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I wanted to respond to Colin Woodard's article "Expansion of passenger trains in Maine takes slow track" (Feb. 4).
In reference to expanding Amtrak Downeaster service to Auburn, the story reports: "… a 2011 Maine Department of Transportation study suggests ridership would be limited. … The study predicted 30,000 people would use it annually."
Before the Downeaster started operations in 2001, some ridership projections were around 178,000 riders annually. However, the Downeaster carried more than 550,000 riders last year.
To say that a Lewiston/Auburn expansion would only carry an additional 30,000 riders may be a conservative estimate. (Although a 2006 study suggested that upward of 98,000 additional passengers would ride with the expansion to Brunswick.)
Estimating ridership depends on many factors, but the truth is, it's all about how you sell the product. We here in Maine are lucky to have a great sales and management team in the form of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority.
The rail authority has built our fledgling service from around 250,000 passengers a year into one that carried more than 550,000 passengers in the past calendar year, and is expected to grow even more.
In 2009, the Downeaster was Amtrak's 12th-busiest service, and it has added almost another 100,000 annual riders since then. The Downeaster now is more popular than Amtrak's famous long-distance train, The Empire Builder.
I would not argue that passenger rail is on the "slow track" — rather, the contrary. We have people who are willing to ride, we have the leadership we need to grow and we have a model we need to succeed.
The only thing holding us back is a lack of capital investment. We should all encourage Sen. Angus King and Rep. Chellie Pingree, along with our local and state representatives, to support this great service and its continued expansion and success.
Eben Sweetser
Second Amendment meant to enable citizen resistance
In the 1700s, King George III sent soldiers to America and sometimes did not send money for their upkeep. So they forced citizens to provide free room and board under threat of arrest.
Once in a citizen's house, the soldiers frequently stole and became physically abusive and there was nothing a citizen could do about it. So citizens began forming militia companies to protect each other from the government.
In April 1775, the "shot heard round the world" at Concord Bridge was fired by a militiaman. We didn't have a U.S. Army until June 1775.
At the first naval battle at Machias in May 1775, militiamen captured HMS Margaretta. We didn't have a U.S. Navy until October 1775.
By 1787, the Founding Fathers had been through a revolution and left copious notes making it clear that they thought all governments become abusive eventually, and they wanted us to be able to own every kind of weapon the army had in order to overthrow the government if it became necessary.
In 1787, the Founding Fathers wrote a Constitution and sent it around to the 13 states. All 13 states complained it was nothing but a list of rights for the government. They wanted a list of rights for the citizens. So the Founding Fathers said, "Ratify the Constitution and we can amend it later with a bill of rights for citizens."
They ratified the Constitution and sent in 12 proposed amendments. Ten were ratified immediately and became the "Bill of Rights" for citizens. That is why the Supreme Court has said twice in the last three years that the Second Amendment is a personal right, not a government right.
The militia mentioned is one meant to protect citizens from government abuse. States' militias came much later.
Thomas O'Connor
Extraction of tar sands oil destroys species, livelihoods
On Sunday, hundreds of Mainers will travel to Washington, D.C., to take part in the largest climate rally in history and to tell President Obama to say "no" to tar sands oil.
Canada's Boreal Forest was as close as you could get to paradise on Earth. Known as "North America's rainforest," its trees held 11 percent of the Earth's carbon. It supported populations of moose, caribou, bears, wolves, lynx.
Four migratory bird flyways converge in the Boreal, and it was known as the "North American bird nursery." First Nations citizens lived on the abundance of fish and game, just as their ancestors had for generations. The Boreal was one of Earth's remaining natural treasures.
Tar sands oil comes from the destruction of the Boreal Forest. Hundreds of acres of trees, wetlands and animal habitat are bulldozed into oblivion every day. Huge amounts of water, gas and chemicals are injected into the soil to extract tar sand.
Paradise is turned into a moonscape with tailings ponds so large they can be seen from space. These ponds are so toxic that when flocks of ducks land on them, it results in instant death. The few ducks that may survive are doomed to slow, painful starvation.
First Nation elders report the effects on fish and game — moose with discolored livers and deformed fish.
How can we allow this to happen? How can we knowingly allow the wholesale destruction of bird and animal species? How can we allow the destruction of the home and livelihood of First Nations people? All in the service of Big Oil, Big Greed and Big Stupidity.
Linda Dumey
Most stations fail to fulfill obligation to inform public
Rush Limbaugh jokes about and scorns the "low-information" voter. Channels 6, 8 and 13 certainly did their part for voter ignorance on Feb. 5, when they failed to air the governor's State of the State address.
From their newscast reports, it is apparent that the three channels had cameras and recording equipment in the legislative chamber, so noncoverage was seemingly deliberate. What has happened to civic responsibility in the media? Were the 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. "filler" programs more vital to voter information?
I thank Channel 10 for its efforts to keep the public informed by airing the governor's State of the State address. Having seen and heard the speech enables me to separate truth from fiction and politically slanted news reports on the governor's goals for the year.
Herbert Dobbins
Life & Culture
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are engaged
How Maine's members of Congress voted last week
Local & State
Man killed in head-on crash outside curling club in Belfast
Varsity Maine
Boys' basketball: Forest Hills cruises in tourney opener
Varsity Maine
Girls' basketball: Rangeley overpowers Seacoast Christian


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Apple is now the most valuable company in the US. Still fighting Android
Apple Inc. briefly edged past oil major Exxon Mobil to become the most valuable company in the United States after days of volatile stock market action.
The market value of Apple rose on Tuesday to $341.5 billion, just above Exxon's at $341.4 billion, even as the oil major rakes in more than four times Apple's annual revenue.
At the same time, Apple continues to fight Android in court: this time, against Samsung – currently the number one vendor for Android smartphones and tablets:
Apple has been granted a preliminary injunction in a German court that bans the import and distribution of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet throughout the European Union, with the exception of The Netherlands, where a separate legal proceeding is under way. Apple sued Samsung in the Regional Court of Düsseldorf for patent infringement, and the company accused Samsung of copying the iPad and trying to trade off of its success.

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The Joy Luck Club is the first book which made me cry, or I should say, sob with ugly abandon. Mostly because I really connected with the stories in it, and one thread in particular, that of June.
I grew up with similar pressures, my mother wanted me to be a prodigy, like my cousins. I lived through that story-the crushing disappointment emanating from my mother upon the realisation that I was no prodigy, I wasn't even above average, I was just average. Unlike the book, I did not have the moment of clarity when June realises she could make her own choices and be strong/good in her own way. I grew up knowing I was average and knowing that it was the worst disappointment I would ever inflict on my mother.
Or was it all in my head? Was I transposing my own disappointment onto my mother? Had I wanted to be a prodigy more than my mother had wanted me to be one? Do I still want to be a prodigy of some sort?
For so many years, I was bitter and angry about failing. I developed a severe fear of failure which resulted in me never aiming for more than low hanging fruit. I had no idea about my own future, what I wanted; no dreams beyond just having a 'nice life'. I had no ambition, zero passion for anything. I always took the easy way out…
Taking the easy way out meant that I would never have to try. Taking the road more often travelled meant that I would always be good enough to succeed. It meant never having to disappoint myself or anyone else. It meant never having to think about what my heart desired.
There is no shame in being average, as long as you know your own worth. That's not me.. I am one of those average people who yearn to be outstanding and yet will do nothing but stamp their feet and complain about how nobody gives them a chance. Because as I've said, not giving something a go means I don't ever have to go through that crushing misery that comes with failure.
Two years ago, I embarked on a career transition. Which has so far, failed to pay any dividends. I thought I would be one of those corporate people, marching along with the besuited crowds in our matching black/blue suits along the road to corporate success (whatever that means). The reality is I am still lost, still have no idea what kind of 'corporate' I want to be (again naive me thinking that there was only one kind of corporate) and having to subsist on handouts from my parents and the occasional cleaning work.
If I knew my own worth, would my story have ended differently? If I accepted my worth, swallowed the fact that I would be nothing more than ordinary, would I be happier?
The joy Luck club..
The Joy Luck Club is the first book which made me cry, or I should say, sob with ugly abandon. Mostly because I really connected with the stories in it, and one thread in particular, that of June.


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It all went a bit quiet on here last week as I had several things on the go that needed completing. One of the two major things was the illustration spoken about in the previous post done to accompany a picture book text which an overseas publisher has shown interest in.
I managed to complete the piece yesterday along with some character sketches which i've now sent off to the publisher and here they are:
Who knows if this will lead to anything but I couldn't miss the opportunity and I had fun doing it, although painting all those little fish in the shoal was a total pain in the behind!
Anyway we'll see what happens, and perhaps you may see more fish action on here in future.


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Union contract wins raises for aerospace workers
KENT — Machinists Union members who work at Hytek Finishes in Kent will see pay increases as the result of their new union contract.
Union members at the plant approved a new three-year collective bargaining agreement on Jan. 27, with a 95-percent "yes" vote.
Over three years, the proposed offer:
- Raises the minimum wage for workers in each of four job categories – effective immediately — and removes previous caps on maximum pay.
- Raises minimum pay of some workers by an additional $1.50 an hour in January 2020.
- Provides for additional raises for all workers in March of 2017, 2018 and 2019; raises would be 2.25 percent each year in all four job categories, assuming workers accumulate the expected amount of "skill points." Workers could get larger raises by accumulating more skill points.
- Improves language regarding sick leave, holiday pay and probationary periods for new employees, and sets new requirements for the company to give advance notice before requiring overtime work on holidays and when making changes to work schedules.
This is second contract for workers at Hytek since they joined Machinists Union District Lodge 751 in 2011. The contract covers about 180 hourly workers at Hytek, who do metal coating and finishing on aircraft parts for Boeing, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Goodrich Corp. and Gulfstream.
"This is a good contract that makes improvements in wages and other areas," said IAM 751 President Jon Holden. "Our members at Hytek work hard, and this contract rewards them for their skills and dedication."
Hytek is a subsidiary of Bellevue-based Esterline Corp., which is the largest aerospace company with headquarters in Washington state.
Originally formed in 1935 by hourly workers at Boeing, District Lodge 751 of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers now represents more than 31,000 working men and women at 53 employers across Washington and California.
Think you'd be better off working under a union contract? Click here to talk with an IAM 751 representative about how to join the Machinists Union.


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Last Friday I attended the Missouri Art Education Association Spring Conference. We heard a wonderful speaker, Donna Kallner. She gave an entertaining talk to the crowd telling us many stories about her experience as a fiber artist. She had a way of bringing her audience along with her in her stories about how "her materials and techniques are the tools" that help her tell these stories. Many of her thoughts came close to home as we, art teachers, heard many insights that Donna obviously had experienced herself in her teaching career. She was an endearing and personal speaker that we all wanted to hear more from.
In fact many of did get the chance to hear Donna speak more in her workshops. Her workshops were packed full with standing room only. We all leaned closer to hear her instructions and history of the lessons she presented. So many things we could learn about fibers and take home if not to our classrooms then to our own art studios.
One story that she related was about how we all make something that starts with "c" and ends with "p" . . . . . chips. Chips are those things that we would rather throw away but shouldn't. You can learn just as much from chips as you do from the great ones. We spent the rest of the week end referring back to "chips" around us, back at home, school or generally in our life. But that is a good thing don't under estimate how these can speak to us.
If Donna is ever near enough to hear her speak, go. Until then read her blogs Two Red Threads and Compost and Creativity they are a fun read.
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Anwar Ibrahim video tape: It's Anwer the man Watch Video
As the video tape featuring Anwar Ibrahim Malaysian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister surfaced on the internet, PKR vice president Tian Chua told MalaysiaKini in an interview with the media confirmed that the video is showing Anwer Ibrahim with a prostitute in the tape. He said its him only and no one else. Mr. Ibrahim who is on trial for sodomy denied the report and said it's opposition party's plan to malign him. Anwar while putting his side of the story said that whi;le the video was being recorded he was at home with his wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, children and grandchildren and his official staff.
The 30 minute video footage already rocked Malyasia. The video allegedly showing Anwar Ibrahim in a compromising position with a secs worker. The newspaper which reported the story did not directly name Anwar but said he is "high profile member of parliament" and suggestions that the man caught on tape resembled the opposition head.


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Newcastle University
Careers services
Please comment on the support you've had from the careers services, the type of employers that present and recruit on campus, the effectiveness of the alumni network, as well as fairs and on-campus recruitment activity.
"Career modules and mock interviews being part of the course. I have plenty of one-off career seminars and industrial visits to link us with the companies."
"Careers service is excellent! Loads of support with building my CV. There are also lots of events including careers fairs, recruitment events etc."
"Took part in the vocational placement module in second year so I attended many careers service talks since. Very helpful. However, could do with being better advertised and more encouragement to go by staff."
"The career services have been very helpful so far. I have had one-to-one sessions with the advisor and more are planned in the future so that I can align myself towards the goal of my life and career."
"Our careers service is rated one of the best in the country."
"They put on a graduate fair so you can sign up to graduate schemes and talk to people from the company. This is usually very engineering based though, but that's where the jobs are!"
"We had a talk from the careers service. The NHS head of service for our profession came in to talk about what she looked for in candidates, we're also having help with applications and interviews. There are a lot of on-campus recruitment fairs and activities but this course is more specifically vocational so they are not really relevant to me."
"I have not contacted the careers services, but I know they do arrange a lot of workshops and talks with a wide range of employers like HSBC, PwC, Network Rail, Royal Air Force, etc. Two fairs each year and on-campus recruitment from time to time, last one was a few weeks ago with the Army."
"Careers service are very helpful. Lots of events for meeting employers. There can be a lack of interest in jobs from the student population though, in comparison to other universities who are very job focused."
"I've been given lectures on how to write CVs, how to prepare for interviews etc. There is also a career service you can visit for any questions you have, their help is very useful."


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Sonia Sotomayor About to Win the Laurel Crown
– If confirmed, Sotomayor would be the first Latina to serve on the nation's highest court
– How does the U.S. Supreme Court affect the rest of the world?
– What is the status of Sotomayor's Puerto Rico and what should it be?
– If voted on favorably, how would Sotomayor impact future judgments issued by the Supreme Court?
When President Obama announced his historic nomination for the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice – if confirmed, Sonia Sotomayor would become the 111th person, the third woman and the first Latina to serve on the nation's highest bench – the public was presented with an opportunity for reflection on a number of fronts. Of course, a critical investigation began almost immediately upon President Obama's announcement, examining her history as a judge to try to determine her judicial philosophy and the impact she would likely have on future decisions.
While celebrating Sotomayor's landmark nomination, it is important not to lose sight of just how long it has taken to reach this point. Segregation did not even begin to be expeditiously dismantled until the 1950s. But in 2009, why does the Supreme Court continue to reflect such a limited spectrum of the society over which it holds such an iron-fisted jurisdiction?
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice. Fourteen years later, in 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female to sit on the Court. In 2009, President Barack Obama has nominated Sonia Sotomayor to become the first Latina to serve on the Court. However, in a country with a large and exponentially growing Latino population, it is astounding that Sotomayor could be the first Latina appointed to the Supreme Court, not because she is unqualified or undeserving, but – far from it – because there should have already been a first. Yet, there has never been a Latino, Asian or Native American Supreme Court Justice. This observation highlights the under-representation of these major population cohorts in the United States' legal system.
Of course, nine White men have had the potential to render socially transformative decisions when the time came. For example, as Sonia Sotomayor has said, nine White men decided Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. In a speech on the Latino presence in the judiciary, Sotomayor declared that "we should not be so myopic as to believe that others of different experiences or backgrounds are incapable of understanding the values and needs of people from a different group." She continued to affirm the idea that "judges must transcend their personal sympathies and prejudices and aspire to achieve a greater degree of integrity based on the reason of law." But she questioned, and rightfully so, the extent to which it is actually possible to achieve such a lofty ideal. Because we live in a multicultural society, it is important that the law that governs our multicultural society be equally multicultural. It is imperative that our singular set of laws be able to respond to the distinct needs and values present in our society. And the transcendent abilities of some do not negate the need for a Supreme Court that is representative of the diversity of the America it adjudicates.
Although the Supreme Court is tasked primarily with interpreting the Constitution of the United States, its decisions sometimes impact foreign nationals as well as this country's international relations. In 1992, for example, it issued an extremely important judgment in the case of The United States v. Humberto Alvarez Machain, authorizing the trial of violators of human rights abuses in the United States regardless of the conditions under which the perpetrators had arrived in the country. Machain was abducted from Mexico to stand trial in the U.S. for complicity in the torture and death of DEA agent Enrique Camarena. He subsequently sued the United States for violating the terms of extradition between Mexico and the U.S., and lost. The Supreme Court ruled that the gravity of the criminal charges of torture against him outweighed the extra-legal nature of his arrival in the country.
This decision was in line with the groundbreaking 1979 Second Circuit judgment in Filártiga v. Peña-Irala, in which Paraguayan nationals living in the U.S. successfully sued the former Inspector General of Police in Asunción, Paraguay for the torture and death of Joel Filártiga, the son of a famed human rights advocate and a Paraguayan national. This case set a precedent for the protection of victims' rights and the need for perpetrators' accountability regardless of the setting of where human rights abuses had transpired. The United States v. Humberto Alvarez Machain followed and reaffirmed that precedent. The Court thus upheld one of the most forcefully-worded tenets of international human rights law – the absolute prohibition of torture – which reinforced the emerging principle of universal jurisdiction and sent a strong message to the world that perpetrators of such heinous acts as torture would not go unpunished. Such judgments are particularly relevant to Latin America, a region that has repeatedly suffered from endemic human rights abuses, especially during the repressive U.S.-aided and sustained dictatorships.
Clearly, the Supreme Court's decision to hold Machain accountable for his actions did not prevent torture, disappearances, or any other human rights violation from occurring. Nevertheless, it was an important decision with significant political implications. It pointed to an unwillingness of the United States, as represented by its highest court, to sit idly by and tolerate gross human rights violations in Latin America, or anywhere else in the world, regardless of who committed them. It also demonstrated a commitment to bringing past perpetrators to justice, hopefully discouraging the future disregard of the principles of international human rights law. In these ways, Alvarez Machaín followed Filártiga in strengthening the foundation of international human rights law and building the precedent of upholding laws designed to protect people from government. While Filártiga represented a moral victory and rejection of state-sponsored violence against civilians, Alvarez Machaín expanded this mantle to include torture committed by anyone, anywhere.
The Supreme Court has also rendered judgments in cases involving businesses, with serious international implications. Just this past April, for instance, the Court ruled on Entergy Corp v. Riverkeeper, Inc, overturning a decision issued by Sotomayor in a lower court and validating the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) use of cost-benefit analysis in determining which technology to install in order to protect the maximum amount of wildlife at minimum cost. The EPA partners with numerous domestic and foreign agencies on projects designed to minimize the human impact on nature. While in this particular case Sotomayor found that cost benefit analysis was contradictory to the Clean Water Act (1972), the more conservative Supreme Court ruled that a cost benefit analysis of the impact of different technologies on the environment was acceptable.
This decision could potentially have an impact far beyond the United States, as environmental issues are a global concern that are not and cannot be isolated to any one single country. Cheaper, less effective technology may now be utilized around the world, at the environment's expense, for the short-sighted gain of cutting costs to businesses. For the global environment, which is already deteriorating primarily due to a deleterious human impact, this could be a dangerous judgment with potentially catastrophic future effects as businesses are not held accountable for the damage that their companies cause to the environment.
Since the United States acquired Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish-American War as an act of conquest more than a century ago, the island has existed amidst a state of intensely debated legal status. Imperialism is contrary to the spirit and intent of the Constitution of the United States, yet Puerto Rico is neither a state nor an independent nation. Instead, it is an example of pseudo-colonialism of the very nature that the founders of the United States found so obnoxious. The inability of Puerto Ricans to reach a consensus on an ideal system has allowed the current political form to continue, and even to appear to be is generally accepted, and even preferred, on the island today. However, Puerto Ricans have never been in control of their status. Rather, the status of Puerto Rico was initially determined by the U.S. Supreme Court in a series of decisions known as the Insular Cases.
Most of the Insular Cases involved tax law. Taking the decisions of De Lima v. Bidwell (1901) and Downes v. Bidwell (1901) together, the Court determined that Puerto Rico was not a foreign country for purposes of import taxes, and that it was not part of the U.S. per se, but was subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. In Balzac v. Porto Rico (1922), the Supreme Court defined the island as a territory merely "belonging" to the United States, as opposed to an "incorporated" territory. It is this definition of Puerto Rico's relationship to the United States that has given rise to so much controversy and that has been so deeply troubling to those of conflicting points of view.
As early as the Downes decision, there has been disagreement regarding the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. In that case, Justice John Marshall Harlan II (best known for his dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)), dissented emphatically, arguing that "the idea that this country may acquire territories anywhere upon the earth, by conquest or treaty, and hold them as mere colonies or provinces, – the people inhabiting them to enjoy only such rights as Congress chooses to accord them, – is wholly inconsistent with the spirit and genious, as well as with the words, of the Constitution."
However, since then, the economic benefits of being a territorial possession of the United States have led many Puerto Ricans into complacency. In 1967, a plebiscite showed that 60 percent of Puerto Rican voters favored a commonwealth status over either independence or statehood. This was in line with the position of the first democratically elected governor, Luis Muñoz Marin. However, it differed significantly from the present status and Congress never instituted the preferred change in status.
The last governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo-Vila, was in favor of at least a temporary continuation of the territorial status because "statehood would go against that sense of uniqueness, culture, identity that we do have under commonwealth." While not willing to give up the perceived economic benefits of the relationship with the United States, Acevedo-Vila also feared a loss of cultural identity as had happened in such places as Hawaii and Alaska. "We are U.S. citizens," he has said, "but we are a nation sociologically. We call ourselves Puerto Ricans. We don't call ourselves Puerto Rican-Americans."
Nonetheless, there are also proponents of both full statehood and unqualified independence. Luis Fortuño, the incumbent Governor of Puerto Rico and the former non-voting member of the House of Representatives, is an advocate of full statehood for Puerto Rico. He argues that "as a U.S. citizen, if you live in Puerto Rico, you are stripped of your rights," because you have no vote outside of the island. He would like to see Puerto Rico become a fully incorporated member of the United States with all the rights and responsibilities that this relationship entails.
Sonia Sotomayor, however, has argued that Puerto Rico's continued status as a territory of the United States has done little more than "perpetuate […] the very conditions [that Muñoz Marin] hoped to change." During her collegiate years, Sotomayor was a staunch advocate of independence for Puerto Rico. At Princeton, she wrote her senior thesis on Muñoz Marin and admitted her preference for independence. At Yale Law School she further argued that regardless of any changes to the island's legal and political status, it should be allowed to maintain ownership rights of its seabed mineral resources.
There is supposed to be a renewed debate over the status of Puerto Rico this year, with the options being statehood, independence, the status quo, or free associated state (that is technically independent, but that enjoys a special relationship with the U.S., primarily in terms of economic advantages). So far, it appears that, unable to agree upon an ideal future, a plurality of Puerto Ricans will opt for the status quo. They are willing to forego full rights in order to maintain their cultural autonomy without choosing to sacrifice the economic support of the United States.
As Justice David Souter retires, the nomination and confirmation of another liberal-leaning Justice like Sonia Sotomayor would not change the broad ideological composition of the Court as a whole. Sotomayor's decisions have endured a string of Supreme Court reversals; meanwhile, Justice Souter has consistently dissented, agreeing with Sotomayor, most recently in the cases of Entergy Corp v. Riverkeeper, Inc (2009) and Ricci v. DeStefano (2009), the controversial case that has caused critics to label her as a reverse racist for upholding the New Haven Fire Department's decision to throw out the results of a promotion test on which too few minorities scored well.
What Sotomayor's decision in Ricci v. DeStefano (2009) shows is neither reverse racism nor insensitivity to the real effects on people, but an awareness of the bigger picture and an understanding of the underlying issue. If no minorities scored well on this promotional test, that demonstrates institutionalized racism. While race is not the only disadvantage in this country and one of the White fire fighters who scored well is dyslexic, this is one of those times where it has to be said that hard cases make bad law and that Sotomayor was right to not throw affirmative action out the window because a White man had a learning disability. Not surprisingly, Justice Souter agreed with Sotomayor.
Sotomayor has been both hailed and vilified as an activist who "has viewed the law as a tool for social empowerment." Yet, after analyzing her judgments, lawyer Kevin Russell says she "is a judge who does not see it as her job to fix all the social ills in the world." It could be that she has sent truly contradictory messages in her life on the bench. Or it may be that while she has personal beliefs and values to which she is dedicated, she recognizes the limits of her role as a judge. Perhaps it is this even-handed understanding that Obama was searching for in his Supreme Court nominee. Sonia Sotomayor, while committed to an ideal of transcending both ideology and personal experience, has said, "I am reminded each day that I render decisions that affect people concretely." It is this complementary recognition of the impact of her decisions and the limitations of her position that will be at the service of the Supreme Court if Sotomayor is, indeed, confirmed.
If the clarity she has exhibited in the past continues on judgments regarding cases involving the hot button issues of today – gay marriage, the limits of national security, terrorism, physical interrogation methods, capital punishment and abortion – then Obama could not have made a more apt selection to fill the vacancy left by Justice Souter.
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Friday, July 06, 2007
Airline Demand Destruction
What do you do when the airline industry is beginning to fall apart because of high fuel prices and you need to cut demand? Make it more and more aggravating to travel by air. That's one of the real reasons for "airport security," but there's more demand destruction going on in the form of incredible flight delays. The situation is apparently going from bad to worse. Look for more people to just give up flying as "security" hassles and delays worsen.


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Title: Cinder
Author: Marissa Meyer
Series: The Lunar Chronicles 1
Rating: 5/5
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl.
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future.
My Review
Wow so much of this book was different, fresh, and new and all in the best possible ways helping me fall in love with this unexpected Gem. The fact that Cinder is a cyborg and most of the story is told from her point of view was very neat, I do not recall reading anything like it in the past, I have also not read a Cinderella retelling (I don't think lol) and I loved trying to pick out the similarities as I was reading, best of all was Prince Kia finding her broken foot I mean it was a terrible part of the story but I loved how it was the cyborg version of the glass slipper.
Cinder simply stole mt heart, for all the crap she put up with she still managed to hold her head high most of the time, and in the face of her downfall and rejection she took a stand and with her newfound reslove I can't wait to see where it takes her next. I was also very very fond of Prince Kia, he and even his government truly just wanted the best for their people and it was refreshing to see a futuristic world with a compassionate leader and the enemy is not the government but instead a race of people on the Moon called Lunars, lead by a tyrant Queen hell bent on the Earths destruction.
I want to see more of Cinder and Kia they were very cute together and I can't believe he is just going to throw her aside, and once he hears the whole truth and the Doctor finds a cure for that awful plauge they will make their way back to eachother and fix all the wrongs, these are fairy tale retellings so I hope I get the happy ending that this implies but I may just have to wait a little longer


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Profile - Dr. Till Evert - CELAS GmbH
Dr. Till Evert, Department Business and Legal at CELAS GmbH, Administration of the European Media Rights of EMI Publishing Group for Online and Mobile markets, Munich.
CELAS GmbH stands for Centralized European Licensing and Administrative Service , founded and owned by the European media rights organizations GEMA and MCPS PRS.
After working for IFPI and the private legal firm CliffordChance, Till Evert completed his Ph.D. in the area of Internet media rights.
(Source: Media in Transition 2007)


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Tuesday, February 2, 6:30 PM
"Infinite Obsession-How Did I Get Here"
Michael Glancy
Michael Glancy, acclaimed for his glass and metal sculptures, will lead off the year's lecture series at the Art Glass Forum | New York.
Mr. Glancy's creations incorporate blown and plate glass, onto which copper, bronze, silver, and on occasion, gold is fused in a process known as electroforming. Like highly charged phenomena revealed under a microscope, Glancy's superbly designed and crafted glass and metal forms defy their compact format and make grand statements rewarding viewers with unexpectedly dynamic shapes and intricate patterns, which typify his opulent and singular style. Spanning the realms of alchemy and art, his exquisite vessels have been alternately described as geological and organic, architectonic and thoroughly modern, intricately materialistic and metaphysical.
Glancy received both a BFA and an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design where he studied glass with Dale Chihuly in the 1970's. His critically acclaimed work is held in many public and private collections in the United Stated, Europe and Asia, including Carnegie Museum of Art, PA; Corning Museum of Glass, NY; Detroit Institute of Arts, MI; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX; Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark; Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris; France; Museum of Contemporary Art, Hokkaido, Japan; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England.
St. Michael's Church, 225 West 99th Street, New York, NY 10025, is an ideal setting for the Art Glass Forum's meetings. The Church was designed and decorated by Louis C. Tiffany between 1895 and 1925 and is one of the only extant Tiffany interiors in the New York metropolitan area.
Please note that this meeting will take place in the Recital Hall on the second floor of St. Michael's.
The featured speaker's presentation begins at 7:00 PM and is preceded by a wine and cheese reception at 6:30
The Art Glass Forum | New York meets the first Tuesday of each month (from October through May) at St. Michael's Church. Annual membership dues range from $25 (for young professionals) to $90 (for a household). Attendance on a per meeting basis is usually $15 per person but friends of Heller Gallery will be welcome as free guests if
they rsvp to email@example.com by January 30. For additional information on our organization, please go to our web site at artglassforumny.org.
Paul Doros


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This 2017 $1 coin produced by the Pobjoy Mint for The British Virgin Islands is in the shape of the U.S. Capitol Building.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building or Capitol Hill, is the home of the United States Congress and the seat of the Legislative branch of the US Federal Government. It sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
William Thornton is the man we can thank for this marvel of engineering and as he was born in the British Virgin Island, it makes the Capitol coin a very fitting tribute.
A competition was held in the spring of 1792 with a prize of $500 to see which architect could propose the best design for the building. A late entry from amateur architect William Thornton was the source of the iconic shape that we see today. Thornton was well travelled and gained inspiration for the frontage of the building from east front of the Louvre and the Paris Pantheon.
The first cornerstone of the Capitol was laid by George Washington in 1793 and construction of the 16 acre building continued until 1800. In 1814, during the War of 1812, the building was partially burned by the British. Rebuilding began in 1815 and was completed in 1819 with additions made in 1826.
The Capitol Building in 1846 The rebuilt dome in the distance in 1872
Upon completion, the famous dome wasn't as grand as we see it today. After being rebuilt in the 1850s, it now stands three times taller than the original and weighs 4,041 metric tons.
Coin Specifications
Composition: Nickel Silver
Mintage: 5,000
Image and description courtesy of the Pobjoy Mint (http://www.pobjoy.com/us/products/view/capitol-building-shaped-coin-2017-uncirculated-nickel-silver-1-coin)
Images and history of the Capitol Building in 1846 and 1872 courtesy of Wikipedia article on the United States Capitol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Capitol)


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There is some "flexibility" around China's 7.5 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for 2014, said Premier Li Keqiang, as concerns around a slowdown in the world's second largest economy resurface.
"We set the GDP growth target at about 7.5 percent; this 'about' shows that there is a level of flexibility," Li said during a press conference at the close of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Thursday, hinting at a willingness to tolerate slower growth.
However, when asked by CNBC what the slowest rate of growth policymakers would tolerate this year was Li did not provide a specific level.


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Are mid-life crisis's (excuse the apostrophe but I don't know the plural of crisis) inevitable? Or are they another word for reaching a crossroads of life? Maybe the whole reaching the crossroads of life thing is something completely different? Oh, man wouldn't that be rubbish - reaching a crossroads of your life, only to decide your chosen path and THEN have a crisis? How bad would that be!?
What I reckon happens is that you reach the crossroads of your life, and after much soul searching you start down your chosen path. Then you have a crisis - but while you are dealing with that you get hit by the old age truck (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&biw=320&bih=416&site=webhp&ei=vCTfUaLuPNDv0gWwoICIAQ&q=the+far+side+old+age+truck&oq=the+far+side+old+&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.1.0.0i22i30l2.3522.13547.0.149220.127.116.11.18.104.22.1686.4842.0j18j5j1j2.26.0....0...1c.1.19.mobile-gws-serp.3FwVEHqazHs#biv=i%7C0%3Bd%7CS-YeMR3ueZ8wpM%3A) and before you know it, you are too old to do anything.
I guess the question of whether reaching a crossroads in your life or having a mid life crisis (or both) is really down to you as an individual. It's a 'the glass is half empty/half full' kind of thing. Things are going to happen to you in your life, some good, some bad - and some you can control and some you can't. What matters is how you deal with the stuff that happens to you. If you can roll with the punches and take the hits when they come but still keep on track then I suppose stuff like crisis isn't going to affect you much because you won't let it. Conversely if everything becomes a drama or a problem, and if every bad thing that happens stops you in your tracks, then you will have a mid life crisis and you will be stuck at those crossroads for a long time as that old age truck steadily bears down on you.
Or that is what I think, anyway.
I'm asking these questions because the notion that I might be due a mid life crisis has wandered into my mind of late.
I have a nagging feeling that I haven't done enough with my life, that I haven't achieved enough. This idea is founded on the fact that most of my friends and family have made what successes of their lives. The wider Lagrue family - my cousins and second cousins etc. are all so clever and appear to be doing well. They have (from what I can make out) interesting jobs, families of their own, a mortgage and a more rounded existence than I would say I have.
Who knew the secret to a well rounded life was just a mortgage and kids?
My take on things is not an objective one. I am quite pessimistic, and am very critical of myself. I even find it almost impossible to take a compliment. My beautiful girlfriend is forever telling me how handsome and incredible I am as a person - and I always bat those compliments away with a dismissive comment.
And yet I AM an incredible person; in 2011 I started writing this blog, and did so every day for a whole year - that takes an awful lot of commitment. In 2012 I walked over 1000 miles purely for fitness, and I decided to push the boundaries of my knowledge by learning Sign Language. I've continued my learning in 2013 and have my final British Sign Language Level 2 exam next Tuesday. Plus, in May this year I gave a stranger, a person I will never know, the chance of life by donating Bone Marrow to them. I did that of my own free will.
I also have the ability to stand up in front of strangers and make them laugh, and can make people smile with the words I write.
I guess I have a fair amount of regret that I carry with me - but it is a waste of emotion. I can no more go back in time and change the things I've done, than I can nail custard to the ceiling. The trick is to let go, and it's a difficult trick to learn. But learning is what I do, what we all do everyday of our lives.
Maybe I will have a mid-life crisis. If so that doesn't mean I'll be wearing yellow speedos at the beach and buying a MR2 (I think that's a gay life crisis). I don't know what it means, but I'm determined not to dwell on it.
I hear a truck coming....


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The beach in the village of Ingoldmells is a long sandy beach with a promenade. It is located in Skegness and is found between Skegness and Chapel St. Leonards.
Ingoldmells beach is sandy and is without a lifeguard. It is accessible by pets such as dogs at any time. The area allows activities such as swimming and bathing for men and women of all ages.
Moreover, the beach has facilities such as cafés for those who want to grab a bite or drink. There are also toilets for those who need them. For tourists or visitors, the beach has a shop to buy a few necessary things. There are also caravan parks for children and teens.
Ingoldmells is a bit smaller than the beaches in Skegness and Cleethorpes. Nevertheless, it is free and nice to enjoy in with everyone.


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Author Spotlight: Jim Harrison
Over the past two years Harrison has released two of the best books written we've read in a very long time: the masterpiece Songs of Unreason and what will go down as a classic, The River Swimmer. When most writers fade out as they get older or, worse, have nothing to say from the beginning, Jim Harrison's work just keeps getting better. His poetry and fiction sings with wide open spaces and never fails to seek the places of the heart that need opening. Always arguing for a more engaged and vital living, his work echoes with those feelings as well. You can't read his books and not feel that you've been pushed to get your hands in a bit deeper, or asked to let your heart open and go that much more. If you haven't discovered his work yet it is high time that you did.
Situated on the main street of the historic Delaware Riverfront town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, Farley's Bookshop and its knowledgeable, experienced staff have endeavored to satisfy the literary tastes of the area inhabitants for over fifty years. Whether you are Bucks County born-and-bred or just stopping by to enjoy the crisp river air and delightful scenery, you will be pleasantly surprised to find the largest and most diverse collection of books-in-print in Bucks County. Farley's may have competition, but it has few peers. We encourage you to browse our website, but please remember that getting acquainted with our online persona is no substitute for exploring the narrow passageways and teeming shelves of our storefront and discovering that perfect book nestled amongst so many others.


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The Adventure Cycling blog covers bicycle-travel news, touring tips and gear, bicycle routes, organizational news, membership highlights, guided tours, and more. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for daily updates. Interested in becoming a guest blogger for Adventure Cycling? Share your story with us.
Photo by Colt Fetters
With snow and ice abounding in Missoula, it would be so nice to ride a fat bike around, to officially participate in Fat Bike February. But the finances for a rad, new bike are just not in the cards this year. (And truth be told, if I buy one bike this year, it'll probably be this one.) So to stabilize my bike travel, I made my own studded tires! It was easier than I had imagined and I made a video to share this ever-rewarding do-it-yourself with you.
Sit back, turn up the volume and check out our "How to Read Adventure Cycling Maps" video. And don't worry if you missed something or need to hear it again, that's one of the joys of video, right? You can pause, rewind and replay as many times as you wish!
Don't put off that long-distance bike tour! You can do it! To get you started, Adventure Cycling teamed up with America ByCycle to produce this fun video on how to prepare for your long-distance cycling adventure. Strap on your helmet and get ready for the ride of a lifetime!


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A set of tests demonstrating the integration of the Lucene search engine into OpenCms. Provides different forms to show the capabilities of Lucene.
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Upgrade to OpenCms 10.5.4. This release focuses on security improvements. Many usability improvements have been made for the Page Editor and the Explorer. OpenCms 10.5 also ships a much improved version of the Apollo Template.
Update your existing OpenCms installation to the current stable version 10.5.4 with the easy to use upgrade wizard.
Our guided tour shows you the great features OpenCms offers.
Do you want to take a quick test drive of OpenCms to get an impression of its great features? Try out the OpenCms Live Demo website available at http://demo.opencms.org
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It's been some time without the drugs for my depression and I have unfortunately discovered a difficult lesson, my brain can't function without the impact of these chemicals. I'm in despair and in distress and can't see to complete the simplest task.
I may not fully understand the use of serotonin reputable inhibitors but I'm going to have to put my trust in the doctor believing it's the right thing for me. So I'm back on them, with a dose of Valium to get me through the next few days.
Once I feel something then I can finally try and manage my life that has spiralled it of control. Regain some order. The future looks bleak but I have to try again tomorrow. I have to try.
I hope something till change. I need to feel normal.


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March Update
Not a real lot to report on for March. I'm nearing the end of the third book in my still untitled new series. My plan was originally to write the first three and then go back over to begin editing, but I've had an idea for a novella sized fourth book to round off the first three books… so that means I need to finish that one before I go back over them all. If all goes well, this series should begin releasing close to the end of the year. I will keep details posted on the progress on this blog.
March was another great reading month! Here are some I loved:
My Healer by Alanea Alder is the third book in the Bewitched and Bewildered series. I LOVED this one and this entire series. This is honestly a must read series for paranormal fans. I have now purchased all these books in paperbacks so I can stare lovingly at them always!
Play by Kylie Scott was fantastic! I LOVED Lick and was terrified that I would find the rest of this series lacking because of my high expectations. Instead I ended up loving Play just as much as Lick. I'm not usually one for rock star books, but this one was brilliant.
The Hooker and the Hermit by L. H. Cosway and Penny Reid was so much fun. It was exactly what I felt like and I fell in love with Annie, our heroine. I really connected to her and obviously Ronan was amazing, too. This was a feel good romance and I laughed, swooned and smiled a lot.
Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley was a fun read which entered the reader into a new world which I loved. I think my favourite character was Gwen and I loved following her on this journey. It had plenty of angst, drama and action and was perfect!
Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley was another great entry into this series. I love revisiting everyone from the previous books and I'm trying to pace myself so I don't finish this series too quickly.
I hope everyone had a fantastic March and has a successful April. I'm going to attempt to get this third book done and the novella, too. Fingers crossed!


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Before you add a non-EA account to vRealize Business for Cloud, you need to configure the account.
You must have a Microsoft Azure non-EA account with one of the following credits offers.
Monetary commitment
Monetary credit
- Log in to Azure portal at https://manage.windowsazure.com by using your Microsoft account credentials.
- On the left navigation panel. click Active Directory and then select Default Directory. Create a user in Azure active directory.
- Click New User to create an user in the Default Directory.
- Enter a name for the user and assign a Service or Global Administrator permissions.
- Log in to Azure portal by using the new user name and reset the password.
- Navigate to Applications and click Add. , select
- Enter the application details.
- Select Add an application my organization is developing.
- Enter a name for the application.
- Select Native Client Application.
- Enter a sign-on URL and application URI (example, https://vmware.com).
- Select the application and click Configure on the default directory page.
- Click Add Application and assign the Windows Azure Service Management API permission to the application.
You see the Client ID and user name details, which you can use while adding the account to vRealize Business for Cloud.
What to do next
Manage Microsoft Azure Accounts in vRealize Business for Cloud


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Government troops participate clan fighting in Jowhar as death toll rises.
Mogadishu (Harar24) –Reports from Jowhar, the capital of the Middle Shabelle region indicate that at least a dozen have been killed as rival clans clash in the outskirts of the city.
Witnesses told Harar24 that at least 12 people were killed in the Geedo Berkan village as a result of fighting that raged between 2 clan militias.
People who we spoke to said they were really worried as Somali government troops entered the conflict and sided with their respective clans.
Reports say that Somali Military commander name Col. Taraaweel was killed as he sided and led his clan in the conflict today.
Col. Taraaweel was one of the leading commanders of the Somali army, which took control of Jowhar from Al-shabab with the help of Amisom forces last year.
Until now no one has started any mediation efforts between the rival clan militias who have been fighting in the region recently, despite the fact that the president visited the area today to see the damages done by the flood.
This unfortunate event comes a few days after other clan militia clashes caused the death of 7 people.
The infighting between clans is often caused by rural land dispute and water wells in the region.


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Debate:Was Christ a fundamentalist?
(...and are fundamentalists Christians?)
Did Jesus understand scripture literally? Did he intend for His own words to be taken literally? Being a Christian, surely means following the teachings and example of Christ. Can somebody be a Christian if they do not do this?
Common man, Jesus never said that stuff. The bible was made up to provide a means to control people. Jesus would be lynched in broad daylight by todays Christains.Rebiu 23:05, 10 May 2007 (EDT)
No kidding, gee do you think? Do you think the Son Of God had a fundamental understanding of the WORD OF GOD? That is what fundamental means. Nobody on the planet would have a better fundamental understanding than Christ. So as a Christian, you'd probably try to conform towards that same fundamental understanding that Christ has. Hence the term fundamentalism. Fundamental Christians believe the literal truth of the bible as revealed by the Christ, the Son of God, to His disciples. Sometimes speaking in parables or allegorical references to the Old Testament, or the Prophets, as well as future events yet to happen.--Roopilots6 19:13, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
- "That is what fundamental means."
- You're mistaken. What is meant by Fundamentalism (as it is being used here, in the sense of fundamentalist Christianity, and of other fundamentalist religions too), is the practise of interpreting every word in sacred texts as literal truth. Dictionary.com, feel free to check the definition elsewhere too. (See the "NO" section below for a couple examples of how Christ did not literally interpret Scripture, and did not intend his own words to taken literally.)
- I'm not disagreeing with your statement that nobody had a better fundamental understanding of Christianity than Christ, by the way. It's His religion, after all; who could understand it better? --Jeremiah4-22 19:34, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
- You would be mistaken to try and use those definitions that include phrases such as militant, extreme conservatives, or intolerance of other views. Gee, I could hardly tell the persons that wrote those definitions don't like fundamental Christians. I still stand by my definition of what FUNDAMENTAL means. You can also read my response to those having a misunderstanding on how to understand scripture literally so as to keep it fundamental. Sort of like conserving the original intent. Kind of what's at the core of being Conservative. Being a conservationalist about religious traditions and preserving God's Word found in the scripture of the Bible. Do you agree with that definition as extreme conservatism?--Roopilots6 18:13, 26 April 2007 (EDT)
- "a misunderstanding on how to understand scripture literally so as to keep it fundamental"
- You seem to have trouble with words. You think you're a fundamentalist, but you don't even know what the word means. And "literally" means, without interpretation or embellishment: this is how a fundamentalist reads the Bible. There is no "Sort of like", no "Kind of what's at the core of"; you simply do as it says.
- By the way, that's a dictionary (several dictionaries in fact) that you're looking at there, not a liberal organisation with an anti-Christian agenda. Fundamentalist religions do tend to be characterised by militancy, extreme conservatism, and intolerance of other views; the definitions merely reflect the reality of the situation. If you find those traits unattractive, perhaps you need to think about modifying your beliefs. --Jeremiah4-22 19:14, 26 April 2007 (EDT)
- Not with words, but with people that try to insert their own special meanings into them. Which is the primary reason for conservapedia.com isn't it. Maybe you should try looking at the conservapedia definition? Here is one suggestion on why some people prefer calling some Christians Fundamentalists:
- http://hallindsey.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=52
- It should give you some clarification on my point of view.--Roopilots6 17:16, 27 April 2007 (EDT)
- Hal Lindsey (amongst other strange ideas) thinks that the Jews are God's chosen people, an odd attitude for a supposed Christian to hold, and one that surely offers little hope of salvation to those who have accepted Jesus. [1] --Jeremiah4-22 09:08, 28 April 2007 (EDT)
- Hal Lindsey has an excellent fundamental understanding of the Old and New Testament of the Bible. The Hebrew people are His by Covenant, as Judah is only one of their tribes. Because that is what the Old and New Testament says of it. The Christian Church is the grafted on olive branch. The whole tree and root is Israel's Hebrew tribes. To those who believe in replacement theology, amongst other things, I wouldn't bother looking for your place on that tree though. One of the problems here is the application of prejudiced stereotypes to a word in order to give it a negative connotation. It is typical that all I have to do is identify myself as a Christian as well as back it up and some one will be calling me a "Fundamentalist". It is used identically the way a Nazis would have called someone a "Jew". I would suggest to everyone not to use it in this ignorant and derogatory manner. Savy?--Roopilots6 20:59, 2 May 2007 (EDT)
- There are numerous examples of Christ making non-literal interpretations of existing Scripture:
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. John 8:3-7 (KJV)
- And of many of His own teachings being allegorical, non-literal, and declared by Him to be so:
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? Matthew 13:3-10 (KJV)
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: Matthew 13:31-34 (KJV)
- And of his own words clearly not being intended to be literally interpretated:
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. John 6:53-55 (KJV)
If Christ himself does not take scripture literally, and makes clear that his own teachings are not be taken literally, how can it be Christian to read the Bible literally? --Jeremiah4-22 13:36, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
- How is it that most Christians, and especially the fundamentalist type can understand what it means to read the Bible literally? Most know when an allegory or parable is being used, and yet are able to still discern fundamental truths from them? Literal, as in a literary sense that is being described by the original writer. Instead of liberally interpreting everything metaphorically in order for it to conform to some politically correct world view. Usually hundreds of years after the original event. But trying to explain the fundamentals to someone that wants it to conform to their own liberally interpreted metaphor is for the most part, a waste of time.--Roopilots6 19:11, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
- In Christ's own words,
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Matthew 13:10-13 (KJV)
- (Which is to say, (paraphrased roughly): Those who get it - get it completely; and those who don't get it - never shall.) --Jeremiah4-22 20:00, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
- Right, so that only those people that already have the same fundamental understanding of God's Word as Christ would be able to understand such parables. To those that reinterpret meanings will no longer be able to understand Christ's parables. Which, at that time many religious leaders had already begun to create their own meanings into God's Word.--Roopilots6 18:21, 26 April 2007 (EDT)
- "only those people that already have the same fundamental understanding of God's Word as Christ"
- I can't see that being very many people at all... just Jesus himself in fact. Are you sure this is what He had in mind? --Jeremiah4-22 19:01, 26 April 2007 (EDT)
- No? Why not Jeremiah4-22? What about His disciples?--Roopilots6 20:18, 3 May 2007 (EDT)
- Christ is God the Son, so surely his understanding of God's Word is perfect (and does not need to depend upon a literal interpretation of scripture). Whereas His disciples are only human; I must suspect that though their intentions are good, even with His teaching, their degree of understanding is likely to fall short of perfection. --Jeremiah4-22 21:21, 3 May 2007 (EDT)
- Quite clearly, Jeremiah is correct on this point; neither His disciples nor even His Apostles shared His understanding; to suggest that they did borders on blasphemy. Peter would not have denied Him if he shared Christ's understanding; Thomas would never for an instant have doubted His resurrection. BenP 15:56, 2 May 2008 (EDT)
- No, not if "fundamentalist" means "Bible literalist." The Ten Commandments includes "the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work." In Luke 2:23-27, "And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?" The Pharisees are interpreting the Bible literally. Jesus replies "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath," and gives reasons for honoring the spirit, rather than the exact letter of the Ten Commandments. Dpbsmith 10:01, 28 April 2007 (EDT)
- It is only plain to see that somehow fundamental and literal no longer have their original meaning to some people. I can see how not knowing the purpose of the "Law" in relation to the Temple sacrifice will cause misunderstandings. Jesus is referring to how corrupted the Pharisees had become with their legalisms and religion for religion sake mentality. They were no longer fundamentalists. That is why Jesus is teaching them the fundamentals of His Word. If you are going to challenge Christians who have a fundamental understanding and know what is being literally said in His Word, keep trying. In the end, you just might learn some fundamentals about the Bible.--Roopilots6 20:18, 3 May 2007 (EDT)
Christ WAS the word and the word WAS Christ...need i say more? --Wally 20:16, 26 June 2007 (EDT)
Yes, Wally, You Need To Say More. Sounds Like You've Got It All Boiled Down In Your Mind. I Don't Think That The Bible Is As Simple As Your View Of It. For Example ~ Where Does Homosexuality Fit In YOUR Scheme Of Things? And, What Did Jesus Have To Say About Homosexuality? ~ To Name Just ONE Issue
I am confused, can someone give a fundamentalist/conservative interpretation of Matthew 25:31-46 (The Sheep and the Goats) and compare it and contrast it with current conservative political stands on those issues, please? Are the Christian Right mostly Sheep or Goats if you read these scriptures literally as "The Word"?


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Sunday, 22 July 2012
Trees and things
10 comments:
- The Weaver of Grass said...
Glad you are enjoying Roger Deakin - all his books are marvellous.
Glad also that you like theNightingale's Nest. It is on my list of favourite poems and was read by a well known poet when some memorial to John Clare was opened in Poet's Corner I think (it might have been Ted hughes) - sorry I can't really remember - put it down to age!
- 22 July 2012 at 12:16
- Rachel Fox said...
I've really only just started the Deakin book (though I'm sure your son has mentioned him a few times over the years!). It's different certainly.
Looks like it was Hughes who read the Clare poem.
- 22 July 2012 at 16:40
- The Solitary Walker said...
The only places I'm dashing to this summer are Lloyd's Pharmacy to buy Ibuprofen and Argos to buy a new ironing board cover. Oh, it's hard being a nurse!
- 23 July 2012 at 05:17
- Rachel Fox said...
Are they your Olympic sponsors, SW? It might be hard being a nurse but the karma will be worth it... when you need one someone will be there for you too!!
- 23 July 2012 at 08:15
- Marion McCready said...
we're pretty quiet over here too, planning our first family camping trip of all of one night next week, if it stops raining that is!
- 23 July 2012 at 12:39
- Rachel Fox said...
Talk of camping here too... not really the summer for it though... bit unpredictable! We headed for a full beach day on Saturday but after a downpour that didn't want to end mid pm we had to give in and come home...
- 23 July 2012 at 13:05
- The Bug said...
I totally agree about loneliness - I'm just now realizing how much I miss out that my closest friends live 8 hours away (& I have the hardest time making friends where I live - I'm such a very odd woman). And yes, my mom was my BEST friend. Sigh.
We were going to go somewhere over the 4th, but ended up staying put. Just too darn hot!
- 24 July 2012 at 17:10
- Rachel Fox said...
Yes, it's probably one of the things I enjoyed most about our time away last year as Mark is one of my best friends and it was good to be with him pretty much non-stop for 6 months. I know some couples wouldn't like the idea of that but we did!
- 24 July 2012 at 18:51
- Dominic Rivron said...
You're right: a great article on loneliness.
I've dibbed into Wildwood and must do so again. The book of Deakin's which gripped me most was Waterlog. No book has ever made me jump into a river before.
- 24 July 2012 at 23:51
- Rachel Fox said...
I've learned some great stuff already... like I didn't know moths used the sense of smell before!
- 25 July 2012 at 18:29


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10 days ago, I ordered 25 jumbo Cornish cross chicks from McMurray hatchery. We've never ordered chicks through the mail, so this was a fun new experience. In my order they also included an extra freebie, "a special rare chicken". We'll let it grow and feather out, then it will join the laying flock, and wait to see what kind of surprise chicken we got. They also included 3 extra chicks, possibly in case a few died in transport. Well, I'm happy to say they're all alive and thriving.
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"How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar." Trina Paulus
How often do we look up and see a beautiful butterfly soaring in the sky, notice their gorgeous colors reflected in the sunlight with the backdrop of the blue sky above them and envy their freedom. What a view of the world they must see. They seem to glide so naturally and effortlessly on the most gentle of breezes. Do you wish you could be a butterfly? No worries, no cares, what freedom they must feel. It must be wonderful being a butterfly.
We may forget that they were once a mere caterpillar. Grounded, with a limited view of the world, unable to see all the beauty that was available to them, opportunities that only the view from the vast sky can provide. It took great courage to climb alone to the top of the tree, leaving behind all their caterpillar friends. Everyone begging them not to take the risk. Stay on the ground, remain in the safety of the low branches.
Of course the butterfly is an analogy for us. How often do we remain grounded when we really want to fly? We can come up with so many reasons to remain grounded and not risk flying. We have every excuse; I don't have the time or the energy, I work too many hours, I have children, family, friends that need me, on and on it goes. You think it would be nice to fly, you may even dream of flying, but then the negative thoughts bring you back to earth. You are not all that fond of heights, all your caterpillar friends aren't flying and you would be up there all alone. Why take the risk?
Each of the reasons that you shouldn't try to fly will be eclipsed by one compelling reason you should. All it takes is one reason. That one compelling reason combined with a change in your thinking can motivate you to climb higher and higher in the tree. The higher you push yourself the easier it is to see the vast horizon and the opportunities not available to all the caterpillars remaining safely on the ground. You must trust that the wings you have been working hard to strengthen will serve you when you need them most. Allowing you to leap confidently from the top of the tree and soar in the wind.
Don't worry about all the caterpillars that are still grounded. Once you have taken the leap yourself and are strong you may choose to return to help motivate them. You can show them that they have nothing to fear by climbing higher and taking the risk. You are now an example of what you can do if you decide to keep trying, showing that there is no limit to what you can accomplish with a compelling goal. Telling them that it does takes hard work but the benefit of the unlimited opportunities and the freedom of flying is well worth the risk.
You can share with them that you have met other butterflies that have ventured where you haven't, tried things you have yet to try and taken even bigger risks than you could have ever imagined. Now that you can see the view of unlimited opportunities, you are going to go even higher. You now know that your wings are strong enough to take you anywhere you decide to go. You are no longer limited to the ground or even the top of the tree, you can now see an endless horizon and are eager to begin new adventures.
Be careful not become so preoccupied yourself with flying higher and higher that you forget to enjoy the beautiful view from where you are at each moment! Remind yourself often how wonderful the wind feels and how lucky you are to have been born a caterpillar who was given the opportunity to become a butterfly.
Decide today! Create a compelling reason you should become a butterfly!There is no reason to remain grounded when you were born to fly. Show off your colors, trust yourself, leap from the branch, soar with the wind!


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A few days ago, The Charlotte Observer broke the story on tire changer Brandon Hopkins and the lawsuit against MWR. If you missed the article then here is the link (article). In the article it states each side of the story and explains what the problem is. One of the main points in the lawsuit stems around the fact that Hopkins is accused of stealing a pit gun and being "Blacklisted". Here is the excerpt from the article in the Charlotte Observer regarding the gun.
"He contends team officials "blacklisted" him after his surgery by falsely accusing him of stealing a pit gun used to remove lug nuts."
After reading the entire article, I read all the comments at the bottom. It seems the general public is definitely on Hopkins side but I don't think everyone understands the severity of stealing a pit gun, "if that proves to be true". So let's try and give some clarity to what that means and help everyone understand how much money a gun is really worth. Before we explain we would like to make it clear that we take no sides on this issue. This is up to the courts to figure out and we are simply trying to use this case to explain how far pit gun technology and equipment has come.
So… Here lies the problem and the importance that comes with team issued pit guns. Over the last few years teams have spent a ton of money developing pit equipment. Jacks, Guns, and anything else that can help a crew get an advantage. Joe Gibbs Racing was one of the first to really push the issue and their gun program has been top of the class for the last few years. After seeing the advantages a great gun can give a team, most teams in NASCAR now have their own developmental gun program. Teams are pushing so much money into their gun programs that if a gun goes missing it could cause a major problem for that company. All the proprietary information that gun contains could get opened up to the public by simply taking the gun apart and looking at it. It is no different than taking car set-up notes and exposing them to the public. It is a big deal because of the money and time that teams have put into their programs to make these guns unique.
With that being said, we have no idea how far along, if any, MWR is with their gun program. But…if they have spent a ton of money on their guns and they are accusing Mr. Hopkins of stealing one, then you can see how this has become a big deal.
To some people who don't understand racing and read the headlines on this lawsuit, it could become humorous, but it's not. Guns are a big secret in racing and having your secret get out is no good. Being "Blacklisted" as a changer is also no good. Teams won't risk having secrets get out and finding a job after being accused of it is even harder. It will be interesting to see how this plays out and we wish the best of luck to all those involved. Just wanted to take this opportunity to explain the importance of technology in pit guns in modern day NASCAR.
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Here is an analysis of which doctor sees which patient:
- A pediatrician cares for children in age group from birth to adulthood.
- An internal medicine physician generally cares for adults.
- A family practice doctor is a pediatrician and an internist combined into one specialty, who cares for both children and adults.
There are many number of specialties and sub specialties medical field comprises of. There is a specific type of doctor for almost every human body system. There are even some medical fields that have a mixture of ward work and clinic based medicine, etc. Knowing the type of doctor and what they do and many more information can be helpful in times of planning to pursue this career or in an emergency.