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"Abrams' and Spielberg's Super 8 Hits Its Mark"
Posted on July 7, 2011 by robbinsrealm
Welcome back readers of Robbins Realm. I hope you all had a very pleasant and enjoyable 4th of July weekend.
My family moved to the Oyster Bay, East Norwich section of Long Island in the late 1970s, when I was just a little over two years of age and that is where I grew up, attended school, and lived until moving away when I was a young adult. I mention this because the area, although just a short drive, or train ride, from Manhattan, had the feel of a small town, not unlike the town portrayed in the movie that is the subject of this blog. The majority of my memories from that time period are good ones that pertain to fun or interesting reminiscences that involve my parents, relatives, friends, and the historically important Hamlet of Oyster Bay itself. The town (actually its correct designation is "Hamlet of Oyster Bay," which is a separate entity in the much larger "Town of Oyster Bay") was home to the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, who built his house named "Sagamore Hill" there, which received a great deal of international attention during Roosevelt's time in office because it was used as the Summer White House. T.R., as he is referred to by those who live in the area, had his office in the little hamlet, right on Main Street. Leaving historical facts aside, while I'll reiterate that my childhood overall was a pleasant one, I always wished I could get caught up in the extreme coolness of a Steven Spielberg type movie adventure. After watching Super 8, I felt it is likely that writer and director J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) did as well. The youth infused science fiction film pays homage, in a patchwork manner, to a number of films that Spielberg directed in the earlier part of his career, such as: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, and later films like War of the Worlds.
The film is set in 1979 in a small fictional town called Lillian in Ohio. Joe Lamb is a pre-teen, played by actor Joel Courtney in his screen debut, who is dealing with the recent death of his mother. Much to the chagrin of his father, television's Kyle Chandler, (Friday Night Lights) who convincingly portrays Sheriff's Deputy Jackson Lamb, Joe is dealing with the loss of his mother by participating in a film being shot by his best friend Charles (Riley Griffiths). The film being shot is a horror movie about zombies run amuck, and is being shot on a Super 8 camera for entry into a film festival. Not only is Joe taking part in the film, but so are Charles's other friends as well, including, to everyone of the all boy group of friends' surprise, Alice Dainard, a pretty girl who both Joe and Charles have a crush on. In this blogger's opinion, while the boys in the film are impressive in their respective roles, it is Elle Fanning, the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning (The Runaways), who delivers the best performance amongst the members of the youthful cast.
During an evening shoot, after Alice delivers her lines with heartfelt emotion, the young gang of misfit friends are interrupted by the derailment of a train. The train crash is a nightmarish one, which provides a few minutes of heart pounding excitement. During the chaos, the viewer is treated to a glimpse of a creature that is set free due to the crash. Abrams opted not to keep with the current trend in cinema and go into a full blown action film from that moment on; instead the film takes its time to build. Strange occurrences begin to take place; both people and animals go missing, the electricity goes haywire, and the military is on the hunt for something they desperately want. Primarily, however, we get well crafted character development and an exploration of the movie's themes, which Abrams blends effortlessly with the 'creature-at-large' element of the story, but he does so in a manner that avoids being overbearing.
Abrams, of course, in fairness to those of you who might not know this, had Spielberg serve as his producer on the film, which in this blogger's opinion is of vital importance for the following reason: Super 8, when broken down to its cinematic essence, is an emotional heart tugging film that is camouflaged as a child friendly summer blockbuster. Spielberg is the supreme master of crafting films of that nature, and while I absolutely respect J.J. Abrams' creative abilities, it didn't hurt to have Spielberg on board because in this blogger's opinion the filmmaker sure hit the mark.
The 112 minute summertime film is everything a fan of a big time blockbuster could hope for. There are wonderful homages paid to nostalgia, moments of pulse pounding action, excellent character development, and only glimpses of the mysterious creature that escapes due to the train crash, up until the end, when its full form is finally revealed. Super 8, which is playing in theaters nationwide, was made for an estimated budget of $50,000,000, but you can go see it for approximately $10, and it will be worth every penny.
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I was born in Smithtown, New York, and grew up, worked, and lived in various areas of Long Island before moving to Boca Raton, Florida where I now make my home. In addition to being an aspiring writer, I am also an English teacher. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master's Degree in Education, both from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. In my spare time you will find me engrossed in books, watching movies, socializing with friends, or just staying active.
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2 Responses to "Abrams' and Spielberg's Super 8 Hits Its Mark"
This sounds fantastic indeed, Robbin – especially the nostalgia. I love looking at old Judy Garland films, I do I do.
Glad you had a great time with family 🙂
robbinsrealm says:
Thank you very much! Yes, I had a great time when I went away. I hope if you get a chance to see the film, that you enjoy it.


Every single night when the two-third of it is over, the old Dervish is awakened. The process of his waking up from sleep never ceases to feel mysterious to him, even though it's a seemingly ordinary phenomenon for others perhaps. Deep within, the Dervish has always felt like a mystic and as days go by he is increasingly becoming aware of this nature of his. What is ordinary to others - feel wondrous to him, just as this waking up at the same time in such fashion in the deep watches of night is. Isn't this finding joy, ecstasy in the ordinary and discovering wondrous signs in all that exist - a sign of mystic!? he wonders by himself, or its also common for the children perhaps, comes to him as a second thought. Saying of the blessed Master Christ comes to his mind, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them from coming to me! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children." and it pleases the Dervish.
Every night almost at a precisely same time no alarm clock or any other means wakes him, but it is as if some one comes and whispers to his spirit and gently he is brought back to this realm. Slowly opening his eyes he is fully awake in an instant. This happens every night, for last how many years, the old Dervish has lost that count. He is about seventy four years old. The body has become weak and frail but his spirit is strong, ever so feels ageless and timeless.
After waking up every night he would perform his wudu or ablution, washing his hands, face, feet and running his wet hands on the head, neck and crown – a continuation of the symbolic and ancient ritual that was performed by many Biblical Prophets including John the Baptist, Jesus the Son of Mary and so many. Perhaps Jesus was hinting the intermingled mystery of water and spirit: "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit." (John 3:5). As water caresses his limbs - a cool sensation immediately gives rise to a special tranquility in his heart, followed by an ethereal peace in his entire being.
Tonight this feeling of peace does not arrive alone. Along with it comes a nostalgic feeling, suddenly the face of his beloved wife comes to his mind who has left him and this world more than eight year ago. Suddenly so many emotions rushes to his heart overwhelming his mind. Automatically he give praise to God saying Subhanallah, Glory be to Allah - 'Alleluia' as he fondly remembers how sweet it was the companionship of him and his beloved. The memory of beautiful companionship becomes alive and in a deep way he start to miss human company, his best friend, life's partner.
The Dervish looks out at the night sky, which has now taken up a mystical deep blue hue. Long time passes by while he gazes at the infinite reaching the furthest limit of his eyes. Then suddenly this strange thought comes to his mind: 'we as human being have company of other humans, even when we live alone we may pick up a book by another person and participate in others thoughts, we may pick up the phone - call and chat with another human being, but how terribly alone God must be! How lonely it must feel for God to be alone, all alone without a partner, without an associate. Does God miss companionship? If we're made in God's image, does it apply the other way as well?' Such thoughts come to him cascading in such a fashion that he feels overwhelmed and start to bear a strange kind of sadness for the eternally lonely God.
The Dervish comes inside to say his night prayer. Sitting on the prayer rug he start to recite the Holy Names of God one after another: Allah, Ar Rahman, Ar Rahim, al Malik, al Quddus, as Salaam, al Mu'min, al Muhaymin ... His heart become tranquil for a moment. Then as soon as he pauses after finishing his wazifa practice, the heart-ache for the impossible solitude of God rises in the heart again. To ease his strange heart-ache the Dervish gets up and opens the Qur'an.
Fala taAAlamu nafsun maokhfiya lahum min qurrati aAAyunin jazaan bima kanoo yaAAmaloon.
The eyes of the Dervish over flow with tears, for in his heart of heart he knows that Allah just answered his heart-ache by opening these signature verses to him. Immediately he falls to prostration out of gratitude and while giving praise to God in that instant it comes to him that the Eternally Solitary one desires the companionship of His worshiper. It is the private presence of those who remember Him at the deep watches of the night is what is loved by Allah, precisely because it is those special moment when blessed companionship is exchanged alone with the Alone. It is the friends of God, the lovers who rise from their bed to be with their Lord, who supplicated the Beloved and remember Him - it is them who gives company to God and God gives company to them. It is for them such reward is kept hidden which no mind can conceive, no heart can perceive.
The saying of blessed Prophet comes to his mind and he is shown the truth of the symbolic statement in the light of the new reality of Love which is unveiled to him. "Our Lord - Blessed and Exalted is He! - descends every night to the lowest heaven in the last third of the night and declares: Who is supplicating Me so that I may answer him? Who is asking forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him." The "descent" is the desire of the Beloved to receive companionship of those servants who calls upon Him.
No wonder, the Dervish contemplate by himself that the Great Beloved opens the gate of Mercy in those hidden watches of the night, because in those private moments the companionship become strong.
Later at that night when the Dervish fell asleep, he had a marvelous dream in which a sublime voice calls out to him saying: "Allah misses you." The words continue to echo until it evaporates in the subtle mist in the Garden where he was strolling in his dream. The rest of what transpired in that blessed dream remains veiled from us.
* Dedication to Baji Amr, who transmitted Sidi's love imbued words, "Allah misses you" which inspired this post. May Allah bless you and bless Sidi in abundance.
Anta qaiyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna.
Walakal-hamd, Laka mulkus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna.
Wa la haula wa la quwata illa billah.
O Allah! All the praises are for You.
All the praises are for You; You have the possession of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them.
And Paradise is true And Hell is true.
and with Your help I reason and I take You as a judge.
Please forgive me my previous and future sins; and whatever I concealed or revealed.
And You are the Expediter and You are the Delayer.
There is none to be worshiped but You.
There is no might or power except with You O Allah!
and He sought me in order that I would begin to seek Him.


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Q: Ubuntu not detecting integrated intel graphics card and reverts to llvmpipe Ubuntu 18.04 install (also seen on 16) is unable to detect integrated Intel graphics card (Intel Iris Plus). Using a Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 7390 the machine is unable to detect attached monitors, change resolutions, or adjust brightness.
There is a dual boot Windows 10 partition, which can access the integrated graphics card without issue and connects to attached monitors on boot. However, after deleting the W10 partition the behaviour is unchanged.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Release: 18.04

% uname -o
4.15.0-70-generic

$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-intel
xserver-xorg-video-intel:
  Installed: 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
  Candidate: 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
  Version table:
 *** 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1 500
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ lspci -v
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 8a52 (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
 Subsystem: Dell Device 08b0
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 255
 Memory at 603d000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
 Memory at 4000000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
 I/O ports at 4000 [size=64]
 [virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
 Capabilities: <access denied>

System details, graphics displayed ass llvmpipe
I have tried purging nux-tools to remove a leftover file that interfered with gnome as detailed in this bug.
Further, this fix for intel integrated graphics cards also produced no results.

A: I suggest to upgrade the kernel to an officially supported HWE kernel.
You can do it by running
sudo apt install linux-generic-hwe-18.04

Reboot to apply.

A: I have the same problem with the same graphics card in a Dell Inspiron 5593, I solved the problem of the brightness updating the kernel to the latest version.
You can easily update the Kernel with ukuu, it's totally safe, if you have problems with a newest Kernel, you just boot with an old Kernel and change the Kernel version again with ukuu.
If you find a solution to the llvmpipe problem, please write about it, I'm still looking for something.

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Africa (Toto song)
Africa (Petrarch)
.Africa is the proposed Internet generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) for the African and Pan African communities and users wherever they may reside. The .africa gTLD serves as a regional domain for individuals and entities based in and out of Africa.
The .Africa gTLD has not yet been delegated to any organization as registry operator. The .Africa application that was submitted by DotConnectAfrica Trust is now the subject of an unresolved disagreement with ICANN (DCA Trust vs ICANN) following an Independent Review Panel (IRP) Process that was invoked by DCA Trust under ICANN's accountability mechanism in October 2013. The IRP was administrated by the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) New York, US.
DCA Trust had passed all the new gTLD applicant evaluation criteria, but before the Initial Evaluation (IE) result was issued, a Governmental Advisory Committee GAC Objection Advice that had been issued in Beijing in April 2013 was later accepted by the ICANN Board in early June 2013 which caused the ICANN Board to instruct ICANN staff that DCA Trust's .Africa new gTLD application will not be approved. This had caused the non-completion of the evaluation of DCA Trust's application; which then led DCA Trust to challenge the ICANN Board decision through a series of accountability mechanism.
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia -	https://wn.com/.africa
"Africa" is a 1982 song by the American rock band Toto. It was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and released as a single in late 1982. It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983 and number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month. The song was written by the band's keyboardist/vocalist David Paich and drummer Jeff Porcaro.
The initial idea for the song came from David Paich. Jeff Porcaro explains the idea behind the song: "a boy is trying to write a song on Africa, but since he's never been there, he can only tell what he's seen on TV or remembers in the past."
David Paich said: "At the beginning of the '80s I watched a late night documentary on TV about all the terrible death and suffering of the people in Africa. It both moved and appalled me and the pictures just wouldn't leave my head. I tried to imagine how I'd feel about if I was there and what I'd do."
Musically the song took quite some time to assemble, as Paich and Porcaro explain:
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia -	https://wn.com/Africa_(Toto_song)
Africa is an epic poem in Latin hexameters by the 14th century Italian poet Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca). It tells the story of the Second Punic War, in which the Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy, but Roman forces were eventually victorious after an invasion of north Africa led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the epic poem's hero.
Africa and De viris illustribus were partially inspired by Petrarch's visit to Rome in 1337. According to Bergin and Wilson (p. ix). It seems very likely that the inspirational vision of the Eternal City must have been the immediate spur to the design of the Africa and probably De viris illustribus as well. After returning from his grand tour, the first sections of Africa were written in the valley of Vaucluse. Petrarch recalls
The fact that he abandoned it early on is not entirely correct since it was far along when he received two invitations (from Rome and from Paris) in September 1340 each asking him to accept the crown as poet laureate. A preliminary form of the poem was completed in time for the laurel coronation April 8, 1341 (Easter Sunday).
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Latest News for: Africa recruiting
Independent online (SA) 18 Jan 2022
The aviation industry, for instance, has a high number of people over the age of 40, and with international companies recruiting from South Africa, skills and talent shortages are real. According to Boeing's latest Pilot and Technician Outlook, Africa will require 63 000 new pilots, aircraft technicians and cabin crew over the next 20 years.
EXCLUSIVE – Marco Jansen is Going to go a Long Way in Making South Africa ...
News18 17 Jan 2022
In this exclusive chat, former South ...
Songwriter Joy Clark adds some NOLA flair to Maryville showcase
The Maryville Daily Times 17 Jan 2022
Cyril Neville, the iconic percussionist for both The Meters and the Neville Brothers, recruited her for his band and took her to South Africa for some shows.
Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, Jan. 15-22
LA Daily News 15 Jan 2022
Northridge United Methodist Church on Reseda Boulevard. (Google Street View). Here is a sampling of religion events in the San Fernando Valley area. Some congregations have switched to online-only services. Jan. 16. The Way It Works. The Rev. Michael McMorrow explains the message, 10.30 a.m ... The Rev ... Recruits from Africa help ease Catholic clergy shortage ... .
'Work from anywhere' helped Twitter boost Black, Latinx hires
Live Mint 13 Jan 2022
Twitter has said many workers never have to return to the office and can "work from anywhere" even after the pandemic ends. Leveraging virtual recruiting, the company last year sought new hires in places such as Africa and South America globally, and South Florida, Texas and Southern California in the U.S., Loduca said ... .
Portugal lets in Moroccan workers, hopes to stop traffickers
San Francisco Chronicle 12 Jan 2022
Authorities feared that smugglers were testing Portuguese border controls amid a European crackdown on migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and high fatalities on the sea route between Africa and Spain's Canary Islands.
Portugal, Morocco sign deal to let in Moroccan workers
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Standard Chartered to Shutdown 50% of its Nigerian Branches
This Day 11 Jan 2022
Standard Chartered is instead strengthening mobile banking and recruiting agents to reach new customers and handle cash deposits and withdrawals across Africa's biggest economy, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they aren't authorised to speak publicly.
How Nigeria can get more from $1.5bn start-up funding
Business Day Online 11 Jan 2022
Nigerian and most of Africa have bad perceptions and structural problems ... Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, founder/managing partner of Future Africa, tells BusinessDay that the Nigerian economy benefits from talent recruitment, however, noting the risk of more of the money being spent abroad.
StanChart to shut half its Nigerian branches as focus shifts to digital
Business Day 10 Jan 2022
Standard Chartered is instead strengthening mobile banking and recruiting agents to reach new customers and handle cash deposits and withdrawals across Africa's biggest economy, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they aren't authorised to speak publicly. .
MARTIN SAMUEL: Leicester's game at Everton being called off due to African stars playing at ...
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In 2015, he started every group game at the Africa Cup of Nations for Ghana as they finished runners-up to Ivory Coast, losing the final on penalties ... So we can safely presume that when Leicester recruited these players they were under no illusions about nationality.
Wildlife Crime Data Analyst - East Africa Region
Reliefweb 07 Jan 2022
Space for Giants is looking to recruit for the position of Wildlife Crime Data Analyst for the East Africa Region [Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania] ... It is headquartered in Kenya, works in ten countries in Africa, and is registered as a charity in the UK and a 501c3 non profit in the US.
Professing Faith: How celebrating the Epiphany has changed over the ages
Redlands Daily Facts 07 Jan 2022
Gregory Elder is a professor emeritus of history and humanities at Moreno Valley College and a Roman Catholic priest. (Courtesy Photo). This week marks a Christian holy day which has unfortunately lost much of its meaning to many in recent years ... on two different dates ... 6 ... George were popular ... Recruits from Africa help ease Catholic clergy shortage ... .
Remains Discovered In Poland Could Be Members of Elite WWII-Era Reconnaissance Group
War History Online 06 Jan 2022
Comprised of recruits from all Commonwealth countries – Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa and India – it specialized in intelligence gathering and long-range reconnaissance ... He preferred to recruit New Zealanders because they were tough and knew how to repair trucks in the field.
Steve Borthwick's Leicester Tigers on the brink of history after making winning a habit
Yahoo Daily News 03 Jan 2022
But the real story is how Borthwick and his coaching staff - former Tigers in Brett Deacon and Matt Smith, plus the recruited Kevin Sinfield and head of physical performance Aled Walters (previously with South Africa) - have squeezed the best out of the more unknown talents - Dolly, Potter and Porter in particular.
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What Does It Mean If Your Gums Bleed?
Gingivitis or gum disease. This is the leading cause of why gums bleed. Many patients are often unaware that they have it. Gingivitis can develop due to poor oral care habits and also by not visiting a dentist for a professional cleaning. Remember, even if you brush and floss as recommended, it's still important to see a dentist every 6 months.
Unhealthy diet: Let's face it, you are what you eat. Maintaining an unhealthy diet will take a toll on your oral health and create a variety of deficiencies, many of which will make your gums bleed.
Smoking: Smokers are at much higher risk of gum disease than non-smokers. It can also cause enlarged gums or fibrous, two things that you don't want to happen!
Stress: There are endless medical reports and studies that have been done that support the theory that stress can take have a negative effect on your overall and oral health. This too, can cause your gums to bleed.
Family history: Maybe you have the genes for being prone to gum disease or have an unbalanced bite due to how you were made. Sometimes it's not even about what you are or are not doing, but just by the way your body functions. We know, it's unfortunate!
Whatever the reason, if you have gums that bleed regularly, we encourage you to visit us as soon as you can. It's better to address the issue early because waiting can make it worse. Our dentist will discuss ways to treat the bleeding and also of ways to improve the condition of your gums. Please don't hesitate to contact our dentist in Huntington Beach for your every dental concern!


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Professionista dal 1908 al 1911, vinse due tappe al Tour de France.

Palmarès
 1908
10ª tappa Tour de France (Bayonne > Bordeaux)

 1909
Limoges-Montauban

 1910
Paris-Tours
8ª tappa Tour de France (Nîmes > Perpignan)

Piazzamenti

Grandi Giri
 Tour de France
1908: 6º
1910: 12º
1911: 16º

Classiche monumento
 Milano-Sanremo
1909: 32º
1911: 34º

Collegamenti esterni

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Inking Idaho: Traveling Trio Gets a Makeover!
I updated my Traveling Trio tutorial with Fun Stampers Journey products before the Pinners Conference. If you already own this tutorial, nothing has changed in the instructions, just the papers and colors.
These are just stacking boxes with lids, pretty simple individually but a wow stacked together if I do say so myself. It has been one of my favorite tutorials for a long time!
Would you like a copy? Click the Add to Cart button and I will send you a copy via e-mail.
Please make sure the e-mail address on your PayPal profile is the one you want the tutorial sent to because that is where it will go.
We're getting down to the last few days of the Big Deal promotion.Until the end of November, you can join my team and Fun Stampers journey for just $25 when you choose the Designer Kit!


While steadily declining over the last 20 years, the U.S. teen birth rate remains astonishingly high compared to other countries, and significant racial disparities exist. The rate among African-American and Hispanics is approximately 41 per 1,000 adolescent females, nearly twice the rate of Whites in the U.S. Teen childbearing is associated with adverse outcomes for both mothers and children, including pregnancy and birth complications, school dropout, and depression among mothers. Support for teen mothers, including secondary pregnancy prevention, has become an important public health goal, but no specific intervention has emerged as an efficacious and widespread model of care. The Teen-Tot model, which provides comprehensive medical, behavioral, and social services to the entire teen parent family, exemplifies the Family-Centered Medical Home and has been espoused by The American Academy of Pediatrics. This model can be integrated into existing primary care settings, which makes it potentially relatively low cost and sustainable. Yet, high quality evidence on the relative effectiveness of the model is wanting. This study evaluates a Teen-Tot program located in Washington, DC that integrates mental health and social services into primary care for teen parent families.
The study compares a cohort of teen mothers and their children enrolled in the intervention with a cohort of demographically similar families enrolled in standard community-based pediatric care. Baseline measurements occurred when infants were 2 months old, on average, and follow-ups occurred at child age 12 months and 24 months. A convenience sample of 150 mother-child dyads was recruited based on a priori power calculations. Outcomes of interest include maternal depression, maternal educational attainment, rapid repeat pregnancies, positive father involvement, and child development and behavior.
This presentation will describe preliminary findings from the 12 month follow-up. Input will be sought regarding directions of future analyses and intervention development. Implications for policy and practice will be discussed.
Dr. Amy Lewin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Science. Prior to her arrival at University of Maryland in 2014, she was on the faculty of Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC. Her primary areas of interest are teen pregnancy and parenting, father involvement and coparenting, increasing access to mental health care for families, and social and familial determinants of health and mental health.


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YABLOKO activists paid tribute to the memory of the victims of Malaysia Airlines crash
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin, first deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO Galina Mikhaleva and YABLOKO activists laid flowers to the Embassy of the Netherlands to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of Malaysia Airlines crash.
Sergei Mitrokhin expressed deep condolences to the relatives and co-patriots of the passengers of Boeing 777.
"It's another dire tragedy of this crazy war which takes place in the territory of Ukraine. We think that Russia's authorities carry an enormous responsibility for this war and its victims as well. They [Russia's authorities] endlessly display hypocrisy and pretend they have nothing to do with this conflict though the whole world knows that exactly Russia's authorities are one of the main puppet masters. They people who call themselves a "national levy" and "resistance" an so on obey exactly the authorities of Russia.
According to the posts on the Internet, it goes with a great deal of evidence [in the latter post Igor Strelkov wrote that a 'birdy' – a An 26 plane – was shot in the area of Torez, Ukraine, he also wrote that 'they had been warned not to fly in our sky', 'the birdy' fell, but did not harm residential housing'. And 'there was also information on a second shot plane, allegedly a SU plane.'] that it was a passenger Boeing 777 which was shot down by mistake by the so-called "separatists". But our authorities continue to display hypocrisy and pretend that things are no the way they are and try to prove that black is white and white is black and try to manipulate public opinion", said Sergei Mitrokhin.
According to Mitrokhin, if Russia's authorities don't change their strategy of Russia-Ukraine relations and don't admit that they are the concerned party in the conflict the tragedies will continue.
Sergei Mitrokhin reminded of YABLOKO's initiative to conduct an international conference for resolution of the conflict. YABLOKO founder Grigory Yavlinsky wrote about this in his blog today:" We must stop war crimes in Eastern Ukraine, stop transfer of weapons there, sponsoring and continuous heating up this absurdity, toughly close the border from the Russian side for "volunteers", provide maximum humanitarian assistance to the people who are in a combat zone, conduct demilitarisation of the region, engage in direct negotiations with the Ukrainian leadership at the top level and to convene an international conference for resolution of the conflict."
Posted: July 18th, 2014 under Russia-Ukraine relations.


Packaging for money present - communion by Stadt.Land.Stil.
This sweet packaging for a money present for communion has worked with great attention to detail. On the inside of the lid can still be left a small message for the recipient.
Dear customers from abroad, we also gladly send you our products outside Germany. If you do not like something or fit, we take the products back again. Please understand that unfortunately we can not refund our foreign customers the round-trip postage.


He who laughs, lasts ~ HELLO, my name is Blog!
Carlin once said that when it came to attracting the right romantic partner, a good sense of humor always showed a mature way of being in the world, as opposed to some humorless person who may just explode and kill you and your children.
That was one of the first traits I noticed in my wife. She had a laugh that made the whole world come alive. The kind of laugh that made other people laugh. The kind of laugh that made you want to tell jokes forever.
And ever since we met, I stopped laughing small. Because life's too short. If there's something that I find funny, I'm going to laugh. Loudly. Regardless of the situation. I don't care if laughing at something that's provocative or controversial or morbid in front of other people means that I'm somehow complicit. Funny is funny.
What's more, it's impossible to be at the mercy of something you're willing to laugh at. Laughing is what allows you to disengage for a moment, take the power back into your own hands and stand up for joy.
It's the salve you put on the wound until you can get to a doctor.
Besides, I don't trust people who struggle to find humor in the world. Everything is a joke, if we think about it long and hard enough. We have to learn to laugh at the madness.
Otherwise the insanity of the world will bring us so far down that we'll never make it back up.
Remember, suppressing humor is a formal declaration that joy is a crime.
It's a war against the soul.
When are you unable to laugh at the world?


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Great Chesterford is een civil parish in het bestuurlijke gebied Uttlesford, in het Engelse graafschap Essex.

Civil parish in Essex


For a one-time donation of Rs 3000, you get a membership for life. As a member, you'll get updates on activities at the centre and our campaigns. Most of all, you'll know that you're supporting local wildlife! Download the form here. Mail it to our administrative office (the address on the form itself is our registered office, which is different): Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, 18/1, Kensington Apts, Flat D-GF, Ulsoor Cross Road, Ulsoor, Bangalore 560 008. Phone: +91 80 2294 7307/ +91 80 2294 7317 (9 am – 6 pm, Mon-Sat).
WRRC welcomes volunteers to contribute at their pace and convenience. As a WRRC volunteer, you will have the opportunity to work for animals at the Bannerghatta Rehab Centre, spread awareness and humane education, raise funds and help the managing committee with their tasks. We do not allow handling animals without the permission and supervision of the veterinarian. Click here to download the volunteer form, and write to us at communications@wrrcindia.org. All volunteer requests will have to be approved by the Board.


Timber House Resort Waterfront is our 'light on the land' eco-conscious Park Model trailer park. Known as Brighton Shores when we started as a business in 1990, the Waterfront is an exceptionally beautiful, Park Model-only trailer park that defies every trailer park stereotype. The Timber House Country Inn, built in 1997, added a B&B and banquet hall. From the start, the Timber House building also served as a part-time social hub for the trailer park.
Timber House Resort Waterfront has the retro-vibe of an artist colony, with meticulously cared-for trailers on generously uncrowded lots featuring epic views of Presqu'ile and Prince Edward County. The main Timber House building is a part-time social hub for the Park when it is not taken over for weddings or hotel functions. It provides hotel amenities to our Park Model trailer owners.
Our Park Model owners are long-term partners in the development of the Timber House Resort. They respect the privacy of our hotel guests and wedding groups and welcome them as they stroll through the Park and spend time visiting the waterfront common areas.
Timber House Resort's integration into the Timber House Resort is an ongoing process, bending traditional land-use genres of trailer parks, hotels and cottaging. This is exciting for creative people who are passionate about design and concerned about environmental choices.
Considering purchasing a Park Model in the Park? Click here for a listing of existing Park Models for sale by owners in the Park. These are available on sites with year-round leases.
Over time, if and when our trailer owners choose, they may do a 'Trailer Wrap' or possibly replace existing trailers to convert the Park to eco-cottages. A 'Trailer Wrap' is a project to radically renovate a trailer into a higher-functioning mini-home. The eponymous 'Trailer Wrap' project pictured just above, is the work of architect Michael Hughes.
Two trailer-wrap projects have been completed in Brighton Shores. Although Michael Hughes wasn't involved in either of these, both are wonderful embodiments of our concept. We are working with our customers to build others! Ask us if you'd like to learn more.
We Built the Park Right!
Our Resort has been built from the ground, up to support our vision. Year-round-capable water and sewer utilities, an advanced broadband internet network and much more are already in place. Our Park operates year-round for our Park Model owners. We've implemented an environmentally advanced constructed-wetland waste treatment system for the entire Timber House Resort. It restores waste water for eventual re-use as irrigation. We also place a strong emphasis on preserving the natural beauty, flora and fauna of our sites, and re-naturalizing the ecological features of the Resort. The Resort emphasizes amenities and activities that connect with the environment.


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CalArts Schools of Art and Critical Studies Announce REEF Artists in Residence
Last week, the School of Critical Studies and the School of Art announced the recipients of the inaugural CalArts REEF Artists in Residence program. From April through Sept. 30, the four newly…
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CalArts Critical Studies MA and MFA Students Release Collaborative Book
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Unsettling Education
Searching for Ethical Footing in a Time of Reform
Social Justice Across Contexts in Education
Edited By Brian Charest and Kate Sjostrom
Unsettling Education: Searching for Ethical Footing in a Time of Reform offers a counter-narrative to the prevailing orthodoxies of schooling and school reform that conflate education and learning with that which can be measured on state-mandated examinations. Despite the push to "settle" the purposes of teaching and schooling in ways that see education as the teaching of a discrete set of skills that align with standardized exams, there are teachers and students who continue to resist standardization and whose stories suggest there are many ways to organize schools, design curriculum, and understand the purposes of education. Unsettling Education shares stories of how teachers have resisted state and local mandates to teach to the test in dehumanizing ways, how such teachers have sought to de-commodify educational spaces, how they have enacted their ethical commitments to students and communities, and how they have theorized such practices, sometimes even reconsidering their roles as teachers and the very purposes of schooling. Volume contributors offer concrete ways in which teachers might challenge the structures of schooling to reveal the full humanity and potential of students through different forms of resistance pedagogy, institutional critiques, and critical self-reflection. Featuring a wide range of voices and contexts, the collections' chapters blend story and theory, resulting in a volume both accessible and thought-provoking to varied audiences—from undergraduate students of education and concerned citizens to veteran educators, teacher educators, administrators, and policymakers.
Brian Charest, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Redlands. He has presented locally and nationally and published articles on teaching, equity, civic engagement, community organizing, social justice, ethics, and radical pragmatism.
Kate Sjostrom, PhD, is a lecturer and assistant director of English education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research and teaching focus on writing teacher identity development in the context of education reforms, as well as on the potential for teacher-writing to build teachers' advocacy.


Shoot it Up- Outta Control 7". Seriously drug-addled youths rattling off real deal punk rock tuneage. Non-stop hack and slash guitar work that seems surprisingly (or accidentally) skilled at times, fucked vox from some kid who is probably a legit menace to society and drums that just keep rolling and rolling until the song stops. This thing reeks of weed, pills and booze of the cheap variety. If you don't like this record, youdefinately ain't a punk. LIMITED TO 300 COPIES!!!!


Donkey country returns with this sweet little hee haw gift of a miniature donkey statuette.
Donkey country returns with this sweet little hee haw. This cute donkey figurine is lying down with his legs neatly folded up beneath him. This Lomonosov porcelain Donkey is brown and white with pretty dark eyes. He's an adorable young donkey, or perhaps a young miniature donkey. Just looking at him makes you want to stroke his long ears. Made by the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory in Russia, he will make an excellent addition to any collection or a fine gift for animal lovers. Play some Donkey games and learn some Donkey names when you take him home today.
Size: 3.6" x 2" x 3.5", 3.7 oz.


Gothtober Day 16: Mom and Son Haunted Battle Collaboration!
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Visit www.gothtober.com and click on DAY 16 to see a haunted battle!
I made friends with Kendra in the year of 1990 when I knocked on her dorm room door and asked her if she would be my friend. She said YES she would be my friend even though she BARELY KNEW ME, which is one of the reasons she is such a quality person. The last time she made a Gothober piece, it was probably about 10 years ago or more, and it was about spider fear. She thought that perhaps she'd do a Gothtober piece this year, and asked her six year old son, Miles, to be the director.
The two put their heads together, and built a really cool haunted house, then had fourteen days of intensive storyboard meetings, concept exploration, and technical assessments. There were, like all good collaborations, some creative differences. When all the details were hammered out, they then put on their animator hats and went to work, and recorded their own sound, and I must say, the Haunted Battle is quite a SUCCESS!
The stage is set with a moody storm, there are skeletons and there's lightening and WHAT'S THAT?!? Do I hear broad swords? The clashing of metal? Smoke and the creaking of haunted doors? What will happen next? Guess you better watch and see!
Find out more about the mother/son team known as Scribble Scrabble here!
From two young film maker brothers arrives a cautionary tale about how NOT to treat your feline friend!
We pretty much let Jay come up with the story with some assistance from Max and me and Candi. The boys/Candi made the bulk of the sets and we took turns animating it. They had a big role in the story and dialogue.
This is a fine family project, big props to everyone who worked so hard on it, especially Mama Candi, who was production designer! And very big thanks to Children of the Corn, who is a BIG Gothtober Star, we hope you get all of the fish you like!
The backgrounds and characters for this story were made by hand, sculpted, placed, and intricately detailed. Hopefully after seeing this beautiful haunting piece, you't think twice about signing any contracts with evil spirits/deities, it's never worth it!


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1 x vga, 1 x dvi (w/hdcp), 1 x hdmi.
A superclear ips panel ensures stunning views no matter your vantage point.
1 contrast ratio, 16.78 million colors, 6ms response time.
Dimensions without stand (inch, w x h x d): 21.45 x 12.52 x 1.24. Sceptre monitors are fully compatible with windows 10. Windows 10 provides the added convenience of being compatible with earlier versions, such as windows 8.7 and xp. Ultra slim profile contemporary sleek metal design slim bezel with thin chassis metal brushed back cover. Blue light shift reduce your monitors blue light to protect you from eye fatigue, irritation and strains. This enables you to work on you documents, watch movies, or play games more comfortably for extended periods. Hdmi and vga up to 75hz refresh rate.
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Slim design 24″ display with 1920×1080 resolution and quick response time of 2ms (gtg) eliminates ghosting and tracers for more fluid video playback. Exclusive splendid video intelligence technology automatically optimize image quality with intelligent color, brightness, contrast and sharpness. Corporate stable model program, the vs series is guaranteed to remain in stable supply for a minimum of 1 year. 50.000.000: 1 asus smart contrast ratio dynamically enhances the display s contrast to delivering lifelike images. Smart view technology can adjust color parameters to deliver the same image quality and colors with straight viewing.
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Ink bottle and top, part of globe-shaped inkstand with pierced leaf design, acorn finial; female masks with floral festoons between; containing 3 blue glass bottles with fused silverplate tops for ink, quills and sand.
Label:Lord Melbourne purchased from John Parker and Edward Wakelin of London in 1770 a "Globe Inkstand" in sterling weighing 59 ounces 15 pennyweight. It was, as Grimwade has noted, a very early reference to this distinctive form of inkstand (most surviving examples dating between 1790 and 1810) and of surprisingly heavy weight. The finials of such inkstands house a central spring-loaded post that when depressed, causes the upper half of the sphere to swing downward. Most surviving sterling examples are the work of John Robins of London, who specialized in the form. One of his of 1798/99, illustrated by Clayton, is appropriately engraved with a map of the world.
The platers were especially adept in copying Robins's models. This is a particularly successful example with its handsomely pieced sphere, stamped classical masks and swags, and gracefully curved legs. Delieb illustrates a similar plated example that has a fitted leather case and additional writing accessories.


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Q: HTTP / HTTPS connections very slow in Docker for Mac I'm using Docker for Mac v 1.12.3, the problem I am having is that that HTTP and HTTPS connections are very slow. DNS and Ping seem fine but HTTP(S) takes for example 5 seconds on the docker image but 0.05 seconds on the host:
Host (MacOS Sierra):
time curl www.google.com
0.05 real
0.00 user
0.00 sys

Docker:
time curl www.google.com
real 0m5.615s
user 0m0.010s
sys 0m0.000s

I can't see any reason for this or any other people with the same issue.
Any ideas?

A: I noticed that /etc/resolv.conf had 10 different nameserver entries (similar to 192.168.65.1). Adding Google's DNS before any of those got rid of all the lag.
UPDATE:
You might find (as I did) that the change via the moby debian host (below), doesn't actually persist across restarts. I found that v1.12.3 of Docker for Mac does now, however, respect both the --dns flag for the run command, as well as the dns property in a compose file. If you use the --dns flag, you don't need to modify any resolv.conf with the flag, it will override all the nameserver entries for you.
Doing further digging revealed that I needed to login to the moby image to modify the defaults. You can confirm this by looking at the resolv.conf of any of the images you've built. If they don't have a known-DNS, then you need to follow the directions here:
https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/24344#issuecomment-239942428


Chamomile, the lightly floral flavoured tea famously grown in the Egyptian Nile region, has been used to reduce stress and treat insomnia for centuries. Naturally caffeine free, serve hot with a bit of honey for a relaxing evening brew.
Note: chamomile is a very lightweight tea. 8g makes 3-5 cups of tea, 25g makes 12-15 cups and 50g makes 25-30 cups of tea.
Chamomile, the lightly floral flavoured tea famously grown in the Egyptian Nile region, has been used to reduce stress and treat insomnia for centuries.


On the surface, these three items fit well together. Lawyers write contracts and need phone service. Phone service providers have contracts. Well, only two of these things need to belong together...lawyers and phone service! Many hosted VoIP phone providers are re-writing the rules in the communications industry and not requiring their customers to sign term contracts!
In taking such a position, these hosted VoIP providers are displaying tremendous confidence in their service delivery and billing practices. "When we started the business ten years ago, we knew just how frustrated business owners were with being held to term contracts for their telecommunication services," indicates Robert Conner, CEO of sipVine, Inc. "We wanted to take a dramatically different position in how we approach customer service and contracts. By not requiring term contracts, we are seen as more of an extension of a business rather than a provider. Thus, our customer churn rate is negligible."
An Enterprise-level System at a Low Capital Investment - Many attorneys starting their own firm or managing their own firm have worked for a large practice before and have experience with the value of an enterprise-grade phone system. Where a hosted product can deliver similar features, it comes at a capital price tag of a fraction of an on-site phone system. Because the actual phone system exists in the "cloud" (really the data center of the hosted VoIP provider), all the law firm needs to purchase are the VoIP phones and some other minor equipment. VoIP handset manufacturers differ in price and quality, but it is easy to secure high quality VoIP handsets from a top tier manufacturer (such as Cisco and Polycom) between $100 and $200. Thus, the price of their "system" is minor in comparison to on-site systems.
Features that will Enhance their Communications - The features available with a hosted VoIP phone system are vast and have broad appeal. Attorneys utilize many, but several drive specific benefits to the firm. Examples include call detail records to aid billing efforts, call recordings to assist documentation, voicemail to email to relay important messages while the attorney is away from the office, and automated attendants to best route callers to the right individual.
Custom Settings - Call flow design can direct callers to paralegal or other support as a screening step before an attorney is engaged. Good hosted VoIP providers can custom build a call routing routine that matches exactly the desires of the firm and which will better serve their customer base.
Expert Administration - Law firms are in the business to serve clients, not to spend resources on administering their phone system. Good hosted phone companies provide administrative services for their clients, leaving law firms to practice law. Even self-service portals can take time away from the practice, so a telephone "concierge" service is very well received by firms of all sizes.
"Although sipVine serves many businesses from all market segments, one of our most highly represented vertical markets is the legal profession," continues Conner. "Certainly, the features and benefits are a big driver, but how we support them has created a very loyal base. They also network with each other well, and we're always receiving new clients based upon a recommendation from one of our law firm customers."
If you are a law firm, or a business who is compelled by similar features and benefits, a hosted VoIP system is a perfect fit.
When looking at the customer demographics of Hosted VoIP buyers, professional service firms represent the largest category. Marketing and Advertising firms are included in this category and are moving their phone services to Hosted VoIP at a rapid rate.
A recent report published by Software Advice suggests that 33% of small businesses business buyers are in the Professional Services category. At sipVine, a Hosted VoIP company based in Kansas City, we examined our customer profile and determined that 20% of our customers fall into this category, as we have a stronger percentage than normal in the finance, insurance, and real estate industry. Within the professional services category for sipVine, 20% are made up of Marketing and Advertising type businesses.
Traditional advertising agencies, web design, and marketing consulting firms dominate the customer profile, but we're also seeing many new entrants in this category. Start-up firms specializing in digital marketing and social media are in need of a low investment, scalable solution for their business phone needs.
As with most businesses, the advanced features offered by a hosted system are very attractive to firms in this market segment. Many employees of these firms are very mobile, working with their customers on location or moving from meeting to meeting. Having features such as voicemail to email, find me follow me, or soft phone applications, allow them to be reachable and very responsive with their client base.
Further, these businesses do not need to invest in an expensive, on-site phone system to receive the benefit of these features. One of the great benefits of a hosted platform is that the up-front investment is very affordable. You are not paying for the system, installation, or the on-site resources to administer it. Businesses only need to pay for the VoIP phones utilized.
Another common feature valued by marketing & advertising firms is three way conferencing. A account executive can conference a customer and an internal resource with a few strokes on the VoIP Phone. Conference bridge services offered by many hosted providers can pull together large meetings of remote employees or customer contacts.
Finally, with a hosted service, employees or contracted resources can be on the company phone system wherever they are deployed! We have seen where marketing firms hire resources where the expertise exists or deploy them where they can be most effective. Thus, employees or contractors deployed on a customer premise, out of town, or simply working from home can all be provided VoIP phones or soft phone applications that provide the appearance that they are all working under the same roof! They can be provided direct dial numbers and internal extensions and calls can flow to them.
We've discussed several of the great features or attributes that make Hosted VoIP services right for these agencies and firms. However, one thing that is apparent to us at sipVine is that most businesses operate differently and have divergent priorities when it comes to their internal and external communications. The power in Hosted VoIP is that it is essentially a program, one administered by professionals. Thus, Hosted VoIP providers are in a great position to listen to the needs, priorities, and unique characteristics and build the call flow, auto attendant, and phone set-up to match.
Take time to find a provider who will do just that for your agency or firm. Hosted VoIP, custom built and deployed for responsiveness, should provide the communications platform that will arm your agency with another point of differentiation in a very competitive market. Wow, I'm even sounding like a marketer!
Hosted business VoIP services have had a great appeal on the legal industry for a variety of reasons. Many of the features apply well to an attorney's office, and the flexibility inherent with hosted services provides an inexpensive avenue for growth and expansion.
System Features - Many law firms, especially in the small to mid-sized practice range, acknowledged that the system features were an upgrade from their previous system. Referenced often were the auto attendant, voicemail to email, one-touch call recording, and three way conference calling. Items like the call detail records simplified record keeping, as they could map them into a billing record. Creating speed dial lists allowed for quick transfers to cell phones or commonly called numbers is also seen as beneficial.
Customization - Although most law practices have a level of common requirements, there is still a high degree of customization of the service to how they conduct business. This benefit resonates across industries, but was referenced often by this set of customers as being important. Hosted VoIP services provide for a great degree of customization, as it is simply a program, assuming the provider has a platform that is flexible and adaptable. We take great pride in handling all of this for our customers as a part of our service, and never charge for changes or adjustments.
Economically Beneficial - As mentioned in several articles written before, the initial investment for hosted VoIP services is much lower than an on-site system. Perhaps more important is that, when a firm is growing, they don't have to worry about out-growing a system or spending money on reprogramming a current system. With hosted VoIP, you can add or remove users from the billing structure with ease. If there are other system impacts of adding an employee, such as call flow or auto attendant, these changes can be handled without cost. Thus, as practices add resources, they do not need to migrate or spend a lot of money to add the additional phone to the service.
Phone Support - One of the great benefits with the hosted VoIP service provided by sipVine, is that we take on the role of the phone department for our clients. Within law firms, they may not have an on-staff IT professional, or, if they do, they may not have the capacity to address phone administration as well. Many of our customers in this arena have expressed appreciation for getting their phone service and phone administration from the same company, as it has become one less item for them to worry about.
If you are a business from any industry, and in particular the legal services industry, you can enjoy these and many more benefits by switching to Hosted VoIP services. Investigate your options, as there are many providers out there. We would be happy to entertain a conversation to see how such a service could enhance your current communication practices.
· On Demand Call Recording – With a simple two touch sequence on their sipVine phones, these firms can record their conversation with an external party. These recordings are indexed and delivered via email with a wave file for easy electronic storage.
· Meet-me Conferencing – sipVine provides a conferencing service that provides for up to ten external parties to participate. Of course, three way conferencing is also available on demand directly from the sipVine phones.
· Call Detail Records – Several clients receive monthly distributions of their call detail records for easy upload into their billing systems.
· Unified Messaging – With voicemails and faxes being delivered to email, they can receive remote notification of the message to their wireless smart phones as well as upload the files to their client management systems.
· Automated Attendant and Virtual Staffing Support– Many of these firms deploy sipVine's automated attendant, which can be customized to how they prefer to route their clients' incoming phone calls. Additionally, many deploy remote staffing options, whether it is a home office or branch offices. A hosted phone system provides the appearance that all of the staff is under the same roof.
The technology deployed in sipVine's Hosted Phone Solution delivers high quality voice calls and disaster recovery advantages. sipVine also provides all of the telecom system administration as a part of the monthly service fee. All of this functionality and more great features are delivered in a reliable and purposeful solution that allows for the easy addition of users as the firm grows.
Whether you are a professional service firm or a general business, sipVine's Hosted Digital Phone Service can be customized to how you do business. Contact us today to learn how!


Bangladesh (MNN) — In Bangladesh, an FMI partner named Pastor Paul had traveled to a new village near the Indian border to share the Gospel. However, a crowd, made up of local Muslims and Hindus, wanted to know why there was a vibrant Christian church growing in their community. They accused him of bribing people to convert to Christianity.
And the attack on this man would've continued if it hadn't been for one Christian woman who gave her testimony.
"She said, 'I invited Pastor Paul to come. I know there are people who want to know the truth about God. I want them to experience the forgiveness that I have found in Jesus Christ,'" FMI's Bruce Allen says.
The woman's words stumped the crowd.
"This woman was coming to Pastor Paul's defense and saying he came at my invitation. It wasn't that he was trying to manipulate us, or bribe us, it was that we begged him to come. And so, this was truly a grassroots movement from within their own community," Allen explains.
This woman's story causes Allen to wonder, how many more Christians are yearning for a teacher across Bangladesh? FMI wants to help propel evangelists and church planters into the various rural areas and villages of Bangladesh to answer this need. It's the concept of a good Shephard leaving the 99 sheep to go after the one that is lost.
"They are there, they're crying and saying 'Please feed us, please take care of us.' And so FMI would love to be able to support more church planters in these hard-to-reach, creative access places," Allen says.
However, the search for men qualified to be church planters starts with finding those who've had theological training. FMI wants to provide scholarships for men who are willing to become church planters, but need theological training. Through networking with the seminaries and Bible institutes in Bangladesh, FMI hopes to get these men the education they need for ministry work.
Once these same men are trained, doors can be opened for FMI to support them as pastors and church planters. However, to do this FMI needs Christians who are willing to come alongside these church planters by financially partnering with FMI.
"We're a bridge helping two people on different sides of the pond, so to speak, develop vibrant partnerships," Allen shares.
Another way to support these pastors and church planters is through prayer. Pray for FMI to connect with those individuals who are qualified to be church planters through FMI. Ask God to raise up and send out laborers of the Gospel in Bangladesh. And finally, pray for the Christians in Bangladesh to be encouraged, be strong in faith, and have perseverance.
Financially partner with church planters in Bangladesh here!
Financially partner with church planters in Bangladesh!
Pray for FMI to connect with those individuals who are qualified to be church planters through FMI.
Ask God to raise up and send out laborers of the Gospel in Bangladesh.
And finally, pray for the Christians in Bangladesh to be encouraged, be strong in faith, and have perseverance.


I've made this soup a couple of times using a few different recipes, this time I combined the recipes and I found the flavour that works best for me. It's such a simple soup, no blending, minimal cooking and so rich and flavoursome . With all the health benefits from coconut milk, it's a great low carb and gluten free recipe.
I like to add flat rice noodles to cut down the richness.
Also a little tip I picked up along the way when choosing your brand of coconut milk/cream check the ingredients on the back and it will tell you how much coconut is really in the product. You will be surprised.
In a large saucepan over high heat, combine coconut cream, chicken stock, lemongrass, galangal, shallots, chilies, and mushrooms.
Bring to the boil, and simmer for 15mins, stirring occasionally .
This next step is optional , but I like to strain my soup, traditionally you would leave all ingredients in the soup and push the fibrous ingredients to one side ( lime leaf, galangal and lemongrass), it's a personal preference.
Add the chicken and simmer for 6 mins, then add fish sauce and lime leaves, return to the boil, add half the coriander and take off heat.
Stir in lime juice, garnish with spring onion and remaining coriander and if strained, add some finely sliced chilli.
For less rich soup replace the coconut cream with equal quantity of coconut milk.


Sew what's cooking with Joan!: National Taco Day!
Today is National Taco Day, so I thought I would give you a new taco recipe and some links to some that I have already posted!
1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering, about 2 minutes. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, oregano, cayenne and salt; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. Add the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until the beef is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, chicken broth, vinegar and brown sugar, and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until the liquid has reduced and thickened (the mixture should not be completely dry), about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Assemble hard or soft tacos as you'd like, with toppings such as shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, cilantro, etc. Leftover taco meat can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Remember this post from January 2014? Just double click on a title to take you to the recipe!
This one is still one of my favorites using chicken and delicious lime juice squeezed over the top....yum!
Whether you're looking to make traditional tacos, lobster tacos or my favorite Cilantro Lime tacos this is the day to surprise your family!! Woo Hoo National Taco Day!


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Q: How to insert nested dictionary/json into MySQL table with Python I've connected to the https://exchangeratesapi.io/ api like so:
import requests, json, pymysql
from db_credentials import db_config

get_url = "https://api.exchangeratesapi.io/history?start_at=2018-01-01&end_at=2018-02-02&base=GBP"
response = requests.get(get_url)
results = response.content
data = json.loads(results.decode('utf-8'))['rates']

print(data.keys())
print(data)

data.keys() and data looks like this:
dict_keys(['2018-01-22', '2018-01-09', '2018-01-24', '2018-01-03', '2018-01-23', '2018-01-25', '2018-01-18', '2018-02-02', '2018-01-15', '2018-01-02', '2018-01-16', '2018-01-11', '2018-01-17', '2018-01-12', '2018-01-30', '2018-02-01', '2018-01-29', '2018-01-08', '2018-01-10', '2018-01-05', '2018-01-04', '2018-01-26', '2018-01-31', '2018-01-19'])

{'2018-01-02': {'AUD': 1.7327127809,
                'BGN': 2.1986891954,
                'BRL': 4.440996931,
                'CAD': 1.7006733893,
                ...},
 '2018-01-03': {'AUD': 1.730482852,
                'BGN': 2.2064530686,
                'BRL': 4.4264440433,
                ...},
 ...}

I have an empty MySQL table with date, currency and rate columns which I'd like to populate with the above using something along the lines of the following code:
connection = pymysql.connect(**db_config, cursorclass=pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
    insert_statement = "INSERT INTO gbpExchangeRates VALUES (%s)" % data
    cursor.execute(insert_statement)
connection.commit()
connection.close()

Obviously it doesn't work and requires some manipulation beforehand...
I tried data = json.dumps(data) but not sure what to do next...

A: Well you can't simply throw JSON at a database and expect it to work like that. You have to flatten it to rows prepared for insertion.
Take a look at the example I wrote using SQLite. It uses the same DB API v2 so it should be fairly compatible with your MySQL driver.
import requests
import json
import sqlite3

get_url = "https://api.exchangeratesapi.io/history?start_at=2018-01-01&end_at=2018-02-02&base=GBP"
response = requests.get(get_url)
results = response.content
data = json.loads(results.decode('utf-8'))['rates']

if data:
    conn = sqlite3.connect('rates.db')

    c = conn.cursor()

    # here I simply created an example table containing all the fields you specified above
    c.execute("""
        CREATE TABLE exchange_rates (
            "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
            "date" DATE,
            "currency" TEXT,
            "rate" NUMERIC
        )
    """)

    c.executemany(
        """INSERT INTO exchange_rates ("date", "currency", "rate") VALUES (?,?,?)""",
        # this is where you iterate over the data and flatten it for SQL
        ((date, currency, value) for currency, value in rates.items() for date, rates in data.items())
    )

    conn.commit()

    conn.close()

A: Building on techouse answer.

*

*Removed quotes around the column names i.e. date, currency, rate in insert statement

*Replaced ((date, currency, value) for currency, value in rates.items() for date, rates in data.items()) with insert_data
...
insert_data = []
for date, rates in data.items():
    for currency, value in rates.items():
        list_data = []
        list_data.append(date)
        list_data.append(currency)
        list_data.append(value)
        insert_data.append(list_data)

insert_data


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Harvard vs Radford (Mar 22, 2009)
2009 Harvard Crimson Softball
Harvard at Radford
Mar 22, 2009 at Radford, Va. (RU Softball Field)
Harvard 3 (9-5)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
Macadam, Ellen 2b........  4  0  1  0   0  0  4  3   0
Henderson, Emily lf......  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   1
Pledger, Jessica dp......  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rosenbaum, Eve pr.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bock, Hayley c...........  4  1  1  0   0  0  5  3   1
Shaw, Whitney 1b.........  2  0  1  2   0  0  7  0   0
Francis, Jennifer rf.....  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
Schellberg, Melissa 3b...  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  2   1
Alexander, Jane ss.......  3  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   0
Krysiak, Stephanie cf....  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   4
Brown, Rachel p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 28  3  7  2   1  3 21 10   7
Radford 2 (16-5)
GODFREY, L. cf...........  3  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   1
SHIFFLETT, K ss..........  2  1  1  1   1  0  2  4   0
HIMAN, S. dp.............  3  0  2  0   0  0  0  0   1
BEALL, N. 3b.............  3  0  1  1   0  1  1  4   0
BEALL, M. 1b.............  3  0  0  0   0  2  6  0   1
KEEFE, S. lf.............  3  0  0  0   0  2  3  0   0
EVERHART, J. 2b..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   2
CREASY, H. rf............  3  0  1  0   0  2  1  1   0
WILLIAMS, La rf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
MOORE, M. c..............  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
BREWER, K. pr...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WHALLEY, R. pr..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
KELLEY, C. p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
Harvard............. 003 000 0 -  3  7  0
Radford............. 200 000 0 -  2  7  2
E - BEALL, N.(3); CREASY, H.(1). LOB - Crimson 7; RADFORD 5. 2B -
Schellberg; HIMAN, S.(5). 3B - GODFREY, L.(2). HBP - Pledger. SH - Shaw;
GODFREY, L.(1). SB - Macadam; Henderson.
Harvard                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
Brown, Rachel.......  7.0  7  2  2  1  7 26 28  95
Radford                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
KELLEY, C...........  7.0  7  3  0  1  3 28 31 113
Win - Brown (7-0).  Loss - KELLEY, C. (5-4).  Save - None.
WP - Brown; KELLEY, C.(3). HBP - by KELLEY, C. (Pledger). Pitches/strikes: Brown
95/66; KELLEY, C. 113/82.
Umpires - HP: Dave Brewer  1B: Stephen Huddleston
Start: 5:02 pm   Time: 1:42   Attendance: 177
Weather: sunny and warm
Game notes:
Highlander Classic Championship Game
Game: S090322B
Harvard at Radford - Play-by-Play
Harvard starters: 12/2b Macadam; 2/lf Henderson; 10/dp Pledger; 20/c Bock; 5/1b
Shaw; 17/rf Francis; 6/3b Schellberg; 11/ss Alexander; 9/cf Krysiak; 3/p Brown;
Radford starters: 4/cf GODFREY, L.; 10/ss SHIFFLETT, K; 24/dp HIMAN, S.; 23/3b
BEALL, N.; 30/1b BEALL, M.; 15/lf KEEFE, S.; 7/2b EVERHART, J.; 22/rf CREASY,
H.; 12/c MOORE, M.; 44/p KELLEY, C.;
Harvard 1st - Macadam grounded out to 3b (0-2 KK). Henderson out at
first 3b to 2b, bunt (2-1 FBB). Pledger flied out to rf (1-1 BF). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Radford 1st - GODFREY, L. tripled to center field (1-0 B). SHIFFLETT, K
singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 F); GODFREY, L. scored. SHIFFLETT, K advanced
to second on a wild pitch. HIMAN, S. singled through the left side (1-2 KSFB);
SHIFFLETT, K advanced to third. BEALL, N. singled to catcher, bunt, RBI (0-1
S); HIMAN, S. advanced to second; SHIFFLETT, K scored. BEALL, M. struck out
swinging (2-2 KSBBS). KEEFE, S. struck out looking (1-2 FFFBK). EVERHART, J.
fouled out to lf (0-1 S). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Harvard 2nd - Bock singled to center field (0-0). Shaw out at first 3b
to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Bock advanced to second. Francis walked (3-0 BBBB).
Schellberg lined out to cf (0-2 FF). Alexander struck out swinging, reached
first on a wild pitch (1-2 FBFS); Francis advanced to second; Bock advanced to
third. Krysiak struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3
Radford 2nd - CREASY, H. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2
KFBS). MOORE, M. grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). GODFREY, L. grounded out to 2b
(0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Harvard 3rd - Macadam grounded out to ss (1-2 KFBFF). Henderson singled
up the middle (1-2 FBFF). Henderson stole second. Pledger hit by pitch (3-2
BFFBFBF). Bock reached on a fielding error by rf, advanced to second (1-2
FKFB); Pledger advanced to third on the error; Henderson scored on the error,
unearned. Shaw singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-2 FBFF); Bock scored,
unearned; Pledger scored, unearned. Francis reached on a fielder's choice (0-1
S); Shaw out at second ss to 2b. Schellberg lined out to ss (1-0 B). 3 runs,
2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Radford 3rd - SHIFFLETT, K grounded out to p (1-0 B). HIMAN, S. doubled
to left field (1-1 FB). BEALL, N. struck out looking (1-2 SSBK). BEALL, M.
struck out swinging (1-2 SSFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Harvard 4th - Alexander struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS). Krysiak singled
to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b (0-1 S). Macadam
singled to right field (1-1 BK); Krysiak out at third rf to 3b. Macadam stole
second. Henderson fouled out to lf (1-2 SSBF). 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1
Radford 4th - KEEFE, S. popped up to 2b (2-0 BB). EVERHART, J. grounded
out to p (1-0 B). CREASY, H. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2
FKBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Harvard 5th - WILLIAMS, La to rf for CREASY, H.. Pledger grounded out to
p (3-1 KBBB). Bock flied out to rf (2-2 FBKFFBFF). Shaw flied out to lf (0-0).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Radford 5th - MOORE, M. singled to left field (1-2 SSB). BREWER, K.
pinch ran for MOORE, M.. GODFREY, L. out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-0 B);
BREWER, K. advanced to second. BREWER, K. out at second c to 2b, picked off.
SHIFFLETT, K walked (3-2 BKSBBB). HIMAN, S. popped up to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Harvard 6th - MOORE, M. to c for BREWER, K.. Francis grounded out to ss
(0-1 S). Schellberg doubled to left field (1-2 KFB). Alexander flied out to lf
(1-2 SSBF). Krysiak grounded out to ss (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
Radford 6th - BEALL, N. flied out to lf to left center (1-2 SBFFF).
BEALL, M. flied out to rf to right center (0-0). KEEFE, S. struck out looking
(2-2 FFFBBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Harvard 7th - Macadam flied out to rf (0-1 K). Henderson grounded out to
3b (1-0 B). Pledger singled to right field (0-1 S). Rosenbaum pinch ran for
Pledger. Bock reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 FFB); Rosenbaum out at second
ss unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Radford 7th - Pledger to dp for Rosenbaum. EVERHART, J. popped up to ss
(0-0). CREASY, H. to rf for WILLIAMS, La. CREASY, H. singled to left field (0-2
FS). MOORE, M. reached on a fielder's choice (2-2 BFBS); CREASY, H. out at
second 3b to 2b. WHALLEY, R. pinch ran for MOORE, M.. GODFREY, L. grounded out
to 2b (3-1 BBBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


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Description: The Falles is a traditional celebration held in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain. The term Falles refers to both the celebration and the monuments burnt during the celebration. Added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage of humanity list on 30 November 2016.
"@value": "Las Fallas son unas fiestas con una tradición arraigada en la ciudad de Valencia y diferentes poblaciones de la Comunidad Valenciana, y que se celebran en honor de San José. El término Falla se refiere a las propia fiestas y a los monumentos quemados en las calles de Valencia el día 19 de marzo. En noviembre de 2016 la Unesco las inscribió en su Lista Representativa del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad."
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Our Engagement Photos
Our Registries
The Infinite Reasons Why I Love You
It's hard to believe that we've been married almost 3 years already.
And every night since we became a family,
I've fallen asleep with childlike excitement and anticipation;
for every morning, our love is renewed,
and every day is sweeter than the one before.
One day, we'll look up and this'll all be a distant memory,
and life's ups 'n downs will have stretched and molded us
into people our present-day selves may not even recognize.
It is my sincere hope, that the love we've built,
that we're constantly building,
will remain a constant source of joy and peace
in both of our lives
Kellielita, I want to start a running list
of all that reasons why I love you.
That have nothing to do with the the things you do for me.
And everything to do with who you are,
beautifully and wonderfully made.
I will update it periodically,
as a reminder that I love all of you,
right now,
as is.
And as we grow, and change,
so, too, will the love that I have for you.
You're an empath. You feel and respond to the world around you like a flower leaning toward the sun.
When you have a GOODT, guttural laugh, your nose wrinkles up and your brows furrow like a baby. It's the cutest thing I've ever seen.
You somehow know all the answers on Jeopardy.
You were a Beyonce/Destiny's Child stan well before it was trendy.
You are in a constant state of dreaming and hoping and planning and praying and wishing, while not allowing the world to convince you that yearning for more does not make you ungrateful.
Your story-telling skills are incredible.
You are steadfast and unwavering in your ideals. You stick to your code like an action-movie protagonist.
You have a tremendous amount of common sense, which as we know, ain't so common.
You are a brave freelance entrepreneur, which ain't for the faint of heart.
You are so creative and skilled, with an impeccable eye for print work.
Your jump-shot is good money from 10-15 feet, even though you grew up excelling in soccer.
Your energy is pure and infectious.
Your hair always smells like shea, frankincense and myrrh.
You have the cutest, softest, little snore that brings me so much peace because I know that you're resting well.
You are extremely attentive; your attention to detail is A1.
You're Nigerian.
You have the deepest, most beautiful brown skin.
You move about this world with purpose and it makes me drawn to you, to want to stand beside you and be apart of your journey through life.
You're brave and you bet on yourself. This year, January 2017, you took a leap of faith. You quit a job that left you unfulfilled. You tried your hand at school, and when that didn't manifest into what you thought it'd be. You dusted yourself off, put your boots to the ground and searched tirelessly until you found a job that is everything you could've hoped for. And I'm so proud of you.
Your name is Kellie...and you're a TAR HEEL. Born and bred. Your hatred of Duke is as strong as your love of Carolina. And to top it off, you're a Bridgee ('06), where our love was sparked over an AOL Instant Message when I asked you to be my "Bridge Boo," lol.
50 Weeks. 50 Posts. 2 UNC Chapel Hill alumni sharing our journey from college sweethearts to newlyweds. We hope that you'll enjoy!
-See Beyoncé in concert - Charlotte (07.27.13)
-Take a pic in front of the LOVE sculpture - NYC (07.21.13)
-Go to a drive-in movie theater -Albemarle, NC (06.01.12)
-Go on a cruise (06.01.13)
-Go to Olive Garden (cause, somehow, Trey hasn't been yet) (11.10.11)
-Do a Chinese fire drill (and Trey has to slide across the hood of car)
(12.12.13 -- along w/ Kaylah and Terry!)
-Shop in the Mall of America
-Be in 2 places at once
-Go to the Atlanta Steeplechase; work way up to the K. Derby
-Make a wish and throw a key off of Lovers Bridge in Paris
-Eat a five course meal
-Make it to the top of Runyon Canyon - Los Angeles
-Get a couples massage (08.13.14)
-Take dance lessons
-See the aurora borealis
-See Jay-Z...somewhere.
-Visit Fiji and, like, drink some water I guess.
-Drive/ride/or walk down Lombard Street in San Francisco
-Go to a Seahawks football game
-Go to one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants
-See the Niagara Falls
-Visit Santorini, Greece and frolic on the black sand beaches
-Swim in the Blue Lagoon - Iceland
-Go zip lining (08.30.14)
-Road trip down the Pacific Coast Highway
-Visit the African Renaissance Monument in Senegal
-Go parasailing (08.15.14)
-Kayak in Bioluminescent Bay, PR at night
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The following is a statement of Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry's Executive Director, on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to enable marriage equality to be enacted throughout the nation.
New Ways Ministry rejoices with millions of U.S. Catholics that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided in favor of marriage equality for lesbian and gay couples! On this historic day, we pray in thanksgiving that justice and mercy have prevailed and that the prayers and efforts of so many have combined to move our nation one step closer to fairness and equality for all.
With this Supreme Court victory, Catholics recommit themselves to working to make sure that all LGBT people are treated equally in both church and society. While we are delighted with this victory, there is still much work to be done to ensure those goals.
Catholics have been at the forefront of working for equal marriage rights for lesbian and gay couples. The overwhelming majority of U.S. Catholics have consistently been in favor of marriage equality, and have put their support into action in legislative, judicial, and electoral campaigns.
Their Catholic faith has inspired them to make sure that their lesbian and gay family members, friends, neighbors, and co-workers receive equal treatment by society. The Supreme Court's decision embodies the Catholic values of human dignity, respect for differences, and the strengthening of families.
While the U.S. Catholic bishops have consistently opposed marriage equality measures on all fronts, Catholic people in the pews have had a different perspective from their leaders. The lived faith of Catholic people has taught them that love, commitment, and sacrifice are the essential building blocks of marriage and family. Their daily experiences interacting with lesbian and gay couples and their families has taught them that these relationships are identical to heterosexual marriages in terms of the essential qualities needed to build a future together, establish a family, and contribute to social stability and growth.
The U.S. bishops now need to reconcile themselves to the new social reality of marriage equality, as it is poised to spread to all 50 states. They can do so by entering into a dialogue with lesbian and gay Catholics to learn more about the reality of their lives and how their faith inspires their relationships. The bishops should declare a moratorium on firing lesbian and gay church employees who have married legally. These firings have been a scandalous trend with effects that are harmful not only to the people involved, but to the life of the Church.
Today begins a time for Catholic supporters and Catholic opponents of marriage equality to reconcile with one another and work to build up their local faith communities so that together they can work for a world Pope Francis envisions: one of justice and mercy.
"Rejoice and be Glad…" "This is the Day that the Lord has made…" A beautiful and powerful statement by Francis DeBernardo! THANK YOU for these words of Hope and Faith!
We all have reasons to celebrate. Once again, LOVE WINS AND FAMILY WINS.
A great, fair and just decision. We have been blessings gay couples unions for years. Now we can do so legally too! I rejoice together our gay sisters and brothers.
It is necessary for the Church to now openly welcome us – even those of us civilly married! Let us work, let us volunteer, let us be parishioners!
I am so thrilled with this decision from the Supreme Court! Love Wins! I would love it if you would provide a letter that we could share with our pastors of our parishes, that says the things you wrote about today. I am a parishioner at an extremely conservative Catholic Parish in Wheaton, IL, and I would love to be an ambassador for LGBT Catholics within our church!! We need to flood our parishes with our desire to begin a dialogue of change! And I think it carries a great deal of weight when it comes from straight allies, such as myself.
As an ordained member of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests, I wholeheartedly embrace my lesbian and gay sisters and brothers in rejoicing over this victory for marriage equality! I would be honored to preside at the sacramental marriages of all who have been denied this fundamental right and blessing.
Now that equal marriage is the law of the land in the U.S., one wonders if an LGBT couple applies to be married in a Catholic Church and is refused will that church or its diocese be denied permission to marry anyone or will its marriage ceremonies between heterosexuals be considered to be a religious ceremony only with no legal standing. I support either option or some other equally decisive outcome.
Excellent and incisive questions, Peter! A huge remaining bafflement, at least to me, is how Kennedy and Scalia — both practicing Catholics, as far as I know — could be so divergent on the nature, value and inherent goodness of legally bonded marriage relationships. The vehemence and blistering sarcasm of Scalia's dissent from the majority opinion is totally "over the top" — and I can't imagine that Pope Francis himself would in any way support this sort of hateful rhetoric. I've never figured out what makes Scalia so genuinely vicious — while he simultaneously claims to be so deeply religious. (One of his own sons is, in fact, a conservative Catholic priest.) The floor is open for any plausible explanations!
I wish some of them would look around at the company they keep – and perhaps they might re-consider their location?
Archbishop Kurtz is completely missing the point — or else he is just deliberately and maliciously distorting the point. The Supreme Court's ruling applies only to the right of CIVIL MARRIAGE as a legal contract. The ruling has NO impact whatsoever upon sacramental marriage as a religious ceremony. No member of the clergy will EVER be required to perform a marriage ceremony which violates his or her denominational tenets and beliefs. But neither does any member of the clergy have the authority to try to impose his or her denominational tenets and beliefs upon an entire diverse civil population. The Separation of Church and State exists for a very good reason. And it's both outrageous and dishonest for religious leaders — like Kurtz — to try to ignore, bury or paper over such a crucial stipulation. You'd think this fact would be obvious to anyone with a functioning brain. But apparently not. Go figure.
ARound my circle of Catholics, I'm not aware of any that consider this ruling tone positive. Just saying. We can love and accept homosexuality, the point marriage is between man and woman. Man with man, woman with woman, civil contract afforde the right of married couple is acceptable. We now have a case where 2 women "married " and now getting divorce after 3years. But only one parent listed on birth certificate, and because no Dina match to other woman. No visitation according to the law. We should not be passing laws until we think them through fully. Like open bathrooms.