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A Personal Trainer Orange County Revealed A Few Fitness Advice For Busy Moms

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Tammy Walker</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>Exercising is very important not just because it helps us to feel great about ourselves, but simply because it helps us to stay healthy and strong. Others also shared that working out helps them to alleviate stress and gives them the much needed energy for them to be able to function well at work. But the problem with some people living in big cities like in Orange County is that they cannot find time to exercise. This is common among busy moms who, apart from working, are too busy taking care of the household including the kids' needs. If you're one of these busy moms, check out these fitness tips from a top personal trainer Orange County.<br />  <br />  Get Others On Board<br />  <br />  It will be easier to exercise if you've got some friends to accompany you. So if you have some friends who are busy moms as well, then ask them to join you in your quest of a healthy life. If you cannot find someone to accompany you, then ask your husband to join you in your workouts. You really do not need to enroll in a gym or a fitness center for your workout routines, because you can choose to hire a personal trainer Orange County who will be willing to visit you in your home and will adjust to your own schedule.<br />  <br />  But if you want to really be successful, you have to think positively regardless of what may come along the way. The personal trainer Orange County strongly advises individuals who are trying to lose weight to be optimistic in everything as this will surely lead them to success.<br />  <br />  You should schedule your exercises as a part of your daily routine, just like you would when doing other household chores. When coming up with your weekly schedule, you must make sure that you include exercising on your calendar or on your organizer. This is to make sure that you will really be able to allocate some time for your workout.<br />  <br />  The personal trainer Orange County recommends that you allocate at least an hour of your day for your exercises or perhaps make it at least three hours in each week.<br />  <br />  Be Optimistic<br />  <br />  Get Others On Board<br />  <br />  It will be easier to exercise if you've got some friends to accompany you. So if you have some friends who are busy moms as well, then ask them to join you in your quest of a healthy life. If you cannot find someone to accompany you, then ask your husband to join you in your workouts. You really do not need to enroll in a gym or a fitness center for your workout routines, because you can choose to hire a personal trainer Orange County who will be willing to visit you in your home and will adjust to your own schedule.<br />  <br />  So these are the a few fitness strategies that busy moms could benefit from. There are several other strategies that you can learn from a fitness instructor so if you are really determined to drop those extra pounds off, then you better sign up with a personal trainer Orange County. And remember that although your trainer is there to help you, the success will mainly depend on you. So help yourself out and work harder until you are able to achieve your goal of losing weight.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>Being in good shape with the assistance of <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-orange-county/">Personal Trainer Orange County</a> not only promotes your own physique but also your well being too. The benefits that one can receive from <a href="https://plus.google.com/115839840522968346614/about">Orange County Personal Trainer</a> are countless.</div><br />  </div><br />

A Personal Trainer Orange County Revealed A Few Fitness Advice For Busy Moms

By Tammy Walker Exercising is very important not just because it helps us to feel great about ourselves, but simply because it helps us ...

A Personal Trainer Huntington Beach Uncovered The 3 Easy Ways To Sneak In Some Workout

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Patricia Neill</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>Some of the largest companies in the United States are actually stationed in Huntington Beach, California. One of the companies that are based in this coastal city are Boeing, Quiksilver and the Hyatt Regency. Because of this, some Huntington Beach residents find it a challenge to visit the fitness center because of their busy work schedules. If you're one of them, here are some suggestions for a personal trainer Huntington Beach on how to sneak in some exercises in your daily schedule.<br />  <br />  Sneak In A Lunch Break Workout<br />  <br />  Why not turn your lunch break into a workout break? So after you take your lunch, hit the gym for 15 to 20 minutes. You can also invest in some portable exercise machines that you can bring to work and use it during lunch breaks.<br />  <br />  If you have a TV at work, why not play your Yoga DVD during lunch break and sneak in some yoga exercises? There are absolutely so many exercise routines that you can do during lunch time at work. You can ask a personal trainer Huntington Beach for more tips regarding these exercises.<br />  <br />  Sneak In A Lunch Break Workout<br />  <br />  Why not turn your lunch break into a workout break? So after you take your lunch, hit the gym for 15 to 20 minutes. You can also invest in some portable exercise machines that you can bring to work and use it during lunch breaks.<br />  <br />  According to a personal trainer Huntington Beach, doing this routine every single day will certainly help you to lose a good amount of weight and you'll start seeing and feeling the effects in just a few weeks.<br />  <br />  Exercise At Work<br />  <br />  Yet another way to sneak in some exercises in between your busy schedules at work is to do a few exercises while you are working at your desk. Among the recommended exercises by a personal trainer Huntington Beach is to utilize a stability ball as opposed to your office chair and try to keep some dumbbells or resistance bands ready on your desk. Spend a few minutes of your day at work to squeeze in some 10 to 15 repetitions of different workouts like dumbbell curls and ab crunches and perform at least 2 to 3 sets of these exercises each day.<br />  <br />  So as you can see, there is certainly no excuse to lose weight. Just follow these tips from a personal trainer Huntington Beach and you will definitely get the kind of body that you want in spite of your hectic schedules at work. But of course, along with these workouts, you should make certain that you eat healthy and you watch your diet so you will be able to successfully lose a good amount of weight in no time.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>Getting in good shape through the help of <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-huntington-beach/">personal trainer Huntington Beach</a> not only improves your entire body but additionally your health. The benefits that one can get from <a href="https://plus.google.com/112997657809142165825/about">Huntington Beach personal trainer</a> are countless.</div><br />  </div><br />

A Personal Trainer Huntington Beach Uncovered The 3 Easy Ways To Sneak In Some Workout

By Patricia Neill Some of the largest companies in the United States are actually stationed in Huntington Beach, California. One of the ...

U.S. House schedule for Tuesday, July 30, 2013

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<a href="http://majorityleader.gov/"><i>From Majority Leader Eric Cantor's office....</i></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>TUESDAY, JULY 30TH</b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:00  p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes  will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. <b>**Members are advised that the 6:30 p.m. vote series is expected to last longer than usual.**</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>One Minute Speeches</b><br /><br /><b>Begin Consideration of <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=352744-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 2610</a></b> - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Open Rule) <i>(Sponsored by Rep. Tom Latham / Appropriations Committee)</i><br /><blockquote>The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order any amendment offered that complies with House rules.</blockquote><b>Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:</b><br /><blockquote><b>1) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=352745-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 2094</a></b> - School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act <i>(Sponsored by Rep. Phil Roe / Energy and Commerce Committee)</i><br /><br /><b>2) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=352746-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 2754</a></b> - Collectible Coin Protection Act <i>(Sponsored by Rep. G.K. Butterfield / Energy and Commerce Committee)</i><br /><br /><b>3) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=352747-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 1300</a></b> - To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the  volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of  national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes <i>(Sponsored by Rep. Jon Runyan / Natural Resources Committee)</i></blockquote><b>Special Order Speeches</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>COMMITTEE ACTIVITY OF THE DAY </b></u><br />Energy and Commerce Committee markup of “<a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=352748-6846703" target="_blank">H.R.  2810, the Medicare Patient Access & Quality Improvement Act of  2013, and H.R. 2844, the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013</a>”<br />(Tuesday, July 30th, at 4:00 p.m.)</div><br /><a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=352750-6846703" target="_blank">Printable PDF</a>

U.S. House schedule for Tuesday, July 30, 2013

From Majority Leader Eric Cantor's office.... TUESDAY, JULY 30TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:0...

Hitchcock...in 3D!

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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3u2jgN_RGVzHoITV68kxl0GTILajLiodgvgoXOE0KKRp4DN1iBb2TeIWtIc-dKX9BtnHI7TNMUyLapjmaFz-QoPRk3yYcUQYuRlOs88gP_SDB7sGGhQvCKE89qKcGc9bUWvTSwtOr0s/s1600/dial+m+poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3u2jgN_RGVzHoITV68kxl0GTILajLiodgvgoXOE0KKRp4DN1iBb2TeIWtIc-dKX9BtnHI7TNMUyLapjmaFz-QoPRk3yYcUQYuRlOs88gP_SDB7sGGhQvCKE89qKcGc9bUWvTSwtOr0s/s400/dial+m+poster.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My introduction to 3D movies <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">finally</i> came this past weekend and I’m sure it surprises no one who knows me that this happened by way of a classic rather than one of today’s CGI extravaganzas. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My initiation into stereoscopic 3D film, a process that has been around forever but has gained a firm foothold only recently, took place on Sunday afternoon, when I happily watched the only 3D film Alfred Hitchcock ever made with a near-full-house audience at one of my favorite theaters, <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2010/09/rafael-theater.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the Rafael</b></span></a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmv-3C5U97xdc6nWGdbs7N5xnTenPbUUVjS0bURuADbTswBjYBS30OqwuI37tB8I3KcT6bqfK-qN_Mv0Rd9aQwJqv2bNtxcdClL9STFK_q3wtonisIjeAkZ27mYecK5YujJCzM1ZVTlqo/s1600/rafael.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmv-3C5U97xdc6nWGdbs7N5xnTenPbUUVjS0bURuADbTswBjYBS30OqwuI37tB8I3KcT6bqfK-qN_Mv0Rd9aQwJqv2bNtxcdClL9STFK_q3wtonisIjeAkZ27mYecK5YujJCzM1ZVTlqo/s320/rafael.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Rafael Theatre, San Rafael, CA</span></td></tr></tbody></table><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dial M for Murder </i>(1954) was the last film Hitchcock made as part of his deal with Warner Bros., a studio that had a huge hit with the 3D horror thriller <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">House of Wax </i>in 1953. On the heels of that film’s box office success, Jack Warner decreed, for the moment, that Warners would or should make <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all </i>subsequent films in 3D. Hitchcock, who was ever interested in evolving filmmaking technology, agreed to make his final film for the studio using 3D. It would be his first and last foray into the process. Because it could not be released until the Broadway play it was adapted from had ended its stage run, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dial M</i> did not come out until mid-1954, just as public fascination with 3D films had begun to wane. In fact, once it went into wide release, the film screened far more often in 2D than 3D. The first “golden age” of 3D film had lasted only from 1952 until 1954; the process was an expensive and unwieldy undertaking at the time, and other, less difficult to produce and exhibit technologies, like CinemaScope, would move to the forefront.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">According to AMPAS, “Hitchcock used the All-Media rig developed by the optical department at Warner Bros. to experiment with stereoscopic techniques…” To emphasize the impact of 3D, he paid great attention to the film’s art direction, in particular, set design and decoration, as well as the placement of actors within each scene. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the action, based as it was on a play, takes place primarily on one set, a London apartment interior, this sort of approach was a necessity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, in the hands of an artist of Hitchcock’s caliber, 3D became a showcase not only for the drama at hand but, simultaneously, showcased the process itself. Hitchcock’s distinctive style coupled with the potency of 3D makes for an intense and evocative film experience. All that transpires onscreen - from a woman quietly reading her newspaper to a violent scene of attempted murder - is enhanced by the director's grasp of the 3D format.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2ZPUYjn7aNwezPgdsMbqUB1M3m9NfqmqNQXc1FPzOzfOb4oIiiruxsO5Y2wU3UN3g5zaOcjoC7U_pIk8Z67TlUIfCu_cyEPoGs4cPkJDI2FFQuSUtRwZ_i7gN-dFltRX8ZWTE3Lsh24/s1600/newspaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2ZPUYjn7aNwezPgdsMbqUB1M3m9NfqmqNQXc1FPzOzfOb4oIiiruxsO5Y2wU3UN3g5zaOcjoC7U_pIk8Z67TlUIfCu_cyEPoGs4cPkJDI2FFQuSUtRwZ_i7gN-dFltRX8ZWTE3Lsh24/s400/newspaper.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Grace Kelly</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have seen <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dial M for Murder</i> many times in 2D. I think it may have been the first Hitchcock film I ever saw. There was once a local Los Angeles TV station that aired a different movie every week, all week: in the early evening five nights, Monday through Friday, and then again Saturday night. Was it KTLA? One week the movie was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dial M</i>. And I watched it every night. Hooked by Hitchcock at a young age! But <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dial M</i> hasn’t been a favorite of mine. After seeing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vertigo</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rear Window</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Notorious</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strangers on a Train</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shadow of a Doubt</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Psycho, </i>ETC., it seemed fairly tepid fare. And yet, when I found out it was to be screened at the Rafael, I instantly purchased tickets online. I had realized by now that Hitchcock on the big screen is a different experience from Hitchcock on the small screen (even on a good-sized small screen in HD). This realization first dawned on me when I attended a screening of the silent version of <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/03/hitchcocks-silent-version-of-blackmail.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blackmail</i></b></span></a> (1929) at the Rafael a few years ago and grew more profound with later viewings of <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/05/north-by-northwest-free-to-public.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">North by Northwest</i></b></span></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>(1959), also at the Rafael, and <b><a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/p/a-month-of-vertigo-bloggers-their-posts.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vertigo</i></span></span></a> </b>(1958), at <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2012/03/alfred-hitchcocks-vertigo-at-oaklands.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the Paramount</span></b></span></a>, Oakland’s Art Deco movie palace.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlHSmI8mIFbAsE5-wVkvQXodJIPkMWZ24i6qaY31oeXfqykDM34HWML4ETo2ow7Uo_Zn04JjdfsnQzD_TQytqnFlESe8TTcDInD-mgkZyMrggmtm9fACV2Z2rNyMGPnNDU1ab66RHTyE/s1600/murder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlHSmI8mIFbAsE5-wVkvQXodJIPkMWZ24i6qaY31oeXfqykDM34HWML4ETo2ow7Uo_Zn04JjdfsnQzD_TQytqnFlESe8TTcDInD-mgkZyMrggmtm9fACV2Z2rNyMGPnNDU1ab66RHTyE/s1600/murder.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anthony Dawson and Grace Kelly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was not disappointed with the newly restored <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dial M for Murder</i> in Dolby 3D. At all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>With visual depth and dimension it seemed to me a different film. Where, before, the film had seemed as flat as its two-dimensional format, it now, literally, came to life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I’d thought of it as talky and static (as filmed plays often are) but now its atmosphere teemed with suspense, every word spoken implied more, facial expressions and physical movements suggested barely concealed undercurrents. Dialogue-heavy as it is, the film now seemed to move along at a brisk clip. Though one scene was obviously designed for 3D (and must’ve caused quite a stir when the film was first shown), Hitchcock clearly understood 3D and exploited it with precision in every frame.</span><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhA9_qOai1PKgYWlexljkCDsGDZrquH06UqO_QeeDqrx4nRYIVBLH5byXCePj43Cdodn7ONOskTIm0ZvAB5weenlmgPPTFRJTno4DcRQ3GzvLsl5Y8N0cMxFS7yYdjEVKt561zyZ7oz0/s1600/phone+system.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhA9_qOai1PKgYWlexljkCDsGDZrquH06UqO_QeeDqrx4nRYIVBLH5byXCePj43Cdodn7ONOskTIm0ZvAB5weenlmgPPTFRJTno4DcRQ3GzvLsl5Y8N0cMxFS7yYdjEVKt561zyZ7oz0/s400/phone+system.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">dialing M...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Among <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dial M for Murder</i>’s claims to fame is that it was the first of Hitchcock’s three films starring Grace Kelly. He had first seen the young actress opposite Robert Alda in an early ‘50s screen test for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Taxi</i>,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>a film that was never made. She would go on to make <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">High Noon </i>(1952) with Gary Cooper for Fred Zinnemann and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mogambo </i>(1953) with Clark Gable and Ava Gardner for John Ford before Hitchcock managed to cast her in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dial M</i>. If director Gregory Ratoff thought Kelly was perfect for the role of the Irish lass she might have played in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Taxi </i>because, he said, “she’s not pretty,” Hitchcock saw something else entirely. By the time the two were finished making pictures together in 1955, Kelly was vaunted as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood - due in no small part to Hitchcock’s presentation of her.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zm0CL1K-mWoqTWzGEYj97yrgb0kUHNeA-NThtAqZDOvnk6jsejZ7R1EBx32m36RKk6QYpAF1-3A489-O1c1epiPUM9JCfcHvHutUE5u9vkPBwUmwjw1SrFoHSGEsl7pEwIIYH-e0pOY/s1600/dialmscissors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zm0CL1K-mWoqTWzGEYj97yrgb0kUHNeA-NThtAqZDOvnk6jsejZ7R1EBx32m36RKk6QYpAF1-3A489-O1c1epiPUM9JCfcHvHutUE5u9vkPBwUmwjw1SrFoHSGEsl7pEwIIYH-e0pOY/s400/dialmscissors.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A scene designed for 3D </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks to the resurgence of 3D, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dial M for Murder </i>can now be seen as it was originally conceived and appreciated as the bona fide classic it is.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3KJJ7KsIimI2EwJyRPWBOQ0H96ViSaUs1Z0fP-SUKef06SmYA9RNYFDofoKpEIipqtnBCx0wmhp1kr16TsQGCXrH0yJPI5-97B9V6TTm_w7KDUiqgWaQLIBfVbQ9JC3WoMAWel5Xy0w/s1600/Dial+M+for+Murder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3KJJ7KsIimI2EwJyRPWBOQ0H96ViSaUs1Z0fP-SUKef06SmYA9RNYFDofoKpEIipqtnBCx0wmhp1kr16TsQGCXrH0yJPI5-97B9V6TTm_w7KDUiqgWaQLIBfVbQ9JC3WoMAWel5Xy0w/s400/Dial+M+for+Murder.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

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Today's Teamster News 07.30.13

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<a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/waste-drivers-michigan-join-teamsters-local-337" rel="nofollow">Waste Drivers In Michigan Join Teamsters Local 337</a>   IBT   ...On July 26, drivers who transport trash in their tractor-trailer rigs voted overwhelmingly to join Local 337 in Detroit/Port Huron...<br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/teamsters-still-question-mexican-truck-safety-despite-court-decision" rel="nofollow">Teamsters Still Question Mexican Truck Safety Despite Court Decision</a>   IBT   ...The Teamsters today questioned the safety of Mexican trucks after a federal court refused to rehear the union’s challenge to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s cross-border truck pilot program...<br /><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/carriage-horse-drivers-accuse-aspca-anti-quinn-moves-article-1.1411251" rel="nofollow">Teamster horse-and-carriage drivers lash out on ASPCA’s alleged anti-Christine Quinn moves</a>  New York Daily News   ...Teamsters Local 533 says the ASPCA violated its nonprofit status by giving $450,000 over the past several years to New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets, or NYCLASS, which wants to end the horse-carriage industry and runs a website called <a href="http://www.quinnhatesanimals.com/" rel="nofollow">QuinnHatesAnimals.com</a>...<br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/ups-contract-update" rel="nofollow"> Latest UPS Update</a>  IBT   ...As you are aware, the national agreement was approved by a majority of Teamsters who voted. However, 17 supplements and riders were not approved...<br /><a href="http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32360:breaking-lake-transit-workers-vote-to-strike-indefinitely-strike-begins-monday&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197" rel="nofollow">Teamster Lake Transit workers vote to strike indefinitely</a>  Lake County News   ...On Sunday, Lake Transit Authority workers, who are members of Teamsters Local 665, voted to strike until they settle their new contract--a move that's expected to result in curtailed services for the county's transit riders...<br /><a href="http://independent.com/news/2013/jul/28/massive-cuts-looming-mtd-bus-riders/?on" rel="nofollow">Massive Cuts Looming for MTD Bus Riders</a>   Santa Barbara Independent   ...Four Lines Face Outright Elimination, Another 13 Threatened With Reduced Service.  Unless funding is restored, 50 MTD bus drivers, who are represented by Teamsters Local 186, would be affected by the cuts...<br /><a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/07/29/bart-and-unions-still-far-apart-before-strike-deadline/" rel="nofollow">BART And Unions Still Far Apart Before Strike Deadline</a>  KCBS5 News   ...While Bay Area Rapid Transit worker contract talks were scheduled to continue this week, the transit agency’s management and labor unions remain as far apart as ever, offering little hope that an agreement will be made before the strike deadline August  4th...<br /><a href="http://www.abqjournal.com/227043/biz/misclassification-of-employees-carries-penalties.html" rel="nofollow">Misclassification of employees carries penalties</a> (opinion)   ABQ Journal   …This practice of misclassification has created substantial problems for affected employees and for the United States Treasury, the Social Security and Medicare...<br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/07/29/fast_food_strikes_intensify_in_seven_cities/" rel="nofollow">Fast food strikes intensify in seven cities</a>  Salon   ...The biggest walkout yet began yesterday morning -- and the strikes could have far-reaching implications for labor…<br /><a href="http://www.wncn.com/story/22952000/despite-end-of-legislative-session-moral-monday-marches-on" rel="nofollow">Teachers crowd final Raleigh 'Moral Monday' protest </a> Associated Press   ...Thousands of North Carolina teachers and other protesters on Monday staged one of the largest of the almost-weekly demonstrations opposing Republican policy decisions...<br /><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/130727/michigan-attorney-general-backs-pensioners-detroit-bankruptcy" rel="nofollow">Michigan attorney general backs pensioners in Detroit bankruptcy</a>  Global Post   ...Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette, a Republican, said on Saturday he would defend retirees who risk losing public pensions because of Detroit's bankruptcy, putting him at odds with the city's emergency manager appointed by fellow Republican Governor Rick Snyder...<br /><a href="http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2013/07/27/opinion/doc51f2cc91bae2e453" rel="nofollow">Labor playing field needs to be leveled with ideas from both sides of the aisle</a> (opinion)   Oakland Press   ...A recent guest opinion asserted that the passage of so-called Right-to-Work legislation in Michigan led to the state's mild economic recovery. To the contrary, it is highly doubtful that Michigan gained a single high-wage job as a result of Right-to-Work or any other piece of anti-labor legislation...<br /><a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-07-27/news/chi-quinn-to-sign-bill-allowing-online-voter-registration-in-illinois-20130726_1_online-voter-registration-voter-turnout-quinn-signs-bill" rel="nofollow">Quinn signs bill allowing online voter registration in Illinois</a>   Chicago Tribune   ...Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed a measure into law Saturday that will make Illinois the 18th state to allow voters to register online...<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-california-targeted-20130728,0,113871.story" rel="nofollow">Landmark California regulations under federal fire</a>   Los Angeles Times   ...Companies are going through Congress to fight California's stricter workplace, consumer and environmental laws. Gridlock and sympathetic Republicans in the House could work in their favor...<br /><a href="http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/state-agencies-crack-down-on-local-temp-worker-abuse/article_07f7896e-4c7e-5e88-8c56-3cb718ed866d.html" rel="nofollow">State agencies crack down on local temp worker abuse</a>  Burlington County Times   ...The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor in South Jersey has some advice for employers who think they are not responsible for making sure temporary workers are getting paid minimum wage: Don’t...<br /><a href="http://muskogeephoenix.com/local/x541284318/Openness-lost-in-privatization" rel="nofollow">Openness lost in privatization</a>  Muskogee Phoenix   ...A push toward the privatization of Oklahoma state services is spawning criticism from those who see the trend as the decline of government transparency and accountability...

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 07/30/2013

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<ul class="diigo-linkroll">      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5842307/how-to-supercharge-all-your-favorite-webapps-with-ifttt">How to Supercharge All Your Favorite Webapps with ifttt</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">This is an excellent overview of how to use ifttt.For example, you can have ifttt put your Facebook photos in a Dropbox folder or Google Drive. There are many different things that ifttt.com can do for you. This lifehacker guide is one of the best for getting started.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a></p>                                <ul class="diigo-comments">                  </ul>                      </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="https://www.meethue.com/en-US">Philips hue</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Phillip's hue is a lighting automation system. I was perusing ifttt.com and noticed some cool things like using hue to match instagram images (not sure why I'd want to do that.) I would, however, be interested in changing lighting in my room depending upon what we're doing. I do think color has a lot of impact as does smell and other environmental factors. What impact would it have -I don't know - but it is something that is now possible. </p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/automation">automation</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lighting">lighting</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/decor">decor</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://lifehacker.com/google-chromecast-does-it-deserve-a-place-in-your-livi-945082974">Google Chromecast: Does It Deserve a Place In Your Living Room?</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">The new $35 Chromecast USB looks to be a great option for those of you who haven't purchased a Roku or Apple TV yet - even if you have, you might still want to get one - especially if you watch a bit of YouTube. Take a look at the setup information about how to do this.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tv">tv</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google">google</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/chromecast">chromecast</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/iptv">iptv</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://lifehacker.com/the-science-behind-the-perfect-workspace-950581559">The Science Behind the Perfect Workspace</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">This lifehacker article shares  some of the research that has to do with productivity. This is one I wish all schools understood "when office workers get to arrange their space, productivity is increased." Some teachers I know have no ability to determine where they put their desks or the desks of their students. At my school, we are allowed a lot of freedom with arranging our rooms and it shows. The article also points out that office plans lower stress levels. Some interesting color research as well. </p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/office">office</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/design">design</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5943320/what-is-markdown-and-why-is-it-better-for-my-to+do-lists-and-notes">What Is Markdown, and Why Is It Better for My To-Do Lists and Notes?</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Markdown is a simple way to format text and is being used in many notetaking and to-do apps. 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Not providing sufficient apps and their updates by Microsoft for Windows Phone: Nokia

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Finally Nokia comes out against Microsoft in the slow progress of providing updates in windows phone 8. From September 2012, Nokia is announcing its new phones with only a single platform i.e. windows phone 8 OS. Changes in the design of each model of <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.in/2013/06/nokia-lumia-switch-in-three-reasons.html" target="_blank">Lumia</a> series causes a new phone in the series. After a long craze of windows phone, users are switching to Android or <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.in/2013/06/10-most-significant-new-features-of-ios.html" target="_blank">IOS</a> again.<br /><br />Nokia is releasing its <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.in/2013/06/nokia-lumia-switch-in-three-reasons.html" target="_blank">Lumia</a> series continuously from November 2011 till today.  As Nokia lost smartphone market share in 2010 due to rise of Android, then it decided to adopt Windows phone as their primary OS. Nokia started its <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.in/2013/06/nokia-lumia-switch-in-three-reasons.html" target="_blank">Lumia</a> series with windows phone 7 OS and now the new series comes with windows phone 8 OS from September 2012 till the newest phone.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HfAUGQTkFkoHJCoXlzL-Fgo93Z8zyvD_dzkrUXFduDgnfqPeu3IrPmtQL6JYLWANKFaos_iuH-5ZNzNczFSDjFKf8nz_TKeflaN8XqUDMzpV43Rs37uULBN15WolLsS8ZFSrKs_6NhA/s1600/nokia+lumia+yellow-635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Not providing sufficient apps and their updates by Microsoft for Windows Phone" border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HfAUGQTkFkoHJCoXlzL-Fgo93Z8zyvD_dzkrUXFduDgnfqPeu3IrPmtQL6JYLWANKFaos_iuH-5ZNzNczFSDjFKf8nz_TKeflaN8XqUDMzpV43Rs37uULBN15WolLsS8ZFSrKs_6NhA/s1600/nokia+lumia+yellow-635.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: http://gadgets.ndtv.com</td></tr></tbody></table>Microsoft had provided an attractive platform i.e. windows phone, but does not releasing standard apps as fast as should be enough for the mobile OS: According to Nokia. Some latest phones of Nokia are in sequence having some advanced features but the platform will be the same i.e. windows phone 8 OS.<br /><br />There are approx. 1.6 lac or above apps in the market for windows phone but missing the important apps. The windows version of some popular games is also very late for example Angry Birds, the windows version of Angry Birds release after some months of its <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.in/2013/06/10-most-significant-new-features-of-ios.html" target="_blank">IOS</a> and Android version.<br /><br />Nokia is not fully frustrated with Microsoft because it is developing its own imaging software. Nokia will also invest in the platform’s development on its own.<br /><div><br /></div></div>

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Webinar recording ‘Changing seats: quiz creation and game coding to activate pupils (24/07/2013)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC5q-AbtwoeSTldBEF5qs2O6Nd9nEBVfQXPWIDnka7CTlme3BhnW0SUtT8rn-GuGptiLtWVmZAe5F3vmO1ETpXKadsEN-aLle1R7uUmLKnI6YSjaxpsUY3ogiYX9LFqRD-fgdvGRWWNg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Wednesday we were very fortunate to have a guest presenter from Belgium, Bram Faems speaking on our SchoolNet/Microsoft  webinar on ‘</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Changing seats: Quiz creation using Power`point and game coding using Kodu’.  </i></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEJV3LsQo5GC2eLhgZaMeOB5x80e0YZVTNeCt2N-NLmdpDyGyYbNgjlVJcZqFTCL5v6OQHxFtDPMI0hdsqEpOjiRJ3DfmDWhPDZIrEYiEjDheKkfYPJ4maLcJ3rZXvxLOg_jEpUpAsXI/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_KeQ7FXEPRZTXFw6n6uReWeHc4Aqv3V_mSLGclXy6i0NwW2DUWfnxT8Q1InjL263vhE3D_h0ybHunQyv31friJrVc3f17Dvye_UWPh5vXo1pzjIHwq9_88hw1qlqNrEXNRxcf8MsUaU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Changing seats: quiz creation and game coding to activate pupils</b>  (Bram Faems)<br /><u>Summary</u>: Variation in teaching methods keeps students "awake" and concentrated. Playing games and quizzes can be a nice variation on the traditional lessons for your pupils  But what about taking it a step further? Why can't students create a quiz about a lesson subject or even code a game? In this webinar you'll hear Bram Faems talk about creating quizzes in PowerPoint and how to playfully teach young students the basics of coding with Kodu Game Lab. <br /><u>Presenter:</u> Bram Faems, Microsoft Teacher Trainer</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Webinar recording</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The recording of the webinar can be found at this link: </span><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p3kprfi6rjf/" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p3kprfi6rjf/</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Webinar presentation</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bram has kindly allowed the presentation he used to be embedded on this blog and in this post. Here it is:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="389" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OmqWy8f6x4gyX_Pdio2y7OrSTv9Y4UKgoVxxF04MarM/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="420"></iframe></div>

webinars Webinar recording ‘Changing seats: quiz creation and game coding to activate pupils (24/07/2013)

Last Wednesday we were very fortunate to have a guest presenter from Belgium, Bram Faems speaking on our SchoolNet/Microsoft webinar on ‘...

Webinar recording ‘Changing seats: quiz creation and game coding to activate pupils (24/07/2013)

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webinars Webinar recording ‘Changing seats: quiz creation and game coding to activate pupils (24/07/2013)

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President Obama and Hillary Clinton Do Lunch, and IWS is There

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal">Holaaaaaaaaa y’all! As you might have heard President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had lunch today at the White House. Well, as always, Matt-Man and I were there to snoop around and find out what they talked about. Because we are White Ninjas (according to <a href="http://www.artmustdie.com/">Jo Seaquist</a> at least) we were able to get pretty close and listen in. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Mkie4FceNAPBq045lVnJkgR3nAk0ywZ2P_DI2Ix3_rRO5fCowh2K2sU_qt6hN-YevyFsxOVYwNFEW9dEQtKg-uuDswsYHm1DtGIsaMWtlqTe0m3qbjhvEUKAkNeTIBiTIcQGINnKVPo/s1600/Obama-Hillary-Lunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Mkie4FceNAPBq045lVnJkgR3nAk0ywZ2P_DI2Ix3_rRO5fCowh2K2sU_qt6hN-YevyFsxOVYwNFEW9dEQtKg-uuDswsYHm1DtGIsaMWtlqTe0m3qbjhvEUKAkNeTIBiTIcQGINnKVPo/s1600/Obama-Hillary-Lunch.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Who needs drones and NSA data mining and shit like that when you’ve got a lot creep to ya? Anyway, he’s a rough transcript of their conversation … <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Barack Obama:</b> So nice to see you again Hillary! <br /><b>Hillary Clinton:</b> Thanks so much for inviting me to lunch! <br /><b>BO:</b> You and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are the only women Michelle will let me have lunch with.<br /><b>HC:</b> I should have had a similar rule with Bill. <br /><b>BO:</b> Oh well, live and learn I guess. <br /><b>HC:</b> Of course, I didn’t care enough to even bother. <br /><b>BO:</b> Are things going to get awkward?<br /><b>HC: </b>Nooooooooooo …. Not at all. <br /><b>BO: </b>Good because it always does with Bill. <br /><b>HC: </b>I know how he wears his emotions on his sleeve. <br /><b>BO: </b>And leaves his “emotions” on blue dresses! Hey-OOOOOO! <br /><b>HC:</b> HA! Good one! <br /><b>BO:</b> 15 years later and Clinton jokes are still hilarious. <br /><b>HC: </b>Yeah, that’s great isn’t it? <br /><b>BO:</b> Okay, enough of that. Let’s have lunch.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn33L09wZA7n_Brvx6HWBI0EjkCTCb2SysbqnBmrI5m5DA42o3zERU1fB0i0oeRR7WMfwVIUasfNmiXzcdkwSONW-sC1q7YpjWB9iHEgb24rYmTvIF5o5oBQWFNZuAeLsmcy3Pm8lyCsg/s1600/Hillary-Clinton-Eating-Sexy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn33L09wZA7n_Brvx6HWBI0EjkCTCb2SysbqnBmrI5m5DA42o3zERU1fB0i0oeRR7WMfwVIUasfNmiXzcdkwSONW-sC1q7YpjWB9iHEgb24rYmTvIF5o5oBQWFNZuAeLsmcy3Pm8lyCsg/s400/Hillary-Clinton-Eating-Sexy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><b>HC:</b> Great idea! I’ll have a large pizza. <br /><b>BO:</b> Okay, I’ll have a HUGE chili cheese hot dog! <br /><b>HC:</b> Damn, you go wild when Michelle isn’t around. <br /><b>BO:</b> Hey now! I wear pants in this family. <br /><b>HC:</b> Yeah, tell me another one! <br /><b>BO:</b> No really! If Michelle were here I’d have the same thing. <br /><b>HC:</b> You sure talk big. Too bad you never back it up. <br /><b>BO:</b> I don’t think that was necessary. <br /><b>HC: </b>You’re right. I’m sorry. <br /><b>BO:</b> And it’s not true either. <br /><b>HC: </b>Okay, if you say so. <br /><b>BO: </b>*stares* I do say so. <br /><b>HC: </b>*rolls eyes* Let’s just move on, shall we. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiullDipV3Aa5EEeMr3PVYQN19rw4YhiHsPVXSFuNnc0KirlJItzb5knFSlVLTHemePgCrWVbXsAQLDAbCeSwnXB1Sq3s01qPx9imE1XtrX-ejHlP5S9d-WKD3WKfZvkC2IRMs_H7R6Y/s1600/Barack-Obama-Eating-Hot-Dog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiullDipV3Aa5EEeMr3PVYQN19rw4YhiHsPVXSFuNnc0KirlJItzb5knFSlVLTHemePgCrWVbXsAQLDAbCeSwnXB1Sq3s01qPx9imE1XtrX-ejHlP5S9d-WKD3WKfZvkC2IRMs_H7R6Y/s400/Barack-Obama-Eating-Hot-Dog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>BO:</b> You’re flying pretty high in the polls these days. <br /><b>HC:</b> I’m looking pretty good. <br /><b>BO:</b> Of course what goes up must come down. <br /><b>HC:</b> Just ask Anthony Weiner! <br /><b>BO: </b>HEY-OOOOOOOOOOO!!! <br /><b>HC:</b> That poor dumb bastard. <br /><b>BO:</b> I’m just glad I told the NSA not to open an attachment sent by him. <br /><b>HC:</b> I did … uuuch! No warning at all. <br /><b>BO:</b> He sent you a dick pic? <br /><b>HC:</b> Subject was “Standing tall in support of you!” <br /><b>BO:</b> That’s not all that creative. <br /><b>HC:</b> It wasn’t standing that tall either! <br /><b>BO:</b> HEY-OOOOOOOO! You’re on fire today! <br /><b>HC:</b> It’s low-hanging fruit! Hahahahahahahaha<br /><b>BO: </b>Ha! Damn Hillary! I don’t know why nobody thinks you’re funny. <br /><b>HC:</b> Me either. <br /><b>BO:</b> So what are you going to talk to Joe Biden about in the morning? <br /><b>HC:</b> I’m gonna tell him that if he runs in ’16 I’ll cut his balls off. <br /><b>BO:</b> Oh. That might be why people don’t think you’re funny. <br /><b>HC:</b> *shrugs shoulders* <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The rest of the lunch was boring policy talk and something about using the NSA data mining technology to help Hillary in her campaign in 2016. I didn’t really understand it. Anyway, that’s all I could write down before a couple of Secret Service assholes made us leave. I guess the 1<sup>st</sup>Amendment doesn’t apply at the White House! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman@gmail.com">Jayman@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/jayman68">Facebook.com/Jayman68</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws">@Jayman_IWS</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

President Obama and Hillary Clinton Do Lunch, and IWS is There

Holaaaaaaaaa y’all! As you might have heard President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had lunch today at the White House...

Rained out Sunday

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We were up early on Sunday and went for coffee & pastries in Nick's Coffee.  We then walked in to the city and cycled back home on a Dublin Bike.  We got the best of the day as the weather changed and it began to lash rain.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTkTQmB2nQQr2aMU6iCyBOKFh7Mcu066rrmMeb_La9AHv3HTTRrBxlB7kSkaMBGMnSDVKFBNRF1CM-slWLjFnBC8FTEkynpGk_Nc7yQhLLhbYPYZ3_Ym8xEMgz7UOxfa4lnyYjEqn2l3_/s640/blogger-image--277128361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTkTQmB2nQQr2aMU6iCyBOKFh7Mcu066rrmMeb_La9AHv3HTTRrBxlB7kSkaMBGMnSDVKFBNRF1CM-slWLjFnBC8FTEkynpGk_Nc7yQhLLhbYPYZ3_Ym8xEMgz7UOxfa4lnyYjEqn2l3_/s640/blogger-image--277128361.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With the rain pounding down we decided the afternoon would be best spent in the cinema.  We went to see "Beyond the Candelabra" the story of Liberace's love affair with Scott Thorson.  Michael Douglas was really excellent as Liberace - such a pity this movie is not eligible for Oscar nomination as it was made by HBO as it seems it was too gay for any other film makers.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Matt Damon was also brilliant.  He was surprisingly believable as Liberace's 18yr old lover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>

Rained out Sunday

We were up early on Sunday and went for coffee & pastries in Nick's Coffee. We then walked in to the city and cycled back home on a...

Grade changed to A for political donor's outsourced school in Indiana

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An outsourced school in Indiana that should have gotten a C for performance instead got an A because it was run by a prominent Republican donor Christel DeHaan.<br /><br />DeHaan founded the Christel House charter school.She also gave more than $2.8 million to Republicans since 1998, including $130,000 to Bennett.<br /><br />The <a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-exclusive-gop-donors-school-grade-changed">Associated Press</a> reported today,<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">...when it appeared an Indianapolis charter school run by a prominent Republican donor might receive a poor grade, former Indiana school Superintendent Tony Bennett's education team frantically overhauled his signature "A-F" school grading system to improve the school's marks. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">Emails obtained by The Associated Press show Bennett and his staff scrambled last fall to ensure influential donor Christel DeHaan's school received an "A," despite poor test scores in algebra that initially earned it a "C." </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">"They need to understand that anything less than an A for Christel House compromises all of our accountability work," Bennett wrote in a Sept. 12 email to then-chief of staff Heather Neal, who is now Gov. Mike Pence's chief lobbyist. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">The emails, which also show Bennett discussed with staff the legality of changing just DeHaan's grade, raise unsettling questions about the validity of a grading system that has broad implications. Indiana uses the A-F grades to determine which schools get taken over by the state and whether students seeking state-funded vouchers to attend private school need to first spend a year in public school. They also help determine how much state funding schools receive.</blockquote>The Associated Press reported other schools had their grades changed, but only because the grade was changed for DeHaan's charter school. According to AP:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Bennett consistently cited Christel House as a top-performing school as he secured support for the measure from business groups and lawmakers, including House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate President Pro Tem David Long.<br /><br />But trouble loomed when Indiana's then-grading director, Jon Gubera, alerted Bennett on Sept 13 that the Christel House Academy had scored a 2.9, or a "C."<br /><br />"This will be a HUGE problem for us," Bennett wrote in a Sept. 12, 2012 email to Neal.<br /><br />Neal fired back a few minutes later, "Oh, crap. We cannot release until this is resolved."</blockquote><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0in 0in 15pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And why were we not surprised to learn that Bennett is now Florida's education commissioner, where he is reworking the grading system?</div>

Grade changed to A for political donor's outsourced school in Indiana

An outsourced school in Indiana that should have gotten a C for performance instead got an A because it was run by a prominent Republican do...

Teamsters organizing victory in Michigan

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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZrrukdO4WaPMeYhKITm5fi_iul9N7TPIVCl88A6RJtbun00IozBIc0YnMqLMubRBsnYZJzqrFqSdrWHlSnMeqlXjDrtxlwoO6EsA99Kh0tFosAqDqHs_-kOfn_MK76JUFFVQyhAk7Qao/s1600/Teamsters+organizing+victory+waste.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZrrukdO4WaPMeYhKITm5fi_iul9N7TPIVCl88A6RJtbun00IozBIc0YnMqLMubRBsnYZJzqrFqSdrWHlSnMeqlXjDrtxlwoO6EsA99Kh0tFosAqDqHs_-kOfn_MK76JUFFVQyhAk7Qao/s400/Teamsters+organizing+victory+waste.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our new Teamster brothers and sisters in Detroit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Please give a warm welcome to our 55 new brothers and sisters who drive trash in tractor-trailer rigs for Stafford Transportation in Port Huron, Mich. They voted overwhelmingly on Friday to join <a href="http://www.teamsterslocal337.com/">Teamsters Local 337</a> in Detroit/Port Huron.<br /><br />Jim Parrinello, trustee for Teamsters Local 337, said the workers are seeking fair wages and respect on the job:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">The workers remained strong and united, and they had a very strong committee of 13, which grew to 25.</blockquote>The Stafford drivers won even though the company fired the main worker-organizer, Mike Williams. He had refused to give the company the authorization cards signed by workers as management demanded. Teamsters Local 337 has filed charges with the NLRB over the firing. The charges are pending. <br /><br />Local President Mike Martin said General President Jim Hoffa stressed the importance of organizing at the Teamsters Joint Council 43 spring delegates meeting.<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">This victory at Stafford is our second organizing victory since then. Earlier, we won an election at First Student.  </blockquote>Parrinello thanked Teamsters Local 419 and its members in Canada who came into contact with the Stafford workers. They talked about the benefits of being Teamsters. He also said Teamsters Local 299 President Kevin Moore, who serves on the Joint Council 43 Executive Board, helped make the campaign a success.<br /><br />Bob Morales, director of the Teamsters <a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/solid-waste">Solid Waste, Recycling and Related Industries Division</a>, said:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">We’re enthusiastic about organizing many more members across America.</blockquote>

MI organizing victory Teamsters organizing victory in Michigan

Our new Teamster brothers and sisters in Detroit. Please give a warm welcome to our 55 new brothers and sisters who drive trash in tractor-t...

Unions cautioned about surveillance

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<a href="http://inthesetimes.com/article/15346/why_nsa_surveillance_should_alarm_labor" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In These Times cautioned last week</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> about the potential dangers posed by government surveillance to labor unions.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sam Adler-Bell and David Segal detail the long and troubled history of the federal government spying on unions and their leaders in an effort to quash their activities. But most distressingly, it explains how such efforts continue today. <span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There’s plenty of evidence that the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. intelligence agency are working on behalf of Wall Street and multinational corporations:</span> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All this points to the fact that today’s ever-expanding surveillance state should strike fear into the heart of organized labor not only because there is opportunity for abuse, but because there is motive. Thanks to Citizens United, the funding of most major political campaigns by the richest fraction of society, and the increasing coziness of Washington and Wall Street, we’re living in a moment in which the interests of the U.S. government and its representatives are increasingly synonymous with the interests of the wealthy, the banks, and major corporations.</span></blockquote></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Efforts to monitor labor activists go back to the 19<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>century, when </span><a href="http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6759/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the Pinkerton Detective Agency surveilled, infiltrated and ultimately brought down Pennsylvania miner activists</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> known as the Molly Maguires in the 1870s.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There has been no shortage of incidents in this century as well, ranging from the </span><a href="http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20916FD3C5F13738DDDAD0994DE405B868DF1D3" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New York Police Department wiretapping the phones of labor organizations</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> in 1916 to </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/opinion/29terkel.html" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sen.  Joseph McCarthy calling union supporters Communists and blacklisting them</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> for employment during the 1950s. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Now with the technology available, surveillance is even easier. The article notes that employers increasingly monitor strikers and other workers deemed “trouble makers” using cameras and videotaping capabilities available on most cell phones:</span><br /><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s this reality—that the NSA’s new spying powers represent an extension of the kind of repression regularly engaged in by union-busting employers across the country—that we hope the rest of the labor movement will come to appreciate. <o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will it?</span></span>

Unions cautioned about surveillance

In These Times cautioned last week about the potential dangers posed by government surveillance to labor unions. Sam Adler-Bell and Davi...

HOW CAN WE ATTACT YOUNG PEOPLE?

11:14 AM Tukiyooo 0

<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Oh how I wish each of our congregations would read, mark, and inwardly digest this article!!! </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">Why Millennials Are Leaving The Church </i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">by Rachel Held Evans. </span><a href="http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/27/why-millennials-are-leaving-the-church/" style="font-size: 14pt;">http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/27/why-millennials-are-leaving-the-church/</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I wish it so much because the things I see our churches doing “to attract young people” are flat wrong. Our no-doubt well-intentioned efforts are shaped by what we imagine would have attracted us (usually Boomers) when we were young. Evans and her peers are trying so desperately to tell us, “It’s over, people!” but we still have the 70s ringing in our ears so loudly that we can’t hear them.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There is a great deal of hand wringing, lamentation, and despair in our Church about having lost the next generation. I often hear people, including Nevadans, say, “the train has left the station.” The church is just waiting for the great Jurassic die-off. Then we close shop.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> It is a proven fact of cognitive psychology that facts don’t do much to change perception. But for those who love the Church and want to see the Kingdom Mission advance, I hope it will be possible for us to overcome our natural cognitive resistance to truth so we can do a little reality check. So let me challenge the fixed assumptions about our relationship with the Millennial Generation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">    </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The exodus of the Millennials is exaggerated.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Robert Putnam’s <i>American Grace</i> is an objective sociological study of religious beliefs and practices. He demonstrates that there are both generational variables (as in young adults of the 50s as compared to young adults of today) and stage of life variables (as in people in their twenties as compared to people in their forties). The dramatic exodus of the Millennials is a sociological exaggeration because it combines some real generational variable with a big stage of life variable. People in their 20’, whatever their generation, have long been minimal church attenders. That doesn’t fully account for the absence of Millennials from the pews but it’s a big part of it and it will pass in a few years. Or it may pass if we don’t do something unwise – as we are so apt to do.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">    </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It’s not all about us.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> To the extent, there is generational shift; Millennials are not particularly abandoning churches because we are doing something wrong. People today are far less likely than the WW II generation to be affiliated with civic institutions, including religious institutions like synagogues, political institutions like the NAACP, and service institutions like the Kiwanis. But here’s the kicker. That happened with the Boomers and with Gen X. If anything, the Millennials seem to be more open to building community than their more individualistic elders. Everywhere I turn, I see civic life beginning to come back. World Café processes, Community Organizing, Socrates Café, etc. etc. etc. all point toward a return to the civic life. In an earlier book, <i>Bowling Alone, </i>Putnam showed that historically civic life (voluntarily associating for a shared goal) is cyclical. It sometimes comes together in a big way as it did in the 50s, then disintegrates as it began to do in 60s and has continued to disintegrate until recently. Then it comes back. The introductory section to <i>Behavioral Covenants In Congregations</i>by Rendle is a neat short summary of how that has played out in our lifetime. But the point is: it is cyclical and we are just beginning the upswing. That doesn’t mean we ignore Millennials. It means this is a moment of evangelistic opportunity, not despair.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">    </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> <b>To the extent Millennials are “leaving the Church,” it isn’t our church.</b> If you read only one thing in Evans’s seminal article, please read this:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Many of us (Millennials) including myself are finding ourselves<b> increasingly drawn to high church traditions</b> – Roman Catholicism, Orthodoxy, the Episcopal Church, etc. – precisely because the ancient forms of liturgy seem so unpretentious, so unconcerned with being “cool,” and we find that refreshingly authentic.</span></i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> (emphasis is the young author’s)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Let’s try that again with a different emphasis:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Many of us (Millennials) including myself are finding ourselves<b> increasingly drawn to </b>high church traditions – Roman Catholicism, Orthodoxy, <b>the Episcopal Church,</b> etc. – <b>precisely because the ancient forms of liturgy seem so unpretentious, so unconcerned with being “cool,” and we find that refreshingly authentic. </b></span></i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">(emphasis mine). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The moral: our gimmicks “to attract young people” are not only ineffective; they are throwing away the one thing we have that really does attract young people.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">So what is the truth about “Millennials leaving the Church?” After all Evans is writing about it. Well, Putnam’s sociological studies – these are facts, not anecdotes or personal opinions  – show that religion boomed in the 50s (especially among us mainline Christians). There was an anti-authority libertine cultural revolution in the 60s and early 70s, then a backlash of The Religious Right in the 80s and 90s. That’s when the Evangelical Churches and Mega-Churches all grew so dramatically. The real generational shift today is that the Millennials are leaving those churches in droves. The largest evangelical denomination is losing the equivalent of our entire denomination each year. There is a massive repudiation of the social conservatism and emotional hype of the days of Falwell, Robertson, et al.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Ironically, I hear Episcopalians, including Nevadans, saying, “if only we were more like (fill in the blank with the name of a Christian Right congregation) we could survive.” But those are the churches that the young people are leaving. Adopting fundamentalist theology and a pop worship style would have been a successful (albeit wrong) strategy 20 years ago – not today!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">    </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Myth Of The Decline Of the Episcopal Church.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The prevailing assumption about the decline of the Episcopal Church is largely a case of bad math being used for political advantage by some of our own factions and sects within the Church. This humorous, accurate, insightful, and inspiring speech by Dean Ian Markham of Virginia Theological Seminary exposes the fallacy of it all. (There are two URL’s because YouTube has his speech as parts 1 & 2). <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Ry0TWIek4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Ry0TWIek4</a>and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xJkW0bMzlM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xJkW0bMzlM</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Liberals say we are declining because we are too religious; conservatives say we are not religious enough. Here I will step on the third rail. The emergent church movement (sell the buildings, meet in bowling alleys, talk about spiritual stuff when you feel like it, and make up rituals to express how you really feel) promotes anti-institutional “spirituality” as the way to reach Millennials. The thing I notice is that most of the emergent church folks are Gen X, not Millennials. Despite my sardonic description of emergent church, I’m actually for this as a way to connect with disengaged members of Generation X. Let’s do what they propose – but as an evangelistic outreach to people in their late 30s and early 40s – not Millennials. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It turns out the dismal numbers are quite wrong (except about stewardship – that is a problem – but for another article). Our church attendance and other signs of vitality are strong, especially given the anti-institutional disintegration of civic society downswing of the historic cycle we have just been through. Ian Markham says we are 3 to 4 years away from the upswing. The question is: are we going to be ready? Or are we going to have leapt so far into the past (meaning the 60s or 80s) that we miss the future?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">    </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Why do we want Millennials anyway?</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Relax. I don’t mean we don’t want them. But I am dead serious about asking the question. I fear we want Millennials in the pews for all the wrong reasons – like our fear of mortality, or our need to feel cool. We want the Millennials to save us from extinction and boredom. Well, they do bring gifts. They will bless us beyond measure – but not if our agenda is to use them. We need to stop selling a product. We need to stop trying to seduce and manipulate people into joining our club. The agenda has to be connecting people to Jesus because he is our hope and salvation. He is <i>their</i> hope and salvation. Our mission is sharing blessings, not recruiting fresh meat.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">So, if we intend to be the Body of Christ here in Nevada, let me urge you to take to heart what Rachel Evans says about Millennials in specific and what Ian Markham says about the Church more generally. Stick to what the business leadership folk call our “core values.” That would be Jesus. Be who we are – liturgical Christians committed to infusing gospel into the world around us. But be willing to embrace the new and even the strange. Connect, connect, connect with the community outside our walls including the young and the old alike, the rich and the poor alike, the in groups and the out groups, people of different ethnicities and traditions, people who speak different languages (both literally and figuratively). Commit body and soul to the Kingdom Mission and trust God to make us flourish.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div>

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