Posey powers Giants past Cardinals

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updated 11:07 p.m. ET Aug. 7, 2012

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Buster Posey shows no signs of slowing down in the second half of the season.

The San Francisco catcher stayed hot with a three-run homer, and Barry Zito pitched 6 2-3 innings to make that stand up as the Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Posey leads the major leagues with a .448 batting average and 30 RBIs since the All-Star break, including 12 in his last six games. The home run stretched his hitting streak to 11 games.

Posey said he hasn't done anything differently since the break.

"I'm just trying to stay with a consistent approach," Posey said. "Have a plan when I go up to bat and keep it simple."

Joaquin Arias drove in the Giants' other run with an RBI double. Melky Cabrera also doubled for San Francisco, giving him a major league-leading 152 hits.

Posey gave the Giants all the runs they would need in the first inning. Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro began the game with back-to-back singles, and after Cabrera hit into a fielder's choice, Posey launched a 417-foot shot to center field for his 18th home run and a 3-0 Giants advantage.

"It's always nice to get on the board early," Posey said. "I was fortunate to get something out over the plate and get the barrel on it, and it went out for me."

Zito (9-8) allowed two solo home runs by Allen Craig. Zito gave up eight hits overall with four strikeouts and no walks.

"I was going to come out here looking to be aggressive. That was my game plan," Zito said. "When we went up three in the first, it's even more important to come out throwing strikes."

San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy appreciated Zito's effort.

"He pitched a great game," Bochy said. "He gave up a couple of home runs to a good hitter, but he didn't let that faze him at all."

Jeremy Affeldt got the last four outs for his third save in four chances.

Cardinals starter Lance Lynn (13-5) allowed four runs and eight hits with two walks and six strikeouts in six innings.

"He had to fight all night," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "It didn't come easy for him. (He had) a little trouble putting guys away and it ended up costing him in the first."

After that first inning, Lynn settled down but it was too late.

"One pitch cost me the game," Lynn said. "I wasn't trying to give him anything to hit there. It was just a bad pitch."

NOTES: Carlos Beltran extended his hitting streak to nine games with a first-inning double. ... Ryan Vogelsong (9-5) will face Cardinals rookie Joe Kelly (2-4) in the third game of the four-game set on Wednesday. ... Pagan, who also had a walk, has been on base 14 times in his last 25 plate appearances. ... San Francisco has hit 51 of its 71 homers on the road (72 percent), including eight on its current road trip.

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Handel and Mozart arias in concert featuring Rachel Copeland, Anthony Roth Costanzo, and the Brussels Chamber Orchestra.

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It was inevitable. No sooner had word gotten out that Knight Capital (KCG) had managed to find a way to survive, and the focus of debate has changed to something more sinister. As stupid or careless as Knight's admitted software glitch or mistake was, it would never have happened had it not been for the legion of computer-assisted, high-speed traders who prowl the markets in search of opportunities exactly like this - then pounce. Knight's blunder was their bounty.

Whether you call them high frequency traders, H-F-T's or algos (shorthand for algorithmic or computerized trading programs), by any name they are "parasites" says Kenny Polcari, Managing Director at ICAP.

"When you sit down and look at really what is the role that high frequency traders play, it's frustrating," Polcari says in the attached video. "What are they really here for? They're buying and selling 100 share lots, up and down for pennies all day long."

It's certainly not the first time a floor broker has complained about interference from HFT's, but in light of the recent drama - and losses - incurred by Knight Capital, the issue is resurfacing with a vengeance. As always, any argument to constrain technology, from within an industry dominated by - and reliant upon - technology, can be a little tricky. But for those who have lived and traded through this crisis, and the Facebook IPO, and the BATS flap and the Flash Crash and many, many more that never earned a catchy nickname, the problem is about technology and maintaining confidence in the markets.

"There is a a massive crisis of confidence in U.S. capital markets," @KennyPolcari writes in his Monday "Morning Thoughts" post on Twitter. "When you add up all those pennies, all day long, it's a big deal," he says, "clearly someone is taking money out of somebody's pocket and real investors are getting frustrated with that."

Another area of concern for Polcari and professional floor traders like him, is the fact that there are currently over 70 different venues to buy and sell listed stocks, including ten different exchanges. "It makes no sense at all," he argues, saying the price is the same but it has added "massive fragmentation and loss of confidence in the system."

Of course, once you start talking about ''the system,'' that's when the SEC comes into the discussion, and the need to address what Polcari and others refer to as ''the casino-type environment'' that high-frequency traders create and a growing number of investors reject. Until the number of trading venues are culled and consolidated, until reality is brought back to the marketplace, he says investors will continue to pull out of the capital markets and seek alternatives elsewhere.

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Over the past few
weeks I had many emails and personal counseling sessions with parents
who are extremely worried about their child's mental health. The main
reason is "internet or online gaming addiction".
The adolescent is emotionally unstable and losing on social and scholastic performance.
It's very nice to see that parents are becoming so searching and becoming very knowledgeable about a phenomenon that earlier many considered treated as "passing adolescent phase"

Hereby a small over-view of what are the prominent signs and symptoms, indicating presence of internet/online gaming addiction.

1. Preoccupation
Someone who is addicted to computer, video, or Internet gaming often exhibits an unusual preoccupation with the game or computer when he is away from it.
The teen/adult could seem distracted, irritable, or disinterested in any talk. Though he may talk about the game almost constantly.

2.Downplaying Computer Use
It's common for someone with addictive, computer-related behaviors to downplay the amount of time he/she spends in front of the TV or computer.
The person initially starts by denying that he/she is spending excessive time on the game/internet.
This is followed by decreased performance at work/studies.
Then the person starts getting irritable on being question.
Finally he/she starts to outright lie about their use pattern.

3. Lack of Control
A person who is addicted iis unable to control the amount of time he/she spends on the computer.
He may go online with the intent to spend 15 or 20 minutes, but will keep extending the time until several hours have passed.

4. Loss of Time
A person may sit down at his computer, again with the intent to spend only a few minutes, but completely lose track of time and suddenly find that several hours have passed. It is not unusual for someone with a addiction to play a game or surf the internet through the night and only realize how much time has passed when the sun begins to rise.

5.Negative Impact on Other Areas of Life
Because the person spends so much time on the computer or video game console, other areas of life are neglected. He may grow distant from friends and family who had previously been close. Homework may go unfinished, causing grades to slip.

In more extreme cases, the may even neglect personal hygiene, choosing to play video games rather than taking a shower.

6. Hiding From Negative or Uncomfortable Feelings or Situations
Some people become addicted to gaming because they use it to self-medicate. When confronted with situations or feelings that are uncomfortable (feeling sad, arguing with a friend, or getting a bad grade), the person may "hide" in the game as a method of avoidance.

7. Defensiveness
When confronted or asked about his time spent gaming, a person may become defensive. Denial is often an indication that something is wrong, especially if the person seems unconcerned that friends and family feel neglected or left out of his life.

8.Misuse of Money
Someone who is addicted to video, computer, or Internet gaming will spend a disproportionate amount of money on computer-related items.

9. Diet
A change in diet is observed. Such a person will rely more on instant food like colas, burgers, high-sugar level candy bars, sweets, coffee and nicotine

As result of this there might be a drastic change in his weight within a few months.

10. Mixed Feelings
As with any addiction initially causes euphoric feelings, but that euphoria is quickly followed by guilt. Person repeatedly promises himself/herself and promises the parents/family members he will not indulge in the same again.
This slowly becomes a ritual which he/she learns to manipulate to buy more time to be involved in the addiction.
I have seen cases were an adult would swear by parents, god, even on his kids.. or perform some great pooja denouncing the use of internet/games again.. only to fall back onto the game within 15days time.

presence of the following 5 signs for more than 1 month, indicate one needs to contact a psychiatrist/psychologist immediately:

1. You feel really happy when you're online or when you're playing games, but as soon as you have to stop, you get angry or upset.

2. You think about going online or playing when you are supposed to be focusing on other things, like work or having dinner.

3. You spend more time with your computer or mobile than physically hanging out with your friends.
You are more comfortable communicating with people through computer/mobile rather than meeting them in person.

4. Your friends or family ask what you spend all your time doing, and you lie about it or laugh it off, but inside you know they may have a point.

5. You get up in the middle of the night to check your e-mail or your facebook comments because you're having a hard time sleeping. or you constantly are thinking of what moves to play in the game.

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What are you and your life lacking? Do you think about it when you take a shower and look at yourself? Now is the best time to adjust your mindset so you can start working on your issues, and a good place to begin is your body. Read on to find some simple ways to build the muscles you want, fast.

Cardio Exercises

TIP! Wwarming up is vital to your success in increasing muscle mass. Once your muscles are stronger they will be more prone to injury as a result of additional stress.

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TIP! When you want to get bulky, focus on big weights, like squats and dead lifts, as well as bench presses. Those are movements that will allow you to achieve fitness more rapidly, and continue to build muscle.

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If you?re planning to engage in extreme cardiovascular exercise, leave your weight training on hold for a while. Although cardio is important for your overall fitness, large amounts of it can negatively impact strength training attempts. If your focus is to build muscle, concentrate on strength-training.

TIP! Creating a schedule for your program can allow you to maximize your muscle building potential and prevent injury. Beginners should limit themselves to two workouts a week, increasing to three per week once they have gained more experience and conditioning.

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TIP! Becoming huge and buff isn?t necessarily the goal of everyone who weight trains. There are many different types of muscle routines, and you must decide what kind you want beforehand.

If your workout goal is to build muscle, you need to make sure your diet consists of fresh whole foods. Avoid eating a diet that has prepackaged foods because these generally contain additives and other preservatives. These toxins can harm your overall health. Healthy foods improve the strength and endurance of both your body and your immune system.

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When you are designing a diet for a muscle-building program, carbohydrates are important. Carbohydrates give your body the energy it needs to get you through your muscle building program. Without a sufficient amount of carbohydrates, your body breaks down protein, and those proteins are needed to build muscle mass. Having enough carbs will help your body function better and help get you through your workouts.

TIP! A great way to stay motivated to workout is to do it with friends. They can encourage you in a positive way, giving you the drive to push harder and do more.

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You must know your limits, but you shouldn?t stop doing a set until you?ve lifted as much as you can. Every time you do a set, don?t give up until you are totally exhausted and can?t lift the weight even one more time. If necessary, spend less time on each set as your body tires.

Research your routine to ensure that your exercises are optimal for building muscle mass. There are different types of exercise techniques that work on different things, such as toning or muscle building, as well as different muscle groups. Select the best building techniques and diversify your exercises so you develop all your muscle groups.

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Keep a training diary. It?s important to keep records of what you are doing when trying to build muscle. The simplest way to accomplish this is by creating a fitness log. Make sure you record each exercise as you complete it. This helps to track progress and serve as motivation, as well.

Never skipping breakfast is important for everyone, but it is especially vital for those attempting to increase muscle mass. Consume a high quality breakfast filled with protein and fiber to start the day properly. Your body starts toward building instead of burning muscle when you have breakfast, and your day is filled with energy.

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Mysterious black hole type perplexes, bewilders

Billions of times the mass of our own sun, so-called massive black holes present a baffling mystery with clues hidden at the very dawn of existence.

By Charles Q. Choi,?SPACE.com / August 3, 2012

Simulation of the formation of a galaxy similar to our Milky Way. Massive black holes lurk in the centers of many of the building blocks that merge to assemble the galaxy, and a black hole also inhabits the final galaxy. Still from video release.

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Black holes have long been cosmic mysteries, even as research in the past decade has shed some light on the largest of these dark objects and how matter pours into them.

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Scientists say the many remaining puzzles include how the largest black holes were born at the dawn of the universe and how black holes may help shape the fate of galaxies.

"The whole field of 'massive black holes in galaxies' really developed in its own right in the last 12 years, and now it's one of the hottest in astronomy," Marta Volonteri, an astrophysicist at the Institute of Astrophysics in Paris, told SPACE.com. Volonteri is the author of a study on the evolution of the largest?black holes?appearing in the Aug. 3 issue of the journal Science.

Black holes have gravitational pulls so powerful, nothing can escape, not even light. Astronomers began mulling over the possibility of black holes in 1783, and scientists used Einstein's theory of general relativity to predict black holes in 1916.

Astronomers know of two "flavors" of black holes: "stellar-mass," which are up to a few dozen times the mass of Earth's sun, and "massive," which can be billions of times the sun's mass ? nearly the mass of all the stars in the entire Milky Way galaxy. Stellar-mass black holes are known to be the remains of dead stars, but it remains a mystery how the far-more-massive black holes formed. [Photos: Black Holes of the Universe]

The first big black holes

One of the most popular theories about the formation of massive black holes links them with the first generation of stars. However, recent simulations suggest these stars were no more than a few dozen times the sun's mass, Volonteri said ? too small to easily achieve the mass of the largest black holes.

One alternative scenario proposes that massive black holes originated from stars up to 1 million times the sun's mass born from gas that rapidly accumulated over less than about 2 million years. Another model suggests the kernels of massive black holes were born from dense clusters of stars in the centers of galaxies that merged to form stars up to a few thousand times the sun's mass, which in turn collapsed to create black holes.

Curiously, astronomers recently discovered that billion-solar-mass black holes existed when the cosmos was less than a billion years old. Scientists are at a loss to satisfyingly explain how such massive black holes could have formed so early in the universe's history.

After a certain point known as the Eddington limit, the energy released by matter rushing toward a black hole should halt the flow feeding that black hole, restricting how large it can grow. Although it is possible that billion-solar-mass black holes could have formed in less than a billion years after the Big Bang, "all odds must be favorable to the black hole, so only lucky black holes can make it," Volonteri said.

Scientists are now exploring whether or not black holes can overcome the Eddington limit and grow at so-called super-Eddington rates. "That would make black hole growth easier," Volonteri said.

Black holes and their galaxies

It remains a hotly debated question whether these massive black holes dominate how their galaxies grow or vice versa. Perhaps the energy these black holes release alters the overall evolution of galactic structures, or perhaps galaxies control how much gas falls into these black holes and thus regulate how large they grow. Another possibility is that massive black holes and their galaxies develop symbiotically.

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Sports, Art, Music and Nature? ? ?Children?s minds don?t close down at 3pm.? ? Richard W. Riley, Former U.S. Secretary of Education ? Many families include parents that work full-time outside the home; as a result, children coming home from school can find themselves alone and unsupervised for hours at a time. Afterschool programs are [...]

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?Children?s minds don?t close down at 3pm.?
- Richard W. Riley, Former U.S. Secretary of Education

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Many families include parents that work full-time outside the home; as a result, children coming home from school can find themselves alone and unsupervised for hours at a time. Afterschool programs are an option to consider.
These programs offer valuable educational, athletic, artistic, and social opportunities for students, They help develop self-confidence and healthy independence in safe, supportive, and well-supervised environments.
According to a report published jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S Department of Justice, students in after-school programs benefit from improved academic skills, fewer behavioral problems, better interpersonal skills, and an ability to handle conflicts better than students not involved in such programs.
Many local schools offer afterschool programs and activities that cater to a variety of interests, including sports, dance and music, as well as academic enhancement.
Some local options include Sweet Home Elementary School?s 21st Century After-School Learning Center. This program includes one hour of academic help for students, and one hour of recreation, including supervised team building, sports, cooking, guitar, clay, photography, art, mentoring, and more.
The Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis offers a variety of afterschool programs, including Kinder Club and the STARS program. Kinder Club is an afternoon extension for children enrolled in morning kindergarten programs elsewhere. Kids participate in a wide range of activities, including reading, math, science, nature, arts & crafts, music, and physical education. The STARS program, an afterschool academic enrichment program, runs until 6:00 pm during the school year at seven local elementary schools.
In Albany, The Boys and Girls Club Technology Program is dedicated to integrating technology skills into their after-school programs.
In Lebanon, kids can learn about planting seeds, garden care, and cooking in the garden club.
All of the Boys and Girls Club also organize after school sports teams for children and teens, including soccer, softball, baseball, volleyball, track and field, cheerleading, rugby, and basketball.

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? Genevieve Weber

Source: http://www.valleyparentmagazine.com/the-benefits-of-student-afterschool-programs

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Clinton kicks off Africa tour with plaudits for Senegal

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed Senegal as a democratic beacon in Africa Wednesday as she began an 11-day whirl around the continent that will focus on peace, security and development.

Her visit comes amid growing threats from Al-Qaeda on the continent and as the US seeks to claw back ground from China, which has become Africa's biggest economic partner, by promoting "sustainable partnership that adds value."

"If anyone doubts whether democracy can flourish in African soil, let them come to Senegal," Clinton said during a speech at Dakar's Cheikh Anta Diop University.

"Americans admire Senegal as one of the only countries in West Africa never to have a military coup."

Her speech came after a closed-door meeting with President Macky Sall, who won a rocky election in March. His predecessor Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat after pushing the nation into crisis with a controversial third term bid.

While Clinton noted the restoration of constitutional order in countries such as Niger and Guinea after coups, and a host of credible elections in the last year, she said too many nations' democracy was still threatened.

While Senegal has been a beacon of democracy, two of its neighbours Mali and Guinea-Bissau suffered coups this year.

Guinea-Bissau has long been a problem child -- no elected president has ever finished a term in office -- and Clinton warned its "already weak economy ... is collapsing" and drug trafficking growing.

Mali was one of the region's stable democracies until a March coup which created a vacuum in the vast desert north where Islamic extremists have taken control, raising fears that it may become a new terrorist training ground.

While an interim government has taken charge, it has been unable to curtail the Islamists and the military is still accused of meddling in political affairs.

Clinton warned that full US development assistance would not resume "until the military accepts civilian control and a democratically-elected government takes office."

"This link between democracy and development is now a defining element of the American model of partnership," she added.

She said the US was building relationships that were "not transactional or transitory" but built to last and add value to people's lives.

"So America will stand up for democracy and universal human rights even when it might be easier to look the other way and keep the resources flowing. Not every partner makes that choice, but we do."

Clinton said Senegal and the US were working closely together to combat terrorism and drug trafficking and supporting peace and security in the region.

She warned democracy was threatened by "violent extremism, transnational crime and rampant corruption."

"The old ways of governing are no longer acceptable. It is time for leaders to accept accountability, treat their people with dignity, respect their rights, and deliver economic opportunity," said Clinton.

"And if they will not, then it is time for them to go."

In June, US President Barack Obama had laid out his strategy for African development with the aim of consolidating security and democracy and stimulating growth.

The United States is facing competition from China's economic offensive on the continent. China has been Africa's principle economic partner since 2009, and just doubled its credit line to Africa to $20 billion (18 billion euro).

"China is not our economic adversary in Africa, but simply a competitor like any other country," a US official told AFP. But "when we do business overseas, we do it in an open and transparent manner."

Clinton has in the past warned Africa of neo-colonialism, amid concerns that China's voracious appetite for commodities has seen it ignore human rights abuses and exploit the continent for its own benefit.

She leaves Dakar on Thursday to head to Uganda, on her way to troubled South Sudan.

The world's newest nation, in whose birth the United States played a major part, has yet to agree on its border with the runmp state of Sudan and settle a crippling dispute on oil revenues.

The UN Security Council has given the two states, who this year came close to all-out war, until Thursday to make a peace deal or face sanctions.

She will also stop in Uganda, where an outbreak of the Ebola virus -- one of the world's most virulent diseases -- reached the cpital for the first time and already killed 15 people nationwide.

She then heads to Kenya, Malawi and South Africa where she will meet 94-year-old former president and democracy icon Nelson Mandela.

Clinton's trip ends with the August 10 state funeral of Ghana's late president John Atta Mills who died on July 24.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/clinton-heads-africa-six-nation-swing-143012530.html

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In the US, one chicken dish now symbolises either traditional ...

America, during the year running up to an election, is for a European observer a most fascinating spectacle. The issues are the same: but the chance is enormously increased that they will become so heightened as to reach utterly surreal heights. I am now an addict of Fox News between 6 and 8pm, our time, when the wondrous Megyn Kelly presides over the most fascinating news show on television. She is relaxed, beautiful, intelligent, well-informed and funny. She is a former courtroom attorney with a mind like a razor. Forget Jeremy Paxman: this is real forensic interviewing, without the slightest element of Paxman?s unpleasant hectoring. And she has a wonderful sense of the absurd.

But that?s not where I discovered the most absurd story of all so far (absurd but also deeply sinister): that was in The Times, yesterday:

One of the worrying things about modern America is just how politicised daily life has become. The clothes you wear, the church you attend, the things you eat ? in the paradigm of the culture war, everything becomes a statement about political values?

In mid-July, Dan Cathy, the president of fast food chain Chick-fil-A, told an online Baptist journal that his company was ?Very much supportive of the family ? the Biblical family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family led-business and we are still married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.?

?. when the quote hit the national media, the LGBTQ lobby went wild. The Jim Henson Company (of The Muppets fame) severed an agreement to make children?s toys for meal deals. Nearly 6,000 people signed up online to boycott the chain and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation called for a kiss-in at local stores.

There was a lot more of the same kind of thing, of which more presently. First, though, the views of Dan Cathy, who is now being portrayed as the embodiment of all that is homophobic, repay a little more study: for as far as I can discover, all he has ever done is to defend the traditional, biblically defined, family and therefore to oppose gay marriage.

He has for some years supported organisations which oppose gay marriage. Chick-fil-A, For instance, last year co-sponsored a conference on marriage, together with the Pennsylvania Family Institute, an organisation which has campaigned in favour of California?s Proposition 8, the ballot title of which you no doubt remember was?Eliminates Rights of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Its proponents called it the California Marriage Protection Act, and it was passed in the November 2008 state elections and subsequently challenged in court. After being overturned in several courts it was finally appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday: so it?s a particularly topical issue in the US (as gay marriage remains here, indeed: the online petition against the wretched Cameron?s plans has now reached 589,946 signatures?if you haven?t signed, do it now here).

So, that?s where Dan Cathy is coming from on this issue, and it?s exactly where the Catholic Church is coming from. We are not against gays: we are in favour of marriage as God instituted it. This is precisely the view which Mr Cathy feistily defends. But he is interpreted?or wilfully misinterpreted? by the gay lobby as being explicitly and with deliberation homophobic. But he isn?t; he?s just not mealy-mouthed. On one syndicated radio talk show, he rather splendidly said ?I think we are inviting God?s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, ?We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage?. I pray God?s mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about?.?

Earlier this month, the [ital] Biblical Recorder [end ital] quoted him, when asked about the opposition to his company?s support for the traditional family, as saying ?Well, guilty as charged. We are very much supportive of the family ? the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that. ? We want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families. We are very much committed to that. We intend to stay the course. We know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live.?

Well, good for him, say I: but is it still true, as once it was, that he does live in a country where he can share his values and operate on biblical principles? Not if various potentates of the Democratic party have their way. Following this interview, Thomas Menino, the Mayor of Boston, stated that he would not allow Chick-fil-A to open franchises in the city ?unless they open up their policies.? In Chicago alderman Proco ?Joe? Moreno announced his determination to block Chick-fil-A?s bid to build a second outlet in the city. Moreno received backing from Chicago?s Mayor, Rahm Emanuel: ?Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values,? Emanuel said in a statement. ?They disrespect our fellow neighbours and residents.? The Mayor of San Francisco last week tweeted that ?Chick-fil-A doesn?t share San Francisco?s values & strong commitment to equality for everyone.?

But what was all that stuff we have been hearing over here for many years about America?s superior commitment to freedom of speech? What about the First Amendment? For the Mayors of Boston and Chicago to threaten to refuse business licences because of the political views of a firm?s CEO is surely mindbogglingly un-American: it?s more like Putin?s Moscow. And can it really be true that a Southern-fried chicken sandwich on a soft white bun with a couple of pickle slices (see, I?ve done my homework) has come to symbolise in such an absurdly confrontational way one of the country?s major social and moral issues?

The really sinister thing about all this is the way in which what was yesterday a normal and universal view?that marriage is between one man and one woman?has been subverted by an Orwellian process of language manipulation and consciously engineered distortion of the truth. What was the consensus has been redefined as ?bigotry?; the term ?homophobia? has simply been attached to the old consensus: and the job is done. If you believe in marriage as it has always been understood you are now, it seems, consumed by hatred for homosexuals and practise cruelty and discrimination against them. What was thought by everyone positive and wholesome has become cynically redefined as a foul and loathsome prejudice against decent and tolerant values. Those like Dan Cathy who hold fast to what they have always believed are not to be argued with: that would give them the dignity of respect for their views. Whatever happened to Votaire?s ?I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it??

Meanwhile, the Republican right is having a field day with all this. Mike Huckabee is organising a Chick-fil-A appreciation day; Rick Santorum has urged his supporters to visit their local Chick-fil-A outlet as soon as possible: ?Help us fight for traditional families?, he says, ?and eat chicken at the same time.? Sara Palin has posted a picture of herself on Facebook tucking into some Chick-fil-A, and even introduced the stuff into a speech, saying to her aide, Jason Recher, ?We drive by a Chick-fil-A. We don?t have that in Alaska. Love me some Chick-fil-A. So we?ll go there, Jason, on the way, OK??

Liberal opinion in the US, however, is by no means universally happy about the actions of Mayors Emmanuel and Menino. ?Which part of the First Amendment does Menino not understand?? asked an editorial in the Boston Globe last week; ?Chick-fil-A must follow all state and city laws. If the restaurant chain denied service to gay patrons or refused to hire gay employees, Menino?s outrage would be fitting. And the company should be held to its statement that it strives to ?treat every person with honor, dignity and respect ? regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation, or gender.? Well, there?s no reason that I have been able to discover to doubt that those who run Chick-fil-A are entirely sincere in that declaration. They just believe in the family, and they believe that marriage is between one man and one woman. That?s all.

But as Catholics have known for some time, if you don?t accept some militant gays at their own valuation they just won?t believe that you don?t hate them. The only thing they will accept is your abandonment of all your own beliefs and values. Well, sorry, that?s not going to happen: and that?s why they hate us. But we don?t hate you. Got it?

Extreme irritation is another matter.

Source: http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2012/08/01/in-the-us-one-chicken-dish-now-symbolises-either-traditional-families-or-rank-homophobia-on-the-left-theres-an-orwellian-campaign-against-marriage/

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Why is there no gold medal in tetherball?

You may not have spent hours in a gym being yelled at by a crabby coach, but even the non-Olympians among us have fond memories of childhood sports that will never be shown on TV. From playing cards to kickball, we share our nostalgic memories.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/vp/48430258#48430258

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