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How not to foster healthy Christian discussions about politics
The Bible says not to be a selfish, hateful jerk. So you should be progressive, like me. Obvious, right? Well, no. Please stop. Sit down. We need to talk, because you're hurting our ability to talk about politics in a constructive or loving way when you do that.
I don't like the attempt to make Jesus into a gun-toting, welfare condemning, war-on-terror condoning hang-em-high Republican. That sort of cultural myopia is just cringeworthy. But if you're going to condemn it, don't go and do something just as cringeworthy by saying that to the extent that someone has an ounce of Christian virtue, they're a left-wing liberal or progressive – just like you. Fundamentalism comes in more than one flavour.
I honestly don't know whether or not the American "right" would have me. Not that I mind if they wouldn't have me, because I care more about my values than I do about theirs. But if you're going to attack them by explaining that your own values as a Christian are biblical and the Bible teaches that you should hold "progressive" values rather than conservative values, you need to avoid certain double standards. Specifically, it's OK to fault them for simplistically assuming that those Christians who disagree with them politically must therefore not really care what the Bible says, but don't then turn around and make exactly the same small-minded mistake that you think they are making. Pointing out the cringeworthiness of other people's assumptions is great, as long as you don't do it in a cringeworthy manner.
A friend of mine linked me to an article by Benjamin Corey of "Formerly Fundie," in which he says that reading the Bible made him a progressive, and he gives "10 reasons why I think reading your Bible more frequently will make you a more Progressive Christian." I read through the list and I just sat there for a few minutes, saying (not out loud) "there's no hope." There is no hope, I thought, of getting people to see that they are not offering a liberated perspective that breaks free from the political crap that (especially American) conservatives are often accused of when it comes to their approach to religious faith. What I read was exactly the same kind of lamentable posturing, albeit from the other side of the ideological fence. Here are Mr Corey's ten reasons.
1. The more I read my Bible, the more I realize that I don't have it all together.
Growing up I was frequently reminded that the Bible, through the Holy Spirit will convict us of sin… and you know what, it's true. The more I get to know my Bible the more I realize how deeply flawed I am… which makes me see others more compassionately, because I am reminded that they are just like me.
As I read through this, I was waiting for moment where the conservatives were supposed to stop and say "wait, that's not true!" But it never came. To characterise non-progressives (i.e. conservatives) as people who think they have it all together and who believe that they never struggle with sin is simply insulting, bringing no light to the reader at all.
Many who want to style themselves as open minded, compassionate progressives simply hate (or act as though they hated) those they deem to be advocating points of view that are too conservative.
He adds that when it comes to loving and tolerating people and not being judgemental, "Obviously, I still struggle with Mark Driscoll, but I am working on it." The kind of smugness that I and (I assume) many other decidedly more moderate folk are tired of seeing is the kind of smugness that, grandstanding aside, does think that it has everything together. And although the comment may have been ostensibly made in jest (or not, I can't tell), it reveals the truth. Many who want to style themselves as open minded, compassionate progressives simply hate (or act as though they hated) those they deem to be advocating points of view that are too conservative.
2. The more I read my Bible, the more I develop humility.
The Apostle Paul says that we should view our sins as being worse than anyone else, and that we should view ourselves as walking examples of how patient God is with people who can't get it together. When I am honest about my life, that is absolutely true. I am a walking example of someone who knows how to test God's patience, and my sins are just as bad as whatever yours might be.
As before, I read through this, expecting to reach a point where I thought "Oh, you'll lose your conservative readers there. They won't agree with that." And again, it simply never came. Are there smug or arrogant conservatives who don't have enough humility? Sure! Are there smug or arrogant "progressives"? Naturally! In fact there's a palpable irony at work in an article that calls us to be more progressive, because progressives like the author have better Christian character, unlike those other people. I really see no way out of this, since the author identifies as a progressive and maintains that if we were more compassionate and humble, we'd be more progressive.
3. The more I read my Bible, the more I discover that justice for the poor and oppressed is at the heart of it.
I wasn't all that concerned about the poor and oppressed until I opened my Bible… and discovered that commands to care for them are all over the place from the Old Testament, all the way through the New Testament. I tried to escape it and explain it away, but I can't– God wants us to care for, serve, and love these people.
A theme rears its head here, a theme that I will return to later: "I wasn't all that concerned about the poor and oppressed…" But again: We should care for, serve, and love poor and oppressed people. Take even a godless libertarian like Penn Jillette, and he'll tell you the same. But non-progressive Christians don't believe this? Does this really mark a point of difference between those who are "progressive" and those who are not?
4. The more I read my Bible, the more I realize "redistribution of wealth" wasn't Obama's idea– it was God's.
That redistribution of wealth stuff? Yeah, it's in the Bible and was actually God's idea. In the Old Testament we have years of Jubilee, restrictions on gleaning your garden more than once, a command from God that there should be "no poor among you", and prophets who came to denounce the nation when the rich grew richer and the poor grew poorer. Let's not give Obama the credit– God thought of it first.
It is an almost surprisingly blinkered approach to assume that those who do not believe in caring for the poor your way must therefore not believe in caring for the poor at all.
OK! It looks like, after all the dross, we've hit on a principle where conservatives and progressives are likely to disagree! Now, I know what conservatives might say about this too, namely that if we move beyond broad gestures and get into specifics, most of the examples that Mr Corey uses are not examples of centralised wealth redistribution: Gleaning laws are not. Jubilee laws, like the seven-yearly debt cancellation laws, were not. Condemnation of the rich who neglect the poor is not. So clearly that's where much of the discussion will take place. It is an almost surprisingly blinkered approach to assume that those who do not believe in caring for the poor your way must therefore not believe in caring for the poor at all. My readers will know that I am not saying this because I don't believe in any wealth redistribution (I have advocated just that here in the past). I say this only to express my disappointment at the lamentably shallow nature of the progressive Christian critique of everybody else sometimes.
5. The more I read my Bible, the more I realize that the early Christians actually practiced this re-distribution of wealth.
Those early Christians? Well, for a time they actually practiced some radical economic principles. And, guess what? The book of Acts tells us that there weren't any poor people among them. They rejected individual ownership, gave their wealth to leadership who in turn, redistributed it according to need.
Someone becomes persuaded that being progressive is more caring and loving, so they start citing biblical passages about giving and loving as evidence that Scripture should make us more progressive.
Remember that this was supposed to be an article written to convince us to be, not more giving, but more progressive. How is voluntary private giving an example of a progressive outlook? Does "progressive" now just mean "loving"? This is actually what I think is going on here. Someone becomes persuaded that being progressive is more caring and loving, so they start citing biblical passages about giving and loving as evidence that Scripture should make us more progressive. I don't know how to break through the walls of that kind of thinking. In fact this is the kind of thing that is usually a cue to stop trying and move on to someone who is in a headspace to be reasonable about our differences.
6. The more I read my Bible the more I realize Jesus taught we need to pay our taxes.
After reading 4 and 5, some are probably saying "yeah, but that was never supposed to be the government's job". Well, in the life of Jesus we see him tell someone that he should "sell everything and give it to the poor", and to yet another we see that Jesus commands us to pay our taxes. So, it looks like we're not getting off the hook either way– we need to pay our taxes AND give private charity.
Obviously, progressives aren't the only ones who pay their taxes. So what's going on here? Well, progressives favour taxpayer funded welfare, and conservatives don't, preferring private giving. I'm not about to delve into the reasons of either group, that's just a summary. And what is Mr Corey's point here? That Jesus said we should pay taxes, and that means that we should support taxpayer funded welfare. The trouble is, it doesn't mean that at all. That cannot have been what Jesus meant, since there was no taxpayer funded welfare in the world in which he said those words. Again, I'm not denying the legitimacy of taxpayer funded welfare, but to think that this is a good argument for it is absurd. So sure, pay taxes. But this is not a distinctive mark of progressive thought. This simply marks a point of difference between tax evaders and law abiding citizens.
7. The more I read my Bible, the more I realize that God wants us to be people who are quick to show mercy.
The prophet Micah says that "loving mercy" is actually something God "requires" of us. Jesus tells us that justice and mercy are the "more important" parts of God's law.
And as everyone knows, people who don't identify as "progressive" are vicious bastards. What? You didn't know that? But you're supposed to assume that!
8. The more I read my Bible, the more I realize that God cares how we treat immigrants.
Whenever God lists out a group of people that he wants his people to take care of, immigrants make the cut.
Here, Corey has a point (by my count that's two so far, even though Corey has reached item number 8 on his list). Attitudes towards immigrants, in Scripture, is a subset of the wider issue of our attitudes towards outsiders and outcasts. And people who are very politically conservative very often want to see tight restrictions on immigration. Australia's record of treating refugees in particular stands out as an example of how not to treat them (although interestingly it doesn't seem to have mattered terribly much whether the reigning Australian government was left or right).
Of course there is still a discussion to be had about why immigrants were among those that God called people to look out for. What about people who immigrate illegally, thereby gaining advantages over those who do it legally? Should progressives care about their honesty? My own view of immigration would probably be deemed "progressive," although in truth it's a pretty old fashioned conservative view. Mr Corey, like many, identifies progressivism in a very modern way. Classical liberals and libertarians are hardly progressives, yet those outlooks support a fairly open stance on immigration.
9. The more I read my Bible, the more I realize that God will hold us accountable for how we care for the environment.
The more I read my Bible, the more I see that God's original mandate for humanity, was to care for creation– we were designed for and given the task of being environmental conservationists. In the end? Well, we see that God is going to judge quite harshly those who refused:
"The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth" (Rev 11:18)
Not sure how to escape it– God wants me to care for and protect the environment, so I will.
I'm double-minded about this one. On the one hand there's a kernel of truth to it. We should care for the environment, and conservatives – or at least some fundamentalists who expect the world to be destroyed at any moment – don't really emphasise this a lot, and probably not as much as they should (although for what it's worth, I suspect that progressives generally ignore those conservatives who are not like this).
But at the same time this proof-text method of defending this notion made me gag. Does Mr Corey (or anyone) think that when the book of Revelation was written, the writer was really talking about large-scale pollution of the environment? Does he think earth here means our rivers and lakes? How come "people of the earth" just means the people who live on the earth, but "destroyers of the earth" doesn't mean the destroyers who live on the earth? Or if, as per Mr Corey's suggestion, it should be taken to mean "those who destroy the earth," why suppose that the writer means people whose industry emits gases and sludge? Surely the more obvious target here is nations who make war – a point that could have been incorporated into a critique of some varieties of conservatism.
10. The more I read my Bible, the more I realize that God isn't judging us by whether or not we get all of our doctrine right– he's judging us by whether or not we get the "love one another" part right.
This aspect wasn't a major player in my faith before, but the more I read the Bible the more I realize that God is less concerned with us all sharing the same doctrine but is heavily concerned with whether or not we love each other. In fact, Jesus said this would be the calling card of his followers, and how others would realize we're actually following Jesus– that we love one another.
Once again, the narrative is being spun that if you're a conservative, then you're not loving, and if only you realised that we should be loving, you'd be more progressive, because really, that is the only way to be loving. The shallowness of the argument is such that by this point the reader who isn't already drunk on the smugness of being a progressive-and-therefore-a-better-person will likely switch off.
Repenting of the past: Whose sins are the problem?
If you think that you were a rotten, awful, greedy, unloving, uncaring, selfish, inconsiderate, judgemental, environmentally irresponsible ogre, then heap that blame on yourself. Repent of your own sins and mourn your old self. Do not try to make yourself feel better by projecting your failures onto those who think differently from you.
But here, as earlier in the article, something rears its head: "This aspect wasn't a major player in my faith before." Earlier when talking about being concerned about the poor, there it was: "I wasn't all that concerned about the poor and oppressed…" This ties into the name of the blog itself: "Fomerly Fundie." Although Mr Corey is a Christian, this is a phenomenon I have seen numerous times in the "former fundy" blogs of atheists who turned away from the faith, and whose major contribution to the discussion on religion, whether they realise it or not, is a long, torturous funeral for the former self, consisting of a eulogy of everything that they think was wrong with themselves, and then attributing those shortcomings to everyone associated with what they used to be: Christians. Here, the target is those whom the author deems non-progressives. I have heard progressive Christians complain about the expression, Hate the sin, love the sinner. Some of them have told us that we should instead say Hate MY sin, love the sinner. There is similar advice to be heeded here. If you think that you were a rotten, awful, greedy, unloving, uncaring, selfish, inconsiderate, judgemental, environmentally irresponsible ogre, then heap that blame on yourself. Repent of your own sins and mourn your old self. Do not try to make yourself feel better by projecting your failures onto those who think differently from you.
Obviously this sort of blinkered shallowness is a bad thing. Obviously it's deeply reactionary. Obviously it's little more than a mirror image of the very worst that it seeks to condemn, and obviously it brings very little, if any, light to discussions over why people should favour a politically progressive outlook over a conservative one. It's no more meaningful than a bullet-pointed list of proof texts for why you should believe the traditional view of hell, including such gems as "because the Bible says hell is real," or an argument that we should be libertarians because God condemned Israel when they wanted a king, warning them that the king would take their private property. And yet, I am very suspicious, based on Mr Corey's article along with the comments on it, that those who would wheel out this sort of thing – whether they style themselves as progressives or conservatives – are unlikely to see that they are taking part in this sort of partisan, fundamentalist game. Never do I feel more "in the middle" than when reading this sort of thing.
What can we do about it?
But wait, I'm being all reactionary in nature. True, how about something positive to say about this sad situation? Although I doubt that anyone would consider me a "progressive" (a fact I'm happy with), I certainly don't want to give the impression that I don't think that there is a sensible way to go about making a biblical case for a progressive outlook – although whether or not it can be made well will depend on the evidence. What we would have to avoid is simply trotting out biblical principles that those on both side accept, and imagining that this tacitly supports our way of enacting those principles. We would need to seek out examples of the biblical writers calling for people to put biblical principles into practice in the way that we think they should be putting them into practice, and preferably examples where the biblical writers emphasise that this is the right way of putting them into practice. Plus, if the Bible really does extol values that progressives cherish but conservatives do not (so, not something like "love people"), then we would include examples where the biblical writers do this.
So here goes, I am going to tell you what sort of a cumulative case you would have to make for the view that the Bible calls us to a progressive faith:
1. The Bible affirms communal responsibility for the well-being of everyone in the community, as far as this is possible.
This is like the wealth redistribution point that Mr Corey makes. But you'd have to be more careful with the examples. I've chosen "communal responsibility" rather than "wealth redistribution" because Mr Corey's examples really are not examples of centralised wealth redistribution, but they do draw attention to legislative measures for the poor (e.g. compulsory release of debt that takes longer than seven years to repay, legally requiring people to not take every last ounce of produce from their fields, but to leave some for the poor to take etc). We could also include the tithe, something I have commented on before and which is a form of centralised wealth redistribution to the poor (and to those who serve in the temple, but that's because they produced no tithe of their own, like the poor). Here I think there is a decent case to be made.
2. The Bible does not concern itself with human rights, but is more concerned in general with the greater good.
You might not like this one so much, but individual, enforceable rights, or the sanctity of the contract, or protected freedoms, these are conservative concepts (this is sometimes obscured by the fact that the political literature uses the term "political liberalism"). Collectivism is not a friend of such rights, for it is concerned the with the wellbeing of all, even if it means giving up some of these rights and freedoms. I am not here trying to make this argument or saying that there are good reasons to make it, but if you are going to claim that the biblical material, on the whole, should push us towards progressivism, this is the sort of case you need to make. I think there is going to be a deep conflict between this principle and the biblical concern for the powerless, for what it is worth.
3. The Bible discourages us from interfering with the choices of people who are vulnerable, even if we believe that those decisions are unjust, immoral and hurtful, because this hurts vulnerable people, and the Bible is concerned about the plight of the vulnerable.
To give the push towards a progressive view, it's not enough just to say that we should care about the vulnerable. Conservatives agree with that. Instead, a progressive outlook, in practice, tends to side with the vulnerable even in cases when it may be judged that they are doing what is wrong. For example, when an unwealthy single woman finds herself pregnant. The conservative take would be to focus on the contemptible conduct of men who get women pregnant without committing to them, calling them to change their ways, on the value and innocence of the new life that is the child (who is, after all, the most vulnerable party), and of our obligation to provide for the woman should she need it. The progressive take, while not necessarily denying these, would be to say that since abortion would release the vulnerable woman from a burden, it would be unloving to deny that option to her when her circumstances are so difficult. Similarly, a man who finds himself identifying with what he takes to be a female persona is thereby made more vulnerable to mistreatment, and while a conservative outlook would take the approach of affirming the way he was created and coming alongside him to support him, difficult though it might be, the progressive take would be that since he is vulnerable and feels that gender reassignment treatment ought to be available to him, it would be judgemental and oppressive (and hence unloving) to tell him that this option would not be appropriate. I am not here suggesting that conservatives always do get it right when it comes to the type of condemnation they dish out to such people (although I would also gently remind my progressive friends not to simply observe that some people hate others who are like this, and to assume that therefore they are good representatives of conservative Christianity).
For what it is worth, I think you will find it very hard to make this case – at least from the Bible.
4. The Bible calls us to think of the morality espoused in the Bible as a guide that we can collapse into the broader virtues that we find in it, rather than looking to the specific application of those virtues as a guide.
This is important. From a progressive standpoint, like it or not, there is moral teaching in the Bible that is just awful. What it has to say about marriage and sexuality, what it (apparently) says about criminal justice, what it says about men and women, what it says about false teaching, what it says about maintaining church discipline – nasty, nasty stuff for progressives. A thoroughgoing progressive therefore really needs to make the argument that the application of moral principles that we see in the Bible is dispensable, even though the moral principles that are being applied are not. I don't want to be heard as saying that there is no truth to this. Even conservative theologians like the Westminster divines acknowledged the distinction between the application of God's law that may change depending on the historical context, and the "general equity" of the law, reflecting the principles that are universally applicable. But this is an argument that the progressive would need to be able to make.
5. The Bible teaches, not only that our love for each other is important, but also that the content of what we believe is not very important, provided it is compatible with love.
Mr Corey pointed out, and rightly so (as can be affirmed by any conservative too) that the Bible expresses concern that we love each other, rather than dwelling on doctrine at the expense of love. This, however, does not clearly mark any point of difference between progressives and conservatives. Often it is little more than one of the ways in which progressives express a lack of love for conservative for being too doctrinally concerned, no less than it is an area where conservatives can indeed be too doctrinally concerned. As a movement, theological progressivism, in order to be anything distinct, must be seen as saying much more than this (i.e. that love matters), and it must paint a picture in which condemnation over doctrinal matters is a bad thing in itself. My own observation is that this actually is a hallmark of progressivism. In fact my observation is that not only that progressives tend to say that doctrine isn't important, but that there is a kind of delight that progressives take in denying historically orthodox doctrine at every opportunity. Have a look through the patheos "progressive" blogs and I am fairly sure you'll see what I mean. I suspect this may simply be a symptom of the fact that many who see themselves as progressive are really just anti-conservative.
But back to the picture where morality matters but doctrine does not. This is simply not a biblical picture. I'm on record explaining that the theological essentials are relatively few, but they do matter a lot, and for all the condemnation in early Christianity for a lack of love, there is some very strong rhetoric unloaded on those whose theology was out of line. We find warnings about "destructive heresies" that will being destruction upon those who hold them (1 Peter 2:1). We find warnings about people who cause division by deviating from apostolic doctrine (Romans 16:7). We find the admonition to not be blown about by diverse doctrines (Ephesians 4:14). Those who teach false doctrine are listed along with liars, the sexually immoral and those who enslave people (1 Timothy 1:10). There are other examples too. So I think it's going to be fairly hard to make real mileage here, which is why the argument that Mr Corey actually used just ended up being the claim that the Bible calls us to be loving – something so trivially obvious that it can hardly be called a distinctive of progressivism.
6. The Bible teaches that being flexible enough to have a faith that adapts and changes with the times to meet the needs of today's people is more virtuous than preserving the faith of those who came before.
This strikes me as fairly important. I know that there are some people who I would identify as progressives who dishonestly re-read history to find out that the early Christians were basically 21st century liberals in terms of their sexual mores, political affiliation and ethics in general. But the more honest readers simply say that Christianity needs to move on. And on. And on (one such blogger argues that Paul was really flexible and challenged the exclusion of Gentiles, so we should likewise move on from Paul, and challenge the exclusion of non-heterosexual lifestyles). I think this is going to be a really difficult task to undertake with integrity because this just isn't what I see in the Bible at all. But it's the kind of argument you'll have to make at some point, if you want to argue that reading the Bible should make us more progressive.
I'll end the list there, and reiterate that I do not think this argument can be made well, because the evidence really isn't there. I know that not all of my Christian friends who identify as progressives will endorse all six of these lines of argument (there are degrees of being progressive, just as there are degrees of being conservative), and no doubt some of you might want to add more. It is not always easy to tell exactly what the boundary markers are between conservative and progressive, creating the rather vague notion that progressives are just Christians who don't really take the beliefs of the historic Christian faith very seriously, or who see Christianity as a vehicle for their decidedly left-wing politics (and I am aware of much less charitable descriptions of the Christian right). The truth is that many of those who I know who might like the label "progressive" are conservative in most ways – but they also believe in welfare or publicly funded healthcare – hardly enough to make a person not a conservative, globally speaking! These arguments are merely illustrative of the types of arguments you'd need if you want to show that reading the Bible should make us, not simply nicer, kinder or more loving, but more progressive across the board (insofar as progressive Christianity really is different from traditional or conservative Christianity). I chose these things because these are the kinds of things that progressives and conservatives actually disagree over. They aren't just descriptions of virtues that all Christians believe in, rather gratuitously stated to be the property of one side rather than the other.
I swear, the state of blogs to the left and the right are making me feel like more of a centrist every day!
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Well said Glenn.
In regards to gender reassignment surgery, I read somewhere that there is a medical/psychological issue where some people are convinced that some part of themselves, usually a limb, is not part of themselves and they want it amputated. Such people (I assume) receive counseling in order to at least live with the body part they think is not part of themselves.
However when the issue of gender reassignment comes up, and someone appears convinced that they were born the wrong gender, instead of counseling them in order to help them live with that situation, the medical fraternity spends a lot of money chopping bits off to make them neither Marty nor Mary.
Their logic escapes me.
I actually think #6 does have some relevancy in shaping Christian political thought, as I know a Christian who argues that tax evaders are heroes on the basis of the belief that governments do not have the right to charge taxes and have no legitimacy. I do not know how he reconciles this with his faith.
I agree with you as well that the Revelation prooftexting for environmentalism is totally anachronistic. It is difficult to imagine what John might have seen in the visions that would have represented pollution and that would have made a simple connection for destroying the earth.
Yes, true – Paying taxes is biblical. But I'm pretty sure that conservatives in general agree, so this doesn't tell against a conservative vision of the role of the state.
Right, I meant to say that it mainly militates against an extreme form of libertarianism, and is irrelevant to the liberal/conservative divide.
reed says:
Paying taxes demanded is biblical but that is different from demanding taxes.
BTW: Good post Glenn and good timing – I've got progressive in-laws staying with me at the moment.
Compassion is as abused as love. In the name of compassion political ends are justified to the masses, and in the name of love selfish motivations are imposed on the individual.
I think this represents the black and white state of politics that had risen, at least in the states, due to what can be referred to as info-tainment.
Instead of the arguments being nuanced, cable pundits make it into a WWE style wrestling match. For an excellent example, look no further than Bill O'reilly and Keith Olberman. They just scream back and forth labeling anyone that doesn't agree with them 100% as "pinheads" or "the worst person in the world", respectively. It is sickening. And people buy into it…which is even more sickening.
I consider myself to be more of a liberal person and, like the person that wrote the original article, I think that this is because of my interpretation of the Bible. That being said, I do not agree that abortion is moral / ethical. Does that make me not a liberal? Am I now a conservative because I don't pass all of the litmus tests? But wait… I also don't think that following the collective works of Ayn Rand is particularly Christian. What about now? According to a lot of Tea Party people, I may as well be Karl Marx.
I think that forcing people into boxes labeled progressive or conservative is what causes the problem. And the problem is being exacerbated by media outlets to generate revenue.
Frank Armstrong says:
Stimulating article and comments. I consider myself rather conservative in most of my views, not progressive at all, really. In fact I used to listen to conservative talk radio a lot during my twenties, but now in my forties I have a difficult time with those who, for example, conflate the Good News with the American Dream. Imagine when I tell my conservative Christian friends that I'm not sure that I agree with fighting the American Revolutionary War on "Christian" grounds! 🙂
Lately I have something of a Stealers Wheel perspective: "Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right…."
Excellent piece. I too read those '10 reasons' and could not help but despair. The smugness, arrogance and hypocrisy of 'progressives' like this are wholly unattractive.
On the tax issue…If the state advocated a non 'progressive' tax policy of 75% for everyone, including those on minimum wage presumably they would consider it unchristian. So there's still a debate to be had about what constitutes a fair tax and what constitutes an acceptable level of state spending. It is not Christian to just pay tax no matter what.
On the environment…I know loads of conservatives who campaign against excessive building in the countryside and care for the environment. But most of them despair at the guilt tripping, apocalyptic prophecies uttered by others to advocate the erection of more ugly wind farms.
But the one that irks me most of all. God doesn't care about doctrine. It irks me because in my experience that is usually an excuse to never talk about matters pertaining to the trinity, incarnation, atonement, resurrection etc… or worse still to reject it all as an irrelevant hindrance. How often have I heard a 'progressive' Christian say that its all too hard for modern, post enlightenment people to believe that Jesus is actually alive and that His resurrection is the first-fruits of the resurrection of the dead, and that, instead, we should recognise the resurrection as a metaphor meant to inspire us to be nice to one another. And if you insist that the resurrection is actually what Christians have claimed it to be than you're like some sort of legalistic Pharisee who is too obsessed with the letter of the law and not enough about loving your neighbour!
Matthew Flannagan says:
Just for the record my understanding that the tax rate in the roman empire was around 1-3% on property and wealth
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Mack Hollins Odds: Week 13 Mack Hollins Prop Bets and Picks vs. the Chargers – December 4, 2022
Player prop bets are available for Mack Hollins in Sunday's NFL action at 4:25 PM ET live on CBS. Hollins and the Las Vegas Raiders (4-7) square off against the Los Angeles Chargers (6-5) at Allegiant Stadium in Week 13.
Mack Hollins Player Props vs. Los Angeles
Mack Hollins Prop Bet Stats: Receiving Yards, Touchdowns
Hollins' stat line this season reveals 40 catches for 531 yards and three scores. He puts up 48.3 yards receiving per game, and has been targeted 64 times.
Hollins has reeled in 12 passes for 133 yards and one touchdown during his last three games. He was targeted 20 times, averaging 44.3 yards per game.
Hollins' 48.3 receiving yards per game are 2.8 more than his over/under for Sunday's matchup.
Hollins has put up over 45.5 receiving yards in five of 11 games this season.
Hollins has put up 11.0 more receiving yards per game (48.3) than his average prop total (37.3).
Hollins has hit the over on his prop for receiving yards in six of 10 games this season.
Hollins has three games with a touchdown catch this year, out of 11 played, but only a single TD each time.

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using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Web.UI.MobileControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
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i'm sharing: a photo from a visit to the Getty Villa, which appealed to my fascination with the frequent juxtaposition of reality and illusion which exists at the center of art.
this was inspired by: the many examples at the Villa of beautifully executed trompe l'oeil (a.k.a. the art of illusion).
to me, inspiration is: my raison d'etre.


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"Ever After: A Cinderella Story" Removed From Disney+ (US)
At the beginning of every new month, Disney+ is forced to take some selected titles off the streaming service due to contracts that were made before the Walt Disney Company purchased 20th Century Fox. Today, the 20th Century Studios film, "Ever After: A Cinderella Story", was removed from Disney+ in the United States and is […]
Lionsgate Considering Selling Starz
During Lionsgate quarterly investors call, it was revealed that its board of directors has given the greenlight to its management team to explore spinning off or selling its Starz streaming service. Lionsgate purchased Starz in 2016 for $4.4 billion, but has struggled to find enough subscribers. Especially with most of the studios now having their […]
Possible Dates Revealed On When The Remaining Disney Films Are Leaving Starz
One of the most annoying aspects to Disney+ in the United States is that some movies haven't been added to the streaming service due to pre-existing contracts. Even more annoying is when a film was added to Disney+, only for it to be later removed, again down to pre-existing contracts. Before Disney+ launched in the […]
Disney+ To Feature A Single Starz Advert Upon Sign Up
In order for Disney to obtain its streaming rights for a number of movies including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, from Starz for Disney+, an single advert for Starz will be shown to new Disney+ subscribers after they've signed up according to the Verge. A display ad will appear on the login page for Disney+ […]


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Love at First Sting, ett heavy metal-album av musikgruppen Scorpions släppt 1984. Albumet innehöll två av gruppens största hits från 1980-talet, den tunga "Rock You Like a Hurricane" och powerballaden "Still Loving You". Den 23 juni 1984 nådde albumet som bäst sjätteplatsen på den amerikanska Billboard-listan.

Låtar på albumet
 Bad Boys Running Wild (Meine/Rarebell/Schenker) 3:54
 Rock You Like a Hurricane (Meine/Rarebell/Schenker) 4:11
 I'm Leaving You (Meine/Schenker) 4:16
 Coming Home (Meine/Schenker) 4:58
 The Same Thrill (Meine/Schenker) 3:30
 Big City Nights (Meine/Schenker) 4:08
 As Soon as the Good Times Roll (Meine/Schenker) 5:01
 Crossfire (Meine/Schenker) 4:31
 Still Loving You (Meine/Schenker) 6:26

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Bryan Caccavale is vice president of Supply Chain Management for Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. Named to this position in 2018, he is responsible for sourcing and procurement of all shipbuilding contracts throughout the design, construction, overhaul and repair of naval vessels.
Caccavale began his shipbuilding career in 2002 as a financial analyst and since then has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility including director of business management for all Navy programs, director of business management for aircraft carrier programs, director of business management for submarine programs, and manager of financial planning and reporting. As a business manager, Caccavale was a leader on the negotiation teams for multi-billion dollar shipbuilding contracts across all of the company's product lines. Prior to his current appointment, he served as director of Strategic Sourcing where responsible for the company's strategic approach to driving cost reduction through the supply chain and developing strategic partnerships to drive long term value for the company.
A native of Hampton Roads, Caccavale earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Virginia and his master's in business administration from The College of William and Mary.


I'm an old dinosaur, and I'll admit to that. Case in point, I wrote this piece on a legal pad, sitting in the parking garage at 10:30 at night before shift. "Social Media" is still foreign to me, but I'm trying.
I needed to say all that to bring you to understand all of this.
My daughter, Alexis, turned 16 about a month ago. Her Mother and I have been divorced for a while now and, while not always agreeing on everything, we've always tried to put Alexis' best interests first.
I know I'm her Father and the rules say that I have to Love her regardless. In Alexis' room is a drawing we got, at the Purple Cat in Rhode Island, by Brian Andreas that says, "There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said to my daughter. Though some days I'm louder about other stuff so it's easy to miss that".
Maybe it's time everyone knows how proud I really am.
She thrived in her Freshman year but most importantly–no pun intended–she had a ball on the bowling team!! At that point she was bowling at least 9 games, plus high school practice and matches, a week. 160 or 170 scores for games were not unusual.
Now in her Sophmore year, with a 180+ average and bowling games over 200, she seems to have found her groove. As a 16 year-old High School sophmore she, and 4 or 5 other girls, have won the right to represent MacArthur High School (which has almost 3,000 students) in the Texas State Bowling Competition in Fort Worth, Texas this weekend!!
I know where I was 'at' at 16, so I can understand how hard she's worked and what she's given up to get here.


City Councilman Jesse Kurtz says he does not oppose the rise of internet-based vacation rentals such as AirBnB or VRBO in a resort town that has long depended on tourist revenue.
He just wants the city to be ready for what's coming. The services are growing rapidly, and could be in line to disrupt the accommodations industry the way ride sharing platforms like Uber and Lyft have reshaped how people get around.
In other shore towns, such as nearby Ocean City, most of the issues raised in the community have focused on the impact of alternative bookings on hotels, motels and traditional weekly rentals. Some bed and breakfast inns have reported a drop in bookings, possibly linked to the rise of internet-based booking sites, and many suggest owners are skipping steps such as obtaining mercantile licenses and getting the annual safety inspections that go along with them.
But in Atlantic City, the top concern seems to be the impact on neighbors from short-term rentals, more like the efforts of many towns at the Jersey Shore to rein in so called "animal house" rentals, where neighbors complained about underage drinking, loud music and worse. The situation that brought the most complaints are when a group of people rent a house for a day or two for a special occasion. Neighbors say where there should be 10 people staying, there are 30.
Kurtz, in his first term representing Atlantic City's 6th Ward, seems to have hit a nerve with the issue. He's held public meetings and given interviews on the impact of a new kind of rental, and sought guidance on what if anything the city should do about it.
"I don't like the idea of elected public officials acting like we have all the answers to every question," he said. He wants to consult the residents.
On July 5, he led a public meeting at City Hall, where more than 70 residents turned out with tales of wild all-night parties, lost sleep and public urination by drunken visitors. Officially a meeting of City Council's licensing, inspections, health and technology committee, it also included Councilman Kaleem Shabazz and members of the city administration.
Several speakers said the houses are being rented for a night or two for bachelor parties and other events, leading to loud and raucous behavior. One after another, the neighbors spoke of sleepless nights and blow-out parties every weekend, disrupting otherwise quiet residential blocks.
The term Vacation Rental By Owner, or VRBO, on the internet goes back to the 1990s, according to a piece in futurestay.com. The same article indicated the vacation rental industry is worth more than $85 billion worldwide, and the site HomeAway.com, which is connected to VRBO.com, offers more than 2.8 million rooms, more than the four biggest hotel chains in the world.
"At the meeting, most had concerns, but a majority saw that this is here to stay," Kurtz said. On-line rentals are convenient and could open new markets for Atlantic City. But issues remain.
Kurtz represents the south end of Atlantic City, near the border with Ventnor, where there are a number of year-round neighborhoods. In a recent interview, he said the biggest impact of the trend seems to be a section of his ward known as Lower Chelsea and at the other end of the city, in the Inlet section in the north end.
At the July 5 meeting, members of the city administration said the city has a long-standing rule allowing for summer rentals, and that there are no minimum stay restrictions on the books. In other words, there is no rule against renting a house for the weekend, even if the neighbors are against it. It's not all bad news, according to Kurtz. Some investors are buying houses in Atlantic City with the aim of turning them into short-term rental properties, which is helping increase property values. And they bring business to the city that is not directly related to gaming, which has been a priority in the face of closed casinos.
Those speaking at the meeting, and neighbors interviewed for this piece, said it didn't matter to them whether the renters booked online of through a Realtor, what they cared about was the behavior in the neighborhood.
"I'll bet you 80-plus percent are really decent people that you'd welcome back in a heartbeat," said Jerry Kehner. He and his wife, Mari, own their home in the Lower Chelsea neighborhood, and have been pushing for better control over short term rentals.
Aside from the horror stories, he said the residential neighborhoods just can't accommodate the additional people, not to mention the influx of cars in neighborhoods where parking is already tough.
tlantic City is a party town. It has been for generations, long before the first Casino opened in 1978. Think Boardwalk Empire during Prohibition, continuing for decades at nightclubs like the 500 Club, Club Harlem or a half-dozen more.
Kurtz made clear he doesn't want to change that reputation, just maybe keep the parties out of the residential neighborhoods. Someone renting with their family for a week, or a young person who likes to cook and wants to stay somewhere with a kitchen rather than a hotel room, are a good fit for a neighborhood, he said. Those are not drawing the complaints.
One step could be better enforcement of existing rules, from inspection requirements to noise rules, Kurtz said. He also wants to look at other answers, he said, including creating specific fees for short-term rentals to bring them closer to what's paid for a hotel room. In New Jersey, a hotel or motel guest pays an additional 5 percent occupancy tax on rooms, over and above the sales tax. That brings the total tax on hotel rooms to close to 12 percent.
This summer, the New Jersey Legislature approved a bill imposing sales and use tax on short-term rentals, one aimed at companies like VRBO. The bill specifically mentioned the Atlantic City luxury tax and the city's promotional fee, as well as Cape May County's tourism tax, fees and charges paid on hotel rooms but not overnight residential stays. None of the seven sponsors and co-sponsors of the bill were from Atlantic or Cape May counties, and all are Democrats.
But on Friday, July 21, Republican Gov. Chris Christie vetoed the bill, stating that it would "do real harm" to the state's economy.
According to Kurtz, some owners do not know the rules, or don't realize that they are supposed to get an inspection and a mercantile license just like those renting through a Realtor.
"There is a challenge in enforcing the rules. City government has to be smarter in enforcement, and the public should be more diligent," he said.
One of the speakers at the July 5 meeting said she was reluctant to call the police for a noise complaint, fearing it could take officers away from more serious crime. The uniform crime statistics put together by the New Jersey State Police for 2015 – the most recent data available – showed 3,622 crimes in Atlantic City for the year, including 628 violent crimes. That included seven murders.The city faces other problems as well, including a state takeover of the city's finances that started last year.
But Kurtz rejects the idea that the city has more important things to worry about than internet rental services.
With a population of a little over 30,000, Atlantic City welcomes about 3 million visitors a year, he said. It's in a unique position as a shore town with big city issues. He believes by working with the property owners, the neighbors and the city, this new kind of rental system could be a boost for Atlantic City.
Kurtz said he has reached out to some of the short-term rental sites to work on improving enforcement and hopefully ease some of the issues for neighbors. No one from Airbnb.com or VRBO, two of the largest internet vacation rental sites, responded to a request for comment for this story. One owner contacted for comment said he would speak about the issue, but did not return the call, and was not available on subsequent attempts to reach him.
Miss America may have to find a new home after no progress has been made to secure a deal with New Jersey officials.
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OHSAA: Proceed as if sports will resume in the fall
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COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association updated member schools this week about the return of fall sports in 2020.
"The OHSAA Office is proceeding as if fall sports will occur, meaning practices will begin on August 1 and we will conduct our usual series of tournaments in 10 fall sports.
"As you all have seen during this pandemic, those plans can be modified or cancelled quickly. In working with the Governor's Office, we are currently in the process of preparing a guidance document on the restart of interscholastic athletics. That document is in the editorial stages, so we will be sending that to you once it is approved. Further, we are planning to share a student-athlete acknowledgement/pledge document that we hope you will consider using. This educational tool will provide student-athletes with information on their responsibilities in participating during the pandemic.
"The Ohio Department of Health issued a Director's Order providing guidance through July 15, 2020, for contact sport competitions. Competitive games and tournaments are now permitted for contact sports. During this period, practices and open gyms with another team or club and inter-club/team play are also permitted so long as all teams involved agree to comply with the requirements set forth in the Director's Order. Lt. Governor Husted emphasized that this order is extended for a short, trial basis and that the responsibility is with all of us to continue exercising safe practices to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Here is a link to additional, short-term guidelines to help sports team continue their efforts to return to play: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/responsible/Games-Leagues-Conferences-Tournaments-Contact-Sports.pdf
Here is a link to the Director's Order:https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/Second-Amended-Order-Guidance-Contact-Sport.pdf
UPDATE ON VOLLEYBALL — While information was previously communicated to head coaches, we apologize for the confusion regarding the update not being sent to all administrators. During a recent court proceeding, it was asked if volleyball was considered a contact or non-contact sport. It was announced that the Governor's Office viewed it as a non-contact sport, something which was previously a gray area. We will continue to communicate with each of you should we receive any updates, but here is the information that was shared regarding volleyball:
"We received a statement from an attorney that represents the Governor's office that volleyball has now been declared a non-contact sport, effective immediately. OHSAA volleyball administrator Emily Gates has been in touch to request guidance be listed specific to volleyball, but in the meantime, please use the Responsible RestartOhio guidelines found on the Ohio Coronavirus web page for General Non-Contact Sports and Contact Sport Practices and Non-Contact Sport Competitions, which can be found at the following links:General Non-Contact Sports Guidelines:
"This puts volleyball into the category of a non-contact sport (joining baseball, golf, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and track & field) and competition is now permitted in volleyball. Scrimmages, contests and competitions may occur with other teams.
UPDATE ON CROSS COUNTRY — As you have probably noticed, no information regarding cross country has been provided by the Governor's Office as to what category cross country falls. As we continue our communications with the Governor's Office, we will share any cross country updates with you.
WAIVERS FOR FALL CAMPS — Due to the changes in the NCAA recruiting periods, the OHSAA staff is working on a proposal that would allow a student-athlete a one-time waiver for the fall of 2020 to attend an 'Identification Camp' AFTER the student-athlete has participated in a scholastic scrimmage/preview/ game.
This waiver only applies to individual workouts/camps, not team (club) showcases. All events must take place prior to the start of the 2020 Fall Tournament play. Upon returning from the ID Camp, the student-athlete must follow school policy to return to scholastic team play. Once this waiver has become finalized, we will provide additional information to the membership.#IWantASeason
CAMPAIGN — The OHSAA, in conjunction with the Governor's Office, has announced a social media awareness campaign to engage student-athletes and younger Ohioans in efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Everyone who looks forward to return to play can join in the campaign by sharing a video or photo that emphasizes how they plan to wear a mask, practice social distancing and wash their hands more regularly in order to slow the spread and keep the path open for sports to return in 2020. Those participating in the campaign should use the hashtag #IWantASeason.
AND FINALLY — As mentioned previously, the OHSAA Office has no jurisdiction over team play this summer. The decisions to participate in a team camp and/or compete against other teams are made by local school districts. There are no OHSAA penalties. All questions should be directed to school administrators or your local health department who have provided you with guidance throughout this time.
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BAYOU BLUE � A toddler who almost drowned here in a kiddie pool Sunday afternoon is healthy again, thanks to quick thinking and CPR from his great-uncle, his family said Monday.
David Badeaux, almost two, had stopped breathing when his family found him in their backyard, above-ground pool. His great uncle, Michael Ardoin, a welder with Gator Machine Works, quickly administered CPR.
Acadian Ambulance took the boy to Terrebonne General Medical Center, where he was Sunday night transferred to Children�s Hospital in New Orleans. Doctors performed a battery of tests, but found nothing wrong. The family spent most of the night there, only returning to Houma this morning.
Badeaux was the picture of health Monday afternoon, an energetic little boy with big brown eyes who giggled and played with his family in their home.
"I think God was with us, over everybody,� said Agnes Ardoin, 33, his great-aunt.
The family said they'd be more careful about pool and water safety in the future.
To see the full story, see Tuesday's editions of The Courier and www.houmatoday.com.


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Imagine Dragons Use Their BBMAs Top Rock Artist Speech to Address the Harms of Conversion Therapy
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Though some fans were mad that Imagine Dragons beat out the legendary Queen to take home the Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist, no one could be mad at how the band decided to use their time on stage. Instead of giving a conventional acceptance speech thanking their team, fans, etc., the Las Vegas natives decided to use their platform to address the harms of conversion therapy.
"I just want to take this moment to say there are still 34 states that have no laws banning conversion therapy. Thirty-four," singer and outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ community Dan Reynolds began his speech. "And on top of that, 58% of our LGBTQ population live in those states. This can change, but it's going to take all of us talking to our state legislation pushing forward laws to protect our LGBTQ youth."
"Lastly, I just want to say we have seen with conversion therapy that our LGBTQ youth have double the rate of depression, triple the rate of suicide after conversion therapy," he continued. "It's not working; it needs to change."
Reynolds spearheaded the LoveLoud Foundation, which champions LGBTQ youth and puts on an annual festival to help raise money for at-risk youth.
Imagine Dragons are up for five more BBMAs. Keep track of the winners here, and check out some of our favorite reactions to Reynolds' speech below.
2019 Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet
Source: Imagine Dragons Use Their BBMAs Top Rock Artist Speech to Address the Harms of Conversion Therapy
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Home > PLANES, TRAINS & CARS > Virgin Australia to fly Newcastle to Auckland direct
Virgin Australia to fly Newcastle to Auckland direct
Kate Webster July 19, 2018 July 21, 2018 PLANES, TRAINS & CARS, Travel News
Virgin Australia announced that for the first time in 16 years, travellers will be able to fly directly between Newcastle and Auckland, opening up a range of travel and tourism opportunities.
The new flights will make Virgin Australia the first airline to provide an international service from the upgraded Newcastle Airport terminal.
Virgin Australia will operate three return services per week during the peak holiday period from 22 November 2018 to 17 February 2019, creating a gateway to the rest of New Zealand as well as the Greater Hunter Region.
Mr McCormack said Newcastle Airport is a major gateway into New South Wales and now plays an important role in global connectivity by facilitating travel and tourism opportunities between Australia and New Zealand.
"Importantly, these flights will help drive regional tourism growth and dispersal of visitors to Australia's most popular tourism destinations," Mr McCormack said.
"New Zealand and Australia remain strong reciprocal tourism markets, with some 2.845 million travellers* moving between the two destinations each year.
"Virgin Australia will be providing 13,000 additional seats across the busy holiday season," Mr McCormack added.
Virgin Australia General Manager, Network, Revenue and Alliances, Russell Shaw, said, "Virgin Australia is proud to provide the regional New South Wales community with increased travel choices and convenience, and a much more seamless international travel experience.
"With this direct flight, local residents will arrive in Auckland within three hours, ensuring they have more time to enjoy the breath-taking sights and incredible experiences New Zealand is famous for.
"The Greater Hunter Region will also benefit from increased tourism opportunities, with New Zealanders now able to travel direct to Newcastle and explore the region and all it has to offer including wineries, restaurants and the pristine beaches," Mr Shaw said.
About Kate Webster
Kate Webster is the founder and owner of Captured Travel Media. She is a world traveller, ocean lover and conservation warrior who is determined to make every moment count for not only herself, but the world around her. An editor and travel journalist, Kate travels the globe in search of vivid imagery and compelling stories that capture the essence of the people and places she visits. She is a passionate conservation advocate, sustainable traveller and always travels with reason and cause.
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A handy guide to 4567 million years of Earth history and Lochaber's geology.
In this pamphlet, Lochaber's geology is placed in context alongside Earth's history and major ancient global events. It is based in a wall-height Timeline exhibit housed in the Lochaber Geopark Visitor Centre in Fort William.
Publisher: Lochaber Geopark (September 2017) with support from the Drifting Apart project and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.


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This case study examines the enterprise Identity Management implementation undertaken at the Queensland Department of Education and Training in partnership with UNIFY Solutions. The study provides an insight into the formation of the program from strategy development to building the compelling business case necessary to gain Executive Board approval with insights from both a business and IT perspective.
Queensland Department of Education: Strategy
Queensland Department of Education delivers world-class education services for Queenslanders at every stage of their personal and professional development.
UNIFY Solutions has played a fundamental role in enabling the Department's vision for connecting staff and students to the digital world.
Michael O'Leary
Chief Information
Queensland Department of Education and Training
Strategic planning is not forecasting. Strategy is analytical thinking and commitment of resources to action.
Develop decision support tools to guide solution evaluation and selection.
The resulting Comparison Matrix mapped mandatory application requirements for IDM to platform capability based upon Provisioning, Access Management and Lifecycle Management. It was not intended to be a feature by feature comparison of the platforms but was designed to identify the key strategic applications and whether the examined IDM platforms could meet the identified mandatory functionality requirements.
Comparison Matrix
An outcome of this process showed that no single vendor could meet all the business and technical requirements of the future Target Architecture resulting in the adoption of a 'best fit' hybrid solution comprising of Microsoft's ILM and IBM Tivoli Access Manager.
The resulting matrix was an important decision support tool incorporated in the business case and used to brief sponsoring Executives on the preferred approach and solutions.
The introduction of effective, streamlined security and authentication processes in order to provide secure, simplified access to information and services as envisaged by the Smart Classrooms strategy in 2005 has been realised.
As a result of the long term, productive partnership between UNIFY Solutions and the Department of Education and Training - teachers, students and staff now have 24 x 7 online access to the information and applications needed to support teaching and learning in the 21st Century The future challenge and opportunity for the Department is to evolve the IDM platform to meet the increasing demand for access to digital services anywhere, anytime, on any device.
Having a trusted strategic partner providing independent advice, certified IDM specialists and trainers, ensures the Department is in a strong position to meet these challenges and opportunities UNIFY Solutions were appointed in 2006 and continue to be the primary Identity Management Strategic Partner following the release of a tender and establishment of a panel of Identity Management Specialists.
Conduct detailed analysis of the 'as-is' enterprise platform and design the future target architecture to meet the strategic intent of the organisation.
A key step in the lead up to the business case is the development of a Target Architecture - a high level design for the future state of IDM within the organisation. This IDM Target Architecture should articulate the future business and technical requirements over the next three to five years.
The IDM Target Architecture is critical to building an understanding of IDM across stakeholders and enables the organisation to perform a gap analysis between the 'as-is' and 'to-be' future state which will form the basis of a comprehensive and logically structured implementation roadmap.
The approach taken to develop an IDM target architecture by the Department in partnership with UNIFY Solutions included:
Target Architecture Steps
Identifying business and technical requirements;
Reviewing applications and infrastructure resulting in a Directory Inventory;
Defining the future Identity Management conceptual architecture
Performing a gap analysis between the Directory Inventory and the IDM Target;
Developing a roadmap including budget estimates;
Detailed market scan and technical reviews
A key step undertaken by UNIFY Solutions and QDET in developing options to achieve the IDM Target Architecture was the conduct of a series of structured technical interviews and solution reviews with the leading IDM vendors and Solution Integrators. The output from the technical interviews was used to create a functional fit against the business and technical requirements. Having access to UNIFY's technical IDM specialists with a deep understanding of each of the vendor products strengths and weaknesses was invaluable in determining the functional fit.
Create a compelling narrative based on improving the user experience as it relates to achieving the organisation's goals
Identity Registration
The system would provide user registration, streamlined security and authentication processes, access rights and restrictions, account profiles, passwords, and other attributes required to support a 'single student record' and provide students, teachers, staff and eventually parents with a secure, simplified access to information and services appropriate to their role.
This enabled the IDM Program to be initiated as part of the wider departmental digital strategy with a clear, causal link between IDM and the delivery of the core business of the Department. Without this strong and compelling connection the IDM Program and sub- projects risked delays, budget reduction and scale back especially as the implementation was scheduled across multiple years and budget cycles and eventually changes of government. All programs and initiatives at the scale, complexity and risk of an enterprise IDM program will eventually come before the organisation's executive board of management for sign-off, initiation and review. Executive boards and budget committees are under constant pressure to reduce back office costs, improve efficiencies and focus resources on core business delivery and front line services or products. Any expenditure in areas not considered core and critical to the success of the organisation are inevitably targeted for reduction.
Define Identity Management in the context of the organisation.
In the context of the Department at the time the Smart Classrooms strategy was being developed there were over 2600 directories and 1300 authoritative sources as a result of multiple, local split networks at every location and separate instances of the student management system for each school. Teachers were reporting that new user accounts took weeks to create with separate identities required to access each of the major learning and administration systems.
As Is IDM Architecture
In response to this complex, distributed, unmanaged environment, a future state IDM system was defined as an integrated system of business processes, policies and technologies that would enable teachers, students and staff access to departmental applications and resources — while protecting confidential student, staff personal and business information from unauthorised access.
Link the Identity Management implementation to the wider digital strategy with a clear line of sight to organisational goals.
Identity Management (IDM) implementations in any organisation is a technically complex, high risk activity let alone an education jurisdiction with over 600,000 student and staff identities located in over 1500 locations spanning a 2300 km footprint across Queensland. Implementations are resource intensive, spawning multiple projects usually executed over successive years that directly impact the core frontline and business systems of the organisation. In 2005 the Department launched the Smart Classrooms Strategy – a digital blueprint for the future of teaching and learning over the coming decade and beyond. The core of the vision was the personalisation of teaching and learning in order to lift student outcomes. The strategy was predicated on providing teachers, students and staff with increased access to online information, services and tools to personalise the learning for every student leading to improved student outcomes.
There are no technology projects, they are all business projects.
Dr Richard Eden
Associate Director-General and CIO / architect of the Smart Classrooms
Queensland Department of Education: Deployment
This case study examines the enterprise Identity Management implementation undertaken at the Queensland Department of Education and Training in partnership with UNIFY Solutions.
Queensland Department of Education: Transition to Cloud Services
This case study examines the transition of the in-place enterprise Identity Management system to a next generation solution supporting cloud based applications and managed services undertaken by the Queensland Department of Education and Training in partnership with UNIFY Solutions.
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CBIA BizCast: Building a Vibrant Main Street
Main streets drive the economies of towns and cities across the country.
But as Connecticut Main Street Center executive director Michelle McCabe says, "having a vibrant Main Street is no easy feat."
The Connecticut Main Street Center has been active in the state since 1995. The organization, made up of members, works to revitalize downtowns through various means.
"I think it's incumbent upon us to make sure that we leverage all that we have, because we really do have it all here," McCabe said on CBIA's BizCast.
"If some downtowns are just needing that extra push, that is really all they need because the bone structure is already there."
As a Connecticut native, McCabe is committed to helping downtowns recognize their potential.
She joined the organization after nearly two decades working for various nonprofits, including museums, agricultural, and small business organizations.
"All of these issues really intersect on Main Street," she said. "You have arts and culture, transit, housing, workforce, and great businesses."
McCabe said every community has something special to offer. Part of making a Main Street successful is highlighting those offerings.
From Torrington's Warner Theater to Bridgeport's historic walking tours and Manchester's arts focus, communities have brought life to their main streets with these attractions.
Middletown, she said, is another example of a place where leaders are working hard to revitalize by redeveloping the riverfront.
Mixed with Middletown's wide selection of eateries and shops, there is a recipe for success brewing.
"You can probably eat around the world and back again at all the variety of restaurants that are there," McCabe said.
Downtowns are a curated experience that often requires a nice mix of things to thrive.
McCabe said main streets are a curated experience that often requires a nice mix of things to thrive.
CMSC helps cities and towns invest in their people, and ensure there is sustainable foot traffic to keep the small businesses that call Main Street home alive.
"Main Street itself is an ecosystem. It's a place where so any different people, interests, and activities not only come together, but have to work together," McCabe said.
"It's not just your business in your store. You are part of the fabric of a lot of businesses and entities. If they are all working together, that is what makes success."
CMSC offers a number of resources to support communities and small businesses, including technical support, best practices, and funding opportunities.
Recently, McCabe said they partnered with state officials to encourage members to help businesses take advantage of the Small Business Boost Fund.
The organization also hosts webinars for downtown leaders as well as small businesses.
"We know how important it is to work together, to convene all stakeholders, because that is what Main Street is all about."
CMSC's Michelle McCabe
This year the McCabe said they are focusing on helping put entrepreneurs into vacant properties to revitalize Main Street corridors.
She said a lot of entrepreneurs who emerged during the pandemic are ready to move into brick-and-mortar spaces and have the potential to bring in new foot traffic.
Contributions to the success will come from community buy-in and support.
"As Connecticut Main Street Center, we know how important it is to work together, to convene all stakeholders, because that is what Main Street is all about," she said.
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Foxes fans set to turn the ice blue
December 17th, 2018 News
Leicester's Christmas ice rink will be welcoming Leicester City fans of all ages on Thursday 20th December, with three special football-themed skating sessions.
The city council has teamed up with BBC Radio Leicester and Leicester City Football Club to turn the ice blue for the night, with competitions, special guests and some smooth moves on the ice from Filbert Fox.
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From 6pm, BBC Radio Leicester's Ian Stringer will host his weekly football programme, the Leicester City Boot Room, live from the ice rink.
Joining Ian for the show will be club ambassador Alan 'Birch' Birchenall, while City legends Steve Walsh and Gerry Taggart are also expected to pop in to the ice rink for a chat.
At the 7pm and 8pm sessions on Thursday, a special playlist of football anthems will bring the beautiful game to the ice rink, with prizes for the best skaters and for those wearing the best Leicester City-themed outfits.
A pair of size 12 skates is ready for Filbert Fox to pop his paws into, so he can join skaters on the ice and show off the moves he perfected last year.
City council festivals and events manager Maggie Shutt said: "This could be a great night out for the Foxes fan in your life.
"Wear your blue hat, scarf and gloves and show your support for Leicester City, while having lots of fun on the ice."
Leicester City's outreach team will bring football fun to Jubilee Square, so fans can have a kickabout before, or after, their session on the ice.
Leicester City ambassador Alan Birchenall said: "We're all about bringing the LCFC Family together this Christmas so it's great we'll have a chance to do that in the heart of the city. It'll be great to meet some of our fans to wish them a happy Christmas and show once again the fantastic community spirit around our football club."
The ticket office for the ice rink is conveniently located inside BBC Radio Leicester on Jubilee Square.
Kamlesh Purohit, deputy editor at BBC Radio Leicester, said: "Radio Leicester was proud to have turned the city blue with our #BackingtheBlues campaign during the Foxes' Premier League title winning season. So 'turning the ice blue' on our Boot Room programme alongside the city council and LCFC feels like a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas this year with the people of Leicester."
Other themed nights are planned for the ice rink, including Christmas Jumper Discos on Friday 21 and Sunday 23 December, and a very special Bollywood night – organised by Radio Leicester – on Thursday 3 January.
Tickets can be bought at www.christmasinleicester.co.uk, from the Visit Leicester centre on Gallowtree Gate, or from the Jubilee Square ice rink ticket office at BBC Leicester.
Around 200 tickets are available for each session at the ice rink.
Tickets for adult skaters are £9 at off-peak times and £10 at peak-time sessions, with children's tickets costing £7.50 at off-peak times or £8.50 at peak times.
Discounts are available for groups of four or more people, so a family of four can skate for £30 (off-peak) or £34 at peak times.
Sessions start on the hour, with each session giving skaters 45 minutes on the ice.
Skating aids for young children – in the shape of penguins and seals – can be booked in advance online, or hired on the day at the ice rink, subject to availability.
The Jubilee Square ice rink is open every day until Sunday 6 January 2019 (closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day).
Detail of all events taking place in Leicester this Christmas are available at www.christmasinleicester.co.uk
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A Cassegrain dual-reflector antenna which employs a flat reflectarray subreflector was analysed in a recent paper . It was shown that the antenna beam can be scanned by introducing an appropriate progressive phase distribution across the reflectarray surface. This configuration is very attractive for steerable beam applications, because it combines the high gain and broad bandwidth properties of the parabolic main reflector with the simplicity of manufacturing a small electronically reconfigurable microstrip reflectarray antenna. The subreflector could be constructed on a thin liquid crystal (LC) substrate, and control of the phase distribution across the aperture would be achieved by applying a bias voltage to the individual elements in the patch array [2, 3]. In addition to the simplicity of this biasing arrangement, phase shifters based on LC materials can be designed to operate with no upper limit on the operating frequency range, thereby removing the main disadvantage of many existing active control technologies. Moreover precision micromachining processes and a quasi–optical measurement technique which are suitable for manufacturing and characterising sub mm wavelength phase agile reflectarrays, have recently been demonstrated at frequencies up to 170 GHz . In this paper we present the design of a dual-reflector antenna which could use an 'active' sub-reflectarray based on liquid crystals to produce the required Earth scene scan profile of a limbsounder radiometric instrument . The validity of the beam scanning concept has been demonstrated by designing, manufacturing and measuring the radiation patterns of a 120mm diameter offset parabolic reflector at 94 GHz. In the first phase of the project we have used three planar solid metal subreflectors of diameter 28-mm to generate a focussed beam in the boresight direction, and at offset scan angles of 2.5° and 5°. Experimental results are shown to be in reasonably good agreement with numerical simulations. In the second phase of the work, the solid metal subreflectors are replaced by a passive microstrip patch subreflectarray which is designed to scan the beam to an angle of 5º. The final stage of the project will employ an electronically controllable LC reflectarray subreflector which will be used to scan the beam over the angular range 0 º to 5º.


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Big Ten settles on divisions for football
By By Don Markus and The Baltimore Sun
While the majority of the University of Maryland's athletic teams will be trekking all over the Big Ten beginning in 2014, the Terps will have a few shorter trips when it comes to football.
As expected, the expanding Big Ten will divide its 14 football teams geographically, according to a report Friday by ESPN.com. Maryland will be in the East division, the report said.
Maryland and Rutgers, the other new conference member, will play in a division with Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Indiana and Penn State.
The West division will be made up of Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Northwestern and Purdue.
The Big Ten will play a nine-game league schedule beginning in 2016, ESPN.com reported. The league presidents are expected to vote on the change next week.
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A Maryland athletic department spokesman referred all inquiries about the proposed divisions to the Big Ten league office.
According to ESPN.com, the only debate about the new alignment concerned the placement of Indiana and nearby rival Purdue, which first met in 1891 and have played a traditional end-of-season game for the Old Oaken Bucket since 1908. The rivalry will be preserved, ESPN.com reported.
When Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2010, the divisions were based more on gaining competitive balance than making sense logistically.The Cornhuskers joined Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin in the Leaders Division. Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern made up the Legends Division.
The new configuration will preserve two of the Big Ten's longest traditional rivalries, those between Ohio State and Michigan, and between Michigan and Michigan State. All of the West Division teams are in the Central time zone.
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