporting period.
On the activities of Yad L'Achim, the harassment of Messianic Jews, and the false belief that missionary activity in Israel is illegal:
Society's attitudes toward missionary activities and conversion generally were negative. Most Jews were opposed to missionary activity directed at Jews, and some were hostile to Jewish converts to Christianity. While proselytism is officially legal, missionaries continued to face harassment and discrimination by some Jewish activists and organizations. The Messianic Jewish and Jehovah's Witnesses communities, among others, accused groups such as Yad L'Achim and Lev L'Achim, and Jewish religious organizations opposed to missionary activity, of harassing and occasionally assaulting their members. According to Yad L'Achim's annual report for 2008, quoted in the newspaper Yom L'Yom, the organization "saved 174 souls from the clutches of the [Messianic and evangelical] mission" during the year. The organization's semi-clandestine Counter-Missionary Department, headed by Rabbi Alex Artovski, also claimed to have dozens of informants and infiltrators in the Government and in Christian or Messianic Jewish congregations, enabling the organization to force the closure of 18 religious meeting places and expel 12 "top-ranking" missionaries from the country during 2008. According to JIJ attorneys and representatives of affected religious communities, Yad L'Achim succeeded in such activities by pressuring landlords, employers and Interior Ministry officials to assist its campaign against groups it deemed "dangerous cults."
Despite harassment, the number of Messianic Jews and evangelical Christians has grown in recent years through both immigration and conversion. During the reporting period, however, increased press reporting and complaints from religious freedom activists indicated a corresponding increase in Yad L'achim and associated activism, and a growing wider backlash against the presence of evangelical Christian or Messianic Jewish congregations and missionaries living in Jewish communities. Exacerbating these tensions was the widespread but false belief that proselytizing is illegal in the country.
On violence against Messianic Jews:
On June 10, 2009 the Be'er Sheva District Court handed down sentences to two defendants charged with assaulting the pastor of a Messianic congregation in Be'er Sheva and damaging property. Members of the congregation filed charges against the assailants after a witness to the assault filed a report with the Be'er Shiva police in December 2005. Earlier that month, a witness reported that a group of approximately 200 Orthodox Jews had violently disrupted the religious service of that congregation in Be'er Sheva. According to the account, the group pushed and slapped the congregation's pastor and damaged property.
On May 15, 2009, ultra-Orthodox residents of the Tel Aviv suburb of Rehovot attacked and beat a group of Messianic Jews who were handing out New Testament pamphlets on the street. According to press reports, secular passers-by joined in the beating before police intervened to stop them.
U.S. government policy:
The U.S. Government discusses religious freedom with the Government as part of its overall policy to promote human rights. The U.S. Embassy consistently raised concerns of religious freedom with the Foreign Ministry, the police, the Prime Minister's office, and other government agencies.
Embassy officials maintained a dialogue with NGOs that follow human and civil rights matters, including religious freedom, and promote interfaith initiatives. Embassy representatives also attended and spoke at meetings of such organizations.
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Nestled in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the town of Big Stone Gap has been home for Ave Maria Mulligan Machesney and her family for generations. She's been married to her beloved Jack for nearly 20 years, raised one child and buried another, and run a business that binds her community together, all while holding her tight circle of family and friends close.
But with her daughter, Etta, having flown the nest to enchanting Italy, Ave Maria has reached a turning point. When a friend's postcard arrives with the message "It's time to live your life for you", Ave Maria realizes that it's time to go in search of brand-new dreams.
But before she can put her foot on the path, her life is turned upside down. Ave Maria agrees to helm the town musical, a hilarious reunion of local talent, past and present. A lifelong friendship collapses when a mysterious stranger comes to town and reveals a long-buried secret. An unexpected health crisis threatens her family. An old heartthrob reappears, challenging her marriage and offering a way out of her troubles. Then an opportunistic coal company comes to town and threatens to undermine the town's way of life and the mountain landscape Ave Maria has treasured since she was a girl. Now she has no choice but to reinvent her world, her life, and herself, whether she wants to or not.
Trigiani is at her best in this exquisite novel. Home to Big Stone Gap is an emotional and unforgettable journey that reminds us that you can go home -- again and again.
Go home again -- don't miss the rest of the Big Stone Gap series.
©2006 Adriana Trigiani; (P)2006 Books on Tape
"Funny, charming, and original." (Fannie Flagg)
"Trigiani is a wonderful storyteller." (USA Today)
"With her original cast of characters, playwright and television writer Trigiani blends playfulness and pathos in this evocative portrait of a small southern town." (Booklist)
"Different narrator changed the whole feel"
I absolutely love Cassandra Campbell which is why I decided to buy this 4th in the series with her narration. I had no idea how much Trigiani's twangy voice and upbeat energy and even the little bit of music was so much a part of these characters for me. I listened for an hour, but I deeply missed Ave Maria's voice from the first 3 books, so I gave it up and bought her version. I want to get the most out of this delightful series. I reiterate, I am someone who searches under Cassandra Campbell because I enjoy her narration, but it just did not work for me here. I highly recommend her reading of Trigiani's Queen of the Big Time. It was great!
"Where's Adriana?"
I didn't pay attention when I ordered this, but the narrator is not the author. For some that may not be a big deal, but in this case it is. I am working through the series and have enjoyed Ms. Trigiani's voice and character very much. This narration doesn't fit with the rest! Oh, the story is still a great story, but Iva Lou just doesn't sound right in Cassandra's voice!!
"She Has Done Better"
I have been a long time fan of Miss Trigiani's but this book was dissappointing. Maybe she has been writing about these characters for too long. I listened to the end because I cannot give up on a story.
I would highly suggest reading Lucia! Lucia! before this one.
The things I know for sure I am are: Christian, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter, Sister, American, Patriot, Friend, Teacher, Student, Seeker, and Thinker. I am far from perfect but I do try to be kind, honest, honorable, trusting and trustworthy. Lover of sunshine, books, southern food, vacations in national parks, singing in my car, cookie dough and icing, and cucumber margaritas.
"Like listening to a cookbook"
I was very disappointed. At least 30 minutes of this book was the narrator reading a recipe in it's entirety. While they might be very good recipes, in this book, it was obviously filler. It was as if the author was up against a deadline to submit the book and had to come up with a few things to add to the length of the book. It would have been better to leave the recipes out and stuck to the true story line.
So thoughtful in opportunities or fate and choices we make in life. Highly recommend this full series.
"Big stone Gap plus 3 more audio books"
I loved Home to big stones gap
I listened two'll all four books and loved every one. I think that it such an honor to share the intimate stories and dreams of family and friends , that are so very close to our own experiences that in someway I feel human. I treasured every word in my audio books and I thank Adriana for bringing us the truth and daring about many lives, many, loved ones and distant family members that mean so very much to . Thank you also got your sense of humor which is one of the reasons I find your books so very joyful. Best ever regards, Sharon Colquhoun " originally from England buy living very happily in Virginia. Words can't express how much your books mean to me. Thank you. Sharon C
"Story is good, narration is terrible."
I thoroughly enjoy the Big Stone Gap series. Adriana's narration of the 3 previous books is wonderful. This narration by Cassandra is forced. She obviously has never heard a person from the south speak because her southern accents fluctuate and edge on sounding British. If I wasn't so invested in the story, I'd stop listening based on the performance alone!
I enjoyed one book by the author but not this one. the main character whines constantly about her lack of good luck so often I got tired of it and quit reading the book.
"Love this whole series!"
Adriana Trigani created a world that just came to life for me with heartfelt very real characters and entertaining dialogue. I was always engaged and enjoyed this series so much.
I just have to say I love Cassandra Campbell. She is one of my favorite narrators. However, after listening to the entire series with the voice of Adriana Trigani as Ave Maria, it was like the character just disappeared entirely. Adriana's voice was a part of Ave Maria for me, so I actually bought the Abridged version by her and stopped listening to this one.
"The Reader Was a Real Disappointment"
Fabulous! Fabulous! Fabulous!
Iva Lou was my favorite character. She seemed so carefree, colorful and true to her life.
The reader was a real disappointment. Adriana read the three previous books in the Big Stone Gap series and she was wonderful. Her accent was perfect for the area having grown up there. The reader mispronounced Appalachia and other common names that the people from the area would recognize. The reader's accent was more geared toward South Carolina instead of our dear Southwest Virginia area tucked back in the mountains. I wish Adriana had chosen to finish out this series as the reader. I feel it would have made it more complete. I wonder if Adriana has even had a chance to listen to this last book? If so, I feel sure she would have had the reader correct some of the pronunciations of the names of the area and the local people who are from there that she chose to use as characters in her book. Read to us Adriana, Read to us!!!
The moment that moved me most was when Avae walked down the stairs on Christmas morning finding her father looking up at her having secretly arrived from Italy the night before.
I would suggest for everyone to read Adriana's books. She is a fabulous author that makes you want to read more and more of her writings. Love her books!
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After almost bankrupting myself in the first few days of a recent visit to London, I got serious about finding cheap fun in the staggeringly...
After almost bankrupting myself in the first few days of a recent visit to London, I got serious about finding cheap fun in the staggeringly expensive British capital.
One of my favorite places became a waterfront walkway along the south bank of the Thames River in the heart of the London. Although only about 2 ½ miles long, it links so many historic and modern sights that I kept returning for days.
Along this stretch of the Thames, bridges have spanned the river for almost 2,000 years (since it was a Roman settlement). Shakespeare and his 17th-century fellow dramatists staged and acted in their plays here. When the British Empire ruled huge swathes of the world in the 1800s, this part of the Thames was one of the busiest ports in the world. The river was thronged with sailing ships and miles of riverside brick warehouses bulged with tea, spices and other bounty from India, China and beyond.
Now what became a derelict industrial area, after modern shipping moved out of the city's heart, has been revitalized. The austere, 19th-century warehouses, many six stories tall and built of brick and foot-square wood timbers, have been converted into trendy apartments, cafes, art galleries and shops. And the riverside walk has been created, winding past ancient and new sights along waterfront promenades and narrow back streets.
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Take this walk from the iconic Tower Bridge to the London Eye, the Ferris-wheel-type ride on the riverbank, passing through the Southwark, Bankside and South Bank neighborhoods. (The walk begins just to the left of Tower Bridge, seen in the photo above.)
Stop along the way at the Tate Modern, one of the world's top contemporary-art museums. See a play or the exhibits at Shakespeare's Globe, a reconstructed theater. Or just enjoy the views of the river, bustling with tour boats and river buses and London's skyline.
Here's what to see on this river walk (with the numbers corresponding to the map). There are a few spots where the route twists away from the riverfront and goes along narrow pedestrian-only streets; just stay parallel with the river and follow the other walkers.
1. Tower Bridge
This stately bridge with neo-Gothic towers has become a symbol of London. Walk across the bridge from the Tower of London, the must-see 1,000-year-old fortress on the north side of the river, to start this walk. To learn a lot more about the bridge, head to the Tower Bridge Exhibition for displays plus a look at the Victorian-era engines (that opened the bridge) and access to the high-level walkway between the two towers. www.towerbridge.org.uk (about $12 admission).
Don't miss: Take a short detour to the left (downriver) at the south end of the bridge and wander along the narrow Shad Thames street. It winds between the restored 19th-century Butlers Wharf warehouses that once stored tea and spices and that now contain $4 million riverfront apartments and fashionable restaurants. This riverside area was once so grim and poor that Charles Dickens set part of his novel "Oliver Twist" near here.
2. City Hall
The new headquarters of London's city government is an uber-modern globular-glass building just upriver from Tower Bridge. It was designed by Norman Foster, the architect whose buildings dot London. The surrounding minipark is one of the few bits of greenery along this urban walk. www.london.gov.uk/gla/city_hall/Don't miss: Look across the river to another of Foster's buildings, a rounded skyscraper that dominates the skyline and has become a modern London icon. The striking 40-story office building is dubbed "The Gherkin" for its pickle shape; it looms rather incongruously over the ancient Tower of London.
3. HMS Belfast
The World War II battleship, moored permanently in the Thames, is now a museum. The warship was part of the war's D-Day landing, and children and military buffs will enjoy roaming its labyrinthine decks. hmsbelfast.iwm.org.uk/(admission about $21, children 15 and under free)
Don't miss: Hay's Galleria is a complex of restored 19th-century warehouses just upriver of HMS Belfast; a vast glass roof covers a courtyard full of shops and cafes. A few cranes still remain attached to the exterior walls of warehouses near here; they lifted goods off ships moored beside the warehouses.
4. Southwark Cathedral
One of London's oldest Gothic buildings, the 13th-century Southwark Cathedral is a few hundred yards back from the river. Pick up a pamphlet in the church to guide you past its monuments, including a memorial to William Shakespeare. www.southwark.anglican.org/cathedral/Don't miss: Behind the church is Borough Market, one of London's best specialty-food markets that's been at this site for more than 250 years. Get lunch at market stalls or one of the surrounding cafes and pubs; the retail market is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday (the wholesale market runs at night). www.boroughmarket.org.uk/
Thirsty? The George Inn across from the market is a 17th-century pub that's so historic — with a wood-galleried, cobbled courtyard — that it's owned by Britain's National Trust, an architectural-conservation group, www.nationaltrust.org.uk
5. The Golden Hinde
The walking route now twists through back streets overshadowed by Dickensian-gloomy brick buildings. Tucked among them, in a tiny inlet off the river, is the 120-foot Golden Hinde. The ship is a modern replica of the 16th-century warship in which Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world. It's now a museum (in the past it's taken sailing expeditions, including to the Pacific Northwest), and also offers pirate workshops for kids and "Tudor Days" festivities. www.goldenhinde.org (admission about $12).
6. The Clink Prison Museum
This grisly little museum recreates the dungeonlike feel of one of the 1,000-year-old prisons of this area. The Clink is believed to have gotten its name from the chains and manacles that prisoners rattled; it was the origin of the term "in the clink" — meaning in prison. Visitors to this reconstruction — the prison closed in the late 1700s — descend steep stairs into dungeonlike cells where instruments of torture are displayed and moans come from waxwork figures. www.clink.co.uk/(admission about $10)
Don't miss: Nearby on Clink Street is a gap between buildings, once the site of the medieval Winchester Palace. Look up to see what remains of it: a majestic stone-framed 13th-century rose window, like those found in Gothic churches, high in a wall. The various Bishops of Winchester, who lived in the palace (which was destroyed by fire in the early 1800s), were no saints; medieval bishops owned prisons and ran brothels in the area.
7. Shakespeare's Globe
This open-roofed theater is a re-creation of the original Globe Theatre (built nearby in 1599) where Shakespeare and fellow playwrights staged and acted in their works. The reconstruction was the labor of love by expatriate American actor and director, Sam Wanamaker, who struggled for decades to get it built but died before it opened in 1997. Take a tour of the theater; see the exhibits on Shakespeare's work and life; or see a Shakespeare play. www.shakespeares-globe.org/Don't miss: The Anchor Pub is next door to the Globe; there's been a succession of pubs here for more than 800 years. The pub is a warren of low-ceiling, wood-beamed rooms; a riverside deck has prime views of the Thames and city. www.pubs.com/anchse1.htm
8. Tate Modern
Once the disused Bankside Power Station, this massive 4-million-brick riverfront building, with a 325-foot-tall chimney, has been turned into the Tate Modern art museum. It's been stunningly successful; more than 30 million people have visited the museum since it opened in 2000, and it's helped revitalize the Bankside neighborhood. Its collection ranges from Picasso and Matisse to Surrealist paintings and pop art — and admission is free, as at all of Britain's national museums. Special exhibits, from gargantuan sculptures to giant slides, fill its colossal 500-foot-long Turbine Hall. Take a break at the top-floor cafe (there's also a pricey restaurant) with sweeping views of the river and city. www.tate.org.uk/modern/
(If you want more art, the Tate-to-Tate 220-passenger riverboat shuttles along the Thames to the Tate Britain, the Tate Modern's sister museum, upriver on the north bank of the Thames.)
Don't miss: Take a short detour to the north side of the river to see St. Paul's Cathedral, directly across the river from the Tate Modern. The Millennium footbridge (another Norman Foster design) across the river links the two. The vast-domed St. Paul's was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1673. The cathedral charges hefty admission of about $20 per person, but visitors can enter the front part of the cathedral for free to get a glimpse, and church services are, of course, free, including the choral evensong. www.stpauls.co.uk/
9. Oxo Tower Wharf
This 1920s-era industrial building, with a distinctive Art Deco-style tower, has been converted from a derelict meat warehouse into upscale restaurants and designer shops plus apartments. The meat company made the very popular Oxo beef-stock cube, and incorporated the word Oxo high up in stained-glass windows on the tower to get around a ban on advertising. www.coinstreet.org/oxotower_wharf.aspx Don't miss: The nearby Gabriel's Wharf is a complex of low buildings (once garages) around a courtyard that opens to the river. You'll find funkier shops and cheaper restaurants/cafes here than at Oxo Tower, plus lots of outdoors seating. www.coinstreet.org/gabriels_wharf.aspxThe London Bicycle Tour Co. is located at Gabriel's Wharf; rent a bike to explore more of the riverside or join a guided tour, www.londonbicycle.com/
10: South Bank / Royal Festival Hall
The riverside walkway becomes a broad promenade here, with benches and old-fashioned lampposts, plus street entertainers. The South Bank is the arts epicenter of London, with concerts at the riverside Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall and cutting-edge exhibits at the Hayward Gallery (www.southbankcentre.co.uk), plus plays (and some free lunchtime concerts) at the National Theatre (www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/) and classic and contemporary films at the British Film Institute (www.bfi.org.uk). Some South Bank buildings are a 1960s "brutalist" design of stark concrete (with ramps beloved by skateboarders), but the cultural offerings are world-class.
Don't miss: Browse the outdoors stalls of the South Bank Book Market on the riverfront walkway, under the arches of the Waterloo Bridge, for secondhand and antiquarian books and prints.
11. London Eye
This observation wheel, like a Ferris wheel but with dozens of glass-enclosed pods holding about 25 people each, stands on the river's edge. The 443-foot-tall ride gives riders majestic view of the city and countryside as it rotates; walkers can look down on what they've just explored along the Thames. It's pricey — about $30 for an adult — but a treat. On a clear day you can see all the way to Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle, her country castle about 20 miles from London. www.londoneye.com.
Don't miss: The Houses of Parliament, the heart of England's government with part of the buildings dating to 1065, and Big Ben and Westminster Abbey are across the river from the London Eye. www.parliament.uk/
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August 8, 2011
Butler Men's Golf Earns Academic Honor
The Butler men's golf team has been recognized by the Golf Coaches Association of America for outstanding academic performance in 2010-11. The Bulldogs were one of six teams in the NCAA Division I to receive President's Special Recognition from the GCAA for compiling a team grade point average of 3.50 or better.
April 24, 2011
Ryan Wegeng Leads Butler At League Tournament
Senior Ryan Wegeng put together three solid rounds at posted a "Top 10" individual finish to lead Butler at the 2011 Horizon League Men's Golf Championship, held in Florida. The 54-hole tournament at Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort concluded on Sunday (April 24).
April 17, 2011
Butler Places 14th At Yestingsmeier Invitational
Butler posted its best round on the final day of the 54-hole Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, but it wasn't enough to climb in the final standings of the golf tournament, which wrapped up at Delaware Country Club on Sunday (April 17). The Bulldogs wound up placing 14th in the Ball State-hosted event.
April 10, 2011
Butler Finishes Tenth At Hoosier Invitational
Senior Ryan Wegeng claimed a "Top 10" individual place and helped lead Butler to a 10th place team finish at the adidas Hoosier Invitational, which concluded at the Indiana University Golf Course on Sunday, April 10. Host Indiana won the 15-team meet.
April 8, 2011
Bulldogs Win Men's Big Four Classic
Sophomore Alex Walker tied for medalist honors and Butler swept the next four individual spots to grab the team title at the Big Four Classic on Thursday, April 7. The annual four-team event was held at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel.
March 29, 2011
Bulldogs Finish 10th At Butler Invite
Alex Walker posted a second round tally of 75 to highlight the Butler men's golf team's performance at the Butler Spring Invitational at Prestwick Country Club in Avon. The Bulldogs finished 10th of 13 teams.
March 18, 2011
Ryan Wegeng Closes Strong Week In Florida
Senior Ryan Wegeng wrapped up a solid, week-long trip to Florida with a tie for sixth place at the four-team competition hosted by Butler at Windsor Park Golf Club in Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday and Thursday (March 16-17). The Bulldogs finished fourth in the team competition.
March 15, 2011
Ryan Wegeng Leads Butler At Benbow Invitational
Senior Ryan Wegeng shot a four-over-par 146 and posted a "Top 10" individual finish to lead Butler in the 36-hole Don Benbow Invitational, which concluded at the Jacksonville Beach Golf Club on Tuesday, March 15. The Bulldogs finished ninth in the team competition.
March 13, 2011
Butler Splits Golf Dual Matches In Florida
Junior Michele Nash led all scorers and paced the Butler women's golf team to a victory over Cleveland State in a spring match played in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday (March 12). The win gave Butler a split in its men's/women's dual matches against the Vikings.
November 2, 2010
Butler Finishes 12th At Kiawah Island Intercollegiate
Sophomore Andrew Wegeng carded a team-best, 54-hole total of 233 and Butler placed 12th in the team competition at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate, which wrapped up at Turtle Point Golf Course on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Indiana won the 14-team event in South Carolina.
October 19, 2010
Bulldogs Place Sixth At Dayton Invitational
Sophomore Andrew Wegeng posted a "Top 15" individual finish and Butler tied for sixth in the team race at the Dayton Flyer Invitational held at the NCR South Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 18-19). Evansville won the 13-team meet.
October 5, 2010
Bulldogs Finish Third At Butler Invitational
Three Bulldogs placed among the Top 15 individuals and Butler finished third in the team competition at the 54-hole Butler Fall Invitational mens golf tournament, which wrapped up at Eagle Creek Golf Course on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Evansville claimed the team title with a sizzling, 10-under-par 242.
September 28, 2010
Butler Places 12th At John Piper Intercollegiate
Sophomore Andrew Wegeng tied for 30th in the individual competition and Butler finished 12th in the team race at the weather-shortened John Piper Intercollegiate Tournament in Bowling Green, Ohio. The final round of the 54-hole tournament at Stone Ridge Golf Club was cancelled because of rain on Tuesday (Sept. 28).
September 14, 2010
Bulldogs Finish 12th At Fairway Club Invitational
Butler carded its best round on the final day of the tournament, but still slipped in the team standings at the Fairway Club Invitational, which wrapped up on Tuesday (Sept. 14). The Bulldogs, who entered the final round in a tie for 10th place, wound up finishing 12th.
August 18, 2010
Butler Men's Golf Team Earns National Academic Honor
The Butler mens golf team was one of 10 Division I squads honored by the Golf Coaches Association of America with Presidents Special Recognition status for performance in the classroom. The special honor was part of the GCAAs All-Academic Team recognition program.


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If nothing else, credit NBC with this year's blindest -- and perhaps most ambitious -- leap into the serialized unknown, with a wild sci-fi premise that has cult hit potential but will need a heroic confluence of events to extend its appeal beyond that narrow core.
If nothing else, credit NBC with this year's blindest — and perhaps most ambitious — leap into the serialized unknown, with a wild sci-fi premise that has cult hit potential but will need a heroic confluence of events to extend its appeal beyond that narrow core. Very little in "Heroes" is clear after the extra-long pilot — indeed, even through three episodes — which ask viewers to embark on an open-ended journey fraught with the threat of world annihilation, strange powers and talk of mutation toward a "next evolutionary step" that won't sit well with those convinced the Earth is only 6,000 years old.Series creator Tim Kring developed "Crossing Jordan," but he reaches back to one of his earlier, shorter-lived efforts, "Strange World," with this program's mysterious tone. Leaping from one character to another, we're introduced to an otherwise-unrelated roster of folks who — after an eclipse darkens the globe — realize they possess inexplicable abilities, from an indestructible cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere) to a stripper (Ali Larter) with a shadowy other self that looks just like her. Best among the bunch is Hiro (Masi Oka), a Japanese nerd, complete with subtitles, who exhibits time-shifting mental powers, quotes "Star Trek" and enthuses about breaking out of his humdrum life. There's also an artist (Santiago Cabrera) who paints the future, and a youth with a politician brother (Milo Ventimiglia and Adrian Pasdar, respectively) convinced that he can fly. Although the powers are interesting, most of them aren't visual in the Justice League mode, which will conspire to both keep the budget down and the "wow" factor limited. Lacking initially is any sense of how the members of this group might wind up being connected; indeed, three episodes in, the various parallel lines have barely begun to converge, which inevitably will cause patience to wear thin. The second and third hours also incorporate comicbooks into the plot, which will further enhance the show's status as a geek wet dream with marginal mainstream allure. In addition, as some storylines become more interesting, others look more pallid by comparison and slow the narrative, proving that not all heroes are created equal. That said, the premiere does possess a sweeping feel, some style and considerable intrigue, and it manages to be serious without becoming silly. That's no small feat, since according to NBC, the characters' destiny involves "nothing less than saving the world." Still, "Heroes'" first challenge will be to save itself, representing as it does a peculiar fit sandwiched between "Deal or No Deal" and Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." Fox's "24" won't invade "Heroes'" timeslot until January, which is a small blessing, but this is nevertheless one of those concepts seemingly destined to leave a small but outspoken fan contingent grumbling next summer at Comic-Con about its cancellation. And with that, as they're fond of saying around NBC, open the case.
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camera, Adam Kane; editors, Donn Aron, Louise Innes, Michael S. Murphy; music, production designer, Curtis Schnell; Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman; casting, Jason La Padura, Natalie Hart. Running Time: 60 MIN.
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Adelberg Injury Update
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Sep 27 2010 / Monday
This just in from Rob's camp:
Hey Everyone,
Here is the official list of injuries Rob sustained in Salt Lake City last weekend. As a result of hitting neutral in the double double section in his second round head to head against Ronnie Faiist, Rob has sustained a fractured right wrist a fractured right Heel, broken Tib and Fib in his left leg and shattered his Tallis bone in his left ankle.
Rob has had 3 very successful surgeries and has had the best best surgeons available to him to perform the work.
Rob is already on the mend and will start rehab in the next week before returning to Australia to finish the Rehab and will be expected to make a full recovery and be back on his bike at the beginning of 2011.
"Really bummed on the crash on the weekend, was feeling very confident and looking at definitely getting on the top step of the podium. I am happy with my surgeries my dr's have given me. 12 weeks healing time. Many thanks to all my sponsors, friends and family for all their support. I will be back early next year" - Rob Adelberg
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Press release ***For immediate release***
9 December 2010, Brussels
Launch of the European Charter for Health Equity
Together for more equity in health – Launch of the Charter for Health Equity.
Although wealth in Europe has increased in the last decade, its distribution has proven to become increasingly unequal and 80 million European citizens – that is about 16% of the population of the European Union - live in poverty, including one child out of five being born and growing up in economic and social deprivation.
The fact is that there are dramatic differences in the health status of people living in Europe, between and within countries - differences closely linked with socio-economic status: in general, the lower the socioeconomic position, the worse the health status. Poverty, social exclusion and discrimination are key factors in explaining poorer levels of health between groups and countries in Europe.
What people eat, whether they drink or smoke is determined by their social condition. In other words, being healthy (or not) is not an individual choice but primarily a result of the conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age. It is not an exaggeration to state that the epidemic of non-communicable diseases now emerging will primarily affect people with a more deprived socio-economic background.
Although the issue of Health Inequalities is currently on the agenda of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Belgian and Spanish Presidencies and the World Health Organization, increasing economic and political pressures put even more burden on socially deprived, most vulnerable and under-served population groups. All the health gains achieved in the recent decennia are thus at risk.
In this light, and to contribute to the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) has organised an event for all those for whom health equity is at stake and who can mitigate the impact of poverty on health within their area of expertise.
"As the main drivers of Health Inequalities lie outside the health sector, and as most of the social, agricultural or environmental actors are not yet fully engaged, EPHA is launching the European Charter for Health Equity - an inspirational and engaging document calling on civil society to speed up and collaborate in multi-sectorial actions on Health Inequalities.", said Archie Turnbull, the President of EPHA. "The Charter will be then open for signature by individuals, organisations and institutions to commit themselves to transforming our shared values into actions for health equity. Our objective is to show that Health Inequalities are everybody's business – and to support the work currently under preparation by the European Parliament by offering a space for debate from a wide range of stakeholders.", he added.
The event takes place on Thursday evening of the 9th December 2010 (17:00 – 19:30pm) in Members Salon in the European Parliament in Brussels.
EPHA will be joined by civil society, the European Commission, WHO European Region, and by the Members of the European Parliament – most notably by Elena Oana Antonescu MEP (Romania, EPP), Nessa Childers MEP (Ireland, S&D), Alojz Peterle MEP (Slovenia, EPP) and Daciana Octavia Sarbu MEP (Romania, S&D) who will co-host the meeting.
For more information, please visit the EPHA website: www.epha.org, or contact Ms Dorota Sienkiewicz, EPHA Policy and Advocacy Officer for Health Inequalities and Policy Coherence at email@example.com.
EPHA is the European Platform bringing together public health organisations representing health professionals, patients groups, health promotion and disease specific NGOs, academic groupings and other health associations.
Visit: www.epha.org, read the Charter and sign it by filling in a signature form online here. Thank you!
More information on health inequalities can be found in our briefing here


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- 3-night city tour of Seoul
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- View modern works at the Seoul Museum of Art and see Korean history come to life at the Teddy Bear Museum
- Watch the Nanta show for a fun performance with percussion instruments (if option selected)
- Round-trip transfer from Incheon International Airport included
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