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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The best career for a mother
As for being a mother in medicine.... if you had asked me five years ago, I would have said that being in medicine is a horrible idea if you want to be a mother. Now I revise my opinion and say that it's only a horrible idea if you want to be a mother before you turn thirty. But it's still not ideal in that you can't easily reschedule a roster of patients because your kid has a fever, and squeezing in a pumping session can be difficult during a doctor's typically busy day.
It got me wondering though: what is the best career for a mother? Because lately, I've met an awful lot of women who have become mothers and given up their jobs.
Traditionally, I think teaching has been considered a good job for a woman and therefore mother. But a friend of mine who had a baby and is now quitting her teaching position says otherwise. The pay is low, there is grading and planning work even once you finish teaching, the hours are surprisingly long due to clubs and phone calls to parents and etc, you maybe get one break the whole day, and you can't easily sneak out early for an appointment or a sick kid.
Nursing is another "traditionally female" job. But I've heard nurses complain about how it's hard to find time to pump during their shifts and that the hours are too irregular, making daycare or school harder to manage. Like with teaching, if your kid gets sick, they have to scramble to find a replacement so it's not so easy to just stay home.
I'm convinced that the best job for a mother is something like actuary or engineer, where you work on projects that don't rely on you showing up at exactly 7 AM every day, and work can usually be put off for a day if something urgent comes up. But strangely enough, these fields don't seem to attract women.
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- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:29 AM
I wonder if perhaps medicine provides options and security therefore is a good field for mothers BUT the rigors of training does not attract or breed (if you will) balance. JcReplyDelete
Medicine does have options and security, but I think it tends to be less flexible on a day to day basis. Meaning it's harder to call in sick or leave early.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:56 AM
I work as a file clerk/archivist. As long as the papers get scanned into the computer dailyish, they don't care when it happens. However, its a mind-numbingly boring job with no advancement potential or prestige, and the pay is fairly low.ReplyDelete
ask my husband the engineer about how "flexible" engineering is - that project deadline that kept him at work on the Labor Day weekend and that (same) project deadline that had him in a meeting yesterdayy from 7 AM until 5 PM. And will keep him in another meeting for the same number of hours today. The poor man is not allowe to get sick or even be "off call" on vacations because ya know, SOMEBODY has to be on call to answer whatever question comes up - and it is ALL of them.ReplyDelete
I would ask a different question: "What is the best job for you?" And then figure it out from there. I think any career can be a good job for a woman and women in any career can be a good mother.ReplyDelete
I find it uncomfortable, however, to define a person as a mother (ie, "the best career for a mother"), because that suggests that a woman can't have a purpose in life AND be a mother.
Our challenge isn't to find the jobs that are friendly to parents and hide ourselves there. Instead, we need to figure out how to make more employers/ careers recognize the recruitment costs and consider rational parental policies a retention strategy.
And then, when our kids leave home (at 18, if all goes well), not to suddenly have no identity because we are a mother with no one to mother.Replies
Christie: My husband is an engineer and he's the one who always takes sick days when the kids are sick, because I can't as easily. Whenever he has an appointment or whatever, he can leave early no problem. I don't think he's ever been called at home. Maybe it depends on where you work.ReplyDelete
hh: You can call it whatever you want, but the fact remains that a lot of women want some flexibility in their job when they have small kids. You can talk about making employers have "rational parental policies" but really, what do you do when you're in a small medical practice, have 20 patients scheduled for the day, and your kid has a fever of 104?
My engineer's career involves interaction with the government on a regular basis - THEY can take a weekend, but they want the answer when they arrive on Monay (or Tuesday)...also he is an engineer in a very special (there aren't many of them out there) field so that probably accounts for the being "on call" all of the time. He has never been able to take a whole day when a kidlet was sick, but can usually start a day or take over at the end of the day so we wound up splitting days. We would just bargain over which part of the day it was.
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Fizzy, interesting question! I think it might be more about the best workplace for a mother than the best career. Also, I think a huge question is the best partner for a mother who wants a career. And, a partner with the right career.ReplyDelete
I'm a professor, which can be a great or horrible career for a mother. It's horrible when the tenure clock and the biological clock are ticking at the same time. Now that I've achieved both children and tenure, it's turning out to be quite a lovely career for a mother. But, I've got a (mostly) family-friendly university and a supportive partner. I think a lot depends on a partner who is willing to do serious child care and a job that is willing to allow for me to do serious child care.
My hope would be that we could shape the markets in both spouses and jobs a bit by pushing for them to be flexible as well.
I'm going with lawyer. I'm a lawyer, and my job made it very easy to return to work full time three months after I had my baby. I pumped three times a day until my baby turned one. I have my own office and was hooked up with a lock and fridge when I came back. I have had a few "emergencies" but for the most part you know your deadlines weeks in advance and can plan accordingly. I work in a law firm and firms can be notorious for gender discrimination, but I found it to be pretty supportive of me -- both in terms of leave and sensitivity to my schedule and pumping needs. Oh, and unfortunately "full time" as a lawyer is sort of like full time as a doctor -- you're lucky if you're working less than 50-60 hours a week. So that does suck a little bit.ReplyDelete
I understand what you were alluding to with the comment of "especially if a woman wants to be a mother before 30" but I don't completely agree with this. I'm a family med resident, which, admittedly, should be a more family-friendly choice. I think that it really stinks that we often have this feeling of having to put off child-bearing and rearing during our most fertile years because of training. I feel that if you want to have kids during residency or medical school, do it. I had my little boy my intern year and I'm pregnant now. Granted, my program is very supportive--but I think that women who want to have kids should find the program that is right for them (both from an educational and personal perspective), their family, and is in line with their reproductive choices and go there. When else are you going to have that many call partners to help back you up? In the end, yes, it will have extended my residency 5-6 months, but I don't see that as being a problem. I know not everybody is in my situation, but it can be done.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 1:51 PM
Hi Ashley,Delete
Your note really resonated with me.
I'm 27 and hope to apply to medical school for entry when I am 29/30. I am continuously bombarded with the idea that I won't be able to have kids until I'm 37. I feel like I am being pushed into choosing between two things I have always wanted -- to have children and become a physician. What do you think? If I start when I'm 29, my husband will be working full-time as a lawyer and we could have a baby at some point during medical school, but I'm so anxious about that. I know that the med school I'm considering is very supportive, as I worked with a woman who attended the med school and became pregnant during med school and assures me now that everything will be fine. I guess I'm asking for your advice as a woman who has been through the process. I've also considered becoming a certified nurse practitioner, but know that process is also very lengthy.
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 3:53 PM
I am an engineer. I work as a researcher, and the work is fascinating and rewarding. I chose a place to work where the hours are flexible, up to a point. I have to travel and interact with research sponsors on a sometimes inflexible schedule, and sometimes a deadline will require long days or weekend work, but in general if I need to take off with a sick child, no one has an issue with it (although I've certainly been called at home a few times, and when the kids are up to it I'll check e-mail from home). Thankfully my husband - also an engineer - is very supportive and able and happy to help, so between the two of us things work pretty well. My career has slowed down a bit with two littles at home, but I'm comfortable that the opportunity to pick back up will be there when I'm ready.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 3:54 PM
I think one of the best jobs for a parent is my husband's job. He works as the system administer for a department at the local university. He can show up whenever he wants, as long as the work gets done. Occasionally he has to work all night, when the computers aren't in use. But he has tons of flexibility, he can even work from home (or really anywhere with internet access) if necessary. So if the child is sick, it's fairly easy for him to take a day at home with her. Also, he has the job security that others have mentioned, computers aren't going away, and people who can manage them are in high demand. And the pay is decent, too.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:46 PM
I think it depends more on the particular company than on the particular career. I am always astounded when my husband tells me he can leave his job (in pharma) to go to a drs appointment or run an errand. However once I worked for a self-proclaimed family oriented company who wouldn't let me friend off work to see his daughter be born, and penalized you if you took even one sick day in a year.ReplyDelete
Jen: I've heard good and bad things about law and motherhood. I guess it depends what area of law you're in and where you work.ReplyDelete
Ashley: I think there are some residency programs that are friendly to residents having babies, but I'd say most aren't. I was pregnant at the end of my intern year and I got a lot of flak when I had a complication that caused me to miss a few hours during a single evening call (not even overnight!). I know other women who thought they were in pregnancy-friendly programs until they got put on early bedrest or limited duties. In general, people don't like it when they have to do your work, and in residency everyone is already overworked, so it just makes things all the worse.
Most recent Anon: Obviously, it depends where you work as well as what career you're in. But I think we still can generally say that some careers tend to be better for mothers and some not as good.ReplyDelete
I think free-lance writer with a trust fund that I could rely on to pay the bills would be an ideal job for me . . .but outside of my dream world I believe that no matter WHAT position you go into once you put kids into the mix, things will get tough (and seemingly impossible on occasion). When you opt to play for two teams (work and motherhood), every once in a while there will be crucial events for both at the same time - how do you decide which team to choose?ReplyDelete
My daughter, who is an engineer and the mother of two small children would disagree with you on that.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2011 at 8:57 AM
I HAVE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT BEST JOBS FOR WOMEN MYSELF. My friend a nurse I thought had the best of all worlds. She worked 3 nights F,S,S and was home all week for her daughter. The daughter is now as a result a stellar student, on her way to excellent college. Then my friend became a nurse-anesthetist with day time job with overtime hours, and her younger son depends on her arriving from work late and very tired/stressed every day. That means more stressful parenting for her and for the kid. The son is struggling in school big time, despite 4-5 hours of supervised home work each evening. I would go for a full time job (nurse with 3 shifts) that allows you to be there for your kid 5 days a week. Nurses have unions and a ton of people that can fill in on per diem basis. My friend nurse got 5 months of maternity leave (compare to my 3 weeks). She went back to work when her job called her and said they would fire her if she did nto show up. She would have stayed at home even longer. As far as nurses who complained about their jobs? There is a lot of people complaining about life in this country. I met a lot of ethnic nurses born in different countries who told me they loved what they did, and did not understand why their american born counterparts always complain. I met nurses who worked 2 shifts when kids are small and one who worked 6-7 days/week when kids in college needed financial support (she made over 100,000).To me this comes as close to flexibility as you can find in this country when applied to one occupation in general.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2011 at 9:36 AM
I am a family nurse practitioner and work 2.5 days per week. The hours and the job are mostly perfect except for summer when the scramble for childcare begins. I always felt my nursing career was perfect for being a mom: at any given time I could easily waltz into HR and switch to another unit, shift or switch from full to part-time or PRN.ReplyDelete
If I had to do it all over again, I would go with speech or occupational therapy. I have friends who are contracted with local school districts and they work during school while their kids are in school and are off summers and holidays. PERFECT!
My husband is an engineer. It is full time and then some..I would never encourage our daughter to do that although it's gonna be hard because she does love the geeky engineer math like her daddy!
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 2:55 PM
I don't think medicine is family friendly overall no matter what speciality you will find other physicians who resent the mothers in medicine who work part time and in todays medical market at least in private practice when you are parttime and not a partner you have no security as I have learned as as revunes shrink and the practice budget shrinks you are easier to let go. I can't tell you how many times I have seen this happen.ReplyDelete
"I'm convinced that the best job for a mother is something like actuary or engineer, where you work on projects that don't rely on you showing up at exactly 7 AM every day, and work can usually be put off for a day if something urgent comes up."ReplyDelete
This. I'm neither of this, but in a field which offers similar flexibility -- academia. I got my Ph.D. two years ago and have since been doing postdocs with no teaching requirement (but I've been teaching anyways since I love it). *Everyone* in my dept. comes in on their own particular and sporadic schedule, and it's not just this university, I started a new postdoc this month and it's the same at my new department. This semester I teach once a week and told my students the first day that I expect to have to cancel one, perhaps two (and if any more, I'll try to reschedule rather than cancel) in early Nov. when my first child is due. In the meantime, I can work from home, I can work from the office, my hours are completely within my control, and so far I've only had to decline one speaking opportunity due to impending motherhood, and even the organizer agreed that going to another country 2 days before my due date was probably not a good idea!
Well, I'm an engineer and my job is a lot more flexible than my doctor husbands. Only on one occasion so far he's had to call in sick to stay with the baby while I went to a non-negotiable meeting. I had zero sympathy for the trouble he had re-arranging his day, because every other time - it's me sorting out all the ancillary shit that goes with having kids and a life while he works. But - I don't work in construction or project or site based work. In any of those areas of engineering it is much more difficult to rearrange your day at short notice.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 16, 2011 at 1:40 AM
I love that so many non-doctors are reading this blog! I think working women can all relate to Mothers in Medicine. I am a lawyer and I think I have the perfect job - I write appeals and work from home. I only work part time when my children are in school. I don't have to go to court. I do everything online and through the P.O. and telephone. I can wear my pajamas. The only downside is when I have a big deadline, I usually have to put in hours late at night. So, I think the ideal job is something you can do from home but still is challenging and a professional career and pays well. I don't make a fortune, but I love writing and research and I am getting paid.ReplyDelete
I found working full time as a hospital doctor (specialist in training) with a young child quite inflexible. Weekend work and evenings (14 hour shifts - 8am til 10pm) were expected on a pretty frequent basis in some roles. Not very family friendly, especially when your husband has to travel away for work. When my husband wasn't away for work thankfully his job (youth work - mostly working from home) was flexible enough for him to take leave if our son was sick/needing to go to an appointment/etc.ReplyDelete
Now, I'm an Endocrinologist and working in private practice very part-time and I find it quite flexible - but I had to wait til the age of 34 to have this flexibility! I can cancel sessions in school holidays or reschedule them to a time of the week when I can find someone to look after our son. I can even bring our son with me to work (he's nearly 5) if he's sick or doesn't have kindergarten. BUT, I'm 38 weeks pregnant and finding someone to cover my patients while I took some leave around the birth of the baby really stressed me out (in the end found someone to cover me for 6 months which is great!). I should add that I deliberately don't give out my out of hours contact details to my patients to maintain some sort of work-life balance (but my practice is small).
I doubt there is an ideal job for a mother, but I'm happy with my choice for now.
- AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 3:10 PM
I am suprised that no one mentioned the (to me ) obvious...the perfect job for a mother is the one you have before and then after the hand-on part of mommy-hood is over.ReplyDelete
I am a fifty-three year old RN who started life as an Army Officer. I had my first son three months after my committment was up, and his sister 13 months later. I was a full time mom until the littlest was four and headed to preschool, which is when I headed off to get my BSN for two years.
So, by the time I started working as a nurse, both kids were in elementary school (not daycare) and went to YMCA type camp during the summer. I changed to home health care when they were teens to "drop by" prn to keep them in line.
I have been an empty nester for 8 years now, working hard and then playing hard with just DH to worry about. Since I have at least another 15 years on the job, that will make for six years out of the job market (2 of those school) from ages 20 to 70.....worked for me.
As many of us who marched in the 70's for the ERA will tell you younger women...You CAN have it all, but NOT at the same TIME!
Shelby, RN


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How to Train Your GSD 5 Basic Commands
One most real German Shepherd Dog description found by my very personal experiences is that, he is a dog with intense sense of bondage with his own ones. He is a dog that can be called "caninestein" instead of just "canine". Yes, the degree of intelligence that he possesses, has made him the most talked about breed all over the world. I'm really a happy owner of German Shepherd Dogs, but I can't deny the fact that his intelligence level have fooled me a number of times. Often I've seen him capable of thinking too deeply; even logically of a number of ways to get whatever he wants or to attract my attention. If not trained properly, intelligence of German Shepherds can be nightmare for his owners. Certain funny behaviors that seem to be cute in your GSD puppy today, can throw your life out of gear tomorrow, when he would grow to be a mighty wolf! Here's the importance of proper training. Find a few tips on training GSDs. Read on....
Teach Basic Commands to your German Shepherd
If you're envying to see your friend's well mannered king-size Shepherd, its YOU who's responsible for such discontentment of yourself. It's just a magic of 5 most common words! A well-behaved German shepherd knows to follow the 5 most important basic commands: Come, Sit, Down, Stay and Heel. Teaching these 5 basic actions will make your German Shepherd your most loved companion. This basic training can make life easier for both you and your shepherd. Most importantly, you can keep him and yourself cool and safe in any situation.
Train Your German Shepherd to act on the command "Come"
- Step 1- Start off indoor. One full proved technique is to show him a treat and call him by his name. Repeat calling him by the name until he looks up at you.
- Step 2 - As soon as he looks up at you, just say "Come", showing him his treat with your hand a bit extended towards him.
- Step 3 - Continue calling him by his name with the command word "Come", showing him the treat.
- Step 4 - Repeat the exercise the same way for the next couple of days.
- Step 5 - Take him out on the third day – preferably early in the morning and in a quite place. Repeat the exercise for the next couple of days.
- Step 6 - Gradually increase the distance between you and your puppy and repeat the same exercise.
- Step 7 – Now it's time to encourage him to come running when called by his name , showing the treats.
- Step 8 – Once you know that he has learned to respond correctly on the command "Come", seeing the treat, slowly teach him to come on command without treat. This can be done by not giving the treat every time he comes. Instead of the treat, praise him lavishly for every right action on right command.
Train Your German Shepherd to act on the command "Sit"
- Step 1- Start off outdoor. Choose a quite time (preferably early morning) and a quite place, where his concentration will not be broken by rushing vehicles and strolling guys. Begin with a little bit of strolling together so that he can enjoy being with you.
- Step 2 - Make him stand right before you, so that you both stand face to face.
- Step 3 - Hold a treat between your index finger and thumb. Hold it right over his nose and then move the treat straight back towards his croup slowly.
- Step 4 - He should follow your finger and the treat. As you move your hand back towards his rear part, his rear part should move down to a sit; deliver the command "Sit". If he doesn't, gently press his croup down in the process with the command "Sit". As soon as he sits give him his treat.
- Step 5 - If he doesn't sit even on pressing gently, don't treat him. Press the croup a bit harder and with love, deliver the command "Sit".
- Step 6 - The puppy will eventually sit, when the croup is pressed. As he tends to sit, deliver the command "Sit" and when he is completely seated say "Yes!" and treat him.
- Step 7 – Once he completely learns to associate the command with the action, make him repeat the action on command over and over again followed by a brief walk each time.
Train Your German Shepherd to act on the command "Down"
- Step 1 - Start off with your shepherd in sit position. Hold a treat between your index finger and thumb. Allow him to sniff it.
- Step 2 - Move the treat down towards the floor.Gently slide the treat a bit away from his mouth. Don't allow him to get up to get it. If he does that, put him back to the sit position and repeat the exercise again.
- Step 3 - As he prepares to lie down following the treat, give the command "Down".
- Step 4 - Once he lies down properly, pat him gently to make him feel that you are pleased with him; offer him his treat.
- Step 5 - Repeat the exercise over and over again following a brief heel and then "Sit" exercise each time.
- Step 6 - Once he completely learns to lie down on command after sit, start training him to go to the "Down Position" straight from the "Standing Position".
Train Your German Shepherd to act on the command " Stay"
- Step 1 - Keep your dog in the "Down Position", then step in front of him; place your palm on his head.
- Step 2 - Keep an eye-to-eye contact, which is necessary and Deliver the command "Stay", in a bit firm but calm voice.
- Step 3 - Let stay motionless for a few seconds. Lean down and say "YES".
- Step 4 - Repeat it if he tries to move and raise up his head. Keep him motionless for another few seconds and say "YES".
- Step 5 - After few seconds release him from motionlessness by saying "OKAY". Treat him on success.
- Step 6 - Repeat the practice and gradually increase the time of STAY. Don't treat him until your desired time of Stay is successfully accomplished. Step 7 - Once he learns to be in "Stay Position". Repeat the exercise with various time span in mix and match basis.
Train Your German Shepherd to act on the command " Heel" (Heeling on leash)
- Step 1 - Start off with the flat buckle collar – not choke/check chain. Put him on the collar and take him out.
- Step 2 - He will try to pull. Check him tight to halt and wait a moment until he relaxes. Loosen up the leash a bit once he's calm. Once he comes to a halt and stops pulling, say "GOOD DOG" and treat him
- Step 3 - Deliver the command "Let's Heel" and start heeling.
- Step 4 - Repeat the exercise until he learns that pulling is not appreciated. Treat him only after a relaxed heeling.
- Step 5 - Slowly he will learn not to pull. But he can continue to pull if sees any other dog, cat or a goat. In such a situation make him turn straight to other direction and continue heeling following the command "Let's Heel". Treat him thereafter.


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Exuberant Italian skier Guiliano Razzoli grew up in the same central Italian region of Emilia as his idol Alberta Tomba.
It's a region he wanted everyone to know, that has "the best food in the world."
Well, there is sure to be a gourmet, wine-fuelled feast there this weekend after the 25-year-old became the first Italian to win an alpine ski medal since Tomba's silver in 1994 by winning the Olympic men's slalom Saturday.
Razzoli laid down a blistering first run time of 47.79 seconds on a Lower Dave Murray course that was shrouded in fog and getting quickly rutted in the wet conditions. He lead by .43 seconds and when none of those closest to him made an aggressive second-run charge, it allowed him to play it safe to collect his gold.
"I tried to be very focused and I knew I was at the Olympic Games and could get a result," said Razzoli, who had written on a piece of paper for an Italian journalist two weeks ago that he would win gold.
"I attacked the first run and the second run I didn't take any risks and everything went well."
Razzoli said growing up where he and Tomba did, "it was a struggle to get into the national team, we had to cover a lot of mileage to get into the Alps.
"Maybe this gives us an advantage, prepares us for what comes next. The food is also excellent in my region and this gives us another weapon," he added with a laugh.
Razzoli's two-run time of one minute, 39.32 seconds was .16 seconds better than that of silver medalist Ivica Kostelic of Croatia and .44 faster than bronze medalist Andre Myhrer of Sweden.
Julien Cousineau of Lachute, Que., was 19th after the second run, but rode the second-fastest second run to a surprising eighth-place finish in 1:40.66.
"I just had nothing to lose," said the bearded Cousineau. "I didn't want to finish 17th or 20th. I wanted to move up, at least get into the top 10 which I managed to do."
Cousineau, who last month posted a career-best fifth-place finish in slalom at Schladming, Austria, said his late-season charge is a huge boost.
"I can really focus on my skiing and worry, 'Am I going to have a job season next season, or am I going to have to go work at McDonald's or whatever.' It makes a huge difference for me."
Hometown favorite Michael Janyk, whose mom was on the course as a slipper and whose dad was a marshal in the finish corral, wound up in 18th.
"The result for Cousi was phenomenal and solidifies what we've been doing as a team," said Janyk, who is ranked 10th in the World Cup in slalom this season.
"For me, it's tough. I've put a lot of emphasis on this. I didn't shy away from the pressure. I knew it was going to be big. I don't know. The conditions were tough, but whatever, you have to deal with it."
Alpine Canada's team finished the Olympics without a single medal. Own the Podium expectations were that the skiers would win two, but the best finishes were a pair of fifths by Erik Guay in downhill and super G and a sixth by Britt Janyk in downhill.
"It's disappointing we didn't achieve our objective," said Max Gartner, Alpine Canada's chief athletics officer.
"We wanted to contribute to the medal count for Canada . . . but I'm still very proud of the effort of the team. It's been a great learning experience."
But the Canadians were hardly alone in their misery.
The vaunted Austrian men's team, winner of eight of Austria's 14 total alpine medals at Turin in 2006, were shut out after Benjamin Raich was fourth and Marcel Hirscher fifth in the slalom.
Raich had led an Austrian sweep of the slalom podium in 2006.
"We are not happy, it is clear," said Peter Schroecksnnadel, head of the Austrian Ski Federation. "We win medals in disciplines we didn't expect and we don't win medals in the best discipline we have. But is there no consequences until the end of the season."


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wtf. I imagine that's how Priests rationalize it morally when they rape children...'it's in the Church and I'm a man of God...so this isn't evil!'
Perhaps it has more to do with the social stigma...?
My Aunt's the "woo, woo" type of mix-your-own-version-of-Catholicism Christian (her parents are more traditional) and she married an out Atheist. It's been 30 years and they're going strong. Everyone in the family knows he doesn't believe. It's not a big controversy. Perhaps it was several decades ago.
I am just giving this example because not all Christians would expect an Atheist to hide their apostasy and lie to the in-laws.
Totally agree, I've had three relationships end with my Atheism being one of the issues and in one case it was the ONLY issue and her mother screamed at her for dating me in the first place when she found out.
It also REALLY narrows the initial dating pool you can work with. To almost nothing -.-
Thank you for giving us insight into how serious the doctrine is about maintaining division between the holy and the heathen in this sect of Christianity, Dennis. It's very eye opening. I'll share my experience too, for contrast.
In the modern Catholic Church (as opposed to those still pining for the days of the good old Latin mass) the attitude is a lot more lax toward those who are 'of the world' and those who are 'of the body of Christ.' You were supposed to be cautious within secular realms but not to the point of cutting people off. There was always the hope of conversion through exemplifying Christ's grace, and getting from Caesar so to render unto Paul... (wait, I think I mixed that one up--or, did I?) My main response to unbelievers was emotional: deep sorrow and anxiety about their fate...what with being a selfless paragon of grace, and all. ;-)
I might suggest using an online dating service. The good ones will give you an opportunity to
let your atheistic stance be a part of your profile.
You never know.....
Jake--try seeking out more progressive Christians...if they respect people of other faiths, they should be more open to an atheist if you initially frame it as another type of "other" belief system. They're less likely to take every aspect of their faith as set in stone and may have never even heard the "unequally yoked" rule.
I know what you mean. Same thing here. People here all belong to the most ridiculously corrupt churches, yet believe i'm evil because i don't think there's a magical guy in the sky. Luckily, we do have some logical people in and around my town. I found it was best to find either another Atheists, or someone that just doesn't care either way. I've been with my Atheist girlfriend for two years and everything is awesome. You CAN date a religious girl and it not be a big deal, just don't expect that to happen because it's relatively rare.
I've avoided long term relationships here in Texas because that always does seem to be an issue. My friend is an atheist and his girlfriend regularly attends church. Even though he was willing to ignore the religion and not let it come between them she hasn't really gotten over it. On the plus side we've been working on bringing her to the light of realizing the obvious fallacies of creationism. Not that we would force the beliefs on her but she kept bringing it up randomly and getting upset over it. I helped him explain it to her every time and little by little she's seeing things in a better light.
The section of Zeitgeist: The Movie regarding religion was also pretty helpful in the situation.
As for advice? Shit, I don't know man, religious people are crazy for the most part here in the south. Hope for a stroke of rare and gleaming luck in finding an open-minded or straight up atheist girl, or wait till you hit a more "intelligence friendly" area.
The truly amazing thing to me is how many gay men have this same attitude. I have tried the online thing someone else mentioned, and an alarming number of men list themselves as Christian and at least somewhat serious about it. They usually won't reply to an "out atheist" (and I thought being out was a good thing, in both arenas). In any event, I am not really that interested in dating a theist anyway. I'm pretty sure it would get ugly at some point, no matter how "progressive" his cult happens to be.
OK, so your church doesn't say that gays are the spawn of Satan. They do expect you to buy that zombie Jesus stuff though, right? (And then I hear the door slam)


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This map of Southwest Asia includes parts of eastern Europe and northeast Africa. Published in June 1952, this detailed map also includes an inset of the Moslem world, showing the population of Moslems in the region, and historical notes.
Coverage Area: Southwest Asia including India, Pakistan, Northeast Africa, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria


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"The Only Objections are Stupid Objections..."
There are a whole host of Occidental thinkers throughout the ages who have rejected Christianity, including Bertrand Russell, while nearly all Oriental thinkers have rejected Christianity. But all of our objections are stupid ones? Really?
Hays believes that Calvinistic Christianity (his brand) is intellectually superior such that all one needs is knowledge to see the truth. This statement of his tells more about him and probably his team members than it says anything about his case. He's certain that he's correct. But subjective certainty says nothing about his case. No wonder he treats anyone who disagrees with him with such distain. All the rest of us are stupid, even those Christians who disagree with his brand of Calvinistic Christianity. Such an attitude is extremely sophmoronic and naive. He will never consider any argument against his faith because he has already presupposed that they are all stupid objections. And he calls on us to become educated and intelligent in order to see the light. But this attitude of his reveals such an ignorance that he is the last one to offer advice on intelligently evaluating our objections.
But Hays has a monumental task ahead of him to convince people of this, since Christianity is losing ground in the marketplace of ideas. His predicted response is that all such people are stupid for accepting the objections to Christianity. If I ask why should God place a premier on intelligence or in a proper education, he will respond that God grants people the ability to see the truth but hides it from those who are perishing. So in effect, we offer stupid objections here at DC because God has allowed/decreed us to believe stupid things. And so Hays & Company treat us as if we are stupid.
This is not someone I care to have a conversation with. I only want conversation/debate partners who will treat me as a dignified person who has sincere objections. Hays & Company cannot do this. They can no longer be taken seriously as serious conversation/debate partners because of their idiosyncratic interpretations of the Bible along with their intellectually superior attitude toward people who disagree with them.
What has probably never occurred to Hays is that it is quite possible that the evidence for Christianity is much weaker than the objections against it, and I can argue this based on his own Calvinistic grounds. It's quite possible that the total evidence is against Christianity but that Hays' God simply makes/decrees him to believe against the evidence. That would conversely make Hays' arguments the stupid ones which are subsequently accepted by stupid people who believe them. Since this is very possible given his Calvinistic God, perhaps he ought to look once again at our objections. But this time he ought to do so seriously.
Or, Steve Hays must show me why I'm wrong when I argue for this here, and here, based upon his own Calvinistic theology. It's his choice. But as of yet I have not seen Hays & Company argue against what I wrote.


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During February, Einstein's D. Samuel Gottesman Library is showcasing "A Tribute to Dr. Stanley M. Levenson" to honor the legacy of its former distinguished university professor emeritus of surgery, who was world-famous for his pioneering advances in burn treatment. The exhibit, on view in the entry to the library lobby, features writings and photography that highlight Dr. Levenson's contributions to his field. It also details the knowledge he gained firsthand while treating victims of Boston's 1942 Cocoanut Grove inferno — the deadliest nightclub fire in history, with nearly 500 fatalities and hundreds of injuries. The temporary exhibit will be followed in May by a permanent one at Jacobi Medical Center, where Dr. Levenson also played a leadership role in establishing the hospital's burn unit at a time when Jacobi was the university hospital for Einstein.
Stanley Levenson, M.D.The exhibit was created and organized by Dr. Marie-Ange Tardieu, a 1985 Einstein alumna who trained under Dr. Levenson. "This is the least I can do to show the impact Dr. Levenson had on me as a student and colleague, and on the countless individuals whose lives he saved," said Dr. Tardieu. "Many people don't fully realize the importance of his work."
Dr. Tardieu, a Haitian-born plastic surgeon and expert in the history of medicine, noted that burn treatment was "in the dark ages" at the time of the nightclub fire.
As recently as the 1940s, burns were considered a local injury to the skin that had little effect on other tissue and organs. Physicians didn't understand the importance of burn shock, inflammation or the need for fluid replacement. Nor was there much knowledge about the effects of smoke inhalation or the lethal chemicals in smoke that deprive the lungs of oxygen, since the technology for studying blood gases and blood chemistry didn't yet exist.
Dr. Levenson, a 1941 graduate of Harvard Medical School, was skilled in pulmonary medicine and had previously helped design the oxygen mask used by World War II bomber pilots. He had started as a clinical and research burn fellow at Boston City Hospital on Nov. 23, 1942, just five days before the devastating Cocoanut Grove fire.
On that Saturday evening, 1,000 people crowded the popular downtown nightspot — more than double its legal capacity. When an accidental spark led to a quick-spreading blaze, many of the patrons were trapped by exits that were either blocked by decorations or locked.
Boston City Hospital received more than 130 emergency admissions; other local hospitals saw similar numbers. The victims filled hallways, stairwells and waiting rooms. The smell of burned flesh was everywhere. Even so, the leading cause of death among victims was not burns, but smoke inhalation.
During the three straight days that he provided treatment for victims, Dr. Levenson carefully documented all aspects of their care, paying special attention to fluid balance and respiratory distress.
Dr. Marie-Ange Tardieu created and organized the tribute to Dr. LevensonNearly 40 patients died at Boston City, but many more survived — including Clifford Johnson, a young man in his early twenties who had burns covering over 55 percent of his body. At the time, no one had ever survived burns of over 20 percent.
Mr. Clifford was treated with 17 pints of plasma and 4 liters of normal saline. It was widely expected that he wouldn't live. But thanks to Dr. Levenson's close monitoring and treatment, the young man made a full recovery by 1944.
Soon, the knowledge Dr. Levenson gained in the catastrophe was revolutionizing the care of victims of World War II battles — and changing the face of medicine. It was his studies that revealed how the epithelial linings of the respiratory tracts are injured or destroyed as a result of superheated air in combination with smoke itself.
Using samples and data he obtained from the Cocoanut Grove patients, Dr. Levenson proved that smoke contains various lethal chemicals, including carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide and hydrochloric acid.
In 2001, Dr. Levenson advised emergency responders treating those injured in the World Trade Center attacks. And today, his influence is still felt, both in the treatment of burns and smoke inhalation, and in the use of surgical nutrition and the study of metabolism.
Dr. Levenson joined the Einstein faculty as a professor of surgery in 1961. He became a university professor in 1986 and professor emeritus the following year. Over the course of his 70-year career, he authored or co-authored more than 390 publications and received a host of distinguished awards, including a 1987 Research Career Award from the National Institutes of Health. He died in 2012, at the age of 95.
"He was an imposing figure," recalled Dr. Tardieu. "But he was also a humble man who didn't give himself enough credit. He saw greatness in his students and he put others before himself. I often wish he were still working with me today."
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CONCORD — When Secretary of State Bill Gardner and former Gov. Hugh Gregg teamed up to teach college students about the New Hampshire primary 15 years ago, they devoted one session to the then-novel idea of using the Internet to keep the public informed about candidates.
CONCORD — When Secretary of State Bill Gardner and former Gov. Hugh Gregg teamed up to teach college students about the New Hampshire primary 15 years ago, they devoted one session to the then-novel idea of using the Internet to keep the public informed about candidates.
As the 2016 contest approaches, the University of New Hampshire plans to use the latest Internet technology to educate students far beyond its campus through a Massive Open Online Course exploring the state's treasured first-in-the-nation tradition.
Starting in the fall of 2015, enrollment will be expanded in a class the university has offered for the last several election cycles. Those participating from afar will be able to watch lectures and presentations from classroom guests and join in on discussions, said Dante Scala, who will teach the class along with fellow political science professor Andrew Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center.
Topics will include research on the presidential nomination process, how it has evolved and New Hampshire's history of holding the nation's first primary. Students will hear from political activists, candidates and journalists who descend on the state every four years.
"Usually the nation comes to New Hampshire. We're trying to bring a part of New Hampshire out to the nation and beyond, so people can learn about the primary even though they're not here," Scala said.
The class will be the University of New Hampshire's first MOOC. Unlike those enrolled on campus, participants elsewhere won't receive credit for the class, and the university hasn't decided yet whether they will be asked to complete assignments or take tests or how much they will be charged.
Scala said he and Smith hope to work with colleges and universities in Iowa, home to the nation's first presidential caucuses, and with high school social studies teachers across New England who might want their students to tune in and follow along.
"We also think there's an audience out there of political junkies — the type of person who might actually visit New Hampshire on vacation to see candidates," he said. "We're basically hoping to bring a civic education aspect to all of this."
Camilla Cooper, a 2013 UNH graduate who took the class in the fall of 2011, said she enjoyed hearing from campaign experts and being encouraged to attend political events outside of class. She once even found herself in a diner quizzing Newt Gingrich.
"Going to school in New Hampshire, it was more exciting for us to understand versus someone who might be out in Oregon or California. A lot of people might not be able to pinpoint New Hampshire on a map," she said. "But if they talk about other states trying to get in the race to be first, maybe it will help people relate a little more."
Gardner, a fierce protector of New Hampshire's status and the sole person responsible for setting New Hampshire's primary date, effectively quashed a plan to promote the primary as a tourist attraction in 2007 because he feared it would further the misconception that the primary is a cash cow. But he has no problem with the new course.
"I've always said that people across the country, as they read about what's happening in the primary, vicariously participate themselves," he said.
Like Gardner, the late Gregg was a champion of the primary who considered the state a model for hands-on democracy, a place where voters demand face-to-face interaction with candidates and give longshots a chance. Gardner said he hopes the new UNH course will further Gregg's goal of explaining the New Hampshire primary's history and why it's important.
"From a distance, in an academic way, you can make all kinds of arguments why this doesn't make sense; but if you experience it, it presents itself in a different light," he said. "Hugh wanted there to be a place where people could get an understanding of what actually happened and why it happened here. So, if this course adds to that and helps that, it's a good thing."


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Jacked: The story of Grand Theft Auto
Writer David Kusher (Wired etc.) who once laid out the story of iD Software's classic titles in Masters of Doom now takes on Grand Theft Auto and its creators in his latest book Jacked.
"Whenever he passed through London airport, he always got hassled by Hare Krishnas, urging him to be happy. "Gouranga!" they'd say, a Sanskrit expression of good fortune. Baglow hated it. Then a lightbulb went off over his head."


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French M.A.
The French M.A. program is not currently accepting applications.
For more information, please contact French Graduate Advisor:
Jean-Luc Desalvo
Clark Hall 435
The Master of Arts Degree in French offers students the opportunity to pursue studies in French literature, linguistics, and culture. The Master's Degree leads to careers in French teaching, translation, international business, diplomacy, social and governmental services and related areas.
A French B.A. and a minimum GPA of 3.0 are required to be admitted as "classified" in the program. Conditionally classified students may be required to take 15 units or more of undergraduate courses to complete their preparation in French. All applicants demonstrate their competency in the subject by scoring 700+ in the computerized placement test, and 75% in the classification exam.
Regular coursework for the M.A. totals thirty (30) units, with a minimum of six graduate seminars (200-level courses) in French and at least one seminar in each category: literature, civilization and linguistics. Four (4) upper-division (120+level) courses, and two graduate courses from another department may be applied toward the degree with the approval of the Graduate Advisor. Graduate seminars may be repeated when content changes.
Students have the option of Plan A - courses and a thesis, or Plan B - 10 courses and a comprehensive written and oral exam.
The department offers generous scholarships to qualified applicants who have completed at least one semester of studies in the French program at SJSU. The Graduate Studies office offers Graduate Fellowships once a year.
Teaching Opportunities
Classified students may apply to teach French language courses through the Department's Teaching Associate program.
External Exams and Study Abroad Programs
The French program prepares the students to take DELF & DALF exams. The Examen de la Chambre de Commerce de Paris is offered at SJSU every other year. Graduate students have the opportunity to spend one semester or one year in Paris or the Province of Québec.
Courses and Seminars
All courses and seminars are taught in French.
Undergraduate Courses
Maximum 12 units
- Fren 120A Literature: 12th & 16th century
- Fren 120B Literature: 17th & 18th century
- Fren 132 French for Professions
- Fren 140A Literature: 19th century
- Fren 140B Literature: 20th century
- Fren 160 Special Topic
- Fren 170 Translation & Comparative Stylistics
Graduate Seminars & Special Studies
18 units
- Fren 201 Modern French
- Fren 202 Civilization and Culture
- Fren 210 French & Technology
- Fren 220 History of the French Language
- Fren 240 Francophone Literature
- Fren 250 French Novel
- Fren 260 French Drama
- Fren 270 French Lyric
- Fren 280 French Thinkers
- Fren 298 Special Studies
- Fren 299 Master's Thesis
French M.A. Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- Analyze cultural productions from the following three perspectives:
- Historical and cultural
- Linguistic and stylistic
- Literary and literary theory
- Develop theses of a scholarly nature on special topics.
- Make scholarly presentations.
- Use research tools for academic papers and process data in compliance with academic standards.
- Use interdisciplinary approaches and make connections between cultures and languages.
- Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the French-speaking world, from both historical and contemporary perspectives.
- Use technology for scholarly research and presentations.


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Ebola—a threat to humanity
Herb Boyd | 8/14/2014, 1:41 p.m.
The daily death count from Ebola only seems to gain media attention in the West when an American or European is the fatality. Tuesday, a Spanish missionary who contracted the disease while working in West Africa died in a hospital in Madrid.
With that lead out of the way, as when two Americans were returned from West Africa last week to be treated in isolation at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, mention could be made of the fact that more than 1,000 people have died in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria since the first reports of this more recent outbreak in February.
It was good news the other day when Dr. Kent Brantly, who contracted the deadly virus while working with Samaritan's Purse and treating patients in Monrovia, Liberia, said he was regaining his strength. "I am growing stronger every day, and I thank God for His mercy as I have wrestled with this disease," was the message posted on the organization's website.
There were no reports of Nancy Writebol's condition. She is the nurse who worked with Brantly, and she was flown to Atlanta to receive the same treatment that has improved the outlook for the doctor. Both were given doses of ZMapp, an experimental drug for which the long-term effects are still unknown.
Dosages of the drug were the source of some controversy when the limited supply was designated for Americans and not for West Africa, which is the epicenter of the disease that has no cure.
An additional uproar erupted when Macky Sall, the president of Senegal, told a forum conducted by Charlie Rose during the U.S. Africa Summit that Ebola "is not an African disease. You have to see this virus as a threat against humanity."
But it remains a sticky issue as to who will be the recipients of the vaccine when it is once again available. "There are virtually no doses available," said a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The drugs, which have been tried on people without any symptoms of the disease (vomiting, fever and diarrhea), are all in the experimental stage, according to the World Health Organization. To assist in the distribution of the drugs, the WHO has called a meeting of experts to help determine which of the four countries in West Africa should be a priority.
Ebola is not a combination of "ebony" and "Angola," as some have suggested, but gets its name from a river in Congo, where the disease was first detected. That, of course, gives the disease an African origin, although it is still not clear from where and how the disease began. In this regard, the discussion of Ebola is very reminiscent of the HIV-AIDS discussion.
But as The CDC director, Tom Frieden, has advised, this is not the time to argue the origins of the disease. "The bottom line with Ebola is we know how to stop it: traditional public health," said Frieden. "Find patients, isolate and care for them; find their contacts; educate people; and strictly follow infection control in hospitals. Do those things with meticulous care and Ebola goes away."
Therein lies the problem in many parts of West Africa, where far too many of the afflicted are wary of hospitals because they have seen so many of their loved ones perish while being treated. Rather than Ebola going away, those afflicted are running away.


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"If I had a body like yours, I wouldn't work out at the gym, I would stand in the lobby [of the gym] and dance. Naked." -My mom's best friend
This moment of awkwardness is why I should stick to going to the gym by myself.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
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I'm sooo excited! Today the advance copies of my book arrived. Adlard Coles kindly posted them over so I could see them. I'm so happy with the book. I think it's pawesome! (Even if I do say so myself!) Mum and mum's mum were here with me when I opened the parcel and we celebrated with treats!
Not long to go until you can all see the book too!
Have a great week furiends!
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Last Friday was the eighth anniversary of "Kitzmas," the December, 20, 2005 ruling in the Kitzmiller v. Dover case involving "intelligent design" creationism. Unless you've just stepped off the Beagle from your epic eight-year round-the-world expedition, you know that this ruling was an unequivocal victory for science.
Josh Rosenau and Glenn Branch have already commemorated the occasion in verse here on the Science League of America, but if your taste in poetry tends toward the Japanese, here are a few haiku of celebration of the momentous day.
Sometimes a mousetrap
Intelligently designed
Is just a tie clip.
Reason, logic, and
Science on the witness stand
Sometimes we win one.
Strange things said in court.
Astrology is a science?
Laughter disinfects.
So unconstitutional
Everyone could see.
A stack of textbooks
Their weight crushes the sad claim
How embarrassing.
Even books evolve
Cdesign proponentsists
Strongly disagree.
The happy pandas
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`Lincoln,' `Argo' earn Writers Guild nominations
"Lincoln" and "Zero Dark Thirty" are adding to their front-runner status for Hollywood's awards season.
The two dramas earned nominations from the Writers Guild on Friday for outstanding screen writing.
"Lincoln" is up for adapted screenplay, along with "Argo," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Life of Pi" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower."
"Zero Dark Thirty" was nominated for original screenplay, along with "Flight," "Looper," "The Master" and "Moonrise Kingdom."
In the documentary category, "The Central Park Five," "The Invisible War," "Mea Maxima Culpa, "West of Memphis," "We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists," and "Searching for Sugar Man" earned nominations.
Winners will be announced during simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles on Feb. 17.


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A slow recovery period is projected for the nonresidential construction industry this year, and 2011 spending levels are not anticipated to be enough to show growth over 2010 figures, according to the American Institute of Architects semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast, a survey of the nation's leading construction forecasters.
While activity for institutional projects should hover near 2010 levels, there is likely to be a modest decline in commercial construction. Overall nonresidential construction spending is expected to decrease by two percent in 2011, with 2012 seeing an increase of five percent in inflation adjusted terms.
"The key factors that have prevented an accelerated recovery include historically low lending rates for real estate projects, the lingering effects of general overbuilding and an unfavorable bond market that has hampered the ability for municipalities to get the requisite funding to build new schools and hospitals," said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA. "Conditions should improve later this year and gain momentum as we move into 2012, particularly for hotel, retail and office building projects."
He added, "Two areas that are of concern that may adversely affect the design and construction industry are the increasing federal budget deficit that will force private sector borrowing costs to increase, and the likelihood that energy costs will increase in the coming years - as crude oil prices have doubled from their recent low in 2009."


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Most food Alaskans consume comes from Outside. There are quite a few producers who grow and sell locally, however. Last week, KTNA's Phillip Manning visited one farm that has been operating in the Upper Susitna Valley for the past 30 years.
In Alaska, the vast majority of the food we eat isn't grown here. Patrick Likely of the Alaska Food Policy Council says the proportion of food grown in-state is very small.
"Five percent of food that's consumed in Alaska is actually coming from Alaska."
While most of the food does come from Outside, there are still a fair few local growers. In the Upper Valley, one such producer is Birch Creek Ranch. Birch Creek has been run by the Kingsbury family for the last three decades. Alan Kingsbury says that the family first acquired the land as an agricultural parcel from the state in 1981. Early on, the only products coming out of the property were a result of the clearing that the state requires on ag parcels.
"We sold firewood, saw-logs, lumber, and that sort of thing while we were getting the fields cleared and ready for production."
As more land was cleared, Alan and Leilani Kingsbury began to grow crops. Their first sales began in the mid '80s.
"We were growing some things and trying a lot of things, everything from sheep and goats to barley, wheat, sorghum, rye, foraged turnips, and potatoes. We grew seed potatoes for awhile."
As time went on, the Kingsburys moved toward greenhouse production of flowers and away from things like potatoes and animals. They also have a large berry patch, where people can pay by the pound to come and pick currants and serviceberries.
Alan Kingsbury says that one issue facing farmers today as compared to the 1980s is a decreased level of state support.
"The state was much more gung-ho [about] agriculture back in earlier days, in our timeframe, when Jay Hammond was governor."
Leilani Kingsbury agrees, and says one of the biggest issues that has faced Alaskan farmers for decades is the need for infrastructure, such as:
"Plants, places to store, cool, chill, clean, process, and equipment and supplies, and people to service and repair them are still all lacking, very much."
Now, much of the growing at Birch Creek Ranch is done by Alan and Leilani's son, Brian. Now, the farm grows about four acres of vegetables, including a number of
high-tunnel greenhouses. One way Brian sells his vegetables to locals is through a community-supported agriculture, or CSA, program. That lets individuals buy a "share" of the farm, which entitles them to a portion of the crops at harvest time. Brian also sells to local restaurants, but he says the majority of his revenue comes from old-fashioned farm stands.
"About a third of my business has been with the CSA. About half of it, now, is retail markets, and the rest of it is restaurants.
The restaurant contracts are growing, however. This year, Brian says that he has begun selling to the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, easily the biggest lodging facility in the area. In addition, he's started selling at farm stands outside of the Valley.
"I saw that I needed to take things to Anchorage, and I started with a farm stand at the Alaska Native Medical Center Campus…It's a big move for me."
Brian says the Anchorage trips take an entire day in addition to the extra picking, but that it does allow him to break into a new market.
One local venue that makes extensive use of Brian Kingsbury's produce is the Flying Squirrel Bakery and Cafe`. His wife, Anita Golton, is the majority owner and manager of the cafe`. She says that the businesses complement each other well.
"We just kind of do it all together…and it's always made a lot of sense to take farm products from there. And, to be able to have other places to use those products seems like a valuable thing."
Anita Golton says the Flying Squirrel has been recognized by the Alaska Department of Agriculture's Restaurant Rewards program, which reimburses part of the cost of buying local ingredients in order to offset what are usually higher prices. Despite using over 600 pounds of rhubarb and various other ingredients from Birch Creek Ranch as well as other Alaska growers, Anita says the supply simply isn't enough to keep up with production most of the time. As a result, a small portion of her total product is made with primarily Alaskan ingredients.
"I feel like we try to do as much as we can to integrate it in everything, and it's probably a lot more in the middle toward the end of the summer, but it's probably not more than one percent. The main reason for that is that there are so many ingredients that just aren't available."
The entire family agrees that visitors and locals alike enjoy the fact that they can have locally grown produce available during the growing season. Brian says he's currently looking to consolidate on crops and markets that have proven successful in order to make Birch Creek Ranch a success for another generation.
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Much has changed in the 20 years since B.C. introduced its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act — and technological change has left privacy advocates grappling with issues that were unheard of when the act was first introduced.
At one time, people worried about public videos — CCTV capturing them on camera in public spaces. Now it could be their neighbours, their friends, their colleagues capturing their activities on cameras embedded in glasses, on watches or tiny lapel buttons.
Twenty years ago YouTube hadn't been created, Facebook had yet to be launched, and when police turned to citizens to help solve crime, they had mug shots on posters — not Twitter posts and Facebook photos.
The iPhone didn't exist. Now, 46 per cent of adult Canadians use a smartphone, with cameras and Internet connections that let them shoot video and photos, and post information from wherever they are.
But technology can be a double-edged sword. We may choose to share personal data, but what about the data we don't realize is being shared?
B.C's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner is hosting a conference Thursday and Friday — Privacy and Access 20/20: A New Vision for Information Rights — that will bring together privacy experts from across Canada and around the world to discuss such issues. The conference looks back at privacy issues over the past 20 years and forward to future reforms.
The Vancouver Sun's Gillian Shaw looks at some recent innovations and some causes for concern.
Google Glass
At a whopping $1,500 for the developer version — and with just 10,000 units in use today, all in the United States except for those early adopters in Canada who flew south to pick up their Google Glass at Google headquarters in California — it's not likely you'll find the guy next to the bar snapping your photo with that device. However, they soon will go mainstream and privacy commissioners across Canada have joined their international counterparts in calling on Google chief executive Larry Page to meet to discuss their privacy concerns. Fears of ubiquitous surveillance, the surreptitious collection of information, and the safeguarding of data collected by Glass are just some of their concerns.
Recon Jet
A sports version of a wearable computer, the Recon Jet is the brainchild of a Vancouver company that has already introduced the technology in goggles for skiing and snowboarding. It plans to ship the new Jet next March. It has an HD camera for stills and videos and it pairs with iPhones or Android phones, linking to the Internet for sharing online. Like Google Glass, it has third party apps, so the early capabilities are only a taste of what the devices may eventually be able to do.
Memoto Narrative Clip
Imagine taking a snapshot of your life every 30 seconds — and then storing it in a searchable database. That's exactly what a Swedish company has done with a tiny wearable camera that automatically snaps photos twice a minute, storing them and making them shareable online. Just slightly larger than an iPod shuffle, the Narrative Clip snaps on a collar, or you can wear it on a pendant making it unobtrusive. Plus, its auto-shooting capability means you don't have to give it a voice command or put your hand up to tap to get a photo as you do with Glass and the Jet.
Samsung Galaxy Gear
A Dick Tracy-like watch, the Gear has a tiny digital camera built into its strap. The camera can take still photos or 15-second video clips. While Samsung has ensured it still has the sound of a camera snapping a photo, it doesn't take 007 to take a photo without raising a lot of attention — or having anyone notice at all.
B.C. services card
Twenty years ago, your driver's licence could have revealed whether you were wanted by the police. Today, a card in your wallet can link to everything from your unpaid traffic ticket to your medical records. If bus passes, credit cards and other services are added — as has been envisioned in a model that could see the B.C. Services Card become part of a "digital wallet" — the card could become like a diary tracking your daily life. Convenience like that might be desirable, but privacy advocates want to ensure you're not giving up your privacy rights in exchange for that convenience.


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The Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami star, 30, says she "hasn't bought a lot yet," but admits she started shopping for baby items before she publicly announced she's expecting.
"Scott and I went to Barney's and I said to the guy, 'I need a baby gift,' and I bought a cute little cashmere hat," she tells People. "Then we went to Planet Blue [in L.A.], and I was like, 'I need a little cute something cute,' so we picked up some baby shoes."
Kardashian is also beginning to receive gifts from her family. "Kim got me like a huge basket filled with stuff. She was so excited to be an auntie. And she and Khloe got me some stuff in Africa when they were there. My mom got me an Hermes blanket that I was dying for!"
Kardashian and her entrepreneur boyfriend, 26, are also studying up on pregnancy. "We watch these videos together on some random Web site I found called healthguru.com," she says. "They have videos which tell you what to expect, like the size of the baby at different stages, what the baby is doing inside. They're cool. Neither of us have read a book, but we're going to."
The couple aren't the only ones doing research. Disick's mom scours magazines for pregnancy-related stories and passes the information along to the expectant parents.
As for the nursery, which will be sister Khloe's old room (she moved out recently), Kardashian says, "I haven't done one thing for the room, except look online at a million pictures," she says. "But I'm also kind of waiting until I can find a decorator. I just want to work with someone and make it perfect. I have a stylish vision of a room in my head."
And an over-the-top baby shower seems inevitable, since eccentric mom Kris Jenner may be in charge. "I'm sure my mom has probably planned this her entire life," Kardashian quips.
Disick, meanwhile, is preparing for their baby's arrival by getting in touch with his child-to-be. "At nighttime, I'll make Scott put his hand on my stomach and feel it," says Kardashian.


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