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We wanted to tell you about some important developments at IPSE and how we are continuing to fight your corner on IR35 and other issues during the Coronavirus crisis.
Throughout the Coronavirus crisis, we have been campaigning hard to get support for all parts of the self-employed and contracting community – particularly limited companies and the newly self-employed.
We have written to the Chancellor urging support for limited companies, warned the Treasury Select Committee about the lack of help available and, just this week, we and Edinburgh University have published research shedding light on this crucial problem.
We want to reassure you that we are also continuing to push hard on the other issues we know matter to you – particularly IR35. The disastrous changes to IR35 have been delayed because of Coronavirus. We are now pushing for them to be not only delayed, but scrapped altogether. The House of Lords review of the changes to IR35 was published just over a month ago. The review, which we played an important part in, gave a damning assessment of IR35, saying it was "riddled with problems, unfairnesses and unintended consequences."
We will continue to raise awareness about – and find opportunities to undermine – the changes to IR35. We've now seen just how damaging this legislation would be to the flexible labour market. If the government wants this vital section of the workforce to help kickstart the economy after Coronavirus, it must not undermine it with the changes to IR35. This is the message IPSE will be taking to the government.
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We know that because of the proposed changes to IR35, many IPSE members have now been pushed into working through umbrella companies. Although these changes have now been delayed by a year, many contractors are still stuck in these umbrella arrangements.
At IPSE, we are working hard to get the message out to clients that they don't need to use umbrella contracts anymore. In the meantime, however, we have updated our Plus membership package to include umbrella companies. Now, if you're an IPSE Plus member, you can rest assured if there are problems with your umbrella company, you'll still get paid.
Freelance Corner
One thing we have seen more clearly than ever during the Coronavirus crisis is just how diverse the self-employed sector is.
The self-employed are spread across almost every sector, and there are even stark differences in the ways they do business. There are sole traders, most of whom benefit from the Coronavirus Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, but there are also limited companies, who don't (and we are pushing the government to urgently get you the support you need).
While there are many differences among the self-employed community, there are many common challenges too – from late payment and navigating the tax system, to access to finance and saving for later life.
At IPSE, it's our aim to represent all self-employed people: not only by helping them to tackle these common challenges, but also by making sure our membership offers bespoke support with the particular challenges that different groups face.
That is why we are launching Freelance Corner, a platform to support the needs of freelancers and sole traders (focused particularly on the creative, entrepreneur and digital communities).
This platform will support people through all the twists and turns of the freelance journey – from the excitement of setting up a new business to expanding and searching out new audiences. Members of the platform will also have access to three support packages that mirror the IPSE membership packages: Freelance "Essentials", Freelance "Protect Your Business" and Freelance "Ultimate".
If any of your friends or colleagues are creative freelancers, entrepreneurs or digital professionals that could benefit from the Freelance Corner platform, help us and help them by spreading the word.
Broadening our membership base will not only help IPSE to be the true voice of all the UK's self-employed: it will also increase our influence in government. It opens doors and makes us harder to ignore. It helps us lobby more effectively on the issues that really matter to you, like IR35, late payment and access to public sector contracts.
2020 might have got off to an uncertain and troubling start, but IPSE is determined to end the year stronger than ever, fighting for the self-employed in the corridors of power and delivering the services and products our members need for success.
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I am so unbelievably thrilled to share that this past Wednesday night was a success! A success both personally and professionally.
Personally because we know how I felt before the Fox2 cooking segment. And professionally… well, I'll talk about that a little later. First though, from beginning to end it was such a thrill and I thought you might like some highlights from my experience at QVC.
When I first arrived and passed through security, I saw and heard David Venable. He was chatting with some of the more frequent guests and sampling these little round cakes. I was a little awe struck! First because he's SO tall!!! And also because he's the face we all know and love to watch on his show; In The Kitchen With David.
Photo cred: My sister Christine made this of David eating my toffee topped fudgy brownies and the autumnal beef stew!
When I finally got to meet him, he was as warm and inviting as you would totally expect. Making me feel welcomed and comfortable immediately! In fact this is a glimpse of how we first met.
-After hug. And by the way the top of my head came below his armpit. I'm not short at 5'7- he's just SO tall!
Me: *blushing* Thank you! That means so much!
Then he went on to ask me questions about why I think cooking from scratch is important, about my family and other stuff about the recipes that were going to be featured and then he shook my hand and said he'd see me later. Throughout some of the shows, if he saw me watching and the camera was on the Temptation canisters he'd wink at me and wave! I about died. My only wish is that I got a picture with him! So this one below will just have to do.
Before I went on to do my "teaser" and the actual segment I had to take a moment and look around, taking in my surroundings. I took a deep breath and was ready to rock this out. My beautiful sister, Julie, told me not long ago, to take deep breaths and visualize a successful show and it will happen. So I did… and it was. Even though by 10:30 I felt like my make up was sliding off my face and my hair limp and lifeless, but in the end I guess I don't really even care because it was so much fun and one heck of an experience.
But before I go, I wanted to express my sincere thanks to the food stylists that prepared the recipes from my book and made the table look exceptional. It honestly took my breath away and brought tears to my eyes. They paid such close attention to detail from the purple placemats, to the wooden crates and the handmade doilies that the cookies were stack onto. FROM SCRATCH DOILIES!! Here is a video I took of the table and shared on my snapchat (laurie.mcnamara), you can even hear David in the background making his sweet potato casserole!
When it was over and I was airing myself off at the Dyson fan, I opened my phone and saw TONS of text messages and facebook comments!! To have so much support from friends, family and my friend Anne from Avery… it was an amazing thing to behold. But the highlight was that my girls being able to stay up to watch with Pat, and receiving texts from them (in all caps) of how proud they were! So COOL.
I'm so truly thankful to those of you who tuned into watch Wednesday, bought books and sent texts and facebook messages of support! And to the new friends made from that segment Wednesday and who also purchased a book- THANK YOU! With that said, in 10 minutes total of airtime on QVC, 2,500 books were sold!!!!!!! What's that like 250 books a minute or something?! I'm not certain but the power of TV is a magical thing. If you've preordered anywhere online (even QVC!) please don't forget you're eligible for that FREE 10 easy dinner recipe bundle! If you missed the segment don't you even worry! Here's the link to QVC where you can purchase the book and/or watch the segment.
OH and after the show, David fist bumped me. Life = complete.
My cookbook Simply Scratch : 120 Wholesome Homemade Recipes Made Easy is now available for pre-order! CLICK HERE for details and THANK YOU in advance!
Michigander here and I'm so happy for you Laurie!
Congrats on your cookbook and on the QVC appearance! I'm also a Michigander…..born and raised here. I cannot say enough about how much I love your recipes. Every recipe I've made from your blog has been wonderful. The flavors are always spot on and everything turns out amazing. Your blog is my go-to blog when I'm trying to decide what to make for dinner…….I've made some of your recipes dozens of times. Does your cookbook have recipes that aren't shown on your blog?
Thank you so much Terry! To answer your question, YES! There are plenty of new recipes in the book, most of the recipes that have already appeared on the blog you'll find in the Basics chapter (things like ketchup, pestos or a few of the seasonings). The few recipes in the remaining chapters that were first seen on my blog have either been revamped to be easier or more from scratch. It was my goal to have as many new recipes in it as possible, so if I had to guess I'd say the book is 85% new recipes!
Saw part of the show, but missed seeing you!!! It was SO COOL to see that your new cookbook was going to be featured. Congrats!!!


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Every venture into the outside world is preceded by a sense of apprehension that eventually peaks when you finally decide to leave your home. Whether you're going out to buy groceries, making your way to a friends house, or heading to work, the feeling that you're going to have a panic attack feels inescapable and completely destroys your sense of control.
Sound familiar? Although fear is a natural human experience—an emotion that evolved as mechanism to alert us to events that threaten our safety and life—in certain cases, such as in those with Panic Disorder, this emotion and the regions of the brain that govern it can fall victim to dysfunction, causing it to detract from, rather than protect, the lives of those experiencing it.
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Southern Baptists resolve to oppose equality
The Southern Baptist Convention held its annual meeting in Columbus, OH, earlier this week and the theme seemed to be gay marriage. As Jonathan Merritt noted,
SBC president Ronnie Floyd preached a fiery sermon declaring, "the Supreme Court of the United States is not the final authority, nor is the culture itself, but the Bible is God's final authority about marriage and on this book we stand." At a press conference on Wednesday, leaders released a letter signed by 16 past denominational presidents–including my father, James Merritt, who presided from 2000 to 2002–stating, "we will not accept, nor adhere to, any legal redefinition of marriage issued by any political or judicial body including the United States Supreme Court." And the denomination's political arm released a legal guide for churches, schools, and ministries to protect themselves as culture grows more comfortable with same-sex marriage.
But the most significant action was a resolution passed by the denomination declaring their 'public witness' opposing the rights of other citizens to marry. And, as far as resolutions go, it's a mess.
It starts with a bunch of whereas statements, the first two of which show such astonishing ignorance of scripture that I marvel that they can be claimed with a straight face.
WHEREAS, God in His divine wisdom created marriage as the covenanted, conjugal union of one man and one woman (Genesis 2:18–24; Matthew 19:4–6; Hebrews 13:4); and
WHEREAS, The Baptist Faith & Message (2000) recognizes the biblical definition of marriage as "the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime," stating further, "It is God's unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage the framework for intimate companionship, the channel of sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means for procreation of the human race";
Yes, the carefully selected scriptures do discuss marriage between a man and a woman. The first is one of the variations of the Creation Myth presented in Genesis (it is paired with the more commonly recognized seven day timeline of creation/evolution).
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper as his complement."
So the Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found as his complement.
So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. Then the Lord God made the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. And the man said:
This one, at last, is bone of my bone
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called "woman,"
for she was taken from man.
This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.
Which is a lovely parable, but it says nothing about marriage being "the covenanted, conjugal union of one man and one woman." In fact, as far as this tale is presented, the man and the woman didn't enter into any covenanted union at all.
The second scriptural passage is Jesus' rejection of divorce, in which he quotes Genesis.
"Haven't you read," He replied, "that He who created them in the beginning made them male and female," and He also said:
"For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh?
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate."
And at that point the Baptists quickly slam their Bible shut, lest they accidentally read the 12th verse of Matthew 19, in which Jesus rejects binary gender definitions.
But irrespective of whether the discussion of eunuchs can be distanced from the Baptists' selection, again this text is not definitional. Jesus is quoting Genesis to reject the cruel practice of dumping wives after the new wears off and leaving them (at that time) without any financial security. He wasn't defining marriage.
The third biblical reference is even less supportive of the whereas assertion.
Marriage must be respected by all, and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge immoral people and adulterers.
I see no "biblical definition" there.
And the reason that Baptists can't actually point to a passage in scripture in which it defines marriage as "the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime" is because such passages don't exist. A scholar of the sacred texts in ancient times would likely be highly amused at such a definition and find it to be a rare family structure, rather than indicative of God's commands or expectations.
Let's consider what most familiar marriages and family structures looked like in the Bible as shown in the Bible stories.
Adam joined with the only woman in existence, Eve, without assistance of any pastor or covenant.
Abel and Seth married their sisters.
Abraham married his half-sister Sarah. And when she didn't conceive, she gave him her maid with which he had a child.
Jacob (Israel) married two sisters, the first through fraud and deception.
Moses likely had at least two wives, one of them Ethiopian
David had at least six wives, in addition to Jonathan, whose love was "more wonderful Than the love of women".
Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.
Daniel was a eunuch with whom God brought the Chief of the eunuchs "into favour and tender love".
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (the three Hebrew boys in the fiery furnace story) were also eunuchs
There's no mention whether Jonah married. Nor Elijah. Nor Elisha. Nor Joshua.
Lot (who escaped Sodom) slept with his daughters so they could have children
Rahab, one of Jesus' ancestors, was a prostitute
Jesus didn't marry, nor did most of his disciples
The first Christian convert was an Ethiopian eunuch
Other than Isaac and Noah, I can't think offhand of any biblical marriages or biblical family structures that are of the sort that would be allowed in a Southern Baptist church today.
But lest there be any lingering confusion about the definition of marriage as "one man and one woman", the early Christian church did, indeed, lay out what the requirements were for marriage. But only for some. Titus 1:5-6
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
The bishops (elders) of the church were to be the husband of one wife. By this reference we know that there were some in the church – not appointed bishops – that were not (nor expected to be) husbands of one wife.
Irrespective of what one believes about the value of restricting marriage to heterosexual unions, claiming that one man / one woman marriages are in any way "biblical", much less defined as such in the Bible, is self-delusion and absurdly so.
But it isn't just in the Whereas clauses that this declaration falls apart. The Resolved clauses are no better:
1. RESOLVED, That the messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Columbus, Ohio, June 16–17, 2015, prayerfully call on the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold the right of the citizens to define marriage as exclusively the union of one man and one woman; and be it further
2. RESOLVED, That Southern Baptists recognize that no governing institution has the authority to negate or usurp God's definition of marriage; and be it further
3. RESOLVED, No matter how the Supreme Court rules, the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirms its unwavering commitment to its doctrinal and public beliefs concerning marriage; and be it further
4. RESOLVED, That the religious liberty of individual citizens or institutions should not be infringed as a result of believing or living according to the biblical definition of marriage; and be it further
5. RESOLVED, That the Southern Baptist Convention calls on Southern Baptists and all Christians to stand firm on the Bible's witness on the purposes of marriage, among which are to unite man and woman as one flesh and to secure the basis for the flourishing of human civilization; and be it finally
6. RESOLVED, That Southern Baptists love our neighbors and extend respect in Christ's name to all people, including those who may disagree with us about the definition of marriage and the public good.
[numbering my own]
Reading the second and first resolved paragraphs together leaves a very confused message. Basically the SBC is claiming that the Supreme Court has no authority over marriage and also begs them to let anti-gay states ban equality. They reject the court's authority while requesting that the court rule as they wish.
Similarly the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs are incompatible. In the sixth they declare their love and respect to all people, but in resolve number 4 and 5, they basically assert that Baptist clerks and cake bakers should refuse service to gay people.
What these Baptists fail to realize is that their declaration is inherently lacking in "love and respect". It is directed externally, declaring what courts should do, what gay people should not do, and defending their own rejection of their neighbors.
The only way this can be seen as "love and respect" is through the notion that whatever Christians do, regardless of how cruel, is by definition "loving" and that the difficulties that they place on others is "for their own good".
Ultimately, this resolution has no weight. They can "not adhere to" any "legal redefinition of marriage" that they choose, be it marriages between gays, mixed-race couples, or those of different faith. They can "stand firm on the Bible's witness" (as they see it) all they like. They can defend to the death their right to believe whatever they want to believe. They can reject the authority of courts to their heart's content.
But in practicality, marriage equality is coming. And they can do nothing to stop it.
And this messy, contradictory, self-congratulatory statement of self-righteousness is not likely to serve them well as they go about the business of trying to evangelize to a nation that finds their rejection and exclusion to be morally reprehensible.
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Paul Douglas
Southern Baptists really are quite despicable as a group. Their narcissism and arrogance are truly breathtaking.
Well done Timothy.
Very good piece. I guess they can hold their breath until they are blue or something.
Sir Andrew
Each time I read another story about this group threatening to refuse to accept gay marriage as real and valid (??), the opinions of these Southern Baptists become less relevant.
Perhaps this appearance of irrelevance is because I find myself remembering the mid-50s and their promises that they would never accept integration, that making Negroes (as they were called then) equal to so-called Whites (well, pinks, really) violated their religious rights under the Constitution.
Then came the mid-60s and SCOTUS eliminated miscegenation laws, allowing marriages across the man-made boundaries of race, nationality and ethnicity. Again, these so-called "Christians" announced that they would never accept this ungodly ruling from the Supreme Court that infringed their religious rights.
And now here we are in the teens of a new century, with the Supreme Court poised (hopefully) to grant us access to the rights that have been blocked from us for lo these last many centuries. And what are the bobble-heads of the Southern Baptist "church" opining? The usual. How lucky for them that everything is digital now, for all they had to do was pull out the recordings of their lunatic declarations from the earlier decades and play them again. The energy they've saved can now be put into ignoring everything their christ stood for and hating everyone who isn't them.(or is it they?)
So I say "Thank You" to these anti-Christ Christians—the Great Southern Baptists. Every time they try to scare us with their damning of social progress, that progress, um, progresses faster and is very soon a natural part of the human landscape.(Just look at how fast the value of my Disney stock rose, and GayDays became a well-attended annual event, after these self same Baptists announced a boycott of DisneyWorld.)
Now if we could only get them to threaten to ignore global warming.
As Priya Lynn said, "Well done Timothy."
Pacal
Well there is no indication in the Bible that Abel married one of his sisters.
The sound and fury before any decisive reform towards same sex marriage is necessary because, as has been seen anywhere the reforms occur, it will prove a non-event. We just go round and round with this rhetoric of doom and "Biblical Truth" until the first same sex nuptials are avowed.
As with everywhere same sex marriage has come to pass, the controversy evaporates. The only impact such a change has is furthering the equality of LGBT people under the law. Once a reality, there's no impetus to repeal the marriage reform. It has far less social impact that no fault divorce, and that seems to be here to stay.
Opponents such as those at the Southern Baptist Convention must have a sense of this which forces them into theological extremity. All sturm und drang but then that lovely get out clause for anyone who's not really into it:
RESOLVED, That Southern Baptists love our neighbors and extend respect in Christ's name to all people, including those who may disagree with us about the definition of marriage and the public good.
Timothy, this is just great. I'll keep this article in mind when raising my child, who will be raised Christian even and possibly hear anti-gay nonsense.
I tend to avoid the "you're interpreting your own religion incorrectly" arguments because a) I've never been Christian and don't know much about the Bible outside the Torah (and even then, pretty little) and b) stupid religious beliefs are still religious beliefs, so legally (and in the spirit of true religious diversity) they're all as valid as logical religious beliefs legally (and by my standards).
That said, again, just excellent. Bravo.
Lucrece
History repeats itself with Southern Baptists (prior it was race and women), as did the Mormons (again, race and women).
Don't leave it to religion to innovate. All religion is concerned with is looking at the past and making it the future as well.
CPT_Doom
Sadly, my own uncle was at the meeting and gushed on Facebook about how wonderful and spiritual it was. This is the same uncle who was barred from being my father's best man, because, as a Southern Baptist, he would pollute the Roman Catholic altar at which my parents were married. How quickly they forget that kind of rampant religious bigotry that once affected them (and was the impetus for Jefferson to coin the term "separation of church and state"). Now that the Southern Baptists and the Catholics and the Mormons are in a political alliance to limit the rights of their LGBT neighbors, they refuse to acknowledge the doctrinal differences that have traditionally created gulfs among those groups.
Yet the doctrines haven't changed, and for each of these religions it is just as sinful to be married in the other two as it is to be gay. I have yet to hear any rational explanation as to why it is fine to "force" a Catholic baker to provide a cake for a Mormon wedding (which are theologically invalid to the Roman church) but not for a same-sex wedding.
Believe me, CPT, I have tried to confront diehard BaptistS on this very issue. They are very good at compartmentalizing these kinds of issues, and as I put it then, drawing their lines very very carefully to include what they want to include on the side of good and excluding gay people to the side of evil.
The example I gave was this: John and Mike are getting married at your wedding venue. You, as the owner, stand at the back of the hall and watch the minister of God Marry these two christians.
The other scenario I gave was this: Indira and mehendra are a heterosexual, devout Hindu couple, Who are getting married at your wedding venue. You as the owner stand in the back of the hall and watch the Hindu priest invoke false gods and what many Baptist would call demons to bless their marriage. Idols of Vishnu and Ganesh Grace the altar, their names are invoked, and sacrifices are offered to them.
My question was: why do you have the right and duty to refuse the gay, Christian marriage ceremony, but have no problem with the invocation of false gods and idols in the Hindu ceremony? The answer was revealing. The union of John and Mike was an essential sin, regardless of whether they were Christian or not. The marriage of the two Hindus was not a sin, even though the ceremony itself invoked idols and demons.
In other words, you could reject the entirety of conservative Christian believe, and there is no problems for a certain class of so-called Christian. But rejecting theitty bitty little ditty they sing about gay people was just too much.
Personally, I find it very telling that the only place these issues come up is when they are required to behave decently, consistently, and compassionately towards people they despise. To My mind, it all goes to show that not all bigotry is hate. So much of it is the always present, always assumed, never questioned but completely unwarranted belief in someone's otherwise completely imaginary superiority as a heterosexual, a moral person, a Christian, and a human being.
The only reason the SBC even exists is because of their opposition to abolition and later desegregation. They are also virulently misogynistic and have a sex-abuse epidemic that rivals the Catholic Church's. They are pure scum.
"Then the Lord God made the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man."
This passage makes me think of Bruce Jenner. I can't help but think of god creating the world's first trans.
But Adam never had a father and mother to leave- did he?
You are right Pacal – there is no indication of Cain nor Able marring their sisters or that there were sister or any other woman available to marry. You have to fill in the blanks and make it up as you go along.
Don't forget that Jacob (aka Israel) also had his wives handmaidens as concubines.
But, yes, this was an excellent piece, Timothy.

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Experienced Supercars campaigner Lee Holdsworth will drive Tickford Racing's Bottle-O Mustang in 2019, effectively trading places with Mark Winterbottom.
Holdsworth's four-year association with Charlie Schwerkolt and Team 18 came to a conclusion at the end of 2018, with Winterbottom drafted in as his replacement.
The 35-year-old Holdsworth had been a heavy favourite to secure the Tickford seat since Newcastle, with confirmation finally coming from Tickford this morning.
Holdsworth's deal has been announced alongside a continuation of The Bottle-O backing, which enters its 13th year supporting Tickford co-owner Rod Nash's racing efforts.
The Tickford deal represents a career lifeline for Holdsworth, who endured a horror 2018 in an uncompetitive Team 18 Holden.
He finished 21st in the standings, having failed to trouble the top 10 until the final round in Newcastle, where he qualified fifth for both races and scored a best result of ninth.
"I'm pumped to be teaming up with Tickford Racing and The Bottle-O," said Holdsworth, who will take over the #5 previously used by Winterbottom.
Holdsworth joins Tickford incumbents Chaz Mostert and Cameron Waters, as well as Will Davison, who has moved into the fold along with Phil Munday's 23Red Racing entry.
Twice previously Holdsworth has come close to joining Tickford.
He opted for Stone Brothers Racing over the Bottle-O seat when leaving Garry Rogers Motorsport at the end of 2011, signing with SBR before it morphed into Erebus.
When he moved from Erebus at the end of 2014 he agreed to drive Charlie Schwerkolt's Tickford-run Ford, only for Schwerkolt to then move his entry to Walkinshaw.
Tickford boss Tim Edwards says he's looking forward to finally working with Holdsworth, who has 417 career Supercars starts to his name.
"We're rapt to be continuing with The Bottle-O into 2019, and obviously we're very pleased that Lee will be driving the new Ford Mustang," Edwards said.
Holdsworth's scorecard includes four poles and three wins, the most recent of which came at Winton in 2014.


Benny received a little surprising gift – a magnet badge of the character he provided his voice to in the animation series "The 99" – Wassi, which the producer of "The 99" sent to Benny as a token of appreciation of his work in the production.
In this animation series, Benny played the character Wassi the Vast who can temporarily make any part of him bigger or smaller, whether its his hands or nose… or even his toes! Benny landed this role as his 2nd project after he got in the industry and before he became an ACTRA member. Since this production isn't an ACTRA production, due to the conflict, Benny had to apologize to not going back to the show when invited after he worked in this production for 23 episodes.


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Wilmington (Del.) (0-2,0-0 CACC) 27 36 63
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Ast: Danny Evans - 9
File photo of Jermaine Head. Copyright 2019; Wilmington University. All rights reserved. Photo by Samantha Kelley. March 2, 2019 at Goldey-Beacom.
WALTHAM, Mass. - - The 12th ranked team in the country shot 53.3 percent from the floor as Saint Anselm picked up an 86-63 nonconference victory over the Wilmington University men's basketball team on Saturday to close out the 2019-20 opening weekend inside the Charles A. Dana Center.
The Hawks (2-0) hit on 9-of-24 from behind the three-point territory and out-rebounded the Wildcats (0-2), 45-25, for the game. The Wildcats shot 35.4 percent from the floor, shooting 7-of-19 from deep.
Freshman Isaiah Daniels-Porter hit a three-pointer to give the Wildcats an early 6-2 lead. Jermaine Head hit a jumper to go up 8-5, but then the Hawks went on a 7-0 run to take the lead, 12-8. The Hawks would never relinquish the lead. Another 10-0 run put the NE10 team up 22-10, and Saint Anselm took their largest lead of the half, 32-18, with 4:40 to play.
Jermaine Head hit a three-pointer to stat a 7-0 run, cutting the deficit in half to 32-25 with 1:54 before the break. But the Hawks answered with a three-pointer, and had the final two buckets of the half to head into the break leading 39-27.
Jordan Harding hit a three early in the second half to bring the Wildcats to within 41-35, but Saint Anselm responded by reopening a 51-37 lead with 12:59 showing on the clock. Taalib Holloman brought the Wildcats back to within 11, 56-45, and the Cats were able to keep it at an 11-point game a couple other times, the last on a Danny Walsh jumper with 8:01 to play, 61-50. But again, the Hawks had an answer, going on a 7-0 run to force Wilmington in a timeout.
The Hawks took their largest lead of the game, 83-57, with 1:59 to play before finishing out the game to win 86-63.
Jermaine Head led the Wildcats with 19 points, hitting three three-pointers while adding four boards, two assists, and two steals. Isaiah Daniels-Porter added 12 points and a team high six rebounds. The Hawks had five players in double figures, led by two players with 17 points each.
The Wildcats return to action on Thursday, as they remain on the road to play Millersville in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The opening toss is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.


Yo, sir. This is the Reverend Luc I. Makuma here. It seems that you have seen fit to ban me. Why is this? I was in the proccess of posting and editing out the more obvious liberal bias on an article on Chaos Magic imported from Wikipedia. I'm not sure how this counts as "nonsense", as you so charitably put it, as this is a thriving and flourishing occult tradition, practiced by countless persons throughout America. Historical figures such as Walt Whitman, William Blake, Friedrich Nietzsche, Aleister Crowley, William S. Burroughs, and similar company have practiced this very interesting tradition. If there was a problem with the article, couldn't you have brought it up on my talk page and discussed it, as opposed to flagrantly banning me immediately? I feel more than a little insulted by this treatment - there was nothing nonsensical about that article, and there certainly was nothing obscene about it. Please explain your actions.
Please accept my sincere apologies. I made a quick decision amid many blocking decisions and evidently my judgment was incorrect. My preference would be to discuss these matters first, but the volume was such that it was not feasible.
I have never heard of "Chaos Magic" and it struck me as absurd that it would be related to "Chaos Theory" as the entry claimed. Also, note that we do not copy directly from Wikipedia or other sources, so please do not repeat that approach.
8 What do you mean?
29 He says goodbye and I say hello. Hello, Hello. I don't know why he says goodbye I say hello.
31 Supporting commandments 1,2 and 6.
36 Parental judgment and discretion are advised.
39 I sent you a letter to your AOL mailbox.
47 Proposed "commandment:" "Don't copy"
61 "Reporting me to be banned"
I don't like to keep putting every problem report on your personal talk page... is there any place to put them where all sysops might see them?
Anyway: take a look at the User contributions of User:Christian concern and this version of the article on Abu Ghraib prison, before I replaced it with a short stub.
The article was created by User:Christian concern. The quotations supported by references seem to be accurate, by the way.
1. I tried to support your 3 claims but only got to one of them due to putting out vandal fires.
2. I probably won't be active at this site as much as I have been due to something that has recently occurred in my life that I just found out about today.
3. Please don't put material in the Theory of evolution article unless each claim is supported via a good footnote.
4. Best wishes with Conservapedia if I am away for a while. I may be able to still contribute this month but perhaps not due to what recently happened in my life.
It is you, sir who is opinionated and disrispectful towards general knowledge in general.
I realize that I might have been overzealous, but your reverting a good many of my changes, many which DO have merit. I'd like this site to read more like an encyclopedia, and not a dictionary. I'm just saying if you remove the stub its harder for me to "refind" the article to edit.
Perhaps I dislike, more than most, the Wikipedia style of inserting huge block disclaimers at the top of an entry. It seems to deface the entry. It's not a big deal if it is used for a half-dozen or dozen entries, which are then promptly improved. It is a defacement if used for dozens and dozens of entries, and then the person gets to tired and never returns to improve the entries. That leaves the site worse off than before. Also, as suggested below, inserting the stub below the entry rather than above is better, and using a shorter stub (stub2) also helps. Thanks.
The entry is not much different from Wikipedia's entry on the same topic. We're not trying to be more liberal than Wikipedia.
He says goodbye and I say hello. Hello, Hello. I don't know why he says goodbye I say hello.
Supporting commandments 1,2 and 6.
Conservapedia is a most interesting initiative and one to which I intend to contribute.
Having spent some time in the site, I note that there seem to be a number of entries which violate Conservapedia's commandments.
I note that the commandments explicitly state that articles which break the commandments will be removed, and I see that articles which violate commandment 3 are quite quickly eliminated. Some other commandments, however, seem to be frequently ignored.
A good case in point is the article "liberal". This article seems to violate some or perhaps all of commandments 1,2 and 6. Consequently, according to Conservapedia's commandments, the article should be deleted. But there has been no suggestion that this should be done despite this article being number 21 in the list of most popular articles.
My main point here is not the above article but a more general question: what systematic action does Conservapedia take to enforce its commandments and eliminate articles that are unsourced or are merely opinion?
You seem well-intentioned, but please don't post allegations until after you can support it, not before. I understand you're not having time yet, but please withhold the posting as well.
Initially, on Conservapedia, users tended to use names that (gave an impression of being) shortened versions of their real names. But virtually all of the recently created accounts have had fanciful pseudonyms that don't resemble actual names.
There's no point in making a rigid rule about this, because people can always use plausible-sounding invented or fictional names (or think they're being clever by using a name like Kfgauss (hypothetical example) and see if anyone spots it).
Nevertheless I think it might be worthwhile to encourage new users to use account names that are variations on their real names. Even if someone is using a name like First name + Initial of surname, which is really just as anonymous as "Laminar beeswax" or whatever, I think there will be a subtle difference in their behavior because they know the name they are signing is theirs.
Don't have an account? Create one. Conservapedia encourages you to choose an account name that resembles your real name, like Abainbridge or AlexanderB for "Alexander Bainbridge."
That's not necessary at all, MountainDew. Your name is pleasant and you've described enough about yourself so that everyone is comfortable. There is no reason to be more descriptive.
Why are persons who are traditionally non-conservative (= liberals; atheists; evolutionists) allowed to edit pages for factual content? Common sense says if you want accurate and factual information do not let your enemies guard the hen house.
Currently, I am attempting to convince Administration that evolutionists should not be allowed to participate in defining their rivals (Creationism). Why should the article on Creationism be eligible to edit by persons who are Evolutionists?
I really need to hear these answers from the Founders voice so I know what the vision is here and how it becomes reality. But as it sits now, many articles were written by non-conservatives and the reason for being of Conservapedia has been thwarted.
Parental judgment and discretion are advised.
No, that doesn't apply to all, or even to most, Conservapedia content. (Thanks to all the Sysops for removing pointless, vulgar, and obscene articles.) But what if you have to discuss some aspect of a subject that might appeal to someone's prurient interest?
My proposal: you advise people to exercise judgment and discretion.
Warning: The following material treats sensitive themes in a mature and forthright manner. Parental judgment and discretion are advised of all readers before they proceed further.
The "noinclude" portion of each of those templates enjoins their would-be users to ask themselves whether the material really has to stay, before marking it off with these templates. I would not want to see them become an excuse for publishing vulgarism for the sake of vulgarism.
I invented them to bracket some material in the Objectivism article, and specifically Objectivism#Esthetics, this after someone chose to address these issues in a manner that was a bit more crude than I liked. I thought it wise to advise everyone that Ayn Rand had certain obsessions, and that one ought to judge her philosophical system, or at least that part of it that treated esthetics, while bearing this in mind. But no matter how I expressed it, the material was too sensitive for the casual viewer.
I am a contributor both here and at CreationWiki. Much of the material that I submit there, I could also submit here--for example, Bible personage biographies, histories of the kingdoms of Israel.
I sent you a letter to your AOL mailbox.
Thank you, Hojimachong, for catching it so quickly!
I've restored his User page so that prosecutors can see the criminal intent: "Prepare for the storm..." User:Willy_on_Wheels_II. Most likely he ran the wiki-bot from a computer sitting in his own home.
ANDREW: The vandal (or someone who claims to be) has contacted me on Wikipedia. Edit can be found here.
How is it "liberal bias" to mention the 3000 victims of General Pinochet? This is a well known fact which can easily be verified online - see this, for example.
GofG, please accept my apologies, I had not give a great deal of thought to this. But I looked again at your edits and your user page, and you don't seem to be entirely on the same page with us yet. By that I'm not referring to ideology as much as purpose. The vast majority of your edits have been on talk pages rather than substance, and many of your comments on talk pages have been to quibble about silly details. On your user page you seem to be debating yourself. You even harassed me about our entry count total!
GofG, I don't mean to pick on you. If you can do some more substantive edits/contributions, and stop arguing in the huddle, then I'm sure you'll make a great SYSOP. I don't want SYSOPs to be arguing with each other, by the way.
I have been using varying IP addresses. My current first 5 are 75126, and I believe most of the others used are the same.
Please contact me. I sent a email yesterday, with my phone.
I note that Conservapedia is now threatening to punish those in violation of the above-referenced federal statute, presumably by reporting obscene matter to federal prosecutors. Does this mean that Conservapedia now adopts the definition of "obscene" as 18 USC § 1470 has been interpreted by American governmental agencies, or is the definition still subject to the authority of site administrators?
it can be argued that the legislative intent of the Amendment was especially to grow with the times, which it certainly has done.
umm i wanted to add an acronym that if fully spelled out has 1 cuss word in it but it REALLY is part of the acronym and conveys the true meaning of the situation and its not meant to be inflamatory, just part of the explaination. (I.E WTSHTF) can cuss words be used in this regard?
As I grew up in the UK & lived for a long time in Australia prior to recently moving to the US, any articles I contribute/edit will likely be on British & Australian topics - is there a guidance as to when British vs American spellings should be used? (eg, it would seem foolish to describe the current UK government as the 'Labor' instead of 'Labour' Party.) Also, is there any guidance as to who is considered 'notable' - while I don't want to go down the wikipedia route of lengthy entries on everyone, a number of people (e.g. former UK Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath) have no entry at all.
"Reporting me to be banned"
"Minors under 16 years use this site. Posting of obscenity here is punishable by up to 10 years in jail under 18 USC § 1470. Vandalism is punishable up to 10 years in jail per 18 USC § 1030. We will trace your IP address if necessary. "
Do you not think this would be better to read "could be punishable" It is up to the courts to decide the outcome. Bill.
The logo is still open for debate and refinement. I defer to the consensus. There have been some spectacularly good designs suggested by students. My own preference would be not to identify to closely with a particular group, such as the Republican Party's symbol.
I use #REDIRECTlink for redirects. Works well for me. Thanks.
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Piatruś (Piotr) Uscinawicz Brouka (biał. Пятрусь (Пётр) Усцінавіч Броўка; ur. 25 czerwca 1905 w Puciłkawiczach w powiecie borysowskim, zm. 24 marca 1980 w Mińsku) – białoruski poeta i prozaik.

Życiorys
Urodził się w biednej rodzinie chłopskiej. Skończył szkołę w Lepelu, później pracował jako kopista w gminnym komisariacie, kancelista w gminnym komitecie wykonawczym i rachmistrz w kołchozie, w 1923 wstąpił do Komsomołu i został sekretarzem organizacji komsomolskiej w rodzinnej wsi. Publikował w powiatowej gazecie "Biadniak" w Borysowie i innych gazetach, m.in. "Sawieckiej Biełarusi", w 1924 został przewodniczącym rady wiejskiej, 1925–1927 kierował wydziałem Komitetu Okręgowego Komsomołu w Połocku, 1927–1928 był sekretarzem odpowiedzialnym redakcji gazety "Czyrwonaja Połaczczyna" w Połocku, w 1931 ukończył studia na Wydziale Pedagogicznym Białoruskiego Uniwersytetu Państwowego. Od 1926 publikował swoje wiersze w "Czyrwonej Połaczczynie" i w lokalnym almanachu literackim, 1927–1928 był jednym z założycieli białoruskiej organizacji literackiej. Przyjaźnił się z Janką Kupałą. W latach 30. był jednym z bardziej znanych białoruskich poetów. W latach 1941–1942 służył w Armii Czerwonej, był instruktorem gazety "Za Sowieckuju Biełaruś" na Froncie Zachodnim i Briańskim, 1943–1945 sprawował funkcję sekretarza odpowiedzialnego Związku Pisarzy Białoruskiej SRR. W 1940 i ponownie 1945–1948 był redaktorem naczelnym gazety "Połymia", 1948–1967 przewodniczącym Związku Pisarzy Białoruskiej SRR i sekretarzem Zarządu Związku Pisarzy ZSRR, a 1967–1980 redaktorem naczelnym "Białoruskiej Encyklopedii Radzieckiej". Poza wierszami pisał poematy, opowiadania i powieści. Od 1940 należał do WKP(b), 1952–1980 był członkiem KC KPB, 1947–1955 deputowanym do Rady Najwyższej Białoruskiej SRR, a 1956–1980 do Rady Najwyższej ZSRR. Był również przewodniczącym Komitetu Nagród Państwowych Białoruskiej SRR w dziedzinach literatury, sztuki i architektury. W 1962 otrzymał tytuł Ludowego Poety Białoruskiej SRR, a w 1980 honorowe obywatelstwo Mińska. W Mińsku utworzono Państwowe Muzeum Literackie im. Petrusa Browki. Jego imieniem nazwano kołchoz, wydawnictwo "Biełaruskaja Encykłapiedyja", szkołę i ulice w Mińsku, Witebsku, Homlu, Połocku, Uszaczu i Lepelu.

Odznaczenia i nagrody
 Złoty Medal "Sierp i Młot" Bohatera Pracy Socjalistycznej (3 października 1972)
 Order Lenina (czterokrotnie - 30 grudnia 1948, 22 lutego 1955, 24 czerwca 1965 i 3 października 1972)
 Order Rewolucji Październikowej (2 lipca 1971)
 Order Czerwonej Gwiazdy (1 kwietnia 1944)
 Nagroda Leninowska (1962)
 Order Przyjaźni Narodów (13 maja 1975)
 Order Znak Honoru (31 stycznia 1939)
 Nagroda Stalinowska (dwukrotnie - 1947 i 1951)
 Nagroda Państwowa Białoruskiej SRR im. Janka Kupały (1970)
 Nagroda im. Jakuba Kołasa (1957)
 Nagroda Państwowa Białoruskiej SRR (1976)

Bibliografia
 http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=20631 (ros.)

Białorusini odznaczeni Orderem Czerwonego Sztandaru Pracy
Białorusini odznaczeni Orderem Lenina
Białorusini odznaczeni Orderem Rewolucji Październikowej
Białorusini odznaczeni Orderem "Znak Honoru"
Białoruscy poeci
Bohaterowie Pracy Socjalistycznej
Deputowani do Rady Najwyższej Białoruskiej SRR
Deputowani do Rady Najwyższej ZSRR
Laureaci Nagrody Leninowskiej
Laureaci Nagrody Stalinowskiej
Odznaczeni Orderem Czerwonej Gwiazdy
Urodzeni w 1905
Zmarli w 1980

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Zimbabwe Warriors gunman, Cuthbert Malajila, said this week that he would make a good combination with countryman Khama Billiat, who recently joined him at Mamelodi Sundowns.
This follows confirmation by the Brazilians' spokesperson Kabelo Mosito that talented midfielder Billiat had signed a five-year deal.
"I am very pleased to have a player of Billiat's calibre in the same team," said Malajila who also recently joined the Brazilians from Durban-side Maritzburg where he was top goal scorer last season.
"Considering his skills, talent, speed and creativity, I will score many goals playing alongside him. Our club has assembled a strong team and with him coming in, I am convinced that we will be unstoppable.
Mamelodi Sundowns spokesperson Kabelo Mosito said the arrival of Billiat from Ajax Cape Town would add a healthy competitive spirit into the team.
After protracted negotiations, Billiat finally put pen to paper on a Sundowns contract Monday afternoon, becoming the Pretoria-based side's 15th signing for this season.


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ETHC 445 Final Exam
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1. (TCOs 2, 4, 5, 6) The idea that the assisted suicide of terminally ill patients should be allowed simply at the patient's direction reflects what type of ethics? (Points : 5)
Hobbes' State of Nature
Rand's Objectivism
Aristotle's concept of Virtue
Thomas Aquinas' concept of conscience
Socrates' concept of excellence
2. (TCOs 1, 2, 7) What is the moral ideal of temperance? (Points : 5)
Exercising control over one's own desires and inclinations
Keeping one's temper under control
Minimizing the impact of one's decisions
Seeking the good of others before one's own
Overcoming one's passions
3. (TCOs 1, 2) One of the common errors in Ethics is that of the hasty conclusions. Hasty conclusions consist of what? (Points : 5)
Rushed work under pressure
Comparing unknown cases to known ones to find precedents
Embracing conclusions before examining cases fully
Judging cases by the source of their origin
Belief that first impressions are valid until challenged
4. (TCO 2) Prescriptive language is commonly used in ethics for what reason? (Points : 5)
To indicate what is prohibited or impossible
To indicate that one choice is better than others
To show what actions are legal
To convey requirements and obligations
To indicate that there are really no choices available
5. (TCOs 7, 8) Ethical Egoism proposes that all decisions should be made to promote what? (Points : 5)
Our fiduciary responsibilities
The good will of others
Our self-interests
The welfare of the community
Stronger relationships
6. (TCOs 2, 4, 9) Free people are motivated toward forming social structures according to a social contract in order to overcome what problem identified by Thomas Hobbes? (Points : 5)
The need to overcome disagreements
A perpetual state of warfare
The establishment of a monarchy
Taxation to support the costs of government
Organized ways to select leaders
7. (TCOs 3, 6) Agricultural biofuels are not properly a renewable source of energy in the environmental ethics debate. Which of the following also is not a renewable source of energy? (Points : 5)
Windmill turbines
Hydroelectric power
Tidal flow generators
Biomass waste systems
8. (TCOs 3, 6, 7) The notion that the only thing good without qualification is a good will is attributed to whom? (Points : 5)
9. (TCOs 8, 9) Which ethical concept is organized and directed toward following the greatest happiness principle? (Points : 5)
Natural ethics and law
Virtue-ethics of excellence
Principle of utility
10. (TCOs 3, 6, 7) Syllogisms in formal deductive logic are called "valid" when: (Points : 5)
the correct form of the syllogism style is used.
the premise statements are true.
the syllogism is first determined to be "sound."
the verbs are written in present tense.
the conclusion proceeds from the premises.
11. (TCOs 1, 2) When choosing one course of action while working with a dilemma, the other courses of action are lost and become unavailable. This makes ethical choices in dilemma situations particularly what? (Points : 5)
Illogical
12. (TCOs 1, 2, 7) What is the role of conscience as Thomas Aquinas sees it? (Points : 5)
To teach ethical principles
To disclose and build religious faith
To enable rational thought about consequences
To align personal ethics with those of others
To guide actions through a view of right and wrong
13. (TCOs 2, 8) The rule or principle to be applied in making decisions is an example of which kind of ethical discovery process? (Points : 5)
A posteriori rationality
A priori rationality
Empirical rationality
14. (TCOs 1, 2, 5) The Social Contract theorist whose troubled childhood was most clearly reflected in his theories was who? (Points : 5)
15. (TCOs 3, 6, 7) Kant's concern that people choose to observe universal laws as their duty is expressed through what actions? (Points : 5)
Their habits
Their maxims
Their desires
Their loves
Their loyalties
16. (TCOs 2, 7, 8) Aristotle's Ethics of Virtue have found modern application for business and industry through what practice? (Points : 5)
Resolution models applications
Core values of organizations
Professional codes of discipline
17. (TCOs 2, 8) Professional codes of conduct serve what function for business and industry? (Points : 5)
Allow businesses to avoid training professional staffers
Enable transfer of valued employees across state lines
Enable contracting of temporary employees
Specify continuing education needs and requirements
Providing assurance of the professional qualifications of members
18. (TCOs 2, 7) Aristotle's Ethical Doctrine of the Mean measured personal virtues on a scale that included the virtue itself, the excess of it, and the deficiency of it.
If the virtue is COURAGE and the deficiency is COWARDICE, what is the excess?
(Points : 5)
There is no excess
19. (TCOs 8, 9) In personal or organizational conflict, what benefits accrue to all parties when a leader or consultant employees one of the ethical conflict resolution models of Week 6? (Points : 5)
Objectives of what winning the conflict means get refined and better understood
Conflict management gets slowed down and settled.
Conflict can be handled in a sequential, step-by-step manner
Parties can be reconciled without solving the issues
Personal relationships can be separated from issues
20. (TCOs 1, 2) The Latin term a priori describes the origin of knowledge developed rationally, and the term a posteriori describes knowledge developed through observation and experience. What is an example of ethics is best described as discovered in an a postiori manner? (Points : 5)
Care-based ethics
Theological ethics
Operational ethics
Page 2 – Essays
1. (TCOs 1, 2, 3, 7) In support of TCO #7 and in the Week 7 discussions, you developed and placed into the threaded discussions your personalized ethics statement of what has become important to you in the practice of ethics as you have practiced ethics during the course. Your first task in this question is to briefly present that personalized statement in just a few sentences before continuing with the question. Much of the rest of the exam will involve your working with that personalized statement through brief applications and cases.
Use your ethical philosophy to solve the following ethical situation. Explain how your philosophy helped you make your decision.
Should citizens have an ethical obligation to serve their country when it is at war? Under what circumstances, if any, is it ethical for a person to refuse to serve?
A significant number of people believe war is always wrong, and that no circumstances justify one nation's taking up arms against another. Is this view ethically sound? How about realistically? Please state which side you agree with, and why. Explain and defend your position using your ethical position statement.
In answering, be sure to look at both sides of war: that is, a country defending itself against aggression and of a strong country coming to the aid of a weaker country that has been attacked unjustly. Then, explain how your ethical philosophy affected how you answered this problem. (Points : 30)
2. (TCOs 1, 2, 7) Analyze the following ethical situation using YOUR ethical philosophy. Read the situation and then in your answer, explain why this is an ethical situation, what the "issues" are, and how an "ethical" person would resolve them. Explain how YOUR ethical philosophy has helped you read a conclusion about how to resolve or analyze this situation.
Employees' worth to their employers may diminish before they are eligible for retirement. In such cases, the employer is faced with the dilemma of choosing between retaining an old and trusted yet unproductive worker for 5 or 10 more years, or firing that worker and jeopardizing his or her retirement benefits.
1. Should an employer have an ethical obligation to keep such unproductive, but loyal employees? What if the employee had been a problem his or her entire career? Are there certain circumstances where your answer to these questions would be different?
2. What is the duty of an unproductive employee to his or her employer? Is there an ethical obligation to retire when productivity begins to wane? If a person is simply "coasting" for his or her last few years, is that person "unethical?" Be sure to explain your answer. (Points : 30)
3. (TCOs 1, 7, 9) How do you feel St. Thomas Aquinas would have solved the above ethical situation differently or the same as you did using your philosophy? Please explain the reasons for the similarities or differences. (Points : 40)
4. (TCOs 1, 2, 4, 9) A first-term junior senator has placed a bill before the Senate that promises to correct tax inequities that affect thousands of workers. However, the bill is being held up in committee. The senior senator who serves as Sub-Committee Chairperson is responsible. The senator, however, has learned of a secret scandal in the Chairperson's personal life. The junior senator visits the Chairperson and tells him that unless the bill is released from committee, he will divulge the scandal to the press. The Chairperson then releases the bill from committee and it is passed—and becomes law.
Identify and tell what ethical philosophy the senior and junior senators are using, if any.
Now, use your ethical philosophy to analyze the situation. Explain how, using your philosophy, you would have solved this situation either the same way as the characters in the situation did, or differently. Why? (Points : 30)
5. (TCOs 5, 6) You work for a grocery store and a new manager is hired to oversee your department. He comes into your department (the butcher shop) and explains to you that for the past 6 months, your department has been losing money for the store because of the waste and spoilage going on from having to discard unsold meat and poultry. He tells you that from now on, he wants you to package ground meat in smaller, more compact packages, with older meat on the bottom of the package (so it is not visible to the customer) and the fresher meat on the top, where it is visible to the customers. In this way, you can move more of the older meat and still receive the top dollar for it. As he leaves the department where you were having the discussion, he turns and says, "And by the way, one more month of losses like we had last month from this department, and you can kiss your job goodbye."
Will you repackage the meat in the way he requested?
Why or why not? Explain what ethical analysis you used to come to this conclusion. (Points : 30)
6. (TCOs 6, 8) Analyze your answer above using the Front Page of the Newspaper ethical dilemma resolution model. Show your steps. (Points : 40)


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More than 200 women from various districts of Herat Province rallied in Herat city on March 13 to express their support for peace talks and urge the Taliban to end their war with the Afghan people.
HERAT -- More than 200 women from various districts of Herat Province rallied in Herat city on March 13 to express their support for peace talks and urge the Taliban to end their war with the Afghan people.
The women, carrying banners and signs with peace slogans on them, marched throughout the city, including in front of the governor's office.
The demonstrators lamented the continued suffering endured by Afghans because of the war with the Taliban and said they wanted to send a message to the militants that they should refrain from armed opposition.
"We want peace because peace preserves our dignity, and we are tired of war, and it has to stop," Mehrafarin Katebi, 35, a resident of Herat city and participant in the demonstration, told Salaam Times.
"We've lost our young. There should be no more killings of young Afghans and suicide attacks as we can't tolerate them," she said.
"We ask the Taliban to embrace peace, become brothers with us and throw away their weapons," Katebi said. "How long will this situation last? All our mothers and sisters have seen a lot of pain."
Fatema, 55, a resident of Injil District of Herat, said she joined the demonstration to help express the pain of mothers who have lost a child due to the conflict.
"We ask the Taliban to make peace so that our country becomes calm -- no more war," she told Salaam Times. "Every young person who dies pains us. We demonstrated here today for our youths as they're our children. We mothers have experienced great pain."
"When any young person dies -- whether a Talib, a member of the government forces or an ordinary person -- mothers like me suffer so much grief," she said.
That sentiment was shared by other women at the rally, including Sara Fateh, 18, a resident of Herat city.
"We want peace; we want to defend the rights Islam has given us," she told Salaam Times. "We want peace so that chaos can replace calm. All families who have lost their loved ones have experienced grief. Continuity of war is a problem."
Herat Governor Abdul Qayum Rahimi and a number of local government officials participated in the demonstration and promised that women's rights and achievements would be preserved in any peace talks.
"Women were brave to raise their voice for peace," Rahimi told reporters in Herat. "I came here to hear your voice and take your voice to the central government. All of us need peace, and it must come."
"We don't want the kind of peace that damages our country and disregards women's rights," Rahimi added. "We need the kind of peace that can raise Afghanistan's prestige and our mothers and sisters' dignity. We want no more war and no more killing of Afghans."
Boosting women's voices in Afghanistan should be a key part of any peace talks, Herat Women's Affairs Director Anisa Sarwari told Salaam Times.
"Women don't want their achievements to be overlooked in peace talks," she said. "Women have raised their voices in Herat and all over the country regarding this issue."
"We want peace but the kind of peace that improves and expands women's participation," Sarwari said.
"Women are very hopeful in Herat Province, and the international community supports them," Sarwari added. "We are confident that the international community is on our side and that it will no longer allow" the Taliban "to ignore women's rights."
For the past two months, women in various provinces of Afghanistan including Herat have raised their voices in calling for the preservation of their achievements and rights in peace talks.
"With the international community's support, Afghan women have made achievements in many areas," Kulsoom Sediqi, a women's activist in Herat city, told Salaam Times. "There have been many efforts that helped women to flourish in various areas -- political, social and economic."
"Women have made many sacrifices to reach this milestone, and their serious concern is that the Taliban may limit women's activities if they join the government," Sediqi added.
"One of our major worries is that our achievements could be eliminated as we Afghans still have bitter memories of the Taliban era," Sediqi said.
"We hope that the peace talks can have good achievements for the Afghan people," Jahantab Taheri, a member of the Herat Provincial Council, told Salaam Times. "We have had war for the past four decades, and we're really thirsty for peace."
"Afghan women should have a key role in the country's future, and their rights must not be overlooked," said Taheri.
"We call upon the government's armed opposition to stop the war and choose the option of peace," Taheri added. "Afghan women have made many sacrifices to achieve their rights, and they won't allow anyone or any group to ruin their rights."
Indeed, such movement whether conducted by women or men should be strongly supported not only nationally but also internationally. Following the rally of women, I as an Afghan strongly pledge Taliban to come close and shake hands with the government of Ashraf Ghani who really is the president wants the development of the country. Development of our country is based on having good and mutual relationships with the neighboring countries who should be of assistance to us to improve our relationship and work toward development not our countries but also the region. Support of the international communities in this regard is very essential and should be provided to all of us to bring peace, tranquility and prosperity to the region.
Afghanistan's first lady's office has mobilised a network of 11,000 women from across the country to share their ideas for peace and engage in talks with the Taliban.
More than 60 women gathered in Herat city as part of the Peace Mothers initiative, a growing network of women from across the spectrum engaged in advancing the peace process.
More than 200 women participated in a ceremony in Herat to celebrate the International Day of Peace, calling on the Taliban to refrain from killing more innocent Afghans.