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When it comes to art, inspiration is a necessity. When it comes to following a career path into the fields of art and animation, a little inspiration couldn't hurt there, either. That is why animation teachers at two local high schools have enlisted the help of major animation studios like Disney and ACME to show their students what it's like to work as a professional animator.
Teri Brudnak, visual arts teacher at Corona del Mar High School started a collaboration program with ACME animations in 2001 to help her students gain more practical animating skills.
Since then, the students in Brudnak's Art of Animation class have had the opportunity to take training lessons from ACME animators and have the ability to talk to them face-to-face via a video teleconference held in class two Wednesdays a month.
By working with them and getting direct feedback on their work, Brudnak says she hopes the students get a better understanding of the industry.
"Having contact with professionals and access to the illustrating and animating software really helps to make (the students) see a link between these skills and a possible career," Brudnak said. "It also helps them to see a kind of link between art and technology, which is also really important."
Madelyn Foster, a senior at Corona del Mar High, said working with ACME has helped her to see a career as an animator as opposed to an artist, which was her original ambition. Foster, who has already been accepted to Laguna College of Art and Design, said Brudnak's animation class has taught her everything she is going to need in her future career.
"I've always expressed myself through painting and drawing and I never really got onto the computer," Foster said. "But when I learned the software and saw how many jobs graphic design has to offer, I knew that this is what I wanted to do. Working with ACME has been great. I've learned so much and gotten some good constructive feedback about my work."
Years before becoming the graphic arts instructor at Edison High School, Zoe Seals was an associate producer at the Walt Disney animation studio working on children's television. Seals kept in contact with her former colleagues at Disney and decided to collaborate with them to help her students learn the cutting edge technology and techniques that Disney uses to make cartoons and movies.
Seals teaches her students using instructional materials provided by Disney, which she said is useful because the students are able to see what the professional finished work might look like. The students also go on a field trip to the Walt Disney Animation Studio.
Seals said the field trip, which takes place once a year in the fall, is very influential for the students.
"It really has a strong impact because without going there (the students) really would have no idea about what it looks like and feels like to be a professional animator, so I've found that it has a pretty major effect on the kids," Seals said. "This is an ROP (Regional Occupation Program) class so we really want them to get a feel for a career. Learn the skills but also get a broader knowledge about what this could look like in real life as a career."
Aside from taking a tour of the facility and seeing the animators at work, the students also get the opportunity to ask questions and learn design techniques they can apply to their own work.
Senior Jake Fuga said that though he did not want to become an animator at first, he now is passionate about the field. Fuga said that even though taking an art class like this won't necessarily help you in certain types of careers, it is still a great way to expand your mind.
"I've never done animation before this class but I've learned a lot of skills and now I've taken this as a career path," Fuga said. "Art really opens up your mind and you get to use your imagination to create just anything and everything."
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TALLINN, ESTONIA–Early this morning the Wooster/OSU geologists left the Estonian island of Hiiumaa on the ferry from the port of Heltermaa (58° 52′ N, 23° 3′ E; seen above). After a 90-minute ferry ride, we landed on the Estonian mainland. We looked briefly at some quarries near Pusku south of Haapsalu (the limestones were too dolomitized for our liking) and then made the two-hour drive to Tallinn. After negotiating the most miserable intersection in Europe (which is under perpetual construction), we at last gassed up our cars and turned them in to the Sixt rental agency. There is nothing quite like the feeling of returning vehicles safely after such a long trip — it is only topped by returning students safely to their homes, of course! We are now in Tallinn for two nights. Bill and I have an appointment with the chief curator at the Institute of Geology in Tallinn as our students take a day off in the city. We are all staying at the St. Barbara Hotel near Old Town — a place beloved by many past Wooster students (depending on whether we have drunk Russians serenading us from the street all night.) I like that the building stone is a beautiful local Ordovician limestone.

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Right now, federal investigators are on the scene of a southwest Macon church fire.
Monday morning, local fire officials were investigating the blaze at Reaching Souls Cathedral on Bethesda Avenue.
And 13WMAZ's Judy Le says officers from the federal Department of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms also arrived just before noon.
Sergeant Ben Gleaton of the fire department says that's routine, because the federal agency investigates all church fires.
"Basically they're investigating the scene, looking for different indicators of the fire," says ATF Macon field officer Morgan Fisher.
The Macon-Bibb Fire Department started battling the blaze just after 12:30 a.m. Monday morning.
The roads around the church were shut down for hours.
The flames appeared to be coming from buildings on the property of the Reaching Souls Cathedral in the 5500 block of Bethesda Avenue -- just off Rocky Creek Road.
Crews were battling the fire until well after 3 a.m.
Investigators plan to go inside the building this morning to figure out what happened.
Vickie Heard and her father, Herbert Rountree, drove by the church to see what's left of the building.
"We spent thirty plus years with that church," says Rountree.
"I guess all good things have to come to an end. All things happen for a reason so we'll just have to see the reason behind this is," adds Heard.
The church was at the center of a 2008 trial when its pastor, Onslow Ross, was convicted of 54 federal charges, including bank fraud, money laundering and various other illegal transactions.
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The trial split Ross's congregation; some members testified against him and other said he'd done nothing wrong.
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If you request precompilation of JSPs when you deploy an application on Windows, later attempts to undeploy that application or to redeploy it (or any application with the same module ID) will not work as expected. The problem is that JSP precompilation opens JAR files in your application but does not close them, and Windows prevents the undeployment from deleting those files or the redeployment from overwriting them.
Note that undeployment succeeds to a point, in that the application is logically removed from the Application Server. Also note that no error message is returned by the asadmin utility, but the application\qs directory and the locked jar files remain on the server. The server\qs log file will contain messages describing the failure to delete the files and the application\qs directory.
Attempts to redeploy the application after undeploying fail because the server tries to remove the existing files and directory, and these attempts also fail. This can happen if you try to deploy any application that uses the same module ID as the originally deployed application, because the server uses the module ID in choosing a directory name to hold the application\qs files.
Attempts to redeploy the application without undeploying it first will fail for the same reasons.
If you attempt to redeploy the application or deploy it after undeploying it, the asadmin utility returns an error similar to the one below.
An exception occurred while running the command. The exception message is: CLI171 Command deploy failed : Deploying application in domain failed; Cannot deploy. Module directory is locked and can\qt be deleted
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Another but generally overlooked issue is soil subsidence. Subsidence is the lowering of the soil surface as the result of compaction, shrinkage and loss of substance (carbon) due to oxidation and erosion. It is a well-known and inevitable phenomenon in all places in the world where peatlands have been drained. Lowland regions with extensive areas of drained peat soils stand to experience unprecedented flooding. Read more.
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What was big in 2012?
The biggest surprise in the results of polling our staff about the biggest stories of 2012 was how much everyone's opinions differed. Six different stories were No. 1 on somebody's ballot while being No. 10 or unranked on somebody else's ballot.
No. 1 was the construction, opening, and complications with the new Marion County Jail. After years of needing a new facility, the county finally got what it needed. But any project that size has its hiccups. The county realized late that plans hadn't included a new communications tower, and they needed to get a permit from the City of Marion. A fast-track plan to solve the issue was challenged when a city board ruled that the tower needed a permit separately from the jail. Finally, the county installed a shorter tower that passed muster on the city's regulations. As soon as the sheriff's department and dispatch moved into the new facility, another oversight was found. The new facility doesn't have anywhere for social workers to take children while they try to place them in foster care. A short-term solution to that problem was found faster, as juvenile intake was moved into a portion of the old sheriff's department. A permanent home for juvenile intake is being sought.
No. 2 was the closure of Marion Reservoir and Marion County Park and Lake for most of the summer because of the presence of potentially toxic blue-green algae. The algae have been a problem in the county for some time, but 2012 was one of the worst summers yet.
No. 3 was the death of Tabor College junior and football player Brandon Brown in McPherson. Brown, a father of two, was found badly beaten Sept. 16 and died of his injuries Sept. 22. More than 600 people attended services for Brown. Former McPherson College football players Alton L. Franklin and DeQuinte Oshea Flournoy are charged with aiding and abetting murder in the second degree in the case. Preliminary hearings for both defendants are scheduled for 1 p.m. Jan. 21 in McPherson.
No. 4 was the disastrous summer for crops after an excellent wheat harvest. Drought and fires took an enormous toll on hay, corn, soybeans, and milo fields.
No. 5 was the City of Marion being left owing money on the former Arlie's Paint, Body, & Glass after the business closed during the summer. Another company the city had helped, Flint Hills Building Supply nearby in Marion's industrial park, also closed. I've heard tales of a couple of different people planning to open a hardware store, but neither is ready to discuss plans.
No. 6 was Marion County setting a world record for the largest marshmallow roast. The event attracted 1,272 people, including Gov. Sam Brownback, to the county lake March 24. Guinness World Records announced that it had certified the attempt as the record Aug. 15. No. 7 was Marion County finally diving in to fix roads that have long needed work, none more than 330th Road between Tampa and K-15. No. 8 was Kansas Department of Transportation rating the junction of U.S. 56 and U.S. 77 as the most dangerous intersection in the state and beginning plans to install a roundabout. No. 9 was Marion and Dickinson Counties agreeing to work together to get the fastest response possible to accidents near the counties' border after a pair of fatality accidents. No. 10 was the announcement that Family Dollar planned to build a store in Marion, followed by development grinding to a standstill.
The quest to recognize Father Emil Kapaun as a saint barely missed the top 10, as supporters of the cause await the next step in the process.
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I was asked by a student at USC if I would contribute to a Q&A they do for the school's online news source, neontommy.com. Some of it we've gone over here before, some is fresh. Here are the questions they sent and my answers:
1) Huskies head coach Steve Sarkisian and Lane Kiffin coached together at USC for five years, and two of those years they co-led the Trojan offense. Through this, a coaching rivalry has emerged between the two Pete Carroll disciples. Washington is 2-1 against USC during Sarkisian's time in Husky Purple. We all remember 2010, where a Jake Locker-led drive allowed the Huskies to boot a last-second field goal to stun the Trojans at the Coliseum. What can the Huskies learn from their two previous defeats of the Trojans? To what extent does Washington circle USC on their calendar?
The 2009 win was crucial for Sarkisian. It gave hope to what was a hopeless program after going 0-12 in 2008. Not just among fans, but also among recruits. Sarkisian had a quick chunk of substance to help sell his message of resurrection. Those wins busted USC's mystique for Washington, the way getting blown out by Oregon over and over has not.
The vitriol toward USC from Washington fans is third to that directed toward Washington State and Oregon. Everyone recognizes it's a big game, typically because the Trojans are ranked so high. As far as desperation to beat the Trojans when the schedule comes out? Not so much.
He tells them that the best receiving duo in the country is coming to town Saturday. The game at Autzen was a mess from the start, mostly because of Washington turning the ball over. Two turnovers in the first quarter plus a busted coverage handed a team that needs no help scoring ample assistance. I think Washington is much more comfortable playing against a pro-style team than Oregon's snap-it-now approach. The Huskies likely think they can dictate tempo against SC, the way they did against Stanford.
3) Keith Price has underwhelmed this year, throwing just five touchdown passes to four interceptions and completing fewer than 60% of his passes. Today, Sarkisian said in a press conference that not all of the blame should be on Price. What are the reasons behind Price and the passing game's struggles this season? What needs to improve in order for Price to have success against the Trojan secondary?
He needs to trust his line more. His line needs to be better in pass protection. He needs to trust his line more. His line needs to be better in pass protection. I'm redundant to show the circular relationship. Not to mention, Washington's receivers have about three drops per game. An example came against Oregon: Price threw a dead-on pass to DiAndre Campbell that went through Campbell's hands, hit him in the helmet, then was intercepted at the Oregon 2-yard line. Instead of an easy touchdown, it became a pick. There's no asterisk next to it that indicates Campbell blew it. Just a nasty stat for Price.
4) As the main ball carrier, Bishop Sankey has rushed for over 100 yards the last three games. What sort of running style does the sophomore have, and how will the Trojan front seven be able to contain him?
Sankey has improved each week. The first of his 100-yard games was against FCS team Portland State, so throw that out. But, big credit to him for 144 yards against Stanford prior to 104 against Oregon. Though he as a 61-yard touchdown run, his best run came against Oregon when he cut back, spun and broke tackles for a score. His running style has increased in ferocity each week, plus he's been executing different runs as the packages get more difficult. He still has a ways to go, however.
5) The Huskies' five turnovers limited their offense drastically. What can the Huskies do to cut down on costly mistakes? Should we expect any drastic alterations in the offense in order to prevent turnovers?
No. Price had a bad read to lead to an interception, Campbell dropped a pass, and the punt muff was very much on Sarkisian. Washington had its punt block on that play, which makes the returner automatically shift to a fair-catch approach. When the ball was in the air, Sarkisian told him to return it. It was the wrong decision and led to the fumble. The other turnovers were a fumble by Price on a scramble when he was caught from behind, his fault for being too loose with the ball, and little used freshman Pio Vatuvei fumbling in the line on a fake punt. They won't change anything based on those.
6) The Huskies have not had a consistent group of skill players all season due to injuries and poor performance on the field. Which players on the offensive side of the ball need to step up and perform this week in order for the Huskies offense to regain momentum?
Their primary receivers are Kasen Williams (tied for seventh in the conference in receptions per game) and tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins (second in the country in receptions among tight ends). The third receiver has been by committee. Washington sorely misses wide receiver James Johnson who has been injured and is yet to play. Senior Cody Bruns may be a steadying force this weekend. He played well against Oregon.
7) Sarkisian said that Washington cornerback Desmond Trufant "likes the opportunity and the challenge" of facing either Lee of Woods this week. What does Trufant need to do in order to stop either of the elite wide receivers he will face, and to what extent do you think Trufant will be able to contain Lee or Woods?
Trufant has been excellent in his senior season. His interception against 6-foot-8 Stanford tight end Levine Toilolo all but sealed Washington's win against the Cardinal. He'll be matched up one-on-one at times with one of those guys. Washington will try to give him help at times, too. Even for Trufant, who some scouts say is the second-best corner in the country, Woods and Lee are a difficult matchup.
8) For three of Washington's last four games against FBS opponents, the Husky defense has allowed near or over 200 yards rushing. What will the Husky defense need to do in order to stop Silas Redd from having a big day on Saturday?
They need to play better at defensive tackle. Sophomore Danny Shelton and junior transfer Josh Banks have been quiet in the middle. Washington also plays a 3-4 base and a lot of nickel. The Huskies are not designed to specifically stop the run. Washington is built more as a coverage and swarming unit. Tackling has been a problem at times for middle linebacker John Timu.
9) Blown play calls and lapse in coverage doomed the Huskies last week. What approach do you think Sarkisian will do this week in order to prevent the Trojans from springing big plays this Saturday?
I don't think they are going to change much. Washington's pass defense is second in the conference. The Huskies had trouble with the speed of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota last week, obviously not a concern with Matt Barkley. Like any team that plays SC, producing a pass rush with the fewest people possible will be crucial. That way, Washington can help its cornerbacks over the top.
10) What's your prediction for Saturday's game, including final score?
The weather could be a large factor. It's supposed to rain all day, which could lead a to a crucial slip -- a receiver or defensive back -- and a big play in what I think will be a tight game. Call it 28-24 USC.


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If I demonstrate that a base case is true, and then demonstrate that if the k case is true then the (k + 1) case is true, then I've shown that the whole ball of wax is true.
Indeed, so that's why you can show with induction that every positive number is odd or even:
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Induction may well be the weirdest way to prove that every positive number is odd or even (you'd rather directly prove for every number that, for example, when dividing by two, you end up with a remainder of 0 or 1, meaning it's even or odd), but it's one of the most accessible statements that can be proven with induction.
It is too much of a mental stretch (for now) for me to relate the even-odd "proof" to a statement about P(n), a base case, a k case, and a (k + 1) case, much less the conditional framework. It just doesn't line up with that method of analysis for me.


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1. The high school golf season begins this weekend. There was a big boys' tournament yesterday and today the Shelby County girls' team is playing in the Nelson County Invitational. Look for my previews on the Collins and Shelby teams in the paper beginning next week.
2. Former Shelby County and Western Kentucky basketball standout A.J. Slaughter will continue his career overseas. He announced today on his Twitter account that he will play next season with a team in France.
3. Who else is already annoyed with NBC's coverage of the Olympics? I don't want to read on Twitter that Ryan Lochte beat Michael Phelps...I want to see it live! I know the network does it to boost primetime ratings, but I want to see the action as it happens.
4. Here's one idea to attract viewers to some of the lesser sports, NBC should add more exciting announcers, like the Iron Sheik.
5. Here is a must-see hurdle run! I wish something like this would happen in the Olympics (in the prelims of course).
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Joseph Dunninger is credited with saying, "Every time you add a prop to your act, your price goes down."
I can appreciate his sentiment; the ideal mentalist should demonstrate the ability to play with people's minds; not bits of paper or other irrelevant objects. With that, Ellusionist's release of The Informant is arguably a controversial one, because there are vastly mixed opinions of similar devices on the market. Many performers don't understand the logic or motivation of utilizing peek wallets. Often times, many performers deliberately avoid and disregard these devices for that very reason. Why should a participant write something down on a card only to have it hidden back in the performer's wallet? Why would a performer offer his wallet (of all things) to have something written down on it while his back is turned? Why would the performer have the spectator write anything down at all?
These are all valid questions that I always felt were glossed over in the literature supporting these devices. In my opinion, Dunninger's quote is only valid if people acknowledge that a prop was introduced in the act. If it's rendered invisible during the course of the performance, then you aren't harming to detracting from the notion of a "legitimate mentalist."
I figured I'd offer an opportunity for people to chime in and explain the pros and cons of using these kinds of devices, and more importantly (and creatively), actually expand upon how you as a performer would attempt to script the device into an act to minimize its importance/relevance/presence in a performance. In my opinion, to flatly disregard an item/prop/idea is not only easy, it doesn't offer any legitimate insight or critical thought. It's easy to be a cynic. I'm much more interested in developing solutions to actually make something work. So with that in mind-- if you had a prop designed to acquire information for the sake of mentalism; how would you go about scripting it into your work to take the heat off of its presence?


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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
Last July I had a cone biopsy done for diagnosis and treatment of carcinoma in situ--I was told after surgery that my margins were clear. In January of this year my gyn resumed pap testing again. The results were ASCUS. He repeated the pap again in March and the results were ASCUS again. I've now been referred to a gyn oncologist. What should I expect to happen now? Should I prepare myself for a hysterectomy?
Stephen C. Rubin, MD, Professor and Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, responds:
Cervical conization, or other ablative procedures, are approximately 90% effective in eliminating carcinoma-in-situ (surface cancer). The fact that you have had two recent Pap tests showing ASCUS (atypical cells) could be a sign that the carcinoma-in situ is returning, or it could be an indication of something less serious. I'm sure the gynecologic oncologist will want to perform a colposcopy and cervical biopsies to clarify the situation. If you again have a significant abnormality, hysterectomy could be an option, although lesser procedures could be considered.


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The Late Model Division, formerly known as Limited Late Models, returns to Lancaster Super Speedway on Saturday, May 24.
Dirt track racing fans will also see some of the 525s here as well to run with the Late Models.
The father-son racing duo of Brandy Baker and Andrew Baker highlighted Lancaster Super Speedway action with each capturing a win Saturday, May 17.
Brandy Baker captured the Pro Street win, while Andrew Baker won the Super Street race.
Two drivers will be starting in the rear of their main events due to winning three straight races.
The drivers are the young and popular Hank Taylor in Crate Sportsman, and the popular and very fast Ford of Mike Huey in Vintage.
Lancaster Super Speedway featured some of its top action of the season Saturday, May 10. The Pro Street division featured a Timbo Mangum vs Brandy Baker battle. The sage drivers battled for the lead, with clean, tight driving.
Lancaster Super Speedway will feature an exciting night of racing at the big half-mile dirt track.
The major draw for Saturday night at LSS is in the SECA Crate Late Model Division.
Blake Rallings captured an exciting win in the RWD4 Division at Lancaster Super Speedway on Saturday, May 3 to highlight action.
The RWD4 front row had Shannon Barnhill and Blake Rallings. When the green flag waved, Barnhill, Rallings, Wes Helms and Larry Parr battled for the lead entering turn one.
Lancaster Super Speedway will host seven action-packed divisions of racing Saturday, May 3. Divisions running will be SECA Crate Late Models, Pro Street, Crate Sportsman, Super Street, Rear Wheel Drive 4-Cylinders, U.S. Bonding Vintage and M&M Garage Muffler & Tire Extreme 4.
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In other words, it's not a big deal.
The Obama budget had to be adjusted anyway because the fiscal cliff deal drug on for so long, and that deal set the baseline for whatever budget debate we are/were going to be having.
I agree the President should submit a proposal, but it's not particularly important to any of us in this thread. It's just something a handful of people can decide to be angry about for no good reason.
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Now that President Obama's anti-sequester PR campaign has imploded, he's trying to sucker the GOP into a tax-hiking "grand bargain." They should refuse, and instead demand Obama produce his own budget.
For months Obama traveled around the country warning that disaster lay ahead if Republicans refused to replace the $84 billion in sequester cuts with more taxes.
Their obstinacy, he said, would cause a "series of dumb, arbitrary cuts" that would throw people out of their homes, deny women access to preventive care, cause monumental flight delays, and on and on.
Obama's scare tactics failed to sway the public, which ended up supporting cuts by a nearly 2-1 margin.
And after getting caught in a string of blatant lies and gross exaggerations about the sequester's effects, even Obama's Democratic colleagues and his friends in the press started to complain.
Now, suddenly, Obama is playing nice with Republicans, quickly arranging a dinner with 12 GOP senators and a lunch with Rep. Paul Ryan as part of what the press has dubbed a "charm offensive."
Obama's tactics might have changed, but his goal remains the same to convince Republicans to accede to another round of tax hikes as part of some "grand bargain."
Republicans should just say no. Why should they talk about a deal with Obama when he still hasn't released his own budget proposal, as required by law?
A 1921 statute requires the president to submit a budget to Congress by the first Monday in February. That was more than a month ago.
Obama's initial excuse was that the "fiscal cliff" deal required a delay. But that last-minute agreement only caused a one-day delay in the Congressional Budget Office's annual budget report.
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported this week that Obama now "plans to wait until the House acts to offer his budget plan."
The Post says administration officials "have not provided a release date or explained the unusual delay."
But the explanation is painfully obvious.
Obama doesn't want to admit he has no real plan to deal with the country's massive debt crisis.
After all, if Obama were to release a budget, it would show that despite his $600 billion tax hikes on the rich, the country is still hurtling toward a debt cliff.
And since he has taken real entitlement reform off the table, refuses to consider abandoning ObamaCare, and thinks even the meager sequester spending cuts are an abomination, Obama knows the only thing he has left to fill in the budget gap is another massive tax hike.
So he hopes either that Republicans will provide him political cover, or that he can sit back and take pot shots at the House GOP budget before showing his own hand.
Republicans can't let him get away with it.
They should refuse to engage in any "grand bargain" talks until Obama comes clean about how, exactly, he plans to spend with abandon and still get the nation's debt crisis under control.
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Heather Corinna replies:Me and my boyfriend were dry humping with no clothes on and we were a little rough. its been 4 days since then and for some reason I have been spotting. I doubt it is my period because I'm not showing my usual cramps or other symptoms. Although I do get my period around this time during some months. Also the spotting is a reddish brown color... I'm scared that I might be pregnant...what is going on??
When you and a partner have no clothing on, and direct genital-to-genital contact, please understand that it isn't dry sex anymore.
The "dry" in dry sex is pretty critical: it means that sex was had in which there was no chance of any fluid contact or exchange. If you've got a naked penis rubbing all over a naked vulva, that's not dry sex: that's effectively sexual intercourse for all practical purposes.
That also means that kind of activity puts you at the same risks vaginal intercourse does, of pregnancy and STIs. So, that spotting might be the start of your period, but it is also possible it is a symptom of an infection you've contracted or (less likely, since it's somewhat rare) that it is implantation bleeding from a pregnancy. Chlamydia, for instance, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections among young people, can cause spotting. In your case here, it would NOT be implantation bleeding because pregnancy takes longer than four days to happen, and implantation isn't going to happen until five to ten days in or so.
Spotting can also happen if you got an abrasion on your vulva, vaginal opening or labia. You said things were a little rough, so that's a possibility. For future reference, if things are rough and hurt or don't feel good, that's the way your body is telling you to chill out and be more gentle. If you're sustaining injuries, then you know you've got to be more gentle, and/or be using a lubricant as needed. Rubbing genitals together a lot produces friction, which creates dryness much of the time, so if you're chafing, you probably need some lube.
But since you've engaged in this, I suggest that you get into your gynecologist or sexual health-care provider for an STI screening and a general checkup. You'll want to do those screenings -- everyone sexually active needs to do this -- at least once a year, and more often if you're switching up partners more often or are not monogamous. Your boyfriend needs them yearly, too, not just you.
From here on out? If you do not want to become pregnant and want to reduce your STI risks, then when you're naked, he's naked, and your genitals are near one another, he needs to have a condom on. Alternately, he could just keep his pants on, but the point is that if you want to do dry sex and only have the risks dry sex presents (which are pretty much none), then it's truly got to be dry, without any direct genital contact. I'd suggest you also make this clear to your boyfriend, and set a hard limit with it: no condom or no pants = no genital contact.
Too? Please know that if sometime in the future, you wind up doing this without protection again, that to prevent pregnancy after the fact, you can obtain and use emergency contraception up to 120 hours after a risk. That won't protect you from STIs after the fact, but it can reduce your pregnancy risks very substantially.
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When the first star is spotted in the sky on the eve of Christmas, it is time to go in to have the last meal before the end of the pre-Nativity fast, also called St. Philip's fast, or the Filippovka. This meal is called the Holy Supper. At the end of this article there are some pictures of common dishes eaten for Holy Supper.
Spotting that star used to be the job of our youngest daughter, but as she reached her teen years, we realized that she was not quite the reliable lookout that she had been, so these days we all try to be the first to spot the star, since we're all pretty hungry.
The following is a description of the Holy Supper taken from a booklet given out to parishioners at our church; it is simply called The Holy Supper and does not contain any information on the author.
"The Holy Supper [Svyatyj Vecher'] on Christmas Eve occurs among the people of Central Europe as the immediate preparation to welcome the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. While it varies in details from one group to another and, in fact, within groups and nations from one town and village to the next, there are certain common features.
"The origins of the Holy Supper predate the arrival of Christianity in Central Europe. Like many Christmas customs, it began as a pagan rite, in this case, called Korochun – the greeting of the Sun – as the days grow longer after the Winter Solstice. Certain elements, like the twelve courses to be served, reflect the twelve months of the year and, expressing hope for a bountiful harvest of food for the whole year, hearken to its origins as an agricultural ritual feast for blessings in the year to come. When Christianized, the twelve courses were seen to represent the Twelve Apostles. Likewise, the Paska-like bread in the center of the table called the Korochun, comes to be understood as the sign of Christ, the Bread of Life.
"…[I]t is suggested that we observe abstinence on Christmas Eve, that is, no meat products, but not restricting the use of dairy products. The meatless meal should be one of great abundance: meatless, to symbolize the humility and poverty in which Christ was born; the variety and abundance of food to remind us of God's blessings and grace.
"The house is cleaned for the coming of the Messiah, and the dining room is specially prepared. The husband is to feed all the animals, whether the household pets or, if ones lives on a farm, the farm animals, with great abundance. Likewise, after the wife sprinkles the family with holy water during the Holy Supper to purify their minds that they may be open to accept the mystery of the divine birth, the husband is to bless the animals with the holy water. All this is done as a sign that the animals of the stable were the witnesses of the mystery of the birth of God in the flesh.
"A candle is placed in the window, a sign of welcome for the holy family and, indeed, for family, friends, and the poor or strangers who have nowhere to spend the night like the Holy Family had no place to stay at the inn at Bethelehem.
"The dining room table is set with a white table cloth, a symbol of purity of the Virgin birth and the white swaddling cloths. The husband will scatter straw over or under the table cloth, to symbolize the manger, and place hay under the table, to transform the dining room into the stable. The Nativity Bread, a round bread like the Paska, representing Christ, with a candle in the middle representing both the star and Christ who is the Light of the World, is placed in the center of the table. An extra full place setting, to remind one of the faithful departed of the family, and, at the same time, to serve as a prepared place for any who come in search of a meal, is set.
Wine glasses for the toast are set, and two small bowls of honey, one for the anointing and one for dipping the garlic, are set. The holy water the family had reserved from the previous Theophany – January 6 – is placed on the table."
I do not anoint my family with honey, because that is too sticky, but we do sprinkle holy water on all family members, human and furry. In our house we do not have all 12 dishes, but usually have something along the lines of the following:
Setting the table for Holy Supper
Mushroom-Sauerkraut-Barley Soup
Christmas Eve Bread
Brown Rice
Green Beans
Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce
Pierogi with Sour Cream
Cider or Wine
Table All Set
Freshly baked Christmas Eve Bread, though simple, is especially delicious. Here is the recipe we use:
Bread for Christmas Eve
1 package dry yeast
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups water, warm
6 cups flour
4 tablespoons salad oil
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Dissolve yeast in warm water with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon sugar. Set in warm place to rise. Sift 6 cups flour in deep bowl, add 2 cups warm water, 4 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons salad oil. Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture.
Knead well and set aside to rise. When double in bulk, punch down. Divide dough in two. Shape one part into round bread, cover and let stand 20 minutes. Punch down and reshape. Place in greased pan. Allow to rise until double in bulk. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
[Recipe from Epiphany's Seasons: Twenty-five Years of Parish Recipes, compiled by the Epiphany Ladies Guild.]
After Holy Supper, we rest for a while, then it's off to church, where we attend services and then share Christmas dishes with fellow parishioners. This lasts until about 1:30 or 2:00 in the morning.
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So that's how it's done! I need to refer back to this next year - or sign up for carry-outs.ReplyDelete
NR - We may have additional booklets on this, or I could make a copy of one - we find them useful. We also have a recipe book. Holy Supper is my favorite "special meal" of the year, and the fact that sauerkraut is one of the dishes is only part of that.ReplyDelete
Yum! My in-laws do the honey too. I didn't realize it was a traditional part of the meal. I thought they just liked honey.ReplyDelete
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Charlotte Beresford, 7, sat on the bleachers at Ottawa County Fairgrounds, raptly attentive to the 4H donkey show underway Saturday morning.
"They're cute," she said. The tiny Alto resident is too young to join 4H. Her parents, April and Matthew Beresford, said they brought Charlotte � named the book about a friendship between a spider and a pig�� and their two other children, Madeline, 9, and Elliott, 5, to the Ottawa County Fair to show them 4H events.
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The Milton Players present the 1966 Woody Allen comedy, "Don't Drink the Water," this weekend at their new digs in the Massachusetts Hospital School, Canton.
The Milton Players present the 1966 Woody Allen comedy, "Don't Drink the Water," this weekend at their new digs in Canton at the Massachusetts Hospital School. The play is about a caterer and his family who take refuge in an American Embassy behind the Iron Curtain after being accused of spying. Shows are at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 and $25. 3 Randolph St. 617-698-7469. www.miltonplayers.org.
The Atlantic Symphony Orchestra takes the show north when they perform at Jordan Hall in Boston Saturday. The Masterworks Gala includes a performance of Beethoven's, Symphony No. 4 and Brahms,' Piano Concerto No. 1. Hung-Kuan Chen is the guest piano soloist, and maestro Jin Kim conducts the orchestra. If you don't want to drive into Boston, there's a bus that leaves from Hingham for $20, and you can even order a boxed supper for another $20. Concert tickets only are $40 general admission, $35 for seniors, $20 for those under 30, and $10 for those under 20. 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. www.atlanticsymphony.org.
More than just mobiles hanging from the ceiling, the exhibit "Machines and Mechanizations: Explorations in Contemporary Kinetic Sculpture," is a showcase of contemporary artists whose work includes motor-driven and hand-powered objects. See work by Kim Bernard, Chris Fitch, David Lang, Erica von Schilgen and Mark Davis at the Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and free for children 12 and younger. 508-588-6000, www.fullercraft.org.
The show was cancelled because of weather last month, but the Celestial Ringers wouldn't be denied. The free concert, at 3 p.m. Saturday, features carols and seasonal classics being played on four octaves of Schulmerich Handbells. The show takes place at Laura's Center for the Arts, So. Shore YMCA, 97 Mill St., Hanover. http://ssymca.org/millpond/lauras-center-for-the-arts/programs.


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Now that I'm not the CEO of Brazen Careerist, I don't have to be the national cheerleader for Generation Y. I fantasized about this moment for years: the moment when I'd write the post titled, 10 Things I Hate about Generation Y.
But it's hard to hate people you hang out with all the time, and the truth is, I've spent the last ten years being a Gen Xer surrounded by Gen Yers. The pinnacle, I thought, was me spending my days fighting with Ryan Healy about work. But in fact, it turns out the pinnacle of my education on Gen Y is my arguments with Melissa about her peers that end in snippy impasse.
Sometimes, I think Gen Y is lame and she won't admit to it.
But, I find, as I think about all the things I hate about Gen Y, that it's hard to hate something you know so much about. And in fact, I have become a way better person myself from studying Gen Y. I have noticed that my worst traits are the aspects of myself I least understand. And that is true of Gen Y, too.
1. Gen Y mistakes the speed of the Internet for their own speed.
Gen Y are not risk takers, they are not conflict-seekers, and they are generally respectful of institutions and organizations. When Gen Y doesn't like something, you probably won't hear about it. They just won't show up. I have written before about the conservative nature of Gen Y.
But what I've noticed lately is that this nature results in Gen Y having a difficult time making decisions. They have had their parents making decisions for them for most of their childhood, and they crowdsource decisions as adults, so when they must make a decision that no one can really help them with, Gen Y often gets stuck. (This is a huge difference from Gen X, who thrive on counter-culture, I-did-this-myself diatribes, and from Baby Boomers, who make all decisions based on how can they look like they are winning against everyone else.)
2. Gen Y wants to look like a winner more than they want to be a winner.
Gen Y is the most team-oriented generation ever. The American experience has been largely about individualism since the Declaration of Independence. So it's a big change for such a huge generation to be more oriented to the group rather than the individual.
The result of this way of seeing the world is that Gen Y is very, very non-competitive. They were in soccer leagues where everyone gets a trophy. They enter the workplace and they have little interest in leading in a hierarchical way. And they love to use the collaborative software that serves, unintentionally, to flatten the workplace hierarchy.
But Gen Y is consumed with their image. Online, they manage themselves like they are celebrities. They revolutionized the art of the self-portrait because they take so many. And Gen Y women are renowned for dressing up at work in great clothes regardless of how much money they make or what the rest of the office is wearing.
But I think what might be the best illustration of this trend is that they don't make enough money for a huge, lavish wedding, but they still want their wedding pictures to be gorgeous, fun and exotic. So they elope, with a photographer, and post all the photos of a great wedding on Facebook.
3. Gen Y misunderstands entrepreneurship.
Gen Y is scared of being screwed-over by corporate America because they saw their parents give up everything for corporate life and then get let down. Gen Y does not want to repeat this in their own lives. So for Gen Y, entrepreneurship is the ultimate expression of their conservatism.
Gen Y thinks the safest route in employment is entrepreneurship, so in poll after poll, the vast majority of Gen Y-ers says they want to own their own business. But what they really mean is they want to have a safety net. They want to feel like if they get laid off they will not be left high and dry like their parents were.
In general, though, Gen Y likes working for someone else. Gen Y likes assignments, they like feedback, they like meetings, group efforts, and after-work happy-hours. These are all the trappings of people who work for someone else. Entrepreneurs are mostly lonely, anxious people, living on the edge of what's normal. And when Gen Y gets an inkling of those feelings, they run back to corporate life.
4. Gen Y thinks they don't believe in God.
For the most part, Gen Y has the same religious attitudes as Gen X. It's just that Gen X frames this as an obsessive drive toward creating inclusive family and inclusive work and communities, and Gen Y frames it as not believing in God.
The reason for the discrepancy is that Gen Y frames their religious views in relation to their parents, and since Gen X had a childhood that will go down in history as negligent parenting, Gen X frames their views in relation to their own values (which, of course, have to do with their backlash against the demise of the family).
So, Gen Y actually does believe in God. Gen Y thinks there is something out there that created matter. I mean, what was there before the Big Bang? Who knows? We can call that God. Gen Y doesn't argue with that. But Gen Y thinks God must mean the Christian God. And if they don't believe in that, they say they don't believe in God.
So, in fact, Gen Y is pretty accepting of all religions, and willing to participate if you put it in front of them. There are no public displays of religious protest as a way to instigate change—that is Baby Boomer territory. And there is no taking a risk and taking a stand to create a solid religious life for their kids like Gen X. Gen Y goes with the flow, supports any religion as long as it supports gay marriage, and hedges against any conflict by saying they are not really religious.
5. Gen Y mistakes their own practical behavior for revolutionary behavior.
In general, Gen Y tries to go through life by ruffling the least feathers. So, for example, Gen Y might appear to be creating a revolution at work by demanding flex-time, fair-wage salaries, and good mentoring. But really, Gen X wanted all this stuff when they were twentysomething as well, but they couldn't get it. So when Gen X took over, they gave it to Gen Y. Gen X is the revolutionary generation.
Gen Y is simply demanding what their parents told them they should expect from the world: Work that matters and work that complements a life that matters. Those revolutionary expectations come from the Boomer parents. Gen Y is just doing what they are told.
I couldn't help thinking this same thing when I read this New York Times article about the trend that as teenage girls Gen Y gave more blow jobs than any generation before. When Baby Boomer women had more sex than any generation in the past, it was a feminist revolution, changing the whole fabric of society. But when Gen Y teens talk about why they give more blow jobs, it's different, but simple: they do it because while their parents told them not to have sex until it really really mattered to them, the boys are, of course, dying to have sex. So one way to keep everyone happy is with blow jobs. It's the ultimate expression of Gen Y practicality masquerading as revolution.


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It's New Year's in Detroit, 1953. In an effort to raise funds for a dragstrip, as well as find something to do other than shoveling snow, members of the Michigan Hot Rod Association brainstormed and ultimately decided to stage an indoor car show. The venue: University of Detroit Field House; the name of the event: The Detroit Autorama. Little did the MHRA know what a monster they were about to create.
It only took one year to outgrow the Field House, and by 1961, with stops at the Michigan State Fairgrounds and the Detroit Artillery Armory, it made its way to the place we call home for the Detroit Autorama: Cobo Hall. During its infancy, the show hired a gentleman by the name of Don Ridler, who for six years promoted the Autorama, booking top-notch entertainment that ultimately brought people through the doors for more than just fancy cars. (Today, the array of "attractions" ranges from the ever-popular Autorama Extreme basement extravaganza to the Transformers' "Bumblebee" Camaro.)
Following Don Ridler's death in 1963, the Detroit Autorama established the Don Ridler Memorial Award, which has become one of the top honors bestowed upon a hot rod/custom today. Right next to America's Most Beautiful Roadster, in a word, the Ridler is simply prestige. However, in recent years, the level of competition seemed to dwindle a bit—that is, until now. Whether or not it was due to the Autorama turning 60 is anyone's guess, but nonetheless, 2012 saw the bar raised back up, with Dwayne Peace's Jesse Greening–built '55 Thunderbird taking the crown. And maybe, just maybe, next year's 50th anniversary of the Ridler will elevate that bar higher than it's ever been—we'll just have to wait and see.


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A man aged in his 80s is being interviewed by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, Scotland Yard said.
The suspect, from Berkshire, is being questioned after attending a south London police station by appointment today.
He is being treated as part of the investigation that does not directly relate to Savile, the Metropolitan Police said.
Before today, four arrests had been made as part of the national investigation into alleged sexual offences by Savile and others.
Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr, DJ Dave Lee Travis and a man in his 70s, reported to be former television producer Wilfred De'Ath, have been arrested and bailed as part of the probe.
Scotland Yard is leading the inquiry and has said officers are currently dealing with around 450 potential victims, the vast majority of whom claim they fell prey to Savile.


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Dan Morain: Calderon seems determined to drag Steinberg and others down with him
Having been flayed by a leaked FBI affidavit alleging that he rented his position for $88,000, state Sen. Ron Calderon is going out of his way to muddy up California Senate leader Darrell Steinberg.
Through his lawyer, Calderon claims that Steinberg was or is a target of the federal investigation in which the Montebello Democrat is embroiled.
It makes sense in the twisted world of politics. One of the time-tested tactics is to attack an opponent's strength, although Calderon's foe is not Steinberg, but rather himself and his appetites.
Steinberg is a politician, not a choirboy. He raises campaign money with the best of them and oversees a tough campaign operation. But having known my share of bent pols, Steinberg is not a crook, to borrow a phrase from one who was.
Steinberg has carried his share of silly bills. He has gone out of his way to help his labor patrons. But he also has done more than his share of serious work on behalf of people who most need it.
He won approval this year to restore dental care for poor people and has been the leading advocate of high school vocational education, securing $250million in this year's budget for it.
Most significantly, he sponsored the 2004 initiative that generates $1billion a year in tax revenue to fund the mental health care system. Though its execution is flawed, the money has helped numerous people in need of mental health care.
Calderon got involved in important legislation to expand protections for homeowners facing foreclosure. For that he deserves praise.
But when he wasn't at the trough at Chops or in Vegas, Maui, Pebble Beach or Bandon Dunes, he often could be found working on obscure legislation to help various interests and campaign contributors.
There was, for instance, a bill to permit the importation of kangaroo skin for use in tennis shoes, and one to authorize the sale of fireworks during the days leading up to New Year's Eve on behalf of the fireworks industry.
Then there is the measure that got him into trouble with the feds – the film tax credit.
According to a previously sealed FBI affidavit, obtained and reported on by Al Jazeera America three weeks ago, an undercover FBI agent posing as a Los Angeles studio operator requested that Calderon alter the tax credit intended to help the California film industry.
As it is, the credit is reserved for films made in California with budgets of $1million or more. According to the affidavit, the phony film studio executive last year asked that Calderon help lower the amount to $500,000. Calderon countered that he might be able to win legislative approval for lowering it to $750,000. The FBI agent agreed.
Last summer, Calderon came to Sacramento and presented his idea to the lobby coalition that advocates for the film tax credit on behalf of studios, directors, producers and organized labor.
"Everybody was opposed. The studios, the unions. Everybody. We were totally opposed to it," said Barry Broad, a lobbyist and lawyer who represents the Teamsters union and is part of the tax credit coalition.
There were at least three reasons for that opposition: First, the tax credit is intended to persuade producers to film in California, and there is no evidence that ultra-low budget productions are fleeing California. Second, ultra-low-budget productions don't employ many workers, least of all Teamsters and other union workers.
Third, if the floor were lowered to $750,000, the likelihood would increase that the tax credit money would be siphoned off to produce pornography, hardly the sort of films California state government seeks to promote.
"Frankly, there was an industry concern about porn getting into the act," Broad told me.
Broad recalled that Calderon's stated reason for advocating for the $750,000 floor was "that more minorities could get involved in films." He also mentioned to one or more of the lobbyists that his daughter aspired to get into the movie business.
As it turns out, the FBI affidavit says the undercover FBI agent-studio executive paid $3,000 a month purportedly to employ Calderon's daughter, but gave her no work.
After they met with Calderon, some of the lobbyists caught up with Steinberg in the Capitol and explained their reasoning for opposing Calderon's idea, including the concern that some of the money could be used for porn productions.
Steinberg readily agreed, and the idea of lowering the floor to $750,000 never materialized in legislation.
It probably would have been forgotten, except that it was central to the FBI's 124-page affidavit filed this May to obtain the search warrant for Calderon's legislative offices.
Last week, Steinberg moved to distance himself and the Senate from Calderon by stripping Calderon of his committee positions. Calderon reacted by using his attorney, Mark Geragos, to try to rough up Steinberg.
A regular on cable news outlets, Geragos is adept at attracting press attention for himself, his causes and his clients, who have included former Rep. Gary Condit, the late superstar Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson, now a resident of death row for the murder of his wife, Laci, in Modesto in 2002.
Geragos filed a motion in federal court in Sacramento seeking to hold the U.S. Attorney's Office in contempt over the leak of the supposedly sealed search warrant affidavit. In that motion, Geragos claimed the FBI asked Calderon to wear the wire to ensnare Steinberg and Sen. Kevin de León, the Democrat seen as most likely to succeed Steinberg as Senate leader.
"He decided he was going to believe the uncorroborated hearsay allegations in an illegally leaked affidavit, and he was going to violate the Constitution," Geragos said of Steinberg. "That's fine. We are not going to stand here and take that."
Calderon has not had his day in court. But he surely knows his political career is over. He hopes to drag a few others down with him. It is pathetic and predictable, given the pen where he has wallowed.


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John Gray on Jonathan Haidt's "The Righteous Mind"
John Gray's review of Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind is fun because Gray is vehemently opposed to almost everything, but he clearly thinks this is a pretty good book anyway. Gray actually seems slightly irritated that Haidt is so intellectually sophisticated, as if he'd been itching to rail righteously against errors he was later disappointed to discover Haidt doesn't actually make. Nevertheless, he does manage to charge Haidt with a number of philosophical misdemeanors, few of which he is really guilty. The attempt to make the study of morality scientifically tractable earns Haidt the curse of "scientism," an epithet anxiously deployed by humanities scholars whenever anyone steps on their turf armed with a caliper. And Haidt is brought in for abuse for confusing descriptive and normative matters, for not really understanding utilitarianism or intuitionism, and more.
I'm pretty certain Haidt understands the is/ought distinction perfectly well. Likewise, he understands that his descriptive theory of morality has no clear normative upshot, and I'm sure he agrees with Gray that "moralities that have emerged by natural selection have no overriding authority." Early on, Gray tendentiously asserts that "[w]hen 'morality' becomes a term of art in a supposedly scientific discipline, there is no longer any difference between good and bad moralities." This is the sort of thing people tend to say if they think 'good' and 'bad' must be fixed by some kind of transcendental or culture-invariant standard. But when Haidt, the author of notably pluralist descriptive theory of morality, does seem to appeal to a transcendental, culture-invariant normative standard, utilitarianism, according to which one can say something about the difference between good and bad moralities, Gray dings him for not understanding Isaiah Berlin's pluralist objections to utilitarianism.
Better still, Gray dings Haidt for failing to understand why utilitarianism is unlikely to be widely adopted, despite the fact that Haidt in this very book lays out an entire, highly elaborated theory that illuminates this very fact. "One of the problems of morally diverse societies is that utilitarian understandings of harm may not be widely enough shared to form an agreed basis for public policies," Gray says. I'd like to see the look on Haidt's face when he receives this little gem of instruction. Indeed, most of Gray's complaints about Haidt's alleged utilitarianism are quite nicely supported by Haidt's descriptive theory of morality. For example:
Making public policies on a basis of utilitarian reasoning requires a high degree of convergence, not diversity, in moral intuitions. Such policies will not be accepted as legitimate if they violate deep-seated and widely held intuitions regarding, for example, sexuality and the sanctity of human life.
As Haidt's theory would predict!
The problem is, I think, that Gray has been confused by Haidt's weak affirmation of utilitarianism.
Haidt says:
When we talk about making laws and implementing public policies in Western democracies that contain some degree of ethnic and moral diversity, then I think there is no compelling alternative to utilitarianism.
Unlike Gray, I do not take Haidt to have by these words committed himself to utilitarianism as the one true moral theory. I take him to have said that in Western democracies, most of us share a general conception of human well-being and that, though we're bound to disagree about many other moral matters, we mostly agree that improving well-being is morally important. Haidt is saying that the best we can do when arguing publicly about public policy is to reason from the common content of our diverse moral worldviews.
I very much doubt Haidt even means to deny that there is more to the overlapping consensus of Western, democratic moral opinion. As he shows us empirically, we are all of us animated at least a little by feelings and thoughts grounded on the other dimensions of moral sentiment. I think Haidt intends to say little more than that utilitarianism is the best available method for reasoning about policy, the closest thing we do have to a consensus standard of evaluation, given the fact of our moral diversity. I don't agree that the shared basis for public deliberation is quite so thin, but I do agree that common concerns about welfare are a large part of that shared basis. There is no compelling alternative to the best we can do, but the best we can do might not be very good.
Most of Gray's complaints about Haidt's utilitarianism dissolve under this more modest interpretation of his endorsement. Even were Haidt half the utilitarian Gray supposes, it remains silly to think, as Gray appears to think, that if one has affirmed utilitarianism, one is thereby saddled with all of Jeremy Bentham's opinions. There's this:
Haidt assumes a connection between utilitarianism and the values of liberal democracy that dissolves with a moment's critical reflection. Jeremy Bentham, the founder of modern utilitarianism, believed that utilitarian ethics applied universally, and advocated enlightened despotism throughout much of the world.
James Madison was a founder of modern America, and he owned slaves! Suck it Americans.
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Making public policies on a basis of utilitarian reasoning requires a high degree of convergence, not diversity, in moral intuitions. Such policies will not be accepted as legitimate if they violate deep-seated and widely held intuitions regarding, for example, sexuality and the sanctity of human life. Bentham was clear that there may be an unbridgeable gulf between moral intuition and the results of utilitarian reasoning—and when such a discrepancy was the case, he was never in any doubt that it was intuition that must be sacrificed.
Gray is confusing Haidt's psychological moral "intuitionism" (the idea that moral judgment and cognition is driven primarily by passion, not reason) with metaethical intuitionism (the idea that we come to moral truth through intuitive apprehension). Anyway, Henry Sidgwick, who was a better philosopher than Jeremy Bentham, argued that the principle of utility is itself founded on ... guess what? Intuition! Sidgwick also correctly noted that when there is a discrepancy between moral intuition and the results of explicit utilitarian reasoning, one must, insofar as one is a good utilitarian, sacrifice whatever does less for utility. The principle of utility, the truth of which we apprehend through intuition, may well require that we at times jettison utilitarian reasoning and uphold intuition. Gray knows all this. He's playing dumb to land a few cheap shots.
Gray makes some fine points along the way, some of which I may discuss in another post, but mostly he confines himself to raging against "scientism" and the uselessness of having theories at all. Yet he doesn't quite want to say science is good for nothing. "Certainly we know a good deal more about human origins, and about the workings of the human brain, than we did [since the days of phrenology and dialectical materialism]," he concedes. "But we are no better equipped to deal with moral and political conflict. Intellectually, we may be less well prepared than previous generations, if only because we know less of our own history." So it's not that we don't know more than we used to about human nature, it's just that it's all totally useless compared to the sort of insight one might glean from a John Gray book.
Russia sends humanoid robot to space, fails to dock with ISS
The Russian-built FEDOR was launched on a mission to help ISS astronauts.
Human extinction! Don't panic; think about it like a philosopher.
Most people think human extinction would be bad. These people aren't philosophers.
- A new opinion piece in The New York Times argues that humanity is so horrible to other forms of life that our extinction wouldn't be all that bad, morally speaking.
- The author, Dr. Todd May, is a philosopher who is known for advising the writers of The Good Place.
- The idea of human extinction is a big one, with lots of disagreement on its moral value.
this incredibly rich machinery – with Antonio Damasio
Picking up where we left off a year ago, a conversation about the homeostatic imperative as it plays out in everything from bacteria to pharmaceutical companies—and how the marvelous apparatus of the human mind also gets us into all kinds of trouble.
- "Prior to nervous systems: no mind, no consciousness, no intention in the full sense of the term. After nervous systems, gradually we ascend to this possibility of having to this possibility of having minds, having consciousness, and having reasoning that allows us to arrive at some of these very interesting decisions."
- "We are fragile culturally and socially…but life is fragile to begin with. All that it takes is a little bit of bad luck in the management of those supports, and you're cooked…you can actually be cooked—with global warming!"


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