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Investigating love from a scientific approach has slowly gained prominence today. Most of the work is done through rigorous academic journals, or through pop psychology. Fletcher et. al.'s textbook, The Science of Intimate Relationships, manages to look at the current literature and interweaves many disciplines to give a coherent picture of intimate relationships. These disciplines include social psychology, developmental psychology, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, and sexual behavior. Without getting bogged down with the jargon or advanced science, the book still takes an evidence-based approach in order to understand intimate relationships.
For the purposes of this review, I will not go into the details of each theory presented in the book. I will briefly mention the main themes, theses, or topics. The book is composed of six parts. Part one is the introduction in which the authors start with the disciplines to give the reader a foundation, mainly social and evolutionary psychology. Part two investigates intimate relationships at the mind and body perspective. The authors look at how certain emotional scripts help explain predictive behavior for the partners and why partners act and feel the way they do. If, for example, Mary is having a bad day and she's been in an intimate relationship with George, then George will know how to react to Mary's emotion and behavior because they have both formed an emotional script together.
In terms of the body, the authors go through a vast amount of scholarship and explain how science has explained bodily changes and outcomes through evolution and psychology such as purpose of hormones levels in both sexes, evolutionary advantages to penis length and thickness, evolutionary advantages to orgasms, and sperm competition. They keep up with the latest science about these topics and the debates behind them. Yet, the authors present their own view (e.g., they argue that sperm competition did not play a huge role in hominid evolution). They also present the latest studies by suppressing oxytocin (known as the "cuddle hormone") in monogamous prairie voles to see if they would remain monogamous (the moles didn't), and injecting oxytocin into promiscuous prairie voles to see if they would produce partner bonding (the moles did). Other studies indicate that introducing oxytocin to humans has made people feel warmer towards people and less conflictual behavior.
There is also evidence that marriage negatively correlates with suicide. Widowed men are 66 times more likely to commit suicide than married men, and widowed women are nines times more likely to commit suicide than married women. Striking numbers indeed!
Parts Three, Four, and Five investigate the meaty part of all relationships: the beginning, duration, and end of intimate relationships respectively. Starting with Part Three--the beginning of intimate relationships--the authors sketch out John Bowlby's Attachment Theory. In essence, Attachment Theory is an evolutionary theory of human social behavior and interaction. How one is attached in infancy can explain how one interacts with others as an adult. The authors explain: "The take-home message is that we are born to bond, but in different ways depending in part on our early social experience" (124).
Many students may initially approach physical attraction as subjective. However, the authors give scientific accounts of universal standards that both men and women find attractive such as symmetry, waist-to-hip ratio on women, muscular athletic shape on men, and how these qualities relate to health which helps reproductive success. Other examples include mating strategies and how the menstrual cycle depends upon when the women is most fertile. Moreover, women are more attracted to more masculine features when she is most fertile, and women are deemed more attractive to men when she is most fertile through external features (such as a higher voice).
The authors contend that women would evolve to have a long-term mating strategy whereas men would evolve to have a short-term mating strategy. In short, men value physical appeal more than women and are more likely to accept opportunities for casual sex. But what is the evolutionary advantage of love? "The standard evolutionary explanation for the origin of (romantic) love is that it evolved as a commitment device to keep parents of children together long enough to help infants survive to reproductive age" (158). Romantic love may not be perfect in that there are cases of infidelity and divorce. But romantic love does give our species the motivational push to invest in future offspring. Love starts in a passionate frenzy: obsessive thoughts about the partner, intense longing for the partner, and lots of sexual activity. After the relationship has become less frenetic, the relationship is characterized by commitment and deep companionship. To keep and maintain a relationship, one must trust the other partner and engage in novel and exciting things.
Part Four deals with maintaining relationships which is mainly done with communication. It is no surprise when the authors concur with people's intuitions that good communication helps with relationship. Yet, the authors mention a puzzling study where "negative communication predicts relative increases in relationship satisfaction across time" (222). To explain this, the authors mention that communication comes in two types: active and passive, and that active communication--though, at first harsh, like medicine, both negative and positive--can eventually yield positive results. Indeed, passive communication, even in a positive way, is associated with decreasing relationship satisfaction over time. Passive communication may resolve the tension in the short-term, but may not address the problem in the long run. This strategy is not to say that one must continually be harshly honest in order to get the best relationship satisfaction. Depending on the context (e.g., when the partner is stressed, whether the irritation is mild or severe, whether there is already good relational support), honesty and practical management need to be balanced in a delicate way. Not too little support, but interestingly, not too much support either. Why not too much support? Possible explanations are that it lowers self-esteem, or it increases feelings of dependence to one's partner which could increase perceptions of inequality. The best type of support, the authors conclude, is where the support is invisible where the support is there, but not in an obvious sense. Moreover, studies suggest that women are better at giving this invisible support. To conclude the overall study of communication, "good communication requires the ability of both partners to ascertain, and be responsive to, the changing needs and demands specific to particular partners and interactions" (233).
When it comes to sex drives, men have stronger sex drive and are more likely to separate sex and love than women do. This idea seems to follow the cultural conventions. In romantic violence, "men and women initiate about the same number of violent acts in intimate relationships. However, men use more serious forms of physical violence than women and are considerably more likely than women to inflict injuries" (270). Relationship violence can be explained through evolutionary psychology and feminist theory by a general distal causes, and the social psychology can explain the situational, proximal causes.
Part Five deals with the ending of relationships. With relationship dissolution, relationships and the dissolution are universal. The common claim is that divorce happens 50% of the time (at least in America) and that this is a recent phenomenon. However, divorce is a worldwide feature of relationships and the practice has been around since the Middle Ages in substantial numbers. Divorce, then, seems to have been relatively tolerated throughout time. The authors' research explain that commitment is the trump card for relationship satisfaction. They also offer some factors of how to recover from a relationship dissolution along with possible principled relationship therapies. Overall, those who are oriented toward long-term mating are more likely to have the commitment and cognitive and behavioral strategies to maintain their relationships.
Part Six is the authors' conclusion by wrapping up what the science of love has given us and where it may lead.
This book is perfect for those who want to know more about the science of relationships without getting bogged down by the technical jargon. However, there seems to be a glaring lacuna concerning homosexuality and the emergence of different type of relationships such as polyamory. To get a wider field of what love is and to increase their data points, it would be advantageous if the authors would include relationships that are not part of the majority. The science of homosexuality and polyamory is starting to gain some prominence. It would be fruitful if the authors would look at the latest research and incorporate this into their next edition.
Despite these holes, this textbook is a great introduction to the science of intimate relationships by sketching the updated ideas and theories surrounding the field, and occasionally throw in some objections or critiques of the mainstream theories, not to cause confusion, but to show that the mainstream theories are not the end of the story. This textbook would work well for a college class.
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Shaun Miller is a Ph. D. student in philosophy at Marquette University. He has a BA in philosophy from Utah State University and an MA in philosophy from Texas A&M University.
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There are numerous causes of hematuria, most of which are listed in Table 1. The presence of hematuria does not always indicate a serious problem, as there are many benign causes, including stones, urinary infections, and prostate enlargement. However, the presence of hematuria should be thought of as a "red flag" that mandates a careful evaluation to rule out serious and life-threatening causes including cancers of the kidney, ureter, or bladder.
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Sonography: A sonogram (ultrasound) is a non-invasive means of imaging the urinary system using sound waves. It involves no needles, contrast injection, or radiation, and requires no preparation. This test can be performed in the office setting.
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Global Physical Education Technology Market 2016-2020
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About Physical Education Technology Market
The physical education technology market is highly dynamic as it is still in its nascent stage, with many vendors still exploring ways to converge technology with physical education activities while ensuring educational institutions do not incur substantial additional expenditure. The market is represented by a varied mix of vendors ranging from pure play physical education technology companies to equipment companies where physical education is one of the core segments of revenue generations.
Technavio's analysts forecast the global physical education technology market to grow at a CAGR of 32.75% during the period 2016-2020.
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At least three different state agencies have been involved with some aspect of the Ballona Wetlands since the state purchased the land seven years ago.
And now two lawmakers who represent the area and three aspiring legislators are beginning to ask questions about how the protected habitat can be maintained in a more efficient fashion.
In addition to the state Department of Fish and Game, which owns the 600 environmentally sensitive acres west of Lincoln Boulevard, the California Coastal Conservancy and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority also participate in some form of patrol or restoration planning.
But even with the involvement of various state entities, budget cuts have hampered their collective ability to prevent homeless encampments and debris from intruding upon the ecological preserve.
The Mountains Recreation and Conservancy Authority contracts with Fish and Game to patrol Areas A, B, and C and largely focuses on identifying homeless encampments, which have been seen throughout the property. In 2008, funding for the authority was cut and was not restored until the end of 2009, said Dash Stollarz, a spokeswoman for the authority. During 2008 and 2009, none of its employees conducted any patrols in the wetlands.
"Illegal dumping is a big problem," Stollarz admitted. "We spend a lot of our time on the homeless issue."
The authority's spokeswoman said approximately 15 hours a week are dedicated to patrolling the ecological preserve.
Booker Pearson, the chair of the homeless committee for the Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa recently took part in a survey of the homeless population in Westchester and Playa del Rey. Pearson, students from Loyola Marymount University and a homeless social services agency, People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), visited Area B, west of Lincoln, to count the number of people living there.
"We found at least 60 encampments with people living in the wetlands off of Fiji Way in Marina del Rey (Area A)," Pearson told the local council during a report on the survey on Oct. 5.
Homeless encampments, as well as the abandonment of discarded refuse, have plagued government agencies charged with enforcement of the ecological preserve for years, and often the two are not mutually exclusive.
State officials have recently begun turning their attention to the problem.
State Sen. Jenny Oropeza (D- Marina de Rey) has been in contact with Fish and Game as well as the Resources Agency, which oversees the state agencies involved with environmental protection and enforcement. She has pledged to investigate the reports of illegal dumping and Fish and Game's enforcement responsibilities in the protected habitat.
"Since personnel in enforcement has also been increased from 227 positions in 2008 to close to 365 (364) in 2010, I will be working with Fish and Game to find a way to provide the appropriate level of enforcement for Ballona Wetlands," Oropeza said in an interview with The Argonaut last month.
State Assemblyman Ted Lieu (D-Marina del Rey) has also weighed in on illegal dumping at Ballona.
"The wetlands are protected and preserved and it is disgraceful to dump trash in these protected wetlands," the assemblyman, who leaves office this year due to term limits, said.
Terri Stewart, a supervising biologist with Fish and Game, said earlier this month that despite increments in certain places in her departmental budget, they do not reflect an increase in enforcement positions at Ballona.
"Even if the budget does show an increase in some places, it does not reflect an increase in local positions or bodies on the ground at the Ballona Wetlands," she explained.
Coastal Conservancy South Coast Program Manager Mary Small is aware of the reports of trash and e-waste — illegally abandoned computers, stoves, microwave ovens — and acknowledged that it has been difficult for local and state governments to keep the problem under control.
"(The wetlands) are going to require a lot of clean-up," she said. "(E-waste) is problematic because it could harm the wetlands."
The conservancy is the agency that will be in charge of organizing public meetings and providing research and analysis, along with grant funding, for the planned restoration effort of the 600-acre wetlands, a long awaited process. Fish and Game, as the government's lead agency, will implement the restoration process.
"Part of the restoration could include the removal of trash and other debris," Small said.
The California Coastal Commission is the state agency responsible for certifying any long-term planning initiatives and issuing and reviewing permits related to the Ballona Wetlands, said Charles Posner, a commission analyst.
"If Fish and Game wants to build a fence, they would have to obtain a permit from us, as that is considered to be development in the coastal zone," Posner said.
The candidates for the 53rd Assembly District seat, which includes the Ballona Wetlands, have been outspoken regarding their concerns about enforcement in the protected habitat.
Democrat Betsy Butler said recent news reports have brought to light the plight of illegal dumping and reduced enforcement in the wetlands and the state must act before it worsens.
"Now that enough of us know about it, we need to find solutions to this problem," Butler said. "While funding is a big problem, the bottom line is Fish and Game is responsible for enforcement."
Nathan Mintz, Butler's Republican challenger, feels having one agency assume the majority of the responsibilities of the ecological preserve would allow lawmakers to know who is at fault when questions on illegal dumping arise.
"How the organizations are designed confuses the public about who's accountable," Mintz said. "Make one agency responsible for the wetlands and streamline the accountability, and that would eliminate any finger-pointing."
John Stammreich, who is running against Oropeza in the 28th Senate District race, said enforcement in the wetlands should be a priority instead of other programs that the state funds.
"While they might have had their funding reduced, the question is was (protecting) the wetlands budgeted properly in the past?" Stammreich asked. "Why is the environmental protection of California so low on the budget scale?"
Both Butler and Mintz say surveillance cameras could also help in the prosecution of anyone who is caught committing a crime by illegally disposing of debris in the wetlands.
Stammerich, who is endorsed by the Republicans for Environmental Protection organization, said protecting state lands like Ballona should be one of the top priorities of any lawmaker.
"We have an obligation to take care of certain things, like our ecological preserves," he asserted. "We are spending less on the Ballona Wetlands than on other social programs that have not been as effective."
Stammreich did not specify which programs.
State officials are considering the concept of a wetlands community watch program. This would involve organizing and enlisting members of the public, environmental organizations and Fish and Game to assist the state in keeping the wetlands clean.
"It could be based on the model of the neighborhood watch program," said Sandy Cooney, a spokesman with the Resources Agency.
Oropeza, who has toured the Ballona Wetlands and recently sent members of her staff to revisit the protected area after reading about abandoned e-waste and trash in The Argonaut, said Fish and Game officials, as the stewards of the property, have to do a better job of keeping Ballona free of debris and e-waste.
"We have given them increased funding for enforcement and staffing. As a result, we need to hold them accountable," the senator asserted. "The agency's mission statement makes it clear it is responsible for managing California's diverse fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats, as well as habitat protection.
"My office will work with them to make certain they determine the extent of the problem and how to resolve it."
Richard Bloom, a member of the Coastal Commission, did not return calls for comment.


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Fabielle Cruz holds a degree in Portuguese, English, and Literatures from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, where she was awarded a scholarship to be part of the Scientific Initiation Program (PIBIC) to research the use of video games in second language acquisition. During her undergraduate years, she was a Brazilian representative in Japan in 2012 during the Kake-Junsei Educational Insitute Summer Ambassador program, which includes several Japanese universities, the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná and the Federal University of Paraná; and she was also a Canadian English Experience student at Queen's University in Canada, in 2014. At age 16, she volunteered for a State Schools project that offered English for poor children and began teaching English in language courses. After graduation, she began working as a Year 7 English language teacher at an international school in Curitiba. In 2018, she completed her specialist degree in Bilingual Education, in which she researched Digital Literacy and video games in interdisciplinary contexts.
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Accessible Showers,Special Needs Kitchens,Grab Rails,Accessibility Products, DDA Complaint bathrooms
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1. AKW Safety Flooring Brochure
high level of slip resistance flooring, SLIP RESISTANT bathroom Flooring, flooring for dementia users
Published [12/08/19]File size [712 KB]
2. AKW Livenza Sanityware Brochure
Bathroom Fittings, Sanitaryware, Accessibility Products, DDA Compliant
Published [15/04/20]File size [693 KB]
3. AKW Wall Panel Brochure
Wall Panels for Shower and Bathroom Walls
Published [01/06/20]File size [1774 KB]
3. Why AKW Retirement Village
Published [14/06/19]File size [1433 KB]
4. AKW Accessible Kitchens Brochure v5
Accessible Kitchens, Disabled Kitchen Fittings, Accessibility Products for Kitchens, DDA Compliant
Published [15/04/20]File size [4809 KB]
5. AKW Geberit WC Brochure
The WC that cleans you with water. Shower Toilets.
Published [25/06/19]File size [887 KB]
5. AKW Onyx Bathroom Accessories Brochure
bathroom accessories range, shower screens, shower trays, grab rails, shower seats, accessible bathrooms, safety bathroom accessories
Published [15/04/20]File size [1613 KB]
6. AKW Corporate Brochure v3 Jan 2018
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7. AKW Bathroom Furniture Brochure
Stylish & Practical Bathroom Storage Solutions
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8. AKW Bathroom Tiles Accessories
Ceramic Wall Tiles for the visually handicapped, dementia friendly wall tiles, Tiling Accessories
Published [14/06/19]File size [689 KB]
9. AKW Larenco Glass Screens Brochure
shower glass screens
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AKW - Why Choose AKW
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AKW Arka Cool Touch Bar Mixer Shower
Cool Touch Bar Mixer Shower
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AKW Caring For Your Bathroom
Cleaning and maintenance of Shower Trays, Shower Screens, Shower Curtains, Showers, Shower Wastes & Pumps,Shower Seats & Pads, Shower Handsets, Grab Rails, Mobility Ramps, Bathroom Units, Toilets, Pedestals & Washbasins,Toilet Seats,Bathroom Accessories, Dispensers, Shelves & Bins, Bathroom Taps
Published [25/06/19]File size [919 KB]
AKW Choosing Solutions Supplier Care Home
Adapted Living Solutions, Mobility Needs, Care Home Accessible Solutions, Disabled Disablity Needs, Bathrooms Kitchens
Published [30/10/18]File size [428 KB]
AKW Choosing Solutions Supplier Housing Accs
Published [30/10/18]File size [428 KB]
AKW Dementia Friendly Bathroom Guide
Dementia Friendly Bathrooms Design Guidance, Showers, Toilets and Basins, Shower Curtains, Shower Screens, Electric Care Showers
Published [30/10/18]File size [1780 KB]
AKW Digital Shower Pumps Brochure
Digital shower pumps from AKW are the perfect solution for showering when gravity drainage can't be achieved
Published [25/06/19]File size [556 KB]
AKW Digital Waste Pump Fault Finding
Digital Waste Pump Fault Finding, Shower Waste Pumps
Published [25/06/19]File size [735 KB]
AKW Fault Finding Operating Instructions
AKW Operating Instructions smart care plus for iTherm showers
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AKW New Bathroom Tiles Range Sales Leaflet
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AKW Smart Care Plus Comparison Sheet
Inclusive Smart Device Connected Showers for the Elderly and Disabled, visually impaired. Dementia Friendly showers. Wired or wireless connectivity to all AKW DigiPump shower waste pumps
Published [14/06/19]File size [351 KB]
AKW Smart Care Plus User Guide
The AKW Smart Care Electric Shower is an electric shower unit that has a maximum temperature setting of 41° and will not go higher than 41° unless set by the installer
Published [14/06/19]File size [305 KB]
AKW The DFG Crisis and The Better Care Fund
The Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) Funding for Home Adaptations
Published [30/10/18]File size [232 KB]
AKW Tipsheet Care Quality Commission Regulations
Published [06/08/20]File size [867 KB]
AKW Tipsheet Leak Proof WetRoom Contractor
Published [06/07/20]File size [1141 KB]
AKW Tuff Form 8 Brochure
wet room formers
Published [20/03/20]File size [2766 KB]
AKW Visual Impairment Bathroom Flyer
Bathrooms Designed for Users with Visual Impairment & Sight Loss
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Nice idea Rach. Heres mine ...
1. Have you ever been searched by the cops?
2. Do you close your eyes on roller coasters?
Na i swear ALOT !!
3. When's the last time you've been sledding?
When it snowed in Feb was it ?
4.Do you have children?
Yes2 , a boy and a girl.
5. Do you believe in ghosts?
6. Do you consider yourself creative?
7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife?
If he never he would of got banged up lol ..
8. How do you like your eggs in the morning?
EGGS in the morning ..Fook that all i av is a smoke n a coffee ...
9. Do you stay friends with your ex's?
10. Do you know how to play poker?
11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?
Yep record was 4 days n nights.. BAD weekend =]
12. What's your favorite commercial?
Atm the one that says "we buy any car...we buy any car" coz my daughter is called Ellie and she thinks its saying "Ellie Ellie Ellie" and it cracks me up =]
13. What are you allergic to?
14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around do you run red lights?
yep and in the day sometimes :naughty:
15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you?
yes im really an alien from the planet FooKKnows sent here to FOOK WIV YOUR MINDS ?? :whistle:
16. What football team do you support?
17. Have you ever been Ice Skating?
Yeah im a pro =]
18. How often do you remember your dreams?
If i dream i remember it.
19. When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried?
20. Can you name 5 songs by The Beatles?
hey jude
sgt peppers
money cant buy me love
yellow submarine
Shite 1 more er...er....er..... she loves you yeah yeah yeah ...(CHEERS RACH) lol (git dont steal my answers)
21. What's the one thing on your mind now?
How many more Fooking questions are there ffs lol.... =]
22. Do you believe in love at first sight?
YES met Rach that way ...
23. Do you know who Ghetto-ass barbie is?
wtf ..no but im gonna google it coz i am interested ?? lol
24. Do you always wear your seat belt?
25 what cell service do you use?
26. Do you like Sushi?
Fook NO
27. Have you ever narrowly avoided a fatal accident?
YES. . Most Monday mornings lol
28. What do you wear to bed?
Lepord (sorry cant spell) skin man thongs and big white socks up to my ass cheeks ?? :mrgreen:
29. Been caught stealing?
No i aint no tea leaf !!
30. what shoe size do you have?
31. Do you truly hate anyone?
Alex Ferguson (man u manager)
32. Classic Rock or Rap?
Drum n bass =]
33. Marmite or no marmite ?
34. Do you follow a religion?
Yes im a Jedi master =]
35. Have you ever sang in front of the mirror?
Dam right i av lmfao
36. What food do you find disgusting?
Any fing green its for rabbits ppl should realise !!
37. Do you sing in the shower?
Naa in out shake it all about thats me ...
38. Whats the most shameful outfit you have worn?
had to wear a chelsea shirt once to watch a chelsea v liverpool match. We sat in the chelsea end as me uncle is a season ticket holder and Me uncle wouldnt let me go otherwise ..
39. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back?
Na i just do it to their faces lol
40. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew?
see an old granny getting Gip off some kids n stepped in :clap: :clap:
41. Have you ever been punched in the face?
yes( mostly by me (rach) ) lol ............I'll step away from the editing lol


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Pre-Covid Sliding Scale System
Everything in black print below the line was written pre-Covid crisis, as was the "EDMO for Everyone" banner above. We had all the right words, all the right intentions, but all the wrong design. Now we're using an equity-focused design to create a future where all humans prosper.
We are leaving this page up as a learning experience that we can share with others and a reminder of the way we never want to do business again.
Visit our Equity Design page to learn about the new way.
We stand by our belief that ALL children and schools should have access to quality Summer Camp and School Year enrichment programs. We help make this happen by allocating 5% of camp proceeds and 100% of donations to fund School Year Programs, as well as our Sliding Scale (Financial Aid) Program that provides assistance to those who may not be able to afford our camps. In 2019 we provided 444 subsidized weeks to families across all Bay Area and Sacramento Area locations through our program.
You might just need a little help or a lot of help. Either way, you can afford a high-quality camp this summer. At least 10% of our camp spots are reserved for families who need some sort of financial assistance. No one at camp knows who is on our Sliding Scale Program, not even our staff. The best thing you can do is apply soon and tell us your story. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and we won't make you wait until May to find out if you're in. Acceptance letters start going out March 15, 2020. Learn more and apply below.
To qualify, families must:
- Not have already registered for Camp EDMO® for Summer 2020.
- Have a combined annual gross household income of $150K or less in the SF Bay Area or $100K or less in the Sacramento Area (income verification may be requested).
- Be able to pay between $100-$450/week, pending application approval.*
- Be flexible with camp location and dates.
- Read the "Rules & Policies" tab carefully before applying.
- Complete the program application.
*Weekly rates will be determined on a case-by-case basis from information you provide to us in your Sliding Scale (Financial Aid) Application.
There are two ways to apply:
- Apply online using the button below.
- Download an EDMO Paper Application and mail it to our home office, Edventure More, 2300 Merced Street, San Leandro, CA, 94577.
Please note that we will be responding to applications beginning in March 2020. Applications submitted after March 15th will be responded to within 10-14 business days.
- Submission of an application does not constitute acceptance into the program. If approved, applicants will receive an email with their dates, location(s), rate(s), enrollment instructions and a code to use when enrolling.
Please Note: It is important that your application stipulate any preferences for locations/dates as we are unable to make changes to what is provided in your acceptance email.
- There is a maximum of 4 weeks per camper at Sliding Scale rates.
- Some Extended Day options will be offered at a reduced rate; specific reductions depend on the individual's application and will be detailed in your approval email.
- Lunch is not included in Sliding Scale reduced weekly rates.
- All Sliding Scale Program camp weeks are available on a first come/first serve basis.
- Sliding Scale rates may not be combined with any other discounts, including but not limited to: First Time Family, Loyalty, Multi-week, or Referral Discounts.
- Approved applicants will receive an email with a code to redeem their weeks. Weeks must be redeemed within one week of receiving their approval email. After one week the dates will be released to other applicants, and rates may expire. Please call our office at 415.282.6673 or 877.993.6673 between the hours of 9 am-5 pm with questions.
- Payments can be made by Visa or MasterCard and must be made at the time of redemption. Up until April 1st, a 3-month payment plan is available and up until May 1st, a 2-month payment plan is available (balance automatically charged every 30 days after purchase). After May 1st, full payment must be made at time of enrollment.
- Should your circumstances change and your child is unable to come to camp, a 100% refund is available until April 30th ($25 processing fee per cancelled week still applies). After April 30th, we will save what was paid as a credit in your account for next year.
We will be responding to applications beginning in March 2020. Applications submitted after March 15th will be responded to within 10-14 business days.
If you have been approved for Sliding Scale financial aid, you will receive a confirmation email containing the following information:
- Your reduced Sliding Scale Weekly rate
- Camp Location(s) where you may reserve at your reduced rate. (Please note that we are unable to make changes to the weeks offered)
- Weeks you may select from at your reduced rate
- Instructions on how to register
- A special code to use to redeem weeks


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The Houston Texans brought in offensive Chris Clark, Austin Howard and Cornelius Lucas for workouts on Tuesday, according to Aaron Wilson.
According to Howard Balzer, the full list of tryouts for the Texans includes:
- DT Josh Banks
- K Jon Brown
- K Sam Ficken
- K Kai Forbath
- OT Chris Clark
- OT Christian DiLauro
- OT Austin Howard
- OT Cornelius Lucas
- OT Reed Odhiambo
- OT David Sharpe
- G Will Holden
- P Brad Nortman
- P Colton Schmidt
- P Justin Vogel
- LS Zach Triner
- CB Shareece Wright
Balzer added that the Texans also hosted CB Kalan Reed for a visit
Howard, 31, originally signed on with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent back in 2010. He had a brief stint with the Ravens before he was signed to the Jets' active roster in 2011.
After three years in New York, Howard signed a five-year, $30 million contract that included $15 million guaranteed with the Raiders but was cut loose last year. The Ravens signed Howard to a three-year, $15.02 million contract a few months later before declining his option this offseason.
The Colts later signed Howard to a contract but elected to release him coming out of the preseason.
In 2017, Howard appeared in all 16 games for the Ravens and was rated by Pro Football Focus as the No. 36 offensive tackle out of 81 qualifying players.
We have him featured in our Top 50 Available 2018 NFL Free Agents list.
Lucas, 27, signed on with the Lions as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas State back in 2014. He has managed to make the 53-man roster in each of his three years in the NFL and finished playing out his three-year, $1,550,000 contract with the Lions.
Lucas returned to the Lions last year on a restricted deal, but was among the team's final roster cuts. The Rams signed him to a contract a few weeks into the regular season and wound up returning to Los Angeles this past April.
Unfortunately, the Rams released him coming out of the preseason.
In 2017, Lucas appeared in one game for the Rams.


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FSA's Long-Term Trusted Adviser Approach Meet's Amidori's Alternative Needs
FSA's Long-Term Trusted Adviser Approach Meet's Amidori's Alternative Needs
Food Strategy Associates announces the release of its paper on food sector M&A, focusing on the pitfalls to avoid when selling a food business. "How to Maximise Value when Selling a Food Business or Brand. The Potential Pitfalls and Golden Rules". Having led dozens of transactions in the food sector, the authors, Robert Lawson, Will […]
By interfering, regulators risk reducing M&A activity. In a Grocer article on 13 Oct 2012, Food Strategy Associates argues that the OFT is undermining the food sector ability to operate efficiently by unnecessary interference in deals due to a lack of courage.


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The latest data on corporate travel and expense management trends was released today (Feb. 9) as T&E firm Certify published its newest report.
The company analyzed data from its clients and found new patterns in how companies manage expenses incurred while employees travel. For instance, there was a 4 percent reduction in the number of companies using a manual expense management system compared to the 2016 report — though, still, 46 percent of businesses today depend on manual tools to manage expenses.
The number of businesses using manual solutions for T&E needs increases as the company gets smaller, with 64 percent of small businesses using some kind of manual process, compared to just 20 percent of "enterprise" companies.
And while new technologies have overhauled the way businesses are able to manage expenses, there are some challenges that have remained over the years. Certify analysis found that something as simple as an employee losing a paper receipt remains a top challenge, cited by 52 percent of businesses (more than in 2016). Failure to submit expense reports on time was also cited by more than half of the companies analyzed, while the time it takes to reconcile, review and approve of expense reports is another key hurdle for businesses today.
Still, businesses seem to be adequately mitigating the cost of expense reporting, with nearly a third spending less than $7 per expense report — that is, for the businesses that know their costs. Nearly half of businesses (44 percent) aren't even tracking how much it costs them to process and handle expense reports.
Many of these obstacles, like cost of mismanaged reports, are due to discrepancies in how companies actually handle their T&E strategies. According to Certify, there is a significant disparity across businesses in their use of manual or automated expense tools. Today, the firm said, even smaller businesses are running out of excuses not to go digital.
"It might be easy to think larger companies are better able to make the investments in software automation over their smaller counterparts," the report stated. "However, many automated solutions today are available on a per-user or per-report fee, making even the most sophisticated technology affordable for the smallest of companies."
And many of the manual processes deployed by companies, especially smaller ones, are struck with the hidden costs of this process in the form of paper and postage, items that are more difficult to track, thus making it less obvious just how much businesses are spending on each expense report filed.
Those seemingly little inconveniences are adding up to big costs and time wasted for businesses, too, Certify concluded, and cannot be solved via manual processes.
"Covering every aspect of the process from receipt capture and report creation, to workflow automation and expense reconciliation, the key to gaining efficiencies in T&E expense management, is all about integration," the report stated. "Connecting company systems and data to a central expense reporting platform reduces data entry requirements for employees, and it improves accuracy and access to analytics for accountants and system administrators."
But other challenges, like losing a paper receipt, are less easy to solve. Even the most automated and digital of tools cannot prevent a store from issuing a traveling employee a paper receipt, though solutions today that can support automatic data entry, for instance, if an employee takes a picture of a paper receipt, can reduce the chance of that worker losing the receipt later on.
According to Certify, it is the fear of the unknown that is a major obstacle in the way of businesses looking for a better way.
"Many organizations are resigned to struggle with outdated, inefficient processes rather than risking any disruption by introducing a procedural change with unknown and perceived risks," the report declared, adding that each company has its own, unique motivations to make the leap to a digital, automated T&E solution.
The How We Shop Report, a PYMNTS collaboration with PayPal, aims to understand how consumers of all ages and incomes are shifting to shopping and paying online in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research builds on a series of studies conducted since March, surveying more than 16,000 consumers on how their shopping habits and payments preferences are changing as the crisis continues. This report focuses on our latest survey of 2,163 respondents and examines how their increased appetite for online commerce and digital touchless methods, such as QR codes, contactless cards and digital wallets, is poised to shape the post-pandemic economy.


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Books With Laurie
Life Analog
Glancing About
Glimpses of South Pasadena (glimpsesofsouthpasadena.com)
LA Other
Chic Contraire
Being Tarot (coming in 2020)
August 1, 2019
An old-school blog for book lovers
Scroll less. Read more books.
A simple blog for living IRL
Log off. Tune in. Opt out.
July 12, 2019
Life Analog: a simple blog for living IRL
The sister site of Books With Laurie
Both launching August 1
June 28, 2019
If you've got digital burnout, I feel your pain!
My two newest blogs Life Analog and Books With Laurie are launching soon, and I'm very excited about both of them. As I was putting the finishing touches on Books With Laurie, I realized there was another blog I really...
March 27, 2019
I've got a big, new blog coming this summer.
Stay tuned
Books With Laurie
Launching August, 2019
November 23, 2017
November 14, 2017
I've been posting daily street shots at Glancing About. This is my latest video compilation.
October 12, 2017
I'm quietly posting over at Glancing About. It was one of the first blogs I made, and I always thought of it as my extra place to doodle and drop photos. I miss the early blogosphere before creativity became "content" and everyone mass-migrated to Facebook, Twitter...
September 27, 2017
June 23, 2016
Break the rules ... don't break the bank!
When it comes to personal style, I live by these truths:
1. Fashion and beauty shouldn't cost an arm and a leg. (After all, it's harder to buy clothes that fit if you're missing limbs.)
2. Style doesn't need to have so many rules....


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Hannah Gadsby in her poignant new Netflix special Nanette, makes a compelling argument about man's relationship with the idea of reputation. She iterates, and with legit examples of men in positions of power, who have diminishing relationships with their own humanity, only to be able to hold on to their precious reputation. This, she tells us angrily, should be the butt of all jokes.
Closer home in India, the joke hits home. A perception study recently conducted by Thomson Reuters Foundation that maps India as the most unsafe country for women, has become the subject of much debate. While it is a matter of concern that India's position on this index has worsened in the last seven years (it ranked number four in 2011), the debate has very conveniently veered towards whether India deserves the alleged crown.
The much-scrutinised survey ranks Indian women at the highest risk of sexual violence, human trafficking and dangers from regressive traditions, among a total of six domains. Mathematically speaking, India's cumulative scores by the parameters of measurement — healthcare, discrimination, cultural traditions, sexual violence, non-sexual violence and human trafficking — charts India at the extreme end of the high-risk zone for women. While that merely technically makes India the most unsafe country, the joke is still on us.
Instead of using the perception study as an indicator of the confidence global opinion makers have about women's issues in India, we've jumped onboard to do what we do best, vilify the survey for its intentions.
In one such exemplary article, the author does not just question the validity of the recent survey but goes on to dismiss it altogether as "a load of crock". Instead of inquiring what the parameters of assessment were, the article claims that there were none and makes the conclusion that given the survey was conducted by an international agency it is flawed, skewed and has ulterior motives.
The study though, if one bothers to do as little research as is enabled by three clicks from the very article in question, details out in their methodology — the questions and the responses collected from precisely 548 experts who work on women's issues, including aid and development professionals, academics, health workers, policymakers, non-government organisation workers, journalists, and social commentators, on the aforementioned subject. A quick look at the questions will tell you it's a perception study.
Not taking any of the above into account, the said article alleges that such data-based insights are "grossly hurtful, far too casual and slippery in their conclusions." However, having dismissed the survey for the lack of empirical evidence, the author goes to cite arbitrary numbers like "95 percent of Indian men respect their women, take care of their families and are good providers (as much as possible)" from what seems like a fanciful imagination. The author seems to make a point of the fact that while no country is a pinnacle of safety for women, India isn't that bad. Sadly though, as someone more biologically qualified to respond to concerns about women's safety, I'd beg to differ (along with the 548 other respondents).
Much of sexual predatory behaviour has been normalised in India — men staring, groping, flashing women in public spaces is a sight we are de-sensitised towards. We've learnt to expect at least a few abominable instances of rape, or better still gang-rape, flag our news feed everyday, and yes, while that does indicate that reporting has gone up, individual instances of rape or sexual violence have not gone down. Every time we leave the house we've to double check to make sure we're carrying our pepper sprays and our bravest-selves.
Our workplaces are designed around men and new maternity regulations that purportedly support women, encourage companies to *not* hire women. Our periods are taxed, and god forbid we want to take that first day of period leave — how fervently we have to defend our feminism. Our choice of clothing has to defy the standards of sleaze in our men, or else we "are asking for it". Even the country's most adored women, actors and journalists included, are acceptable only till the time they toe the line and are okay with the objectification bestowed upon them — the moment they have a voice or an opinion, or demand equal pay as their male counterparts, or *gasp gasp* allude to masturbating on screen, trolls unleash upon them the choicest of abuses, most of which are rape threats. Those that aren't, are either directed to her genitals and what she chooses to do with them.
And these are only some of the problems that we, the urban women with access and agency, face. When you move further into the heartlands, feminism is a battle for survival there — one half of the 68.84 percent is fighting merely to live another day, be that from the vestiges of dowry related violence or poor maternal care or from being ravaged and beaten by a drunk husband or neighbours. Everyone likes to have a go at the women, because the established narrative states that it is through decimating her, one can establish superiority.
Like it or not, we are still very much living in a country where half of its population is treated as second class citizens. As a nation-loving Indian women, we have learnt to accept it all, for India is progressing — very slowly, though not steadily, "allowing" it's women to become a part of the mainstream narrative. When some of us protest that this said progress is far too slow, or question the validity of being "allowed", we're told to sit down, shut our traps and behave like women are supposed to. However, every now and then, there will come a report that will take into account expert opinions and empirical data and put a number to the collective fiction that we call woman empowerment.
While it might be true (however sad) that there are no countries devoid of violence against women, there are many who have managed to substantially reduce it. Countries like Sweden, and even Kenya are doing much to inculcate gender sensitive education amongst the youth, which goes on to say that there is much to learn from. And while Thompson Reuter Foundation's survey might not be gospel, it sure is a good indicator of how fragile the perception of women's safety in our nation is. Maybe if we focused on what could be done, instead of asking why we are behind of a Somalia, Pakistan or Syria, every woman you bother to ask might someday not have a horror story to tell.


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The global stars of Olympic gymnastics aligned to put on a spectacular show led by Biles and Whitlock.
Simone Biles and Max Whitlock lit up London with the new show 'Superstars of Gymnastics'.
Biles' entrance was pure Hollywood, beaming a smile to a packed crowd at the O2 stadium.
And while wowing the crowd with her exhibition performances, the four-time Olympic champion clearly enjoyed her new role as judge too.
So used to being on the other side of the table, this event was a new experience for the American as she sat in the judges' dock for the first time, joined by an all-star panel in Max Whitlock, Amy Tickler and Laurent Landi.
It was 'The X Factor' for gymnastics.
"We've never done anything like this before, so it was a chance to do something very different. Because it's a showcase it means you can go out there and have a lot more fun," - Simone Biles
The show was designed to give gymnasts a different platform to express themselves and enjoy themselves.
Each performance was scored out of 10, with no code of points and an emphasis on flair, creative choreography, execution and engagement with the live crowd.
While Biles and Whitlock did not compete, they did perform. Biles opened the afternoon session and ended the evening session with an exhibition and the Briton showed his stuff to bring the afternoon session to a close, then opened the evening event.
Check out Biles' floor routine here:
Whitlock took a time out from his usual training schedule and new responsibilities as a father to star in the show.
He and his wife Leah celebrated the birth of daughter Willow this year, but Max is still training hard with Tokyo 2020 on the horizon.
The Team GB double gold medallist said the 'Gymstars' show was a chance for gymnastics to engage with a wider audience and for the sport to try out new things.
"I think it's very important that the sport can evolve," the 26-year-old Whitlock, who became Britain's first Olympic gold medallist in artistic gymnastics by winning floor and pommel in Rio, told Reuters.
Before the beginning of the show he sat down for an interview with Simone Biles and was full of praise for his fellow judge.
"She is an incredible gymnast, an inspiration to so many youngsters in this country and in every country." - Max Whitlock
"I have been looking forward to this for so long," Whitlock continued, speaking about the gala.
"Events like this are what gymnastics has needed for a very long time. As a gymnast, for our sport we need to push it as far as we possibly can and our mission has always been to inspire the next generation."
"We are bringing something that hasn't been seen before. The gymnasts have the freedom to perform anything they want to wow the crowd - Max Whitlock
"That might bring something you've never seen before; it is very exciting. Our sport has come on leaps and bounds and this is a way to continue that."
A stellar cast of Olympic and world champions also lined up for this new event, including Germany's Fabian Hambüchen, a Rio 2016 horizontal bars gold medallist, double Olympic silver medallist Marcel Nguyen, and three-time world champion gymnast Oksana Chusovitine.
Artistic gymnast Danusia Francis won the crowd and judges over with a performance that drew tens all round.
Her dismount and nod to Usain Bolt had the crowd begging for more.
British gymnast Courtney Tulloch topped the podium twice at the Commonwealth Games in the rings and team events, but could the Lewisham native get the crowd on his side in London?
Of course he could!
Marcel Nguyen won two Olympic silver medals at London 2012 in Parallel bars and All-Around events, but his flossing on the parallel bars was what really got the crowd going in London.
The judges liked it, a lot, giving him the first 80-point routine of the day.
Floss on Marcel!
It wasn't all seasoned-pros strutting their stuff though, there was room for the younger generation to show what they can do too.
Halle Hilton is just 14, but is already making a name for herself after taking bronze in the Junior team event at the European Championships in Glasgow last year.
She put on a balance beam exhibition and the crowd loved it.
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In recent years the restaurant scene in Prague has developed a lot. Sure there are still a number of good Czech Restaurants in Prague to get your traditional Svíčková, Goose and dumplings, but as a local you may be craving sometimes something more international. Check our little taste around the world guide and find your place for some international flair and food in Prague.
Read the full article on Prague.TV's website. The best place to discover Prague, like a local!


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Thank God for those who protect a woman's call! "I'm not sure I can continue as a leader in this church." So exhausted from lack of sleep, and reeling from the many personal life changes swirling around me, I could not believe those words had escaped from my mouth. Seated directly across from my former […]
Seeing Myself in the Texts of Terror
The other day I happened to go through some old writings from college and I stumbled upon something. It was a reflection I wrote in a Theology class where we had discussed the "texts of terror." "Texts of Terror" is a term created by Phyllis Trible to refer to four narratives of disturbing violence against women that are depicted in the Old Testament. The class was, understandably, triggering for me. I had never heard these stories before. After the class I wrote a reflection to process.
When Words Aren't Enough: A Pastor's Thoughts on Gender Equality
"Girls can't be drummers." My 3-year-old daughter.
"I had no idea I could be a youth pastor." A female high school student.
These two statements have had a profound impact on my pursuit of gender equality. Let me start with my daughter.
She and I love to watch music videos together and one morning, we were watching a band with a girl drummer. With the certainty of a toddler, she uttered the statement above that broke my heart a little bit.
She wasn't sad; she wasn't feeling excluded. This was just the simple reality for her because she had never seen a woman drummer before. Of course, girls can't be drummers!
The situation was remarkably similar for that female high school student. Every winter, we hosted a winter retreat for middle school and high school students. Every year, we invited a local pastor or youth pastor to be our speaker for the weekend. And every year, that pastor was a man.
I realized what we had been unintentionally communicating to our students by this choice: girls can't be pastors. So I decided it was time to invite a female pastor to be our speaker.
The Grieving Woman and the Christmas Story
I remember that Christmas when what I wanted most in the whole world was to be having a baby. We had been hoping to have children for a while, but after some tests we were waiting for an appointment with fertility specialists. It was November when we got the news that conceiving on our own might not be possible, and I was devastated. As Christmas got closer, the last thing I wanted to hear about was pregnancy and babies – and here we were entering a season where a story involving those exact things was all around me.
My Story of Surviving Domestic Abuse
I thought my dreams were about to come true when I [finally] got married. I left my family, friends, and my job as a pastor in Canada to move to the U.S. for love. I had waited a long time to meet a guy I could partner with in ministry. My American husband had wooed me with his discourse of our shared theological studies, passion for church work, and a vision of us as a happily married couple in ministry together. Babies would complete the picture of our Christian nuclear family. After our vows, I was shocked to immediately find myself in a different kind of nuclear situation: domestic violence.
From Complementarian to Egalitarian: My Story
I was 32 years old before I heard the word egalitarian.
My universe was very small growing up. I, sort of, realized there was a Christian culture outside of my soft patriarchal, quiverfull one. But that's how it was always understood. Being out there, on the fringe, barely Christian, if they were Christian at all. Even though I was shy and non-confrontational by nature, I grew up with a strong sense of justice…and the culture around me was unjust. I knew it. I had no theology to back it up, no one to talk to who could explain to me that there was a different way. I didn't even have words to put to it. But I knew it was wrong.
Finding My Voice as a Woman in the Church
This is a 2017 Junia Blog Contest Winner! [Click here for a Spanish translation of this post.] At 5 years old, I sang in my first church choir. My dad encouraged me to sing loud so he could hear me. I did, joyfully and unconsciously convinced that my voice was wanted and welcomed in my […]
Giftedness vs. Gender Roles: A Personal Story
This is another 2017 Junia Project blog contest winner. We hope you enjoy! My siblings and I were setting the table when we heard an echo from the kitchen. "Honey, please put down that chain saw and come in; dinner is getting cold." It was a typical weekend growing up in our home. My dad […]
Jesus & the Women of the Gospels
This is another 2017 Junia Project blog contest winner. We hope you enjoy! Sometimes I still believe the myths. You know, the soft rumblings of that devilish voice that says, "you don't have much to offer a congregation beyond your work in children's ministry" or "you can preach, but only at our women's retreat," or […]
On Being Egalitarian in a Complementarian World
As I listened to the pastor of my new church describe the insults and attacks he and the elders had endured after they made the decision to invite women onto the elder board, a weight lifted off my soul.
For the first time in my life, I discovered what it felt like to have male leadership take the hit for me.
Prior to this, only one or two individual men had heralded my gifts. Finally I knew what it meant to be part of a church body where I did not need to keep my mouth shut or squirm in my seat or disagree in silence whenever issues regarding women were addressed. Because that is my world for the most part.
While my own position concerning the role of women in the church has gradually changed, my work environment has not.
Taking the Backseat of Christianity
I was a freshman in college and I believed that I needed to take the backseat of Christianity.
I was headed to Columbia, Missouri with some peers to do homeless ministry. People were piling into cars, and it came down to who was getting shot gun. Without a fight, I took the backseat. I told one of my peers: "I will take the back seat, I guess I am going to have to get used to this submission thing." Defeated, I quietly slid into the back seat.
Becoming an Advocate for Women: One Man's Journey
Learning to be an advocate for women is difficult when you have to unlearn years of a complementarian mentality, male privilege and the effect of centuries of patriarchy.
But I believe this is what we are called to pursue.
This has been my journey. Sometimes I think it has been difficult, but what is more difficult is seeing how women are being oppressed. Every man needs to face the messiness of what it means to be egalitarian, regardless of how uncomfortable or challenging it may be.
While at times I identify myself as egalitarian, sometimes it is more useful to say I'm a recovering sexist/complementarian/patriarchist. This reminds me I'm always on a journey in pursuing equality – not only because it means liberation for women from oppressive structures, but also because it means liberation for me.
So here I share a few things I have learned in my journey about being an advocate for women.
How to Be Egalitarian with a Complementarian Spouse
How to Be Egalitarian with a Complementarian Spouse. Well you cry a lot, sometimes, especially in the beginning. You both get mad and accuse the other of not being the person you married. You get into theological fistfights.. You sit opposite each other on the kitchen floor and joust back and forth with "Well how come we care about the prohibition of women teaching but not women wearing gold jewelry?" and "Well despite Jesus being so countercultural in his treatment of women, why were The Twelve all men?"
Supermodels, Businesswomen, and Apostles
This post is a Top 3 Winner for The Junia Project's 2017 blog contest. "It was an American supermodel who first showed me an egalitarian view of the Bible. Kathy Ireland shared with me in an interview about her first modeling trip overseas when she was 18, when her loneliness led her to read the Bible her mom had slipped into her suitcase, and how Jesus' love, honor, and care for women led her to God."
A Day in the Life of a Female Pastor
A Day in the Life of a Female Pastor Most mornings I wake up to a certain heaviness in my body. I feel it from the inside out. It is as if every bit of unresolved brokenness from the day before wells up overnight and now balances on my chest like a heavy bucket of […]


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The Steelers released veteran quarterback Zach Mettenberger on Monday, and today Missi Matthews reports the team has let go of a couple more players from their roster.
The Steelers have released four more players: Brandon Brown-Dukes, Gus Johnson, Canaan Severin and Al-Hajj Shabazz.
— Missi Matthews (@missi_matthews) May 2, 2017
Brown-Dukes is a running back who was added to the practice squad back in late December, Johnson, another running back, came aboard the practice squad the second week in January.
Wide out Severin joined the team last season from the University of Virginia, and at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds he could have rounded into an interesting player, and was even talked about as a sleeper for the club, but obviously didn't do enough for the team to justify a roster spot.
Al-Hajj Shabazz was added to the 53-man roster December 23rd of last season after Shamarko Thomas was placed on IR. He was back and forth on the teams' practice squad as well as the team, as he even spent time with the Texans last season.
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US Economy May Be Stalling Out as Viral Outbreak Worsens
More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus
US Jobs Surge: Trump Sees Sunshine, Biden 'No Victory Yet'
There was good news and bad news in the job numbers this week
US Unemployment Falls to 11%, But New Shutdowns Are Underway
U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring
Mnuchin: States Acting Appropriately With Openings and Closures
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin discusses the Trump administration's stance on masks and how he feels states are handling the current surge in coronavirus numbers.
In Wisconsin, Trump Boasts of 'Aptitude for Manufacturing'
Despite enormous economic headwinds and sky-high unemployment numbers, President Donald Trump sought to showcase his record as a job creator during a visit to a shipyard in the battleground state of Wisconsin
US Job Market's Modest Improvement May Be Stalling
The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits fell to 1.48 million last week, the 12th straight drop and a sign that layoffs are slowing but are still at a painfully high level
How Restricting Foreign Workers Can Hurt the U.S. Economy
President Trump has signed an executive order expanding restrictions on work visas, claiming the move will reduce American unemployment. But many jobs that are going to be vacant because of the restrictions will be difficult to fill from the U.S. labor pool, says immigration attorney Rosanna Berardi.
Persistently High Layoffs Suggest a Slow US Economic Rebound
The U.S. government will issue its latest snapshot of the layoffs that have left millions unemployed but have slowed as businesses have increasingly reopened and rehired some of their laid-off workers
What To Do If You're Laid Off
Losing your job can be a very stressful experience, but there are ways to make it a little easier for you and your family. From filing for unemployment to choosing health insurance, here's what you need to know if you've been laid off.
1.54M More Sought US Jobless Aid; 10th-Straight Weekly Decline
About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with more businesses partially reopening. The latest figure from the Labor Department marked the 10th straight weekly decline in applications for jobless aid since they peaked in mid-March when the coronavirus...
BP to Cut 10,000 Jobs Worldwide Amid Virus Pandemic
Energy company BP says it will cut its global workforce by 10,000 jobs amid the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
AP FACT CHECK: Trump Exaggerations on Blacks' Economic Gains
President Donald Trump is exaggerating economic gains for African Americans during his administration
Left Out: More Workers Now Losing Hope of Getting Back Jobs
Even as the U.S. economy begins to flicker back to life, even as job cuts slow and some laid-off people are called back to work, the scope of the devastation left by the viral pandemic has grown distressingly clear to millions who'd hoped for a quick return to their jobs: They may not be going back anytime soon.
In a Surprise, US Adds 2.5 Million Jobs, Unemployment Rate Falls to 13.3%
U.S. unemployment dropped unexpectedly in May to 13.3% as reopened businesses began recalling millions of workers faster than economists had predicted, triggering a big rally Friday on Wall Street and giving President Donald Trump something to boast about in his reelection bid. The jobless rate is still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression. And for the...
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The S&P 500 jumped another 2.6% Friday after a report said the U.S. job market surprisingly strengthened last month, bolstering hopes that the worst of the recession may have already passed
Trump Hails Jobs Report, But Unemployment Rate Still High
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Trump: A Strong Economy Is 'the Greatest Thing That Could Happen for Race Relations'
At a press conference on Friday to praise declines in U.S. unemployment rates, President Donald Trump briefly highlighted his plans to address the country's widespread protests against police brutality, saying, "Our country is so strong and that's what my plan is: we're going to have the strongest economy in the world."
1.9 Million Seek Jobless Aid Even as Reopenings Slow Layoffs
Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-March, a sign that the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the loss of jobs
Survey: 2.76 Million Layoffs in May, Far Fewer Than Expected
U.S. businesses shed 2.76 million jobs in May, as the economic damage from the historically unrivaled coronavirus outbreak stretched into a third month
2.1M Sought Jobless Benefits Last Week; Nearly 41M Claims Since Virus Hit
The U.S. government is set to sketch its latest picture of the layoffs that have left tens of millions of people unemployed but have slowed as states increasingly allow businesses to reopen


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