I was born on 29th January, 1910 to Seventh-day Adventist parents, Ruth and Walter James. They dedicated me to the Lord and named me Norah May.
Let me go back a few years, not to my parents but to my grandparents on my mother's side. Mr and Mrs E. Horspool lived in Sheffield. They rented a shop at the corner of Albert Road and decided to bake bread, cakes, etc. to sell to the public. Being almost surrounded by mills, they had many customers who through the week had the goods on tick, that is, without payment, until the Saturday when they received their pay.
One day in 1902 two ladies knocked on the side door and asked Granny if she could accommodate two men for bed and breakfast, as meetings were to be held in a large tent in the town. Granny replied that she would be willing to put up two ladies - but certainly not men - as she had daughters living at home. This was agreed and the date given. At the appointed time, two gentlemen arrived and Granny, in no uncertain terms, told them she could not have them and besides the room was in the attic where there was only a fanlight in the roof. They answered, saying they were only too willing to climb the stairs, as they would be able to see the stars, which God had created. Granny was impressed by their speech and appearance and decided to show them the room.
They introduced themselves as Pastors A. G. Daniels and E. E. Andross. On the Friday evening, they came in about teatime and Granny offered them tea. A query arose in their minds when they smelled the cooking and they politely refused, saying that they would eat with them another time.
Returning at bedtime, they explained to the family that they were going to worship the next day in accordance with the fourth commandment. They then invited everyone to go with them. Granny agreed but Grandpa said he could not go, as on Saturday his customers paid him for the goods they had during the week. Granny took three daughters with her and came home convinced that Saturday was the original Sabbath from the creation of the world. She asked her husband to close the shop the next Saturday and go with her but he declined saying that he needed the money because he had a family to keep.
That evening they read in the Bible about clean and unclean meats and Granny decided to follow a more healthy way of life. She was a Queen's Nurse and the idea of diet interested her. After studying it further, Grandpa joined Granny and the girls in deciding to make Jesus Lord of their lives and they were all baptised in 1903 by Pastor Andross.
Grandpa had a sign painted on his shop window, "The Good Health Bakery - closed on Saturday, open on Sunday". This resulted in a great increase in trade.
When Granny had time to spare, she went out with magazines. One day she knocked on the door of a large house. A gracious lady answered and said she had no time to talk as she had a sick baby. Granny who was, as usual, wearing her Queen's Nurse uniform felt confident she could help. She fetched some Gluten Meal from the shop. Mixing one teaspoonful of meal with some boiled water and allowing it to cool, Granny gradually fed it to the baby. She suggested that the mother should feed her baby every two hours with this mixture and promised to return the next day to see how the baby was. The result was no more sickness. Milk was gradually added and the baby thrived. The lady became interested in the church and was later baptised. Her name was Mrs Padmore and the baby's name was Rose.
One Friday evening my grandparents were singing hymns after sunset. A lady passing by heard them, knocked on the door and asked if there was a meeting taking place. Grandpa invited her in and she listened with interest while he explained about the Sabbath. Her name was Mrs Booth. She studied the scriptures and was baptised together with her son. Charlie Booth was to be imprisoned in World War I. He and Worsley Armstrong were two of the most outstanding cases of the persecution of Adventists in the First World War.
In 1904, Walter James, who worked for a large Insurance Company, visited the Horspool home on a Friday evening. The family happened to be seated around the table studying the Bible in preparation for welcoming the Sabbath at sunset. He was invited in and asked to join them in prayer. They talked to him about the Sabbath and suggested he accompany them to church the next day. While walking to church, their daughter Ruth explained to him that tobacco was very harmful, so he should give up smoking. He withdrew the pipe from his mouth and gave it to her. After only a few hours, a spark of interest in Ruth had already been created. Constant visits and studies were made and Walter too decided to follow Jesus and was baptised by Pastor Andross in 1905.
He gave up his work with the Insurance Company and began to look for employment. Having grown up on Plantation Farm, where his father was Farm Bailiff, he was well acquainted with different aspects of farming, including the care of animals. He was delighted to hear of a vacancy for a shepherd on a Welsh farm owned by a Seventh-day Adventist and furthermore to be accepted for the job. The contract stated that he would be able to live with the family and have his food provided, but his wage would not be paid until the end of the year's service.
He enjoyed his work with the sheep and also the privilege of worshipping his Saviour on the Sabbath. At the end of the year, the farmer told Walter he would have to work another year before being paid. No explanation was given. Walter decided to pack his trunk and return to his home near Peterborough.
Having made contact with the Horspools, he wrote and told them of his position and they immediately invited him to work in the bakery. This he did.
In 1908 Pastor J. Gillatt, Junior, was running a series of meetings under canvas in Sheffield and he asked Walter to serve as his tent master. John was a fine and persuasive preacher and helped many to understand the Bible's end-time call to worship our Creator. (Rev 14:7) Walter's experience during these meetings led him to feel that he would like to work full-time in the service of the Lord. He started to go from house to house with the magazine 'Present Truth'.
While living with the Horspools, he had fallen in love with Ruth and they were married in Sheffield by Pastor Schaeffer, early in 1909. They went to live in a little cottage in Berry Brow, near Huddersfield, where he continued in the canvassing work. A few months later Grandpa and Granny Horspool moved to Bradford. Ruth's elder sisters, Annie and Gertie, had married Tom Brown and Bert Lucas and with Walter having left Sheffield, the work had become too heavy for them. Grandpa took up canvassing and Granny continued her work as a Queen's Nurse.
Time passed and Walter and Ruth were anticipating the birth of their first child. Money was short as he was having little success in canvassing. The Devil was busy. Thoughts raced through his mind - should he give up working for his Lord and go back to the Insurance Company? One evening he talked to his wife and father-in-law about his problem. After listening to his suggestions about returning to his previous employers, Grandpa in all seriousness said, "Walter, if the Insurance Company can provide for your needs, how much more can God supply them?" They had prayer together, after which Grandpa went home. Both Ruth and Walter spent Sabbath in meditation and prayer and on the Sunday morning, Walter returned to knocking on doors with 'Present Truth'. He was thrilled with the response and knew that prayers had been answered and that God could and would provide for them. At that time, he did not know what the future had in store for him and how much faith in his God he would need to have.
On a cold snowy day at the end of January, my parents were overjoyed at the birth of a daughter who was delivered six weeks before time. At first, their happiness seemed complete but Norah May weighed only two pounds at birth and it was thought that she would not survive. My birth marked the beginning of a very serious illness for Mama. The doctors discovered that she had tuberculosis of the spine, lungs and kidneys. They felt there was no hope for her so she was left in her little home with her daughter beside her.
Dada did all that he could for Mama and me but he had to go out canvassing part of the day in order to make money to provide food for us. In those days, there was no help from the State or Denomination for those in need financially. He prayed that his Heavenly Father would go before him and prepare the hearts of the people to buy 'Present Truth' and that He would care for his loved ones at home.
Mama did not die as was expected, so the doctor suggested that she go into the Bradford Royal Infirmary for major surgery. This she did. In order that Dada could continue canvassing, Pastor and Mrs J. McAvoy came over from Leeds and took me to their home. For nearly a year, they cared for me, giving me as much love as they would have given to a daughter of their own.
After many months, Mama was brought home although still bedridden. Pastor and Mrs McAvoy were moved from Leeds so I was taken home. Once more Dada had his wife and child to look after besides trying to earn a living. The stresses and strains were building up and my father gradually weakened physically. Dorothy Brown, a step-cousin, came for a short while to help with the household chores until she went to Stanborough College to train as a Bible Worker.
August 1914 was the beginning of World War 1 with Britain and her Allies fighting against Germany. Early in 1915, Dada received his calling-up papers. His health had deteriorated considerably and he was advised by his doctor and others to refuse to take up arms on the grounds of ill health. This, however, puzzled my father as he felt he must stand by what he believed to be right, and therefore he asked to be exempt from carrying arms on the grounds of being a Conscientious Objector. This meant that he would have to appear before a Tribunal, which was to be held in the Bradford Town Hall.
Early in the afternoon of the Tribunal, an Army Officer visited our home. I let him in and he went and stood by my mother's bed and tried to persuade her to send a message to her husband to join up. He said, "I have with me a form which needs your husband's signature. I plead with you to send a message asking him to sign it, because if he does, I promise you that I will keep him in England and you will be able to see him from time to time." Mama refused to agree to his suggestion as it meant she would be trying to get Walter to change his convictions.
The officer then said, "If your husband does not agree to carry arms, he will be taken tomorrow and shot in Bradford City Square."
Mama's reply was quiet, calm and very steady. She said, "My husband will not give up his faith in God, who can save him from your hands if it is His will. Yet, if it is not His will to do that, and He allows you to have my husband shot, I know for certain that I shall see him again on the day of the resurrection, when Jesus returns."
We heard nothing more that day so Mama's anxiety was intense. She asked her little five-year-old daughter to kneel by her bed while she prayed most earnestly that Dada would be kept safe, if it were God's will, and that, if it were not, she would be given strength to bear it. There was no sleep for her that night.
The following morning an article appeared in the 'Bradford Argos' giving an account of the Tribunal. It quoted Dada's name, address, religion and a number of the questions put to him with his answers. I remember one was, "If a cow fell into the ditch, would you save it on your Sabbath?" It also stated that he would be held for further questioning. Did this mean that in the end they would publicly shoot him as an example to others who might refuse to fight on conscientious grounds?
Days passed and still no word. How earnest were Mama's prayers! Some time later, a letter arrived with a Sheffield postmark. Mama recognised the writing and tears of joy and gratitude filled her eyes. She hastily tore open the envelope and read its contents, which told us that the government had sent him to Sheffield to do work of National Importance. He was to clean windows belonging to the Council, which included a Museum, Libraries and Office Buildings. He promised to come home on a visit as soon as he had sufficient money for the fare.
She felt that the Holy Spirit was working on her heart and influencing her to place absolute trust in her Saviour as her physician. She had faith. Had not God answered her prayer in sparing her husband's life so wonderfully, and then provided blessings over and above that? God had even kept him in England with the possibility of their meeting - at least occasionally.
Because of her weakness, Mama asked her sister Gertie to write to Pastor Harry Armstrong, President of the North British Conference, requesting him to come as soon as possible to conduct an anointing service for her. He came the following week and after talking and praying with Mama, he read James 5:14,15. Then he anointed her and claimed the promises of God, to be fulfilled according to His will. Mama did not experience immediate healing but had the assurance that she would get better.
She asked her sister to visit for a while to help her get out of bed and teach her to walk. She dearly wanted to be able to stand at the gate to welcome her husband when next he came home. A few weeks later a letter did arrive telling us that he would be home the following Friday evening. He gave the time of arrival at Bradford Station.
I thought Friday would never come. I kept watch and when I saw Dada coming up the road I ran in and told Mama. She with Auntie Gertie's help, walked slowly down the path to the gate.
What a shock! Dada, weakened and unwell, was overwhelmed at the sight of his wife, who had been in bed for over five years, standing at the gate. It was too much for him and he collapsed. He was very poorly for some weeks so was unable to return to Sheffield. With rest and care, he gradually gained strength and the government gave him the job of overseer in the dispatch department of a Bradford Wool Manufacturer. Here his work was much appreciated, although being a Seventh-day Adventist he did not work during the Sabbath hours.
Mama's health slowly improved so Dada decided to move to Bradford Moor where he would be nearer his work. How happy I was that Auntie Annie, Uncle Tom and family were already living in Bradford! As I was an only child, I would often run down to visit my aunt at her home in Heath Terrace. Though she had many children to care for, she always had time to sit me on her knee and tell me one of her wonderful stories. 'The Clock Shop' was one I never tired of hearing. I was only six months old when Arthur was born. Then came Bertram, Ruth, Ethel, Geoffrey and Thomas. What fun we had together! The happy memories of being in their home are bright to this day.
In the meantime, Granny and Grandpa moved to a large house in Armley, near Leeds, and started up a Nursing Home. Auntie Gertie had come to live with them as her husband was an officer in the army and was away in France. Auntie Ethel, who had become a widow, also came to stay with them bringing her little daughter and baby son with her. Both my Aunts helped in caring for the patients.
One of Auntie Ethel's friends when they lived in Sheffield, Arnold Emmerson, was a patient at the Nursing Home. While he was recovering, his brother Leslie came to visit him. That night he spent many hours with Mr B. H. C. Davies going through a number of chapters from The Great Controversy by Ellen G. White. On the Sunday, he returned to Sheffield where he continued to study the Bible. Leslie was baptised and joined the Sheffield Church where he met and later married Rose Padmore, who was cared for when a baby by Granny.
During his canvassing work, Dada had contacted a lady, Mrs Galley, who had come over from South Africa before the war to live in Shipley. She had become a Seventh-day Adventist after attending a series of meetings held in Johannesburg and was thrilled to meet someone who also was looking for Christ to come again soon. He had also studied the Bible with two ladies living in Bradford Moor, Mrs Lumb and Mrs Brooks, and they had joined the Bradford Church.
Dada decided it would be a good idea to rent a room where they could meet on Sabbath. He approached the Education Authorities and asked them if he could use a small classroom for this purpose. They agreed and he was given, at a very low rent, one of the smaller rooms at Hansen School . The Bradford Church was organised on 9 September, 1915 with my father as the Elder. The membership was made up of my grandparents, Auntie Annie, Auntie Ethel, Mama, Mrs Galley, Mrs Lumb and Mrs Brooks. A few years later Mr and Mrs A. E. Knight-Rawlings, Mr P. Mayoh, Mr S. Martin and Mr B. H. C. Davies were transferred to the Bradford Church.
Adjoining the Hansen School playground was a field, which had been used, many years ago, by a mining company to dump truck loads of slag (coal dust and minute particles of coal). These became two large hills, which we called Pit Hills. Through the years, they had hardened and become quite solid.
One day I joined some friends and climbed to the top of one, then sat down and slid to the bottom. That night when Dada got me ready for bed, he noticed that my lovely white knickers were very black so asked me what had happened. I told him and he said I was not to do that again. If I did, he would have to punish me. As many little ones do, I forgot and many weeks later joined in the fun of climbing Pit Hills. This time I tried to run down but fell and dirtied most of my clothes. There was no hiding my disobedient act so Dada had to keep his promise and give me a spanking. He then sat me on his knee, cuddled me and cried with me. He said it hurt him much more than it did me because he loved me so much and did not wish me to suffer pain. I shall never forget my first and last spanking from my father. He explained that Jesus loved me as he did. In fact Jesus loved us all so much that He took our punishment. Jesus was willing to forgive us but He wanted us not to disobey Him again. I can truthfully say, that experience was a guide to my future behaviour and Dada did not have to give me a second spanking.
During the war twelve Seventh-day Adventist men were imprisoned in Wakefield Gaol because of their non-violent principles based on God's commandments. Among them were, B. H. C. Davies, W. Gregory, A. E. Hulbert, H. Osborne, C. Reeves and others whose names have slipped my memory. My Auntie Gertie visited the gaol and asked for the privilege of entertaining them at Granny's home on Saturday, the Sabbath. After a few weeks this was granted as long as she stood guarantor for them. I well remember going to Granny's in the winter months. After closing Sabbath by singing and prayer, they would play games with me, which I enjoyed.
B. H. C. Davies became interested in Auntie Ethel, who as I have mentioned was a widow, and they married after the war.


In 2014 I ran not one, but two runDisney Half Marathons. These were the first half marathons I ever ran. I learned a lot running my first during Marathon Weekend in January, and I thought that prepared me for what was to come when I ran the Wine & Dine Half Marathon in November.
It turns out that no two runDisney races are exactly the same. Here are 13 differences that I experienced between the WDW Half and the Wine & Dine Half.
In the year leading up to my first Half Marathon I had two knee surgeries on the same knee. The result was that I hardly any real training time, I was fairly healthy and able to do quite a bit more running in the months leading up to the race.
The extra training paid off because it made enduring the mileage and recovering from the race A LOT easier. I had to take a whole month off from running after my first experience. I was back to normal a lot more quickly the second time around.
For the WDW Half, I was pretty much going it alone. I knew some other people running, but we were all doing our own thing during the race.
For the W&D Half, Lisa had decided to run with me, and we made a pact to stay together the whole race. She was a little worried I would leave her behind, but I would have never done that.
Having someone to run with keeps you accountable during training and it also takes away some of the anxiety leading up to the race. It's also nice to have someone to talk to during the race, and to be there at the finish line with you.
In January, I was winging it. I didn't have a plan. I almost got swept and didn't even realize how close I came until afterwards.
For November, Lisa wasn't going to let us go in without a plan. Our goal was to finish. Lisa had only completed a 5k before this, so our concern was being swept. We said up front we wouldn't be stopping for all the characters. We knew we were starting in the last corral, and we knew that as long as each mile we completed was under the 16-minute minimum pace, we'd be building a cushion between us and the dreaded balloon ladies.
When I ran in January, I just dressed to run. I wore what I had been training in because I knew I'd be comfortable.
For the Wine & Dine, we decided to get into character. It definitely made it more fun, at least leading up to the actual race. We decided to dress up as Linguini and Colette from Ratatouille. We had more than a few people ask us if we were really chefs.
This is one of those things I was clueless about for some reason. During runDisney events, certain resorts are designated as "host resorts", which means they'll have transportation to/from the events. If you're not staying at a host resort, you're on your own.
It was pure luck that we booked Old Key West that first race weekend and had the complimentary buses to get us where we needed to go.
For the Wine & Dine, we booked at Art of Animation because we really wanted to stay there. Unfortunately, it wasn't a host resort. We had to walk over to Pop Century to get the bus to the race. After we finished, you can imagine how thrilled we were to have to walk back over from Pop to AoA. ugh!
The WDW Half and the W&D Half are different courses. In January, I started on Epcot Center Drive and ran to the Magic Kingdom, running through the actual park and Cinderella Castle. The course then took me through some backstage areas and out to World Drive and back to Epcot for a brief run through Future World and then out to the finish line.
The W&D started over at the Wide World of Sports Complex. From there, we ran "to the animals" over at Disney's Animal Kingdom, running through the park and then heading over to Disney's Hollywood Studios, where the wardrobe department from the old Backlot Tour was turned into a disco tunnel and we ran right through the Streets of America with the Osborne Lights on!
For the WDW Half, I had to wake up before 4am to get ready and get over to the starting line for a 6am race. That can be a task even if you are person who gets up bright and early. I am NOT a morning person, so that was especially rough.
The Wine & Dine is a night race. That's right up my alley. Most of my training runs are late at night just because that's when I find it easiest to run.
The dark of night made the fireworks a little better, and it was AMAZING to run through the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, but there were a number of places where the dark made it difficult to see obstacles or give you scenery to look at while running.
Obviously, it's typically cooler at night then it is during the day and you don't have the sun beating down on you. On average, November is about 9 degrees warmer than January in Orlando. So you'd probably be right in guessing that a night race in November probably shouldn't be far off from the temperature in the morning in January.
Neither of these races took place in the summer, when you're practically guaranteed an afternoon rainstorm. On average, both January and November see a little over 2 inches of rain per month. They are relatively dry.
So while the only moisture I had to deal with in January was my own sweat and the water I may have poured over my own head, Mother Nature took it upon herself to turn the Wine & Dine into the "Splash & Dash". It didn't rain very hard, but it started as soon as we lined up in our corrals and it didn't stop until after the race was over. That was over 4 hours of non-stop wetness.
Because of that, a lot of the on-course entertainment was not present, though many volunteers and cast members were braving the elements to support us!
It wasn't long before we were soaked, and that made the cold feel even colder. And being the dummies that we are, we didn't bag check a change of clothes. We were pretty miserable.
The WDW Half had nearly twice as many runners as the Wine & Dine Half. In January, the last corral was "P". For the Wine & Dine, the last corral was only "L". Despite that, the W&D course seemed a lot more crowded and difficult to navigate than the WDW Half, at least for us.
This was probably due to a combination of all the factors we've mentioned. It was a night race so there were areas where you needed to watch your footing. That was especially true due to the wet conditions as well.
But above all that, the W&D course has a lot more twists, turns, and places where the path narrows to a point where you can't fit too many people at once.
All of this caused a lot of "bunching up" in the rear of the pack. It was hard to even use a run/walk system because sometimes when it was time to run, you'd be blocked in by people who were on a walking interval. Even the balloon ladies couldn't maintain their pace. We saw them running to make up time more than once.
The WDW Half Marathon was a lot of fun. I had some nervousness leading up to the race and there were moments during when I questioned what I was doing, but overall it was a blast!
The crowding, the cold, the rain, and the lack of characters and entertainment on the course during the Wine & Dine Half Marathon made it seem less like fun and more like a lot of hard work.
I was worried for Lisa because I had partially counted on the excitement of it all helping to carry her a bit like it did for me in my first race. This was a much tougher run, and it got really crazy when the balloon ladies suddenly started to run, because that freaked out a lot of people who thought they weren't in danger of being swept, which led to even more bunching and crowding at times… it was borderline Black Friday stampede conditions.
One of the big selling points of the Wine & Dine Half Marathon is the after party that is included in your race registration. Once you cross that finish line, you can head into Epcot and enjoy food and drink from the Food & Wine Festival with entertainment, characters, fellow runners and their families.
Marathon Weekend doesn't have an after party for any of its races. They end earlier in the day and the parks are open to the public. You are free to go back to your resort to rest or head to the park on your own if you feel up to it.
In January, I met Lisa and the kids inside Epcot where we hung out before heading back to the resort to relax in the pool, and then capped the night off with dinner at 'Ohana and the parade and fireworks in Magic Kingdom.
The Wine & Dine after party begins before the race finishes, so the longer you take to cross the finish line, the less time you get at the party. In our case, not only did we take a while to get to the party, we were so soaking wet and cold we couldn't enjoy it.
We did our best. We actually entered Epcot and made it halfway through Future World, where we ducked into Starbucks to warm up. That was it for us. We were done. We called it a night and headed back to the resort. We did manage to get some time at Magic Kingdom the next day before leaving for the airport.
The last difference on this list is the medals. I love that they have different designs for each race and that they change from year to year. It's a great incentive to run more runDisney races so you can add to your collection.
I love the Donald medal I earned for finishing the WDW Half Marathon. It was my first medal, and as such it's incredibly special.
The Wine & Dine Half medal is really cool too. It is a little bigger and the middle spins. One side shows Spaceship Earth and the other side has Chef Mickey. I've heard reports of these breaking, so we're being extra careful with ours.
The Walt Disney World Half Marathon was the better overall experience for me. That said, much of what made our experience at the Wine & Dine somewhat less than magical were things that neither we, nor runDisney, could control.
There were definitely some magical moments during the Wine & Dine, and crossing the finish line with Lisa was awesome! Would we do it again? I'd like to give the Wine & Dine another shot. Hopefully, I'll get the full experience with the entertainment and after party the next time around. I'm not sure if Lisa would do it again.
I definitely prefer the WDW Half course from Epcot to Magic Kingdom and back vs. the Wine & Dine course through Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios. Of course, on my bucket list is the WDW Marathon, which would take me through all four parks!
It just goes to show you that no two runDisney races are the same.
We're making plans for Princess Half weekend in WDW for February 2016. It remains to be seen what races we'll each run, but we're confident we'll be there, and we'll be running!
UPDATE: Lisa and I are signed up for Princess Half Weekend 2016!! I will be doing the Glass Slipper Challenge (10K and Half Marathon). Lisa has signed up for the 5K AND ANOTHER HALF MARATHON!!!! Our daughter Bella will be doing her first 5K and Jackson is going to step up his game and do the Mickey Mile this time around.
In non-runDisney news, I'm just a couple of months away from running my first marathon here in New York City, and I've got my eye on a couple of half marathons to complete as part of the training. If that all goes well, I may start looking ahead to a possible Goofy or Dopey in 2017??
Have you run more than one runDisney race? What were the differences for you? Don't be shy. Leave a comment or send us a tweet @advinfamilyhood!
GREAT updates. I followed your other blog post to this one. The WDW Princess 10K will be my first runDisney event and I am really looking forward to it. Although I haven't run a 10K since 1984 I've walked several and a few weeks ago started the Galloway Run/Walk/Run method to train. Am I insane to already be thinking about the Tinkerbell half-marathon next year at Disneyland? How did your wife feel running the half? Congrats to you both.
Thank you! Lisa felt that the half was very tough, due to the weather, it being at night, and not being properly trained for it. I honestly thought she would never try for another Half and just stick to the shorter races. Well, we are both signed up for the Princess Half in February. I'm doing the Glass Slipper challenge, while Lisa will be doing the 5k and the Half. Our daughter will be 9 and she's doing her first 5k too.
I don't think you're crazy to already be looking beyond the Princess. As long as everything is going well with your training, I think it's a good idea to occasionally think about what happens next. Good Luck! Maybe I'll see you in February!!


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Funny, Did you know ?
Cats, like all mammals, engage in play as kittens and continue to do so even when adults. Play is a complex learning activity that helps kittens develop social relationships and helps them hone their physical and mental skills. But it is also fun, which is why your adult cat continues to do it. You can spend many enjoyable hours just watching with amusement as your cat plays. Watching a cat play is one of the most entertaining pastimes afforded to the cat owner. A cat's play takes three forms, though often it is sometimes difficult to separate them.
Social play is how kittens learn to interact with their siblings, their mother, other cats, other household pets, and you. During social play, kittens test their world and learn their place in it. Kittens develop personality traits based on their playful interactions that accompany them into later life. As a kitten grows, social play with littermates gives way to social play with their human owners, assuming that the kitten is adopted into a family and is not simply fending for herself.
Poking, batting, and tossing around small objects are ways that kittens learn about how to deal with prey. During such play sessions they develop the hunting skills that they might need if they ever have to provide for themselves. You may see your kitten stomp on her toys, flip them over, and circle them once they land – acts that mimic overpowering and killing a prey animal for survival. Object play teaches a cat how the world and things in it feel, what is animate and what is inanimate. She may jump up from her toys as if noxious, invisible rays emanate from them, and then dissolve into fits of sheer delight and discovery.
An active cat is a confident cat. The running and jumping of locomotor play helps a kitten increase strength, coordination, and flexibility. Locomotor play also stimulates a cat's appetite while helping to keep her physically fit. In addition, locomotor play helps control boredom. An active play session at night can help reduce a cat's nocturnal perambulations, which otherwise may keep the cat's owner awake.
In addition to the physical lessons play teaches kittens and cats, play also teaches emotional ones. Kittens learn that playing is just plain fun and that it feels good to run, jump and cavort with other cats and animals, including human ones.


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They named the gulch after the alder trees lining the gulch. Alder was one of the great gold producers of all time. The site of the largest placer gold strike in world.
Aug 6, 2009 . I try my hand at a little placer mining in Alder Gulch above ia City Montana. Found nice color by my standards and got to try out my little.
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Special Collections: Willard E. Fraser Collection
Artist Book Collection
Bair-Collins Coal Co. Collection
Barstow Collection
Dudley White Collection
Terry C. Johnston Collection
Kiwanis Collection
World War II Oral History Project Collection
Mayor Willard E. Fraser (1907-1972)
Willard E. Fraser mayoral papers (1963-1969 & 1971-1972) contain the alphabetized file folders, letters, political campaigns, proclamations, memos, and his correspondence. Mayoral papers of Howard Hultgren (1969-1971) and Thompson T. Rowe (1949-1953) are also contained within this collection.
Biography Willard E. Fraser (1907-1972)
Willard E. Fraser was Mayor from 1963-1969 and 1971-1972, and he was mayor of Billings for six terms. He was one of the most popular and most colorful mayors Billings has ever had. He died in office of a heart attack on September 21, 1972.
Fraser was described as a "dreamer, clown and politician extraordinary," a man who biked to work wearing a Panama hat and white suit, sometimes presided over city council meetings in a sweatshirt, and loved sirens and flashing lights.
Fraser was also a visionary who loved Billings and its people – and the people returned that affection. Among his dreams: a tunnel through the Rims to ease traffic problems in the Heights; a large manmade lake where Billings residents could fish, sail and swim, and a tram car from the airport to downtown hotels. In 1999, a bridge on the bike path near Two Moon Park in the Heights was named the Willard Fraser Memorial Bridge in his honor. (Stevens, K.D. & Redman, D.A. (2000). Billings A to Z. Montana: Fenske Companies.)
Willard Fraser Finding Aid
Fraser Papers
Retyped in 2005 from the 1997 copy from a mimeographed copy. Note attached to mimeographed copy stated, "written by Bob Smith."
Yellowstone River Boat Float
Mayor Fraser's letter of invite
"On the second weekend, 12, 13, and 14 July, we hold what is known as the 'Mayors' River Float Trip' that starts at Livingston, Montana, and ends in Billings."
"Yellowstone River Boat Float" Information Sheet
"The Jaycees and Mayors of Livingston, Big Timber, Columbus, Laurel, & Billings welcome you to the Yellowstone River Boat Float."
"The River Rats" letter to the Mayor
"We are five young men from the Billings area."
Proclamation to Mayor Fraser
"It has been brought to our attention...."
"A Wet Weekend: Montana History: It Floats"
An article from Pepsi-Cola World, Sept. 1966.
Indian Caverns (Pictograph Cave State Park)
Indian Caves (Pictograph Cave State Park)
Indian Cave Water Supply Cistern letter from David W. McCullough, P.E., President of Billings Engineer's Club
Indian Cave Water System
"Memo to Council" January 13, 1965
"Reasons that I think should be carefully considered, because the Indian Caves are not of importance just today, but for all to come.."
"Meeting of No. 5 of Indian Caves Commission" Friday, May 8, 1964
"The Commission was pleased to learn that Mr. Conner, by letter of April 28 from Mayor Fraser, has been designated Special Counsel for the Commission."
"Workday on April 17 [1965] and other matters"
"The Work Day at the Caves Park, on Saturday, April 17."
"Minutes of Indian Caves Commission" February 7, 1967
"Discussion was held on ways to make the public more aware of the Caves and also of need for aid."
"Report on Completion of Fencing"
On Saturday, September 19, the Indian Caves area was invaded by about 35 high school Key Club members."
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A message to the Christians of Generation X
By Chris Knight May 15, 2021 5 comments
What I'm about to share, has been a long while percolating. It's not going to be taken well by too many people. Especially by those around my age and fellow Christians. But it's time that it be said. Maybe there can yet be some salvaging what has come of us.
A few weeks ago I came upon some music. It was a collection of MP3s. I was the one who made them, all the way back in 1999. They're MP3s of a night of singing from Elon's chapter of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Real, home-grown and heart-felt praise and worship from a young people with their entire lives ahead of them.
I listened to them and wept tears of remembrance at how FRESH it sounded. I will never claim to have been fully immersed in the IV culture, it seems more like I was playing on the edges. That, despite my having become a Christian in no small part because of the ministries of friends there.
But I recognize the purity of the motivation for that singing well enough. I heard voices that to this day, I can recognize and put a name to. A friend from Florida. A quartet of ladies. My discipleship partner, who opened my eyes more than he knew and maybe someday I'll get to tell him that.
I couldn't help but listen to the singing, and wonder about what has become of us through the crucible of time. Many of us of course got married, had children of our own. Some didn't. Some, like me, were married and then one day saw it come crashing down. Some of us crossed America to find a place where God might want us to be, and others held firm to their roots.
I envy those. It means that they found real love and affection without having to go searching for it. They had stability. Others, did not and may never know stability other than as some far-off dream. I think of all the wacky things that happened in my life. Some of them aroused a bit of notoriety. Those aren't things that happen when you're stable.
I don't think one is necessarily better than the other. They are instead what God calls for each of us as individuals. It is left to each of us to seek the path God would have for us to be on, and to adhere to that path, trusting in Him.
So, my old friends, I love them and always have and always will.
And I wonder where it was that we… that ALL of us… failed. And I mean as Christians.
To understand what I mean, we have to go back to another time. Roughly a quarter century. To the Christianity of America and the "civilized" west. I emphasize that because it's been impressed upon me that the Christianity of our culture is far removed from that of other places. Such as North Korea. And communist China. And regions of Africa, where it seems not a week goes by that an atrocity against born-again Christians doesn't transpire. Weirdly, we don't seem to listen to news about that. We don't stop to consider our brethren in distant lands where Christ is met with hostility and persecution.
If that had registered at all with us it was only in a peripheral sense. We were too busy doing "the God thing" in our own way.
We wore the scripture-festooned t-shirts. We tied on the "WWJD" bracelets. We listened to DC Talk and Audio Adrenaline and the other Christian music acts at events like Winter Jam. We patterned our relationships on I Kissed Dating Goodbye. We engorged ourselves on apocalyptic pulp fiction like the Left Behind series, so very sure that ours would be the generation swept up in the Rapture.
Well, here it is, well over twenty years later. There has been no Rapture. The books and clothing are food for rats and roaches. Relationships were destroyed by I Kissed Dating Goodbye, not built up. The music stopped.
And then there was "the prize". What we wanted most: to lead others to Christ. To win even one person over to God. To give the angels of Heaven reason to rejoice.
I wonder now: how much was that for God, and how much was for ourselves. "Converting to Christ" to some became like a notch on the belt. Something to boast of, when boasting was the LAST thing we should have done. Rejoice, yes… but never to have pride in.
And what came of it? How many of those we led, still clung to Christ?
The "mighty generation of prayer warriors" we were told we were, ended up a generation as mundane as any other.
It seems that all that is left is an archive of MP3s, listened to by someone who tried to hold fast to his faith only to see it buckle and break and now is left wondering:
"What happened to me? Come to think of it: What happened to *us*?"
Granted, some escaped total blame. Again I sense envy in myself. But as an entire generation of young Christians… we messed up.
The world is no better for the enthusiasm we had. Indeed some will argue that the world is much worse. I don't care to tick off in how many ways, that's not what this essay is about. Except that the number of people in America claiming to be Christian has ebbed significantly.
I believe it can readily be said: things are not better compared to what they were two and three decades ago. Or perhaps I'm wistfully reminiscing about the way things were before we stopped looking to God and began gluing our pupils to all of those screens we surround ourselves with.
Our generation of Christians – at least the Christianity of the "civilized" world – had its chance to leave behind it a legacy like none other. With great abandon we threw our lot in with the cause of Christ. Ours was love for one another utterly. We were the edge of the sword of the Word. That is what we thought of ourselves.
But we failed.
Maybe it's not entirely our fault. What most threw shade on our righteous ambitions was 9/11. That act rattled us to our core. It taught us that we were NOT invulnerable. Also too, we have come to acknowledge that from the top of mortal authority on down, there was a lack of real leadership. We put too much of our faith in "leaders" who glorified themselves, instead of truly serving others.
Our eyes were shaken off of the eternal, and made to rest on the things of this temporal realm. And that was one of the tests we had to endure. Can it sincerely be said that we passed it?
Because, we didn't.
My work in the field of mental health involves interacting with a lot of different people. About a month ago one of my clients lent me a book about the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. Reading it has brought back memories of watching its aftermath unfold.
The first victim was a seventeen-year old girl who with a gun aimed at her head answered "You know I do" when asked if she believed in God. And then someone else – it was unclear at the time who exactly – in the library told the assailants "yes" when she was asked if she was a Christian.
One thing that was reported in the book that has been lingering on the edges of my mind these last few weeks. It's about how despite the tragedy, the Christian community of Littleton, Colorado coalesced and grew. The blood of Rachel Scott, Cassie Bernall, and others killed at Columbine were like seeds let to fall to the ground, bringing forth new spiritual life to a generation most in need of it.
That was the effect, for a while. The churches were packed, especially with young people. Commitments were made. Wavering hearts became more steadfast.
God had brought some of our own to the point of martyrdom. And what should have been a clarion call for us to abandon our pretenses and throw in that much more behind the Throne… well…
What happened to that? According to Dave Cullen's Columbine ten years after the tragedy, the swelling of the churches in the Littleton area had subsided. More than an extra decade since then has likely not made the situation any better. It's almost enough to ask: "What did they die for?"
The Christians of Generation X had everything going for them. We had our own culture and were making an impact on the larger world. We *mattered*.
But we blew it. And in doing so we let *them* – the ones who have come before and have come since – down.
We were proud. We were arrogant. We were the furthest thing from humble. And if there is any one thing that God will not abide, it is pride in our own works.
We could have still mattered. We really could have been the generation that God used in a mighty way.
But we didn't have humility enough.
We were going to change the world for Christ. Instead the world changed us. Our temerity and zeal for Christ was beaten upon and worn down.
In short: we were defeated, in great part.
I don't believe that it necessarily must be a failure we are damned to.
Look, I'm NOT saying that we have to go back to "the way things were". Those days are behind us. We have grown up. That's not who we are anymore singing those songs in a fellowship group of college kids.
We have lost much of our innocence. But that doesn't mean that all has been taken from us. The parts that matter most.
Because right now, there are few who are as poised to change things more than Generation X. We are still plenty young enough to have a spirit of fire. Wedded to that is a maturity that comes with age and experience.
Maybe we *had* to blow it. Perhaps the flaming metal of youth needed a tempering quench.
I have to believe that even the worst things in life, if given over to God, can bear precious fruit.
We can still be used by God. IF we let Him.
But if we do not learn from our missteps, our generation really *will* have failed. Failed those who have come after us especially.
It wasn't "our time" then. But it certainly is now.
And it's time we made good on what we promised God.


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But-For-Cause of Injury
People v. Rideout; For a defendant's conduct to constitute the proximate cause of an injury, the victim's injury must be a direct and natural result of the defendant's actions; but-for-cause.
State v. Leidholm
battered-woman syndrome. In claim of self-defense, defendant conduct is evaluated according to what she in good faith honestly believed and had reasonable ground believe necessary protect defendant from death or great bodily injury.
The Queen v. Dudley & Stephens
Necessity does not justify killing another person who poses no danger. Assize.
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Person is an aider and abettor if he shares the criminal intent of the principal and acts in concert with the principal; Abet; accesory; aid and abet; incite; riot.
United States v. Diaz
Participant in a conspiracy is criminally liable for all acts that are done by other members in furtherance of the conspiracy and that are reasonably foreseeable as a necessary consequence of the unlawful agreement.
The King v. Pear
If one rents property under false pretenses and fails to return it at the end of the lease time, and instead sells the property and keeps the money, he has committed a felony.
Latimer v. The Queen
Mercy killing is murder; for defense of necessity to apply, there must be an urgent situation of clear and imminent peril, no reasonable legal alternative to disobeying the law, and proportionality between the harm inflicted and the harm avoided.
The Sentencing Reform Act
United States v. Gementera, judge force convict to declare crime in public, The Sentencing Reform Act affords courts broad discretion in fashioning conditions of supervised release reasonably related to nature and circumstances of offense.
United States v. Thompson
Downward departure, under federal sentencing guidelines, courts may order a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines based on extraordinary family circumstances.
Mental Illness Evidence Does Not Bear On Mens Rea
Clark v. Arizona; The defendant appealed from his murder conviction, arguing that evidence of his mental illness should have been considered with regard to his ability to form the necessary mens rea.
Discipline or Child Abuse
Willis v. State; parent has fundamental right to direct his or her child's upbringing, which includes the right to use reasonable or moderate physical force to control the child's behavior.
Death Penalty for Child Rape
Kennedy v. Louisiana; court says child rape not heinous enough for the death penalty; disproportionate.
Question of Possession
State v. Barger; new technology complicates questions of possession sufficient to establish criminal liability.


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Apologise if there is lack of clarity, I haven't done much maths for a while!
Thanks in advanced!

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Ernst Laeisz (ur. 25 grudnia 1888, zm. 17 stycznia 1958 w Feldafing) – niemiecki żeglarz, olimpijczyk.

Na regatach rozegranych podczas Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1928 wystąpił w klasie 6 metrów zajmując 9 pozycję. Załogę jachtu Pan tworzyli również Anton Huber, Carl Wentzel, Hans Paschen i Oswald Thomsen.

Bibliografia

Niemieccy żeglarze sportowi
Niemieccy olimpijczycy
Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1928
Urodzeni w 1888
Zmarli w 1958


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Clay Turner
News, Features, Current Issue
On Oct. 25, a pleasant conversation over breakfast was interrupted when the words "Inside The Gun Debate" appeared on the television screen. I stopped mid-sentence as "CBS This Morning" host Gayle King introduced a Time magazine cover over the subhead, "Time Interviews People On All Sides Of The Issue." Gun owners have come to expect a browbeating at the hands of the "mainstream" media, so I turned up the volume and resigned myself to enduring yet another election-year thrashing.
But said thrashing never came.
Present in the studio were Time's Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal and French artist JR, who described their ambitious project—interviews, video and photos of 245 Americans across the country, representing all sides of the issues surrounding gun rights. The result was an impressive artistic achievement, resembling da Vinci's "The Last Supper" on steroids. The interactive "mural" featured all 245 interviewees gathered around a single table, many of them moving, waving placards, bearing arms and gesticulating to make their points. Clicking on each portrait revealed an audio recording of them recounting their stories, unedited.
Behind-the-scenes video showed JR sketching storyboards and directing photo sessions. I recognized one of his subjects as she flashed across the screen in her competition jersey, bearing an AR-15.
I picked up my phone and texted world and national champion shooter Dianna Muller.
The scope of the special issue, titled "Guns In America," was daunting. Finding, coordinating and documenting so many voices was challenging enough, but the goals for an immersive digital experience that could be exported nationwide seemed naive. After all, gun owners' suspicions are always aroused when someone wants to have a "national conversation about gun rights."
JR called me at 1:30 a.m. Paris time, awaiting a flight to New York. He was straightforward when asked why he chose guns in America as his subject. "Because it's an issue that I have very little knowledge about, and because I want to learn more about it," he said.
At home, he's only experienced one side of guns. "In France, we have had bad experience, but (guns) haven't been in our culture; we just had the trauma of it," he said. "I just came back from Bataclan, where the attacks happened three years ago, on this exact same date, the 13th of November. I was there with my friend, musician Yo-Yo Ma. Yesterday, he was playing for President Trump and Putin and Macron under the Arc de Triomphe, for the 100th anniversary of the end of the first World War; now, he was just playing for seven people in the street who happened to be walking by.
"I've met a lot of people through the project who explained the passion, the culture. ... I have all points of view. When you have people who have their own very personal stories, ... who am I to judge those stories? I was lucky enough they would share them with me.
"It left me with more questions than answers. That's my role as an artist: to raise questions, not give answers."
Mia Tramz, Time's executive producer, described the measures taken to guard against bias.
"Our reporters are from all parts of the country," she said. "Abby Abrams, who was one of the lead reporters and one of two who cast the 245 people, is from St. Louis. She comes from a culture of gun ownership.
"We had many conversations about how important it was to be very sensitive to their points of view. We had Abby and Melissa Chan, our other reporter, work up a list of terms, both for correctly covering the subject matter and for respectfully talking about it. We made all of the crew become familiar with it before the photo shoot." Even the security detail was briefed on engaging all parties respectfully.
Time's project sounded legit.
I reached Muller in New York City, where she had been invited to participate in the launch of Time's "Guns In America" issue. She texted back, "Yes! Big day! Meeting the editor-in-chief in an hour, launch with panel discussion at an art gallery tonight!"
NRA members know Muller as captain and longtime member of Benelli's 3-Gun team, and as a 22-year veteran of the Tulsa, Okla., Police Department. She is a credible and articulate defender of gun rights. As the founder of the DC Project, she recruits female gun enthusiasts from all 50 states for an annual trip to meet with legislators in Washington, D.C.
Muller created the DC Project with a simple goal: "I wanted to create an opportunity for legislators to meet a real gun owner and 2a supporter, and invite them to the range to educate them and/or their staff about firearm safety. We don't fit the stereotype of a gun owner, and often we can have a stronger impact when talking about the Second Amendment."
Muller said she initially was cautious about working with Time. "It was really difficult to understand the project, and to trust that Time would be fair to me as a gun owner. But I thought, 'If I don't do this, they'll find someone else to represent the gun side, and I'd rather it be me.'" Through her relationships in the shooting community, Muller recruited another 12 women and four men for Time.
After shooting a match in Missouri, she drove to St. Louis for a photo shoot. "Going in blind," she met JR and the Time staffers face-to-face for the first time.
"JR was very kind-hearted, very down-to-earth, no air about him at all. His goal is to bring people together," she said. JR disarmed Muller with a story about traveling to Israel and Palestine for a similar mural project: Both sides were kind and welcoming to him, yet both warned him not to go to the other side because, "They are crazy and they'll kill you."
Muller had praise for the Time staffers, as well. When asked if she felt any bias from them, she was quick to say: "Not at all. Several of the Time staff said the experience was eye-opening for them. I didn't press them; I took it as a positive thing." For the interview process, Time allowed Muller to speak without interruption: "There was no hostility, no argument, just my thoughts. I thought that was a good way to make sure that everyone had a voice."
"The issue is much grayer than it's so often portrayed in our conversation." Edward Felsenthal Editor-In-Chief, Time Magazine
Former Venezuelan Olympian and current firearms instructor Gabby Franco agreed.
"I was concerned about the transparency of the 'JR x Time' project," Franco said. "I shared the same concerns: 'Are they going to make us look evil because we have firearms, or twist our words?'
"To my surprise, it was fun and relaxed; the audio portion was the most emotional and open-hearted talk I have had with a total stranger (JR's audio specialist, Eyal Levy). I was speaking from my heart to his soul. I cried. He got emotional, too, and we hugged before I left the room."
Megan Boland is a DC Project volunteer representing Virginia. She also participated in the Time project.
"I had an internal debate from when I agreed to the project up until it was published," she said. "It's difficult to trust that gun owners will be given equal, unedited airtime.
"Time and JR's staff treated me professionally and fairly. I was happily surprised that, not only were my positions respected in the final product, but those of the other women of the DC Project were, as well."
Gina Roberts, a DC Project participant from San Diego, echoed those same fears. But like the others, her fears were allayed.
"I think a lot of us were very tepid about interfacing with Time," she said. "We all talked and came to the conclusion that if we didn't have the conversation with Time, then we would have no control over what would be quoted.
"I was thrilled with the mostly unbiased approach of the magazine. I really want to have a useful and meaningful conversation on this subject. I'm tired of being blamed as the cause of all gun violence when I work tirelessly to reduce accidental and criminal deaths from firearms."
To his credit, Time's Felsenthal even came to NRA's defense when cbs host Bianna Golodryga interjected, "We should note the NRA declined to participate." Felsenthal replied, "NRA members are part of it."
Indeed, Time had submitted an online request to NRA's Catherine Mortensen, of NRA Public Affairs, for an interview. "We get these requests all the time," Mortensen told a1f. "We always have concerns about being treated fairly." Those concerns are, of course, rooted in years of experiences with Time that don't need mentioning here.
Following a policy of not lending its credibility to news sources with an anti-gun bias, NRA declined Time's invitation to participate in an official capacity. Instead, Mortensen forwarded the request to Muller, to whom she often hands off media requests.
Mortensen has high praise for the DC Project. "Dianna's group is phenomenal," she said. "They're always willing to go out there and speak their truth on a tough issue. I love the women of the DC Project."
Muller was selected to represent the pro-gun contingent at the project's launch gala in New York City; Dallas youth mentor and former gang leader Antong Lucky represented the anti-gun side. After the horrendous Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, Time asked the two of them for their takeaways from the project.
Lucky answered: "One of the things going in is we were staunchly saying ban assault rifles and bump stocks and saying that strongly. … But after being involved in the project and being able to listen to both sides, and after spending the day with Dianna and listening to her, I was able to change my perspective on that in terms of the ban. Because I do believe it's our inalienable right to bear arms and protect ourselves. The project changed my mind because I don't want to be misconstrued as saying our Second Amendment should be under attack."
Muller replied: "I would love to tell you that I heard one of their stories and that it has changed my position, that I feel like there should be more gun control. But especially after the latest tragedy—the latest shooting—it has nothing but solidified my position that I want for more people to be armed. I want for American citizens to arm themselves and protect themselves. So I can't say the same, that the project has changed my heart or my mind in favor of gun control."
These two answers reflect the profound information gap on firearm policy between gun-rights supporters and opponents.
Advocates tend to be deeply involved in hunting, training, self-defense, competition, etc., which require greater familiarity with gun issues, rights and responsibilities. Gun control proponents, on the other hand, tend to be motivated by outrage at horrific events, personal tragedy, peer pressure or endless media coverage. While understandable, this kind of outrage does not qualify as a substitute for accurate information.
I recommend reading Kevin Williamson's Oct. 28 nationalreview.com article on political anger, "Rage Makes You Stupid." In that article, Williamson wrote, "People have the strongest feelings about the things they know least about."
"People who actually know about any subject of genuine interest understand that such subjects tend to be complicated, and that expressions of outrage, however cathartic, do not render them any less recondite," he concluded.
Time's Felsenthal also hoped for a reduction in rage, writing: "What drew me to this collaboration was the hope that [JR's] creativity and outsider's perspective could help those of us in America think differently about this debate, and the many others where rage too often substitutes for discourse."
Gun owners can only hope he's successful. We believe that when understanding prevails, so does the human right of self-defense.
On Oct. 26, as Muller was helping to put up the New York City mural, she remarked to her nephew, "I wonder how long it's going to take for this to get vandalized." It happened sooner than Muller probably thought: Over the weekend, a large red "11" was painted down the middle, in obvious reference to the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue murderer. Red paint was also splattered over some of the professional shooters.
Time's Tramz reacted by saying, "We considered doing something about it, but we finally decided that JR's art is meant to start conversations, and that this was part of the conversation," she said. Gun owners will recognize it as the intolerant part.
We don't blame Time for the actions of others. We believe JR when he told cbs, "In France, where I come from, we don't have guns like that. I live here in the U.S. for six years. ... I'm also really naive about it, so I asked people to tell me their story, and I haven't changed a word of it."
We also credit Time's Felsenthal, who told CBS, "We listened to these 245 voices, and they learned from each other, and we learned from them."
In the end, the Time staff deserves credit for providing a platform for gun-rights advocates to have their voice, unedited and uninterrupted. Gun owners don't expect Time writers to become their cheerleaders overnight; they just want a fair shake, and they got it. Playing on a slanted field has left them jaded, but the members of the DC Project all expressed relief and gratitude at Time's final product.
Now, we ask, does this represent a shift back to balance on gun-rights issues, or will it just become a footnote in mainstream media's crusade to curtail the Second Amendment?
Clay Turner is the creative director of NRAs America's 1st Freedom magazine.
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Think about the impact of genetics on today's healthcare. You can hardly go a day without seeing news of a novel gene for a common disease or a clinical trial for a genetic disorder. Now think back to 1974 (or imagine it, if you're under 35 J). Back then, genetics was little more than a minor medical sub-specialty, diagnosing diseases few had heard of, and with little hope for treatments or cures.
The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) opened its doors in 1974,under the leadership of two visionary co-founders, Roger Stevenson, MD and Hal Taylor, PhD, and with two guiding principles – offer the best most compassionate care and provide state-of-the-art technology. GGC began with support from the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, who in 1974 had the vision that in order to prevent or treat disabilities, they must be understood. They realized, even back then, that genetics was going to provide that understanding.
Now, 43 years later, GGC still operates under those founding principles of compassion and innovation, and we still ardently work to diagnose patients with both ultra-rare and common complex disorders, but what has changed are the dramatic advances in the field of genetics led by our scientists and colleagues around the world.
Hundreds of patients each year are served by our metabolic genetics treatment program, offering proven therapies to treat or prevent serious disabilities and health issues.
Every single year, seventy babies in South Carolina are born free of birth defects of the brain and spine thanks to GGC's Birth Defect Prevention Program.
GGC's commitment to providing hope for families impacted by genetic disorders has led to the creation of the Center for Translational Research, which is leading the way in developing clinical trials.
Researchers at GGC are working to fundamentally transform the diagnosis of autism with the development of a blood-based test and work toward treatment trials.
GGC's Division of Education provides outreach genetic education to students from middle school through post-graduate training, encouraging students to pursue careers in the sought-after and highly rewarding field of medical genetics.
In 1974, few people would have imagined the fundamental changes in medicine that would occur thanks to the field of genetics. Dr. Stevenson and Dr. Taylor imagined it. The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs imagined it. And because of them, two generations have now benefitted from compassionate clinical care, enhanced diagnostic testing, cutting-edge research, and innovative educational programs.
The Gene Scene will share the stories of families, scientists, and innovations that have made these past 43 years so exciting, so rewarding, and so impactful, and are making the future so promising. Welcome to The Gene Scene.


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