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Truth About Lil Boosie's Net Worth and Accomplishments, Kids And Death Rumor
5 ft 5¾ in or 167 cm
Net Worth: $2 million
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Torrence Hatch, Sr. and Connie Hatch
Lil Boosie, now Boosie Badazz is an American rapper and actor. The gangster rapper was once worth $4 million but after he was sentenced to prison in 2009 for drug charges, his wealth gradually dwindled.
However, following his early release on March 5, 2014, Boosie has been highly active in attempts to restore his finances. Here's all you need to know about him, his net worth, and accomplishments.
His Early Life and Career Beginnings
Boosie Badazz was born Torrence Hatch on November 14, 1982, in Southside Baton Rouge, a slum in Louisiana. Baston Rouge is a dangerous and gang-violence ridden neighbourhood in Louisiana. His father who had diabetes and was a drug addict was murdered in the neighbourhood. Boosie then grew up rather unstable with his grandparents in the violent area. It wasn't long before he found himself caught up with drug-related activities and as a result, he got expelled from high school.
As a kid, Boosie was already exposed to rap music which is commonly associated with gangsterism. In 1996, when he was 14 years old, his cousin, Young Bleed who was already an established rapper introduced him to his rap group Concentration Camp which included other rappers like C-Loc, Happy Perez, Boo, Max Minelli, J-Von, Lee Tyme and Lucky Knuckles. Boosie began featuring on tracks of the group members making his debut on C-Loc's 2000 album, "It's A Gamble". After gaining much exposure with the group, Boosie began recording his own music at the age of 17.
Lil Boosie's Music Career Accomplishments
Lil released his debut studio album titled "Youngest of da Camp" on January 27, 2000. Boosie then signed with Trill Entertainment and released his second studio album "For My Thugz" on January 1, 2002. Like the first, it featured artists from his Concentration Camp and was more successful, selling nearly a hundred thousand copies in the United States.
Boosie continued to make music, collaborating often with the likes of Webbie with whom he released several compilation albums like "Ghetto Stories" (July 2003) and "Gangsta Musik" (December 2003). The former sold 16,000 units and the latter was far more successful selling over 320,000 in the U.S.
Gangsta Muzik peaked at #35 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and produced the hit single "Swerve" which was used as one of the soundtracks in the 2005 drama film "Hustle & Flow" which grossed $23.6 million against a $2.8 million budget. His successes in the rap scene began to attract the attention of big labels like Universal Music Group. In 2005, Lil Boosie signed with Warner Bros. Records.
"Bad Azz" released in 2006 was his third studio album as well as his first under a major record label. The album was followed with "Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz" (2009) which featured the likes of Young Jeezy.
From the time he began his professional music career in 1996, Boosie Badazz has never slowed down. He has recorded many albums, featured on several songs, and collaborated with many other artists. Below is a list of what he has done so far as a musician.
Youngest of da Camp is Boosie's first studio album, which he released on August 19, 2000, at the age of 17.
His second studio album For My Thugz was independently released by Trill Entertainment on January 1, 2002.
This was followed by the release of Bad Azz on October 24, 2006, which peaked at number one on the US top rap album chart and at number two on the U.S R$B chart.
Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz, released on September 15, 2009, took the 4th spot on the US R$B chart and the 3rd spot on the rap chart.
Boosie released his next album Incarcerated on the 28 of September 2010 on Asylum Records.
Touch Down 2 Cause Hell followed on May 26, 2015 and peaked at number two on both U.S rap and R$B charts.
On December 15, 2017, Boosie Badazz released BooPac.
His next album, Badazz 3.5, was released on March 29, 2019.
Goat Talk came following on December 20, 2019.
And on June 12, 2020, the rapper released his latest studio album titled In House.
Collaboration Albums
Ghetto Stories with Webbie released on July 22, 2003
Gangsta Musik with Webbie released on May 25, 2004
Trill Entertainment Presents: Survival of the Fittest with Trill Entertainment released on May 15, 2007
Trill Entertainment Presents: All or Nothing with Trill Entertainment released on November 9, 2010
Penitentiary Chances with C-Murder released on April 14, 2016
Trill Entertainment Presents: Trill Fam – Respect Is a Must with Trill Entertainment released on June 24, 2016
Badazz MO3 with MO3 released on February 14, 2020
The rapper has released 42 mixtapes so far in his career.
He also has three compilation albums and one extended play to his credit.
He has released 12 singles as a lead artist and performed as a featured artist in 16 singles.
Boosie has also made guest appearances with other artists in more than 80 non-singles.
The rapper has appeared as a lead artist in 28 and as a featured artist in five videos.
Lil Boosie founded his own label Bad Azz Entertainment in 2008 and in 2015 it was re-branded to Bad Azz Music Syndicate.
In addition to being a rapper, Boosie has also played acting roles in a number of films, including Ghetto Stories: The Movie (2010).
Although Lil Boosie has released a lot of musical works since his career kicked off, he has not won any major award for any of them. However, that does not mean that his contributions to the music industry have gone unnoticed, hence his award nominations below.
He was nominated for the BET Hip Hop Award for Best New Hip Hop Artist in the year 2007. Also in the same year, the rapper's song Wipe Me Down earned him a BET Hip Hop Award nomination in the People's Champ category.
Boosie won two Ozone Awards in 2007 and 2008 for Best Breakthrough Artist and Club Banger of the Year respectively.
In 2014, Boosie was again nominated in two categories for BET Hip Hop Award for Best Single of the Year and BET Hip Hop Award for Best Club Banger both for the song Cut Her Off (Remix).
A Breakdown of His Net Worth
Being a very prolific musician, Lil Boosie has released a lot of songs and has definitely made millions of dollars from his career in music. His first album Youngest of da Camp reached #96 on the Billboard R&B charts and sold around 10,000 copies in the US. However, this was nothing compared to his second album, which sold has sold an estimated 90,000 in the US.
His third album, Bad Azz debuted at number 66 on the US Billboard 200, selling 12,000 copies in the first week while Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Interestingly, while behind bars, Boosie didn't quit making music. From prison, he released his 4th studio album Incarcerated which debuted at #13 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and sold 30,000 copies in its first week and later 146,000 copies in the United States, as of May 2015.
Touch Down 2 Cause Hell was positively reviewed by music critics as it made its debut on the Billboard 200 at number three, with 59,000 copies in the United States and later 78,000 copies by the second week. The album is also on sale on Amazon and while the MP3 version is sold for $9.49, the audio CD version is sold for $13.60. The MP3 version of BooPac is also sold for $11.49 while the Audio CD goes for $18.99 on the same platform. The rapper's last two albums, Goat Talk and In House, are both made up of 17 tracks, each of which are sold on Amazon for $2.29 and $0.99 respectively.
Although there is no doubt that Boosie has earned and is still earning good money from his career in the music industry, records of the exact amount he has made from any of his works is unknown.
Lil Boosie founded his own record label named Bad Azz Entertainment in 2009 and has released several songs under the label. In 2017, the rapper announced the launch of his official clothing line, Jewel House clothing, but whether the brand is still active remains unknown as its website is currently not functional.
The rapper also has a brand of vodka called "Boosie Juice", which comes in two different flavors- Boosie Juice Kiwi Strawberry Vodka and Boosie Juice Watermelon, which are both packaged in a 750 ml bottle and sold for $27.99. Boosie Badazz also has an earphone line known as Boosie Badazz Studio 43 BT HPA, sold for $139. He also plans on being more active in movie production.
Even though it seems the rapper prefers to keep details of his business ventures private, it is obvious that has been able to bounce back financially as his net worth, which went down to $800,000 following his imprisonment, is now estimated at $3 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Boosie Has Lost Thousands of Dollars
In July 2016 the rapper revealed that he lost $469,000 to a thief who stole his driver's license and used it to make transactions via his Capital One account. Reports later revealed that part of the money was later reversed.
Again, it was reported in December 2019, that the rapper lost several pieces of jewelry to a burglar who broke into his Bentley SUV near Atlanta. Boosie was having a meal at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen when, a police report revealed, two unknown black men broke his rear passenger side window and made away with the valuables.
The criminals reportedly ran off with almost $70,000 worth of jewelry, including the rapper's signature 'Bossman' ring worth $10,000, a rose gold Cuban link chain with diamonds worth $50,000, and a 'super bowl style' diamond ring valued at about a whopping $10,000.
Who Are Boosie Badazz Children?
During an interview with Vlad TV in 2017, Boosie made it clear that he does not believe in getting married because he would not want to split his hard-earned money with his wife through a divorce should in case he cheats on her. According to him, "I don't believe in that split, split s*** and I'm the breadwinner. 'Cause she wasn't getting shot with me on the corner. She didn't teach me how to cook cocaine. She wasn't in the studio with me rapping all those times. … I'm not finna marry a woman and I cheat on her and I got to split millions of dollars with her. Hell no!"
Though not married, the rapper has fathered eight children. His kids are Ivy Ray Hatch, Michael Jordan Hatch, Lyric Beyonce Hatch, Iviona Hatch, Tarlaysia Hatch, Toriana Hatch, and Torrence Hatch, Jr. Boosie had them by six different women including Tracey Taylor, Walnita Decuir, Trivia Weatherspoon, Gerlissa Haze, and two others who have not been identified publicly.
He welcomed his eighth child, a daughter, in 2016 and posted a picture of her on Instagram with the caption, My New Bby Girl."
Boosie's 8th child image source
With the birth of his baby daughter, Boosie moved closer to achieving his ultimate goal of having ten children. In May 2016, he told Vlad TV that he wanted to father three more children. At that time, he already had seven kids by five different women and apparently, one in the oven. Speaking further, he revealed that he had always told his grandmother that he was going to have ten kids and he was bent on keeping to his words.
He bragged about having a good sperm and expressed that he'd freeze it and make twins. "…I think I'm gonna freeze my sperm, and when I find a girl I'm gonna make twins. I'm thinking about that, but I'm looking for somebody to put a baby in right now. I just want somebody who's willing to be a good mother," he said.
Boosie and his look-alike son image source
Having Multiple Baby Mamas Is Tough
Speaking of the challenges that come with having children by different women, the rapper stated that managing all his baby mamas can be quite difficult and that they sometimes use their kids to compete against each other. According to him, "Because we're not all under the same roof…It's always a task when you have different baby mothers to try and compare their children and be in competitions with their children a lot. It's not the children in competition with the children. It be the mothers wanting to be in competition with making their kids in competition with other children."
While also speaking in an interview with Terri Thomas of 97.9 The Box in January 2020, Boosie said he regretted the fact that his children were birthed by different mothers. Responding to the question of what he would do differently if he had the chance, he said he'd keep his same kids, but just fewer baby mothers. He said, "I feel like I should've skeeted in the same woman and put them all in her…"
Adopted Children
In addition to his eight biological children, the rapper also has two adopted children fathered by his two best friends Ivy and Bleek who both lost their lives to gun violence. Speaking in this video, Boosie said he adopted the kids in keeping with the promise he and his friends made to one another that if any of them died, whichever of them was alive would take care of his children. The kids know him as their dad and his children also treat them like they are biological siblings.
Parenting Gone Wrong!
In August 2017, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based rapper was lashed for sharing on Instagram that he'd get a "bad bitch" to give his son Torrence, who was marking his 14th birthday "some head".
According to the law in Louisiana, it is unlawful to solicit sex workers and also illegal for anyone above 17 years old to engage in sex, including oral sex, with anyone below that age. However, Boosie, who described the sex worker whose services he employed as "super grown," openly admitted to these crimes without blinking. Consequently, someone commented on Twitter that "They should call CPS on this foolish man".
Apparently, nothing was done to the "Set It Off" rapper and as a result, he took to Instagram Live in May 2020 to share very disturbing news of how he allegedly orchestrated a sexual assault on his own son and nephews.
Boosie claims he hired a thot to take his 13 year old son virginity 🤔 He wrong for doing this?
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— BLACK SPORTSCENTER (@VersaceBoyEnt) May 12, 2020
In the 57-second clip that was subsequently posted to Twitter, Boosie while delivering his expletive-filled rant said, "Hell yeah, I got my f–king son d–k sucked…I'm training them boys right…Ask any of my nephews, ask any of them, ask my son. Yeah, when they was 12, 13, they got [oral sex] . . . That's how it's supposed to be." This led to a lot of people calling for his children to be taken away on the basis of child sex abuse.
Fact Check: Is Lil Boosie Dead or Was It Just A Cancer Scare?
After overcoming the death penalty, Boosie went back to making music and even touring but it wasn't long before he was faced with another obstacle. He was diagnosed with kidney cancer which he announced via social media in November 2015, requesting prayers from fans. The already diabetic Bossie, who at the time didn't have health insurance, had to pay a whopping $90,000 for a surgery where half of one of his kidneys was removed. After the successful surgery, the rapper returned to music.
Meanwhile, following his prison sentence, rumors had it that Lil Boosie died in jail, and through his struggle with cancer, it was also reported several times on social media that he had passed on. Well, those were all lies. Boosie is alive and well.
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Prison Sentence
While his music career was improving by the year, the same couldn't be said about his character as he had several run-ins with the law. Boosie was arrested in October 2008 for marijuana and gun possession. After almost a year-long trial, Boosie pleaded guilty in September 2009 and was sentenced to two years behind bars. He was also suspected of several murder cases.
He had a possible death penalty case dancing around him until he was found innocent in 2012. However, his sentence was further extended to 7 years after the court discovered that he had violated probation during his plea trial. After serving five years in Louisiana State Penitentiary, Boosie was released on March 5, 2014.
Boosie changed his name to Boosie Badazz in January 2014 explaining he felt irritated when people called a grown-up man like him with 6 kids "Lil". The rapper, shortly after his release from prison inked a deal with Atlantic Records and has been highly prolific. He has confessed that battling cancer made him cherish his life more and increased his side hustles.
First Name: Torrence
Last Name: Hatch
Lil Boosie, Boosie Badazz
Rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer
Famous For: His studio album Touch Down 2 Cause Hell (2015)
GED certificate
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Chest – 40 in, Arms / Biceps – 15 in, Waist – 34 in
Torrence Hatch, Sr. ( died in 1997)
Mother: Connie Hatch
Daughters, Iviona, Ty, Lyric Bey, Tori, and Laila Jean Hatch, and sons, Ivy Ray Hatch, Michael Jordan Hatch, and Torrence Taylor
Siblings: Taquari Jamar Hatch (Older Brother)
Cameron Sutton (Cousin) (NFL Player)
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Fought (75) (agonizomai from agon = conflict or the place of assembly for the athletic contests and then a reference to the contests which were held there) literally was used in the public games to describe one engaging in a contest or contending for a prize, and was especially descriptive of the exhausting struggles and sufferings of the athletes and gladiators (this latter group fighting even to their death at times - can we apply this figuratively to our Christian life as soldiers of the cross?). Indeed, Paul used this meaning of agonizomai as a term of comparison to explain the lifestyle called for in a believer's life (1Co 9.25). Figuratively, agonizomai was used of any heroic effort and so meant to strive earnestly, make every effort, try very hard (Col 1.29). Agonizomai was used of fighting with weapons, describing a literal fight or struggle (Jn 18.36). Figuratively, agonizomai was used to describe great nonphysical effort and struggle and so to strive earnestly or do one's very best (Col 4.12) The literal sense of to contend with adversaries, is carried over into the spiritual realm where we are to contend for truth (exerting strenuous, even painful effort) and struggle with difficulties and dangers antagonistic to the gospel. And so agonizomai is the picturesque verb Paul choose to describe Epaphras wrestling in his prayers for the saints at Colossae. Have you ever prayed for others in this way, even to the point of agonizing in great agony (both English words derived from the root word "agon")?
Wuest - Agonizomai was a term used in Greek athletics. It meant "to contend for victory in the public athletic games, to wrestle as in a prize contest, straining every nerve to the uttermost towards the goal." Agon is the noun which speaks of the conflict or contest itself. Agon was used in pagan Greece to refer to the place of a contest, the lists, race course, the assembly at the national games, a struggle, battle. The first-century Roman world was acquainted with these Greek athletic terms, for the Greek stadium was a familiar sight, and the Greek athletic games were well known in the large cities of the Empire. The Bible writers seized upon these terms, and used them to illustrate in a most vivid manner, the intensity of purpose and activity that should characterize both Christian living and Christian service. The present day football game is a fair example of the terrific struggle for supremacy in the Greek athletic games that was commonly seen by the first-century stadium crowds. The point is that if we Christians would live our Christian lives and serve the Lord Jesus with the intensity of purpose and effort that is put forth in a football contest, what God-glorifying lives we would live.
Agonizomai was a familiar term in writings of both military and athletic endeavors and was used to emphasize the concentration, discipline, conviction, and effort needed to win in both arenas. It pictures a runner straining every nerve to the uttermost towards the goal. Agonizomai was used in secular Greek meaning to contend for the prize on the stage, both of the poet, etc., and of the actor. Agonizomai was used in secular Greek in the context of public speaking meaning to contend against, as law-term, to fight a cause to the last and to fight against a charge of murder.
Agonizomai means to exert oneself, to fight, to labor fervently, to strive (devote serious effort or energy = implies great exertion against great difficulty and suggests persistent effort), to struggle, to contend with an adversary - all of these actions picturing an intense struggle for victory. When we find that the gloves of the Greek boxer were fur lined on the inside, but made on the outside of ox-hide with lead and iron sewed into it, and that the loser in a wrestling match had his eyes gouged out, we come to some appreciation of what a Greek athletic contest consisted of and of the effort such a contest would motivate!
Agonizomai here in second Timothy 4 is in the perfect tense which indicates a past completed action with ongoing effect and thus pictures the contest as having begun with intensity (the moment Paul was saved the "bell rang" beginning "round one"!) and which persisted to the end of his life. The use of this verb implies hindrances in the development of the Christian life. Paul is reminding us that faithful Christian ministry is not easy. It takes courage and expenditure of great effort to run the Christian race successfully, albeit that effort ultimately being in the power God supplies (Php 2:12, 13, 4:11, 12, 13-see notes Ph 2:12; 13; 4:11; 12; 13; He 13:21-note; Zech 4:6).
Should Timothy do any less?
Should we, dearly beloved of God?
Wuest's translation conveys the sense of the perfect tense - I like a wrestler have fought to the finish and at present am resting in its victory" (Comment: This was no small accomplishment, for Paul had encountered and overcome many obstacles along the way as described in 2Cor 11:23-28).
Agonizomai is used 8 times in NT in the NT (see below) and is translated: competes in the games, 1; fight, 1; fighting, 1; fought, 1; laboring earnestly, 1; strive, 2; striving, 1.
Luke 13:24 (note) Strive (present imperative) to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
Hughes: The Lord's call to "make every effort to enter" (Lk 19:24) or "strive to enter" (rsv) is the Greek word agonizomai, from which we get our word agonize. This is the kind of moral effort necessary to enter the kingdom. "We are not saved by effort, but we shall not believe without effort." In light of what is at stake (Heaven or Hell) and in light of the finality of eternity, we cannot strive too much to get through the narrow door. It must be sought with all that we are. The Word must be mined. Prayer ought to be perpetual. (Hughes, R. K.. Luke : That you may know the truth. Preaching the Word).
John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm."
1Corinthians 9:25 (note) And everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
Comment: Agonizomai means to contend for a prize in the public games. Thus Paul reminded the Olympic minded Corinthians "everyone who competes (agonizomai) in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable." Holding tightly to liberties and rights that belong to the unregenerate nature is a sure way to ineffectively compete in the race of soul–winning. Agonizomai was used in reference to the athletes who took part in the 26 mile marathon, willing to undergo the most self-denying, "agonizing" discipline to be at their fittest, thereby hoping to win an earthly crown.
Comment: The conflict could be either outward or inward, fightings without or fears within. Here it is the inward struggle, the wrestling in prayer for the Colossian saints (Lightfoot).
Colossians 4:12 (note) Epaphras (Paul's "beloved fellow bond-servant" - see note Col 1:7), who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring (present tense = continually) earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
1 Timothy 4:10 For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.
1 Timothy 6:12 (note) Fight (present imperative) the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Wuest: the perfect tense, speaking of an action completed in past time with present results. Paul fought his fight with sin to a finish, and was resting in a complete victory. What a happy ending to a strenuous, active, heroic life. He says in his colorful Greek, "The beautiful contest I, like a wrestler, have fought to the finish, and at present am resting in a complete victory.".
This word group is the source of our English words agony and agonize which means to experience pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece. To agonize also means to strain, to toil, to suffer extreme pain of body or mind or to suffer violent anguish. We begin to get a picture of what Paul meant when he said he had fought. Agonizomai emphasizes Paul's tireless labor and his struggles against all manner of setbacks and opposition.
Sunagonizomai was used in classical Greek describing the concerted action of a team of athletes in the Greek games and meant to contend along with or to share in a contest. What a "model" for a powerful prayer meeting! Paul asks the Roman saints to wrestle, fight and contend with him in prayer against the opposition of the hosts of wickedness, contending with him as athletes would do with one another, with intensity of purpose and in perfect cooperation. What a picture of prayer! So much of our praying is calm and comfortable, and yet Paul is making allusion to one exerting his spiritual muscles the way a Greek runner would exert himself in the Olympic Games. This does not mean that our prayers are more effective if we exert all kinds of fleshly energy. Nor does it mean that we must "wrestle with God" and wear Him out before He will meet our needs. Rather by using the picturesque verb agonizomai, Paul is teaching that our praying must not be a casual experience that has no heart or earnestness. We should put as much fervor into our praying as a wrestler does into his wrestling! As someone has well said "If church members today put as much concern and enthusiasm into their praying as they did into their baseball games or bowling, we would have revival!"
Are you beginning to get a picture of the meaning of agonizomai?
Agonizomai in this context signifies a great struggle against conflict. Don't be confused because Christ was not suggesting that we should or could work hard enough to merit heaven by striving for it. Scripture clearly teaches that salvation is solely by grace, not by works (Ep 2:8, 9-note).
Agonizing to enter the narrow door is a statement which reflects the costliness in terms of human pride, the sinner's natural love for sin, and the world system and Satan's opposition to the truth of the gospel which alone saves.
The good fight - Not "a" good fight, but the one which had been foreordained for him (cp Eph 2:10-note).
Good (2570) (kalos) (Click word study on kalos compared to agathos another word for good) does not refer to that which is superficial or cosmetic but to what is genuinely and inherently good, organically healthy, fit, useful, serviceable. Another Greek word, agathos is used generally for what is good and useful, especially moral goodness in relation to God who is perfect. Although kalos can be used as a synonym with agathos, kalos tends to stress more the aesthetic aspect, and stands for beautiful, fine, free from defects.
Kalos speaks of the intrinsically good, beautiful, noble and grand struggle Paul has waged for a prize of inestimable value (Php 4:8-note, Php 3:14-note) There are some struggles not worth engaging in, but here Paul says this was a worthwhile, noble fight.
When applied to acts, kalos means noble, praiseworthy. In secular Greek writings a suitable kalos was used to refer to a suitable harbour (Homer); a healthy body (Plato); pure, genuine gold (Theognis) and an unblemished sacrifice (Xenophon). Kalos came to mean that which was aesthetically beautiful. Finally the meaning of kalos broadened to include the sense of morally good.
J. C. Ryle, explains why the fight is good: Let us settle it in our minds that the Christian fight is a good fight--really good, truly good, emphatically good. We see only part of it yet. We see the struggle, but not the end; we see the campaign, but not the reward; we see the cross, but not the crown. We see a few humble, broken-spirited, penitent, praying people, enduring hardships and despised by the world; but we see not the hand of God over them, the face of God smiling on them, the kingdom of glory prepared for them. These things are yet to be revealed. Let us not judge by appearances. There are more good things about the Christian warfare than we see (Holiness [Evangelical Press, 1989]).
Fight (73)(agon = root of English agony, agonize) is the noun form of the verb (agonizomai) discussed above and speaks of the conflict or contest for victory in the Olympic and Pythian games. It refers to strife (bitter sometimes violent conflict. Exertion or contention for superiority. Struggle for victory), contention (a violent effort to obtain something; to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties), a competition, a contest, a race, a struggle against opposition.
Agon - 5x in 5v - Phil 1:30; Col 2:1; 1 Thess 2:2; 1 Tim 6:12; 2 Tim 4:7; Heb 12:1. NAS = conflict(1), fight(2), opposition(1), race(1), struggle(1).
Agon is used 6 times in the NT (see below). It should be noted that the English words used to translate agon (and agonizomai) give us only a faint idea of the intensity of purpose and effort that is implied by the original Greek words.
Philippians 1:30 (note) experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
1Thessalonians 2:2 (note) but after we had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Agon also described a number of people brought together, a gathering or an assembly and thus was used to refer to actual place where the contest took place. The first-century Roman world was acquainted with these Greek athletic terms, for the Greek stadium was a familiar sight, and the Greek athletic games were well known in the large cities of the Empire. Paul seized upon the terms agon and agonizomai using them to vividly illustrate the intensity of purpose and activity that should characterize Christian living and service. Football and soccer matches are a good modern day picture of the terrific struggle for supremacy in the Greek athletic games that was commonly seen by the first-century stadium crowds.
Paul used agon to remind the saints at Philippi that they were not just spectators of this "good fight" but that they had "been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, experiencing the same conflict (agon) which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me." (Php 1:29, 30-note) The enemy wanted them to think they were alone in the agonizing struggle but Paul reminds them of the hostile opposition he and Silas had faced when they were imprisoned in Philippi (see Acts16:16-40) and then reminds them that although he is in Rome, he is going through the same difficulties as they are. A change in geography seldom solves spiritual struggles, because human nature is the same wherever we go, and the adversary is everywhere. However, knowing that our fellow believers are also sharing in the conflict should be an encouragement for us to keep fighting the good fight.
By using agon Paul is referring to the agonizing life and death spiritual struggle. Beloved, when we were transferred by God's Spirit from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light and of God's beloved Son, we entered into the agon, the stadium, to engage the powers of darkness in spiritual warfare. Paul fought the good fight, and so can we.
In sum, from these many examples one can see that Paul had indeed "fought the good fight" and could look back on his life with a sense of fulfillment. Motivated by Paul's example every believer should engage in this spiritual race with resolute commitment and maximum effort, fully convinced that eternity will prove that it was worth the extreme effort.
John Piper comments " I don't think we should view fighting the fight and finishing the race as different from keeping the faith. They are simply pictures that Paul used to describe what is involved in keeping the faith. The reason I think this is that when Paul commanded Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:12 to fight the good fight, he called it the fight of faith: "Fight the good fight of faith; take hold on eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession." So when Paul uses the very same phrase of his own experience in 2 Timothy 4:7, followed by the phrase, "I have kept the faith," we have good reason to believe he meant: I have fought the good fight of faith. The two pictures of a fight and a race illustrate what is involved in keeping the faith.
What did Paul mean when he said he had fought the good fight?
What did Paul mean when he said he had finished the race?
What did Paul mean when he said he had kept the faith?
In what ways is the Christian life like the Olympics?
Finished (5055) (teleo from telos = goal, consummation, the end or final purpose to which all the parts tend and in which they terminate) means to make an end of, to accomplish or to complete something. Teleo is in the perfect tense emphasizing the permanence of the finish. The finish line has been crossed and the results would last forever.
The idea Paul is conveying to Timothy and to all saints is not for us to merely end our life, but to bring our life (in Christ) to it's destined goal, bringing to completion the individually unique and specific "course" that God has laid for each of His children to run.
FINISH WELL - In 1981 Bill Broadhurst entered the Pepsi Challenge 10,000-meter road race in Omaha, Nebraska. Ten years earlier, surgery for a brain aneurysm left him paralyzed on his left side. But on a misty July morning, he stood with 1,200 lithe-looking men and women at the starting line. The gun cracked. The crowd surged ahead. Bill threw his stiff left leg forward and pivoted on it as his right foot hit the ground. His slow plop-plop-plop rhythm seemed to mock him as the pack disappeared into the distance. Sweat rolled down his face, pain pierced his ankle, but he kept going. Six miles, two hours, and twenty-nine minutes later, Bill reached the finish line. A man approached from a small group of bystanders. Bill recognized him from pictures in the newspaper. "Here," the man said. "You've worked harder for this than I have." With those words, Bill Rodgers, the famous marathon runner, put his newly won medal around Broadhurst's neck, proclaiming him a winner.
The sight of Jesus hanging "helpless" on a cross looked like a tragic defeat. But three little words from His lips amounted to a victory shout: "It is finished!" Three days later the truth of His words would be known. The empty tomb confirmed His claim. He had finished His work by defeating death and atoning for sin.
not by what we start.
Finishing The Race - Haddon W. Robinson writes the following devotional on finishing well - It's easy to live a long life, at least in America. Look at the statistics: Out of every 100,000 persons, 88,361 reach 50 years of age, more than 70,000 people make it to 70, and almost 17,000 get to 85 or more. Staying around a long time, however, should not be our primary goal. Rather, we should be concerned with giving significance and value to all our years and not letting them end in shame and disgrace.
How we finish the race depends to a great extent on the pace we set along the way. Joseph Wittig remarked that when we write people's biographies we should start with their death, not their birth. After all, we have nothing to do with the way our life began, but we have a lot to do with the way it ends.
When Paul wrote 2 Timothy, he was in a Roman dungeon awaiting execution. He said, "I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand" (4:6). At that moment he could testify, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" (v. 7).
And you shall His approval gain.
He who puts God first will have happiness that lasts.
Dennis DeHaan writes - In 1981 Bill Broadhurst entered the Pepsi Challenge 10,000-meter road race in Omaha, Nebraska. Ten years earlier, surgery for a brain aneurysm left him paralyzed on his left side. But on a misty July morning, he stood with 1,200 lithe-looking men and women at the starting line. The gun cracked. The crowd surged ahead. Bill threw his stiff left leg forward and pivoted on it as his right foot hit the ground. His slow plop-plop-plop rhythm seemed to mock him as the pack disappeared into the distance. Sweat rolled down his face, pain pierced his ankle, but he kept going. Six miles, two hours, and twenty-nine minutes later, Bill reached the finish line. A man approached from a small group of bystanders. Bill recognized him from pictures in the newspaper. "Here," the man said. "You've worked harder for this than I have." With those words, Bill Rodgers, the famous marathon runner, put his newly won medal around Broadhurst's neck, proclaiming him a winner.
We are judged by what we finish, not by what we start.
The course (1408) (dromos from dramein, the aorist infinitive form of trecho = to run) refers to the course that one follows in a race, the racecourse or the place of running and figuratively refers to one's purpose in life and obligations in relation to it.
Dromos is used only two other times, the first describing John the Baptist -- "while John was completing his course...(here figuratively speaking of his life's purpose... which ultimately resulted in his beheading!)" (Acts 13:25).
What had been Paul's determined resolve in Acts 20:24 was now a definite reality - he had finished his course.
Since Christ is the perfect example of One who stayed on course, we are to fix "our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of faith" (He 12:2-note).
We need to heed the words of the track coach who said "If you have anything left ten yards past the finish line, you didn't give your all.
Each of our lives are "like flowering grass" and will soon "pass away" (Jas 1:10-note) which should motivate us like Paul to give no less than our best to the Lord.
Vance Havner wrote that "It was said of the great racehorse Man o' War: "Some horses led him at the first turn, some led him at the backstretch, a few led him at the far turn, but no horse ever led him in the homestretch." Some Christians run nobly at the start of the race, some do well halfway, but blessed is the man who makes a good finish. Paul's batting average was good to the end of the season: "I have finished my course" (2 Ti 4:7).
A Worthy Effort - Have you heard about the "lawn-chair astronaut"? A 31-year-old truckdriver attached 40 large, helium-filled balloons to a lawn chair. Then, with a CB radio, an altimeter, a parachute, and a life jacket, he began his ascent into the "wild blue yonder." He also took a pellet gun so that he could shoot as many of the balloons as necessary when he was ready to come back to earth.
When he reached an altitude of 3 miles, he decided it was time to come down, so he started popping balloons with his gun. As he tried to land, he got caught in a power line. He later said, "My family used to think I was crazy. Now they want me to write a book, and my sister wants me to get an agent."
Well, I certainly would never encourage anyone to attempt a dangerous stunt like that. I can think of a number of other activities that will do more than simply get your name in the news. As a Christian, you must set out to do things that are worthy of the effort and risks. Your goal should be to fight the good fight, to finish the race, and to keep the faith (2 Timothy 4:7).
Is what you're living for worth dying for?
For better or worse, I have failed to follow that dictum. My biography has been published. Yet I agree with Moody that the way our lives end is the crucial test of authentic discipleship. Only if we remain in a steadfast relationship with the Savior can we be confident not merely of entering heaven, but of obtaining the victor's crown (1Co 9:25 - note).
Paul was concerned about the possibility of being disapproved by his Lord (1Co 9:27). He was a redeemed believer who was serving the Lord, yet he feared that his service might prove to be wood, hay, and straw rather than gold, silver, and precious stones (1Co 3:12,13).
Living For Eternity - In a letter to his brother, agnostic Robert G. Ingersoll reflected on his life. He wrote, "I feel that we have passed the crown of the hill, and that the milestones are getting nearer and nearer each other, and now and then I catch glimpses of the great wall where the road ends. A little while ago, I pressed forward; now I hold back. In youth we woo the future and clasp her like a bride; in age we denounce her as a fair and beautiful liar and wonder at the ease with which we were duped. Pursuing that which eludes, gazing at that which fades, hoping for the impossible, regretting that which is, fearing that which must be, and with [nothing] worth having save the bliss of love. And in the red heart of this white flower there is this pang: 'It cannot last.'"
Compare those depressing words with the statement of Paul, who looked to the close of life with confidence because he knew Christ: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day" (2Tim. 4:7,8).
determines where we go hereafter.
That the lamp of my life has been blazed out for Thee.
Of labor or money one sinner to save.
That Thy dear feet led the way is enough.
Other translations - The Faith committed to my care, I like a soldier have kept safely through everlasting vigilance, and have delivered it again to my Captain (Wuest), I have kept (firmly held) the faith (Amp), I have guarded the faith (Weymouth).
Kept (5083) (tereo) describes the action of keeping one's eye upon something or someone so as to watch it and conveys the idea of protecting it as the result of guarding. One gets a sense of the meaning of tereo in (Acts 12:5) where "Peter was kept (tereo) in the prison".
The perfect tense emphasizes that from the very inception of his new life in Christ he had guarded the treasure entrusted to him and that this attitude had persisted his entire life.
Jesus told His disciples to "keep (tereo) my commandments" (Jn 14:15) preserving them unbroken by careful watching.
In like manner, Paul kept his eye upon "the faith" (see explanation below), carefully watching for those who would add to or subtract from the Gospel, the message of salvation, especially Judaizers (cf Gal 2:4 2:5), empty deceptive philosophical arguments (Col 2:8, 9, 10-see notes Col 2:8; 2:9; 10), mystical experiences (Col 2:18-note), asceticism (Col 2:23-note), etc. Paul contended earnestly for the integrity of "the faith" (Jude 1:3, 1:4).
The faith (4102) (pistis) is a specific phrase (definite article "the" plus "faith") found some 38x in the NASB, some instances referring to saving faith in Christ exercised by an individual and necessary for salvation.
Approximately one-half of the 38 occurrences of the specific phrase the faith refer not to the ACT of believing but rather to WHAT is believed, the latter being the usage that the present context would seem to favor (cp retain the standard of sound words, 2Ti 1:13, guard...the treasure 2Ti 1:14, handling accurately the Word of truth 2Ti 2:15). It follows that the specific meaning of this phrase is dependent on the context (the text that goes with the text in question).
The believers in Jerusalem only knew Paul by reputation and "they kept hearing, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy." (Gal 1:23) This is another clear example of "the faith" referring to the objective body of truth that composed the gospel message which Paul preached ceaselessly (1Cor 1:17, 2:1 2:2).
At the height of WWII, Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was imprisoned for taking a stand against Hitler. Yet he continued to urge fellow believers to resist Nazi tyranny. A group of Christians, believing that Hitler was the Antichrist, asked Bonhoeffer, "Why do you expose yourself to all this danger? Jesus will return any day, and all your work and suffering will be for nothing." Bonhoeffer replied, "If Jesus returns tomorrow, then tomorrow I'll rest from my labor. But today I have work to do. I must continue the struggle until it's finished.
The faith is used in a similar way in Paul's first letter to Timothy (1Ti 3:9,4:1, 5:8, 6:10).
contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints" which is clearly not a reference to the believers' faith but to the whole body of revealed salvation truth contained in the Scriptures, the objective truths which were to be believed, and the very truths which Jude warns were in danger of being distorted (Jude 1:3).
And so here in second Timothy 4, the faith Paul had guarded refers in general to the revealed truth in the Word of God and more specifically to the unchangeable message of the gospel which brings salvation.
Guard what has been entrusted to you..." (1Ti 6:20).
Retain the standard of sound words" (2Ti 1:13-note).
Guard through the Holy Spirit Who indwells us the treasure which has been entrusted to you" (2Ti 1:14-note).
Dearly beloved, we too as disciples of Christ, have been charged to guard the faith, the glorious treasure of the gospel in the midst of hostile opposition because it is the only message that begets salvation of sinners.
We too can end the Christian race well, even if we began late, started slow, or faltered along the way. The secret is to stay true to Christ to the last moment.
HERE is a most valiant pilgrim nearing home! By the mercy of Christ he can look back upon a brave day, and there's a fine hopeful light in the evening sky.
He has fought well! "I have fought a good fight." And his has been a hard field. The enemy has ever regarded him as a leader in the army of the Lord and against him has the fiercest fight been waged. But he has never lost or stained his flag.
And he has run well! "I have finished my course." There was no melancholy turning back when the feverish start had cooled. There was no shrinking when the biting wind of malice and persecution swept across his track. On and on he ran, with increasing speed and ardour, until he reached the goal.
And well had he guarded his treasure! "I have kept the faith." He was the custodian of "unsearchable riches," and he watched, day and night, lest any infernal burglar should despoil him of his wealth. He guarded his gospel, his liberty, his hope, as the sentinels guard the crown jewels in the Tower.
Our Daily Bread has a wonderful illustration of the fruit of preaching the word and keeping the faith - A deacon rebuked an elderly preacher one Sunday morning before the service.
"Pastor," said the man, "something must be wrong with your preaching and your work. There's been only one person added to the church in a whole year, and he's just a boy."
The minister listened, his eyes moistening and his thin hand trembling.
"I feel it all," he replied, "but God knows I've tried to do my duty."
"Do you think if I worked hard for an education, I could become a preacher—perhaps a missionary?"
Again tears welled up in the minister's eyes.
"Ah, this heals the ache I feel," he said.
"Robert, I see the Divine hand now. May God bless you, my boy. Yes, I think you will become a preacher."
Many years later an aged missionary returned to London from Africa. People spoke his name with reverence. Nobles invited him to their homes. He had added many souls to the church of Jesus Christ, reaching even some of Africa's most savage chiefs. His name was Robert Moffat,. the same Robert who years before had spoken to the pastor on that Sunday morning in the old Scottish church.
It is my desire that death will perfect my entire career, that death will be the capstone on the building, so that nothing is needed to complete my life's work. Is it this way with you? Suppose you were to die at this moment, would your life be complete? Or would it be a broken column snapped off in the center?
May our death not be one that needs flurry and hot haste to make us ready. Some die in that fashion, but they have so little grace as to be only "saved, yet so as through fire" (1Co 3:15). True Christians stand ready for death; they know the Bridegroom is coming soon and they keep their lamps well trimmed (Mt. 25:4). This is the way to live, and this is the way to die. Our home-going will be a simple matter if the Holy Spirit puts us in such a condition that the death angel may not catch us by surprise.
It must be sad to be taken unwillingly, plucked like an unripe fruit from the tree. The unripe apple holds fast to its place, and many hold hard to their riches. They cling so fondly to earthly things that it takes a sharp pull to separate them from the world. Ripe fruit, however, adheres only lightly. When a gentle hand comes to take it, it yields freely, as if willing to be gathered.
God made you unworldly. May He forbid you to cling so resolutely to things below, that your departure be not violent and full of terror.
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Two Traditions. Three distinguished artists. One magical evening.
ICMA invites you to join us for a rare treat of Indian classical music – "Two Traditions" ...bound together by one soul!
Some background
Dhrupad - a form of Nada Yoga (yoga of sound), an ancient and disciplined style of presenting Raga that is deeply rooted in the Vedas and transports you back to a timeless space, giving you a spiritual experience. Khayal - a more modern adaptation, finds greater scope for improvisation without detracting from the grammar of the Raga.
It is this stark contrast and the striking similarity of these two preeminent genres that we at ICMA are excited to present to you in this unique two-part concert.
Come join us to see first-hand how Dhrupad and Khayal are at once so fundamentally similar, yet unique in their emotional appeal and the atmosphere they elicit.
Who's performing?
"Dhrupad: the soul of sound," will be showcased by The Gundecha Brothers, the impeccable duo and torch bearers of this oldest vocal genre of Hindustani classical music in practice today. "Khayal: the seed of thought," will feature the highly coveted and supremely melodious Dr. Prabha Atre, one of the senior-most living legends of Indian Classical Music.
The Gundecha Brothers bear a name known to the world for making Dhrupad popular and accessible. They are today's most active performers of this ancient Indian musical vocal genre. In 2012, they received the national accolade, Padma Shri -- one of India's highest civilian honors -- from the government of India for their valuable contributions to Indian Classical Music.
Trained in the Kirana gharana under Sureshbabu Mane and Hirabai Badodekar, Dr. Prabha Atre is renowned for her creativity, musical innovation, versatility, intellect, and the distinctness of her vocal style. Her musical career has been illustrious and multi-faced; on top of her performing career, she worked as a music producer for All-India Radio, authored several books and publications on a myriad of musical topics, served as an academic professor of Indian classical music at universities in India and US, and has been teaching students in classical music since 1969. She is the recipient of some of India's highest honors including the Padma Shri in 1990 and the prestigious Padma Vibhushan, which was conferred on her by the President of India in 2002.
When/Where:
Date/Time: 1 June 2014 (Sunday) at 4:00 pm
Venue: Carrington Hall (1201 Brewster Ave Redwood City, CA 94062)
Suggested Dress Code: Festive Indian or Formal
Balcony :
Level III: $35 (SOLD OUT !)
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Group discounts available for groups of 8 or more.
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Dendreon Corp., of Seattle, promoted David Urdal to president; Martin Simonetti to senior vice president, finance; and Christopher Henney to chairman.
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None of these answers are right or wrong; they are just different. It's this difference in thinking about what innovation is that makes talking about it, maximizing it, and in some cases actually doing it confusing.
The reason for this confusion is tragically simple. Over time, the word has come to be used as an umbrella term for everything from true breakthroughs, like the hybrid car, to the modification of product features or processes that could then be labeled "new." Renovations are not innovations. Tweaking technology to make a product more current or loading it with features to keep up with the competition is not setting the bar any higher. To be a true innovation, a product, service, or company has to have three essential elements: it has to be unique, it has to be valuable, and it has to be worthy of exchange.


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Nebraska and the 19th Amendment
Nebraska ratified the 19th Amendment:
State of Nebraska depicted in purple, white, and gold (colors of the National Woman's Party suffrage flag) – indicating Nebraska was one of the original 36 states to ratify the 19th Amendment.
Women first organized and collectively fought for suffrage at the national level in July of 1848. Suffragists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott convened a meeting of over 300 people in Seneca Falls, New York. In the following decades, women marched, protested, lobbied, and even went to jail. By the 1870s, women pressured Congress to vote on an amendment that would recognize their suffrage rights. This amendment was sometimes known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment and became the 19th Amendment.
The amendment reads:
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
Although progress on the federal amendment stalled, women also campaigned for changes to state suffrage requirements to win the vote. Nebraska had a long history of wrestling with the issue of woman suffrage. Amelia Bloomer spoke in favor of votes for women at the Douglas House hotel in Omaha on July 4, 1855 while Nebraska was still a territory. Bloomer's appearance along with her visit to the territorial legislature the next year stoked interest in Nebraska women's rights. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton arrived in 1867 to urge support of woman suffrage; they would each tour the state again over the years during continued campaigns for women's rights. Nebraska women won the right to vote for school board members in 1869 and the legislature continued to discuss full woman suffrage in every legislative session. Not much progress was made, however, until the 1880s when Nebraska became an example of the power of male allies in the fight for votes for women. Erasmus Correll, editor of the Hebron Journal and a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives, introduced a bill to amend the state constitution to enfranchise women in 1881. At first, there were only ten other members of the legislature who supported the measure. Correll successfully negotiated with his fellow lawmakers to pass the measure, which would remove the word "male" from the constitutional suffrage requirements if Nebraska voters approved it. Correll also founded the Western Woman's Journal with his wife Lucy, a monthly periodical with national readership which highlighted women's issues. The masthead of the paper included the Nebraska state motto, "Equality Before the Law."
Suffrage float at a parade in Blair, Nebraska. July 1914
Nebraska State Historical Society. RG1073-S6-F2-B1
Both the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) held conventions in Omaha in 1882 in order to support the initiative and bring attention to woman suffrage in the Midwest. If the amendment passed, Nebraska would become the first state with full woman suffrage. In her address to the AWSA convention, Lucy Stone declared, "When our feet touched Nebraska soil we felt as though we should take off our shoes, for the place on which we stand was holy ground. Not because of her grand prairies…but because her men are so noble and progressive that they have offered their wives and mothers and sisters equal rights with themselves."
Despite the efforts of men and women suffragists, the amendment was soundly defeated when it was put to the male votes of Nebraska in November 1882. The Western Woman's Journal ceased publication and suffrage organizations went dormant. Nebraska women who were politically active tended to work for other Progressive causes like temperance while also supporting suffrage. The Nebraska Woman Suffrage Association successfully petitioned to put the issue of municipal suffrage—the right to vote for city officials—to the voters. Suffragists held rallies, processions, and education campaigns, but that measure was also defeated by the men of Nebraska. Opposition from religious leaders and liquor interests was too powerful. Then in 1917, with support from pro-suffrage Governor Keith Neville, municipal and presidential suffrage for women passed the Nebraska legislature and was signed into law. Anti-suffrage organizations tried to overturn the law. Their effort to put a referendum on the ballot for the 1918 election failed when signatures on the petition for the referendum were found to be fraudulent. The scandal surrounding the court cases exposing the fraud helped to sway public opinion in Nebraska to the suffrage cause.
After decades of arguments for and against women's suffrage, Congress finally passed the 19th Amendment in June 1919. After Congress approved the 19th Amendment, at least 36 states needed to vote in favor of it for it to become law. This process is called ratification.
On August 2, 1919, the Nebraska legislature voted unanimously to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. By August of 1920, 36 states (including Nebraska) ratified the amendment, ensuring that across the country, the right to vote could not be denied or abridged based on sex.
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Nebraska Places of Women's Suffrage:
Governor John Hopwood Mickey House
Born in 1845, John H. Mickey was the governor of Nebraska from 1903 to 1907. Mickey was involved in politics well before he became governor. He was a state Congressman in the late 1800s when he voted in support of a women's suffrage amendment. He also attended and spoke at a women's suffrage meeting in Tecumseh after being elected governor of the state. Mickey is an example of the importance of male supporters in the fight for women's suffrage. His house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now home to the Polk County Historical Museum.
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The Governor John Hopwood Mickey House is an important place in the story of ratification. It is listed on the National Register of Historic
Sources used to make these state pages include: Ida Husted Harper's History of Woman Suffrage, 1900-1920, vol 6 (1922), the National American Woman Suffrage Association papers (Library of Congress), and National Register nominations from the National Park Service. Sources for this page include the Nebraska History Museum (history.nebraska.gov), nebraskastudies.org, and Kristen Maple Bloomberg's "'Striving for Equal Rights for All': Woman Suffrage in Nebraska 1855-1882," Nebraska History 90 (2009): 84-103.
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Q: Strongly regular graph and Steiner system For the complete graph $K_4$ as a strongly regular graph, what should he parameter $\mu$ be? Due to K4 is complete so it has no non-adjacent vertices, Mathworld gave its $\mu=0$,but is $\mu=2$ also allowed in such special case? http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TetrahedralGraph.html

A: The entry "strongly regular parameters" in the MathWorld article you link to is slightly misleading, as it could be taken to imply that a strongly regular graph has a unique set of such parameters. If you take a careful look at the definition of strong regularity, you'll find there's nothing there that implies that a strongly regular graph can't be an $\operatorname{srg}(v,k,\lambda,\mu)$ for different values of $\mu$. For a complete graph, any value of $\mu$ will do. Note also that the Wikipedia article says that "some authors exclude graphs which satisfy the definition trivially, namely those graphs which are the disjoint union of one or more equal-sized complete graphs". Under this restricted definition, the set of parameters is indeed unique.

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The political print: DEFRA the poisoned challis
THE CABINET reshuffle seems to have inflamed a very public spat between he deposed environment secretary, Owen Paterson, and Greenpeace. Claims and counterclaims, regarding burning effigies and death threats, provided the Guardian and Daily Telegraph with plenty of copy. Paterson's removal seems to have been the most controversial, but is that because the man himself is a heretic?
Paterson was told to solve the issue of bovine TB; he was the politician to pull the trigger on swaths of the British badger population. The farmers' friend and wildlife's grim reaper. It was ever thus in politics: there are decisions to be made and each one will have winners and losers. Can there be a policy that results in only winners?
The former prime minister Gordon Brown's great failing was his desire to find perfect solutions, which manifested as indecision. The coalition government has taken a different line: quickfire decisions, followed by (rather embarrassing) U-turns. So was David Cameron's decision to put a gun to Paterson's head made in haste?
Those close to environmental policy would argue it's taken too long. As someone who clearly became uncomfortable when quizzed on anthropogenic climate change and an outspoken supporter of GM technology, Paterson and the eco-NGOs were destined to be uneasy bedfellows. His broadside attack on the green lobby (in his words: "the Green Blob") in the Daily Telegraph added fuel to the flames, leaving the greenest government red-faced. But his attack, as one business blogger pointed out, also detracted from Paterson's willingness to debate controversial issues, not least GM, food security, bovine TB and fracking.
Would previous incumbents have done the same? Some of these issues have been on the desk of DEFRA secretaries of state for well over a decade, passed to Paterson from Margaret Beckett via David Miliband, Hilary Benn and Caroline Spelman.
Elizabeth Truss is now in charge. Given her constituency, South West Norfolk, flooding is likely to be her focus, along with farmers. Within a week she was announcing a new scorecard for public-sector food procurement that could produce a £400m windfall for British producers (see page 19). On BBC Radio 4 she encouraged schools and hospitals to forgo their lowest-price tendering models and buy local. Is there money to spend? After all, there are flood defences and waste infrastructure to build too. Welcome to life at DEFRA.
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Slow-motion Revolution
On December 1, 2005 at 7:20 pm
By Alan Durning
In Cascadia and beyond, the movement for sustainability—for a healthy, lasting prosperity grounded in place—is advancing in a slow-motion revolution. From the Pacific Northwest's faith communities to its labor unions, from its government leaders to its business executives, we northwesterners are increasingly acting on the values at the heart of sustainability—strong communities, fair markets, and responsible stewardship.
Consider a few current trends: Increased energy efficiency and windpower are now the region's fastest-growing sources of electricity. Building complete, compact communities is entering the mainstream in the region's real-estate industry. Sales of more-sustainable products—organic foods, certified lumber, hybrid vehicles, super-efficient jetliners, wild salmon—are on steep growth curves. Teen births are at record lows and lifespans at record highs.
Unfortunately, remaining challenges such as climate change are so daunting, and countervailing trends such as private property "takings" initiatives are so menacing, that it's easy to get discouraged. A look at the history of social change movements offers one antidote to such dejection. Setting the campaign for a sustainable economy beside similarly audacious causes of the past, such as the crusades for emancipation and suffrage, makes clear that our movement is advancing as quickly as can be expected, if not as quickly as we might hope.
Movements for fundamental change always unfold over many years, in fits and starts. Even the most visionary leaders cannot predict their course, only their ultimate success. As Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
Twelve men meeting in a London bookshop in 1787, for example, launched the cause of ending slavery in the British Empire—a movement whose chances of success at the time appeared infinitesimal. Slavery was far older than the Empire and more than half of humans then on the planet were held in slavery, serfdom, indentured servitude, or debt peonage(1). Worse, channels to reform were few. Scarcely one in ten Englishmen—and no Englishwomen—even had the right to vote. Yet within half a century, every slave in the empire was emancipated.
Similarly, five women meeting in a parlor in upstate New York in 1848 launched the women's suffrage movement (2). At the time, nonslave women were legally wards of their fathers or husbands. Forbidden from signing contracts or testifying in court, even married women had legal rights to neither property nor earnings nor even their children. Yet in just three quarters of a century, women could vote not only in the United States but also in Canada and parts of Europe.
Slavery and disenfranchisement both became untenable, and their end—long thought impossible—became inevitable. What explains this extraordinary progression? The same two things that explain the success of history's other great social change movements: an unarguable moral principle—in these cases, freedom and equality—and a corps of people, initially few, who would not rest until that principle was reflected in society's norms and laws.
The sustainability movement arguably began with the 1972 UN World Environment Conference in Sweden. There, the agendas of environmental conservation and of human and economic progress met and synthesized into the living principle of sustainability: reconciling people and planet. One third of a century later, the relative few of 1972 have become tens of millions around the world. A month ago, I heard Prince Charles, the future king of England, give as profound and radical a plea for sustainability as any of my peers in the mid-1980s.
Why then does progress seem slow?
A movement is, above all, the intentional diffusion of a principle or value. That diffusion takes time, because it must move public opinion through stages from hostility to acceptance to action. None of the founders of the suffrage movement, for example, lived long enough to see the final victory. Historian Eleanor Flexner wrote of suffrage champion Susan B. Anthony, "She had lived and worked, without respite and without discouragement, through the years of ridicule, vilification, and apparent hopelessness . . . . When she died [in 1906], few thinking people denied either the logic or the inevitability of woman suffrage. The only question that remained was, 'When?'"(3) In Cascadia, sustainability has traversed the same ground from ridicule to tacit agreement—but not yet adequate action—in just 33 years.
The phrase "without respite" warrants emphasis. The sheer magnitude of some challenges—moving the region's energy economy beyond fossil fuels, for example—could easily overwhelm optimism if we lack a historical sense of what movements can do. Anthony's successor, the suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt, summed up what it took to win the vote in the United States:
". . . 52 years of pauseless campaign . . . . 56 campaigns of referenda to male voters; 480 campaigns to get Legislatures to submit suffrage amendments to voters; 47 campaigns to get State constitutional conventions to write woman suffrage into state constitutions; 277 campaigns to get State party conventions to include woman suffrage planks; 30 campaigns to get presidential party conventions to adopt woman suffrage planks in party platforms; and 19 campaigns with 19 successive Congresses."
Movements sometimes advance unpredictably. Their protagonists often have little idea whom they've touched. Consider Wyoming. In 1869, the tiny territorial legislature sent a suffrage bill to the governor as, on some accounts, a political joke. But 20 years earlier, the governor had attended one of the nation's first women's rights conventions. Silent on the subject during all the intervening years, he shocked the nation by enfranchising women for the first time in the United States(4).
Success for a movement, then, is measured not only in the "wins" of the day, but also—and more importantly—in the seeds planted for the future. In 1998, Sightline Institute published a book called Tax Shift that argues for an innovative approach to tax policy, in which taxes are moved from paychecks and profits to pollution and resource depletion. We knew the idea was so unorthodox that it would take years to gain acceptance. Yet adherents of the approach are moving into ever more prominent positions in the halls of power. Every few months, we learn of another influential Cascadian who is convinced of tax shifting's promise. Sooner or later, one of them will find him- or herself in a situation parallel to that of the 1869 governor of Wyoming.
Of course, satisfaction with our progress is no grounds for complacence. Another thing Martin Luther King, Jr. said was, "No social advance rolls in on the wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and persistent work of dedicated individuals." That's where Sightline—and you—come in.
You, the 4,000-odd recipients of Cascadia Scorecard News, are an extraordinary group: a diverse group of Cascadians united by your engagement in—and tremendous influence over—public affairs and by your concern for our collective future. At Sightline Institute, we are humbled by the attention you give to our work. And we pledge to do our all in 2006 and beyond to keep you equipped with the knowledge you need to advance the mission we share: a healthy, lasting prosperity, grounded in place.
Join the discussion! As part of our focus on progress, we'd like to hear from Cascadians (and beyond) about your work in the movement and what keeps your optimism afloat. Click here to connect to our weblog, where you can post comments.
Sources and Notes:
1) Adam Hochschild, Bury the Chains (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2004).
2) Eleanor Flexner, Century of Struggle: The Woman's Rights Movement in the United States (New York: Atheneum, 1973).
3) Flexner, Century of Struggle, p. 239.
4) The story gets better. Wyoming's suffrage law, initially an accident, gradually became a badge of fierce pride for the cowboy territory. When Congress blanched at making Wyoming a state because of its voting law, the all-male territorial legislature replied, "We will remain out of the Union a hundred years rather than come in without the women."
Read more by Alan Durning
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Caitlyn Jenner feels 'liberated' after gender reassignment surgery
Caitlyn Jenner arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at NeueHouse Hollywood on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Caitlyn Jenner underwent gender reassignment surgery in January, she has revealed in her autobiography The Secrets of My Life.
The reality TV star and former Olympian announced in April, 2015, that she was transitioning into a woman from her previous identity of Bruce Jenner. She chronicled this major life change in docuseries I Am Cait, which showed her adjusting to living as a woman and everything that goes with it.
Now it has been revealed that Caitlyn has undergone one of the most permanent parts of the transition, by having an operation. She reveals the news in her upcoming memoir, due for release on April 25, and said she decided to release this excerpt early in a bid to put an end to the endless questions from fans about whether she still has the genitalia she was born with.
"The surgery was a success, and I feel not only wonderful but liberated," she writes in the book, which is being serialized by Radar Online.
"So why even consider it? Because it's just a penis. It has no special gifts or use for me other than what I have said before, the ability to take a whiz in the woods. I just want to have all the right parts. I am also tired of tucking the damn thing in all the time."
Caitlyn concluded by insisting she will never talk about the surgery again, writing: "You want to know, so now you know. Which is why this is the first time, and the last time, I will ever speak of it."
Caitlyn has teamed up with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger, who wrote her famous Vanity Fair profile in 2015, to write her memoir.
She released a statement last January announcing that she was going to start penning the story of her life, which will chronicle her "journey from Bruce to Caitlyn, and her brave transition into womanhood."
Caitlyn added she and Buzz were going to work hard to make sure her story was "told with a lot of honesty and care."
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