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The Paul Frederick Sheffer Fund for Roman Catholic Studies awards grants to students and faculty for travel and study, provides library materials, funds internships with Roman Catholic agencies of community service, and supports visiting lecturers and block visitors. The Sheffer Fund supports such courses as Religion and Colonialism, Sainthood in Catholic Tradition, Latin American Philosophy and Literature, and Sacramental Imagination.
Paul Sheffer was a Colorado College student who lost his life in an airplane crash in March 1978. The tragedy was compounded by the death of Andrew Reich, a classmate, who was also a passenger in the plane piloted by Paul's uncle. Mary Wynne Sheffer chose to honor her son's life with a gift that will continue to benefit future generations of students. Having earlier donated to the college ministry of the Archdiocese of Denver, she established the Paul Sheffer Memorial Endowment in Paul's memory in 1983, shortly before her own death from cancer.
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The Winterthur Garden is built out of the Brandywine landscape, finding its unique form in forests, fields, streams and hills. "The woods of Winterthur," as the Bidermann's said, have always been one of the great treasures of the property. H. F. du Pont said a garden "should fit in so well with the natural landscape that one should hardly be conscious that it has been accomplished." Du Pont took his inspiration from the landscape he grew up with at Winterthur, including the woodland. A natural woodland is composed of four layers: the ground cover, shrub, small tree and tall tree layers. In such a woodland, the screen of vegetation is often so dense one can hardly see through it, but here in his garden, du Pont took this idea of woodland layers and re-imagined it, opening it up to create beautiful vistas and views.
In 1956, after he had gardened at Winterthur for seventy years, the Garden Club of America awarded Henry Francis du Pont their Medal of Honor, proclaiming him, "One of the best, even the best, gardener this country has ever produced." The award cited du Pont as being a master of gardening, noting, "The woodland trees under planted with a profusion of native wildflowers and rhododendron, acre upon acre of dogwood, great banks of azaleas, lilies and peonies, iris and other rare specimens from many lands, each planted with taste and discrimination, each known, loved and watched, looking as though placed there by nature, forms one of the great gardens."
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The Dialogues of Plato translated into English with Analyses and Introductions by B. Jowett, M.A. in Five Volumes. 3rd edition revised and corrected (Oxford University Press, 1892). https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/166,
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How do you know the IRS' government's takeover of the US healthcare system will be a smashing success? It, or rather the mandatory reporting and "employer shared responsibility payments", were just delayed by one year. The sheer and utter chaos and vocal protests behind the scenes for the administration to agree to this unprecedented step (back) are palpable.
Just released by the US Treasury's Blog:
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Over the past several months, the Administration has been engaging in a dialogue with businesses - many of which already provide health coverage for their workers - about the new employer and insurer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We have heard concerns about the complexity of the requirements and the need for more time to implement them effectively. We recognize that the vast majority of businesses that will need to do this reporting already provide health insurance to their workers, and we want to make sure it is easy for others to do so. We have listened to your feedback. And we are taking action.
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Here is some additional detail. The ACA includes information reporting (under section 6055) by insurers, self-insuring employers, and other parties that provide health coverage. It also requires information reporting (under section 6056) by certain employers with respect to the health coverage offered to their full-time employees. We expect to publish proposed rules implementing these provisions this summer, after a dialogue with stakeholders - including those responsible employers that already provide their full-time work force with coverage far exceeding the minimum employer shared responsibility requirements - in an effort to minimize the reporting, consistent with effective implementation of the law.
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Ford to offer free software updates on hybrids to boost mileage
DEARBORN, Mich. >> Ford Motor Co. will offer free software updates on its hybrid models to boost their real-world fuel economy and better align with the gas mileage advertised on the window sticker, a company executive said on Tuesday.
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Owners of about 77,000 hybrid vehicles in the United States and Canada will be offered the upgrades free of charge. Nair declined to provide a cost estimate for the updates.
The move comes as Ford faces a number of class action lawsuits that claim the No. 2 U.S. automaker overstated the gas mileage on its hybrids. Consumer Reports magazine said last year that the Ford C-Max and Fusion hybrids fell far short of their promised fuel economy in road tests.
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President Obama and Joe Biden had two strange, but similar photos taken of them on Sunday afternoon. Both men got a little, uhm, physical on the campaign trail.
This is President Obama getting bear-hugged by Scott Van Duzer, the owner of Big Apple Pizza & Pasta Restaurant in Florida. Secret Service: no where to be found. Van Duzer's a registered Republican but he's still an Obama supporter, Politico's Reid Epstein reports.
Van Duzer is 6'3" and weighs 260 pounds. He is a large man. Here, he's literally manhandling the President. He makes the President of the United States look like a small child. Afterwards, Obama was all, "Everybody look at these guns," referring to the massive, approximately 27" pythons Van Duzer has for arms. "If I eat your pizza, will I look like that?"
So why did Obama visit this Van Duzer? Because he is an amazing person, of course.
"One of the reasons that we wanted to stop by is that Scott has been doing unbelievable work out of this pizza shop in promoting the importance of donating blood," Potus said. "And so he has set some records here in Florida. He has received commendations from the White House, the surgeon general, he has galvanized and mobilized the local community and he's educating kids and folks all across the country on this issue.
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And then, in Ohio...
This is Joe Biden with a lady sitting, maybe not on his lap, but definitely in and around his lap area, while her two male companions watch him whisper sweet, delicious nothings into her ear. He also gave her a massage.
He was also campaigning in the swing state. ABC News reports he focused on the troops during his campaign stop speeches. "They're not bad guys. It's just a different, as my brother would say, different breed of cat," Biden said, describing Republicans. "Folks, folks, let me ask you: How many of you, like me, had a son or a daughter who went to Iraq or Afghanistan? How many of you have a brother or sister. How many of you know somebody who's gone? You all know, you all know, we owe these young women and men an incredible debt to them, we owe those families an incredible debt," he said.
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(CBS News) On Friday morning, U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas woke up with her second Olympic gold medal.
But now the 16-year-old Douglas stands to really strike it rich with product endorsements.
Kellogg's was quick to pounce, putting the golden girl on Corn Flakes boxes just hours after the gymnast claimed the all-around title Thursday.
As Reuters notes, Kellogg Co. acted just as quickly in 2008, when the cereal giant lured Michael Phelps as an endorser after his historic performance at the Beijing Games. Prior to that, Olympic stars had traditionally appeared on the front of Wheaties, which is made by rival General Mills.CBSNews.com complete coverage of 2012 London Olympics Gabby Douglas of U.S. wins all-around gymnastics title
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Douglas is the first African-American to make the U.S. women's gymnastics team since her idol, Dominique Dawes, in 1996.
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(CBS/AP) OSLO, Norway - It took more than two decades of hardship and house detention, but Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally made it to Oslo to accept her Nobel Peace Prize.
The former political prisoner thanked the Norwegian Nobel Committee for the honored, awarded to her back in 1991. "The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart," she said.
Suu Kyi received two standing ovations inside Oslo's city hall as she gave her long-delayed acceptance speech to the Norwegian Nobel Committee in front of Norway's King Harald, Queen Sonja and about 600 dignitaries.
The 66-year-old champion of political freedom praised the power of her 1991 Nobel honor both for saving her from the depths of personal despair and shining an enduring spotlight on injustices in distant Myanmar.
"Often during my days of house arrest, it felt as though I were no longer a part of the real world," she said to a silent chamber, which was lined with rainbows of freshly cut chrysanthemums and towers of orchids for the occasion. "There was the house which was my world. There was the world of others who also were not free but who were together in prison as a community. And there was the world of the free. Each one was a different planet pursuing its own separate course in an indifferent universe.
"What the Nobel Peace Prize did was to draw me once again into the world of other human beings, outside the isolated area in which I lived, to restore a sense of reality to me. ... And what was more important, the Nobel Prize had drawn the attention of the world to the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma. We were not going to be forgotten," she said during her 40-minute oration.
Suu Kyi, who since winning freedom in 2010 has led her National League for Democracy party into opposition in Myanmar's parliament, offered cautious support for the first tentative steps toward democratic reform in her country. But she said progress depended on continued foreign pressure on the army-backed government.
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"In your isolation, you have become a moral leader for the whole world," he said from the podium, turning to the seated Suu Kyi.
"Your voice became increasingly clear the more the military regime tried to isolate you. Your cause mobilized your people and prevailed over a massive military junta. Whenever your name is mentioned or when you speak, your words bring new energy and hope to the entire world," Jagland said to applause.
Suu Kyi, in a traditional Burmese gown of purple, lilac and ivory, offered only a stoic Mona Lisa smile at the end of her speech, greeted with a 2-minute ovation. As on her previous public events this week in Switzerland and Norway, she spoke with a voice of unerring crisp diction but a physical presence bordering on exhaustion.


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PriceSmart says its November net sales grew 23.1% to US$162.4M; company operated 29 warehouse clubs as of end of November, versus 28 in year-ago period
December 8, 2011
– PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT - News) today announced that for the month of November 2011, net sales increased 23.1% to $162.4 million from $131.9 million in November a year earlier. For the three months ended November 30, 2011, net sales increased 24.1% to $468.3 million from $377.3 million in the same period last year. There were 29 warehouse clubs in operation at the end of November 2011 compared to 28 warehouse clubs in operation in November 2010.
For the five weeks ended December 4, 2011, comparable warehouse sales for the 27 warehouse clubs open at least 13 1/2 full months increased 18.5% compared to the same five-week period last year. For the thirteen-week period ended December 4, 2011, comparable warehouse sales increased 18.8% compared to the comparable thirteen-week period a year ago.
About PriceSmart
PriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise at low prices to PriceSmart members. PriceSmart now operates 29 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory (five in Costa Rica; four each in Panama and Trinidad; three each in Guatemala and Dominican Republic; two each in El Salvador and Honduras; and one each in Aruba, Barbados, Colombia, Jamaica, Nicaragua and the United States Virgin Islands).
This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning the Company's anticipated future revenues and earnings, adequacy of future cash flow and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "project," "estimate," "anticipated," "scheduled," and like expressions, and the negative thereof. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the following risks: the Company's financial performance is dependent on international operations which exposes the Company to various risks; any failure by the Company to manage its widely dispersed operations could adversely affect its business; the Company faces significant competition; future sales growth could be dependent upon the Company acquiring suitable sites for additional warehouse club: the Company may encounter difficulties in the shipment of, and risks inherent in the acquisition and importation of, merchandise to its warehouse clubs; the Company is exposed to weather and other natural disaster risks; declines in the economies of the countries in which the Company operates its warehouse clubs would harm its business; a few of the Company's stockholders own approximately 31.4% of the Company's voting stock, which may make it difficult to complete some corporate transactions without their support and may impede a change in control; the loss of key personnel could harm the Company's business; the Company is subject to volatility in foreign currency exchange; the Company faces the risk of exposure to product liability claims, a product recall and adverse publicity; a determination that the Company's long-lived or intangible assets have been impaired could adversely affect the Company's future results of operations and financial position; although the Company takes steps to continuously review, enhance, and implement improvements to its internal controls, there may be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies that the Company has not yet identified; as well as the other risks detailed in the Company's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reports, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended August 31, 2011 filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on November 9, 2011. We assume no obligation and expressly disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Ukrainian troops drive rebels out of Mariupol
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops and pro-Russia separatists clashed Friday in a southern port town, as the United States confirmed earlier reports that a convoy of armored vehicles including three T-64 Russian tanks moved into Ukraine from Russia and now are in the hands of the rebels.
About 100 soldiers emerged triumphant from the previously rebel-occupied buildings in Mariupol, shouting the name of their battalion, Azov, and singing the Ukrainian national anthem. They also destroyed an armored vehicle and a heavy truck used by the separatists, leaving the vehicles scorched and riddled with large-caliber bullet holes.
Mariupol is the second-largest city in the eastern Donetsk region, where armed separatists have declared independence from the government in Kiev. The Azov Sea port sits along the main road leading from Russia to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in March from Ukraine.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said four government troops were wounded in what he called a successful operation. Witnesses said they saw troops capture at least four separatist fighters. There was no immediate word of casualties on the rebel side, and Associated Press journalists at the site were blocked from entering the buildings.
Ukraine and the West have accused Moscow of fomenting the unrest in eastern Ukraine and supporting the separatist fighters. Russia, however, has denied sending troops or weapons to Ukraine and has described the Russian citizens fighting with the separatists as volunteers.
The renewed fighting Friday came as State Department officials in Washington confirmed Russia had sent tanks and rocket launchers to the rebels.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said the U.S. had information that Russia has accumulated tanks of a type no longer used by its own forces at a site in southwest Russia, and some had recently left that spot. Internet videos later showed tanks of the same make moving through several cities in eastern Ukraine.
"In the last three days, a convoy of three T-64 tanks, several BM-21 or Grad multiple rocket launchers and other military vehicles crossed from Russia into Ukraine near the Ukrainian town of Snizhne. This is unacceptable," Harf told reporters in Washington.
She added: "We are confident that these tanks came from Russia."
Also Friday, rebel leaders confirmed they had obtained three tanks.
Denis Pushilin, a leader of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, told Russian state television Friday that they had the tanks but it was "improper to ask" where they had gotten them.
"They are in Donetsk and are the minimum that we have to defend the city," he said.
NATO condemned the reports of Russian tanks.
"I am concerned about reports that pro-Russian armed gangs are acquiring heavy weapons from Russia, including Russian tanks," NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement Friday. "This would mark a serious escalation of the crisis in eastern Ukraine."
Rasmussen urged Russia "to complete the withdrawal of its military forces on the border with Ukraine, to stop the flow of weapons and fighters across the border, and to exercise its influence among armed separatists to lay down their weapons and renounce violence."
The U.S. also urged Russia to back the peace plan laid out by new Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Russia has not commented on the tanks, but its border guard service said two Ukrainian armored vehicles crossed the border in the opposite direction Friday, into Russian territory near the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. Russian news agencies quoted a spokesman for the border guard service as saying that the Ukrainian troops were able to return to Ukraine but left behind one of the vehicles after it apparently broke down.
A State Department official who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak on the matter said the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has complained that two Ukrainian military vehicles reportedly crossed the Russian border.
"We cannot confirm whether this incident occurred, but we call on Russia to remove its irregular fighters, arms and military forces from Ukraine, including from Russia-occupied Crimea," the official said.
Pushilin repeated the separatists' call for Russia to send peacekeeping troops into eastern Ukraine. Russia has said this could only be done with U.N. authorization.
Poroshenko, who took office on June 7, rallied support for his plan to end the fighting in phone calls Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Poroshenko told Merkel he is willing to negotiate, but not with those he calls terrorists. He said he could offer amnesty only to people who don't have "blood on their hands."
According to his spokesman, Svyatoslav Tsegolko, Poroshenko told Putin it was "unacceptable" that tanks had crossed the border. A Kremlin statement said Poroshenko told Putin about his plan for resolving Ukraine's crisis.


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The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to remind the Canadian sport community that changes to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List came into effect on January 1, 2012. A November advisory note summarized the changes to the list of banned substances and methods (www.cces.ca/en/advisories-38).
Athletes can verify the prohibited status of their medication using the following CCES resources, all of which were updated to reflect the new Prohibited List.
• Global DRO (www.globaldro.com)
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Should You Buy Microsoft's Xbox One?
Microsoft's XBox One goes on sale Nov. 22 but the tech giant says it has sold out its pre-order supplies. The Wall Street Journal's Daisuke Wakabayashi speaks with Phil Spencer, Microsoft Studios Corporate VP, on whether we should buy.
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Mitchell's career night overshadowed in loss at USC Upstate
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Dec. 4, 2010) - Freshman Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) scored a career-high 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, but the Lady Bucs squandered a 14-point second half lead as USC Upstate rallied past ETSU, 78-70, in the Atlantic Sun Conference opener Saturday evening inside the G.B. Hodge Center.
The Lady Bucs suffered their fourth straight loss and dropped to 2-4 on the season, while the Spartans earned their second straight win and improved to 3-2.
To go along with Mitchell's second career double-double, the Bluffton, Ga. native also forced four steals and two assists in 36 minutes of action. Meanwhile, fellow freshman Shawn Randall (Orlando, Fla.) finished with a career high 15 points, and junior Natalie Pickwell (Kingsport, Tenn.) netted eight of her 10 points in the first half. Red-shirt senior post Latisha Belcher (Martinsville, Va.) ripped down 13 of ETSU's 52 rebounds, setting a new career mark.
Despite holding a 53-39 lead with 13:41 remaining in the contest, foul trouble plagued ETSU as senior captain Tara Davis (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) picked up her fourth foul at the 11:07 mark and eventually fouled out four minutes later.
The Spartans took full use of the foul issues as Upstate mounted a 22-6 run from the 13:41 mark until 5:44 left in the contest and grabbed their first lead of the half, 61-59 after Chelsea McMillan sank a pair of free throws. ETSU quickly tied the game at 61 thanks to two freebies from Gwen Washington (Manassas, Va.), but Upstate scored the next six points to go up 67-61 with 3:15 remaining in regulation.
ETSU wasn't fazed by the run as Mitchell once again pulled the Blue and Gold even for the ninth time of the game after her jumper with less than two minutes to play tied it at 68. However, the Spartans closed out the game on a 10-2 run to walk away with the conference victory in their home opener.
Both teams finished with almost identical statistics, but one more three-pointer and five additional made free throws proved to be the difference. The Lady Bucs shot 34.7 percent (25-72) and 3-of-12 (25-percent) from beyond the arc. On the other side, Upstate shot 37.7 percent (26-69) from the field and 4-for-17 from three (23.5 percent). In the end, the Spartans finished 22-of-29 (75.9 percent) at the free throw line, compared to the Lady Bucs going 17-for-21 (81.0 percent).
The opening eight minutes of the game dictated the pace as it was up-tempo and tightly contested. Both clubs combined for four ties and eight lead changes over that span; however, with USC Upstate leading 20-19, ETSU managed to open a seven-point cushion (27-20) at the 7:11 mark.
The Lady Buccaneer lead didn't last long as the Spartans scored the next seven points of the contest, but with the game knotted at 27, ETSU closed out the final six minutes, four seconds on a 14-5 run to take a 41-32 advantage into the break.
Despite having Davis held scoreless in the first half, Mitchell, Pickwell, and Randall led the way for the Blue and Gold. The Lady Buccaneer trio combined to score 28 of the 41 points as Mitchell led all players with 12 first-half points. The fast paced game also favored ETSU as the Lady Bucs outscored Upstate 10-2 in fast-break points.
Four Spartan players finished in double figures with McMillan leading the way with 20 points.
The Lady Bucs close out their four-game road swing Wednesday night when ETSU travels to Chapel Hill for a showdown with 14th-ranked North Carolina. Tip is set for 7 p.m. inside Carmichael Auditorium.
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SFFS: Snippet #2 from Atomic Zion
This is the continuation of my SF Thriller, Atomic Zion, which is in its final revisions. It was influenced by my time as the Educational Marketing Director at Frank Lloyd Wright's House on Kentuck Knob and by reading stories from Michael Crichton, Robert Ludlum, James Rollins, and Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
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On the night of his 90th birthday, a former Wright Apprentice is thrown from the fifth floor of the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The only clue to clear his grandson of the murder is a note written in Navajo code which warns "The Bear has awakened."
These four words throw Nick Vanko into the middle of a decades old international cover-up where Wright Apprentices encoded WWII-era secrets about genetic experimentation into their blueprints. In order to stop a being who isn't quite human from unleashing a biological weapon upon the U.S., Nick must find Broadacre City, the fabled utopia designed by Wright, but supposedly never built. Searching by his side are an old Navajo CodeTalker, a woman who sees emotions as colors, and a Mossad agent who is really working for the Russian mafia. But can Vanko trust any of them?
The other men continued to exchange jokes, ranging from the indecent to the ridiculous, but always ending in the macabre. Death, blood, and bones filled their thoughts.
Skovajsa wondered if they might find that unholy trinity today. Certainly the woods around them oozed a sickly smell of organic rot.
Gregor Borikov cackled behind him and had another go at the Krauts. Skovajsa focused on a limestone outcrop one kilometer ahead. Even though his Russian was improving, he didn't get the joke. He didn't care because he hated that butcher, Borikov.
Three months more to end this Hell.
Skovajsa pictured himself sitting at a drafting table, a slide rule replacing his rifle, slippers instead of ankle-chewing combat boots.
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I really like this snippet, especially your choice of words in transitioning paragraphs. "Death, blood, bones" transitions to "unholy trinity." "Organic rot" transitions to "Krauts", which reminds me of "saurkraut" (sour/rotten cabbage). And great juxtaposed image at the end, where he's working at a desk in comfy shoes. Nice work.ReplyDeleteReplies
I lover that you got the unholy trinity allusion, Ceres! I worked on that transition for longer than I should have. Ha!Delete
I love how your protag is an 'observer' and sees everything around him, even inside himself. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, T.K.!Delete
Skovajsa is a different type of character for me, so was a challenge to write. Keeps things interesting. ;)
Definitely draws me into wanting to know more about the characters!ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, don't get too attached to Skovajsa, T.M. ;)Delete
Great choice of words throughout!ReplyDelete
Very evocative sequence. I particularly like the phrase "ankle-chewing boots" - I know just what he is feeling from that.ReplyDeleteReplies
So do I, Peter! I've had my share of chewed ankles. ;) Thanks!Delete
The emotion behind this scene? The details you used to paint it? All so visceral. We're right there with him with the butcher cackling in our ears and tired ankles weary of torture. Fantastic.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, J. M.!
Yep. I'm hooked. :) I demand more.ReplyDeleteReplies
Don't worry, you'll get more, Jess! :)Delete
- AnonymousNovember 10, 2012 at 6:48 PM
Another great snippet, Heidi! So much bleak emotion, but also a glimpse of hope.ReplyDeleteReplies
I like those contrasts, Ann. Thanks for stopping by!Delete
This is definitely a story I could read more of. The imagery is vivid and has a very gritty feel to it. Very convoluted but interesting premise for a story indeed.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Jeffrey. I always spend my final run-through working on details and imagery. And, let's hope the story doesn't come off as convoluted! I'm counting on my crit partners to warn me that, if so. :)Delete
Very vivid. My ankles are chafed. Wonderful snippet as always and a fascinating premise!ReplyDelete
Great snippet. I have a feeling Skovajsa may have to wait quite a while to get into those slippers.ReplyDeleteReplies
Your feeling would be right, Gayle. ;)Delete
Very dark and foreboding!ReplyDeleteReplies
Glad it made you feel that way, Pippa! ;)Delete
Even though they're out in the countryside, this feels really claustrophobic.ReplyDeleteReplies
If this feels claustrophobic, Misa, wait until you see what comes next!Delete


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News is slow this morning, so, we thought we'd let you know of another celebrity who very much wants to dance on Dancing With The Stars. Check out Towanda Braxton's twitter page when you get a moment. It's filled with her and RTs from her fans trying to get her on Dancing With The Stars. Her sister Toni is also campaigning for her at her twitter page. Though I'm not sure if Towanda is free enough this season since the Braxton's have their own reality show on the WE channel and they might be filming new episodes? Note that Towanda has also been making appearances on Tony's tour and their last night to tour is Aug. 31st. Anyway, keep a watch out for Towanda Jackson and if not this season, maybe the next? Towanda has some moves too! What do you think?


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10. The John Friend Scandal: Since the beginning of 2012 I've been keeping a close eye on the fall of John Friend, founder of the Anusara yoga school, since allegations emerged of sexual, legal, and fiscal improprieties. Of those improprieties was the allegation that Friend ran a Wiccan coven, named the "Blazing Solar Flames," as a pretext for sexual liaisons with Anusara students.
"John wanted us to do the ritual in sexy underwear and kiss each other on the mouth, tongue-y kissing," said 'Melissa,' a former member of the coven who asked that her real name not be used. […] Friend suggested to the other coven members that sexually charged rituals would heighten everyone's senses and therefore raise more energy, according to Melissa. "It was certainly never the way that I had experienced Wicca," Melissa told The Daily Beast, but she was initially open to the experience, in part because of her intimate relationship with Friend and because of her confidence in him as a leader and teacher. "A teacher's voice is so deeply engrained in your brain, and you implicitly trust them because that's what helps you do great things in your practice," she said.
Friend would go on to assert that he takes Wicca "really seriously," and that he has "taken Wiccan oaths over the years where death is actually the consequence of telling the truth." This scandal is important for our communities not only because Friend claims Anusara yoga is "a philosophy and practice that is totally aligned with Wicca on every level," but because this scandal should be a wake-up call for national Wiccan organizations, an opportunity to engage with myths versus the reality of how our traditions work. As other, more noxious cases of abuse done in the name of Paganism emerge, the need for a more proactive approach to these incidents seems clear.
09. Transgender Inclusion In Modern Paganism: For two years running, the issue of gender, and transgender inclusion in designated women-only spaces, has sparked debate, protest, and remarkable shifts within the Pagan community. The events at this year's PantheaCon, where debate, protest, and controversy emerged around a scheduled "genetic women only" ritual led by Dianic elder Z. Budapest in part led to one Dianic group removing themselves from Budapest's lineage, and PantheaCon changing its policy regarding limited-access events. However, this issue was not isolated to events at PantheaCon in San Jose, California, as transgender inclusion became a hot topic at Pagan Spirit Gathering in Illinois as well. That instance led to a historic press conference where prominent Dianic High Priestess Ruth Barrett acknowledged the womanhood of transgendered activist Melissa Murry.
"Both women said the transgender community is trying to find their voice, similar to the feminist movement in the 60′s and 70′s. Like the feminist movement, they speak of suffering, pain, and violence. Murry and Barrett also spoke of the value in claiming mysteries and rituals specific to their sacred journey as women. "Within my Tradition, which is about the female body and the journey of being born female and the journey through the bloods and birth and menopause," said Barrett. "That is a different journey for transgendered women who come to womanhood through a different path."
What we are witnessing, in real-time, is change happening. A realignment and reconsideration of gender both within and outside a Dianic context that seemed almost unthinkable a decade ago. No doubt there will be further debate and analysis related to this issue, but I think the shifts seen in 2012 are a predictor for future changes in how modern Paganism thinks about, and engages with, gender identity.
08. Cherry Hill Seminary and CHS Graduate Achieve Major Milestones: While there are many Pagan learning institutions Cherry Hill Seminary is reaching farther than most, working towards accreditation as a seminary for Pagan clergy. This year two important milestones in their journey were accomplished: the awarding of its first Master of Divinity in Pagan Pastoral Counseling, and graduate, Sandra Lee Harris having her credentials examined and accepted by the Board of Chaplaincy Certification, Inc., the credentials-examining body for the Association of Professional Chaplains. This not only frees Harris to her to complete the process of becoming a board-certified chaplain but, in the words of David Oringderff, Ph.D., Harris's department chair and adviser at Cherry Hill Seminary, "the precedent set by the BCCI/APC decision, which could strengthen the case for future acceptance of Cherry Hill Seminary degrees by other institutions, the U.S. Department of Defense, for example."
"The courses credited toward the first Master of Divinity in Pagan Pastoral Counseling from Cherry Hill Seminary are shown to parallel those of degrees from two accredited seminaries, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary and Tyndale Seminary, when religion-specific requirements for Bible and Christian history studies are replaced by Pagan studies and personal spiritual formation is based on the stated mission values of Cherry Hill Seminary rather than the teachings of Jesus. Further analysis, given similar accommodation, suggests that the Cherry Hill Seminary curriculum in Pagan Pastoral Counseling could satisfy the accreditation requirements of the Association of Theological Schools." – Sandra L. Harris, M.Div., Pagan Pastoral Counseling
As the Wild Hunt's Heather Greene noted, "these advancements indicate a shift in society towards genuine respect for alternative religions within the professional world." Meanwhile, 2013 is shaping up to be a notable year for CHS as well, with their upcoming partnership with The University of South Carolina for the "Sacred Lands and and Spiritual Landscapes" symposium.
07. Druid liturgy in Paralympics Closing: One unexpected highlight of 2012 was the inclusion of Druid liturgy in the London 2012 Paralympic Games closing ceremony. Alongside performances by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Coldplay artistic director Kim Gavin, Music Director David Arnold and Designer Misty Buckley showcased a seasonal theme which "took the audience on a journey through Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer." Part of the seasonal-themed closing ceremony, spoken by Rory Mackenzie, a representative from Help For Heroes, was in fact written by Druids from the British Druid Order (BDO).
"We were sworn to secrecy beforehand, but Emma Restall Orr and I [Greywolf] were approached by the organisers of the 2012 Paralympics closing ceremony with a surprising request. They wanted our permission to use parts of the gorsedd ritual we wrote in 1997. So, about 20 minutes into the ceremony, these words went out to 750 million people around the world,"
Philip Shallcrass (aka Greywolf), Chief of the British Druid Order, says that the original ritual was written to bring people from different backgrounds and faiths together, so "its use in the Paralympics closing ceremony seems perfectly in keeping with this original intention." While the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony featured brief hints of Britain's pre-Christian past, it featured no explicit contribution from the vital Pagan threads that exist in the United Kingdom, a nation that has played a huge role in the revival of Pagan religions. So it seems fitting that the last closing ceremony in London, for the Paralympic games, would explicitly reference modern Pagan contributions to British culture.
06. A Major Setback For The Maetreum of Cybele: Earlier this yeear I reported on how Maetreum of Cybele, Magna Mater, in an ongoing tax battle with the Town of Catskill, New York, lost their exemption battle before the New York State Supreme Court. Catskill's lawyer intimated to a local paper that he "does not expect much protest from pro-pagan groups now that a judge has carefully analyzed the evidence." That lawyer may have spoken too quickly, as the Maetreum seems fighting mad, not cowed, though Pagan attorney Dana D. Eilers (author of "Pagans and the Law: Understand Your Rights") doesn't seem convinced that the Maetreum would be able to turn this decision around on appeal.
"We are now at risk of losing our property to back taxes under a corrupt local system that does not allow for payment plans, installment payments or anything other than immediate payment in full. We are a poor order and spent all our money fighting the Town of Catskill in court. Currently four women live at the Maetreum who would be homeless otherwise. We need to take the battle to Federal court at this point and we need help in doing so. We need to raise the back taxes just to hold on to our property and continue our work." – The Maetreum of Cybele
The Maetreum is about to launch an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to save their building, and hopefully further pursue their legal case against the town of Catskill. We will keep you posted as this story continues to develop in 2013. I personally don't think this fight is over as the Maetreum feels that the judge analyzed the evidence through a lens that delegitimized practices he didn't understand. Quote: "Charity is not charity, prayer, meditation and spiritual activities are not religious, duties of clergy clearly spelled out are not spelled out, activities every week and formal ones every two weeks are "irregular", some mythical standard of number of regular congregants was not met. We are a "legitimate" religion but actually exist to wrangle a tax exemption (not legitimate) I am personally a liar with no actual evidence provided to justify saying that."
Tomorrow I will post the top five Pagan stories for 2012. In the meantime, I invite you to check out the top religion stories from some different perspectives. The Religion Newswriters Association top 10 religion stories of 2012, HuffPo Religion's top 10 religion stories of 2012, and 13 religion stories that went missing in 2012 from Religion Dispatches.


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The Twitwee Clock is one ungodly amalgam: part Cuckoo Clock, part Chumby, part Twitter updater. And it's customisable; you can make that little bird sing based on Twitter keywords of your choosing. Advice: don't set it to "Justin Bieber".
These aren't for sale at the moment, but if you're driven to build your own Twitwee clock out of loneliness or boredom, here's a glimpse at how the internals are set up:
From a technical point of view the clock consists of a touch screen display with a controller board and a wifi dongle, that is distributed as an open source/ open hardware plattform with a linux operating system by Chumby Industries. On the device there is a Flash Lite Player installed, a flash runtime for mobile devices from Adobe. A custom built widget for the Twitwee Clock connects to the Twitter API to receive new tweets. The mechanic of the cuckoo is controlled by the Arduino Board.
Cuckoo, indeed. [Haroon Baig via The Daily What]