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We are continually asked to simplify Freedom's Vision so that it is clear to even the novice what it will accomplish. If only it were as easy as a one liner – "All we need to do is ______!"
But the truth is that the world is a much more complex place, in many cases made that way to obscure what is actually pretty simple. Freedom's Vision is designed to be much more simple compared to our current monetary system and is completely transparent. What is complex is transitioning from our current system to one that is fair, sustainable, and prosperous, built upon what people know and expect from their dollar system and yet will build people's confidence in the system, not destroying it during the transition.
First we have to agree that the current system is not working. We contend that at the root of the problem are private central bankers and other special interests who have taken control of our money system, they produce the money, not our government. Most of that money is backed by debt. This creates an unworkable and unsustainable math situation. We also have to agree that the forces of greed always seem to find a way to eventually creep into a system and that this is repeated over and over again throughout history. Finally, we need to agree that moving backwards to systems that have already proven they don't work is no solution at all and that it's time to take a step forward.
If we can agree on all that, then we can boil Freedom's Vision down into the major points that it will accomplish by replacing the current Federal Reserve Act:
1. End the practice of debt backed money at the federal level, returning the power of money creation to the people via Congress as the U.S. Constitution dictates.This is a permanent fix that can successfully get us from our current situation to a sustainable and prosperous future without crashing global markets in the process. It is fair and it is just. It puts the long term math on the side of the people, not working against them. Furthermore, it is repeatable and the same procedures can and should be used by other nations to solve their debt backed money problems as well. It does not matter what condition the economy is in before implemented, Freedom's Vision can be made to work.
2. Clear out excessive debt and derivatives from the entire financial system, thus repairing balance sheets and producing workable debt to income ratios. The following will be accomplished:3. Ensure the quantity of money remains under control in the long term by:
a. People's balance sheets will be repaired by returning tax dollars to the people to be used to directly pay down existing debt.
b. All banks and financial businesses are run through a special bankruptcy procedure to cleanse away unserviceable debt and derivatives. All banks will survive this process and will exit with 10 to 1 fractional reserve ability, a level of leverage that is safe and will be capped by law.
c. State balance sheets will be repaired and all states will create State Chartered Banks based on the successful model of the Bank of North Dakota. Additionally, these banks will assume the roles and functions formerly held by the 12 "Federal" Reserve banks, thus decentralizing control but in a coordinated manner where all states are benefitting equally.
a. Ensuring accurate and unbiased economic measurements and reporting. This is easily achieved with 100% transparency in all data gathering and statistical methods, allowing the market to 'police' the government.
b. Create controls that tie overall money quantity to PRICE of ALL asset classes. Target ZERO price inflation and adjust quantity of money spent into existence without debt. Interest rates are set by the free market. This means no more long term inflation or deflation.
c. Separate special interest money from politics. This targeted political reform is necessary to keep the political system functioning for those who it is supposed to serve. Without this piece history proves that the other pieces will not last long, as those with large reservoirs of money will eventually co-opt the system for themselves.
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(By Delegates Hunt, Poore, Brown, Skaff, Hatfield,
Wells, Guthrie, Walters, Lane,
Nelson and Armstead)
[Introduced January 31, 2011; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §11-1C-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to capping a property tax increase resulting from an increase from the three-year reappraisal at five percent of the previous years property tax assessment.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §11-1C-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§11-1C-9. Periodic valuations.
(a) After completion of the initial valuation required under section seven of this article, each assessor shall maintain current values on the real and personal property within the county. In repeating three-year cycles, every parcel of real property shall be visited by a member of the assessor's staff who has been trained pursuant to section six of this article to determine if any changes have occurred which would affect the valuation for the property. With this information and information such as sales ratio studies provided by the Tax Commissioner, the assessor shall make such adjustments as are necessary to maintain accurate, current valuations of all the real and personal property in the county and shall adjust the assessments accordingly.
(b) In any year the assessed value of a property or species of property be less than or exceed sixty percent of current market value, the Tax Commissioner shall direct the assessor to make the necessary adjustments. If any assessor fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the Tax Commissioner may, at the county commission's expense, take reasonable steps to remedy the assessment deficiencies.
(c) After completion of a reappraisal based on subsection-a of this section, and a property's value has increased, the property tax levied against said property is capped at five percent of the previous year's property tax assessment.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to capping a property tax increase resulting from an increase from the three-year reappraisal at five percent of the previous years property tax assessment.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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With all the second guessing of QE2 — and even chatter about a return to a gold standard—Nouriel Roubini is very clear about the primary challenge to the U.S. economy: "The risk is deflation—not inflation."
Roubini, of course, has been on record supporting quantitative easing for some time. But, in my interview with him, he made clear that he's still not sanguine about growth prospects—even after the injection of a fresh $600 billion.
What value does he see in QE2 (Federal Reserve easing quantitative easing)? Principally, he believes it's a necessary evil for allowing the U.S. economy to steer clear of catastrophe.
"It certainly reduces the tail risk of a double dip [recession]," he said."And it reduces the risk of outright deflation or the expectation of deflation."
In our discussion, Roubini made his case against the critics of quantitative easing very clear—and explained the dire consequences of inaction.
"The biggest problem we're facing today is growth that is too low. And inflation that is too low. And if we don't do anything to prevent growth that is too low…then we're going to end up in deflation," Roubini said And how bad might that get? According to Roubini, if the deflation scenario is allowed to unfold due to an absence of central bank intervention, "we end up like Japan: In a trap of near depression that can last a decade—if not longer."
But what of inflation? Aren't there risks inherent in expanding the money supply? Haven't we witnessed the disastrous consequences around the world when governments recklessly run the monetary printing presses?
Roubini is very clear about why the nightmarish inflation scenario isn't likely to occur now in The United States.
To begin with, there is slack in the labor market. And that 'slack' is broader than the unemployment statistics alone would suggest. To more fully understand the employment situation, you need to account for not just the unemployed, but the underemployed, discouraged workers, and 'overstaffing' which, in part, is driving corporate profits without top line growth.
Roubini points out: "As long as there is slack, you can actually grow many years above trend before you see tightness in the labor markets and goods markets,"—which is what he says drives inflation in the first place.
When I asked Roubini if politicians who advocate anti-Fed policies—such as the abolition of the Federal Reserve Board—should be addressed, he said: "Some of the stuff they say is so weird that I don't even know if it's worth engaging them or not."
But Roubini acknowledged that those who say that QE2 is going to cause massive debasement of the currency must be engaged. And Roubini understands the linkage among the ideologies of that political movement: "That's also the argument for the gold standard," he said in reference to the connection drawn in some sectors.
Essentially, opposition to fiat money generally—and QE2 specifically—always sees an inflationary bias and the government creation of money as problematic. Hence, the desire for the gold standard and other fixed rate regimes. But according to Roubini, "Those kinds of arguments are totally senseless today."
Some among the camp who oppose QE2—and many of the Fed abolitionists—have a desire to "tie the hands of policymakers," as Roubini says.
But, in these economic times, that's not just undesirable—it's downright dangerous.
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The Budget of the ICC is drafted by the Court, under the coordination of the Registrar, and is approved and paid for by the Assembly of States Parties (ASP). The ASP has set up a subsidiary expert body, the Committee on Budget and Finance (CBF), to help the ASP with this complex process.
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In addition to participating in and contributing to the Team, NGOs can help to inform States Parties about the importance of granting the Court the means needed to fulfil its mandate. NGOs can encourage governments to pay their contributions in a full and timely manner.
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Celebrex Shows Potential in Preventing Some Skin Cancers: Study
MONDAY, Nov. 29The prescription painkiller Celebrex might help prevent non-melanoma skin cancers, a small study suggests.
But one expert was quick to note that the drug, which is most commonly used to counter the pain of arthritis, has been linked in some studies to an increase in the risk for cardiovascular problems. So it isn't yet clear that Celebrex (celecoxib) is an ideal choice to prevent cancers that could be treated by other means.
"We have a lot of different treatments for non-melanoma skin cancers," noted Dr. Doris Day, a dermatologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "I would want more information regarding the mechanism of action of Celebrex, because of the other risks," she said.
The report, funded by the U.S. National Cancer Institute and Pfizer, the maker of Celebrex, is published in the Nov. 29 online edition and the Dec. 15 print issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Non-melanoma skin cancers are common, comprising "the most prevalent malignancies in the United States with an incidence equivalent to all other cancers combined," according to study lead author Dr. Craig A. Elmets, a professor of dermatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. These tumors include basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin, which are typically linked to overexposure to UV rays from the sun or indoor tanning booths.
Currently, there are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved agents for the prevention of non-melanoma skin cancers, although sunscreens are widely recommended for this purpose, Elmets said. "However, even sunscreens are only modestly effective at preventing non-melanoma skin cancers. The demonstration that celecoxib can prevent these common malignancies heralds an entirely new approach for the prevention of these common malignancies," he said.
For the study, Elmets and colleagues randomly assigned 240 people with precancerous skin lesions called actinic keratoses to treatment with Celebrex or placebo. The researchers looked at the number of new lesions after three, six and nine months of treatment, and again two months after treatment had stopped.
The investigators found that the number of new precancerous lesions in both groups was the same.
However, by the end of the study, patients taking Celebrex had a 59 percent lower risk for non-melanoma skin cancers, compared with patients receiving placebo.
However, the study was stopped early after the FDA found that people in another trial that involved a similar drug had an increased risk for heart attacks. There were no such problems in this trial, the researchers noted, perhaps because the trial lasted only nine months.
In an editorial, Drs. Frank Meyskens Jr. and Christine McLaren, both of the University of California, Irvine, said that the finding that Celebrex helped reduce cancers but not precancerous lesions suggests that different mechanisms may be at work during different stages of tumor development.
Celebrex is one of a class of drugs called COX-2 inhibitors, which also include Bextra (valdecoxib) and Vioxx (rofecoxib). Vioxx was withdrawn from the market in 2004 and Bextra in 2005 because studies had suggested users faced heightened risks for heart attack. Celebrex did not show such a level of heightened risk and has remained on the market.
Commenting on the new study, Day said that even though she would not recommend that people take Celebrex for the sole aim of preventing skin cancer, it could prove an additional benefit for people who are already taking the drug to battle their arthritis pain.
"But for me it wouldn't be a first-line drug for people who have non-melanoma skin cancers, because of the other options and the cardiac risks," she said.
In the future this drug may be useful, at a lower dose, for preventing these cancers while avoiding the cardiac risk, Day added, but "I don't think this is ready for recommendation as a preventive for non-melanoma skin cancers."
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Monday, August 25, 2008
pillows from placemats
And here's the flip side of the blue pillow:
Remember my trip to Anthropologie way back in June? I finally completed my project with the placemats I bought and turned them into pillows for my couch. I owe this nifty idea to my friend Robyn (repurposing maven), who first suggested this when I was lusting after some placemats in Crate N Barrel years ago.
It just could not be simpler. You buy a placemat that is two layers of fabric. Use a seam ripper along one side of the placemat to open a few inches of seam. Stuff it with polyfil. Sew the seam.
I'd like to embellish the yellow/coral/white pillow somehow with an applique. The blue pillow had bias binding, which is a little more tricky, but still easy to get apart and put back together.
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I LOVE the blue pillow! I desperately need couch pillows, but I've never found placemats that are that awesome and the fabric I have picked out is crazy expensive. One day...ReplyDelete
That's so beautiful! I want to make one!ReplyDelete
Wow! That seems like something even I could handle. Except I seriously don't know how to sew.ReplyDelete
I need to get my Aunt Jana to finally teach me.
Angela, you could totally do this if you could sew a few hand stitches. Have Jana show you that! No machine required, and really, it is just easier to do by hand than to squash the stuffing under the presser foot. I'd rip as small an opening as possible to minimize the sewing.ReplyDelete
Cute! I just hit Anthropologie while in SA last week - got a few placemats of my own and converted my mom, too. She spent more than I did. :)ReplyDelete
What a fabulous idea. Those look great!ReplyDelete
Wonderful idea! I love anthropologie but cannot afford anything but a placemat. :) I'm definitely trying this out.ReplyDelete
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Back in October I made this picture of Senator Clay Davis from The Wire in the style of Shepard Fairey's celebrated Obama "Hope" portrait. It's become the most linked-to thing I've ever put on the web.
Someone suggested I sell them so I've uploaded it to mysoti where you can buy prints or t-shirts. It would be great to see one out in the real world.
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Just as the money for World of Warcraft Monopoly replaces those boring old numbers with the faces of Azeroth's most influential, the Chance and Community Chest cards replace the stale old man in a top hat with the freshest seafood Azeroth has to offer.
Two weeks ago PC Gaming Lives gave you an exclusive first-look at the fake money of World of Warcraft Monopoly, the total conversion for Hasbro's legendary board game. This week we're once again proving that Hasbro's USAopoly artists aren't just calling it in.
Not only have we got your first glimpse of the Chance and Treasure (Community Chest) cards, we've also got a peek at one of the land deeds you'll be fighting for, a railroad swallowed by the Dark Portal, and the finest utilities Gnomeregan has to offer. Do not pass go, do not collect 100 gold pieces.
Okay, you can at least advance to go.
How could you keep something this cute locked away?
Oooo, Icecrown. I hear the neighbours can be real liches.
An entire expansion reduced to one of four transportation spaces.
Poor Hogger, always the treasure, never the treasurer.
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Similarities in the interface – and the fact that Windows 7 is built on code from Vista – makes it easy to think of Windows 7 as nothing more than Vista done right.
While it certainly fixes problems from the Vista RTM, Vista SP1 and SP2 also solve many of the most obvious issues in Vista.
Windows 7 is a much more ambitious undertaking that not only addresses the performance issues in Vista but does a lot to deal with the historical complexity of the Windows platform (and speed up many-core systems when they become common).
The much-misunderstood MinWin may not contribute much to system performance; it's more about uncoupling the interfaces that programs use to work with Windows from the actual code in the lowest level of system files, to make it easier to replace code in the future.
Much more significant are the many places that Windows code has been rewritten to use fewer resources and work more quickly, the reduction in the size of the page file and the amount of memory used for window management, Direct2D acceleration, and the way that services aren't loaded until they're needed (and are unloaded from memory as soon as they're finished with, so if you turn on Bluetooth, use it for five minutes and turn it off, the Bluetooth service is only running for those five minutes).
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Other improvements target power management, turning off CPU cores that aren't needed – when you're not actively using your PC, the aim is to get the CPU doing as close to nothing as possible instead of catching up on system maintenance – and powering down USB ports, SATA drives and Wi-Fi cards.
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Since 1500 candied fruit, brought to Italy by the Arabs, has been a mainstay of the pastry and the culinary arts in general, allowing a natural element such as sugar to preserve fruits and vegetables.
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DALLAS - Kevin Durant scored a career-high 52 points, including the go-ahead basket with 16.5 seconds left in overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held off a Dallas Mavericks rally for a 117-114 victory Friday night.
The Thunder, who won their sixth straight, snapped a season-high four-game winning streak for the Mavericks. It was Oklahoma City's second overtime win against Dallas this season.
Mavericks guard O.J. Mayo forced overtime by hitting a 3-pointer with two defenders in his face with 2.3 seconds left in regulation.
Mike James had put Dallas ahead with a 3-pointer in overtime, but his shot from well behind the arc in the final seconds of the extra period fell short.
Russell Westbrook, who scored 31, missed a free throw to give the Mavericks one more chance to tie, but Vince Carter's desperation 3 at the buzzer was short.
Carter led Dallas with a season-high 29 points.
Durant was 13 of 31 from the field and made all 21 free throws in the first 50-point game for an NBA player this season.
BOSTON (AP) — Marco Belinelli made a game-winning jumper with 3.1 seconds left, Jimmy Butler scored six points in overtime and Chicago extended its Friday night road show by beating Boston.
Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 20 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added 14 points and 13 boards as the Bulls won their 14th straight road game on a Friday. They haven't lost since April 2011.
Rajon Rondo scored a season-high 30 points for Boston before fouling out with 1:16 to play in overtime.
Kevin Garnett had 16 points and Paul Pierce passed former Celtics star Robert Parish for 22nd on the NBA's career scoring list by chipping in 13 points. Pierce has 23,342 points and Parish 23,334.
Brandon Bass added 13 points for Boston, which lost for the second time in eight games.
Richard Hamilton had 20 points for the Bulls, who have won four of five.
Jason Terry's jumper pushed Boston ahead 99-98 in OT before Belinelli's game-winner just to the left of the foul line.
NEW YORK (AP) — Deron Williams scored 24 points, making four free throws in the final 43.4 seconds, and Brooklyn beat Atlanta to earn a split of their home-and-home series.
Brook Lopez added 20 points for the Nets, who bounced back from a 109-95 loss in Atlanta on Wednesday that snapped their seven-game winning streak. Former Hawks guard Joe Johnson finished with 18 points and Reggie Evans grabbed 20 rebounds as the Nets beat the Hawks for the first time in seven meetings.
Jeff Teague had 21 points and 10 assists for the Hawks, who played without starting centre Al Horford and lost key reserve Lou Williams to a serious-looking right knee injury. Former Nets guard Devin Harris scored 17 and Josh Smith had 12 points and nine rebounds in his return from a one-game suspension, but shot just 5 of 15.
The Hawks were only 5 of 22 from the field in the fourth quarter and lost for the seventh time in nine games.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tim Duncan had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and San Antonio held off Golden State to extend its home winning streak to 14 games.
Tony Parker added 25 points and eight assists for the Spurs (31-11), an NBA-best 18-2 at home. Tiago Splitter added 19 points and nine rebounds, and Danny Green scored 13.
David Lee had 22 points, Klay Thompson added 21 and Jarrett Jack 20 for Golden State (23-15).
The Spurs closed the game on a 9-4 run after Harrison Barnes' jumper pulled the Warriors to 86-84 with 5 minutes left.
Duncan had eight points in the final quarter, going 4 for 6 from the field.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Conley scored 19 points, Marc Gasol added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Memphis snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Sacramento.
All five Memphis starters were in double figures. Tony Allen had 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Rudy Gay scored 15 and Marreese Speights finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.
DeMarcus Cousins was the only Sacramento player in double figures with 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Kings, limited to 34 per cent shooting, had their two-game winning streak stopped.
The Grizzlies played without forward Zach Randolph, who sat out with a back strain.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George scored 31 points and David West had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead Indiana past Houston.
The Central Division-leading Pacers (25-16) have won 11 straight home games — their longest streak since winning 14 in a row in 2002-03 — and tied New York for the second-most wins in the Eastern Conference.
Houston (21-20) has lost six in a row overall and five consecutive road games. The Rockets were led by Omer Asik with 22 points. James Harden added 17, but ended a career-best streak of 22 straight games with 20 or more points.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jrue Holiday had a career-high tying 33 points and 14 assists, including all 12 of Philadelphia's points in overtime, and the 76ers overcame a 19-point second-half deficit to defeat Toronto.
Thaddeus Young added 27 points and 14 rebounds while Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen had 12 apiece for the Sixers.
Ed Davis had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors. Terrence Ross and Alan Anderson each scored 18.
Kyle Lowry had 11 points and 11 assists before fouling out for Toronto, which fell to 4-17 on the road. The injury-depleted Raptors lost their fourth in a row.
A basket by Hawes cut it to 96-94 with 5 seconds left in regulation, and a turnover by Jose Calderon gave the Sixers one last chance. Holiday delivered with a tough drive and layup with 1.1 seconds left to force overtime.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kemba Walker had 25 points and eight rebounds, and Gerald Henderson added 17 points as Charlotte beat Orlando to snap a five-game losing streak.
The Bobcats evened the season series with the Magic and now return home for four consecutive games, beginning with Sacramento on Saturday.
Charlotte started fast and shot the ball well throughout, with its field goal percentage hovering above 50 per cent for most of the night. The Bobcats also shot 17 more free throws than Orlando, including some crucial ones in the final minute to secure the victory.
Arron Afflalo led the Magic with 23 points, followed by Jameer Nelson with 22.
Orlando has lost its last six games against teams with records below .500.
DENVER (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 23 points, John Wall blocked Ty Lawson's attempt for a tying layup in the final seconds and Washington held off Denver to snap an eight-game road losing streak.
Kevin Seraphin added 18 points while Wall and Trevor Ariza scored 14 apiece for the Wizards, who picked up their second win away from home this season. They entered a league-worst 1-16 on the road.
Wall also had 12 assists. Nene had seven points for Washington in his return to Denver, where he played for nearly 10 years before being sent to Washington last March as part of a three-team trade.
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I am a baptized Anglican. Would my family and I be able to take communion at an OPC church?
First, I suppose that you mean: Can a full (confirmed) member of the Church of England take communion? The answer is yes, with certain assumptions, which you didn't make clear in your question. As an Anglican, you must be a full member of Christ's church in good standing. You mention the word family. I presume you are asking for your wife and children as well. They also must be full members in good standing. In other words, each communicant must have individual communicant standing in a church which confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
A second condition is that the particular congregation allows visiting believers to take the bread and wine of the communion. In a Presbyterian church, the table of the Lord must be "hedged." That is, non-member guests may be allowed only after conferring with the Session (board of elders) or the pastor speaking for his elders. This is the stricter way of hedging the Table.
But most OPCs hedge it by verbal warning such as, "Visitors among us, if they are members in good standing of churches that confess Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord according to the inspired Scriptures, and if they have examined themselves, are invited to partake with us." This places the responsibility of partaking on the communicants, for blessing or for judgment. If you are considering taking the sacrament in an OPC, as a one-time visitor or as one who contemplates sojourning among us for an extended period, contact the pastor beforehand. But I want to add something more by way of explanation.
Turn in the Bible to 1 Corinthians 11:16-24. It gives the context of the Apostle's instructionthe abuse of the Lord's Supper in Corinth. I doubt if this abuse prevails today in serious Christian churches. But the basic relevant instruction is found in verses 23-32. Verses 23 through 26 summarize the meaning of the sacrament. In Presbyterian doctrine (found in the Westminster Confession of Faith) we reject all notions that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. But we hold that those who partake faithfully (with full acknowledgment of sin and having sought forgiveness through the shed blood of the Savior) may and should take the bread and wine for spiritual blessing. Christ, by the Holy Spirit, is spiritually (not carnally) present in the elements. But verses 27-32 warn against partaking unworthily.
There are three ways to partake unworthily:
(1) By being an unbelievera non-Christian.
(2) By being a believer who is living unrepentant in what he knows as sin. Here he's not speaking of sins of weakness, frailty, and impatience in human relations, to which we are all subject, and are constantly repenting of. He refers to deliberate sins in which we continue willfully, or to sins between brothers and sisters in Christ that have not been dealt with (Ps. 19:13 and Matt. 5:21-24). The form used in the OPC covers all these points.
(3) By not discerning the relationship between the elements and the Lord's body (and blood, too). This applies first to children. Those of very young age aren't generally able to use adult discernment. They naturally concentrate on the material. If an adult were to request more "punch" (wine), or another piece of bread, that would exhibit extreme ignorance, even blasphemy! But not children, since they are incapable of adult thinking. We don't have a precise age for communing, but well into adolescence verging on adulthood is the general practice. It is the age of ability to take responsibility for one's own behavior, which varies greatly from person to person. That is why, before taking the sacrament, self-examination is called for (verse 28 and 2 Cor. 13:5).
But why be so cautious? Because of what the Apostle writes in verses 28 and 30. God's judgment is severe on those who deal with his holy things in a careless and off-hand manner. Verse 30 mentions that some were afflicted with serious illness, others fatally. We don't read of those afflictions today, but the Word of God speaks of the last Judgment, which is horrible in contemplation. "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows ... this he will also reap" (Gal. 6:7).
You might have one more question: Why be a member of a church at all? Must one join a church to be saved? Not necessarily. But God's Word teaches that with privilege comes responsibility. Theoretically, all Christians are under the discipline of the church. And what is the highest degree of discipline? Excommunication! The church declares the excommunicated one not to be a Christian. This seldom happens, and many churches, sadly, do not practice discipline. But, at least, we share the Lord's Table with those who, even though they are not under our own jurisdiction, have assumed a position of responsibility.
It is my practice to do more than answer questions with yes or no. And I may have attempted to teach you what you already know. But my motive is not to make it harder for one to partake of that ordinance which the Word of God declares as most sacred. We extend the sacrament to other Christians because it is the Lord's supper, not the exclusive possession of the OPC. Please return with other questions if I can be of spiritual profit to you.
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The Secret Life of Things: Sixty Years of Museum Anthropology at Wayne State University is currently open at the Gordon L. Grosscup Museum of Anthroplogy in Old Main. In celebration of the Museum's 60th Anniversary, this exhibit features 60 notable objects from the Museum's vaults that reflect the breadth and depth of this institution's global collections, local history, and associated personalities. As an assemblage, these 60 objects showcase the diversity of cultures, technologies, and histories represented in the Museum's extensive ethnographic, archaeological, and archival collections.
The museum is open Tuesday-Friday 10-4, Friday 6-9pm and Saturday 10-2. The exhibit is free, though donations are welcome.
As we are kept open daily by volunteers, group tours should be scheduled in advance to confirm availability of a staff member for a guided tour.
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After our flight over to Oahu, where it was pouring rain when we arrived, we had a short layover and met up with the other couple we went with as well. We had previously planned to go see Pearl Harbor and grab a bite to eat in Waikiki. We grabbed our rental car and got a free upgrade to a Chrysler 300m instead of a ford focus. YES! All you have to do is ask. Seriously, it worked for us. Though I have seen Pearl Harbor before, it's always sobering to see it and this time was no different. It is eerie and they have a movie and tour of the memorial. It was a great part of our trip and I'm glad we went to see it again.
Oil still leaks up from the Arizona, resting on the ocean floor.
The memorial from a distance.
In memory of those who lost their lives there.
The sunset in Waikiki where we got dinner and walked around for a little bit before we had to take our hopper flight over to Kauai, where it wasn't raining!
After traveling for over 21 hours and not sleeping, we were all exhausted. We decided to sleep in and awoke to a wonderful sunny day. We decided to go to a Farmer's market, see the local lighthouse and do some grocery shopping and 'regain our bearings' (Mr. R's favorite saying…)
Here is the Kilauea Lighthouse. It was gorgeous. At the farmers market we got some delicious salsa, a wonderful organic pineapple and some banana bread. We stopped at a few beaches that day and just saw a few sights before going grocery shopping.
The next morning was Easter, and we decided to go to an early sunrise service on the beach pier in Hanalei. It was hard to get up early but it was worth it and gorgeous. How many times in your life can you say you've gone to Easter service in Kauai on a beach? After church we stopped by the overlook that was right across the main street from where we were staying.
The next day we wanted to go and see the other side of the island (Poipu) since we were staying on the Princeville side, and we wanted to see Waiema Canyon. This was an amazing day of sightseeing and driving. We also hiked to a waterfall.
The Canyon. It's like a mini grand canyon.
The main lookout point where all the tourists go.
First of the waterfalls we visited along the hike. The book we were following told us it was moderately strenuous.
Well it was downhill one way and uphill the other way. Easy on the way down and HARD on the way up was a better description. Overall it was about 3 miles round trip. Claude went along for the hike!
A view from the end of the hike, we are standing on top of a waterfall.
On the edge by the waterfall! It was a LONG way down
The pegs got me there :)
Overall I would have to say that one of my favorite things that we did on our trip was the hike. It was something that I wouldn't normally do and I really enjoyed it, even though the way up was a little tough. I realized I need to work my quads and calves more! :) I love going on hikes and am going to try to go on more around my home as well. It's a great workout and so refreshing.
We had great weather while we were there and it was so relaxing and nice to be 'away'. Even though it rained at night and halfway through our last day, it wasn't a big deal. Kauai is my favorite island of the Hawaiian chain by far. It is so lush and really is very tropical. When I think of Hawaii, and how I always thought it would be, I always think of Kauai.
Tomorrow will be the other post with all the other pictures! :) Stay tuned!
Well it's still blazing hot here in CA. I don't know where this hot weather came from, but this morning on my run I was melting like a popsicle on a hot August day. It was only 6:30 in the morning. Not good. But, this morning I ran 3 miles and ran stairs in the middle. 75 stairs 5 times. I can already feel it in my quads and calves. Tonight Mr. R and I are going out to dinner to celebrate our one year and six month anniversary. Normally I don't celebrate anniversaries or anything, but it's fun and I got him a gift for no reason so now I have the opportunity to give it to him. I LOVE giving gifts. It's my thing I think. And don't worry, we are only going to CHICK-FIL-A!!!! Which is my favorite place, or possibly we might go to The Counter. Another great place. There are neither by my house and both by his, so I love going down to his place and getting chickfila for dinner.
I'm getting my endurance back! Just like you all said I would. Thanks for the encouraging words while I was in my rut. I am getting nervous about the marathon, but I know going in with the non-competitive mindset will be best for me for my first marathon and then afterwards I can take it from there and see what I want to do with races and different distances. I know I will be able to finish. I have a 20 miler scheduled for this weekend and once I've done that I know I will be set to go.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!


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Rapper Who Promised Million Dollar Reward Has to Pay Up
Ryan Leslie is a record producer, songwriter and occasional rapper. He composes his songs on his laptop. So when he lost the computer in Cologne, Germany back in 2010 he had a big problem, since there were several unreleased tracks on the hard drive.
Leslie offered a $20,000 reward for the laptop's return. When that didn't work, he made a YouTube video in which he upped the reward to one million dollars.
Not long after doing so, German auto-repair-shop owner Armin Augstein apparently found the laptop while walking his dog. He presented the computer to Leslie, but Leslie refused to pay the million.
Augstein sued Leslie, who is American, in US Federal court. Yesterday, a jury ruled that Leslie must pay Augstein the money.
The 54-year-old Augstein is obviously thrilled with the verdict.
"I'm very happy . . . that the American judicial system, which is so totally different from ours, functioned so well with a jury that are not professionals and are laymen," he said.
He also added that he was disappointed Leslie had implied in court he had stolen the laptop, but that the singer/songwriter was "personally very friendly."
As for the friendly, but suddenly a million dollars poorer rapper, he said he is considering an appeal.
In short, posting your million dollar reward offer on YouTube is not wise.


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Fayette board of education members viewed a proposed layout for athletic facilities at the new school and received pricing on a storage building for the new school campus.
Jim Price of the Buehrer Group architectural firm showed the board a drawing that would place a softball diamond, baseball diamond and running track east of the new school.
"It's critical that it's designed correctly and laid out correctly with regard to drainage," said superintendent Russ Griggs.
Otherwise, money might be spent in corrective action.
Board members voted to pay $10,000 for design work, including a final $3,000 if the plan is used.
While on the subject of school grounds, trustee David Brinegar asked for conformation that the grounds have not yet been turned over to the district.
Eric Wiemken, construction engineer, said that grass seeding is scheduled in early August and the weedy appearance will soon disappear.
Price told the board that estimates for the 32-foot by 56-foot storage garage put the price around $50,000 for the building only. He guessed the total cost might be close to $75,000.
Brinegar suggested waiting until the total costs are known before moving forward with any decision.
DEMOLITION—Wiemken learned at a meeting with Ohio EPA that existing sidewalks and parking areas can remain in place when the buildings are torn down.
The Ohio EPA expressed concern that existing monitoring wells must remain in place after demolition.
SPEAKER—State representative Bruce Goodwin will speak at the dedication of the new school scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17.
FEES—Student fees for elementary students will increase from $35 to $45 this year. The money helps cover the costs of workbooks, magazines and other materials.


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Harvard University nixed the remainder of its men's soccer season Thursday after it was revealed that members ranked recruits on the women's team by their sexual appeal — and officials say the procedure was not limited to a single season.
Reported last month by the Harvard Crimson, a nine-page document circulated over email as a "scouting report" in 2012 gave freshmen women numerical scores and included photos pulled from social media sites. The women were also assigned hypothetical sexual positions and nicknames.
The lewd document appeared to be a tradition, as it referred to a report from 2011. And according to President Drew Faust, that tradition has continued.
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"I was deeply distressed to learn that the appalling actions of the 2012 men's soccer team were not isolated to one year or the actions of a few individuals, but appear to have been more wide-spread across the team and have continued beyond 2012, including in the current season," Faust said in a statement Thursday. "Given this information, I fully support the clear and unequivocal decision made by the Director of Athletics today to cancel the remainder of the team's season, including post-season play."
"I was saddened and disappointed to learn that the extremely offensive 'scouting report' produced by the 2012 men's soccer team continued through the current season,'" Dean Rakesh Khurana added Thursday. "As I have stated, such behavior is antithetical to Harvard's fundamental values. It is clear that as individuals, as members of groups, and as a community, we need to do more to ensure that relationships on this campus are built on respect and dignity in all contexts. We cannot be a great college unless we are a good community."
School officials spoke out against the document in October when details were learned.
"Harvard University Athletics has zero tolerance for behavior of this kind and is deeply upset by these offensive and derogatory remarks," athletic director Robert L. Scalise said in a statement obtained by necn. "Harvard College students, including members of our athletic teams, are required to uphold the values of this community, which are rooted in the respect and dignity for all members of our community. University Athletics continues to reinforce with our student-athletes appropriate and respectful social behavior and team conduct."
After the report came to light, a member of the 2012 women's soccer team, who wanted to remain anonymous, called the scouting report "absolutely disgusting" in an email to necn. She said she was "deeply hurt, and beyond frustrated" that women are treated this way, not only at Harvard but at other school campuses and around the world.
She added that the Crimson article read like a "tabloid" report at her own expense, and that of the Harvard soccer teams and athletic programs.
Pieter Lehrer, the men's soccer coach, added that he was "shocked and disgusted" by the report. He was not the coach in 2012.
Several members of the 2012 men's soccer team declined comment when reached by the Crimson.
The school's women's soccer coach, Christopher P. Hamblin, said in a statement to the Crimson that he was "saddened to see this level of disrespect shown to these women." He referenced a "huge shift" in the culture of the men's soccer program" since Lehrer's hiring in 2013.
Rachael Dane, Spokesperson for Harvard University, released a statement Wednesday evening saying, "The offensive and derogatory remarks reported by the Crimson have no place at Harvard. This kind of behavior is completely at odds with the educational environment we seek to foster and with our central value of treating one another with dignity and respect — in our residences, in classrooms, on the athletic fields, and in our social experiences. Now that we have been made aware of this document and its contents, the University is working to assess the circumstances surrounding it."


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Ok so lets say I bought an ATmega328P (SMD version) and created my own PCB and it's time to burn the code that I have written. Code that works well on an Arduino Uno. Its just that I decided to build my own PCB.1. Am I right to say that I first need to burn the bootloader, and than followed by my code?2. I have an FT232RL (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/718) and also a USBtinyISP (http://www.ladyada.net/make/usbtinyisp/). I found tutorials on how to connect these so this is not the issue, but I need to understand better, Which one do I need? What do I program what with?
Can I use the USBtinyISP with Arduino IDE?
Hey thanks for your replies.Yes I know MOSI and MISO goes berserk when programming so I set them up as inputs with buttons to be safe.Can I use the USBtinyISP with Arduino IDE?Thanks for the tutorial too X
... goes berserk ...
So, is that means it is better not to connect any input/output device at the MOSI, MISO and SCK pins ?


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Lawmakers poised to pass legislation that will compensate those emotionally traumatized by Newtown shootings
HARTFORD -- Lawmakers unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that establishes a fund to assist workers emotionally traumatized by the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. The fund can be used to cover lost wages and uncovered medical expenses.
The vote was 143 in favor in the House and 35 in favor in the Senate, with no one voting against the plan.
The Sandy Hook Workers Assistance Fund will be maintained and operated by the state Office of Victim Services and funded by private organizations, a number of which have come forward.
Workers Compensation only covers emotional trauma that is caused by a physical injury incurred on the job.
A separate bill that would expand worker's compensation for those exposed to the murder of a person will wind its way through the committee process this session, but, if passed, would not take effect until October.
House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, and House Minority Speaker Lawrence Cafero, R-Norwalk, came up with the idea after getting feedback from first responders who are finding it difficult to return to work or whose sick time is running out.
State Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams, D-Brooklyn, said the entire world knows of the tragedy at Sandy Hook, where 20 first-graders and six educators were murdered Dec. 14.
"But, for the first responders and for the brave teachers and administrators at the elementary school who survived, what they saw was horrific," Williams said of the violent deaths of so many children.
"They are grieving. This legislation is about helping them through this incredibly difficult period ... it is right and good for us to step up and help them," Williams said.
The donations will go through United Way of Newtown, and an estimated 150 to 200 individuals could be beneficiaries. Several hundred thousand has been donated so far, but officials did not have a total.
Generally, in order to qualify, an individual must either have been employed at the school at the time of the shooting or have been involved in the official response and now suffer mental health issues. The area also includes the fire house where parents and officials gathered to learn the fate of their children.
The list includes teachers, paraprofessionals and other staff, as well as police officers, firefighters, medical examining staff and other emergency and public safety personnel who responded to Sandy Hook.
To make up for lost wages, the fund could cover up to 75 percent of the loss. The payments for wages and medical costs will be limited to 52 weeks, with the program up and running by April 1.
State Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, said for him, this was very personal. He said he knows many of the people who ran into the building, as well as teachers and first responders who showed up.
Both House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, and state Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, D-New Haven, said workers suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome is more and more common.
Looney said the fund "establishes the principal that mental and emotional trauma, independent of a physical injury, can and should be compensatory in our system."
Companies that have come forward include: AT&T, Dominion Resources, Covidien, WWE, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers, Northeast Utilities and the Connecticut Bar Association.
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Shirtless David Beckham Swimming In Malibu With Family
Shirtless David Beckham Gives Romeo a View From the Top During Another Malibu Beach Weekend
David Beckham spent another weekend splashing around in Malibu with his three sons — Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz — as well as their good friend Gordon Ramsay and his four kids. The whole crew boogie-boarded in the waves, and Romeo even stood on David's shoulders in the water. The Beckham and Ramsay families have been relaxing together in the California beach town for much of the Summer, which has given us ample shirtless David and Gordon moments. Victoria Beckham is still staying out of the spotlight since giving birth to her daughter Harper in early July, though Gordon's wife Tana did show off her great beach body in a tight wetsuit top. David is still going strong in the 2011 shirtless bracket and is currently in sixth place over all — make your picks for a chance to win $1,000 to J.Crew!


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These girl-propositions-an-athlete videos are becoming a bit of an epidemic, aren't they? Today we have Margo. She is a junior at the University of Central Florida who dreams to one day be a pediatrician. And has she got a deal for Dwight Howard. Margo admits to stealing the idea from our sorority girl friend, but she doesn't want a date. She wants straight cash, homey.
The stakes are simple, if accepted: if Margo beats Dwight, superman must pay for her college education. If Dwight wins, "he can pick something for me to do." Margo offers helpful suggestions, such as painting herself blue or washing all of Dwight's cars. Right.
Ball's in your court, Dwight.
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Provo • It was about this time last year, in the middle of BYU's 2012 spring football camp, when coach Bronco Mendenhall first put the name of seldom-used defensive end and outside linebacker Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah, a walk-on, and the National Football League in the same sentence.
When Mendenhall had finished extolling the freakishly athletic virtues of the player who put on football pads for the first time in his life just two years before that incorrectly, as the much-told story goes and had been in on only 10 tackles and one quarterback hurry his first two seasons, several reporters walked away from the pack laughing.
Did Mendenhall just say the football neophyte "could be a tremendous story" and "an NFL player if he continues to do what he has done the past two years"?
If Mendenhall wasn't such a no-nonsense, serious-as-the-IRS coach, it could have been seen as a decent April Fools' Day ruse.
Guess who's laughing now?
The 78th annual NFL Draft begins Thursday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (6 p.m. MT, ESPN), and the 6-foot-5, 275-pound Ansah not only will be taken in the draft, but he will be taken in the first round, perhaps in the top five.
"Hollywood could make a movie out of it," Mendenhall says now, "but nobody would believe it."
Colorful quarterback Jim McMahon is the highest NFL Draft pick in BYU history, going at No. 5 to the Chicago Bears in 1982.
Ziggy, who got that nickname from former BYU defensive end Vic So'oto because that's what the name Ezekiel sounded like when he introduced himself to his skeptical teammates, also had to be shown how to lift weights, a tutorial that began at 6 a.m. each day because that's when Mendenhall insisted the newcomer do his workouts, as a test of his dedication.
And then there was the first time Ansah tried to get into a defensive stance back in 2010.
"He got down on all fours," recalled linebacker Kyle Van Noy. "He looked like a frog."
Three years later, he is ready to hop over dozens of All-Americans to the top of the NFL Draft.
In his latest projections, ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has Ansah going at No. 2 to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who desperately need a big-time pass rusher. Kiper's cohort, Todd McShay, has Ansah going at No. 5 to the Detroit Lions.
"He has enjoyed his meteoric rise up the [draft] board more than any other player in my 35 years covering the draft," Kiper told The Salt Lake Tribune. "I would say two to Jacksonville or five to Detroit at worst, eight to Buffalo. Anywhere between two, five and eight is where he could come off the board, which is amazing considering he was off the radar, completely undrafted, when the season began."
McShay generally has not been as high as Kiper on Ansah's prospects, but has gradually changed his tune the last month or so.
"Three years ago he didn't know how to put on his shoulder pads, and now we're talking about him as a top-five pick," McShay said, shaking his head. "You just never know. ... If he is dedicated to it and willing to put in the time and energy and exhaust himself with his game, he's got a chance because he's got the natural tools to succeed."
Even in 2012, when he finally earned a starting spot after Eathyn Manumaleuna left the Boise State game with a season-ending knee injury, Ansah did not put up eye-popping stats in every game. He finished the season with 13 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, one interception, nine pass breakups and one forced fumble in addition to 62 total tackles.
Through this whole remarkable journey, which began when missionary Ken Frei converted Ansah to the LDS Church in his native Ghana and suggested the LeBron James wannabe attend BYU and try out for coach Dave Rose's basketball team (which he did twice, and was cut both times), Ansah has approached everything with a sense of amusement, and tenacity.
"It has been good," he said last month at BYU's Pro Day. "I am just taking it [casually], taking it day by day. I don't know what is going to happen in the future, but I am enjoying every single minute of it. I am having a good time with it. You can't stress too much about it, so I am just trying to let it flow."
Don't bother asking Ansah the usual pre-draft question about his favorite NFL team growing up. He didn't even know the league existed until he got to America in 2008, and once last season famously asked BYU senior linebacker Brandon Ogletree, himself an NFL Draft hopeful, what the letters NFC and AFC meant. When he got his first fumble recovery last season, he seriously thought he got to keep the football.
Does he know how to work hard? The question alone makes BYU coaches such as Kelly Poppinga laugh out loud.
Here is a guy who didn't receive a scholarship until his senior year and worked for years on the BYU janitorial and grounds crews to pay his way through school. Last fall, with the national spotlight growing bigger and bigger, he took and aced four statistics classes, often bolting from practice because it was his turn to lead a study group.
Although many suggested he take winter semester off and prepare for the draft, he still took the last class (American Heritage) he needed to graduate and earn his degree in actuarial science so he could walk with his class on Thursday. Alas, Ansah will miss graduation because he will be in the Big Apple with his family from Accra, Ghana, this week. His parents, Edward and Elizabeth, have never seen him play a down of football, except on replays, but they have taken a crash course on the sport via the Internet.
Ansah agreed to be one of 23 players in attendance only when he learned he could walk in August.
"At the [NFL] Combine, everybody was infatuated with the kid, impressed with him and what he did," said his agent, Frank Bauer of Stockton-based Sun West Sports. "Ziggy is a breath of fresh air. He is very grateful for what is going on."
Hollywood should be, too, if Mendenhall knows what he is talking about.
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Ansah's journey
2010 • Joined BYU's squad in the spring, played football for the first time and saw action in six games as a sophomore, making three tackles
2011 • Played sparingly in 12 games as a junior, recording three solo and four assisted tackles
2012 • Started nine games as a senior, becoming a starter only after Eathyn Manumaleuna suffered a season-ending knee injury against Boise State in the fourth week. Finished with 62 tackles, 4.5 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble
2013 • Shined at NFL Combine in Indianapolis, zooms up draft boards around the league
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Abortion, immigration test limits of dialogue in Parliament
The right for MPs to say and discuss almost anything they want is one of the central privileges of Parliament, but a couple of divisive debates over the past week tested the thresholds of dialogue in the House of Commons.
In one case, two spokespeople from the Canadian Immigration Forum were barred from speaking at the Commons immigration committee Wednesday because content on their website was deemed offensive -- including an interview with Canadian white supremacist Paul Fromm.
In the other, the NDP criticized Prime Minister Stephen Harper for allowing Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth to put forward Motion 312, a controversial proposal that sought to re-examine how Canadian law defines a human being.
The issue of restricting debate on abortion has come up before in other areas -- on Canadian campuses, for example. The pro-choice Canadian Civil Liberties Association has spoken out against barring pro-life advertising and activities at universities as a violation of free speech.
Liberal MP John McKay, visibly agitated Friday as he left another contentious question period, said the atmosphere after the vote on the motion earlier in the week was that of a funeral. McKay was one of four Liberals who voted in favour of the motion, which went down to defeat by a margin of 203-91.
"It kind of chills you; you don't really want to get into it and then you layer that over with the conflicts among colleagues, people with who you normally work," said McKay.
"The parallel that I would draw is to the capital punishment debate. At least there, the parliamentarians had the guts to deal with the issue and I think wisely dealt with the issue, but not us. We walked."
Witnesses ejected from committee
Madi Lussier, one of the two witnesses from the Canadian Immigration Forum not permitted to speak to the Commons committee, wiped away tears as she expressed her frustrations. The group's website is mostly an aggregator of articles on different issues touching on immigration, but divided into provocative sections with names such as "Chinafication" and "Arabization."
She has advocated a moratorium on immigration for 50 years, and warned that "European" values might be at risk of disappearing in Canada.
NDP MP Jinny Sims was the first to argue against the group appearing. She said there are certain lines that cannot be crossed when allowing groups to testify at committee hearings.
"Well, I think (the website) definitely reflects the views of a white supremacist," Sims said.
"We live in a diverse country, and a very inclusive country, and for a parliamentary committee to give due deference to both perspectives at an immigration committee, I think would not do this Parliament very proud."
Conservative MP Rick Dykstra, parliamentary secretary to the immigration minister, said that once the opposition began lumping his party in with the views of the witnesses, it became impossible to have a rational discussion about their testimony.
"Once you stir the dust up to the point you can't see anymore, you've got to clear the room, and I think it was the right decision to make," said Dykstra.
But Arthur Schafer, director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba, says it's disappointing that the committee did not allow the Canadian Immigration Forum to appear.
"Every point of view -- however ugly and obnoxious most Canadians might find it -- should be allowed to be aired in hearings before our parliamentarians," said Schafer.
"I think it's important, for example, that they understand the passionate racism that exists in some quarters in Canada and understand the reasons and justifications that such people give."
Schafer sees the abortion debate in a different light -- not as a free speech issue, but as a political one. Those who feel they shouldn't speak out -- or feel the wrath when they do, such as Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose -- are simply experiencing the pressures of electoral politics.
David Eby of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association said he agrees.
"The motion was actually made, it was debated, and it raised the issue and duly elected parliamentarians voted against re-opening the issue," said Eby.
"It's not like it never showed up or was banned from being discussed by elected officials."


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SANDY, Utah -- Real Salt Lake Coach Jason Kreis was clearly unhappy with the scoreless draw on Friday night against the San Jose Earhquakes at Rio Tinto Stadium.
"We're very frustrated," he said. "We're very disappointed. The only thing that I can attribute it to is maybe a little bit of complacency."
Although both teams came off an extended break during the World Cup group stage, the coach didn't want to hear that as an excuse.
"I don't want to blame it on the break," Kreis said. "I don't want to blame it on anything other than we didn't pay attention to the details tonight."
An interesting theory was raised that Kreis felt may have come into play with tonight's performance, "The last World Cup I remember in '06 – I was playing at that time, and it was a little bit difficult to be watching that spectacle and then to show up and play yourself."
However, Kreis felt that the real problem with his team tonight was the play he observed out on the pitch. He said he saw "a team that felt like we've arrived, and felt like all we had to do was show up on the field tonight and we'd be given three points."
Despite all of the disappointment in Friday's result, there were a few positives. Real Salt Lake is now unbeaten in their last eight matches, and unbeaten in their last 17 home matches.
In addition, goalkeeper Nick Rimando registered his 65th career clean sheet (fourth in MLS history) and has an active shutout streak of 318 minutes (second longest in team history). He made two stellar saves late in the match in order to reach the marks. First, there was an athletic stop on a blast by Cornell Glen from about 12 yards out, and then he made a last second leap to get a hand on a dipping shot from long-distance by Javier Robles.
According to Kreis, those stops were huge. "At the end of the game, you pat Nick Rimando on the back and say 'you just saved us'."
RSL midfielder Andy Williams agreed. "I'm glad Nicky [Rimando] didn't have any rust in him. He bailed us out on those last two shots and made good saves."
The team also created some opportunities, with numerous attacks down the left side in the first half featuring Fabian Espindola. However, the team was lacking that final bit of quality in the final third to capitalize on their looks at goal.
Williams feels like the key now is to look forward.
"Hopefully we get this week to get this out of the way and get back in sync next week," said the veteran Jamaican.