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Exports from the U.S. climbed to a record in September, contributing to an unexpected decline in the trade deficit that gave the world�s largest economy a boost at the end of the third quarter.
The gap shrank 5.1 percent to $41.5 billion, the smallest since December 2010 and lower than any estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists, Commerce Department figures showed Thursday in Washington. The gain in sales to overseas buyers was broad- based, with improvement in everything from soybeans to fuel and civilian aircraft.
Growing demand from emerging markets in South and Central America may be helping to overcome a slowdown in Europe and China that is hurting companies such as Emerson Electric Co. At the same time, U.S. consumers are spending more as the job market stabilizes, boosting the inflow of goods made abroad as retailers restock in advance of the year-end holidays.
�The outlook in emerging markets is stronger than in Europe, and that�s where we would expect to see export growth,� said Jeremy Lawson, senior U.S. economist at BNP Paribas in New York, who projected the gap would decline to $42 billion, matching the lowest among economists surveyed. �Consumer goods imports were strong. Some of that may be in preparation for holiday shopping. The picture is getting better there.�
The improvement in trade may boost third-quarter growth by 0.4 percentage point, according to economists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York. Combined with prior data showing a pickup in construction and in inventories, the JPMorgan analysts now project the economy expanded at a 2.8 percent annual rate in July through September, up from an initial Commerce Department estimate of 2 percent.
Claims, Confidence
Other reports showed fewer Americans filed claims for jobless benefits last week, and consumer sentiment climbed as more households said the economy was improving.
Stocks declined, sending the Standard & Poor�s 500 Index toward its lowest level since August, as a European Union official said a decision on releasing funds for Greece may be delayed until November. The 500 Index fell 0.8 percent to 1,383.88 at 2:44 p.m. in New York.
Internationally, the Bank of England stopped expanding its bond-buying program, indicating officials may shift to stimulating bank lending to support the economy.
Applications for jobless insurance payments in the U.S. fell by 8,000 to 355,000 in the week ended Nov. 3, figures from the Labor Department showed today. A government spokesman said the data are starting to show mixed influence as a result of superstorm Sandy.
No Electricity
One state said the loss of electricity due to the storm suppressed filings, while others said workers who lost their jobs as a result of the weather were starting to apply, the Labor Department analyst said. The analyst declined to identify the state, saying it was department policy not to name individual states.
It may take three to four weeks to see the full impact, the spokesman said, which indicates claims may jump back in coming weeks as more storm-related applications are processed. A Labor Department report last week showed the economy added more jobs than projected in October and the unemployment rate rose as hundreds of thousands of Americans joined the job search amid improving prospects.
�When you see bad weather, there�s usually a drop in claims, and then you typically see a rebound in the next few weeks,� said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James & Associates Inc. in St. Petersburg, Florida, who correctly forecast the number of filings. �Underneath the surface, job destruction has been trending very low. Layoffs aren�t the problem -- it�s the relatively weak pace of job creation.�
Economic Outlook
Also today, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to minus 34.4 in the period ended Nov. 4, the best reading since April, from minus 34.7 the previous week. Twenty percent of those surveyed had a positive view of the economy, the most since March 2008.
Improving sentiment may further invigorate household spending and propel retailers like Macy�s Inc. ahead of the year-end holidays. The end of the contentious presidential race, combined with an improving job market, may continue to boost confidence even as the lingering effects of superstorm Sandy limit any short-run rebound, according to Joseph Brusuelas, a senior economist at Bloomberg LP in New York.
The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of 75 economists called for the trade deficit to expand to $45 billion. Estimates ranged from a gap of $42 billion to $47.6 billion. The Commerce Department revised the August deficit to $43.8 billion from an initially reported $44.2 billion.
Food, Fuel
Exports climbed 3.1 percent in September, the biggest gain since July 2011, to $187 billion. Sales of foods and feeds increased by $1.14 billion, and demand for industrial supplies such as petroleum products and fuel oil rose by $3.45 billion.
Purchases from customers in South and Central America climbed to a record, pushing the U.S. surplus with the region up to $2.2 billion from $400 million in August.
Exports to the European Union were little changed at $21.3 billion in September before adjusting for seasonal variations.
The euro area�s economy hasn�t expanded since the third quarter of 2011, and the rate of growth in both Canada and China has slowed this year relative to last.
�The pace of growth is unusually weak for this stage of a recovery cycle, and uncertainty in the U.S., China and Europe is resulting in cautious business investment,� Patrick Fitzgerald, director of investor relations at Emerson Electric, said during a Nov. 6 earnings call. �At present, there is no obvious catalyst for economic growth acceleration.�
Sales Overseas
In the three months-ended September, U.S. sales at the St. Louis-based maker of equipment for power plants and data centers grew 2 percent from a year earlier, and they were little changed in Europe and China.
�The surprising thing is the strength in exports,� said Jay Bryson, global economist at Wells Fargo Securities LLC in Charlotte, North Carolina. �I don�t think it will last given what we are seeing abroad. You have very, very slow growth in Europe, and by Chinese standards there is very slow growth there as well.�
Nonetheless, should those economies turn around, businesses abroad may have an incentive to buy American-made products, which are becoming less expensive as the value of the dollar falls. It was down 3.1 percent on Nov. 2 against a basket of currencies from America�s biggest trading partners after reaching an almost-two-year peak in late July, according to Federal Reserve data. The data also show the dollar has dropped 28.5 percent over the past decade.
More Imports
Imports increased 1.5 percent to $228.5 billion from $225.2 billion in the prior month, led by demand for mobile phones and fuel products, today�s Commerce Department report showed.
Apple Inc.�s iPhone 5 became available on Sept. 21 in the U.S. and more than 5 million units sold in the first three days, surpassing a record set last year by the previous model. Demand for the new handset exceeded the initial supply, the Cupertino, California-based company said.
The trade gap with China, where parts for the iPhone are manufactured, climbed to $29.1 billion in September from $28.7 billion the prior month.
Imports may keep growing as consumer demand firms, widening the trade gap. Household spending advanced in September by the most since February.


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"Hairspray" will be NBC's next live musical
NBC today announced the Tony-award winning musical "Hairspray" will be the network's next live theatrical venture.
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will again produce for NBC. The pair also produced the 2007 musical adaptation of "Hairspray."
Based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name, "Hairspray" won eight 2003 Tony Awards including Best Score (Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman), Best Book (Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell), Best Actress in a Musical (Marissa Jaret Winokur) and Best Actor (Harvey Fierstein).
NBC had previously announced "The Music Man" for the 2015 holiday slot but bumped it for "The Wiz." That turned out to be a good bet for NBC — "The Wiz Live" was a critical and popular success. That telecast not only erased unhappy memories of previous musicals "The Sound of Music Live" and "Peter Pan Live!" but afforded overnight stardom for Shanice Williams, 19, as Dorothy.
No casting or date was announced for "Hairspray," but it is expected in December 2016.


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Cambridge Handbooks on Construction Robotics Series
Special Issue of Journal of Gerontechnology focussing on REACH outcomes and edited by Prof. Dr.-Ing./Univ. Tokio T. Bock published
Launch 2017 of New Springer Journal Construction Robotics
Chair contributed with two chapters to new book "Mass Customisation and Personalisation in Architecture and Construction"
Mass Customisation and Personalisation in Architecture and Construction: A Compendium of Customer-centric Strategies for the Built Environment , Edited by P. A.E. Piroozfar & F. T. Piller, London & New York: Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group, June 2013
Chair Releases CIB W119 CIC Proceedings for CIB-IAARC Workshop
Advanced Construction and Building Technology for Society, (ed.) T. Bock, C. Georgoulas, T. Linner, October 2012, Munich.
Ubiquitous Knowledge Management and Production for Active Aging Society
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has approved a new research project in the field of "Human Technology Interaction". The TUM based consortium is led by the Chair of Building Realization and Robotics.
Guest Prof. Dr. med. Kerstin Wessig is member of the Government's Commission of Experts on the Seventh Report on Aging
Since the Summer Semester of 2013, the Chair team is strengthened by a visiting professorship which particularly supports in implementing the issue of socio-technical systems design in the context of an Aging.
Prof. Bock selected by Leibniz-Gemeinschaft into exhibition program committee: "Future Life - the Demographic Opportunity"
The Chair holder was appointed by the Leibniz Society as a member in the program committee for the government's exhibition "Future Life - the Demographic Opportunity", which will travel through Germany in 2013 and which will, from January 2014 and onwards, be a guest exhibition in Munich's Deutsches Museum.
Master Course:
English-language Master of Science four-semester study program. The course aims to extend the core competences of the fields of architecture and construction in response to the rapidly changing technological, social and ecological boundary conditions that inform architecture.
Wonderwall: High-tech home-assisted living for the elderly
Gizmag article about the Cahir's researchproject LISA in which a mechatronic Wall was developed. Through LISA's mechatronic services, an Ambient intelligence Environment (AmI) can be created within a house or flat.
Erasmus Mundus Programme for Scientists: AUSMIP+
We offer excellent Master & PhD Students and Post-Doctoral researchers the possibility to conduct their study or research in Japan and/or Korea.
PASSAge - Personalized mobility, Assistance and Service Systems in an Aging society
The demographic change in modern societies has a significant impact on the future planning of self-determined mobility and mobility means. An optimized accessibility of the means of transportation is required, as well as their connection towards buildings and residences. These connections have to be modular and compatible to the mobility means of the users.
CIB W119 - Customised Industrial Construction
CIB Working Commission, W119 on "Customised Industrial Construction" has been established as the successor of former TG57 on Industrialisation in Construction and as a joint CIB-IAARC Commission. The Working Coimmission is coordinated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Bock.
JSPS Joint Conference "Socio-technical Innovation" in the Oskar von Miller Forum
Chair of Building Realization and Robotics organized the conference in cooperation with the Japan Society for the Promotion for Sciences. Prof. Bock and the Japanese ambassador welcomed the guests at TUM


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By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman
The Bold and the Beautiful: While the rest of us were distracted by the fireworks of General Hospital's highly entertaining, twist-filled November sweeps (A.J. back from the dead! Duke is Faison!), perhaps the finest dramatic work of the month or even the year was going on over at The Bold and the Beautiful. Two storylines — Stephanie's death and Katie's postpartum depression — are the kind of meaningful stories that win Emmy awards in both acting and writing.
Of course, headwriter Bradley Bell had plenty of advance notice to write and plan the road to Stephanie's death — actress Susan Flannery had announced she was retiring months before. But the story he constructed both highlighted Flannery's legendary talents (honed over 43 years in the business) and saluted the unique emotional strength of daytime's premiere matriarch. Stephanie had no fear of death. Who else would have the courage and composure to plan their own Celebration of Life party? Flannery left the entire B&B company verklempt for real as Stephanie so poignantly said farewell to her guests when she departed for Big Bear, never to see her relatives and friends again. The party episodes were so intense!
But not as intense as Stephanie's dying scenes, which Bell brilliantly chose to have her share with Brooke, not husband Eric. The two women are the loves of each other's lives, n'est ce- pas? Bell finally chose the death sequence for Brooke to confirm that the two women loved each other as Stephanie gave Brooke her engagement ring and Brooke declared, "I never knew love until there was you." It was the fitting conclusion of a twenty- five year cat and mouse game that started with hate and then went to obsession and finally ended with confession of the emotional truth. I always felt all along that through all the years of mutual conflict and bitchery, Steph and Brooke really loved each other intensely. What do you think?
Katherine Kelly Lang, who is unjustly always short-changed at awards time, did the most sensitive and memorable work of her 25 years on the show throughout November. Brooke's eyes were constantly rimmed with the sincere tears of grief and love. Also doing the kind of work that merits an award was Heather Tom (she won Best Actress last year) as new mother Katie, who totally disappeared into the terrifying disease of post-partum depression. It was so severe she even left her husband and child at home and ran away.
I salute the exploration of this disease on B&B, because it's hardly ever been done in daytime history. Perhaps because the disease is so protracted and ugly? But it is so common and wide-spread! B&B spared no unpleasant truth [Read more…]


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How We Chose the Winners
1. We rounded up products: Beauty brands sent us any and all hair-care products that promised gray coverage or included words like "anti-aging," "age-defying," or "ageless" in their names. We didn't limit our search to the hottest newbies; since this is a growing market, we were equally interested in hair care that had stood the test of time. We examined 100-plus products in all price ranges, from drugstore and beauty-supply-store bargains to pricier brands sold in salons, beauty specialty shops, and department stores.
2. Next we started dialing, and called on a board of prestigious industry experts to discuss the latest and best hair-care testing methods. With a list of product claims in hand — added shine, breakage protection, lasting color, and more — we made sure we were set to evaluate each of them, even having a custom device built for shine testing.
3. Then we got to work: We recruited 579 female volunteers, ages 35 and up, to participate in our testing. Each treatment was distributed to at least 20 women and (for some items, like haircolor) up to 35. To keep the competition fair, we "blinded" product labels with black electrical tape so volunteers wouldn't know which product they were trying. Even when treatments promised instant improvement, testers used them multiple times over the course of a week to see if they consistently delivered on their promise of shinier, fuller, softer, smoother — and, in some cases, stronger — hair. For color, they evaluated the results for three or four weeks, according to the claims on the box. Volunteers then filled out a lengthy questionnaire for each product tested. They gave us feedback on the nitty-gritty, from how easily a product could be opened and dispensed to whether it left their hair greasy.
4. In the Beauty Lab, scientists and engineers separated almost nine pounds of human hair, ordered from hair suppliers, into 736 swatches — brown for hair-care products (which were then bleached to inflict damage), 100% gray for permanent haircolor testing, and gray blends for demi-permanent color testing. Our lab team assessed the performance of the hair treatments on the swatches using state-of-the-art equipment: an Instron, a mechanical measuring device fitted with a comb to record the amount of friction experienced when it moved through a wet or dry hair swatch (less resistance means more protection against breakage); a custom-built shine cylinder situated under a bank of specialized lights so that each swatch could be judged under exactly the same conditions; a swatch wash station to deliver water at a controlled temperature and speed; and an Accelerated Weathering Tester that blasted swatches with UV light to assess how likely it was that haircolor would fade in the sun. They also performed technical shine measurements on a Samba HVASS device located at the Textile Research Institute (TRI) in Princeton, NJ.
5. After 11 months of research, we tallied 1,055 questionnaires and 2,716 lab measurements, and read hundreds of tester comments. Now we're unveiling these 17 winners. Consider your bad hair days numbered!
Meet Our Experts
The Good Housekeeping Research Institute scientists were the brains and brawn behind this massive undertaking. They designed the studies, recruited the volunteers, compiled the questionnaires, oversaw the lab research, and wrote the reports.
Birnur K. Aral, Ph.D., health, beauty & environmental sciences director
"Even though many of the volunteers were unfamiliar with instant root touch-ups, the category turned out to be a favorite."
Charmaine A. Rodriques, chemist
"Matching the hundreds of haircolor samples to each tester's specific shade was by far the biggest challenge we faced. In some cases, I had to send three different shades to testers before we made an exact match."
Mary E. McConnell, product analyst
"This was the first time we used a visual-rating panel for shine. It was exciting to see that their ratings perfectly matched the feedback of the high-tech Samba shine-evaluating machine."
Our Anti-Aging Awards Advisory Board provided invaluable expertise.
Trefor Evans, Ph.D., Princeton, NJ, director of measurement services at the Textile Research Institute (TRI)
David H. Kingsley, Ph.D., New York City, hair and scalp specialist, president of the World Trichology Society, and adjunct member of the American Academy of Dermatology
Louis Licari, New York City, colorist and owner of Louis Licari New York and Beverly Hills
Roger L. McMullen, Ph.D., Wayne, NJ, senior research scientist at International Specialty Products
Randy Wickett, Ph.D., Cincinnati, professor of pharmaceutics and cosmetic science at the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati


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It's Sale vs. Hudson in Battle of Aces as Sox Seek Sweep
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Today's News
This Afternoon's Game
White Sox vs. Giants at U.S. Cellular Field (1:10 p.m., CT, WGN) in the finale of the two-game series and eight-game homestand (with one game postponed). Starters: LHP Chris Sale (5-1, 1.97) for the Sox, RHP Tim Hudson (7-2, 1.81) for San Francisco.
Sale has limited opponents to a .152 average this season, the lowest mark by an American League pitcher through his first nine starts of a season since 1971, when Oakland's Vida Blue also held the opposition to a .152 mark. Over Chris' last six starts, he is 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA and 49 strikeouts. Opponents have hit .122 against him during that span.
Sox Starting Lineup: Eaton CF, Beckham 2B, Gillaspie 3B, Abreu 1B, Dunn DH, Ramirez SS, Viciedo RF, De Aza LF, Flowers C.
Plays of the Day
Gordon Beckham (No. 5) and Dayan Viciedo (6) each blasted a two-out, two-run homer and Adam Eaton had a pair of hits and an RBI in last night's 8-2 Sox win over the Giants…John Danks had another strong performance, allowing just one earned run and five hits in 6.1 innings for his sixth win of the season. Javy Guerra (0.2 IP), Zach Putnam (1.0) and Daniel Webb (1.0) finished wth 2.2 innings of scoreless relief.
Watch the Beckham and Viciedo homers:
Sox Notes of Note
Danks earned his third consecutive win and moves to 3-1 with a 1.51 ERA over his last five outings…the Sox bullpen has recorded a 2.56 ERA over its last 17 games while Putnam has a 0.82 ERA over his last 18 outings,16 of which have been scoreless…Eaton has reached base in 12 straight games and has five multi-hit efforts over his last nine games. During that time he is hitting .340 with a .436 on-base percentage…Beckham has reached base in 11 of his last 14 games and is hitting .315 with 10 doubles, six home runs and 17 RBI since May 6…former Giant Conor Gillaspie is hitting .358 in his last 24 games and last night recorded his fourth multi-hit game in the last nine contests.
A True Legend
Famed singer John Legend was a visitor to the #SoxSocial Lounge last night. It looks like he was having a great time.
The Sox and Giants: A Rare Glimpse of History
Thanks to Jim Margalus of the popular website South Side Sox, here's a fascinating sidebar to his previous series about a time a century ago when the White Sox and Giants were partners on a baseball diplomacy tour.
Quote of the Day
Robin on Danks' performance:
"He has really gotten it together, from where he started early in the year, the frustrations he had, some mechanical stuff that you start with and then it becomes mental and all the physical stuff that comes with it. He has pitched to where he's always giving us a chance right now. He becomes tough when he has the feel of the changeup like that and spotting his fastball. It just seems like he has a little more on it as far as spotting his fastball."
Tomorrow's Schedule
White Sox vs. Twins at Target Field, Minneapolis (7:10 p.m., CT, CSN) in the opener of a four-game series and an 11-game road trip that continues in Baltimore and Toronto. Starters: LHP Jose Quintana (3-7, 3.98) for the Sox vs. Yohan Pino, making his first major-league start, for Minnesota.
Photo of the Day
Danks tips his cap to the fans as he left last night's game to a standing ovation.
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The boy Shankly (far left)
Much has been written on this site about Bill Shankly and his footballing career. But what about the man behind the legend? The essential elements of Bill Shankly's remarkable persona can be traced back to his Glenbuck roots. His socialist political views, his personal fitness and toughness, and his love of American gangster movie stars.
O' could we but its story print,
Glenbuck would hae nae fears
That the memory o' the 'Cherries'
Wad fade wi' passin' years.
William Tweedie
Glenbuck lies 3 miles east of Muirkirk, higher into the hills. The first coal and ironstone was dug around 1790 and by the 1800s about 1000 people lived there, reaching the maximum of 1750 inhabitants. Nowadays, there is only an opencast working to recall the village.
"No disrespect to Glenbuck, but you would have been as far away from civilization in Outer Mongolia. the winters were cold and bitter, with four months of snow, and there was very little in the village so you had to go on long treks to get anything. But we had a pair of shoes, maybe something to put on, maybe something to eat, though not always not enough to fill us, and we had our pride and our characters, who made their own world, the best a bad lot, the best of isolation. We listened to the wireless or read the papers, so we knew about Jarrow and what was happening to other miners. But we were cut off from the big cities, so we talked to each other and about each other. We had fun, jokes, laughs and exaggeration."
The socialist beliefs were as much a part of him and the folk of Glenbuck as their Ayrshire accent. The sheer struggle of living and working in raw mining communities engendered a reliance of community members on each other. There was always someone who needed extra food or clothes, someone who could use a little extra money and you helped out wherever you could. After all, that someone was just as likely to be you next time round. Down in the mineshafts this ethos was even stronger. In an era where mine owners often gave scant regard to the safety of their workers, lives often depended on looking out for your workmates.
Bill Shankly paints the picture of his upbringing in his autobography "Shankly" published in 1977.
"I was born in a little coal-mining village called Glenbuck, about a mile from the Ayrshire-Lanarkshire border, where the Ayrshire road was white and the Lanarkshire road was red shingle. We were not far from the racecourses at Ayr, Lanark, Hamilton Park and Bogside. Ours was like many other mining villages in Scotland in 1913. By the time I was born the population had decreased to seven hundred, perhaps less. People would move to other villages, four or five miles away, where the mines were possibly better.
I had four brothers, Alec or 'Sandy' as we called him, Jimmy, John and Bob, and five sisters, Netta, Elizabeth, Isobel, Barbara and Jean. I was the youngest boy and the second youngest in the family."
"My mother's name was Barbara - Barbara Gray Blyth before she married. Her brother Robert played for Rangers and Portsmouth, where he became chairman, and her other brother, William, played for Preston and Carlisle, where he became a director. My mother was my greatest inspiration. First and foremost, she brought up ten children and they were all born at home which I think is a miracle. To bring up such a large family in our circumstances must have been a terribly hard job for her. She was always calm, never lost her temper and was so loyal to her family. Though my mother was proud of her family, she did not boast and always had time for others. And she would give away her last penny or her last stitch of clothing."
"My father, John, was a postman for a part of his life, but for as long as I can remember him he was a high-class tailor of hand-made suits. He didn't smoke or drink. The only thing he did for relaxation was to go to the pictures. He loved the pictures. He was a fighting man. Not in the sense that he would go looking for trouble. No. But he was spirited. If you had said anything critical about Scotland or his family he would have probably have killed you! My father did not play football, except at a juvenile level, but he was an athlete, a quarter-miler."
So Shanks clearly inherited his love of the movies from his father and he was a tee-totaller and fitness fanatic just like him. Not too mention, spirited. Oh, what fighting spirit! Shanks says his mother was his inspiration and he learnt from her to give of himself to other people.
As a boy, Shankly had seen the men of the village go through the General Strike of 1926, a thoroughly just cause in his eyes, only to see them sold out by the politicians and the white collars who pulled the strings. The miners remained on strike a full seven months longer than anyone else and eventually were forced back through starvation to even worse conditions than they had suffered previously. He would grow up with a fervent mistrust of bosses and boardrooms that would often lead to friction in his life.
His socialism took an idealistic, pure form. He didn't trust politicians, even the staunch Labour men who stood in his own constituency, as he blamed them almost as much as the mine owners for the conditions he and his family lived in. Shankly's attitude was such that he felt a strong bond to his fellow man and wanted to see their lot improved. A hero of Shankly's in this respect was the poet "Rabbie Burns", who Shankly recognised as an early socialist. He selected 'The Life of Robert Burns' by James Black as his book to take with him on Desert Island Discs. The philosophy he took into his footballing life was a microcosm of his political beliefs - a trust in teamwork and team spirit, of helping one another out for the greater good.
"The socialism I believe in is not really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other, everyone helping each other, and everyone having a share of the rewards at the end of the day."
Shankly went to school until he was fourteen years of age. His favourite subject was geography and said he "always had a good memory and at school I was pretty sharp."
When Shankly left school he went to work at the pit: "There were plenty of mines, into which you could walk down an incline, and plenty of pits, where you had to go down by cage. There was no unemployment in the village at that time. I went to a pit and spent the first six months working at the pit top. My wages would be no more than two shillings and sixpence a day. My job was to empty the trucks when they came up full of coal and send them back down the pit again and to sort out the stones from the coal on a conveyer-belt.
"On Sunday you could make extra money emptying wagons of the fine coal we called dross, which was fed into about six big Lancashire boilers. You got sixpence a ton and each wagon contained maybe eight to ten tons. I've been in on a Sunday, just me and my shovel - as big as the wagon - and emptied two wagons, twenty tons, on my own. It was light stuff and nothing to us.
"After about six months working at the pit top, a job that was active but not heavy, I went down to the pit bottom. The coal mines and pits were the first places to have electricity, before people had it in their houses, and the pit was like Piccadilly Circus. First I would shift full trucks and put them into the cages and then take out the empty trucks and run them along to where they were loaded. I did more running than lifting and at the end of an eight-hour shift I had probably run ten or twelve miles. This might have done me good - marathon-running!
"Then I went into the back of the pit itself, where they were digging the coals and where they had the stables in which the ponies were kept. I felt sorry for the animals. When they were lowered down to the bottom of the pit, below the cage, it looked like cruelty, but it wasn't really. I've seen them in their stables, eating their straw. They could be there for months at a time. Then they took a break. They were blind then, but they recovered their sight. They used to pull a dozen of the trucks on the rails from the back end of the pit to the pit bottom.
"At the back of the pit you realized what it was all about: the smell of damp, fungus all over the place, seams that had been worked out and had left big gaps, and the stench - not the best of air, though possibly better ventilated in mines and pits now. There was a ventilation system which diverted the air through channels with doors, canvas and all kinds of things. You were supposed to get air but I'm sure there were some places it did not reach. People got silicosis because they had no decent air to breathe.
"You would be down there eight hours and you would have your grub to eat there and a tea can wrapped up in a big, thick newspaper to keep it warm for a couple of hours, perhaps even less. You had to drink your tea maybe an hour after you'd started, otherwise it would probably be cold. You had to eat where you were working and there was no place to wash your hands. It was really primitive. The longest break you would get for anything would be half an hour, but if a man was digging coal on piece-work he could stop to eat anytime. If there were six men doing a job, three would take a break while three worked.
"We would see a lot of rats in a mine, though not as many in a pit. In a mine the rats could go down the incline. But they did not frighten the men. Not at all. I have seen rats sitting on men's laps eating.
"I went to the coal-face, but I didn't actually dig any coal. I was too young. I saw the firing of shots to bring down the coal - men boring the big holes, stabbing them up with powder or gelignite and then... whoof!
"And men putting up props before they could go in and waiting for the smoke to clear. A lot of men went in before the smoke had cleared, and they would get severe headaches.
"We were filthy most of the time and never really clean. It was unbelievable how we survived. You could not clean all the parts of your body properly. Going home to wash in a tub was the biggest thing. The first time I was in a bath was when I was fifteen."
Shankly worked two years before getting unemployed when the pits closed. He was on the dole for a few months before Carlisle United signed him in 1932.
"After about two years in the pit I was unemployed. The old, old story. The pits closed. I signed on the dole."


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Common gene pool, bloodline and heritage aside, what makes siblings bound together for life?
This great article from the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/opinion/sunday/bruni-the-gift-of-siblings.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1) made me ponder and reflect on my own relationship with my 8 siblings. * Copy paste the link to your browser to read…Continue
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A recent study published in the Scientific American offered up some interesting findings that any mothers out there who have sons should pay some attention to.
Excerpts from the study are the following:
"Women who bear sons can have slightly shorter lives than those who bear daughters, researchers have found. Their study showed that a woman's risk of death increased by 7% per year for each son born.."
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The friend's brother and infant daughter perished in a car accident. The brother and his daughter were passengers, while the driver and the driver's girlfriend survived.
Even though I don't personally know the people involved in this tragedy, nonetheless I choked up when I saw pictures that the deceased brother's sister put up on on Facebook. Her caption was "celebrating the…Continue
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Raymond Lee Roysdon (Lewis) "Lee"
Raymond Lee Roysdon (Lewis) "Lee" passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He was surrounded by many friends who considered Lee family.
Lee was born to Otis Raymond Roysdon and Isabelle Roysdon on March 6, 1927, in Red Lodge, Mont. He grew up on a farm with his mother and stepfather C.A. Lewis, in the Del Rio area just north of Grand Coulee.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Lee often loved to recount his many fond memories of growing up in the Grand Coulee area where everyone was family. He loved sports and could tell you all the names of the Grand Coulee High School basketball and football players from 1950 to 1970. As far as he was concerned, they were the BEST! He loved to watch sports on TV and old westerns. His favorite football team was the 49ers. Last Sunday he watched the Super Bowl.
Lee will always be remembered as helpful, happy and he never complained about anything. He had so many stories of long ago. If life handed Lee lemons, he made lemonade. He will be remember as happy, feared nothing and never seemed to have a care in the world.
A long time member of the Senior Center, he spent many enjoyable days with his friends at the center. His care givers while living at the Senior Manor were Kay Carrier, Barbara Bird and Patti Gross, of whom he thought so fondly.
Lee never married, but he was dearly loved and respected by many and will be greatly missed.
Before going to work for Gerard Building Company, Lee worked on a wheat farm just south of Electric City for Glades Osborn. He worked with Gerard Building Company from 1964 until his retirement in 1989. He loved working with the crew. When work took them out of the area to Omak, Ephrata, Moses Lake and Almira, he enjoyed the trip with the men.
Those of us who love Lee wish to thank the compassionate and dignified care Lee received from Doctor Castrodale and the entire staff at Coulee Medical Center. Contributions may be made in Lee's memory to the Coulee Medical Center, 411 Fortuyn, Grand Coulee, WA 99133 and/or the Senior Center, 203 Main, Grand Coulee, WA 99133.
At Lee's request cremation has taken place with a celebration of his life to be announced at a future date. An online register book will be available at http://www.stratefuneralhome.com. Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee, WA is honored to be serving Lee's many friends.


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Amsterdam Dance Events heads to SXSW for two showcases
Mar 13, 2015
OK,如果你(妳)正好也準備要出席今年德州的SXSW音樂盛會,這邊剛好有荷蘭電子音樂活動單位Amsterdam Dance Event(ADE)前往今年SXSW宣傳今年將慶祝20週年所策劃的兩場暖身活動,分別會是在下週3/17以及3/19這兩天,詳細活動說明請參照下方:
Amsterdam Dance Events heads to SXSW for two showcases
Rwina Records' talents and former TrouwAmsterdam residents to perform in Austin
ADE is once again bringing stand-out electronic talent from The Netherlands to one of the busiest and largest showcase events in the world. Kicking off the music week on Tuesday March 17 will be Rwina Records with Dutch talents Akka, Jameszoo and Torus amongst US renowned artists EPROM and Rabit. On Thursday March 19 ADE presents: Amsterdam's Finest with former TrouwAmsterdam residents Elias Mazian, Cinnaman, Awanto3 and Job Jobse.
Tuesday March 17, 8pm-2am, Barcelona
ADE presents: Rwina Records
Akka / EPROM / Jameszoo / Rabit / Torus
Thursday March 19, 8pm-2am, Highland
ADE presents: Amsterdam's Finest
Awanto3 / Cinnaman / Elias Mazian / Job Jobse
Both event can be attend with Music | Music Festival | Platinum | SXSW badges. Separate tickets will be available at the door.
About ADE
Founded in 1996, the ADE has grown into a globally renowned platform for the international dance and electronic music scene. The international event will be marking its 20th anniversary this year with a series of special events, and organisers are expecting 365,000 national and international visitors to the birthday edition.
ADE Festival is the perfect place to spot the latest musical trends and emerging talents, as well as hear the most recent work of both electronic music pioneers and current superstar acts. In addition to the extensive festival line-up, ADE Playground offers music enthusiasts a large and varied daytime program including exhibitions, in store promotions, pop-up stores and film screenings, in locations all over the city center.
The business arm of the event (ADE Conference) is recognized as the most important of its kind, presenting a broad range of conferences and networking opportunities that focus on music and technology, VJs & visuals, sustainability, harder dance styles, new talent and the education of students.
The Amsterdam Dance Event takes place October 14-18, 2015. For more information visit www.a-d-e.nl
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Teaneck Tirtzah Event
This Sunday, July 10, at 2:00pm Tirtzah members will meet in Teaneck New Jersey for an informal gathering and Torah study. The event is child-friendly and Kosher snacks will be provided.
IMPORTANT: In order to maintain safety and confidentiality, this event is only open to members of the Tirtzah Community. See below for directions on joining our e-mail discussion list. If you do not wish to join the list and still want to attend an event you will need to e-mail us for the location of the meeting. We require women who are not on our e-mail list to speak with one of the group leaders before attending an event.
We are a community of frum queer women who gather to celebrate and study our yiddishkeit. We are committed to the value of shleimut (wholeness) and to supporting one another in observing a meaningful, integrated, honest and joyful Jewish life. We operate an e-mail list for women worldwide and we offer in-person events in the New York City and New Jersey area.
If you are a lesbian, bisexual or queer identified woman who is religious, observant and/or Orthodox… or is on the path to becoming more halachically observant… we welcome you to join our e-mail discussion group. We aim for it to be a positive and non-judgmental space for women who are currently frum or are becoming frum*.
To join the group, go to http://groups.google.com/group/Tirtzah. You will need to create a Google account (free of charge) if you don't already have one.
*We use the word "frum" to mean a person who is dedicated to observing the mitzvot, and is constantly working on doing a better job of that. We use this term to refer to someone who is engaged with halacha, who is aiming to grow in their Judaism, and who is serious about it. A frum person is someone who sustains and works towards a traditional Jewish spiritual life.
Eshel Shabbaton: A Weekend of Spirituality and Community for Frum Gay Jews
Tirtzah is proud to be a part of Eshel, which will be hosting it's first Orthodox LGBT community Shabbaton this January.
Eshel welcomes gay and lesbian traditional Jews to join us for this first-ever shabbaton, being held January 21-23 at the Isabella Freedman Retreat Center, two hours from New York City. The Shabbaton will bring together Orthodox gay Jews of all kinds (including the ex-Orthodox and 'Ortho-curious') to an event aimed to create a community of support, learning, growth and leadership.
The shabbaton will include shiurim, zmiros, sessions on relevant to our lives as gay and lesbian frum (or formerly frum) Jews, wonderful 'geshmak' davening, delicious organic kosher food, and plenty of time scheduled to just hang out, sit by the fireplace on Saturday night, and get to know all the members of this growing community. This will be an informative, fun, and spiritually inspiring weekend.
On Sunday, we will convene a Leadership Development Day from 9am-3pm that will address the crucial questions regarding our shared commitment to a more welcoming Orthodox world. The day will include sessions for developing speaking skills, understanding grant writing, conducting effective meetings with community leaders, and learning about different community organizing models that can help us engage with the Orthodox community about the issues that matter most to us.
The operations of the shabbaton will be handled by Nehirim, which has run retreats for LGBT Jews for many years. The program for the shabbaton is being created by the Eshel board, which includes many leaders from the gay Orthodox world, including Rabbi Steve Greenberg, Mordechai Levovitz (JQYouth), Chasiah Haberman (Tirtzah), Miryam Kabakov (Keep Your Wives Away from Them), and others. There will also be "open space" time during the retreat for participants to facilitate workshops and conversations.
All food will be strictly kosher, the retreat will be shomer shabbos, and the davening will include traditional, mechitza davening. (Depending on community interest we may have davening alternatives as well; on the registration form, you'll be asked what kind of davening you'd like to participate in during the weekend.) We will offer a variety of learning options, from traditional text study to workshops on issues of gay and lesbian interest.
Registration and Pricing
Early Bird Registration is Now Open! Click here to register online.
Pricing starts at $250 for the entire weekend, including room and board, and thanks to our donors, we have generous financial aid available. If you register before November 15, you can also qualify for EARLY BIRD pricing — simply enter "EARLYBIRD" as your coupon code, and you'll receive $50 off your registration.
Complete Pricing information is as follows:
Dorm triple/quad (bathroom down the hall): $250
Economy (shared bath): Double $300, Single $350
Standard (private bath): Triple $275, Double $375, Single $450
Luxury (Weinberg building): Double: $425, Single: $500
Child in room: $150
Financial Aid
Thanks to the generosity of donors and community members, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. The financial aid application will be available here in late October. All aid requests will be considered confidentially.
Halachic Information
The shabbaton will be fully shomer shabbos: no electricity or musical instruments will be used in any program on Shabbat. The eruv is checked weekly. All food will be supervised kosher — cholov yisrael and pas yisrael is available upon request at an extra cost.
Faculty and Schedule
The retreat will begin at 4pm on Friday, just before Shabbos. We will post information about the exact schedule and faculty in November, 2010.
For directions and transportation information, please visit the Isabella Freedman website. To offer or request a ride to the retreat, we will create a Ride Board in November. The retreat center is available by train, and a shuttle is available for $15 from the Wassaic train station, for the MetroNorth train leaving Grand Central Station at 11:15am. For other pickup times or locations, Lakeville Taxi, (860) 435-8000, is available. Lakeville Taxi is a reservation service. Voicemails for the purpose of reserving rides must be left before 5pm and at least 24 hours in advance. Neither Eshel nor Nehirim is providing transportation to the retreat — we advise you to use the ride board, since there are always plenty of rides coming from New York, Boston, and other cities as well.
Questions? Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Another Verse in Leviticus: Do Not Stand Idly by the Blood of your Neighbor
In his article for the Jewish Week , "The Cost of Standing Idly by", Rabbi Steve Greenberg writes movingly of his confronting the Rabbi of his community Shul, who has forbidden him to attend services. He writes "The rabbi of the shul called apologetically to inform us that the ruling had come from a rabbi whose authority exceeded his own. I decided to call this rabbi, who is the head of a prominent yeshiva and a respected halachic authority. I wanted to meet him personally to discuss the decision with him. He agreed to speak with me on the phone.
He said that he had heard that I advocated changing the Torah. I told him that this is not true, that in fact I am trying to find a way for people who are gay or lesbian to still be a part of Orthodox communities. I shared with him that people who are gay and lesbian who want to remain true to the Torah are in a great deal of pain. Many have just left the community. Some young gay people become so desperate they attempt suicide.
His reply: "Maybe it's a mitzvah for them to do so." "
He writes of his own response to the Rabbi's statement and calls upon the Orthodox community and especially communal leaders to cease "standing idly by" and begin to take responsibility for the safety of Orthodox Gay and Lesbian people who may become suicidal. He urges communal leaders to publicly denounce homophobia and bullying, sign the Statement of principles, which was written and signed by a group of Orthodox Rabbis, and end the harmful practice of "reparative therapy". He also argues that in light of the high rates of suicidal ideation and attempts among Gay and Lesbian youth, the Orthodox community must find a way to " make it possible for a 13-year-old to expect that life will be good"
What will you do to stop "standing idly by" and begin to actively include and give hope to Gay, Lesbian and Trans members of the Orthodox Jewish community?
You're Invited: Become a Tirtzah Fan on Facebook
Did you know that Tirtzah: A Community of Frum Queer Women is now on Facebook? Just click through to our Facebook page and click the "Like" button at the top to become a fan and have our updates and new blog posts show up on your Facebook news feed. You can also click on "Suggest to Friends" to invite your Facebook friend who might be interested in showing their support for us. [These invitations are confidential unless the person chooses to become a fan of our page, in which case it will be listed on their profile, as is the case with all Facebook pages.] It means a lot to us to see so many people, of every religious, sexual and gender orientation, joining our Facebook page to show their encouragement and stay updated about what we're doing. This is just one way that Tirtzah is expanding how we keep in touch with our friends and allies.
Orthodox Community at Penn Hosts "Being Frum and Gay" Shabbaton
April 24th and 25th
Philadelphia, PA
Being Frum and Gay
This weekend, the Orthodox Community at Penn (OCP) and JQYouth (JQY), a group that provides support to LGBT Orthodox Jews (www.JQYouth.org) collaborated to develop a shabbaton aimed at addressing issues that gay and lesbian Jews face within the Orthodox community. The shabbaton built upon the format and ideas originally presented at the "Being Gay in the Orthodox World" panel that was held at Yeshiva University this December.
On Friday night, the invited speakers from JQYouth shared their stories in a general panel session. The evening began with a brief statement by one of the organizers from the OCP, and a message from Rabbi Mordy Friedman, the Orthodox Rabbi at Penn, framing the shabbaton as a weekend intended to raise awareness of issues that already exist within the Orthodox community, and that it is not intended as a forum to discuss halacha (Jewish law). The panelists then each discussed topics ranging from their experiences coming out to family members and rabbis, to issues faced by Orthodox Jewish lesbians, forming communities for LGBT Orthodox Jews, and forming more inclusive Orthodox communities. There were over 150 people in attendance, and the audience was generally supportive of the speakers, applauding after each panelist spoke. The panelists were then asked questions from the audience ranging from whether they envisioned themselves forming families, whether being gay and Orthodox creates a crisis of faith, and whether there are generational or communal differences in terms of levels of tolerance that the panelists have experienced. The session only came to an end after the Hillel building needed to close for the night.
After morning services, Rabbi Friedman held a brief survey of contemporary literature on homosexuality. Taking a neutral stance on the issue, Rabbi Friedman reviewed responses spanning from Rav Moshe Feinstein's t'shuvah (response) stating that homosexuality reflects a deliberate act of rebellion against God, to contemporary approaches of Rabbi Chaim Rapoport and Rav Yuval Sherlo, that go so far as to deal with questions such as whether lesbian couples should wear hair coverings and observe laws of ritual purity.
In the afternoon, four sessions on various topics relating to homosexuality in the Orthodox community were held. From 5:00pm to 6:00pm a session on ally training was held by Nicole Riley, Shaina Adams-El Guabli, and Fran De La Tor, three straight female allies of the LGBT community who have had experience leading similar workshops in the past. Nicole, Fran, and Shaina facilitated conversation regarding LGBT-specific language and stereotypes of the LGBT community, as well as group exercises to provide various strategies. These strategies included how to respond when a friend comes out, and when one overhears derogatory comments, such as "That's Gay," used in different social circles.
Simultaneously, Josh Teplitsky and Justin Spiro held a discussion on language as boundary. During this session they discussed a statement that Josh has heard several times after speaking at the Yeshiva University panel that "We should provide sympathy to the struggling homosexual." Josh and Justin engaged the audience in a discussion of what the word struggle means as well as when it is appropriate to provide and withhold sympathy for others. The audience discussed how religious struggles are not unique to LGBT Orthodox Jews and discussed their own struggles with issues of faith and sexuality. During the workshop, one of the audience members expressed her frustration with that statement and discussed how she was upset by the question posed to the panelists the previous night about whether they've experienced a crisis of faith. She stated that the crisis of faith shouldn't only apply to the gay individuals in the community. Instead, she suggested that the crisis of faith should apply to the entire Orthodox community because there are community members who are suffering because of their sexual orientation. This sentiment was echoed by others present for this discussion as well as other discussions over the course of the evening.
Josh reiterated this point by making a distinction between a psychological struggle characterized by an individual experiencing distress over his or her sexual identity, and a philosophical/intellectual struggle that involves grappling with the halachik implications of a gay identity. Josh concluded by stating that when we view it as a philosophical struggle, then it belongs to the entire community rather than the homosexual individuals themselves.
From 6:00pm to 7:00pm Chasiah Haberman, founder of Tirtzah, a community of frum queer women, held a discussion on halachik questions facing Orthodox LGBT people. The thrust of the session was to build awareness of the technical challenges that a gay Torah-observer faces in a religion whose commandments presume heterosexual attraction. With Chasiah's help, the group managed to pinpoint several areas such as mechitza (separation), nida (purity), shomer negia (touching of the opposite sex), and tzniut (modesty) that pose an interpretive challenge to the gay observant Jew. Chasiah rendered the discussion universal by asking everyone to mention a personal halachik challenge, demonstrating that it is all observant Jews, not only gay observant Jews, who struggle to observe halacha. The session was concluded with a reading from Jewish scholar Eliezer Berkowitz. Berkowitz tells an anecdote from Raba in which the Babylonian sage expresses that halacha is alive and eternal, and is always interpreted and reinterpreted by the Sages of the generation.
At the same time, Erez Harari and Chaim Levin held a panel discussion on reparative therapy. Erez, a student at Fordham working on a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and co-founder of JQY, discussed the history of therapies aimed at treating homosexuality, as well as the theory and research behind modern day reparative therapy. Erez critiqued the theory behind reparative therapy and the research that has been published in support of it. Erez then discussed the potential for harm when engaging in these treatments. Chaim followed with his personal experiences being involved in reparative therapy for several years and reviewed the techniques used to try to alter his sexual orientation. He concluded by mentioning how he was led to blame himself for not trying hard enough when his sexual orientation failed to change, as well as how his community ended up blaming him for "choosing" to be gay once he decided to stop attending treatment.
After the evening meal, Chasiah gave a speech to a standing room only crowd of over a hundred people. Chasiah discussed the notion of "hating your brother in your heart," which appeared in this week's Torah portion, and how this verse is interpreted to mean that you are so hateful towards fellow Jew that you aren't even willing to engage him or her in dialogue about what it is that's making you hateful. She then thanked the crowd for demonstrating ahavat yisroel (love of your fellow Jew) by being willing to attend the event and engage in a dialogue about these issues.
The shabbaton concluded with a screening of the film V'ahavta (And thou shalt love), an award-winning short film about a gay yeshiva student in Israel, followed by a discussion on how to create a more inclusive Orthodox Community. This discussion, moderated by Matthew Feczko and Isaac Alkolomber, two members of the OCP and JQY, generated a number of different suggestions by the audience, who seemed generally in favor of working towards creating a more welcoming environment for gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews at Penn. Suggestions ranged from reaching out to those who seem isolated, to speaking publicly against homophobic statements and creating joint events with J-Bagel, the gay Jewish group at Penn. A distinction was made during the discussion between implicit and explicit methods of inclusion, and the importance of understanding that for an Orthodox gay person, the implicit message is often one of exclusion, and that explicit messages are often necessary to make someone feel fully included. Some of the speakers expressed the hope that this weekend becomes a template for future programs at other campuses, schools, and synagogues. Isaac then closed the discussion by posing a question to the crowd, asking them how each of them plan on conveying this message of inclusiveness once the shabbaton is over.
The events of the weekend were widely considered a success drawing many people from diverse communities on campus. The event, according to one of the organizers, Isaac Setton, was a kiddush hashem as many people from many different backgrounds saw the Orthodox community coming together in support of the LGBT community. The Orthodox Community at Penn was able to organize and facilitate many discussions about the future of Orthodoxy and Orthodox education. One participant remarked, "One day, the people being educated at this event will sit on the board of shuls and schools and it will be up to them to make sure that when this issue comes up it is not a shock and is dealt with properly." The people who attended the event were all glad they were provided with the opportunity to engage with this issue.
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow on Pesach Sheini and the need for inclusion in the Jewish community
In an article for Yediot Achroniyot, Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Rosh Yeshiva of the Hesder Yeshiva in Petach Tikvah, explores the exclusion of the "other" in the orthodox community. He argues that "The main issue facing the Torah of Israel today is the relationship with the 'Other'. " It is not only the "Othering" of the Gentile that we grapple with as a community, he says- but the "Othering" of our fellow Jews. He emphasizes that "those who are attracted to members of their own gender cannot be removed from the community." He explores the idea, which has been written about by Dina Berman and Tamar Gan-Zvi Bick of Bat-Kol, that Pesach Sheini offers us a perspective that allows us to keep Halacha as it has been traditionally understood intact while finding a place for GLBT people in the Orthodox community. "We recognize", he says, " in Halacha there are many instances where the Halacha develops in order to redeem a human being from crisis. This development is always a limited, temporary one, and does not destroy the structural foundation. So it is with Pesach Sheini- Pesach Sheini does not speak towards changing the essence of Pesach, but about a solution to a crisis, in a way which is described well by the article…" By engaging honestly with the questions facing the "Other" in the Jewish community, he argues, we are able to find "at least partial redemption for a painful reality."
Which Eye Should I Look In?
The following is a guest post by Amalya- the teenage daughter of an Orthodox Lesbian mother.
"Which eye should I look in?"
It was not the first time I had been asked that question. My eyes are crossed and one tends to wander off while the other is focused. People often cannot tell if I am looking at them or the person behind them. Sometimes someone will ask me which eye they should focus on, which one I use primarily. The truth is that I use them both, just not at the same time.
Sometimes I use my right eye, and I see myself in shul, surrounded by people who share a large part of my life with me. People that dress the way I dress and eat the food that I eat. We have been raised the same way and understand what it is like to live the unique lifestyle of an Orthodox Jew. We can whine together about the difficulties of a selective diet and obligations that feel trivial or outdated. Here I am supported for my belief and dedication.
But there is something they can't identify with. Because sometimes I use my left eye and I see something that my Jewish community does not understand. I see Provincetown , MA where hundreds of children of LGBT parents gather for one week every summer. These people understand what it is like to live with a secret, or to live in fear of prejudice and bigotry. And we gather to support and learn from one another. This is one place where I don't feel like I have a secret. But still, out of the hundreds of families who congregate on the tip of Cape Cod every year, I have yet to find a Jew like me.
I use both my eyes, but I have not been able to make them work together.
"Please," I responded, "look in them both."


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Mark Zuckerberg did a lot of things wrong during the first half of 2012, leading up to and through Facebook's few months as a public company.(One thing: Facebook should not have floated so much stock only to have to effectively buy a bunch back months later.)
One thing he did well was buy Instagram for $1 billion.
It turns out that was a bargain.
Back then, the photo-sharing app for Android phones and iPhones had 860,000 daily active users. Today it has 11 million.
(11 million!)
That is 1179% growth in six months.
(One thousand per cent growth in six months!)
Both figures are according to AppData, the industry's most trusted source of mobile and Facebook application user numbers.
Here's a chart of this incredible growth:
Photo: AppData
For some context, here is how big Instagram is compared with Pinterest, which raised a $150 million at a $1.5 billion valuation shortly after the Instagram sale:
Photo: App Data
Pinterest, we're told, has in recent months turned down acquisition offers above $2 billion.
If Instagram were still an independent company, it would surely be getting better offers than that.
For good reason too.
By the end of this decade, more people will use the Internet through their mobile devices than they do their desktop or laptop computers.
After Facebook, which has 543 million monthly active users on mobile, and Twitter, which has 140 million daily active users across all platforms, no social network is close to as big as Instagram is on mobile, with 30.3 million monthly users.
Of course, the problem with Instagram is the problem with Facebook: it's hard to make money putting ads next to pictures.
But Facebook is actually showing promise in this area.
It now sells an ad unit called "Sponsored Stories." Sponsored Stories go right into the News Feed in Facebook's mobile app.
As of couple of months ago, this unit was bringing in $500,000 per day for Facebook. That doesn't seem like a lot, but it makes Facebook the second biggest mobile ad seller on the planet. Sponsored Stories would go just fine into the Instagram home screen, which serves a very similar function to the Facebook News Feed.
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Party planning: DIY balloon planets
Balloons are the biggest trend in kids parties right now. Adult's parties too for that matter. Everywhere we look on Pinterest there are epic balloon garlands and unicorn balloon installations. And although they are complete show stoppers, we thought we would put together what is possibly the easiest balloon DIY ever, DIY planet balloons.
No matter how craft-challenged you may be, you can do this; ANYONE can do this. And the best thing about this party DIY is that balloon planets are entirely gender-neutral, can be made in any colour to fit a theme and you can use them as decoration then hand them out at the end of the party with the lolly bags.
So if you're planning a party for superheroes, Toy Story fans, Storm Troopers or tiny astronauts... this one's for you.
- Round balloons
- Long balloons
- plastic balloon holders
First, head out to Westfield and pick up all of your materials. We got ours from Kmart.
Inflate your round balloons about halfway full. The smaller they are, the rounder (and more like planets) they will look. The colours will also be super-vibrant.
Now tie the balloons and fix them onto the plastic holders.
Next, inflate a long balloon about halfway full (so there is a lot of uninflated balloon left at the end. Before you tie it off, check to see if the inflated part will reach all the way around the first balloon tightly. Now tie it off and then tie the uninflated bit to the knot, making a hoop.
Now just slide it over the round balloon, no need to stick it on, if you have made it the right length, it should sit there nicely.
And that's it. These can be made the day before because the balloons are only half way inflated, they stay happy for longer. We just used standard priced balloons, and they were still perfect little planets five days later.
Story by Barbara O'Reilly, explore more on her Instagram @patchworkcactus.


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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mike McCarthy certainly wasn't channeling his inner Animal House Kevin Bacon Monday. There was no Remain calm! All is well! All is well! coming from the Green Bay Packers head coach in the wake of Sunday's 30-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
But beyond saying that his team must improve the quality of its practices pronto, McCarthy certainly did not sound like a man panicking about his team's 2-3 record or the fact that all three of the Packers' phases are in some form of trouble after the loss.
Their once powerful offense looks nothing like it did in 2011. Their defense is starting to look entirely too much like last year's group. And their otherwise solid special teams group is asking why its previously reliable, strong-legged kicker Mason Crosby missed a pair of 50-yard field goals – including a potentially game-tying 51-yarder with 3 seconds left in the game – after being virtually automatic before Sunday.
It all adds up to the Packers being below .500 at this point in the season for the third time in McCarthy's seven-year tenure. When it happened in McCarthy's first season of 2006, the team needed a four-game winning streak to end the year at 8-8. When it happened in 2008 in Aaron Rodgers' first season as the team's starting quarterback, the Packers made it to 5-5 before a five-game losing streak led to a 6-10 finish. Those are the only two years the Packers have missed the playoffs on McCarthy's watch.
On top of it all, the Packers' next game is against the Houston Texans, who took a perfect 4-0 record into their Monday night game at the New York Jets. The Packers play at Houston next Sunday night, the second of three consecutive games away from Lambeau Field.
"We're a focused football team; we're just not playing to the level that we want to play at right now," said McCarthy, whose team reeled off 19 consecutive victories – six straight en route to the Super Bowl XLV title and 13 in a row to open last season – but has now lost 5 of its last nine dating back to last season. "That's what we have to stay focused on. We have to stay focused on our habits, our discipline, our preparation, the process leading up to Sunday night."
Compounding problems: Injuries to Pro Bowl wide receiver Greg Jennings, who missed Sunday's loss with a lingering groin injury; workhorse running back Cedric Benson, who left Sunday's game with a sprained foot; tight end Jermichael Finley, who suffered a shoulder injury against the Colts; and defensive tackle B.J. Raji, who suffered a sprained ankle in Indianapolis. McCarthy ruled Benson out for this week's game while saying that Raji and Finley "have a chance" to play against the Texans.
But injuries are only part of the problem. On offense, Rodgers isn't playing up to the 45-touchdown, six-interception, 122.5-passer rating standard he set last season when he was named the NFL MVP. He enters Sunday night's game having completed 130 of 189 passes (68.8 percent) for 1,307 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions (a 2.1 percent interception rate) with 21 sacks for a passer rating of 97.0.
Last season, the Packers scored 560 points, the second-most in NFL history and an average of 35 points per game. Through five games, the Packers have scored only 112 points this season, an average of 22.5 per game – with two of their touchdowns coming on special-teams plays.
"It's never the same from year to year," McCarthy said. "We didn't have rhythm coming out of training camp, we haven't established it consistently through five games. That's where we are."
Asked about the team's offensive struggles in Sunday's loss, Rodgers replied, ""We just didn't make any plays. (The Colts) got a little more pressure in the second half. We turned the ball over and got them into a two-score game and then they kind of got back mentally into the game. And then we couldn't put any points on the board to put them away."
On defense, the unit that gave up the most yards in the NFL last season and set an NFL record for most passing yards allowed continues to give up huge swaths of yardage. One week after giving up 474 yards to the New Orleans Saints, the defense gave up 464 yards to rookie quarterback Andrew Luck and the Colts on Sunday.
The difference on defense is that the NFL's most proficient turnover-producing team is no longer taking the ball away. Rookie cornerback Casey Hayward's interception on a Luck pass intended for Reggie Wayne was just the fifth takeaway on the season for the Packers, who entered the weekend with the most takeaways (114) of any team in the league since defensive coordinator Dom Capers took over in 2009.
Last season, the Packers led the NFL with 31 interceptions and tied for the league lead with 38 total takeaways; this year, there have been entirely too many turnovers that didn't happen because of officials' calls, dropped interceptions or penalties that nullified takeaways.
"It's a big difference because as we all know turnovers have such a deciding factor on the games," Capers said Monday. "When you're getting them, you're stealing two or three opportunities and you're talking about a game where there were 15 possessions (by the Colts offense). If you can get three or four takeaways and you get that down to 12 or 11 possessions, it makes a big difference."
And while McCarthy praised the special teams units – "They've clearly been the bright spot from a performance standpoint of our football team this year," he said – Crosby's misses Sunday spelled doom.
Last season, Crosby was an impressive 24 of 28 and made the second game-winning kick of his NFL career on Dec. 4, connecting from 31 yards out as time expired to give the Packers a 38-35 victory over the eventual Super Bowl-champion New York Giants. His first-game winner had been a 42-yarder against Philadelphia in his NFL debut on Sept. 9, 2007.
In between those two kicks, Crosby had missed three potentially game-winning kicks: A 52-yarder with 26 seconds left at Minnesota on Nov. 9, 2008; a blocked 38-yarder with 25 seconds left at Chicago on Dec. 22, 2008; and a 53-yarder with 7 seconds left in regulation in a tie game at Washington on Oct. 10, 2010.
Then came Sunday, when with 8 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Crosby hooked a 51-yard attempt that would have forced overtime.
"I would say this: I would expect him to step up and make that kick," special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum said. "He needs to help our team in that situation, (given) where that game was at, at that time. Obviously to go to overtime, he needs to make that kick."
But despite all their issues, McCarthy described his team as "confident, disappointed" while acknowledging the "contradiction there."
"We've got to win the next one. We've put ourselves in a hole," veteran safety/cornerback Charles Woodson said. "The only thing you can hang your hat on is that it's still early in the season and you've got a long way to go."


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Ten years ago, the National Military Family Association heard the same thing over and over from military parents: "How can we help our kids deal with deployment?" Our answer? A free, week-long camp experience for military kids to get to know each other, share common bonds, and have a blast!
Operation Purple® camp offers military kids a time to get away and be kids in a stress-free environment. Campers ride horses, climb towers, plummet down water slides – all in a "purple" environment. The very name of the game is to bring kids of all ranks and services, including reserve and guard components, together to enjoy a very special week of camp. This experience is unmatched by any other programs currently serving military kids.
These days, what we're hearing from military parents is: "Thank you for Operation Purple camp!" Thousands of military children have experienced the joy of camp, and this year we are focusing on getting the word out to families who have never had the opportunity to share in the fun. If your child has attended Operation Purple in the past, tell a friend and encourage them to apply! The application is available beginning today.
Check out the video below for a little peek into an Operation Purple camp.
Has your child attended an Operation Purple camp in the past 10 years? If so, tell us the best part of their experience!
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For not particularly good reasons (the narrowing notions of what it means to be Christian, perhaps) Christian-themed movies have a decidely niche, if growing, audience.
So the good news out of Austin's South by Southwest film festival was that "Blue Like Jazz" got some fine buzz from a pretty different demographic.
The film is based on Donald Miller's best-selling 2003 book "Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality," about doubt, culture and Christ. When the film was in danger of not getting made, it was resurrected by a Kickstarter campaign. "Blue Like Jazz" was directed by onetime Christian music guy Steve Taylor (and Denver-raised filmmaker), whose 2006 debut, "The Second Chance," starred Michael Smith as a troubled pastor.
Mad Moviegoer is headed to "The Hunger Games" preview tonight (no pity please) but you have a chance to vet "Blue Like Jazz" buzz tonight as the movie's principals come to town Monday afternoon, after a stop in Colorado Springs.
The "Blue Like Jazz" bus pulled into Cherry Creek shopping center early this evening with director Taylor, author Miller and star Marshall Allman.


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Chapter 5 - Innocents of Ryloth[edit]
You'll have a handful of Minikits that are accessed by scavenger hunting, so prep your hide-and-seek prowess to its A-game. You'll need to destroy five of the pink flowers shown below. You can find them in the beginning area and throughout the street and arena ahead. After you finish destroying the planet's symbol of hope, you'll get your filthy Minikit.
After you break down the wall and enter the street, you'll notice some gray boxes with some red under their lids. Destroy all 5 boxes throughout the street and arena to collect another Minikit.
Use a Sith to check glowing chimneys on the rooftops in the street. Since no one around would ever take the initiative to clean, swab their chimneys. After you clean 5, you'll be compensated with a Minikit.
Next to one of the houses on the right side of the street is a console for C-3PO to interact with. Head inside and focus on the chalkboard. Use the Force to complete an equation on the wall (Spoilers: the answer will be 6). The children will be impressed with your unmatched brain power and you'll receive tenure in the form of a Minikit.
When you get near the open arena, use your giant walking vehicle to give you the boost necessary to jump on the houses to your right (one of the chimneys you cleaned is up there). Follow those houses and you'll come up to a bounty hunter console in the north part of the area. Interact with it to grab Minikit #5.
After taming the five beasts and entering the indoor-area, enter the jail cell to the left by pulling the first switch and then slashing the lock. Use the Force to align the three red pipes and the sixth Minikit will reveal itself.
Head into the next cell by pulling the next switch. Then, grapple onto both hooks on the wall and make your way down the beaten path. Use a Jedi/Sith to cut through the wall ahead and you literally will not be able to miss Minikit #7.
As you move the block down the checkerboard path, stop it in front of the crawl-hole. Use a small character to move through and collect the Minikit on the other side.
Once outside, cripple the cannon on the left and then take control of it. Shoot at the silver blocks in the distance and they'll topple to the ground. Head over there with a Sith and use the Dark Side on the object to reveal another Minikit.
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Committee for Justice & Fairness, the political action committee of the Democratic Attorneys General Association, has raised Republican hackles with a new ad pointing out that candidate David Freed defended Tom Corbett's inexcusably lengthy investigation of serial child rapist Jerry Sandusky.
It also inadvertently shines a light on a forgotten chapter in the career of contentious Corbett spokesman Kevin Harley
The ad begins, "When David Freed refused to prosecute campaign violations, one of Harrisburg's most corrupt politicians walked." It accuses Freed of "letting insiders escape accountability."
The campaign violations Freed refused to prosecute are the anonymous "robocalls" former House Speaker John Perzel unleashed against fellow Republicans in 2008. Freed said he would investigate, but never followed through. Perzel "walked," but he didn't get far, as Corbett later incorporated those charges into his 2009 indictment of Perzel. (Capitolwire 12/21/08)
Another "insider" who "walked" on identical charges - using the very same crooked consultant as Perzel - was Kevin Harley.
In 2000, Harley was one of five candidates in the Republican primary for the 37th House District in Lancaster County. On the eve of the election, the district was blanketed with illegal, anonymous robocalls targeting two of Harley's rivals.
Just like Perzel, Harley refused to take responsibility for the calls. Harley claimed his campaign consultant, Don Raymond, "took it upon himself," to order the calls, and Raymond's lawyer issued an apology on his behalf. (Lancaster New Era 4/14/00 & Intelligencer-Journal 4/27/00)
Just as in the Perzel case, the local district attorney initiated an investigation, and just as in the Perzel case, he dropped it without filing any charges. (Lancaster New Era 5/13/00 & 5/25/00)
In the aftermath of Raymond's "apology," Intelligencer-Journal columnist Jeff Hawkes wondered, "Does he think he'll work again as a political consultant? What candidate is going to hire a consultant that can't be trusted to consult with the candidate?" (Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal 4/27/00)
Raymond was named executive director of the House Republican Campaign Committee before the ink was dry on his "apology" and he maintained his prosperous relationship with House Republicans right on through the Perzel robocall scheme that now dogs Freed.
Hawkes admitted, "Boy, was I naive."
The editorial board of the Intelligencer-Journal was not, so much:
"Before everyone believes the only explanation given -- that a political consultant, acting on his own initiative and without a candidate's knowledge, initiated 2,800 smear calls at great expense -- some people might want to ask a few more questions. Among them:
'Even if the courts eventually threw out this case, wouldn't it be worth presenting it simply to determine all facts? Right now, ideas vary about who is ultimately responsible for this dirty deed. Are some innocent people still being smeared?
'Within weeks of the election, why has Don Raymond landed a top political job working for House Republicans?
Raymond served as political consultant for losing candidate Kevin Harley and has taken full responsibility for ordering the calls and has apologized for them through his attorney. But some people believe a consultant does not do such things without authorization.
Some people might think that a consultant who could initiate these negative calls all by himself could not be trusted to work responsibly as executive director of the House Republican Committee, a campaign oversight and coordinating group.
Some people might even think that Raymond received this plum job in exchange for falling on his sword and protecting others in relation to the smear campaign." (Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal 5/31/00)


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I can remember 1959 as well as anyone who was a 2-year-old at the time: Alaska, Hawaii, and Barbie were born. So were Val Kilmer and Linda Blair. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper died. So did Lou Costello and "Alfalfa" from the Little Rascals. When you can pass the torch from Alfalfa to Linda Blair, it's obviously a turning point in history. But wait, there's more. Castro took over Cuba. Eisenhower was president, and Kennedy was on deck. The Cold War was at its peak.
And when no one knew what an environmentalist was, what is arguably the most successful environmental agreement in history was formed.
The Antarctic Treaty speaks for a continent that most people rarely think about. There are no permanent human residents, so it's hardly a hotbed of get-out-the-vote efforts from any nation's political parties. For the record, there are no Burger Kings, Targets, Steak Houses, or Gap Stores.
On the bright side, this minimized the impact on the frozen continent when Circuit City and Linens n' Things went belly-up.
For50 years, the Antarctic Treaty has tamed a little piece of the Cold War, dissuaded toxic dumpers, kept out miners and other destructive businesses, and set aside a continent for science and international cooperation. Half a century later, the applause from millions of pairs of flippers stills echoes.
Twelve nations originally signed the treaty in 1959. It took full effect on June 23, 1961, when President Obama was a 32-week fetus (writer's estimate). Today, the treaty has 31 full participants.
Key to the treaty was a ban on military use of the frozen continent. While the Arctic, and its strategic proximity to Russia and the U.S., has been a military focus before, during, and after the Cold War, Antarctica has been occupied mainly by penguins, scientists, and a growing army of tourists.
Though it's still largely unexplored, there's a general belief that Antarctica and its surrounding ocean are hiding a huge wealth of mineral resources: Oil, gas, coal, copper, molybdenum, chromium, platinum, and more. It's off limits, not just to prevent damage to the fragile ecosystem, but to prevent the possible conflicts that could erupt when nations compete for them.
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The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition has monitored the treaty's successes, and its potential threats. Executive Director Jim Barnes ran down the list of future risks: Increased pressure on fisheries around the continent; exploitation of krill, the tiny protein factories at the base of the food chain; continued whaling by Japan under the pretense of "scientific research;" and bioprospecting -- the search for new commercial and scientific uses for krill, mosses, lichens, and other unique life forms. The continent's allure to tourists may also be a growing challenge.
Next week, Foreign Ministers from most of the Treaty nations will gather in Washington to look back on the treaty's success, and look ahead to new challenges. An early December Summit will mark the actual anniversary. The date coincides with the U.N.'s Copenhagen Climate Summit, where the world will attempt to hammer out a more effective successor to the Kyoto Climate Accord. Kyoto has had, at best, a mixed record at limiting greenhouse emissions from industrialized nations, and it doesn't touch developing greenhouse giants like China and India at all. Bringing everyone to the table is a tall order. But a half-century's success in Antarctica is a precedent that it can be done.
Peter Dykstra is the former executive producer of CNN's Science, Tech and Weather Unit. He writes three columns for MNN: Media Mayhem on Mondays, Political Habitat on Wednesdays, and Green States on Fridays. (Yes, he writes a lot.)


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Jesus highlights Deuteronomy 6:5 as the greatest commandment in the law. This commandment highlights three aspects of loving God, specifically with our hearts, our souls, and our strengths.
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV
What is distinct about each of these? Specifically, what does it look like to love God with all our hearts? What does it mean to love God with all our souls? What does it mean to love God with all our strengths?


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