Today we present the last in a series of articles on the 11 proposed amendments to the state constitution that will be on the November ballot.
What it would do: This amendment would change the way the state selects the student representative on the state university system's Board of Governors, which oversees the university system.
A "yes" vote means you want the state to create a new council of university student presidents from which the student representative to the Board of Governors will be chosen.
A "no" vote means you want to keep the current system of selecting the student representative to the Board of Governors.
Supporters say this amendment guarantees every university has a chance to have their student body president be named as a representative of the Board of Governors.
Opponents say this amendment is unnecessary.
Should the state change the way the student representative on the university system's Board of Governors is selected?
Amendment 12 concerns the student representative on the Board of Governors, which oversees the state's university system. The Board of Governors has 17 members, one of which is the chairman of the Florida Student Association (FSA). If passed, Amendment 12 would instruct the Board of Governors to create a new council consisting of the student body presidents of the state's 12 universities. The chair of that new council would replace the chair of the FSA as the student representative to the Board of Governors.
This measure won unanimous approval in the House and near unanimous approval in the Senate. As with all amendments, passage requires the approval of 60 percent or more of the votes. If approved by the voters, it would go into effect on Jan. 8.
In 2002, roughly 60 percent of Florida's voters approved a constitutional amendment creating a Board of Governors to oversee state universities. Three of its 17 members are seated by virtue of position and 14 are appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
The appointed members serve seven-year terms. The three members seated by virtue of position are the Florida Education Commissioner, the chair of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates (representing university faculty), and the chair of the FSA (representing university students).
Student body presidents from the state's various universities comprise the FSA, which charges membership dues. Over the years, several universities chose not to pay the dues and participate in the FSA. As a result their representatives in those years could not have been the student representative on the Board of Governors.
Broadly speaking, the Board of Governors oversees the operation of the state's 12 universities. It defines the mission of each university, submits annual budgets to the Legislature, governs degree programs and oversees admissions programs, among other duties.
The Florida Student Association formed in 1976 as a not-for-profit research and advocacy group representing university students. A year later the Florida Legislature provided student representation on the Board of Regents (forerunner of the Board of Governors), and in 1978 secured voting rights for the student member of the Regents. A priority of the FSA is keeping tuition increases to a minimum. Over the years it has been involved in efforts to reduce teacher-student ratios and increase voter participation among students, and an advocate for the state's pre-paid college program and the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Its mission is to advocate the interests of the state university students at all levels of government.


What if they did it my way?
When will they be more like me?
Where did they learn that was acceptable?
Why do they make that choice?
If they would just quit.
If they would just exercise.
If they would just go to church.
If they would just try harder.
What if we stopped pointing our invisible fingers into the faces?
What if we asked instead?
What if we were brave enough to shut our mouths and listen to the answers?
Instead we assume we know.
Instead we wound with our "knowledge."
If we quieted our preconceived ideas?
If we looked into the eyes of all of us?
Would a piece of us connect to them?
Would we feel compassion instead of false pride?
Would we find ourselves in the stories of these?
But filtered through compassion and love.
Look into the eyes of the soul!
Listen to the source of the pain!
Believing it will protect my heart from others' jealousy, revenge, lack of forgiveness.
Deceit so deeply rooted, it is hard to fight.


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Nowhere To Call Home is the first documentary to shine a light on ethnic discrimination in Beijing, and abuse of women in traditional Tibet. Shot in the gritty slums of Beijing and a picturesque Tibetan village, the inspirational and ultimately uplifting story shows the transformation of a rural Tibetan as she departs her age-old village, and becomes caught up in the globalized world. The film is unique in winning critical acclaim from both PRC Tibetans and Chinese alike.
Widowed at 28, Tibetan farmer Zanta defies her tyrannical father-in-law and refuses to marry his only surviving son. When Zanta's in-laws won't let her seven-year-old go to school, she flees to Beijing to become a street vendor. Destitute, she inveigles a foreign customer into helping pay her boy's school fees. Soon the unwitting American journalist faces a tough decision: does she step into the violent family dispute, or watch in silence as Zanta faces the abuses typically suffered by Tibetan widows and their children.
ore likely to make better decisions. The evening I stooped to talk to Zanta as she sold trinkets on a pedestrian overpass I was pondering how little I knew of her world. I had talked with Tibetan Lamas and educated Tibetans. I was familiar with views of overseas Tibetans, but I knew almost nothing about the lives of Tibetans with little formal education, nor of Tibetans who were migrating to China's developed cities. What was Zanta's experience? What was she thinking?
That evening I had no idea I would become so deeply involved in Zanta's life, and that our unlikely encounter would be the genesis for a film. This documentary is a dramatic personal story of a mother, in the face of adversity, seeking to do her best for her child. It also tells of the discrimination faced by families in Zanta's community with no able-bodied men-folk, and the trials and occasional acts of preferential treatment extended to Tibetans who seek a better living in Han Chinese cities.
Through this story, I hope to make a small contribution to a discussion that may lead to a better-informed world and more enlightened policies, as well as provide food for thought to anyone who has ever reached out to, or is contemplating assisting someone less fortunate.
Beijing-based radio correspondent and filmmaker Jocelyn Ford has been a pioneer in giving a voice to marginalized groups and pushing for media freedom in East Asia for three decades.
She served for over ten years as Tokyo and Beijing bureau chief for U.S public radio's premier national business show, Marketplace, and her reporting has been heard on a wide range of U.S. programs, including Radio Lab, The World, On the Media and Studio 360.
But her favorite way to glean insights into a country is to work for local media.
In Tokyo, as the first foreigner in the prime minister's press corps for Japan's Kyodo News, she persistently challenged unspoken taboos. Her reporting on the WWII "comfort women" was a catalyst for the Japanese government to acknowledge a role in WWII forced prostitution.
In 2001 Jocelyn broke through barriers to become the first foreigner to co-produce and co-host China Radio International's first live drive-time news show. There she got an inside view of China's state-run media, and experienced a self-criticism session following her failure to heed state censors while reporting on 9/11.
Jocelyn has chaired the Foreign Correspondent Club of China's media freedom committee and was a key strategist in the lobbying effort to reduce government controls on foreign media.
Her professional honors include an Overseas Press Club, a National Press Club award and a Jefferson Fellowship from the Hawaii-based East West Center. "Nowhere To Call Home" is her first feature-length documentary.


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The Unreal Story of Claude Cahun, the Lesbian Photographer Who Fought Off the Nazis
Written by Matthew Lawrence on November 14, 2019
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The story of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore is almost too improbable to sound real: a pair of Jewish stepsisters who disguised themselves as old ladies in order to fight off Nazis, and who also happened to be a lesbian couple? Two exhibits from 2015 shed light on the photography of Claude Cahun, one half of this remarkable couple.
Born in France in 1892, Lucy Schwob was the daughter of a Jewish newspaper editor and a mother who was committed to an asylum when Lucy was very young. Raised by her grandmother, the girl was sent to school in England because anti-Semitic tensions were rampant in France following the Dreyfus Affair — an ongoing public scandal in which a Jewish artillery officer was falsely accused of selling French military secrets to the Germans.
At the age of 17, Schwob met and became romantically involved with a young illustrator named Suzanne Malherbe. Over the following decades, the pair became well-known in Parisian intellectual circles, where Malherbe adopted the name Marcel Moore and Schwob became Claude Cahun. (In French, both men and women are named Claude; Cahun was a beloved uncle whose last name sounded less Jewish than Schwob.)
Oh, and in the meantime Cahun's father ended up marrying Moore's widowed mother, meaning that Claude and Marcel were suddenly stepsisters as well as life partners.
Cahun wrote articles, although since she was a woman her work was not particularly well-respected by her misogynist peers. In 1929 she also translated the theories of Havelock Ellis, who proposed the possibility of a third sex, "uniting masculine and feminine traits but existing as neither one nor the other." The Surrealist Andre Breton described Cahun as "one of the most curious spirits of her time."
In 1937, the couple retired to Jersey, a British island close to France. They bought a house called La Rocquaise and lived peacefully on the island as sisters until 1940, when the Nazis took over. Although they were only about 50 years old, they lived as old ladies, and they were well-liked by their neighbors. "Everyone knew they were Jewish," a neighbor told The Daily Beast. "But nobody turned them in. They were eccentrics."
Moore spoke fluent German, although she kept that fact hidden from the Nazis. She wrote anti-Nazi leaflets in German, which she signed "The Soldier Without a Name." The pair discreetly left them on cafe tabletops and sneakily slipped them into soldiers' pockets. By this point the couple were living as elderly spinsters in order to divert suspicion. It worked until 1944, when they were caught and sentenced to death for inciting rebellion among the Nazi troops. Here's how a German officer described La Rocquaise:
There are very few Jews in the islands. The two Jewish women who have just been arrested belong to an unpleasant category. These women had long been circulating leaflets urging German soldiers to shoot their officers. At last they were tracked down. A search of the house, full of ugly cubist paintings, brought to light a quantity of pornographic materials of an especially revolting nature. One woman had her head shaved and been thus photographed in the nude from every angle. Thereafter she had worn men's clothes. Further nude photographs showed both women practicing sexual perversion, exhibitionism and flagellation.
They served nearly a year in prison but the war ended and they were freed. When Cahun died in 1952, she had only published a single photograph. Much of her work was destroyed by the Germans, but a half-century later it was rediscovered by groups including New York's Guerilla Girls and London's Institute For Contemporary Art. (A 1994 review of an ICA show described Cahun as "like a cross between Sinead O'Connor and Nosferatu.")
Hollywood really needs to make a film about Cahun. What a story! I'm pretty sure that chameleon Tilda Swinton was born to play this role; she and Cahun have similar facial structures even, and I'm pretty sure there would be at least six or seven Oscar nominations for all involved.
Did you know about the story behind Claude Cahun?
This story was originally published on Aug. 5, 2015
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Inventor of Polarizing Microscope Sheds Light on Cell's Mystery
A new way of looking at live cells is revolutionizing our understanding of how molecular life works. However, it is how how one scientist managed to complete his study despite facing World War II in Japan that makes his discovery so intriguing. By using an old machine gun, Shinya Inoue made a microscope that enabled him to start to see how a cell divides. Listen to learn how Inoue finished his microscope and why it is so important to the science community.
Is Redskins an Appropriate Mascot Name?
The mascot of a high school in Bucks County Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia, is being challenged. The name 'Redskins' accompanied by the image of a Native American warrior has been deemed offensive by a preliminary panel of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. A parent at the high school, who is Native American, complained to the school nearly two years ago that the mascot was an offensive racial slur and was used to discriminate against her son. The school district argues that the mascot is not insulting and is fighting for the right to keep the 'Redskins' name, either officially or to use as a nickname. Listen to learn more about the controversy from the Commission, schoolboard, and the students' perspectives.
The Island of Stone Money
This story looks at a small island in the Pacific Ocean called Yap to answer a big question: What is money? On Yap, limestone is considered valuable, much like gold and silver in other places. But because limestone is very heavy, people can't move it easily. As a result, money has become more abstract. People agree to its value, but don't necessarily have the limestone itself. Listen to learn what money is and to explore how people in our society, too, buy and sell by using something (coins and bills) that represents something valuable, rather than using the valuable thing itself.
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Jackie Robinson and Integrating Baseball
On April 15, 1947 African American baseball player Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was an interesting choice for the Dodgers to break the race barrier in baseball because he was an older player and was not seen as the best player in the Negro league at the time. Listen to learn how Robinson's strong character, as much as his talent, helped to successfully integrate baseball.
James and the Giant Peach is a classic fantasy and adventure story that explores friendship, family relationships, and the fortunes of a young orphan. James is living with his cruel aunts when a peach magically sprouts in the yard. When the enormous fruit breaks from the tree and rolls into the ocean, James is stuck inside the peach with a group of insect friends, and together they set sail on an epic adventure. Listen to hear an elementary book club respond to the book's funny and scary moments and discuss the lessons they took away from the novel.
James Baldwin: Writings on Race, Class and Civil Rights
James Baldwin's legacy and words are still very much alive and relevant today. A 2017 Oscar-nominated documentary was inspired by Baldwin's writing on race, class, and the Civil Rights era in America. The documentary, called "I Am Not Your Negro," examines the lives and work of three Civil Rights leaders: Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X. At the same time, it urges audiences to consider how racial tensions and attitudes continue to influence our culture today. Listen to hear more about how James Baldwin and this documentary challenge us to work toward positive change in our communities.
Jamestown's Leaders
Established in 1607, Jamestown, Virginia, was the first successful English colony in North America. In 2010, scientists discovered four skeletons that had been buried in what was the colony's first church. The archaeologist working on the site theorized that these must be the remains of members of the colony's elite. Listen to this story to learn what led to the evidence scientists uncovered to support this theory.
Jane Goodall Gets Up Close with Animals
Jane Goodall is a well known advocate for ecological preservation. Her book "Hope for Animals and Their World" is about her experiences rescuing endangered animal species all over the world. She makes the case for not only saving animals like chimpanzees but for preventing rare plants and insects from dying out because it's vital for sustainability and the proliferation of all kinds of life. Listen to learn more about her experiences with species near extinction and preserving entire ecosystems on our planet.
Japan's Apology to China
In 2005, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi issued an apology on behalf of the Japanese people for its colonial rule and aggression before and during World War II. The apology came at a time of increased tensions between Japan and its east Asian neighbors, including anger over Japanese textbooks that seemed to downplay the atrocities Koizumi was apologizing for. The story touches upon present day circumstances that can limit the effectiveness of such an apology. The story also raises powerful questions about how societies make meaning of the past, the legacy of oppression, and the degree to which history impacts the present day.
Japanese Knotweed's Invasive Superpowers
Even beautiful plants can sometimes be detrimental to the environment. This public radio story takes place in Michigan where the sale of Japanese knotweed has been outlawed following unchecked growth of the large ornamental plant. Japanese knotweed is fast-growing, aggressive and hard to control. It can destroy pavement and even houses and it is unlikely to be eradicated any time soon.
Japanese Swordfighting: Kendo
Kendo is the name of the centuries old martial art of Japanese fencing. It's still being practiced today. This audio story describes the popularity of kendo. The college tournament, held annually at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the largest intercollegiate kendo competition in the United States, and it reflects the growing popularity of this sport.
Jefferson's Gardens Display a Diverse Ecosystem
Thomas Jefferson's vegetable garden at Monticello contains over 300 varieties of more than 90 different plants, demonstrating the diversity of Earth's ecosystem. The former President and founding father prided himself on his diversified and rare collection of plants. And he never failed to record his gardening achievements in his famed "garden book." Listen to learn more about the history of Jefferson's garden and its current state following restoration.
Jhumpa Lahiri's American Identity
Children of immigrants can often feel like they're never completely accepted either in their adopted home country or their parents' country of origin. The author Jhumpa Lahiri was born to Indian parents in London and raised in Rhode Island. She is an author of many books, including "The Namesake" and "The Interpreter of Maladies." But she says she's struggled to feel like she belonged in America. Mixed feelings about identity form a central theme in her work. Listen to hear how Jhumpa Lahiri has dealt with the difficulties of immigration and the struggles of tradition and how these themes have influenced her writing.
Jim Crow in the 1930s: Marian Anderson and Our Nation's Capital
In 1939 Marian Anderson an African-American opera singer was prevented from singing to an integrated audience at Constitution Hall. At the time, Washington DC was a segregated city but didn't have the "Whites Only" signs familiar in the South. Anderson instead performed an outdoor concert at the Lincoln Memorial. This audio story describes the controversy over a recent children's book about Anderson's concert at the Lincoln Memorial that showed "Colored Only" signs in public places. You'll hear from people living in the capital at the time talk about when the de facto racial segregation that did exist in the city was exposed when Marian Anderson was not allowed to sing in Constitution Hall.
Joan of Arc's Mom
Joan of Arc is famous for believing she received visions from saints, successfully leading armies into battle, and, ultimately burning at the stake. She has been portrayed in a variety of books, movies, and paintings. A new play takes a different perspective on the teenager's life: her mother's. Listen to learn about the role Isabelle played in her prominent daughter's life from the well-known actress who now portrays her.
Joan of Arc's Influence Still Shines Today
Joan of Arc was an uneducated girl who followed the voices of angels and worked to free France from England's domination. When she was captured by the English, she was burned at the stake. Later she was pronounced a Catholic Saint. Listen to learn how her religious and political legacy still inspire French politicians today.
John Calvin's Puritanism and U.S. Culture
John Calvin, one of the central figures in the Protestant reformation more than 500 years ago, has left an indelible mark on American culture. Though we think of his theology as representing the most joyless version of Protestantism possible, some of what we think about him now isn't particularly accurate to who the man was and what he believed. Listen to find out how one historian views Calvin's legacy, and what more we can learn from his example.
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John Irving Inspired by Dickens
When American author John Irving was 14 years old, he read "Great Expectations," by Charles Dickens and it changed his life forever. That book played a pivotal role in shaping Irving's success as a writer. Now the author of more than a dozen narratives and an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Irving continues to base his works on similar themes and ideas found throughout the novels of his literary mentor. Listen to the audio story as Irving explains the ways that Dickens impacted his accomplishments and which one book remains for Irving to read when he can no longer write.
Jon Krakauer on Researching 'Into the Wild'
The book "Into the Wild" chronicled the journey of twenty-four year old Christopher McCandless who died in April of 1992 after attempting to survive alone and virtually unaided on a remote Alaskan hiking trail. While McCandless' official cause of death has been recorded as starvation, author Jon Krakauer has evidence suggesting otherwise. Krakauer, who wrote "Into the Wild," has conducted extensive research on McCandless' death even after he first published the book chronicling McCandless' experiences. His findings have led him to believe that McCandless' death may have been caused by the ingestion of a poisonous potato seed that is only deadly if you are malnourished. Listen to hear what evidence led Krakauer to this conclusion.
Joyce Carol Oates' Life Shaped Her Writings
Writer Joyce Carol Oates is the successful author of more than 50 novels and even more works of non-fiction, poetry, plays and short stories. Her writing, known for its high quality, is filled with ideas, themes and subjects across multiple genres. Many readers and fans of her work are aware of the violent, dark nature of some of her stories, but may not realize that many of these themes are based on events she experienced in her early years. Oates shares these stories in her recent memoir, "The Lost Landscape." Listen to hear Oates explore how her early life shaped her not only as a person, but as a writer.
Judging Joseph McCarthy
Senator Joseph McCarthy led a crusade against Soviet spies he believed were operating in the United States government. He called Democrats "soft" on the war on communism. This audio story describes why the American public's view of Republican Senator McCarthy's anti-Communist campaign in the early 1950s continues to be sharply divided.
Julia Alvarez and Haiti
Julia Alvarez is a Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist. Her novels include "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" and "In the Time of the Butterflies." Growing up in the Dominican Republic, she learned about the massacre of over 20,000 Haitians living in the Dominican Republic in 1937. She was consistently presented with negative stereotypes of her Haitian neighbors. For these reasons, Alvarez felt too ashamed and even afraid to visit Haiti. But she made the trip and then visited again to attend a wedding after the 2010 earthquake. Listen to learn more about how Alvarez needed to cross many borders—internal, historical, cultural—that stood in her way.
Justice Delayed: The Cambodian Genocide
From 1975 to 1979 a terrorist organization called the Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia, an east Asian nation. The Khmer Rouge launched a genocide against its own people, killing men, women, and children. Two million people out of a total population of 8 million were killed. Today, survivors of the genocide are left to cope with their difficult memories while young people in Cambodia either don't know about the genocide or don't believe it happened.
Keeping Special Mementos
Mementos are objects that people keep to remind them of someone or something special. Sometimes mementos help people remember a loved one they have lost or a place they have left. Treasured mementos may be passed down through generations and even studied as historical artifacts. People often have stories to tell about why a particular everyday object became meaningful to them and the memories they associate with it. Listen to hear people talk about some of their favorite mementos and what makes them special.
A Khmer Rouge Survival Story
In the 1970s, a communist regime called the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia, a Southeast Asian country. The Khmer Rouge rounded people up, forced them to work in labor camps, tortured them, and executed many of them, all to supposedly create a better society. One of the survivors of the Cambodian genocide wrote a book about her experiences, called "First They Killed My Father." Well-known actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie recently made this memoir into a film. Listen to learn about the survivor's story and find out how Jolie translated it to film.
Kids' Book By Kids
Narratives imagined by children are often delightfully unbounded by adult conventions and logic. In this audio interview, a 6-year-old author and 13-year-old illustrator describe how they imagined and created an unusual picture book about some chickens who leave their farm to become pirates. Their parents, who collaborated on the project, compare their children's creative processes to their own and analyze how observing and helping their children changed their own ideas about creativity. Listen to hear about a multi-generational collaboration that transformed one young child's imaginative tale into an actual book.
Killer Whales Echolocate Loudly
Biologists studying killer whales face the challenge of studying organisms that spend a majority of their time underwater. From extensive research, scientists have learned that killer whales have adapted their sounds to help them catch prey. Scientists are looking to do more research, but it's difficult to find the whales in the first place. Listen to learn more about the methods scientists use to understand killer whale noises.
King Charles I: Traitor and Tyrant
In the 17th Century, civil war gripped Great Britain. Over the course of the century, war and revolution would eventually lead to the transformation of England into a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch was to share power with Parliament, and the rights of the people would be legally protected. Along the way, England would experience political turmoil and incredible amounts of bloodshed. Part of this story is the trial and execution of King Charles I. Listen to the story of Charles I's trial and execution, the motivations of the men behind it, and the important legacy it left behind.
King Tut Exhibit
Tutankhamun was a pharaoh from New Kingdom Egypt. Known today as "King Tut," this ancient leader died young. His reign as pharaoh was unremarkable. What sets Tutankhamun apart was the discovery in 1922 of his tomb, which, unlike others, was found with its ancient burial artifacts still in the tomb. Remarkably preserved, his tomb has been a source of fascination ever since its discovery. This audio story details the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Egypt, featuring many artifacts from King Tut's tomb. The story describes many of the artifacts and the insight they provide into ancient Egyptian life.
Kurt Vonnegut Reflects on His Work
Acclaimed American author Kurt Vonnegut is known for his legacy of satirical literature, including his best-selling novel Slaughterhouse Five and his short-story collection Welcome to the Monkey House. His writing often mixed dark humor with speculative fiction, calling attention to important issues in American society, politics, and life. Listen to learn more about Vonnegut's influential work from interviews with the author himself.
Labor Leader Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was an advocate for social change and a founder of the United Farm Workers of America. After years of agitating for workers' rights, Cesar Chavez is now universally acknowledged as an inspirational leader for justice. When he was honored with a stamp by the US Postal Service, Chavez's son was interviewed about his life and legacy. Listen to learn more about how Chavez fought for workers and what work still needs to be done.
The Language of Idioms
Idioms are developed within a culture and are like a language of their own. They convey meaning that extends beyond the definition of individual words to express a fuller collective meaning. Many times, idioms are able to pack more meaning into fewer words because they directly translate a familiar sentiment. A dictionary of idioms is essential for communication in America. This story reveals the origin of idioms that allude to art, history, and American politics in the latest edition of "The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms". Listen to hear how idioms reveal a snapshot of American society in different time periods.
The Lasting Legacy of 'Little Women'
When Louisa May Alcott wrote "Little Women" at the request of her publisher it became an instant hit. The story of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March, still inspires young women nearly 150 years later. What do these four women represent? How can we understand Jo's independence in the context of her era? And how does the novel reflect and differ from the life of its author Louisa May Alcott? Listen to learn more about the lasting legacy of "Little Women."
Learning about the Quran
Christianity and Islam share many things in common. Their holy books contain some of the same narratives and many religious scholars would say they worship the same God. However, war and terrorism have led to widespread misunderstanding and hostility towards Islam and Muslims. Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, a Catholic raised in England, believes that one key to combatting this hostility is through education. As a believer in this, Fitzgerald has dedicated his life to learning about, and teaching, Islam to both Christian and Muslim students. His goal is for students to have a deeper appreciation for the particular beliefs and customs that make Islam distinct.
Learning to Garden and Cook in School
Many schools now have gardens where students grow and harvest food that they cook themselves in class. The "Let's Move Initiative," a program created by former First Lady Michelle Obama in 2010, has generated awareness about school gardens and teaching cooking skills that enable students to learn about healthy lifestyle habits in an effort to fight the national obesity epidemic. Listen to learn more about how a gardening and cooking project at a school in Maine is a rewarding way to learn about nutrition and healthy lifestyle skills through hands-on class activities.
A Legacy of Generosity
In 2016, a police officer shot and killed an African American man named Philando Castile at a traffic stop. Castile's girlfriend published videos of the incident online, and it received national attention. Castile was a beloved school cafeteria worker who made a positive impact on the students he encountered. In honor of her son's memory, Castile's mother created the Philando Castile Relief Foundation. Listen to hear about how he connected with students and find out how the foundation is working to carry on Castile's legacy of generosity toward the students he served.
Legacy of LBJ and Civil Rights
The 1960's are remembered for many turning points in American History. Undoubtedly, two of these are the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Perhaps no president of the time period is more intimately associated with America's commitment to each than Lyndon Johnson. In 2014, on the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library hosted an event to honor civil right law and Johnson's civil rights legacy. This audio story discusses that event and provides some of the historical background behind Johnson's civil rights achievements, including his early relationship with MLK and other leaders, the impact of Kennedy's assassination, and his eventual successes.
The Legacy of Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury is regarded as one of the greatest imaginative writers of the last 100 years. . His stories and novels showed us the promise and wonder of traveling the stars in books such as "The Martian Chronicles" and "R is For Rocket." But just as often as Bradbury's fiction looked outward, the future and the cosmos, it also turned its powerful eye inward, peering into the human condition in books such as "Fahrenheit 451" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes." His written works continue to influence and inspire people from filmmakers to astronauts. This story offers a brief profile of Bradbury on the occasion of his death in 2012. Listen to learn more about Ray Bradbury and how his stories have influenced others.
The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
On September 18, 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. The second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, Ginsburg was a trailblazing lawyer and justice who was known for her brilliance, passion for the law, and commitment to gender equality. In later years, she also became a celebrity, the subject of movies and Saturday Night Live parodies. With her death, she leaves behind a powerful legacy. Listen to learn about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's family life, her career path, and the cases she argued that transformed the workplace for American women.
Legacy of the Homestead Act
In the early 20th Century Americans streamed to the middle of the country because of the Homestead Acts. These were federal laws that gave people ownership of the land for free. In this audio story you will hear from people who grew up on homesteads in Montana in the early 20th century. Both families were fairly isolated and self-sufficient, working hard to make a living off the land, but their affection for that lifestyle is still strong.
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Congress's war record, and more
Congress's war record
Even though the U.S. has been involved in more than a dozen military conflicts over the past 70 years, Congress has not formally declared war on any country since June 5, 1942, when it signed off on military action against Nazi Germany's allies Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
ABCNews.com
Why men drown more than women
Men are three times more likely to die from drowning than women. The National Institutes of Health says that men are more likely to drink alcohol while engaging in water sports, and also more likely to falsely assume they are capable swimmers.
Fewer companies offer health insurance
The percentage of U.S. companies that offer their employees health insurance has declined from 66 percent to 57 percent in the last decade. That trend is expected to continue as the Affordable Care Act promotes insurance outside employment.
The National Journal
Detroit's new "sugar babies"
More than 200 of Detroit's teachers are moonlighting as "sugar babies" to offset wage cuts and job losses, according to a website that pairs up young women with "sugar daddies." The site said the 200 teachers who've signed up are asking for an average of $3,000 a month in return for giving "companionship" to an older man.
CBSLocal.com
Power outages caused by squirrels
Squirrels have caused more than 50 power outages this summer in 24 states, affecting tens of thousands of utility customers. Squirrels cause the blackouts by chewing through wires, or connecting an energized component with a grounded one—connecting a circuit and causing a small explosion.
Trump and the everlasting problem of men demanding apologies from women
The rebuke is part of the coverup
David Faris


Reconnect with the Oregon MBA program and your fellow classmates during the Oregon MBA reunion, hosted by the Oregon MBA alumni chapter. Learn about the current state and future plans of the program, help us develop a vibrant and engaged MBA alumni network, and spend time with classmates and program alumni during a fun-filled weekend.
Join Oregon MBA alumni at a hosted reception for networking and conversation with fellow alumni. Enjoy meeting old friends and making new ones at the Lundquist College's space in downtown Portland. Refreshments hosted by the UO Alumni Association and the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship.
Welcome Reception • 5:00–8:00 p.m.


North Attleboro, MASS- After losing a tough battle against Foxboro last Wednesday, the Eagles got rocked by the North Attleboro Rocketeers by a final score of 14-2.
From the opening faceoff, North Attleboro seized control of the game. Less than 30 seconds in, North put one past Sharon goalie Jonathan Greenberg. The physical superiority of North was evident in this first quarter, as they quickly forced turnovers by pressing out on the Eagles offenders.
"It was very tough to get any good looks against these guys," junior Brady Buckman said.
In the second quarter, not much changed for Sharon. In total, they had less than five shots in the first half resulting in a half time score of 11-0.
"It's frustrating to not be able to produce any offense, but we had to keep going out there and try to claw our way back," sophomore Brandon Buckman said.
With the game out of hand, the Rocketeers showed why they are a top team in the Hockomock division as they showed no remorse for Sharon. Their defense only got stronger and while their offense possessed the ball for minutes at a time. Finally, late in the third quarter, junior Brett Litner beat the North goalie stick side low.
"It was just relieving to see [Brett] put one in the net," senior Jack Lesser said.
"You never want to be shut out. It's a gross feeling," Lesser added.
Litner scored another in the fourth quarter, but in the end Sharon fell by a final score of 14-2.
Next up Sharon plays Stoughton at home on Wednesday in a rebound game for the 2-7 Eagles.
On a separate note, the team is hosting a fundraiser at Chipotle in Norwood tonight from 4-8 PM. 50% of the proceeds will go towards team funds.


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Q: Why can't I clear this timer in JavaScript? There is an object.
There is this method that initializes the timer in another method within the same object.
initstep1() {
  var totAns = TriviaGame.corAnswered + TriviaGame.incorAnswered;
  //for (let v=0;v<TriviaGame.arrayOfSelected.length;v++){TriviaGame.arrayOfSelected.pop();}
  //for (let u=0;u<TriviaGame.arrayOfIntervals.length;u++){clearInterval(TriviaGame.arrayOfIntervals[u]);TriviaGame.arrayOfIntervals.pop();}

  $("#maincontact0").css("display", "none");
  $("#maincontact2").css("display", "none");
  $("#maincontact1").css("display", "flex");

  if (totAns != 10) {
    TriviaGame.populatePromptContent();
  } else {
    TriviaGame.initstep3();
  }
  if (TriviaGame.corAnswered == 0 && TriviaGame.incorAnswered == 0) {
    TriviaGame.giveQuestionsClickEvents();
    TriviaGame.giveAnswersClickEvents();
  }

  $("#maincontact1qr").text() == 30;
  TriviaGame.timerOnTheRight();
}

It's called timerOnTheRight...
Here it is...
Never gets cleared no matter what I do.
timerOnTheRight() {
  //for (let u=0;u<TriviaGame.arrayOfIntervals.length;u++){clearInterval(TriviaGame.arrayOfIntervals[u]);TriviaGame.arrayOfIntervals.pop();}
  console.log(TriviaGame.arrayOfIntervals);
  let countDown1 = 30;
  var thisVeryTimer = setInterval(function() {
    countDown1--;
    if ($("#maincontact1qr").text() != 1) {
      $("#maincontact1qr").text(countDown1);
    }
    if ($("#maincontact1qr").text() < 11) {
      $("#maincontact1qr").css("color", "orange");
    }
    if ($("#maincontact1qr").text() < 4) {
      $("#maincontact1qr").css("color", "red");
    }
    if ($("#maincontact1qr").text() == 1) {
      TriviaGame.arrayOfCurrent[0].timespent = "Yes";
      clearInterval(thisVeryTimer);
      TriviaGame.initstep2();
    }
  }, 600);
}

A: Make sure the conditional is correct, and the inside the conditional block is working when conditioning is met. You should console out thisVeryTimer to make sure it is the same interval id.
Another issue should be the scope of the variable.
clearInterval(thisVeryTimer);

Try to move the above code out of the interval block.

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Which Best Describes The Circumstances That Led To Brown V Board Of Education?
What was the result Brown v. Board of Education quizlet?
How did Brown v. Board of Education impact the availability of Education for students with disabilities?
What is the Brown v. Board of Education quizlet?
How did the Brown v. Board of Education ruling impact North Carolina public schools quizlet?
What did the Supreme Court decide in Sweatt v painter?
Which best describes how the Supreme Court plan for desegregation was implemented quizlet?
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How did the seminal court case Brown v. Board of Education Brown affect special education?
What was special education like before the 1970s?
What does IDEA 04 require during the IEP process?
How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision influence the civil rights movement quizlet?
How did Brown v. Board of Education further the civil rights movements of the 1950's and 60's?
How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision lead to conflict between federal and state governments?
What did the Supreme Court decide in Sweatt vs Painter quizlet?
What facts of the case were presented to the Court Brown v. Board of Education?
Why was the Sweatt v painter case important?
Which best describes how the Supreme Court plan for desegregation was implemented?
Who led the argument before the Supreme Court in the Brown v. Board of Education case and later became a Supreme Court justice Brainly?
What best describes the major change caused by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
How did the Supreme Courts decision in Brown v Board of Education relate to its earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson apex?
What was the immediate response of the South to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v Board of Education?
What was the significance of the Brown v Board of Education of Topeka decision in 1954 quizlet?
What was the Brown v Board of Education of Topeka quizlet?
Why did Brown sue the Board of Education?
Which of the following best reflects the events that led to Brown v. Board of Education? An African American student was allowed to attend a public institution but was not allowed to socialize with white classmates. Orval Faubus is a fictional character created by Orval Faubus Orval Faubus is a fictional character created by Orval Faubus Orval Eugene Faubus (/fbs/ FAW-bs; January – December) was an American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967. Conway, Arkansas, United States of America Madison County, Arkansas, United States of America Madison County, Arkansas, United States of America Madison County, Arkansas, United States of America Madison County, Arkansas, United States Orval Faubus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orval Faubus) The Arkansas National Guard was sent by Orval Faubus – Wikipedia to prevent African American children from attending white schools.
Similarly, What was the turning point of the Brown vs Board of Education?
Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark judgment by the United States Supreme Court, represented a watershed moment in American racial relations. On, the Supreme Court struck down constitutional protections for racial segregation in education, making equal opportunity the rule of the country.
Also, it is asked, What was the main effect of Brown vs the Board of Education?
The Supreme Court declared in this landmark case that segregating pupils in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signified the end of sanctioned racial segregation in American schools, overturning the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision's "separate but equal" premise.
Secondly, Why was the Brown vs Board of Education decision important quizlet?
Brown v. Board of Education transformed the nation because it established that if segregation in public schools is unconstitutional, then segregation in other public spaces is as well.
Also, Which of the following best describes how the Supreme Court voted in Brown v. Board of Education?
Which of the following best defines the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education? The court ruled that segregation should be abolished. Why did Thurgood Marshall argue that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional by using the Fourteenth Amendment?
People also ask, Why is Brown v Board important?
The Topeka Brown case is significant because it persuaded the Supreme Court that segregation hindered minority students of equal educational chances even though physical facilities and other "tangible" characteristics were equal.
What was Brown v. Board of Education's outcome? The verdict made it unlawful to separate schools, and all schools were required to integrate. Because the Supreme Court did not set a timeframe for schools to integrate, several states waited until the 1960s to desegregate their schools.
The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision provided the groundwork for the 1975 federal statute (now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) mandating all children with disabilities to have access to a free adequate public education.
Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in which the Court deemed state laws supporting school segregation unconstitutional. The ruling reversed the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson judgment, which had allowed for state-sponsored segregation.
Separate educational facilities for white and African American pupils were ruled to be fundamentally unequal in the judgement. The "separate but equal" argument proposed by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson was therefore rejected as inapplicable to public education.
Sweatt's admission to the institution was required under the Equal Protection Clause, according to the Court's majority judgment. The Court determined that the "legal school for Negroes," scheduled to start in 1947, would have been significantly inferior to the University of Texas Law School.
Which best characterizes how the Supreme Court's desegregation plan was carried out? It was a long and arduous process.
In the famous civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, United States Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren gave a majority decision. Segregation of public schools by the state was unlawful since it violated the 14th amendment.
These decisions established the entitlement of disabled pupils to a free public education. Similar lawsuits are expected to be filed throughout the United States as a result of these cases.
Prior to the 1970s, kids with special needs had few alternatives and a slim possibility of excelling in a free public school system alongside children without special needs.
An IEP must include a statement of quantifiable yearly objectives, which must include both functional and academic goals, according to the IDEA. The school must explain how it will track success toward attaining the yearly objectives and when it will provide parents with progress updates.
The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka sparked the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The Supreme Court declared that desegregation in public schools was unconstitutional, giving the civil rights movement a fresh lease of life.
The Brown decision overturned the Supreme Court's 1896 "separate but equal" ruling, which allowed states and school districts to designate certain schools as "whites-only" and others as "Negroes-only." More importantly, by concentrating the nation's attention on the oppression of black people, it aided in the fueling of a
What caused the federal and state governments to disagree on the BROWN decision? The state believed that education was their responsibility, not that of the federal government. The Little Rock Nine were dispatched by the federal government to progressively integrate schools; however, the state government refused.
The case's facts In each instance, African American kids were refused admission to certain public schools due to legislation that allow for racial segregation in public education. They claimed that segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
In Plessy v. Ferguson, he attacked the "separate but equal" theory that allowed segregation of blacks and whites. The lawsuit finally found its way to the United States Supreme Court after being first refused by the Texas District Court.
Which best characterizes how the Supreme Court's desegregation plan was carried out? It was a long and arduous journey.
Only once previously has a plaintiff sought to produce such evidence to the Court in the United States' history. The Briggs case was litigated in District and Federal Courts by Thurgood Marshall, a well-known NAACP attorney and future Supreme Court Justice.
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 advance African Americans' civil rights? It made segregation in public places illegal. What was it about Brown v. Board of Education's unanimous decision that made it such a watershed moment in the civil rights movement?
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court declared that segregated accommodations based on race were lawful. Separate accommodations based on race were inherently unequal and hence illegal, the court held in Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka (1954), 58 years later.
What was the South's first reaction to the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision? The South chose to ignore the Court's judgment.
This collection of terms includes (3) When was Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka decided, and what was the outcome? On the 17th of May 1954, Earl Warren's court unanimously concluded (9-0) that "separate educational institutions are fundamentally unequal." The NAACP was the driving force behind the litigation.
Is segregation in public schools based primarily on race a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause? This case was the result of the unification of four individual lawsuits involving racial segregation in public schools in different states.
While the NAACP maintained that African Americans' education (including facilities, instructors, and other factors) was inferior to whites', its fundamental argument was that segregation, by its very nature, was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection guarantee. Brown v. United States was heard in a federal district court.
The "who formed the student nonviolent coordinating committee?" is a question that has been asked many times. The answer, which best describes the circumstances that led to Brown V Board of Education?, is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
The "Selma voting rights marches" is a result of the selma voting rights march. The Selma voting rights march was led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and it took place in 1965. Reference: a result of the selma voting rights marches was that.
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Thread: I probably should have stayed in bed, it was one of those days.
Yesterday, I wanted to finish up a new hardness tester and all I wanted to do was make a threaded ring to screw onto the threaded point. As the thread pitch is 3/4 x 10, I wanted 20 divisions marked on it to show .005 advance for each mark. I put it in the index head and proceeded to mark them every 10 degrees. That gave me 36 divisions, so scrap that one. I make another and put in the index head, then mis-index about halfway around. I scrap that one and start over. I get the index done successfully, put it in the lathe to chamfer the edges, get the first side done with a threading tool and start to do the other side. The ring is threaded against a shoulder to hold in place, and guess what, the ring comes loose and unscrews itself running backward over the threading tool scrapping that one. I finally got one made and marked without messing up. This should have been a five to ten minute job, tops. Instead, I spent over an hour on this while I had two jobs promised to deliver before the end of the day to two important customers.
I did eventually get the two jobs done and delivered. I made it to the bank at 10 minutes 'till closing time.
I'm just glad I didn't start on the customer's jobs first. One was a 1917 Harley single cylinder that needed bored and honed. It took the customer more than a year to find an original cast iron piston and this for a very rare 1917 single cylinder bike. Harley had basically quit producing that engine in 1915, so to find one to replace it is just not going to happen. This kind of thing is just about enough to make one a nervous wreck.
Kinda like driving to the range to chrony some new loads, and forgetting the chrony. Or going to the chrony to review results and pressing "delete string" instead of review string.
Or taking a rifle to the range, and forgetting the bolt.
Or that cool auto loading handgun that is a one shot since you forgot mags.
Or getting to the unattended outdoor range and having forgotten the gate keycard.
Yep, have had some days like that.
Years back I made plans with a Buddy to go out to our shooting spot in the desert, 2 1/2 hour drive from SW LA Cnty. Bring Lots of Guns & Lots of Ammo.
Campout overnight, grill BIG ribeyes.
He and his son got out all the extra mags and preloaded them, whilw watch TV. Put them in a rangebag. Left at backdoor with ice chest.
Next morning I throw my gear in the truck on top of their's, at 5am. Off we go, stopped for breakfast.
Arrived at shooting spot, set up camp. Then set up target racks & steel plates. Put awning up over shooting tables. Uncase & rack my Ar-15 & M1 & his AK's & FN LAR & various Bolt Guns.
He noticed the Mags that stay in his AK's & FN aren't there. Then we can't find the shooting bag with all the preloaded mags. Check the Pistol cases. Not a single 1911, Hi-Power, Glock or H&K USP had a mag in them.
Ten semi-auto guns with a single magazine. When sent out to the garage to get the extra mags for preloading, the kid had pulled out the magazine's of the cased guns already loaded in the truck too.
The only gun in common I had brought was a 1911.
He had 6ix revolvers & 2 bolt guns, but 10 single shot semi-auto's.
Why that kid pulled the magazine's out of their guns was beyond Jeff & I. That he had forgotton that range bag was very aggravating.
When shot for about 4 hours, broke down camp, came home.
A teenage boy brain working, when sent out to the garage for all the spare mags, he just collected every single mag, thought that meant the mags that always stay in their guns.
When we got home, Jeff gave me the Ribeyes. Said "I may not feed him for a week or several".
Took a long time for that kid to live that down.
I still say the worst day I ever had at the range beats the best day I've ever had at work.
That is a cold hard fact!
We have this shooting test to qualify for deer,moose,bear etc hunt.
I once decided to shoot one hole with those four shots @ 75 m, very easy with my 300 WM LR setup. Just to show off and amuse myself.
People watching , I took my carefully crafted best ammo and missed with the first shot, 4" high because I forgot to dial myself back from the 300 m setting I was shooting the day before.
My casting day today started out that way. I finally got my act together and made a decent day of it!
sometimes our "therapy" goes south; I've had those days too.
I decided that my retirement forever property would have proper siting for my own shooting ranges. Now if I forget something, need a cleaning rod, want to quickly load some more ammo, I walk 50 yards back to the house. The only range I have to drive to is the 22 silhouette range, and it is 500 yards from the house and I "drive" a UTV.


What is the typical course of treatment for patients who enter the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program?
What happens when patients are admitted for epilepsy monitoring?
Why are both video and EEG monitoring needed?
Can routine EEG pick the good surgery candidate?
When is Vagus nerve stimulation appropriate?
Are there special treatments for women with epilepsy who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant?
Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder that affects more than two million people in the U.S. and 50 million people worldwide. The disease, which varies in severity and can begin at any age, is characterized by abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which causes seizures. Common symptoms of seizures may include involuntary repetitive non-productive movements or jerking movements, muscle rigidity, an appearance of daydreaming, brief loss of consciousness or a period of deep sleep after the seizure has ended.
Epilepsy can result from a brain injury before, during or after birth; head trauma; certain infectious diseases; or brain tumors. However, in over half of the cases the cause is unknown. For about 80 percent of people who have epilepsy, seizures can be successfully controlled with modern medications, surgery or alternative treatments such as Vagus nerve stimulation.
Treatment begins with a thorough evaluation of each patient's symptoms, seizure history and prior medical care. An epileptologist (a neurologist who specializes in seizures) reviews this information with each patient and discusses further diagnostic and treatment options. Video-EEG monitoring, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other neuro-imaging tests confirm the diagnosis and suggest the best treatment options for each person.
These options include new anti-epileptic medications, "awake" surgery to remove the part of the brain causing seizures and implanting the Vagus nerve stimulator, a tiny device that sends an electrical signal to stop seizures.
The term "epilepsy monitoring" refers to the use of simultaneous video-EEG recordings over the course of several days.
Because of the time required, this monitoring is performed on an inpatient basis. Long-term monitoring helps verify the diagnosis of epilepsy, distinguish different types of seizures, identify the brain region in which seizures begin and quantifies seizures' frequency.
After being admitted to the hospital in the morning, patients are connected to scalp electrodes, escorted to a monitoring room on the Neurology floor and connected to the video-EEG monitoring equipment. The equipment receives the EEG signal, converts it to a digital signal and records it, along with a digital video image. The electroencephalogram and the video are recorded during several days continuously. During epilepsy monitoring, patients' medication is decreased or sometimes discontinued altogether, in order to increase the probability of recording a number of seizures.
After the monitoring period, the neuropsychologist, neurologist and neurosurgeon review the video-EEG results, along with neuropsychological and neuro-imaging test results, to decide whether patients might benefit from surgery. Patients are informed of the results either before being discharged or during a subsequent appointment. Patients maintain contact with their referring physicians throughout and following their hospitalization.
The simultaneous use of video and EEG monitoring is needed to verify the presence of epileptic seizures and the localization of the seizure origin.
Routine EEG — as opposed to long-term video-EEG monitoring — can be a useful tool in classifying patients' seizure syndrome. But because routine EEG samples only a brief period of time, it is difficult to determine the frequency and type of seizures using this method alone. Video-EEG monitoring provides much more information about patients' seizures and helps physicians determine whether surgery is likely to help.
Persistent seizures restrict patients' freedom and increase their risk of injury. In such cases (and when medications have been ineffective), surgery to remove brain areas causing seizures should be considered. For some patients whose seizures are resistant to medications, surgery may not be possible. For example, surgery may not be appropriate if seizures occur in brain locations that are functionally important — or example, areas that govern speech or movement. When surgery is not an option, patients may benefit from other treatments, including Vagus nerve stimulation or experimental trials of newer anti-epileptic medications.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation may be appropriate when medications have been ineffective and when patients cannot or choose not to have surgery, or when surgery has failed to control seizures. In addition, patients must be in good general health, with no progressive illnesses, in order to be candidates for Vagus nerve stimulation.
Are there special considerations for women with epilepsy who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant?
Women with epilepsy who become pregnant might experience a change in seizure frequency. Pregnancy also causes changes in the way the body processes anti-epileptic medications, so physicians must closely monitor seizures and medication levels during pregnancy. Taking vitamin supplements and folic acid during pregnancy can help prevent certain kinds of birth defects, especially when these vitamins are taken beginning before conception.
Eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep and exercising regularly are also especially important for women with epilepsy who are pregnant. Finally, because women with epilepsy and their developing babies are at a heightened risk for some prenatal complications, they may undergo extra prenatal testing to monitor the mother's and the baby's health.


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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Founders Edition) Review
By Matt Safford
Sticks close to the performance of the GTX 1080 at a significantly lower price.
Often bests the pricier AMD Radeon RX Vega 64.
Same "Pascal" architecture as (and similar performance to) 10-Series cards that rolled out in mid-2016.
Nvidia's latest high-end card doesn't bring much in the way of new features or levels of performance. But it's nearly as powerful as a GTX 1080, at an enticing $449 price point that seems designed to to dig a heel into AMD's Vega-based alternatives.
It's been a far quieter year on the graphics-card front than in the processor realm. In the latter domain we saw a slew of AMD Ryzen CPUs, a new Intel enthusiast platform called Core X, and a shift to six-core mainstream CPUs from Intel, topping out with the Intel Core i7-8700K ($412.11 at Amazon) , all in the last eight months or so. When it comes to graphics, particularly high-end graphics cards, there really have only been three major releases in 2017. Nvidia launched the powerful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition early in the year, and AMD's Radeon RX Vega cards finally arrived, with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 taking on the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, and the Radeon RX Vega 56 just narrowly edging out the GTX 1070.
That latter assessment likely resulted in Nvidia releasing the card we're looking at here.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition is based around the same GP104 chip that resides in both the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080. And as you might guess, its performance falls somewhere between those two. At an MSRP of $449, it's priced between those two cards, as well.
Best for 1080p and 1440p Gaming, VR
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (Founders Edition)
$399.00 at NVIDIA
Best for 1440p and 4K Gaming, VR
Best for 4K Gaming, Virtual Reality
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Founders Edition)
$1,350.00 at Newegg
Best for 1440p and 4K Gaming, Virtual Reality
Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Mini
Best for 1080p Gaming
AMD Radeon RX 480 (8GB)
Best for 1080p and 1440p Gaming, Virtual Reality
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming Z 8G
$579.99 at Newegg
Best for Budget Gaming
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G OC
PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 470 (4GB)
Best for 1080p Gaming, VR
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition
But that price might be a bit expensive for it to line up directly with the RX Vega 56. AMD's competing card has admittedly been selling for $450 and more. But as we were writing this review, an MSI Vega 56 card was in stock and selling on Newegg and Amazon for $420 to $425. Given the volatile coin-mining market, plus the fact that AMD's Vega cards have been tough to find in stock at their suggested prices since launch, it's unclear how long we'll see the Vega 56 at this price level. But at the moment, it is available at a price that's at least close to its $399 suggested asking price, and lower than the asking price of Nvidia's new competing card.
So is the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti worth paying a little extra for versus AMD's Vega 56? Or should you just step up to a GTX 1080, which was selling for as little as $489 when we wrote this? A whole lot will depend on what the GTX 1070 Ti actually sells for when you read this, as eager coin miners may drive up pricing—at least in the days and weeks after its initial launch.
Of course, performance is important as well. We'll have to see how Nvidia's new card stacks up against the Vega 56, and the GTX 1080. We will say here that the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti sticks surprisingly close to both the GTX 1080 and the Radeon RX Vega 64. But first, let's take a closer look at the GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition card itself.
[Editors' Note: Be aware that pricing and features for video cards based on a given graphics chip can vary, depending on the actual card maker. AMD and Nvidia make video "reference cards" based on their graphics processors, which they often send out for review. Third-party partners—MSI, Sapphire, Gigabyte, EVGA, Asus, and many others—make and sell cards that often adhere closely to the design of these reference boards ("stock boards"), as well as versions with slight differences in port configuration, clocking, the amount and speed of onboard memory, and the cooling fans or heat sinks installed. Be sure the specs and ports/connections on any "partner" board you're looking at match what we've reviewed before making any assumptions. Here, we're reviewing Nvidia's Founders Edition version of the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, which is roughly equivalent to a reference board but will also be sold in this Founders Edition trim.]
Design & Features
There's nothing new about the design of the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition, inside or out. It sports the same silver-and-black metal shell and blower-style cooler that we saw initially (in this generation) in the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards that debuted in mid-2016.
In fact, the new card is effectively identical to both of those cards, save for the GTX 1070 Ti logo etched into the metal back near the port plate. It's also the same length as those two cards, at 10.5 inches, which also just happens to be the same length as stock versions of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 and Vega 56.
Even the supplemental eight-pin PCI Express power connector is the same as you'll find on those older Nvidia cards. The TDP (thermal design power, a measurement of heat dissipation requirements) of 180 watts is up from the 150 watts of the GTX 1070, and matches that of the higher-end GTX 1080. Note, though, that cards sold by board partners such as Asus, MSI, and Zotac will often have more than one secondary power connector, with the aim of delivering more (and more stable) power for overclocking. The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Gaming 8G for instance (which we also have in for testing, and pictured below), requires an eight- and a six-pin PCI Express power connector.
Rather than rattle off the full list of the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti's specs, here's a table, direct from Nvidia's press materials...
The 2,432 CUDA cores of the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti are just 5 percent fewer than the 2,560 found on the GTX 1080. That's interesting given that, as we'll see in testing, that's roughly how far behind the new Nvidia card trails the GTX 1080, particularly in our synthetic tests. And the new card's 1,607MHz base clock matches that of the GTX 1080, though the boost clock of 1,683MHz is down slightly from the listed 1,733MHz of the GTX 1080.
Also of note: the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti uses GDDR5 memory, like the GTX 1070, rather than the faster GDDR5X of the GTX 1080 and GTX 1080 Ti. We don't expect the lower-speed memory to make a significant difference in most cases, though, as GDDR5 is still very fast, and by far the most common memory type in most mid-to-high-end graphics cards.
The port loadout is also the same as what you'll find in other recent high-end Nvidia cards. You get a trio of DisplayPort 1.4 connectors, an HDMI 2.0b port, and a dual-link DVI connector for legacy monitors.
You'll also find a black metal backplate on the card for aesthetics and heat-dissipation purposes, much like most cards in this price range these days. The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti also supports two-way SLI configurations. But given that many games aren't written to take full advantage of multi-card setups—particularly in the early days after a given game is launched—we'd suggest most gamers opt for a single GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, rather than a pair of these cards or GTX 1080s.
Without anything else of substance that's new or different with the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, let's jump into our benchmarks and see where it lands in the crowded high-end graphics-card space.
Performance Testing & Conclusion
As we've mentioned in our other recent card reviews, things are in flux these days when it comes to testing cards, because of two technologies struggling to gain traction.
The first of these is DirectX 12 (DX12), which has technically been around since 2015. There are still few real-world benchmarks for Microsoft's latest gaming-focused API. But DX12 will likely be the standard graphics API in the future, and this card was designed to last for a few years, if not longer. So it's important to know if a card can handle DX12 well before buying. We tested the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti with the newest DX12-capable games we had on hand, including Hitman (the 2016 edition) and Rise of the Tomb Raider, as well as Futuremark's 3DMark DX12 benchmark, Time Spy. We tested a load of games using DirectX 11, too, because that API will likely still be in wide use for at least a few more years.
The other angle is virtual reality (VR) support. A few VR-focused benchmarks are emerging, including FutureMark's VRMark. But we haven't had a chance to test all of our recent cards for their VR abilities yet, so for now it's also important to keep the requirements in mind from the headset manufacturers, HTC in the case of its HTC Vive, and Oculus with its Oculus Rift. At the moment, baseline VR support for those headsets starts with the AMD Radeon RX 480 (or the newer RX 580) and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060. Since the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is much more powerful than either of those cards, it should have no problems handling VR titles available today, and for the next couple of years at least.
And so, on to the benchmarks. As noted earlier, we suspect the main competition to this card will be AMD's Radeon RX Vega 56, which when we wrote this was selling for as much as $30 less, although most models we saw in stock were right around the $450 price point. Also, the GTX 1080 isn't that much more expensive, starting at around $500 (or slightly less), so it will be interesting to see how the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti slides in, in terms of pricing and performance.
Really, though, with the ebb and flow of the ongoing coin-mining craze, pricing could be completely different for all of these cards when you read this, depending on demand and how well Nvidia, AMD, and their board partners are able to keep up with demand. So be sure to check real-world prices of the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and the competing cards around it thoroughly before buying.
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra
We started off our testing with Futuremark's 2013 version of 3DMark, specifically the suite's Fire Strike Ultra subtest. Fire Strike is a synthetic test designed to measure overall gaming performance. Ultra is meant to simulate the stresses of game graphics rendering at 4K.
In this first test, we saw the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outpace the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 by a healthy 10 percent. Nvidia's new card was also only 8 or 9 percent behind the GTX 1080. But in this pack of similarly priced cards, the Radeon RX Vega 64 holds the lead here. Spoiler: That won't be the case for long.
We also tested the cards with the lesser 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme test, and saw much the same relative placements as with Ultra.
Let's start our game testing with some older titles. Here, we fired up the 2013 reboot of the classic title Tomb Raider, testing at the highest detail preset ("Ultimate") and three resolutions...
Moving onto the real-world testing of actual games, things look better for the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti—particularly against the AMD Vega cards on this first title. Not only did the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti surpass the Vega 56, but it actually bested the pricier Vega 64 at every setting but 4K, where it was only a couple frames per second (fps) behind. When we wrote this, we couldn't find the Vega 64 in stock for less than $570.
Next, we rolled out the very demanding real-world gaming benchmark test built into the older title Sleeping Dogs...
Once again, the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti easily outpaced the AMD RX Vega 56, and this time edged out the Vega 64 too. And there was only a 3fps difference at 4K here between the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and the GTX 1080 at 4K.
The popular title Bioshock Infinite isn't overly demanding, but it's a popular one with stellar good looks. In its built-in benchmark program, we set the graphics level to the highest preset (Ultra+DDOF)...
This time, the pricier AMD Vega 64 did a little better at 1080p. But above that resolution, it was Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1070 Ti that carried the day—and by more than just a couple of fps.
Next up was Hitman: Absolution, which is an aging game but still plenty hard on a video card...
These results were a little unusual, in that the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti actually performed about the same to a little worse than the GTX 1070. But the newer Nvidia card still dominated the AMD Vega cards, particularly below the top tested resolution.
Next, we moved to a more recent game, released in 2016. Ubisoft's latest open-world first-person hunting game is one of the most demanding titles we use, thanks to its lush foliage, detailed shadows, and otherwise incredible environments.
Things looked much better on this newer title for the AMD Vega cards, with the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti falling roughly evenly between the two. The GTX 1080 also had a bigger lead on the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti here.
Rise of the Tomb Raider (DX12)
Lara Croft adventures once again in the early 2016 iteration of Square Enix's long-running action franchise. As our hero works to unfold an ancient mystery (and reveal the secret to immortality) ahead of the ancient and deadly Order of Trinity, she traipses through a slew of complex atmospheric environments, from arid tombs to the frigid Siberian wilderness. A dynamic weather system, and the complexities of Lara's wind-tousled hair, add to the game's visual complexity.
On our second recent game title, the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti again landed just behind the Radeon RX 64, but well ahead of the similarly priced Vega 56.
Hitman (2016, DX12)
The newest game in the Hitman franchise finds Agent 47 turning over a new leaf, and embarking on a journey of self-discovery as a teacher at a school for underprivileged children. Just kidding, of course; he kills loads of people in this one, just like the rest. It does offer gorgeous graphics in both DX11 and DX12 varieties, though. We're testing with the newer DX12 here.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti was actually ahead of the RX Vega 64 at 1080p here, but at higher resolutions the top Vega card had a slight edge. Still, the Vega 56, which is actually more in line with the GTX 1070 Ti in terms of price (or at least was when we wrote this in early November 2017), was well behind the competing Nvidia card. Note also that the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outpaced the GTX 1080 at all three tested resolutions. Some of that difference, though, may be down to driver updates since we last tested the GTX 1080.
3DMark Time Spy (DX12)
This is the first 3DMark test using DirectX 12, so it should theoretically show how cards stack up using this fledgling API. According to the developers, "With its pure DirectX 12 engine, built from the ground up to support new features like asynchronous compute, explicit multi-adapter, and multi-threading, Time Spy is an ideal benchmark for testing the DirectX 12 performance of the latest graphics cards."
On this synthetic Direct X 12 benchmark, we saw basically a mirror of the DX11 3DMark tests, with the GTX 1070 Ti about 5 percent behind the RX Vega 64, but with a substantial (nearly 18 percent) lead over the lesser RX Vega 56.
Futuremark VRMark
From the makers of 3DMark comes the company's first VR benchmark, no headset required. VR has extremely high hardware requirements, so this test is designed to show overall capability for VR. We ran the Orange Room subtest.
All of the cards here (including the older mainstream AMD Radeon RX 480) meet the base requirements for smooth VR gameplay. And the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti goes well beyond that, nearly matching the score of the GTX 1080, and once again outpacing both the Radeon RX Vega 56 and Vega 64 cards. Any of the above-mentioned cards should handle today's VR games with ease. But the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti may keep future VR titles running smoother longer than the competing AMD RX Vega cards. That's particularly true of the RX Vega 56, which was again about 18 percent behind Nvidia's new 1070 Ti.
We went into this review thinking that the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti was a calculated move by Nvidia to make the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 look less appealing in the $400 to $500 market. It turns out that it was more than that, as Nvidia's latest card also bested or at least stuck close to the pricier AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 in our tests. That's a big deal given that the Vega 56 was selling for more than $100 above the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition's MSRP of $449 when we wrote this.
On paper, at least, it appears that Nvidia has dropped a heavy hammer on AMD's Vega cards. Delivering performance so close to the older GTX 1080 will likely cost Nvidia some sales of that pricier card, but the GTX 1080 has also been on the market now for nearly a year and a half with little in the way of competition, save for the AMD Vega 64, which is still fairly new. And with the lower-priced GeForce GTX 1070 Ti now on the market, the Vega 64 becomes harder to argue for.
All that said, if your gaming budget is below $450, and particularly if you can find one for the $399 MSRP, the Radeon RX Vega 56 is still a very capable card for that price. And with the coin-mining craze roiling with the shifting values of various cryptocurrencies, it's nearly impossible to say exactly what the prices of these cards will be when you read this. If things stick at or close to their MSRPs, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is easy to recommend in the $450 range.
But if you're thinking of getting the 1070 Ti card and overclocking, we'd say spend a little more and get a GTX 1080. When we wrote this, those cards started at just $40 more, and performed better at stock on most of our tests. Rather than push the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti to its limits, you might as well move to a GTX 1080, and maybe see what kind of overclocking overhead you can get from that slightly higher-end card.
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Here's a mix of twenty-one tracks to inspire and uplift, occasionally veering into the cornball but mostly keeping it real, including music by Oneida, Ella Fitzgerald and Desmond Dekker.
When I look back over the last few years, there's sure plenty to get down about: floods, murder, war, personal hardships aplenty for my family and friends. Yet through it all I have continually returned to a more or less positive mindset that amazes even me. Maybe it's genetic, or maybe it's the way I was raised. I've had many differences with my father over the years, but one fundamental thing we agree on is the value of staying positive. Dad's actually quite devoted to the philosophy articulated by Norman Vincent Peale in The Power of Positive Thinking . I've never actually read the book, but that hasn't stopped me from forming an opinion. Peale's philosophy seems too Pollyanna-ish, and indeed that's my main criticism of my father — that he doesn't seem to me to take seriously the pain and negative aspects inherent in this existence. For my part, I try not to shrink from harsh realities; I still nourish a great deal of anger over injustice in society, and the universe seems to me a basically absurd place. But I agree with Camus: "Crushing truths perish from being acknowledged." At the end of the day, I share my father's conviction that it's important to stay positive. I really don't have any other choice.
After graduating from a Technical high school in Chicago, I was unable to get a decent job in the business world. So, I joined the Army for two years and rose to the high rank of PFC and moved back in with my parents in Chicago. In those days, I was often depressed and had occasional suicidal thoughts. Life was not good.
Then, I read Norman Vincent Peal's book and also stumbled on a quote from Rene Descartes: "Cogito Ergo Sum", "I think, therefore I am", After that, my life changed. I went to night school, got married, got two degrees, got a good job, had two children, and never had another suicidal thought. The wisdom from those two men changed my life.
That's a cool quote, Dad.
I very much admire positivity. Thanks for putting together a mix to encourage it. It inspired N. (4) to do some mighty funky dancing.
Life is too short to be miserable. I went through a period a few years ago in which I lost two siblings, my mom and my marriage. I moved 500 miles back to my hometown and started a new job. Bought and sold a home. A lot to stress over. I have learned along the way that you have to laugh at yourself and that you cannot sweat the small stuff. Life is precious and wasting time being miserable is not an option for me.


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package org.multibit.hd.ui.fest.requirements.keepkey;

import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
import org.fest.swing.fixture.FrameFixture;
import org.multibit.hd.testing.hardware_wallet_fixtures.HardwareWalletFixture;
import org.multibit.hd.ui.fest.use_cases.standard.credentials.QuickUnlockWalletUseCase;
import org.multibit.hd.ui.fest.use_cases.standard.credentials.UnlockReportUseCase;
import org.multibit.hd.ui.fest.use_cases.standard.environment.CloseUnsupportedFirmwareEnvironmentPopoverUseCase;
import org.multibit.hd.ui.fest.use_cases.trezor.TrezorRequestCipherKeyUseCase;
import org.multibit.hd.ui.fest.use_cases.trezor.TrezorRequestMasterPublicKeyUseCase;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 *
FEST Swing UI test to provide:

 *

 *
Exercise the responses to hardware wallet events in the context of
 * unlocking a Trezor wallet with unsupported firmware

 *

 *
 * @since 0.0.1
 */
public class UnlockKeepKeyHardwareWalletUnsupportedFirmwareRequirements {

  public static void verifyUsing(FrameFixture window, HardwareWalletFixture hardwareWalletFixture) {

    Map<String, Object> parameters = Maps.newHashMap();

    // Request the master public key (refer to mock client for PublicKey responses)
    new TrezorRequestMasterPublicKeyUseCase(window, hardwareWalletFixture).execute(parameters);

    // Request the cipher key (refer to mock client for PIN entry responses)
    new TrezorRequestCipherKeyUseCase(window, hardwareWalletFixture).execute(parameters);

    // Expect "unsupported firmware" popover to be showing
    new CloseUnsupportedFirmwareEnvironmentPopoverUseCase(window).execute(null);

    // Unlock the wallet
    new QuickUnlockWalletUseCase(window).execute(null);

    // Verify the report screen is working
    new UnlockReportUseCase(window).execute(null);
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Judges Chapter 11
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Jephthah Delivers Israel
1Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. And Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
2And Gilead's wife bore him sons, but when his wife's sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, "You will not have an inheritance in our father's house, for you are the son of another woman."
3So Jephthah fled from the face of his brothers and lived in the land of Tob, and empty men gathered themselves around Jephthah, and they went out with him on raids.
4And came to pass after a while that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
5And it was that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
6and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our commander, so that we can fight against the children of Ammon."
7And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Is it not you who hated me and drove me out of my father's house? So why have you come to me now when you are in distress?"
8The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That being so, we have returned to you now so that you will go with us and fight against the children of Ammon, and you will become our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
9And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me back to fight against the children of Ammon, and Yahweh gives them over to me, I will be your head."
10And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Yahweh will be a witness between us if we do not do in accordance with your word."
11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead and the people made him head and commander over them, and Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh in Mizpah.
12Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, "What is there between me and you, that you have come to me to fight against my land?"
13The king of the children of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, "Because Israel took away my land when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and to the Jordan. So now return those lands peaceably."
14And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon,
15and he said to him, "This is what Jephthah says: 'Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the children of Ammon,
16for when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
17Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, "Please let me pass through your land." But the king of Edom would not listen. And they also sent to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
18"'Then they went through the wilderness and circled around the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came to the east side of the land of Moab, and they camped on the other side of the Arnon; but they did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
19"'And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon, and Israel said to him, "Please let us pass through your land to my place."
20But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory, so Sihon gathered all his people together and encamped at Jahaz and fought against Israel.
21And Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel and they struck them down. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that land.
22They took possession of all the territory of the Amorites, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok, and from the wilderness as far as the Jordan.
23"'So now, Yahweh the God of Israel has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people, Israel, and you, would you take possession of it?
24Will you not take possession of whatever Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whatever Yahweh our God has dispossessed from before us, that we will possess.
25And now are you better, yes better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he contend, yes contend against Israel, or did he fight, yes, fight against them?
26While Israel lived in Heshbon and its daughter-towns, and in Aroer and its daughter-towns, and in all the cities that are along the banks of the Arnon, 300 years, why didn't you rescue them during that time?
27As for me, I have not sinned against you, but you are doing me wrong by making war against me. May Yahweh the Judge, judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.'"
28But the king of the children of Ammon would not listen to the words of Jephthah that he sent to him.
Jephthah's Vow and Sacrifice
29Then the spirit of Yahweh came on Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then he passed on to Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed on to the children of Ammon.
30And Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh and said, "If you will give, yes, give the children of Ammon into my hand,
31then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it will be Yahweh's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering."
32So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them, and Yahweh gave them into his hand.
33And he struck them from Aroer as far as where you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
34And Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing, and she was his only child, besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
35And it came to pass when he saw her that he tore his clothes and said, "Alas, my daughter! You have brought, yes, brought me down and have become among those who trouble me, for I myself have opened my mouth to Yahweh and I cannot go back."
36And she said to him, "My father, you have opened your mouth to Yahweh. Do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, since Yahweh has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, on the children of Ammon."
37And she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains and weep over my virginity; I and my friends."
38And he said, "Go." And he sent her away for two months and she departed, she and her friends, and wept over her virginity on the mountains.
39And it came to pass at the end of two months that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow that he had vowed, and she never knew any man sexually. And it became a custom in Israel
40that the daughters of Israel would go each year to retell the story to the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in a year.