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"I want to say right off the bat that I do not believe leaving the PC(USA) is the only faithful option"
– The Reverend Dr. Dana Allin, ECO's Synod Executive, presentation made to Los Ranchos Presbytery, Spring 2013
I have known our denomination long enough, and wide enough, to recognize the perspective of the PC(USA) being shared by those who advocate leaving is often one sided and does not fully or fairly represent the denomination.
There are many voices in our denomination however who are staying in the PC(USA) and are able to share a different perspective with you. I've gathered a few of them together here, in one place, to tell you why they are staying in the PC(USA). Some of them are considered progressive voices, some of them are considered moderate to conservative evangelical voices. Some are well known in our denomination, others are not.
They are all worth listening to.
The Reverend Dr. Steve Yamaguchi, Dean of Students, Fuller Theological Seminary
Steve spoke at Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Santa Ana, CA in May 2013 when he was the Presbytery Pastor in Los Ranchos Presbytery about why he is staying in the PC(USA).
"Friends, if the PC(USA) was burning down I would leave, after helping everyone exit safely, I would go. But it's not, and that is why I'm staying."
"I'm staying because there are good things happening. God is at work…I want to challenge this generation at Trinity to take a stand and make a difference, do not flee, but stand and make a difference. Doug asked me to tell you basically, 'Steve, why would you stay?' I want to ask, why would I leave? When I, and together we, finally have the opportunity to make such an impact for our Lord Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, not only on our denomination but on the whole church. Friends, I've never been more excited about the possibilities open to us in the PC(USA) so why would I leave? When through scripture I hear Jesus calling to us stay, plant, work for my kingdom, make a difference for me."
The Reverend Eric Peterson, Pastor, Colbert Presbyterian Church, Colbert, WA
In a blog post titled "Utopia Eluded…Again," posted on StayPCUSA.com, Eric wrote,
"I would no sooner leave the Presbyterian Church than I would relinquish my citizenship of the United States of America. It's not a perfect church any more than ours is a perfect country. But like other denominations it belongs to God, and it is sufficient as a vehicle for the Word of God to transform the world. It may not be an ideal church, but it is a good place, and an altogether suitable environment for me to honor my vocation. For better and for worse, for the remainder of my baptism, it is my place."
Twenty-Four Former Moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Twenty-four former moderators of the PC(USA) General Assembly wrote a letter after 10-A passed, pleading our denomination to "move forward as a unified and missional expression of the Body of Christ." Only one former moderator declined to sign the letter.
"As those who have been privileged to serve as elected leaders of our denomination, we represent a spectrum of opinion about the wisdom and faithfulness of this change in our ordination standards. Some of us have worked and prayed for this change to happen, and some of us have worked and prayed that the current wording in the Book of Order would hold firm. But all of us fervently hope that the church will move forward as a unified and missional expression of the Body of Christ.
…We believe that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) needs the voices and gifts of all of us, whether we agree with Amendment 10-A or not. Our unity is strengthened by our diversity, and vigorous debate as well as mutual forbearance is essential to the body."
The Reverend Dr. Mark Labberton, President, Fuller Theological Seminary
"Fuller Seminary president calls Presbyterians to live faithfully as exiles" published online by The Layman, June 18, 2014
Labberton said, "I'm not going to ECO because I don't see any seam that separates us in any way." Continuing he said, "We are part of the same social reality." The question Labberton would have Presbyterians and all Christians ask is how can I live as a peculiar person in Christ "whatever house I happen to dwell in?" All of the things that separate us "are real," Labberton acknowledged, but then added, "but what's more real is living unhooked from the mesmerizing rhythms of our" preferred partisan idolatry.
"The greater danger is the idolatry, not the fire," he repeated.
The Reverend Dr. Tom Erickson, Honorably Retired, Interim Pastor Tustin Presbyterian Church
Tom wrote "Why I'm Staying in the PCUSA." Here is how he concludes his reasons.
"I choose to remain in the PC(USA) in answer to our Lord's prayer in John 17: 20-21: I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one…so that the world may believe that you have sent me. How many have turned away from Christ because of our manifold divisions? I choose not to perpetuate those divisions in order not to damage further our witness to the world. Rather, as a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church (USA), I will reach out in love and cooperation to all who believe in the one whom God sent, Jesus Christ our Lord, including those who are leaving our denomination. I will miss them when they leave, but I will not join them. In obedience to our Lord's prayer for unity, I choose to stay in the Presbyterian Church (USA)."
Bruce Reyes-Chow, Moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Bruce wrote the "Top 10 Reasons Bruce Will Stay Presbyterian" on his blog. Here is a summary of his reasons.
Because of what I believe
Because there is no "There" there
Because corporate submission and rugged individuality need one another
Because fluid tradition matters
Because others have been there for me
Because like minds do not a growing faith make
Because the universe does not revolve around me
Because this is still a beloved family
Because my Sisters are welcome
Because . . . // Sometimes, you just know . . . ya know?
The Reverend Dr. Paul Detterman, National Director, The Fellowship Community
"The journey ahead of us: Some thoughts from an evangelical remaining in the PCUSA" published online by The Presbyterian Outlook, June 28, 2014
As the people of God—apprentices of Christ, traditionalists and progressives alike are equally out of practice when it comes to the rigors of a resilient spiritual life. We have defaulted to a self-sustained, Americanized discipleship which can quickly fade under the slightest challenge. We need to identify the common core of faith and practice and build a community of accountability and nurture that will challenge us to live differently. We need to remain unflinchingly clear about the beliefs and practices that define theological and biblical integrity—something evangelicals are free to do in the PC(USA). We need to learn how to not compromise that integrity. Then, we who claim to understand the transforming power of the good news, need to reach as far as we can into the culture around us with the grace and love of Jesus Christ that we not only believe but embody.
Evangelicals remaining in the PC(USA)? Oh yeah! We're natives of this denomination! Look beyond the landmarks to the people we can impact by being resilient, and hope-filled apprentices of Jesus—theological entrepreneurs. Perhaps this one person's perspective might begin to change yours?
The Reverend Dr. James Currie, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, TX
Jim understands the church will never be perfect or even, for the most part, agreeable. And yet, at the same time, the church is God's representative, God's ambassador of grace in and to the world. In "Some Theological Thoughts on Why Stay in the PC(USA)" Jim writes,
"We are called to confess Jesus Christ as Lord. We are not called to agree on everything."
The Reverend Dr. Jack Haberer, Previous Editor of The Presbyterian Outlook
"I'm not so loyal to the PC(USA) that I wouldn't leave, if the kind of things that are said about us with not having the authority of scripture and said about us about Jesus Christ not being unique, if those were the case I'd be gone already…my loyalty is to Jesus Christ and to God as revealed as the Trinity and as presented to us through scripture. I'm married to that."
The Reverend Dr.Ted Wardlaw, President, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas
Presentation made at FOR UNITI meeting at First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX September 24, 2013.
"I've heard it said that Presbyterians are on the verge of voting to decide whether or not Jesus Christ is really Lord. I want you to know that I have never heard that rumour, and I don't believe it is true, and if it were ever to happen I would leave the church. That's the only reason I will leave our church, that we decide to stop proclaiming that Jesus Christ is Lord. If anybody tells you that is an idea stirring in the life of our church you tell them that is wrong."
"Believe me, across my thirty five years of ordained ministry I have lost a lot of votes, but I have never, ever assumed that therefore I should leave the church."
The Reverend Dr. Paul Hooker, Director of Ministerial Formation and Advanced Studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas
"Unity is about our common belonging to Jesus Christ, not about our agreement with one another, it is undermined never by our disagreement, but only by the loss of our Lordship in Christ."
Joe Small, one of the three principal writers of ECO's "Essential Tenets & Confessional Standards" and former Director of Theology, Worship and Education Ministries for the PC(USA)'s General Assembly Mission Council
An Open Letter, December 12, 2011
"For my part, I will surely remain a part of the church that brought me to faith. Long ago I learned from John Calvin that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is my mother in the Faith, and that I must remain under her care and guidance. As a child of the church I do not always agree with my parent; I am embarrassed from time to time, and occasionally angry. But the church remains my nurturing parent and I remain its thankful child. I grieve estrangement from any of my sisters and brothers. I will try to remain as close to all of them as possible, and I will hope for the day of family reunion."
The Reverend Dr. Jerry Andrews, one of the three principal writers of ECO's "Essential Tenets & Confessional Standards" and Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, San Diego, CA
"Essential Tenets" presentation made to Los Ranchos Presbytery, February 28, 2013.
While Jerry understands the desire of some to leave the denomination, he is going to stay PC(USA).
"Joe Small and I have never in the length of our ministry given more than five seconds thought to being in a fellowship other than the PC(USA)."
The Reverend Dr. Jerry Tankersley, Pastor, Laguna Presbyterian Church, Laguna Beach, CA
Jerry gave four reasons why he is staying in the PC(USA) in a Paper Presented to Trinity United Presbyterian Church on September 29, 2013
First, why stay in the PCUSA? Because there are important biblical and theological reasons to remain in this part of the Reformed body.
Secondly, why stay in the PCUSA? Because we promised in our ordination vows to remain faithful to the covenant with God and our covenant as the people of God.
Thirdly, why stay in the PCUSA? Because the people of God, the church of Jesus Christ, have never been perfect.
Fourthly, why stay in the PCUSA? We need to stay for the sake of God's mission in our broken and wounded world.
"When I heard that Trinity was one of the congregations seeking dismissal from LRP, I felt the loss and realized that our presbytery life and mission would never again be the same if you left."
Dr. Barbara Wheeler, retired president of Auburn Seminary
"Why the Liberal Church Needs the Evangelical Church," Sojourners, February 2004
"We could skip the split. We Presbyterians, who share so much—a confession of faith, a rich theological heritage, the advantages and the burdens of wealth and social power—could covenant to stay together in our reformed relations, to labor with each other, in love, for justice and truth. It would be very arduous and painful, much more so than splitting or drifting apart. It would be worth it. The world would take note of what the gospel makes possible for those who confess their dis-ease with each other and their displacement by each other but still keep on going, strangers locked in covenant, toward the better country of diversity and harmony, liberty and love."
Dr. Richard Mouw, retired president of Fuller Theological Seminary
"Why the Evangelical Church Needs the Liberal Church," Sojourners, February 2004
"I genuinely believe that a Presbyterian split would be a serious setback for the cause that I care deeply about, namely, the cause of Reformed orthodoxy. I spend a lot of time thinking about how people with my kind of theology have acted in the past, and I am convinced that splits inevitably diminish the influence of the kind of orthodoxy that I cherish, for at least two reasons.
First, the denomination from which the dissidents depart is typically left without strong voices who are defending their understanding of orthodoxy…
The second way in which the cause of Reformed orthodoxy was diminished has to do with what happened to the conservatives themselves after they left the mainline denomination. They quickly began to argue among themselves, and it was not long before new splits occurred in their ranks. The result was that conservative Calvinism itself increasingly became a fractured movement.
I worry much about what would happen to Presbyterian evangelicals ourselves if we were to leave the PC(USA). When we evangelical types don't have more liberal people to argue with, we tend to start arguing with each other. I would much rather see us continue to focus on the major issues of Reformed thought in an admittedly pluralistic denomination than to deal with the tensions that often arise among ourselves when evangelicals get into the debates that seem inevitably to arise when we have established our own "pure" denominations."
The Reverend Joshua Bower, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church in Whiteville, NC
In a blog post titled "I'm Staying Because God Called Me Here," posted on StayPCUSA.com, Josh wrote,
"I'm staying in the PC(USA) because God put me here and called me to be a pastor here, faithfully serving him and his people…Beyond the denominational question, there is the pastoral one. I serve a church of about 200 in southeastern North Carolina. When I stand in the pulpit on Sunday mornings, I stare back at a group that includes both fundamentalists and folks who question the authenticity of the Bible. Rabid conservatives sit alongside hardline liberals. In the back there's a couple who refuse to join because they don't want a dime of their tithe to support the PC(USA) and down front is the man who gets tears in his eyes whenever he talks about what the PC(USA) means to him.
We're as diverse theologically as it gets, but somehow it works."


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How Long Before Malmö is Judenrein?
At Gates of Vienna we've been watching the Jews leave Malmö for quite a while now. I have no way to find the statistics on how many Jewish people have deserted all of Scandinavia, but an essay (dating from 2001) by Dr. Henrik Bachner at Lund University dates the rise of Sweden's openly anti-Semitic public opinion to 1982. The Year of the War Against Lebanon.
Here is part of his conclusion:
… in mainstream political culture the public debate on Israel is a major forum for anti-Semitism. There appear to be several reasons for this. Two factors, however, are of fundamental importance.
First, as the prime Jewish actor in the global political arena Israel is a focal point for latent anti-Semitism. The Jewish state - in some cases its sheer existence, but more often its policies and actions - serves as a stimulus for anti-Jewish sentiments and prejudice to become manifest. Israeli policies…are interpreted by parts of the public through a filter of pre-existing, probably often unconscious, negative stereotypes and beliefs. As was demonstrated during the Lebanon War, Israel, to a substantial number of people, was not a state like other states and did not go to war for motives similar to those of other states. Israel's war became in the eyes of many a "Jewish" war, pursued for specifically "Jewish" motives.
And you know the motives, right? Greed, the desire to dominate the Middle East (before going on to take over the whole world and then colonizing the moon). In other words, the usual 'logic' trotted out in this 'discussion'.
Second, the debate on Israel has been a major forum for anti-Semitism within mainstream political culture because it constitutes the only public arena where negative attitudes toward Jews can be legitimately articulated…
Reactions to the Lebanon War, moreover, indicated that the strong anti-Israel mood was accompanied not only by a more visible anti-Semitism, but also a greater tolerance toward anti-Jewish expressions within the mainstream media. Although anti-Semitism lacked legitimacy within the democratic political culture, a large number of respected newspapers and periodicals published material that was quite openly anti-Semitic, and which, under "normal" circumstances, would not have been included.
The Swedish debate on Israel's Lebanon War demonstrates the persistence of traditional Christian and secular anti-Jewish myths and stereotypes. Although largely absent from the public discourse for decades, historically- and culturally-rooted images were easily reawakened and formed the kernel of the antisemitically tinged argumentation. But the discussion that emerged also demonstrates the adaptability and flexibility of anti-Semitism as well as the propensity for its renewal.
And now, with the influx of large groups of rabidly anti-Jewish immigrants from various areas of the Middle East, there is a handy cover for what was at least a social problem before the Muslims showed up.
As I said at the start, I have no statistics for how many Jews have fled Scandinavia. But take a guess at the size of the current Jewish population in Malmö…
Seven hundred.
That's the total number of Jews in Malmö - against how many natives and immigrants who don't care for their company? I've read lots of comment threads on this subject of emigration. The usual consensus turns out to be "the Jews ought to stay and fight. They shouldn't take this," etc. But why in the world would anyone want to do that given the odds and the systemic hatred? And why stay when you can go to a democracy where the sun shines on Jews (even if their neighbors don't)? Seems like a no-brainer to me. On the other hand, one has to weigh the Iranians against the existential threats in Sweden. That's a tough call.
From Israel National News, this report:
Violent anti-Semitism has become increasingly commonplace in Sweden's southern city of Malmö, leading many Jewish residents to leave out of fear for their safety. "Threats against Jews have increased steadily in Malmö in recent years and many young Jewish families are choosing to leave the city," said Fredrik Sieradzki of the Jewish Community of Malmö.
Last year [2009], 79 crimes against Jewish residents were reported to the Malmö police, roughly double the number reported in 2008. In addition, Jewish cemeteries and synagogues have been repeatedly defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti, and a chapel at another Jewish burial site in Malmö was firebombed last January during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. Many Jewish residents of Malmö feel that local anti-Jewish sentiment is linked with negative attitudes towards Israel.
In addition to its small community of roughly 700 Jews, Malmö is home to a growing Muslim population. However, local Jews insist that the majority of anti-Jewish sentiment, although certainly existent in the Muslim community, is coming from local Swedes.
Sieradzki says that the attitudes of Malmö politicians, especially Social Democrat city council chair Ilmar Reepalu, have allowed anti-Semitism to fester. "He's demonstrated extreme ignorance when it comes to our problems," Sieradzki explained. "It's shameful and regrettable that such a powerful politician could be so ignorant about the threats we face.
"If you read between the lines, he seems to be suggesting that the violence directed toward us is our own fault simply because we didn't speak out against Israel. We're a non-political, cultural and religious organization, and there are all kinds of Jews in Malmö."
"All kinds of Jews in Malmö"? That's a passing truth, unfortunately. Given that the city is down to seven hundred Jewish souls now, how long do you think it will be until Malmö is judenrein?
Hat tip: Kitman
Posted by Dymphna at 2/14/2010 02:46:00 PM
It's rather interesting to hear a Swedish Jew make the standard "anti-semitic far right" smear, when it should be blindingly obvious it's the left that's harboring and promoting anti-semitism. Am I misunderstanding European politics, or isn't the antifas, leftists all, that are the secular wing of attacks on European Jews?
If Swedish Jews must be held responsible for what Israeli Jews do, would that Muslim complain if he were held responsible for murders carried out by Palestinian Muslims? I'm sure that the dead family that Muslim mention was almost certainly a fiction dreamed up by the Palestinians, if not made up on the spot by him.
Godffrey said...
You reap what you sow.
OK, Godffrey, spit it out. Don't beat around the bush. Tell us exactly and precisely what you mean by that.
Don't be shy.
In Hoc Signo Vinces† said...
There is a silent almost officially encouraged pogrom going on in Britain and Continental Europe, the instigators are not confined to islam or fringe groups but can be found in the mainstream from the local church to the House of Lords - Baroness Jenny Tonge of the Liberal Democrat party being a case in point with her blood libel of organ-trafficking in Haiti.
"OK, Godffrey, spit it out. Don't beat around the bush. Tell us exactly and precisely what you mean by that."
Very well. As those of us who are unable to look away as Western Civilization dies know a large percentage of Jews all over the western world support third world immigration, diversity, multiculturalism, etc. They have used their significant amounts of wealth and influence to implement these ideas and policies. Before anyone jumps on me for sounding like an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist I would like to say that I do not believe the Jews destroyed the west. The west is commiting suicide but a good many Jews are more than happy to help. I am willing to bet that twenty years ago the Jews of Malmö were welcoming the Muslims with open arms thinking that they would electorally offset the far right. But it hasn't worked out like that. Instead the Cultural Enrichers are doing what their religion commands them to do and are busy killing, beating up, and driving out the Jews. All the while the Jews who can afford to live in areas that aren't Culturally Enriched are railing against "racism" and accusing the BNP/Vlaams Belang/PVV/Swedish Democrats of being Nazis. One good thing to come out of this is that the Jews who were forced out of Malmö know better now. An Islamophobe is a liberal who has been beat up by a Muslim. Or had their car torched by a Muslim. Or were raped by a Muslim.
Godffrey --
Fair enough. Maybe one of our Swedish readers can tell us whether "twenty years ago the Jews of Malmö were welcoming the Muslims with open arms." I find this hard to credit, because by then Jews were quite familiar with Islamic attitudes, as expressed to their detriment in "Palestine". But I could be wrong.
PatriotUSA said...
Godffrey,
As an American Jew who is far from the main stream of JINO's,I am
extrmely conservative, considered by some a neocon kook(I have been called much worse, trust me)one would think I would be extremely offended by your comments, but I am not. As Baron asked you to explain your comment, you did. More huevos than many who comment and run here, or at my site. You have described the situation repeated many times over. I watched it as young child, growing up in such a liberal home that I often felt like I had to wash it off. I recall several talks with my grandfather who died way too young for me that he feared that once that the Nazi's were defeated in Europe the liberalism that would take root would be the downfall of the entire continent long after he had passed on. We are Lithuanian and he had seen his fill of persecution and hatred that he left Europe for here. He returned many times, one of his last trips was in 1936 to try and convince his family to move to America. They refused and we know the end of the story. Treblimks, Auschwitz, Birkeneau(sp)?
The Jews have written their own sentence too many times and it grieves me terribly. One must be careful what they wish for and create. I have to agree with your statement: "The west is commiting suicide but a good many Jews are more than happy to help." I know far too many and will never have anything to do with them. I would like to know about Malmo 20 ot 35 years ago as Baron brought up.
This is probably way over 500 words so I will stop for now.
ɱØяñιηg$ʇðя ©™ said...
I live in Skåne (same region) but not in Malmö and I don't visit the city particularly often. Therefore I cannot claim to know if the jews welcomed the muslims 20-30 years ago. All I can say is that I doubt they where persecuted back then. I'm willing to bet that they could even wear symbols of their faith without risking their lives. Jews within academia, media and politics seem to support multiculturalism but I dare not say if that goes for all jews.
This establishes that some of our Jewish allies are not immune from and can have the same self-loathing, thinking errors and hypocrisy as the likes of Alex Salmond and Tony Blair who have invested heavily in the islamisation project.
Both Alex Salmond and Tony Blair are Scots born it would be ridiculous to then conclude that all Scots are therefore guilty and should be driven and forced out of Erurope.
PatriotUSA, the concentration camp was Auschwitz-Birkenau, near the Polish town named Birkenau(in German). This is what most people refer to when they refer to Auschwitz, even though this is Auschwitz II. There were three of them, if I recall right. I have ancestors on my father side who died in one of them.
4Symbols, most liberal Jews don't self-hate. They are more or less ethnocentric, it's just that I think they don't realize that once the West will fall, Israel will too. I'm actually not quite sure on how they think about it.
One of the biggest successes of the left in terms of Jewish public opinion in that it somehow managed to persuade everyone that anti-Semitism is a phenomenon that can only come from the right. Jewish people around Europe and the states bought this lie, and form them it passed on to Israeli elites and politicians, who call their Jewish friends whenever they wanna know what's going on outside their (our) little life boat.
A small section of the great leftist operation of re-writing history is dedicated to the re-writing of anti Semitism as a right wing phenomenon (It's helpful to remind people that the full name of the Nazi party was "the national-socialism"). These are the bad news, the good news are that young Israelis (like me), are growing increasingly aware of the bullshit their parents have been sold to, most of them are well aware (by intuition or by knowledge) that the real threat to Israel in Europe, is the combination of left wing opinions and Muslim dominance. The European right wing should have been the obvious partner for these young Israelis, unfortunately, a few dinosaurs in Israeli politics still posses the ancient fear of the European right (after all they've been taught that this is where anti-Semitism comes from...)
Jews around the world (and even in Israel) are definitely guilty of trying to be even more politically-correct then Europeans in many situations, but blaming them for Muslim Immigration to Europe is truly absurd.
"most liberal Jews don't self-hate"
That is partly true for liberal Jews outside Israel, as for the ones Inside Israel It is far from true. As an Israeli student and as someone who grew up in the Israeli left (don't worry, I didn't stay there too long), I can testify that the Israeli left is at least as self hating as its European counterpart, and, again, just like its European counterpart, it is far from being ethnocentric.
Almost all the liberal Jews we know
here in the States are anti Israel
because to then it
represents all that is
wrong with being Jewish.
They feel that the poor arab's land was stolen from them.
Israel is almost nazi like in their treatment of the poor palestinians who are 'trapped' in gazastan by the horrible Israeli oppressors. They think nothing of supporting the likes of the vile 'J Street' organization, participating any rally or moevement against Israel or even products made in Israel. Nededless to say, I have nothing to do with libtarded, JINO. They
bothered me to the point that I got a restraining order against some of them. It does not help that I gave my life to the Lord over 26 years ago either.
Dymphna, Great post and I cross posted this to the Corner.
ANTI-ISLAMIST said...
"The west is commiting suicide but a good many Jews are more than happy to help."
"I am willing to bet that twenty years ago the Jews of Malmö were welcoming the Muslims with open arms thinking that they would electorally offset the far right, but it hasn't worked out like that."
Dagen Nyheter - the Daily News of Stockholm - the biggest daily in Sweden, 340.000/day is 100% owned by the jewish publishing house Bonnier AB gives salient shelter to a selected group of most productive and inveterate israel-hating, islam-adoring PC-journalists.
According to the political scientist Magnus Hagevi 90% of muslims in Sweden vote on the left block, the socialdemocrats get 70%. 4% of muslim votes goes to the non-Socialists.
Said by Nalin Pekgul of Kurdian origin and probabely a so called moderate muslim, chairwoman of the Socialdemocratic Women's Association of Sweden: "If Mohammed had been active today he would have been a socialdemocat and a feminist."
"There are fifty million muslims in Europe. There are signs that Allah will grant islam victory in Europe without swords, without guns, without military conquests. The fifty million muslims in Europe will turn it into a muslim continent within a few decades. /.../ Europe is in a predicament, and so is America. They should agree to become islamic in the course of time, or else declare war on the muslims."
Jews have, funnily enough, the same problem as Germans before the WWII - they have the progressive left wing, which is Utopian and European, and they have the right wing, which is traditional and anti-European.
(see such websites as:
http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/
or search for haredi to see what I mean).
Unfortunately, the right wing in such countries is very often Utopian, too. (Hitler was right wing and a progressive anti-European Utopian).
In Israel it seems not to be the case, with the exception of some Messianism.
The problem with utopian progressivism is that it is simply European civilisation, but in an exagerrated, absurd form. Most features of Progressivism are about 700 years old by now (including anarchism, socialism, feminism, democracy etc).
"Jews have, funnily enough, the same problem as Germans before the WWII - they have the progressive left wing, which is Utopian and European, and they have the right wing, which is traditional and anti-European."
"Unfortunately, the right wing in such countries is very often Utopian, too. (Hitler was right wing and a progressive anti-European Utopian).
In Israel it seems not to be the case, with the exception of some Messianism. "
Not so true, big parts of The Israeli right are Utopian, but their utopia is a religious one: it talks about a Jewish state that revives the biblical Israel both is territory and in spirit. In this sense, one of the biggest changes that happened in Israeli politics and public opinion is the fact that in the nineties the right has given up this dream and agreed to the two state solution.
Few people understand the importance of this change- it is more or less equivalent to the right American wing giving up capitalism.
This change has made it possible for Israel to try and reach a peace agreement in Oslo, and more importantly, it has made it possible for Israelis like me to be absolutely and beyond any reasonable doubt sure that Palestinians has no real wish for their own country under a peace agreement- why should they, when they are so sure they can have the whole thing if they just wait long enough?
Fortunately, Israel does have a secular right wing, which is not Utopian and is pro European (as long as Europe stays Europe) this new kind of right wing consists mainly of ex-left wingers who finally understood what it is their dealing with. I believe anyone who has his eyes open and is both sane and honest must make this change. Hopefully a certain part of the European left wing possesses these qualities, it's up to us to help this percentage see the light.
Ziad Alkirwy said...
I'm a first generation immigrant, raised in Malmö and of muslim origin. My parents are from Iraq, I was never raised to hate jews. I disagree with the political ideology known as Zionism, just as I disagree with many other nationalist ideologies. (And we all know that not all zionists are jews and not all jews are zionists.)
This does not mean that we hate jews as people or judaism as a religion/culture. Many of us understand this, many don't. And by the way, arabs are incapable of anti-semitism because we're semites too, and the situation for arabs in Europe is starting to look like a witch-hunt. My point with all of this is that the problem of anti-semitism in Malmö is far more complicated than many posters here understand (or are willing to understand?).
On another note. I've always admired jews for their ability to strike back at nationalist extremists with well-founded intellectual arguments. You jews should see yourself as you really are: a proud and cosmopolitan Middle Eastern people. You don't need to cater to nationalism.
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Hannah Anderson co-conspirator or victim?
Hannah Anderson has surely made a name for herself.
Her mother and brother were brutally murdered by close family friend James Lee DiMaggio and, according to authorities, Hannah was then kidnapped by DiMaggio who had a fixation on her.
A massive search was initiated for DiMaggio and Anderson and they were found in the Idaho wilderness.
In the end, DiMAggio was killed during a shootout by an FBI tactical Unit and Anderson was found unharmed.
Almost immediately, Anderson took to social media.
She posted a lengthy Q & A on social media site ask.fm where she seemed almost chatty showing off pictures of her nails and displaying behavior that was found to be inappropriate and distasteful by many.
She has since disabled that account.
It was at that point that some started to really question whether Hannah Anderson was a co-conspirator or truly a victim.
It's important to note that not everyone grieves the same way and perhaps all the of the social media activity was a way for her to cope with the murders of her mother and brothers.
Authorities are firm in their belief that she is a victim.
People began to question Anderson's relationship with DiMaggio noting that she went on vacation alone with him and seemed to be happy and and posing in provocative poses in the photos she posted on Facebook.
Anderson claimed that her abductor zip tied her feet and drugged her.
In the new book by Chelsea Hoffman, The River Of No Return , a photo of a girl in zip ties that was allegedly posted on Hannah's Pinterest page several weeks before the kidnapping suggests the teen was involved in the crime.
Hoffman also says in her book that Anderson's Aunt Jennifer Willis was disturbed by her niece's behavior and that she didn't seem to grieve.
Hoffman provides opinions from experts disputing the original time frame of the murders.
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No, really. You owe my kids an apology, Colleen Hoover. They were in their play room playing "princesses attack Shopkins" -those Shopkins should have seen it coming, Cinderella has unresolved abandonment issues and it was bound to come out at some point. Just saying. I digress.
So there they were playing nicely amongst themselves (minimal screaming), and I thought "Oh hey, let me just take these few minutes to start my new book." Two hours of parental neglect, three episodes of Peppa Pig, and one completed hostile Disney princess take-over later I came out of my book-fog. I forced myself to resume parenting by reminding myself there were only a few more hours until I could put them to sleep for the night and get back to the book. It was HARD. I briefly contemplated how they might fare making themselves dinner, but neither of them are over the age of 5, so the book stayed closed.
In all honesty, I already love Colleen Hoover as an author, so I knew this one was going to be good. But I was absolutely not prepared for the wave of emotions I'd feel reading it. I went from sympathy, to excitement, to sadness, to amusement, to anger, to hopefulness, back to anger, and finished off with relief-laced disappointment co-occurring with a confusing sense of contentment. I literally closed the book and stared at my husband (who was trying to gauge my reaction and failing) before answering his "So, how was it?" with, "I….I'm not….it was good…I think?" I was still mid-process, I didn't know how to feel. My feels had feels.
I don't think this book is good, I know this book is good. It's great. It's thought provoking, and it's important. It tackles the very complex and tragic issue of domestic violence, but it does it in a way that opens up your point of view to not just anger for the abuser, and not just sympathy for the victim, but a raw and honest glimpse into the absolute struggle that can rage inside both parties.
I almost don't want to even give a breakdown of the plot of this story because the importance of what happens and the twists that unfold are a huge part of what makes this book what it is. Okay no, not 'almost don't want to', I'm not going to. That's how strongly I feel.
If you're looking for a light, surface-level romance read, this one might not be for you. Although the romance in it is also fantastic (#teamatlas- you'll get it when you read it). The relationships that develop are incredibly believable and realistic, which is not always how things go in romance novels…but it is if they're done right. However, if you're looking for a story that is compelling, and for characters that you end up feeling so invested in that you want to be friends with them in real life (the main character, Lilly, writes to Ellen DeGeneres in her journals, how awesome of a character detail is that) then give this one a try. Bravo, Colleen. I was a fan before, but I'm your fangirl now. I'm going to write to YOU in my journals.


摘 要:基于证据的论证教学促使学生不断重构和发展对科学知识的理解。运用元分析的方法,收集了2000-2016年国内外论证教学对科学概念学习影响的实证研究,综合了符合纳入标准的23篇准实验研究的30项研究数据。元分析结果表明:论证教学对于学生科学概念学习影响的效应量(Effect Size)为0.934。亚组分析发现,这种效应受教学时长、教学模式、分组方式、论证形式和学习环境等调节变量的影响;回归分析表明论辩能力和科学概念两个变量的学习增益存在一定的相关性。元分析结果为合理有效地将论证教学引入中国课堂、进行教学的实施和优化提供了经验证据。Evidence-based argumentative teaching facilitates students' reconstruction and development of scientific knowledge. This meta-analysis integrates the empirical study on this issue at home and abroad from2006 to 2016,which contained 23 quasi-experimental research accompanied with 30 data. The results shows thatthe effect size of argumentative teaching on students' scientific concepts learning is 0.934. The subgroups analysisindicates the effect is influenced by the moderators, such as teaching time, pattern, grouping, argument style andlearning environment. And the regression analysis shows that the interventions which could predict students' argu-mentative competency also indicate positive effects on their scientific concepts learning. The results provide fur-ther empirical evidence for the rational and effective implementation of argumentative teaching. Most importantly,they also supply the direct proof for the application of localization.


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Billings Park Days returns
The annual event includes games, a parade and more.
Visitors of all ages check out the Billings Park Days car show. (2016 / File / Superior Telegram)
By Superior Telegram, Maria Lockwood
Billings Park Days is back.
The neighborhood event, which encompasses everything from fireworks to garage sales, will take place Friday, Aug. 6 and Saturday, Aug. 7. Here's the schedule of events:
Friday, Aug. 6
Neighborhood rummage sales throughout the day
4-6 p.m.: John and Andy live on the main stage
4-8 p.m.: Car show
7:30 p.m.: Live music by Stone at Charlie Brown's Bar
Dusk: Fireworks at the Billings Park Civic Center
Saturday, Aug. 7
10 a.m.: Parade and craft show
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Pat Flynn Memorial Free Throw Contest in the Billings Park Laundromat parking lot
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Pass Foundation kids carnival in the Jimmy's Saloon parking lot
Noon: Cornhole tournament for age 21 and older at Jimmy's and Charlie Brown's
12:30 p.m.: Dog show on the main stage
2 p.m.: Blindfold water balloon challenge on the main stage
3 p.m.: Kids' power wheel demo derby on the main stage
4-6 p.m.: Live music by Shane Nelson on the main stage
7:30 p.m.: Live music by REVVED UP at Jimmy's Saloon
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A new week has arrived and with it the biggest competition in European football. Champions League. This week, the second leg of the quarter-finals will take place, with teams seeking a place among the top four teams in Europe.
Here we leave you everything you need to know about the return leg between Bayern Munich and Villarreal.
When is Bayern Munich – Villarreal? The match will take place next Tuesday, April 12, at 9:00 pm in Spain, 2:00 pm in Mexico and 4:00 pm in Argentina.
Where will the match be held? The match will be played at the German team's stadium, Allianz Arena. The Bavarian infrastructure can accommodate about 75,000 spectators.
Where can I watch Bayern Munich – Villarreal? In Spain, you can enjoy the match with Movistar + Champions League and Movistar Champions League 1. In Argentina with ESPN 3, in the United States on Fubo TV, and in Mexico on HBO Max.
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The German national team plays its 1-0 victory over FC Augsburg in the German Bundesliga. Waheed is in first place in the standings, nine points behind chasing Borussia Dortmund.
In the first leg, they lost 1-0. They will seek to turn the tie in every possible way.
Chubu Moting, Tolisso and Sarr will miss this match due to injuries.
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The "groguet" team comes from a 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao. They are currently seventh in the ranking.
In the first leg, they managed to beat Bayern Munich with a goal to zero. The group coached by Unai Emery will do the same to keep this advantage on the scoreboard.
Alberto Moreno will miss this match because the player has a knee injury.
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Washita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,629. Its county seat is New Cordell. The county seat was formerly located in Cloud Chief. The county was created in 1891.

History
In 1883, John Miles leased  of Cheyenne and Arapaho land to seven cattlemen. However, arguments soon developed between the cattlemen and the tribesmen. In 1885, the Federal government terminated all of the leases and ordered the cattlemen to remove their stock.

The area was settled in 1886, when John Seger established a colony along Cobb Creek. Seger convinced 120 Cheyenne and Arapaho to settle near the old ranch headquarters at Cobb Creek. The intent was that "Seger's Colony" would teach these tribes how to farm, using modern agricultural methods.  The name, Seger's Colony, would be shortened and become the present day town of Colony, Oklahoma.

After the government declared the excess lands of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Reservation available for non-Indian settlement, the Cheyenne-Arapaho Opening was made available to homesteading on April 19, 1892, in the Land Run of 1892.  At that time, the town of Tacola, soon renamed to Cloud Chief, was designated by the Secretary of the Interior as the county seat.

Washita County is located in that part of western Oklahoma which was included in County H of the Territory of Oklahoma, an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from 2 May 1890, until 16 November 1907, when it was joined with the Indian territory and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma.  The county itself was renamed for the Washita River.  The French had called the river "Faux Ouachita", literally meaning "false Washita", to distinguish it from the 'true' Ouachita in Arkansas and Louisiana.  The spelling of the name of the Oklahoma Washita was changed by substituting "w" for "ou".

An election in 1900 designated the town of Cordell as the county seat. It was favored by the majority because it was located in the center of the county. The election result was contested in court. The Oklahoma Territorial Supreme Court ruled in 1904 that the seat could not be moved without Federal authorization. The U. S. Congress moved the seat to Cordell in 1906. When the Oklahoma Constitution went into effect at statehood in 1907, it confirmed Cordell (by then relocated and renamed New Cordell) as the county seat.

In 1948, the nation's first flood control dam under the authorization of the Flood Control Act of 1944 was completed in the Cloud Creek Watershed in Washita County.

The lyrics for 1968 hit song Wichita Lineman were inspired by Jimmy Webb's driving through Washita County westward on a straight road into the setting sun past a seemingly endless line of telephone poles, each looking exactly the same as the last. In the distance he noticed the silhouette of a solitary lineman atop a pole, which he described as "the picture of loneliness".

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (0.6%) is water. The county lies in the Western Redbeds Plains sub-region of the Osage Plains. The Washita River drains most of the county, except that the southwest corner drains into the North Fork of the Red River

Adjacent counties
 Custer County - north
 Caddo County - east
 Kiowa County - south
 Beckham County - west

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,629 people, 4,599 households, and 3,186 families residing in the county.  The population density was 11.5 people per square mile (4.4/km2).  There were 5,479 housing units at an average density of 5.4 per square mile (2.1/km2).  The racial makeup of the county was 95.8% white, 0.7% black or African American, 3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, less than 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.6% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races.  Eight percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.  Ninety-six percent spoke only English and 3.3% spoke Spanish.

There were 4,599 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5% had a male household with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families.  Individuals living alone accounted for 27.1% of households, and individuals 65 years of age or older living alone accounted for 13% of households.  The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,331, and the median income for a family was $56,619.  Males had a median income of $42,149 versus $31,402 for females.  The per capita income for the county was $22,781.  About 12% of families and 16% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Prior to 1952, Washita County was dominated by the Democratic Party as part of the Solid South. However, it backed the national winner in every presidential election from 1928 to 1992 except for 1956 and 1960. It last voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in 1992.

Communities

Cities
 Clinton (part)
 New Cordell (county seat)

Towns

 Bessie
 Burns Flat
 Canute
 Colony
 Corn
 Dill City
 Foss
 Rocky
 Sentinel

Unincorporated communities
 Cloud Chief
 Port

See also
 National Register of Historic Places listings in Washita County, Oklahoma

References

1891 establishments in Oklahoma Territory
Populated places established in 1891

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Tod einer Studentin ist ein deutscher Fernsehfilm von Ulrich Zrenner aus dem Jahr 2018. Es handelt sich um die 75. Folge der Krimiserie Ein starkes Team mit Florian Martens als Otto Garber und Stefanie Stappenbeck als Linett Wachow als ermittelnde Kriminalkommissare in den Hauptrollen. Wachow ermittelt in ihrem 11. Fall an der Seite von Garber, für den es sein 75. Einsatz ist. Arnfried Lerche ist wiederum als Vorgesetzter des Duos sowie des von Matthi Faust gespielten Sebastian Klöckner dabei, desgleichen Jaecki Schwarz als "Sputnik". Die Haupt-Gaststars dieser Folge sind Aglaia Szyszkowitz, Maximilian von Pufendorf, Ludwig Trepte, Amelie Plaas-Link, Johanna Polley sowie Frederik Schmid.

Handlung

Haupthandlung
Katja Hellmann ist Psychologiestudentin und an der von ihr besuchten Universität als Einzelgängerin bekannt. Neben ihrem Studium arbeitet sie eng mit ihrem Lehrprofessor Peter Prochaska zusammen, der ein ethisch umstrittenes Experiment zur Kognitiven Dissonanz gestartet hat, in das nur Katja eingeweiht ist. Monatelang hat sie ohne Wissen ihrer Kommilitonen Daten über diese gesammelt, die Informationen über deren Verhalten beinhalten. Das psychologische Experiment soll zeigen, wie weit Menschen zu gehen bereit sind, um ihre geplanten Ziele zu erreichen. Für die Studenten bedeutet das konkret: ihre Zulassung zum Studium zu behalten und nicht durch die Prüfungen zu fallen. Bei einigen hängt ihre weitere Existenz daran. Aus diesem Grund wählte Katja besonders labile, finanziell angeschlagene oder familiär überforderte Probanden aus.

Nach einer Studentenfeier wird Katja tot aufgefunden – erschlagen mit einer Flasche. Die Kriminalkommissare Otto Garber, Linett Wachow und Sebastian Klöckner kommen erst im Laufe ihrer mühsamen Ermittlungen hinter den Inhalt von Prochaskas Experiment "Menschen im Konflikt und ihre Reaktionen". Sie sind sich sicher, dass hier das Motiv der Tat zu finden ist. Sowohl die betroffenen Studenten, die ungefragt und heimlich als Probanden benutzt wurden, als auch der Professor geraten unter Mordverdacht. Als sich herausstellt, dass Katja eine Affäre mit ihrem verheirateten Professor hatte und von ihm schwanger war, gerät auch seine Frau in den Kreis der Verdächtigen.

Katjas ehemaliger Freund, Lars Haage, findet derweil heraus, dass Katja von ihrer Stiefschwester Claudia Viereg, mit der sie in einer WG wohnte, aus Eifersucht erschlagen worden ist. Schon immer stand Claudia im Schatten ihrer Schwester. Als Katja dann herausfand, dass Claudia heimlich in ihrem Zimmer war und anhand ihrer Aufzeichnungen ihre Kommilitonen erpresst hatte, was letztendlich das Experiment gefährdete, wollte sie sie zur Rechenschaft ziehen. Das "musste" Claudia jedoch um jeden Preis verhindern. Garber und Wachow, deren Ermittlungen inzwischen auf demselben Stand sind, können das Geständnis mit anhören, das Haage gerade mit Gewalt aus der Täterin herausgepresst hat.

Nebenhandlung
Sputnik verrät in dieser Episode, wie er zu seinem Spitznamen gekommen ist. "Sputnik" ist der russische Name für Wegbegleiter, Gefährte oder Beschützer. Elisabeth Wegen, eine Freundin, hatte ihn früher immer so genannt. Sputnik, dessen Rolle als Geschäftsmann in der Serie als ein Running Gag angelegt ist, engagiert sich in dieser Folge als Dienstleister im Polizeipräsidium und versorgt die Beamten mit einem mobilen Imbiss zur Pausenversorgung.

Dreharbeiten, Veröffentlichung
Tod einer Studentin wurde vom 11. Oktober 2017 bis zum 30. November 2017 in Berlin und Brandenburg gedreht.

Als "Psychologisches Institut der SU Berlin" diente das umdekorierte Gebäude in der Freiherr-von-Stein-Straße 1, die Szenen im Hörsaal wurden im Robert Koch Saal, Dorotheenstraße 96, gedreht.

Die Szenen auf dem Lande entstanden in Gröben (Ludwigsfelde). Der Ort ist spätestens seit der Serie Allein unter Bauern bekannt. Gedreht wurde unter anderem an der Dorfkirche und im inzwischen geschlossenen Gasthof Naase.

Katjas und Claudias WG war in der Bizetstraße 135, Prochaskas Villa in der Kaulbachstraße 54. Die Szene des alleinerziehenden Vaters mit seinem Sohn auf dem Sportplatz wurde beim SV Blau-Weiss Berolina Mitte in der Kleinen Hamburger Straße gedreht.

Der Film wurde zur Hauptsendezeit am 10. März 2018 im ZDF erstausgestrahlt.

Rezeption

Einschaltquoten
Die Erstausstrahlung erreichte 7,98 Millionen Zuschauer, was einem Marktanteil von 24,9 Prozent entsprach.

Kritiken
Tilmann P. Gangloff gab dem Film auf der Seite tittelbach.tv drei von sechs möglichen Sternen und befand: "Für langjährige Fans des ZDF-Klassikers 'Ein starkes Team' ist der 75. Film der Reihe […] schon deshalb ein Muss, weil endlich erklärt wird, wie Sputnik zu seinem Namen kam und warum er im Gegensatz zu seinem Kumpel und Kollegen Garber nach der 'Wende' nicht zur Kripo wechseln konnte. Die Krimihandlung ist dagegen weitaus weniger interessant, zumal Autor Timo Berndt das psychologische Potenzial der Story nicht nutzt. Selbst prominenten Gastschauspielern wie Max von Pufendorf oder Aglaia Szyszkowitz gelingt es nicht, den Film über den Durchschnitt der Reihe zu heben."

Bei prisma.de wertete Wilfried Geldner: "Aglaia Szyszkowitz und Max von Pufendorf hätten ganz gut das Zeug zu Bösewichten à la Macbeth. Doch Drehbuchautor Timo Berndt (Wilsberg, Die Toten vom Bodensee) bekam wohl irgendwann kalte Füße." "Am Ende sieht der Zuschauer den Wald vor lauter Finten nicht mehr. Besonders der lüsterne Professor ist da sehr einfallsreich. Er und sein Autor haben ein bisschen zu viel über fiese Psycho-Experimente und Feldversuche gelesen, sodass die fällige Enttarnung am Ende nicht mehr so richtig greifen will. Schade eigentlich, denn die Schlausprüche des Profs kommen einigermaßen kompatibel rüber, und seine um die Karriere besorgte Gattin ist ihm eine taffe Gefährtin – keineswegs nur im Ehebett."

Die Kritiker der Fernsehzeitschrift TV Spielfilm vergaben nur eine mittlere Wertung (Daumen gerade) und meinten: "Eher ganz solide als summa cum laude."

Das Fernsehmagazin Hörzu bescheinigte dem Film, dass er "gelungen" und die Ermittlungsarbeit "gewohnt souverän" sei. Für Humor und Gefühl erhielt der Folge einen von drei möglichen Punkten, für Spannung zwei und das Fazit: "Spannende Ermittlungen in einem verschwiegenen Umfeld."

Weblinks

 Ein starkes Team: Tod einer Studentin Presseportal des ZDF
 Ein starkes Team: Tod einer Studentin vollständiger Film in der ZDF-Mediathek (verfügbar bis 4. September 2020)

Einzelnachweise

Filmtitel 2018
Deutscher Film
Tod einer Studentin


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Zingaro is an Italian derogatory word for a Romani man.

Zingaro may also refer to:

Zíngaro (born 1950), Spanish singer and composer of Romani origin (real name Antonio Salazar Barrull)
Carlos Zingaro (born 1948), Portuguese violinist and electronic musician
Lo Zingaro (The Gypsy), a pseudonym of Antonio Solario (active perhaps 1502–1518), an Italian painter of the Venetian school, who worked in Naples, the Marche and possibly England.
"Zingaro", a song by Antônio Carlos Jobim.

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Lucayablennius zingaro, known commonly as the Arrow blenny found in the Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A species of chaenopsid blenny
Riserva naturale dello Zingaro, natural reserve in Sicily, Italy


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Udhhav: Bal Thackeray memorial will promote feeling of nationalism
"The memorial of late Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray will promote the feeling of nationalism and Hindutva in the coming generations. It will also tell them about his work," he said.
By: Express News Service | Mumbai | December 13, 2020 4:39:49 am
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Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the memorial of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, proposed to be set up in Aurangabad, would promote the feeling of nationalism and Hindutva in future generations.
In Aurangabad for laying the foundation stone of a water supply project worth Rs 1,680.50 crore, the CM also carried out e-inaugurations of the proposed memorial and performed the ground-breaking ceremony online for a Rs 152 crore road improvement project and the building of a new jungle safari park in the district.
"The memorial of late Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray will promote the feeling of nationalism and Hindutva in the coming generations. It will also tell them about his work," he said. The CM also gave his party the credit for expediting land acquisition process for the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi corridor project, which is also named after Thackeray senior. "When the land acquisition for the project was initiated, it was the Shiv Sena that reached out to the affected farmers. We met them and resolved their issues," he said.
Commenting on the proposal for the renaming of the Aurangabad airport, the CM said, "The proposal to name the airport after Chhatrapati Sambhaji has been sanctioned by the state government and it has been forwarded to Centre. I am confident that it will be approved."


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VA, DoD Owe EHR Plan To Congress By End Of January
Dan Bowman | FierceEMR | December 13, 2013
Funding legislation agreed to by the House and Senate this week mandates that the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense present a plan for building either an interoperable or single electronic health record by the end of January.
The bill--the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014--calls on the two agencies to create a "detailed programs plan for the oversight and execution of the interoperable" EHRs by Jan. 31, 2014. What's more, it requires that by Oct. 1, 2014, all healthcare information in both the DoD's AHLTA system and the VA's VistA system "be computable in real time and comply with the existing national data standards and have a process in place to ensure data is standardized as national standards continue to evolve."
Congress Demands VA, DoD EHR Interoperability Progress
Congress Demands No More iEHR Delays
VA, DOD Must Present EHR Interoperability Plan In January
DoD Takes New EHR Direction, But It Still Isn't The Right One
House Clamps Down On iEHR
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As night descends on a Sri Petaling pasar malam (night market) in Kuala Lumpur last night, 400 vendors are busy promoting their specialty - asam laksa, siew mai (a type of steamed dumplings, or dim sum), and stinky tofu.
Market-goers eat their freshly purchased food and chat with loved ones as they walk through the busy market.
Amidst the din of stall owners peddling and the loud whirr of generators, 10 volunteers clad in yellow Bersih 4 T-shirts - as busy as vendors - are promoting the rally.
They split themselves into two groups - one to distribute Bersih flyers, and the other to look after a Bersih T-shirt stall. Both are trying to persuade as many people to join the rally which for the first time will be for 34 hours.
Carrying a banner with the message 'Stand up! Save the nation! Bersih' hoisted on a grey plastic pipe, five volunteers walk though the crowd, passionately distributing rally leaflets
The humidity and heat did not deter them from spreading the message of civil society's demands to reform the nation's key institutions.
Most market-goers, the majority of whom are Chinese, can be seen cordially accepting the flyers but the overwhelming response which greets them elsewhere is absent.
Compared with previous leafletting activities at the Overseas United Garden and Setia Alam pasar malam - also in the Klang Valley - the Sri Petaling crowd is more subdued, Bersih volunteer Chai Heng Siong observes.
"If the market-goers know (Bersih), they will react warmly. (Though) some of them think I am a salesman," the first-time volunteer told Malaysiakini , as he distributes the flyers.
Despite this, some enthusiastic crowd asked Chai for rally details. The volunteer patiently answered the questions, such as telling those who plan to go to alight at Masjid Jamek LRT station in the Kuala Lumpur city centre.
What may warm Chai's heart is most recipients took the time to read the flyers. Onlya couple of flyers were tossed on the street, perhaps those who do not support the rally.
Bersih flyers at apam balik stall
Despite the lack of enthusiasm among some at the market, some go all the way out.
At an apam balik stall, one can't miss the two flyers put up by the owner.
One flyer is on the handle of an umbrella, while another is pasted on the side door of a van. The number '4' - in red - is particularly eye-catching.
Stall owner Soon Teik Yong said he backs Bersih's demands. However, he will not appear on the streets on Aug 23.
He said amidst the economic downturn, it is more practical to open his stall than demonstrate.
"I am worried about being beaten up; later there will be no one to look after my stall," Soon said while flipping a hot apam balik, his signature snack for the last 30 years.
A fruit stall owner, Leong, echoed the apam balik boss, saying that moral support for Bersih is sufficient.
"Of cause I support la…but cari makan (earning a living is) more important," he said while standing in front of a big pile of red apples.
Yellow T-shirt, like hot cakes?
Sales at the Bersih T-shirt stall is brisk. Compared with the lukewarm response when it comes to the flyers, the crowd seems more excited about the T-shirts.
Earlier, the Bersih secretariat said they were surprised that supply could not keep up with the demand, and stocks had to be replenished a few times. They estimate that 35,000 T-shirts have been sold so far.
Such enthusiasm is replicated at the Sri Petaling pasar malam. Two hundred T-shirts of multiple sizes were sold out in one and a half hours.
Freelancer Alex Chen is the main Bersih T-shirt supplier for this outing. He hails from Mentakab, Pahang. Chen said half of the collection is for the NGO Himpunan Hijau, which was a key mobiliser for the Bersih 3 rally in 2012.
"The 100 yellow t-shirts I brought is sponsored by (Bersih) supporters. They want the proceeds to go to Himpunan Hijau."
The other, he said, will be used for providing logistics during Bersih rally.
While chitchatting with the grey-haired activist, Malaysiakini overheard: "Do you have M size? I need two". This is followed by a reply, "Please wait a while."
College graduate stepping up
As the T-shirt stall closed earlier than expected, the volunteers left to help the group which is distributing the flyers, hoping to disseminate Bersih message to as many people as possible during the last week before the rally.
A fresh graduate from New Era College, Khor Cheng Yee followed her friend to hand out flyers and yellow ribbons.
"Action is louder than words. I did not participate in Bersih 2 and 3 rallies," she added, hoping she can spread political awareness among Malaysians.
Bersih 4 rally will be held on Aug 29 to 30, for 34 hours.
The rally demands are five-fold - clean elections, clean governments, save economy, right to dissent, and strengthening parliamentary democracy.


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But, in the testing database this table is completely empty, so the setup script fails.
Is there a way to bypass this, or trigger the magento seeders to get integration tests running smoothly?

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High Availability, Inc. Awarded COSTARS Hardware and Software Contract
Audubon, PA, June 11th, 2018 - High Availability. Inc, announced today that COSTARS, Pennsylvania's cooperative purchasing program for eligible public procurement units and state affiliated entities, has officially named High Availability, Inc. as an official vendor. The COSTARS program offers members the chance to obtain more competitive pricing for professional services.
COSTARS was created in 2004 by the Department of General Services (DGS) to increase the cooperative purchasing options for local public procurement units (LPPUs') and state-affiliated entities. Initially, the DGS limited the LPPUs' to only certain statewide contracts, but this quickly changed so members could obtain the best and most beneficial contracts for their organizations. In fact, DGS estimates that more than 10,000 entities within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are eligible to become COSTARS
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"We are thrilled to be given the opportunity to serve even more state affiliated entities through our newly acquired COSTARS contracts," said Randy Kirsch, Executive Vice President of High Availability, Inc. "This allows us to vastly expand our network in the state of Pennsylvania!" Kirsch added.
To learn more about the COSTARS program please visit http://www.dgs.pa.gov
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The Wingate is the first chain hotel in Johnstown, along I-25 in northern Colorado, though it is closer to Loveland, 5 miles west; the rural center of Johnstown is 8 miles south, along Hwy 60. The 75 room, pet friendly property has a quiet location, one block from the main roads, mostly surrounded by fields, and a short walk from the Big Thompson River. Wi-fi and daily hot breakfast are complimentary, while for other meals there are three restaurants in the vicinity, along US 34. The hotel also offers a fitness center, indoor pool/hot tub and a 20 person meeting room.
Comfort Suites Loveland opened early in 2017, part of a developing commercial area in Johnstown, around the intersection of I-15 and US 34; there are several shopping centers nearby including Outlets at Loveland and Promenade Shops at Centerra. The hotel has a quiet location within sight of open fields, opposite a few restaurants; the main facilities are meeting space, business & fitness centers, and an indoor pool with waterslide. Free hot breakfast is provided each morning. All guest rooms contain a microwave, refrigerator and sofa bed.


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Review: 'Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through," by T Fleischmann
NONFICTION: T Fleischmann's new book explores art and relationships with a perceptive eye and beautiful prose.
By BRADLEY BABENDIR Special to the Star Tribune
June 28, 2019 — 11:19am
Early on in "Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through," T Fleischmann writes, "I think of what is not written, the silenced past and the terrifying future that weigh on autobiography. I can't account for most of what happens, my own life getting in the way of it." Through much of this book, Fleischmann — who prefers the pronoun "they" — attempts to ameliorate this through a discursive writing style that easily moves from memoir to history to criticism. While they switch subject matters, Fleischmann also switches forms, from a standard essayistic style into poetry.
The book uses the work of Félix González-Torres as a jumping-off point. In one stirring and understated section, Fleischmann writes about seeing González-Torres' "Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)," an installation made up of a pile of wrapped hard candies, which viewers are invited to take, at the Art Institute of Chicago: "It's in a corner of a room up some stairs, like it usually is (maybe not always the stairs though). I don't like this route of approaching, with the twenty-five-dollar admission, but I pay to get the experience of approaching and then touching, in that order, and then taste."
The choice to focus on the experience of going to see the art as much as the physical art itself brings those ideas closer together, emphasizing the distortive impact of specific contexts.
Another way Fleischmann considers contexts follows shortly after: "An annoying thing about gender is that it always gets in the way of people understanding context. … They focus on the language too much and forget to get everyone housing and health care."
Carrying this out in practice, Fleischmann's engagement with their gendered experience often comes through discussions of its material consequences, like when they learn that the testosterone blockers they are taking do not mix well with alcohol, which medical professionals had failed to warn them about. They learned about the cause and effect from a friend at a party instead.
Fleischmann's friendships and romantic relationships — often intertwined — are the book's emotional center. They approach their desires in a way that is alternately moving and self-deprecating. "People sometimes think there's sadness to my romances because I prioritize long-distance relationships and relationships with people who are already in love with someone else," they write. "As Jackson not only lives in Australia but also has there an Australian girlfriend, he's really ideal for me."
Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through by T Fleischmann
This passage captures so much of what is effective about "Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through." Fleischmann undercuts the sadness before describing it, which softens the blow and produces a sense of longing instead. Fleischmann's polymathic book exerts this type of control the whole way through, and to great effect.
Bradley Babendir has written for the New Republic, Pacific Standard, the New Inquiry and other publications.
Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through
By: T Fleischmann.
Publisher: Coffee House Press, 157 pages, $16.95.
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The sale of flavored vaping products is banned in New Jersey under legislation Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed Tuesday.
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Defense lawyers want to use a trove of intimate email correspondence between Harvey Weinstein and his accusers to try to convince a jury that any contact was consensual, one of the attorneys said Tuesday on the eve of opening statements in Weinstein's rape trial in New York City.
Coast Guard officer accused of terror plot asks for leniency
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 25-year prison sentence for a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists for attacks inspired by racist killers.
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Cassidy Willey, show director, goes through scenes with the cast of The VOICES Project's latest production. "Void of Darkness, Eat the Light," during rehearsal at the Carbondale Library.
Cost: $10 donation suggested. Call 719-480-3024 to reserve seats. For more information, visit www.amplifyingvoices.org.
"We feel that when you bring a diverse group of kids together, a diverse group of teaching artists, and you have different art forms available for self-expression, really exciting things happen," VOICES Executive Artistic Director Renee Prince said.
Added teaching artist Ryan Prince, "I think the name of the nonprofit really speaks to the mission, providing everyone voices — giving individuals, young or old, the ability to come together in a group and have a safe place to share each others' voices and feelings.
With five weeks from the first meeting to the final curtain, 20 high-schoolers have been writing scenes and poetry, building puppets, choreographing movement, and composing songs in preparation for the project.
Renee Prince says it's a nice counterpoint to all the screen time that is in the world now.
Second-year participant Daniela Rivera said she was super nervous her first year, but those nerves have settled a bit this year.
"All the stories that we present, we are so vulnerable with ourselves … 99.9 percent of the time the pieces are true, so they are intense, which makes it scary." Rivera said.
Added Renee Prince, "It's a group of very brave students, who haven't found an artistic home in other after-school opportunities.
The curtain will rise for the cast and crew at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Third Street Center in Carbondale for the first of three shows.


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Aerosoles Group is considering selling itself or filing for bankruptcy as it looks into several options for managing its financial woes. The women's shoe company has reportedly hired Piper Jaffray Companies and Berkeley Research Group to help it review its options. Palladin Consumer Retail Partners acquired Aerosoles, which was once part of Kenneth Cole Productions Inc., in 2014. The company has about 80 locations in the U.S. and 300 worldwide. Among other flailing shoe retailers, Payless ShoeSource filed for bankruptcy in April. – REUTERS
Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) is reportedly considering taking itself private with incentivized terms for equity partners that would fund the buyout. Among the firms considering a bid: Leonard Green & Partners LP, KKR & Co. LLP and Apollo Global Management LLC. Seattle-based Nordstrom aims to raise about $1 billion from outside investors while family members are mulling using up to $8 billion in debt to fund their bid. Nordstrom shares are up 10.2 percent the past year. The department store chain is scheduled to report second quarter earnings Aug. 10, with analysts expecting a profit of $0.61 per share, down from $0.67 per share a year prior. – REUTERS
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) is planning to cut "a few dozen" executive positions in replenishing and merchandising as it continues to reduce its corporate operations. Wal-Mart cut some 300 jobs in information systems in April. News of the latest round of corporate cuts spread through social media feeds as employees began to receive notices, although the company has not officially confirmed the firings. Some retail insiders say they expect the retail giant to slash about 10 percent of its corporate and support workforce by the end of the year. – RETAIL DIVE
Barclays named Foot Locker Inc. (FL) as a top stock pick on Monday, reiterating a price target of $80. Foot Locker shares are down 33.7 percent so far this year. Barclays said the shoe retailer has potential to significantly expand in the sector with new products that would attract more sales. "[Foot Locker] is the dominant retailer of premium, innovative athletic product in the physical brick and mortar world for both the US and Europe," Barclays said in a note. – THE STREET
Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) reported 5 percent same-store sales growth in its fiscal third quarter, although it warned of struggles ahead. The coffee giant lowered its projections for full-year earnings to a range of $1.96 to $1.97 from a previous range of $2.06 to $2.10. Starbucks had previously said it expected from 8 percent to 10 percent growth in annual revenue, but now says it only expects to achieve the low end of that range. Starbucks reported third quarter earnings of 47 cents per share, lower than the 55 cents per share the Street expected and down 7.8 percent from the year prior. – WSJ
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When figuring out how to choose a POS system for a small business, understanding all the components of a holistic POS solution is an important prerequisite. Here, we'll review just what those components are and take a deeper dive into the specifics thereafter.
At the core of how to choose the right POS system for small businesses is the hardware and software that make the system a reality. The software has to be intuitive enough for staff to use in the midst of even the busiest times of day, and powerful enough to meet all of the reporting and compliance demands placed on any given business. The hardware has to support the features needed to meet the demands of the business as well. Do you need a touch-screen? Wireless support? EMV chip support? Etc.
There is no "one size fits all" POS system. Every retail business is a little different and not every business needs every feature available today. Further, after the sale, things may go wrong. Partnering with a POS vendor that stands behind their product and supports their customers, regardless of size, is vital to ensuring your POS system deployment is a successful one. By doing so, you'll get the support you need to identify the right solution for your business, and keep things running even when something goes wrong.
Small businesses don't have the deep pockets of the enterprise-level players in retail. That means they must be value conscious and this holds true when it comes to POS systems as well. While you don't always want to select the lowest price option (this could be costly in the long run), ensuring you're not overpaying is a must.
The last, but certainly not the least, point to consider when choosing a POS System is security. In the day of the internet, credit card fraud and account hacking can put even the most reputable business in bad standing with its clientele. After all, if you own a small business and your customer's credit card information is jeopardized while visiting your local establishment, you're likely to find yourself not only dealing with a dissatisfied customer, but also an uphill battle to restore customer's trust to do business with you again. For this reason, here at North American Bancard, we place the utmost priority on data security with end-to-end payment processing and the most up to date encryption and tokenization.
With the components of a holistic POS system solution identified, the next step to help you identify the best POS System for your business is understanding the right questions to ask. The most important questions to ask are about your customers and your business model. How many checkout points are needed in your store? What fits best with your floorplan and foot traffic flow? How do your customers like to shop? Are they traditional where a countertop unit makes sense or a bit more modern fluid shoppers looking for that quick checkout anywhere in the store? If the answer is the latter, then a wireless unit is the way to go.
Mobile credit card readers are available to work with apps on a smart phone or tablet to process payments on the go for those fluid customers. Many of us have used mobile payment processing apps at modern eateries with a sleek, relaxed style, and its customizable placement makes it faster to check out. There's no standing around in a line to a designated pay area, it's all one open space. This is a huge customer experience value-add.
If you're not interested in a mobile app and tablet, you can still have a more traditional looking unit that is portable. The PayAnywhere Smart Terminal for instance, provided by us here at North American Bancard, is a handheld device housing a powerful processor giving merchants the definitive processing speed.
For the more traditional retail environments, the VX520 is a great fit for countertops while providing encryption, decryption, and timely processing. This powerful credit card terminal is EMV capable, and can be connected via dial-to-dial, Ethernet, or even wirelessly when using battery.
One final thing to keep in mind when evaluating POS systems is the importance of EMV chip readers. This topic was excellently documented by Joshua Griffin in Still Requiring Signatures For Countertop and Wireless Credit Card Processing? Not only do EMV chip readers improve customer experience, they also enhance security.
In October of 2017, Mastercard announced that beginning in April of 2018, it would no longer require signatures at checkout for purchases in the US and Canada using EMV debit and credit cards. The other card brands followed suit. It turns out signatures in payment processing never provided much protection anyway. Most of the time signatures were not legible, and cashiers neglected to compare signatures anyway.
The introduction of EMV chip card technology just further made requiring signatures at checkout obsolete. For this reason, you will find when your small business has a new POS system that accepts EMV chip cards, your customer will no longer need to sign at checkout, and they will be more secure not doing so. With that in mind, when choosing a POS system, small businesses should strive to have terminals that are EMV-compliant so customers will not feel as if their payments are less secure if they still have to sign. Legacy systems may be off-putting to some customers, and as more and more consumers become familiar with why EMV is gaining popularity, retailers that don't support this technology may begin to seem inferior to those that do.
The takeaway here? If you're looking for a new POS system, consider EMV a must. If you're running a legacy system that doesn't support EMV, develop a plan to migrate to EMV asap!
If you're in the market for a POS system optimized for small business, look no further than North American Bancard. We have been serving businesses of every size across multiple verticals since 1992. The core of our business lies in the entrepreneurial spirit we share with our customers and our desire to see their small businesses grow. With hundreds of thousand satisfied merchants, we have the software, hardware, industry expertise, and experience to help you get the most out of your POS system investment.
So what makes North American Bancard different from other merchant services? In addition to our industry leading POS equipment, we cater to your specific business every step of the way, no matter how small. When looking for a great POS system, you want your merchant systems provider to be there through the entire process with holistic solutions to problems and a customer-centric attitude focused on seeing your business succeed. This is where the team here at North American Bancard truly outstrips the rest of the industry when it comes to providing POS systems for small business. We also provide around the clock tech support with a skilled customer service team that includes account representatives and managers eager to talk directly with you to resolve whatever issues should arise.
That being said, we understand that aside from great software, technology, and a customer-first mentality focused on heling your business succeed, a small business owner is always looking for the best value possible. Here at North American Bancard we pride ourselves in offering competitive prices on the best merchant services. A small business should always look to maximize profits, and what better way to start than getting the best ROI possible on POS systems with the most affordable rates from your credit card processor? We help you get industry-leading POS technology at rates even small businesses can afford. To learn more about how North American Bancard can help craft a POS solution that is right-sized for your business, contact us today.


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Troopers: Naked couple crashes car while having sex; baby was in back seat
A naked couple, having sex in their car while their baby was in the back seat, crashed while driving, the Washington State Patrol said.
The man was driving on Highway 7 near La Grande in Pierce County, naked and having sex with a woman who also was naked, when he missed a curve, went off the road and struck a tree, State Patrol spokeswoman Brooke Bova said.
The crash occurred Wednesday at 6 p.m. troopers said.
Witnesses told troopers both the man and woman were naked when they got out of the car, The Everett Herald reported. Troopers said they were also both impaired.
The woman wasn't wearing a seat belt. She was taken to the hospital with several broken bones. The 3-month-old child in the back seat was not injured.
The man was arrested and booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence, vehicular assault and child endangerment, the Herald reported.
Troopers said the man has three prior DUI convictions.