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In the summer of 2016, Travis Jeppesen became the first American to study at a North Korean university — and he saw a lot that surprised him.
At a zoo in the country's capital of Pyongyang, he spotted domestic dogs and cats in cages, attracting visitors just as much as the wild animals.
Suddenly, he was interrupted by an even more incredible scene. An elderly woman selling ice cream and candy just outside the zoo's entrance was interrupted by two tall policemen who swooped in, picked her up in a violent struggle and carried her off.
"I subtly tried to watch where they were taking her, but I lost sight of them," says Jeppesen, author of the new book, "See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey Into Kim Jong Un's North Korea" (Hachette), out now.
"I don't think it ended well for her."
It was another strange day in the month that Jeppesen, an American journalist and author based in Berlin, spent in North Korea, studying the Korean language.
Jeppesen, a Charlotte, NC, native, had been to the country three times previously for short trips, writing about its art and architecture for magazines. But this visit, arranged by a company called Tongil Tours, allowed him to study the language in a genuine North Korean setting for a month. Aged 36 and already armed with a BA from The New School and a Ph.D. in critical writing, he jumped at the chance to enroll at Kim Hyong Jik University of Education, named for the father of the country's founder, Kim Il-sung.
During his time there, Jeppesen stayed at the Sosan Hotel in Pyongyang.
"Situated on an incline overlooking a football stadium and the surrounding palaces devoted to tae kwon do and gymnastics," Jeppesen writes, "the Sosan's towering, 30-floor, salmon-colored presence unmistakably connotes 'hotel' in international functionalist lingo."
Jeppesen describes the hotel's lobby as "grand," "palatial" and "empty," which seemed to be a theme. He and the other two foreigners in his class — a French graduate student and the Australian head of Tongil Tours, who shared a room opposite his to cut costs — were the only guests on the hotel's 28th floor.
"My room has two brand-new queen-sized beds and glittering made-in-China furnishings, a big closet, a balcony overlooking the city — and a leaking air conditioner," he writes.
The hotel had a restaurant and bar that drew a business crowd. As such, the hotel's food was surprisingly satisfactory, including a breakfast buffet with Chinese and Western dishes. Pyongyang boasted all sorts of restaurants — on their first night there, Jeppesen and his colleagues ate Italian.
Jeppesen attended class two hours each morning Monday to Friday, with "afternoons and weekends devoted to homework and excursions."
Foreign tourists were given two mandatory "guides" whose assignment was to accompany and monitor their "guest" every minute they were in public. Jeppesen refers to his minders in the book as Min, a 26-year-old woman, and Roe, an older man who worked under her, though he says he changed the identities of the North Koreans he writes about.
On his first morning, he heard an eerie sound outside his hotel room at 5 a.m., then heard it again every day after that.
The entire city, it turns out, is awakened by an instrumental version of the North Korean tune, "Where Are You, Dear General?" a salute to Kim Il-sung.
"It's very, very haunting, and very bizarre," Jeppesen tells The Post. "It almost sounds like something out of a David Lynch movie. It's one of the things that reminds you that Dear Leader is with you everywhere you go. At every moment."
What North Koreans didn't have at every moment was electricity, which Jeppesen's prestigious university was usually without.
"The hallways were dark. There was no plumbing really in the bathrooms," he says. "It hit home that this is a really poor third-world country. Everything is very bare-bones."
It hit home that this is a really poor third-world country. Everything is very bare-bones.
Also troubling is how every housing unit came with one official spy — usually a middle-aged or elderly woman — called the inminbanjang, whose job is to know everything about her residents and report back to the government.
"Her job is to 'heighten revolutionary vigilance,' as one propaganda poster has it," Jeppesen writes in the book.
"[She keeps] a watchful eye over the comings and goings of her assigned unit, down to the smallest detail. A good inminbanjang knows exactly how many spoons and chopsticks are in each family's kitchen and can spill that information on cue if the need should arise.
The inminbanjang is, in a sense, the nosy neighbor elevated to the status of official position."
Which is not to say the inminbanjang are always strict. Many let certain rules slide, such as the elderly woman Jeppesen met who was "known to rent out her second room as an hourly love hotel for extra income."
This is just one example of how life is becoming slightly less regimented for North Koreans.
While virtually all citizens wore uniforms until recently, there is now a freer sense of fashion. Men wear "short-sleeve shirts of all colors and designs," with Rolexes adorning their wrists for status (even if most are fakes from China).
Women mostly wear skirts, although jeans are permitted for some in certain positions. The hot footwear fashion is high heels worn with socks.
And, as one might suspect from their zoos, North Koreans have never been big on pets.
"Having pets was never really part of the culture," he says. "North Korea has always been a very poor country, and they've always had difficulty feeding their citizens. Keeping an animal you have to feed when you yourself aren't getting enough rice to get you through the day is an outrageous luxury to them."
At the zoo — which houses "more than 6,000 animals and some 650 species" according to official North Korean state media — dogs and cats are housed in separate facilities and kept in clean, spacious cages that usually hold between one and three animals each. Jeppesen noticed around a dozen dog breeds there, including Yorkshire terriers and Pungsans, a breed native to the country.
North Koreans are savvier about the outside world than most people think
At the home of a government official, Jeppesen also got a look at the nation's television habits. The evening news is a fawning, monotonous rundown of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daily schedule while "cheery symphonic music" plays in the background.
But as Jeppesen watched, the official turned off the news and put on "a pirated copy of 'Zootopia' he bought at a DVD stall."
North Koreans regularly consume illegal foreign media via smuggled USB drives and, as a result, are savvier about the outside world than most people think, Jeppesen writes.
Even so, Jeppesen's trip became increasingly challenging, as the stress of constantly being watched by his minders and the assumption that his hotel room, phone and computer were all bugged took a toll.
"Psychologically, it was very difficult and stressful. It had all these weird side effects," Jeppesen says. "There were moments when I finally was alone and nobody was watching me, yet it felt creepy because I was so used to being watched. Also, even when you're not being monitored, people are staring because I'm a white guy and they're not used to seeing foreigners in North Korea."
The most difficult aspect of his visit was the "psychological stress of not being able to communicate with my parents and my partner back home. I could have bought a SIM card they sell to foreigners that [allow you to] access the Internet on your phone. I opted not to, because I didn't want my e-mail account spied on."
His visit also coincided with the case of Otto Warmbier, an American student imprisoned in North Korea after stealing a banner from a hotel earlier that year. (Warmbier fell into a coma during his imprisonment and died in the US in June 2017.)
Surprisingly, Warmbier's plight didn't worry Jeppesen.
They were all shocked to learn an American was studying there
"I had been in Pyongyang before when other American prisoners were being held. The media fury didn't faze me," he writes. "By then, I was well aware of the rules one must submit to when journeying to the DPRK and had already debated the risks and rewards, both in my mind and in conversation with others."
While Jeppesen doesn't believe he was in danger, other foreigners and expats expressed surprise that an American would risk studying there at such a politically fraught time. One night while drinking in the embassy quarter, where diplomats and their staffs are stationed, many advised him to be cautious.
"Long-term expats kept warning me, telling me I should be very, very careful, that this was a very bad time for US-DPRK relations," Jeppesen says.
"Chinese businessmen [I met in] Pyongyang reiterated the same thing. They were all shocked to learn an American was studying there. Hearing these warnings constantly made me paranoid. I started to realize I was locking into the local psychology. I started to see what it's like on the ground."
But while the government kept him in sight, he experienced no hostility from the people taught from childhood to refer to us as "American bastards."
"For one thing, they [knew I was] a tourist, and they don't want to alienate tourists. That's hard currency," he says.
"Secondly, I think it represents the extent to which North Koreans don't necessarily buy into all the propaganda sent to them by the regime. North Koreans told me on more than one occasion, 'we don't dislike Americans. We just dislike your government.' I think they can tell the difference."
After gaining a certificate for successfully completing the beginners' level Korean language for foreigners course, Jeppesen returned to North Korea for two weeks of additional classes last spring. He had planned to travel there again this coming September to lead an art and architecture tour for Tongil, but the US instituted a travel ban on the country after Warmbier's death.
Incredibly, given the horror stories we hear about North Korea, as well as Jeppesen's own frequently fearful experience, he still wants to return.
"I've developed this weird affection for North Korea, even though I know it's a horrific place," he says. "I feel like it's changing every day, and I want to know and understand more. One of the best ways of doing that is to be there."
History of the Hermit Kingdom
The Kim family has controlled North Korea since the country's founding in 1948. Placed into power by the Soviet Union, Kim Il-sung, who had fought against the Japanese during their occupation of the country, took North Korea to war against South Korea in 1950, hoping to unite the two. Along the way, he developed the cult of personality that continues today with his grandson, Kim Jong-un.
The war — which also served as a proxy war between China and the Soviets on one side and the US on the other — failed in its goal, saw over a million people die in battle and led to the 1953 creation of the Demilitarized Zone, known as the DMZ, which separates the two Koreas.
North Korea has self-isolated ever since, with the Kim family serving as absolute rulers. The current leader, Kim Jong-un, leads as his grandfather and father, Kim Jong-il, did, refusing to tolerate anything short of absolute fealty.
Kim Jong-un, who took power upon his father's death in 2011, flexed his muscles early. He had his uncle Jang Song-thaek, who had been the second-most powerful man in the country under his father, executed in 2013. He ordered the deaths of other officials who served under his father as well, claiming that some did not mourn his father assiduously enough. And while unproven, many suspect he was behind the 2016 murder of his half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, who was killed by two women wielding nerve agents in a Malaysian airport. The North Korean government denied any role in his death.
Last week President Trump announced that a date of June 12 has been set for a summit with Kim Jong-un.
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PRESS RELEASE: OPD rolls out new text message customer notification system
August 29, 2018, Mesquite, NV – The Overton Power District #5 has found yet another way to get vital information to its customers. A new Emergency Alert System will send a text message to customers giving the most current information about power outages, should they occur, and what is being done by district personnel to restore service. All customers must do to be included in the new notification system is to update their OPD account records with their current cell phone number.
"It's a great way for us to pass on vital information to our customers," said OPD spokesman Keith Buchhalter of the new system. "If there is an outage in your area, you can be fully informed and there is nothing that you will have to do."
In recent years the district has made significant strides in providing better outage information to its customers. It has set up a new phone answering service to handle the high volume of customer calls that occur during an outage. If district phone lines are overwhelmed, the calls are now routed to that service to answer customer questions. OPD has also beefed up its social media presence, posting regular info about outages and other issues on sites like Facebook or Twitter.
But Buchhalter acknowledged that even these new methods still leave out a large segment of customers. "Many people don't like using social media," Buchhalter said. "And it can be a hassle to get through on a phone line when the power is out. So we decided to go with this system which requires almost no effort from our customers."
The new system uses a specialized software called Everbridge. This software allows for remarkable versatility in getting in touch with OPD customers. It can either send a message to everyone in the system in case of a major outage, or it can notify as few as one or two customers if it is a more localized outage.
In order for customers to benefit from the new text message notification system, the OPD must have a valid cell phone number for each account where the messages may be sent.
Buchhalter assured that the new system is completely secure and not at all invasive. "We take the security of our customers' information very seriously," he said. "The district is the only one to have access to it."
What's more, the cell phone numbers will never be used for marketing or to send out any other kinds of information. Only information about outages or other emergencies will be sent through the system.
"It is very straight-forward," Buchhalter said. "It is just to keep customers informed. It doesn't cost anything. We just have your cell phone number on file to keep you updated."
To update cell phone information, customers can call the OPD at 702-397-2512 in Overton, or 702-346-5710 in Mesquite. Customers can also update their information online by going to opd5.com and clicking on "Account Login".

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When running a local Queercare-affiliated mutual aid group, you will receive messages from Queercare asking you if you can handle support work for specific people in your area who have come to us for help. In such situations, to make it easier on both us and you, we will be asking you to follow this protocol.
- You should check to make sure that the following information has been included:
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- Their contact details
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- Remember that this information constitutes personally-identifiable information so you must be very careful not to share this information with people who do not need to know it.
- You should acknowledge the request quickly by responding to the message from Queercare. This is so that we know you are attempting to handle the request and we don't need to find another group.
- For requests marked "(Urgent Dispatch)" you must respond within 24 hours.
- For requests marked "(Dispatch Soon)" you should respond within 48 hours, but this is a less stringent requirement.
- You should post an anonymised version of this basic information to your group. This should be in the form of "someone needs X doing in Y area at Z time" (see the form below).
- When people volunteer in response to your post, check if the person requesting support would have any objection to those particular people being involved, giving the volunteers' first names and surname initial only. Similarly, check if the volunteers have any objection to being matched with the recipient, giving the first name and surname initial only.
- This allows people to avoid being matched with someone who has previously caused them harm, for example. Remember that this may be a sensitive topic - don't require people to give their reasons.
- Make sure these volunteers have read, understood and agreed to Queercare's relevant protocols. The specific protocols needed will differ depending on the nature of the request.
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- If the person requesting support is able and willing to participate in this chat themselves, this helps to maintain transparency and accountability, as well as making it easier to coordinate practicalities.
- Finally, you must contact Queercare again to let us know whether you were able to handle the request. You should try to balance allowing people time to respond with making sure we have a prompt reply so that we know whether to try another group.
- For requests marked "(Urgent Dispatch)" you must let us know within 48 hours.
- For requests marked "(Dispatch Soon)" you should let us know within a week.
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text: Vietnam, China launch hotline to resolve sea issues TN News Saturday, March 03, 2012 10:00 Email Print A hotline between the foreign ministries of Vietnam and China was launched Friday, aimed to help the countries resolve sea-related matters, Vietnamnet reported. At the launching ceremony, Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Zhijun held a phone talk during which they pledged to launch mechanisms of negotiation over sea issues and tackle arisen problems in a timely fashion to maintain peace in the East Sea, the newswire quoted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying. The officials also reiterated that the ministries will closely cooperate to improve the strategic and all-ground partnership between Vietnam and China, according the ministry. Earlier on February 27-28, Son met with Zhang in Beijing, where they agreed on a couple of actions to implement the ground rules on resolving sea issues that the countries signed last year, the report said. Among the actions will be the establishment of delegations to negotiate the division of waters outside the entrance of the Bac Bo Gulf, and cooperation to develop the waters, it said. Like us on Facebook and scroll down to share your comment


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15 Ethiopian nationals held captive by human traffickers in Sudan freed
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — The Ethiopia Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) announced on Friday it has helped free 15 nationals held captive by human traffickers in Sudan.
In a press statement, the MoFA said the 15 nationals were freed in recent days by the joint efforts of the Ethiopian embassy in Khartoum and Sudanese security forces.
The Ethiopian captives were forced by the human traffickers to call their relatives to pay ransom in exchange for the Ethiopians safety, the MoFA further said.
It's estimated thousands of Ethiopians illegally enter Sudan every year either to work in the Sudanese informal sector or use it as a transit point on their way to be trafficked across the Mediterranean Sea to reach their destinations in Europe.
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The Lawrence University Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform at the 2013 National Conference of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Lawrence was one of only nine ensembles from around the country — and one of only two liberal arts colleges — chosen for the national convention.
Under the direction of conductor Andrew Mast, the 65-member wind ensemble will perform March 21, 2013. Mast and the ensemble were previously invited to perform at the College Band Director's regional conference in Omaha in 2008.
Mast said he was both "excited and humbled" by the selection.
"This is a huge honor for the ensemble, one that reflects the high performance standards of the students and faculty at Lawrence," said Mast, director of the wind ensemble and symphonic band since 2004. "I was told the pool of ensembles that applied to perform was exceptionally large and robust this year, which makes me all the more proud to be part of such an exceptional group of artist musicians. I'm greatly looking forward to the opportunity to help showcase Lawrence musicians on yet another national stage."
The selection to the 2013 national convention comes 20 years since the last time the wind ensemble performed at a national conference, 1993 in Columbus, Ohio, under the direction of Bob Levy.
Joining Lawrence as performers in Greensboro, will be ensembles from Baylor University, the Cincinnati Conservatory, Louisiana State University, St. Olaf College, University of Kentucky, University of Maryland, University of South Carolina and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Selections for the 2013 national convention were based on submitted unedited audition tapes of live performances from all ensembles.
The wind ensemble is the third major ensemble in the Lawrence Conservatory of Music chosen for a national conference performance in the past five years, joining Cantala women's choir (2011) and the Lawrence Concert Choir (2009), both of which were invited to the American Choral Directors' Association national convention in Chicago and Oklahoma City, respectively.
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This article was co-authored by Alicia Cook. Alicia Cook is a Professional Writer based in Newark, New Jersey. With over 12 years of experience, Alicia specializes in poetry and uses her platform to advocate for families affected by addiction and to fight for breaking the stigma against addiction and mental illness. She holds a BA in English and Journalism from Georgian Court University and an MBA from Saint Peter's University. Alicia is a bestselling poet with Andrews McMeel Publishing and her work has been featured in numerous media outlets including the NY Post, CNN, USA Today, the HuffPost, the LA Times, American Songwriter Magazine, and Bustle. She was named by Teen Vogue as one of the 10 social media poets to know and her poetry mixtape, "Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately" was a finalist in the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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Your boyfriend may be a very special and important person in your life. To show him how much you care, you may decide to write him a poem. A love poem can make a great gift for your boyfriend and show him how much you care.
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1Read examples of love poems. To get a better sense of how you can approach your poem for your boyfriend, you may want to read a few examples, such as:
2Examine the examples. Look at how each example addresses a romantic relationship and love. Compare and contrast the examples to determine which ones you may prefer or feel will fit best with your subject matter.
- Ask yourself, How does the author approach love and what being in love means to them? Do they use imagery, description, and detail to illuminate their sense of love and romance? What type of form does the writer chose for the poem and how does this contribute to the poem overall?
3Try the free verse form. One of the more popular forms in poetry is free verse. This form is easy to learn and can be freeing, especially if you are new to writing poetry. Free verse has no set meter, structure, or rhyme scheme. But a free verse poem should still feel cohesive and express its ideas clearly. In the free verse form, you can play around with the length of each line and the descriptions and images you insert in the poem.[5] X Research source
- For example, the poem "Flirtation" by Rita Dove uses two line stanzas and breaks up the text so one stanza flows into another. She uses the free verse form to show how flirtation happens in small, short bursts, much like blocks of text broken up on the page.
- In contemporary poetry, free form and free verse poems seem to be the most popular right now.[6]
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4Go for a rhyming form. Another popular form for romance poetry is to use rhyming or a rhyming form. Many traditional and modern love poems are written with rhyme. There are several popular rhyming forms you may want to try for your poem, including:[7] X Research source
- An alternate rhyme: Often, this rhyme follows the pattern ABAB, where the first and third line rhyme (A) and the second and fourth line rhyme (B). This rhyming pattern may then be repeated in each stanza or section of the poem.
- Rhyming couplet: This form has two line stanzas that rhyme and may be placed in pairs or added at the end of a stanza. The rhyme scheme could be "A,A,B,B,C,C,..."
- Ballade: This form has three stanzas with a rhyme scheme of "ABABBBCBC", followed by "BCBC".
- Feel free to use internal rhymes, too—not all rhyming poetry needs to end on a rhyme.[8]
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- Use rhymezone.com to find plenty of rhyming words. Just type in the word that you want to use, and see what other rhyming words it brings up. The site also suggests near rhymes, or words that sound similar without actually rhyming.[9]
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5Choose a more visual form. You may want to make the poem feel more personal by using images of you and your boyfriend in the text of the poem or at the beginning or end of the poem. You could also break up the text so it looks visually interesting on the page, similar to Rita Dove's approach in "Flirtation".
- Another simple visual form is to make an acrostic poem, where a row of vertical letters going down the page spell out a word, phrase, or maybe your boyfriend's name. You would then use each letter as the first letter of a line or phrase in the poem.[10] X Research source
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1Write about how you and your boyfriend met. You may want to go back to the beginning of your relationship and discuss how you met your boyfriend. Was it love at first sight or was your first meeting disappointing? Did you meet each other through friends or through funny circumstances? What kind of emotions did you feel when you met your boyfriend? Write down as much as you can remember about your first meeting.[11] X Research source
- Maybe you can more easily recall your first date with him or your first kiss. You may decide to focus on the details of these other firsts. Using a first meeting or first kiss memory in the poem will make it feel more personal and specific to the two of you.
2Describe how and why your boyfriend is important to you. You can also come up with themes and ideas for the poem by writing down the ways in which your boyfriend is important to you. Doing this will help you create a poem that feels like a tribute to your boyfriend and your love for each other.[12] X Research source
- You may focus on his excellent personal qualities and traits, such as "good listener", "kind heart", "supportive", or "generous". You may also consider why you value these traits about him. Maybe you appreciate his ability to listen because you find it difficult to listen to others and you admire his genuine interest in people. Or, maybe you valued his support at a particular time because you needed him and he was there for you.
3Recall a fond memory you have with your boyfriend. This could be the first time you traveled together to a foreign country or a blissful day on vacation together. You may also focus on a memory that is positive because of something your boyfriend did, such as helping you deal with the death of a parent or supporting you as you prepared for a difficult exam or test.[13] X Research source
- Be specific when you describe this memory. Focus on sensory detail, such as what you both were wearing in this memory, where the memory occurred, and any smells or sounds in the setting of the memory. You should also try to describe facial expressions and body language, such as your boyfriend's smile or your laugh.
4Write about any challenges or issues you both overcame together. Another way to generate ideas for your poem is to think about any hard or challenging times you experienced with your boyfriend. No relationship is perfect and you both have likely had ups and downs during your time together. You can spotlight any challenges and use them as examples of how your love persevered and got stronger due to these challenges.[14] X Research source
- You may focus on one specific memory where you made a mistake or your boyfriend made a mistake and you both worked through it together. Or, you may talk about having to maintain love from a distance or away from your boyfriend and how you made it work. The idea is to highlight a memory that shows how strong and powerful your love is, and how much stronger it is going to be in the future.
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Part 3 of 3:Creating the Poem
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1Write in the first person. Because this is a personal poem for your boyfriend, you should focus on writing from your voice and your perspective. This means using "I" or first person, to discuss your feelings and emotions towards your boyfriend. The poem should reflect your personality and your personal thoughts on your boyfriend. Using your natural voice and style will help it feel unique to you.[15] X Research source
2Stick to your form. If you have a selected a specific form for your poem, such as free verse or a rhyming form, you should commit to it and follow the structure of the form. Read other examples of the form and try to follow their lead. Following a consistent pattern can make your poem feel cohesive and like a real piece of art.[16] X Research source
- If you want to use a rhyming scheme, try to choose one that does not use a lot of rhyming. Too much rhyming can sound sing-songy and make your poem sound a little cheesy or silly. Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poem "I Love You" is a good example of using rhyme to create a romantic poem that does not feel cheesy or overdone.[17] X Research source
3Use simile and metaphor. You should include literary devices like simile and metaphor in the poem to describe your thoughts and emotions more effectively.[18] X Research source
- Simile uses "like" or "as" to describe something, such as, "My love for you is like a big red rose" or "My love for you is as beautiful as a big red rose."
- Metaphor uses direct comparison to describe something, with no "like" or "as" such as "My love for you is a slice of cake." In general, metaphors as used more often in poetry than similes.
- Try to come up with unique similes and metaphors, as this will make your poem sound more unique and specific to you. Rather than say, "your love is like the wind", for example, you may choose a more specific metaphor like, "your love is like my favorite food".
4Include sensory details. If you decide to include specific memories in the poem, you should include details that use the five senses (sound, sight, taste, touch, and smell). Using sensory details will make your memories come alive and give your reader a better sense of the memory.
- For example, rather than describe being away from your boyfriend during a hard time as "full of loneliness and sadness", you could delve into a specific memory of loneliness or sadness during that time. You may say, "I remember long nights of listening to you on the phone and missing the smell of your hair, I remember waking up to an empty room and aching for your body, warm and sleeping beside me."
5Replace cliches with unique descriptions and phrases. To make your poem that much stronger, you should avoid using cliches and familiar terms or phrases. Instead, push yourself to come up with unfamiliar or unique descriptions. A good rule of thumb with cliches is that if the phrase sounds familiar to you and you think you have heard it before, it is likely a cliche.[19] X Research source
- There are many cliches around the theme of love and relationships, from "roses are red" to "dreaming of you" to "you make my heart swoon". Try to replace these familiar descriptions with ones that are specific to you and your boyfriend. For example, if you and your boyfriend love pizza, maybe you could try to use as many pizza related descriptions as possible, from "your love is as essential as my favorite pepperoni pizza" to "I love you more than Ranch dipping sauce".
6Recite the poem out loud to yourself. After you have created your poem, you should read it out loud to yourself to hear how the words sound together in each line. Check for any lines that sound awkward or not quite right. Mark any words that seem too vague or unclear. Make sure your poem includes specific detail and sensory descriptions so it feels descriptive and engaging.
- As you read, you may want to mark up the poem and note any awkward lines or words. You can then edit the poem for clarity and tone, focusing on the sections you have marked.
7Give your boyfriend the poem once it is done. Surprise your boyfriend by writing the poem in a nice card or printing it out and leaving it for him on his pillow to find in the morning. Make the poem feel like a special gift for him to discover and make the decorations personal so he knows how much you care for him.
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QuestionHow can I write a love poem for my 14-year-old girlfriend?Community AnswerThink about what it is you like about her and start writing those things down, perhaps with other things that you like. Then begin arranging them together in ways that make sense to you until you have something that sounds right.
QuestionHow can I write my loving husband a poem or a love poem so I can show him and tell him how much I truly and deeply care and love him and that I will always be here for him, no matter what?Community Answerit doesn't have to be a poem if you find it difficult to produce one, you could write him a note telling him how much you love and appreciate him. However, if you want to write a poem, use the feelings you expressed in your question and expand on them, so write about your deep love for him, the way you care for him and how you'll always be his rock through hard times and good.
- ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/50507
- ↑ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/35278/flirtation
- ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/50334
- ↑ http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/164277-having-a-coke-with-you-is-even-more-fun-than
- ↑ http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-free-verse-poems.html
- ↑ Alicia Cook. Professional Poet. Expert Interview. 11 December 2020.
- ↑ http://literarydevices.net/rhyme-scheme/
- ↑ Alicia Cook. Professional Poet. Expert Interview. 11 December 2020.
- ↑ Alicia Cook. Professional Poet. Expert Interview. 11 December 2020.
- ↑ https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/types-acrostic
- ↑ http://www.powerpoetry.org/actions/6-tips-writing-love-poem
- ↑ http://www.powerpoetry.org/actions/6-tips-writing-love-poem
- ↑ http://www.powerpoetry.org/actions/6-tips-writing-love-poem
- ↑ http://www.powerpoetry.org/actions/6-tips-writing-love-poem
- ↑ http://slism.com/girlstalk/boyfriend-poems.html
- ↑ http://www.powerpoetry.org/actions/6-tips-writing-love-poem
- ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/50334
- ↑ http://www.1lovepoems.com/love-poems-him.shtml
- ↑ http://www.1lovepoems.com/love-poems-him.shtml
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Baldwin still hasn't met with President Trump's "well-qualified" nominee
[Madison, WI] — Today, the Senate begins hearings on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Last week, Kavanagh was given the highest rating possible from the American Bar Association, receiving a unanimous "well-qualified" rating to serve on the Supreme Court. Sadly, Senator Tammy Baldwin is choosing to not do her job – having not met Kavanaugh and quickly opposing his confirmation after the announcement was made.
"Judge Kavanaugh is a well-qualified nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States who will uphold the Constitution and defend the rule of law in our country," said Mark Morgan, Executive Director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin. "Baldwin would rather play political games with the president's judicial nominees than do the job that hard-working Wisconsin families elected her to do. It's well past time that she start standing up for them instead of Chuck Schumer and her Washington party bosses."


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4 Plants to Clean Up Your Air Quality
Need some fresh air circulation at your home or office? Break out the plants to purify your air! While they definitely brighten up your living space, potted plants can also combat indoor pollution and uplift your mood and concentration.
Need some fresh air circulation at your home or office? Break out the plants to purify your air! While they definitely brighten up your living space, potted plants can also combat indoor pollution and uplift your mood and concentration.
Rejuvenate and Regulate With Plants
Chinese Medicine has long recognized that a healthy balance must be struck between dampness and dryness. Dampness can create mold and other organisms that invade the lungs. Dryness, on the other hand, harms your mucus membranes, causing respiratory problems. Either extreme affects your health negatively, and that is why it is important to maintain proper humidity in your house. Thousands of years back, the Chinese discovered that certain plants act as indoor air regulators. Today, we have learned from scientific research that these particular plants do a better job of balancing humidity than mechanical systems. Simultaneously, the plants filter out airborne toxins, such as carbon dioxide, formaldehyde and benzene. Your best bets for cleaning up indoor air are bamboo, chrysanthemum, lily, palm, gerbera daisy, and ivy.
A two-year study conducted by NASA scientists and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) researched nearly a dozen plants for their added health benefits. The results demonstrated that certain leafy greens can absorb hazardous contaminants and help produce clean air.
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Growing between 3 to 6 feet tall, the long, elegant leaves of this sturdy palm sweep away toxins such as formaldehyde, benzene, carbon monoxide, xylene, and chloroform. In addition to helping you breathe fresh air, it is an excellent spider mite repellant. During the cold winter months when air is very dry, the bamboo palm emits some much-needed moisture. It is best kept out of direct sunlight and feeds on all-purpose liquid fertilizer during the summer months.
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"Just as a puppy can be more of a challenge than a gift, so too can the holidays."
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Like many game masters, we at the Aerie have been thinking about the holidays. Not only the real-world holidays that lead to cancelled games, but in-game holidays that your players' characters share with family and friends. Whether they are simply analogues to real-world celebrations (like a mid-winter Yuletide) or something specific to your game-world (Happy St. Cuthbert's Day!), holidays can add detail to your setting and help connect player's to their environment.
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The heat is killing me and its not even that warm. Im finally understanding all those people struggling when its warm out. Im so damn hot all the time and everything feels like the biggest effort. Thank god for ending my pregnancy in the dead of winter. Glorious, glorious cold.
Georges friend Maria from Sydney is moving into our flat tonight for a couple of days. So yesterday was spent clearing the study. George was out…partying…
Hes got one task before baby which is moving our bedrooms. Im trying not to nag him about it but its fucking hard man. We cant go to Ikea before we have moved the rooms and you know me, im a do yesterday rather than today kind of person and i just want to get all of this done before i get to big to move around.
But, im patiently trusting him and waiting and waiting and waiting. And as we all know, its not my best quality.
Im totally getting why women become more stressed and nagging about things when pregnant. You can literally feel a baby growing in you and you stress out about pretty much everything so the least you want to control is the things around you. The man however…lets just say he is NOT feeling that stress…
A cute picture of me and baby Olivia. Getting those mum skills sharpened.
My new ring from Maria Nilsdotter. Love it almost too much. But those little green eyes though.
Hey there. Me posing and trying to escape the heat in the office out in our yard. Even hotter out there.
Went and laid outside for a while yesterday. Anything that helps. I need to weed the garden again but its kind of at the bottom of my list of things to have energy for right now. Between work, dog, hot ass pregnancy and planning what needs to be done i have nothing left.
(Ok, dont worry, i hear that tiny violin myself. This heat is really getting to me)
George had a better day than me yesterday. Im so fucking jealous of him being out and seeing friends all the time. When the baby is born ill leave it with him for a week and go to BM. He'll owe me that.
I spoke to Dani about that. How hard it is as former social butterflies to be reduced to someone sitting on the sofa and how damn angry jealous you get of your man being out all the time. Georges job is literally drinking. This is when i wish he was an accountant.


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Glover gaining ground at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Lucas Glover is among the PGA Tour's most stoic players, so his fist-pump after dropping a putt Friday on the 18th at Augusta is as demonstrative as you'll see him. That minor celebration displayed just how much it meant for the 34-year-old Greenville native and former Clemson star to finally post the type of round he's consistently expected while playing in his seventh Masters.
Glover's 35-34—69 in Round 2 beat his career-best by two shots, having shot 71 four times, the last coming in Round 2 of 2011 when he missed the cut. He'd also missed the cut in seven of his last eight majors, with the exception being a tie for 49th last year at Augusta. That final 6-foot birdie putt wasn't anything grand, and didn't provide a share of the lead or dramatically spare him from missing the cut. What it did was get him back to even-par and inside the top-20 through two rounds, but most importantly to Glover it was his first time breaking 70 in his 20th career round at Augusta National
It was almost humorous how the unassuming Glover, a former Tiger glover under Dallas native Larry Penley, obviously wanted to make a point that the fist pump wasn't meant to downgrade his playing partners, which never entered anybody's mind in the first place.
"I'm not much of a fist-pumper, but I don't think I ever shot in the 60s around here, so that just meant a lot to me. That had nothing to do with anybody else or showing anybody up, that was for me. I knew I was inside the cut and OK for that, so that was a putt for me and not really anything else. I wasn't putting any other kind of pressure on myself. It was a personal thing. This is my seventh time here, and I feel like when I get here, this golf course sets up well for me, so that putt on No. 18, knowing what it was for (to break 70), was a big deal to me, nothing else."
Glover kind of went both directions when asked if his mostly mediocre play over his career at Augusta bothered him.
"Bother me? No. Wanting to play better here? Of course. I know why I haven't played well here and I'm still trying to address it."
Glover shot an opening 3-over 75 Thursday, but there was a definite sense of confidence in speaking to reporters after the round. There was no doom and gloom despite a rotten season where he's made only four of 14 cuts, with only one finish inside the top-40, and no downhearted talk despite his recent failures in the majors.
"I did that to myself (Thursday), but I wasn't all that down. I was pretty happy with some of the good things I did and knew the things I had to address to fix the bad things. I hit the ball a whole lot better and whole lot closer and had a lot more birdie putts."
Glover turned at 1 under after birdies at Nos. 1, 7 and 8 and bogeys at Nos. 4 and 9. He bogeyed No. 11 (playing as the most difficult hole the first two rounds) for the second consecutive day, but that would be his last. He birdied the final two, including a 60-foot, big-breaking putt to the right at the 17th.
"I couldn't be happier with the way I finished," Glover said. "I had some hiccups there in the middle and felt like I could have done a little better around Amen Corner, but it is what it is. I just kind of cleaned up the obvious stuff. No big numbers."
Ranked No. 322 in the world and without a victory in almost three years, Glover is playing the Masters on the last of a five-year exemption for his 2009 U.S. Open win. Having grown up attending the tournament with family, and due to its proximity to his hometown and alma mater, the Masters is special to him on a more personal level than most. A top-12 finish would gain him entry into next year, but he says the last year of his exemption doesn't cross his mind.
"No, I think if I do what I'm supposed to do and work like I'm supposed to work, play like I'm supposed to play, I'll be here. And if not, that's my motivation."


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Game One: Yankees at Astros, 5:08 PM PDT, TV: Fox
Two righthanders go at one another: Masahiro Tanaka for the Yankees and Zack Greinke for the Astros. Tanaka's career postseason ERA is 1.54. Greinke has not been his usual dominant self in recent postseason appearances: he's got a 9.49 ERA in his last three.
Game Two: Yankees at Astros, 5:08 PM PDT, TV: FS1
LHP James Paxton takes the hill for the Yankees. He'll try to match innings with the Astros' RHP Justin Verlander. Paxton faced the Houstonians twice during the year, giving up five runs in an April game but just one in a game in July. Verlander beat the Yankees twice in the 2017 playoffs, but of course that was a different Yankee team. He made two starts against them in 2019 for a total of 13 innings, giving up six runs and going 1-0.
Game Three: Astros at Yankees, 1:08 PM PDT, TV: FS1
The Series is tied at one game apiece. The Astros give the ball to RHP Gerrit Cole, who's been virtually untouchable in his first two postseason starts, giving up six hits and only one run in two wins against the Rays in the ALDS. The Yankees counter with RHP Luis Severino, who went four scoreless innings against the Twins in Game Three of the Yankees' side of the ALDS. Four innings, oddly, is the average length of the seven postseason outings he's made in his career, posting a 1-2 record with a 5.33 ERA.
Game Four has been postponed until Thursday at 8:08 p.m. ET due to inclement weather.
Game Four: Astros at Yankees, 5:08 PM PDT, TV: FS1
The Astros send RHP Zack Greinke to the mound in the Bronx to face the Yankees' RHP Masahiro Tanaka, who, thanks to yesterday's rainout, will be pitching on regular rest. He's been spectacular in his postseason appearances: 1.32 ERA over 41 innings in seven starts. Despite a quality start in Game One, Greinke was the loser as Tanaka shut out the Astros over six innings and the bullpen did the rest.
Game Five: Astros at Yankees, 4:08 PM PDT, TV: FS1
This is a rematch of Game Two with the Astros's Verlander going against the Yankees' Paxton. That game displayed a stark difference in the teams' pitching philosophy: Verlander went 6 2/3 innings while Paxton came out after 2 1/3, not because he was injured or tipping pitches or getting shelled (one run on four hits), but because Yankees manager Aaron Boone trusts his bullpen more than he does most of his starters.
Game Six: Yankees at Astros, 5:08 PM PDT, TV: FS1
Both managers are calling this a bullpen game, so no "starters" have been named by either side. It'll be a surprise!


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During this heritage coltural tour from Casablanca, you will explore the most attractive and interesting places in Morocco, a country set between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean runs from east to west a long mountainous strip and then sinks to the south in the sand of Mauritania.
The landscapes are many and breathtaking: dizzying snow-capped peaks of the High Atlas, rugged and ravineous highlands of the Rif, dense forests of oaks and cedar of the Central Plateau, fertile plains of the Meseta, arid lands of the highlands, semi-desert steppes and lush oasis of the basin of the Sous, sand dunes of the Sahara. It's magic !
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During this heritage coltural tour from Casablanca, you will explore the most attractive and interesting places in Morocco, a country set between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean runs from east to west a long mountainous strip and then sinks to the south in the sand of Mauritania.
The landscapes are many and breathtaking: dizzying snow-capped peaks of the High Atlas, rugged and ravineous highlands of the Rif, dense forests of oaks and cedar of the Central Plateau, fertile plains of the Meseta, arid lands of the highlands, semi-desert steppes and lush oasis of the basin of the Sous, sand dunes of the Sahara. It's magic !
Get settled in to your hotel and enjoy a brief city tour before a good night sleep. Be ready for your journey to begin in the morning.
After breakfast you will set out first to Rabat, where you can see the remains of the Hassan Tower, the minaret of the incomplete mosque. Its construction began in 1195 and was intended to be the largest minaret along with the largest mosque in the Muslim world. Then you will drive to Meknes for a city tour of this once Imperial city.
You will head first to the ancient Roman ruins at Volubilus, located very nearby.
Led by a local expert you will be guided around in the ruins that date back to the 7th century in a village where it is thought that over 20,000 people once lived.
Following your tour you will get on the road heading to Chefchaouen, the Blue Pearl, a city set in a picturesque mountain setting and famous throughout the world for its blue washed buildings.
Enjoy the peaceful medina of this blue city nestled in the side of the Rif Mountains.
Following a peaceful lunch you will set out towards Fes, your destination for the day.
Afternoon touring around in Fes. This 1200 year old city has made a huge impact on history as an important and self confident city, where new and old live in perfect harmony. With a local guide you will be treated first to a panoramic view of the cities sprawling old medina, tucked between rolling hills and the largest urban car free zone in the world. With over 900 named streets you will be thankful for having your guide as soon as you enter the delicious sense of the medina.
Walk through the narrow streets of the souks, crafts, food stalls, lighting stores, and mosques. Visit the worlds oldest continuously operating university, Al Qarawiyyin, founded by a woman in 859.
Tour the cities famous tannery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Bou Inania Medrassa founded in 1351. Enjoy the sights and sounds. Witness the restorations that are happening all around you with scaffolding rising up to restore old homes and new riads.
Today you will leave the city of Fes and the north of Morocco and travel south to the Sahara Desert. You will notice an incredible change in landscape along the way.
Through the cedar forest and a national park keep your eyes open for a chance to see Barbary apes (Macaque) and Berber horses. You will pass by beautiful pastures and nomad houses that give way to increasingly high mountain peaks and deep valleys. You will come upon Midelt and its vast collection of fossils at lunch time and then continue on through the High Atlas Mountains.
Travelling along the Ziz Valley you will see the Tafilalt Oasis which is the largest palm grove in Morocco before heading into the flatter and stonier plains leading up to the desert.
After a stop for tea, you will board your camels for a camel trek into the desert where you will enjoy the evening at a camp with dinner prepared for you by nomads.
Today you will leave your Sahara camp and travel along a spectacular route called " The 1000 Kasbahs Valley", where there are literally thousands of kasbahs, some in ruins and some still in use. Heading through Erfoud towards Tinejdad, the landscape is still very dry and you will see mounds of the old irrigation system called "khettaras" before arriving in Boumaln Dades for the night.
Along the way you will see many authentic Berber villages,and across mountains
Tonight you will have the choice of restaurants or perhaps you will enjoy an evening in Jmaa El Fna Square with dinner in the famous food tents and a walk past the street performers, snake charmers and all sorts of other oddities that occupy the square on any given evening
Today you will have a city tour with a guide for the morning and then the day is yours to consume this amazing city in the heart of Morocco and we are happy to help you create i
The guided city tour of Marrakech includes the main highlights of the city:
– The Koutoubia Mosque
– The Saadian Tombs
– The Bahia Palace
– The Majorel Gardens
– The Souks and the World heritage unesco Djmaa lafna square
The Ourika Valley is the ideal place for a day trip to the gates of Marrakech but this unique place has many other assets to seduce you. Take the road to the Atlas and cross beautiful landscapes between immensities of green meadows and authentic Berber villages of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. If you choose to make this trip on a Monday, you will even have the chance to stop in a souk located at the edge of the road.
Discover many orchards, terraces where all sorts of vegetables grow, but also small villages like hung on the hillsides. You will be amazed by the fruits of the work of the Berbers who had to climb the hills with the necessary equipment for the construction of these small villages and who worked to create the terraces in a very difficult environment.
Continue your way through the valley of palms following the Ourika, the local river. On the road, discover many fruit trees, tiny villages, the river bordered by a few restaurants and holiday homes of lucky lucky few. Then go to Setti Fatma for a refreshing moment in the shadow of the seven waterfalls located on this amazing place.
Feel the water whip your face and enjoy this moment away from the scorching African heat. Meet some of the authentic inhabitants of Marrakech who made this amazing place their favorite weekend destination.
Depends on your flight time, we will take you to the airport for your return flight and End of the tour


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Ronald Reagan once famously insisted that Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev "tear down that wall," referring to the division of Berlin into East and West. In a somewhat less dramatic fashion, Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Curry of Los Angeles demanded Thursday that another wall be torn down -- in this case, the metaphor of a "wall of separation" between church and state in the United States, which Curry called "bad law and bad history."
In point of fact, Curry insisted, separating church and state is neither what the First Amendment was intended to do, nor is it what has actually happened over more than 200 years of American history. For that reason, he said, it's time to "abandon the language of church/state separation" altogether.
The Irish-born Curry, who has written extensively on church/state relations in the United States over the years, spoke at a symposium on faith and politics sponsored by Duquesne University in Pittsburgh on Sept. 20.
In essence, Curry's argument was that the image of a "wall of separation" between church and state, which comes from an 1802 letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists, has badly distorted the popular American understanding of the First Amendment. Specifically, Curry said the First Amendment's "free exercise of religion" clause has come to be misunderstood, under the influence of the idea of separation between church and state, in at least three fatal ways:
- As a government grant of religious tolerance, ignoring that religious freedom is actually an element of natural law;
- As requiring religion to stay out of public debates and spaces, which, Curry argued, was never the intent, nor is it the actual meaning of the First Amendment;
- As empowering the government to foster the religious freedom of individual citizens, when in fact, Curry said, all the First Amendment means is that the state has no power in religious matters.
Curry noted that it was the 1947 Supreme Court case Everson v. Board of Education that enshrined the metaphor of a "wall of separation" as a guiding idea in American legal thought. (The case involved charges that a program in New Jersey, in which the state paid the cost of transportation to and from private schools, indirectly amounted to establishment of religion.) Curry said that in the 60 years since, the wall metaphor has been "an unmitigated disaster."
In truth, Curry argued, the only subject addressed by the First Amendment is the state -- churches, he said, "are not bound by the First Amendment and cannot violate it."
Curry said that religious bodies have every right to involve themselves in the public life of the country, as religious leaders and groups have done repeatedly throughout American history, from debates over slavery and the death penalty to stem cell research and immigration. Further, Curry said, there's no reason that church and state can't collaborate in pursuit of a legitimate secular aim, such as education or poverty relief.
Taking the "wall" metaphor seriously, Curry said, distorts the original American understanding of the free exercise of religion into something more akin to the rigid French policy of denying religion any public voice or role.
"Churches can be as involved as they want to in political affairs," Curry said. "They may risk their tax exemption, but that's not a matter of constitutional law."
"We hear a lot today about the church imposing its beliefs on the country, but this isn't so," he said. "Having religious reasons for favoring or opposing a secular law is not prohibited by the constitution. If we do that, we end up controlling or banning certain forms of thought, which is precisely what the founders wanted to avoid."
The "wall" image, Curry said, has also fostered what he described as a false notion that the government has a positive role as a promoter of individual religious freedom. This illusion, he said, has produced an ever-increasing cycle of demands for new religious exceptions to public law:
- The use of drugs such as peyote in religious ceremonies;
- Refusal to display one's photo on a driver's license on the grounds that it violates scriptural bans on graven images;
- Refusal to use a social security number on the grounds that "only God should number us";
- Refusal to accept blood transfusions for oneself or one's children;
- Refusal to send children to public schools beyond a certain level.
In each case, Curry said, there may be an argument for accommodation of these behaviors on the grounds of fairness or compelling public interest, but it's not because the behavior is religious.
"If anyone can decide what's religious and then demand that the government protect it, we would have complete anarchy," Curry said.
Under the influence of a false reading of the "free exercise" clause, Curry said, courts sometimes grant exemptions from civil laws to religious groups on an ad-hoc basis. For example, he said, the Supreme Court has held that the Amish don't have to send their children to school beyond the eighth grade, but they refused to allow a Jewish military officer to wear a yarmulke under his uniform. Unwittingly, Curry argued, such jurisprudence puts the courts in the position of deciding who gets religious freedom and who doesn't.
As another example, Curry pointed to a Florida case in which a municipality had proposed knocking down headstones in a cemetery to make mowing the grass easier. Both Christians and Jews objected on the grounds that the headstones had religious significance, and the judge actually spent weeks studying the theological and spiritual significance of burial rituals in both faiths. Curry argued that the case should have been decided on other grounds, such as basic fairness or due process, rather than having the court assess specifically religious questions.
Curry's deliberately provocative conclusion was that those who promote the notion of a "wall of separation" between church and state are guilty of the same approach to the First Amendment that Christian fundamentalists take to the creation accounts of Genesis -- reading it outside its historical context and the intent of its authors.
The wall metaphor, Curry said, "is incapable of leading us to appreciate the true meaning of the First Amendment."
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Three other interesting notes from Curry's presentation.
First, as he has in the past, Curry sounded a note of caution about public funding for Catholic schools, such as voucher programs. He noted the irony that at the same time Catholic leaders have clamored for greater public support for church-run schools, they have also expressed growing concern for their Catholic identity. Curry noted that it's tough to have both at the same time, since "he who pays the piper calls the tune."
"I suppose all of us want to have our cake and eat it too," he laughed.
Second, Curry pointedly conceded in response to a question from the floor that, given his premises, there's precious little constitutional justification for having publicly funded Catholic chaplains (or chaplains from any other denominational background) in either the armed forces or the prison system.
He said that public authorities often bend the rules for religious groups in ways based more on cultural tradition than the Constitution.
"I go to celebrate Mass sometimes in the prisons, and every time I bring a small amount of wine with me, which is completely against the regulations," Curry said. "Thank God, no one so far has arrested me."
Third, Curry said that in many ways the Supreme Court has not adopted the idea of a "wall of separation" between church and state in its actual jurisprudence. The court has held, for example, that while a public school cannot require prayer, students who organize prayers on their own may do so on school grounds.
"The court needs to bring its rationale in line with its actual decisions," Curry said.
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I've been on the road this week, speaking at two venues in the Portland area (All Saints Parish and a two-day theological symposium at Mount Angel Abbey), plus speaking at the same symposium at Duquesne University where Curry appeared.
Mount Angel, a picturesque abbey nestled on a wooded hilltop called Tapalamaho, or "mount of communion," in the local Native American language, was founded in 1882 by two Swiss-German Benedictine monks. Shortly afterwards the community opened a seminary, also called Mount Angel, which is now the oldest seminary West of the Rockies. It draws seminarians from all over the country, both diocesan and religious order candidates.
My topic at Mount Angel was my "Mega-Trends in Catholicism" project, and if the quality of questions I drew over two days is any indication of the vitality of the seminary, something fairly impressive is happening under Abbot Nathan Zodrow and the faculty. This is the kind of place where one can be standing around having a cup of coffee, and an eager young seminarian will come bounding up to ask what the Vatican's position is on Wittgenstein. (He was disappointed to learn there isn't one, though I tried to soften the blow by discussing Benedict's views of language, especially the idea of Christianity as a culture that fosters its own argot.)
My first mega-trend is the demographic shift in global Catholicism from north to south, and as I was repeatedly reminded, Mount Angel in many ways offers a microcosm of that broader current in the church. Today's seminarians are disproportionately likely to be Hispanic, Asian and African, creating both healthy diversity and inevitable tensions.
The very last question I was asked, at the end of an intense two-day symposium, makes the point. We had been discussing the global expansion of Pentecostalism in the 20th century, and a young African seminarian rose to say that in his experience, other denominations sometimes do a better job of dealing with racism inside the church than Catholicism. If the Catholic future lies to some extent in the global south, he asked, doesn't this suggest that Catholicism will need to come to terms with racism in its own house?
I cannot pretend to have given a terribly satisfying answer; perhaps the most important point I made was to validate the importance and the urgency of the question. I also can't say whether things are any worse in Catholicism than in other traditions, and I suspect a great deal depends on what specific location and community one has in mind. Yet there's no doubt that serious problems endure, and in the 21st century those challenges could easily metastasize if the church does not get ahead of the curve.
At a theological level, the Catholic church describes itself as the sacrament of the unity of the human family. In principle, "catholic" means universal, so that a truly Catholic church ought to challenge prejudices of all sorts, whether racial, cultural, national, or ideological. Catholicism thus contains within itself unique resources to challenge the stain of racism.
Yet, I acknowledged, the church has not always succeeded in mobilizing those resources especially well. It's important to realize, I said, that racism in the church is not just a problem in the global North, as if it's only white Catholics who need to confront the ghosts in their closet.
One example comes from India. Estimates are that somewhere between 60 and 75 percent of Indian Catholics are Dalits, who often see Christianity as a means of protesting the caste system and of affiliating with a social network to buffer its effects. Beginning in the 1970s, the Catholic church took up the Dalit cause in Indian society, yet the church itself has a mixed record. Archbishop Marampudi Joji of Hyderabad, the first Dalit archbishop, said in a 2005 interview that "discrimination against Dalits has no official sanction in the church, but it is very much practiced."
Joji told a story about a meeting between Catholic leaders and the former Prime Minister Indira Ghandi in the 1970s. When the bishops complained about the treatment of Dalits, according to Joji, Gandhi shot back: "First do justice to the Dalits within your church, and then come back to me and make your representation on their behalf. I shall do my best for you then." Yet as of 2000, just six of the 156 Catholic bishops in India were Dalits, and out of 12,500 Catholic priests, only about 600 were Dalits.
Sensitivity to caste distinctions in the Indian church still runs strong. When Joji was appointed to an archdiocese where Dalits are not a majority, outgoing Archbishop Samineni Arulappa of Hyderabad complained, "Rome is being taken for a ride. Rome does not know the ground realities."
These are complex questions, and I have no magic bullet solution. It seems to me, however, that the beginning of wisdom is to acknowledge that racism, either inside Catholicism or outside it, is not a North/South issue. It's a primal temptation of the human heart, one that Catholics will be challenged to address with new clarity in the 21st century as growing pluralism becomes a fact of ecclesiastical life.
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Zschäpe told one of the courtroom guards she wanted to dismiss her three lawyers – Wolfgang Heer, Anja Sturm and Wolfgang Stahl, judge Manfred Götzl announced on Wednesday afternoon before the Higher Regional Court of Munich.
As a result, the ongoing interrogation of witness and former neo-Nazi Tino Brandt was put on hold.
Zschäpe, with the help of four supposed supporters also on trial, allegedly planned and executed a series of ten murders through the neo-Nazi National Socialist Underground terrorist group over the course of ten years.
Two members of the NSU, Uwe Böhnhardt and Uwe Mundlos, committed suicide in 2011 before they were arrested.
The trial was postponed until next Tuesday, and Zschäpe has been given until next Thursday to explain her reasons for the dismissal.
If the court allows her to dismiss her public defenders she will have to search for a new team which could lead to the collapse of the current trial. A trial cannot be suspended for more than 30 days and the new team would need time to read the hundreds of documents around the case.
According to news agency dpa, the 39-year-old fell out with her counsel over testifying. Apparently she wants to finally break her silence in court, but her legal team are advising her against doing so.
The trial began in May 2013 and has sat for 128 days.


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Lum Mee and Curry Mee @ Campbell Street Market
Near to the intersection of Campbell Street and Carnavon Street in Penang, is the Campbell Street Market. This corner market building with a brick facade still maintained its ornate cast iron columns and brackets. It has a poultry section, seafood and meat sellers.
In the morning especially during weekends, this wet market is very crowded. Busy atmosphere prevails by the stalls selling vegetables and hawkers pedaling their food along one side of the market building.
There are around five metal tables behind the curry mee stall, all snug up against the market's wall. I pull up a metal stool and sat behind the curry mee stall in the narrow walkway.
First to arrived was my kopi-o ping kau (strong black coffee with ice)
The bowl of curry mee has a rich spicy broth with three big prawns, coagulated pig's blood and tofu pok (bean curd puffs). Lots of bean sprouts are added-in the bowl of curry mee which was garnished with plenty of fresh mint leaves. The fragrant curry paste adds a pungent chili flavor to the bowl of curry mee.
A basic bowl of Curry Mee @ RM3
In addition to the curry mee, I enjoyed the clear qing tang mee (clear noodle soup) too. Served with smooth koay teow, the bowl of clear soup noodle came with a combination of pork pieces and fresh prawns. The stock is simmered to a light flavor. Red chilies flavored the noodle with some spiciness and the fresh spring onions added a refreshing taste to it.
The stall is partially hidden from the road by the plastic canvas shielding the facing morning sun.
Some steps away from the Curry Mee stall, is another stall selling Lum Mee, commonly known as birthday noodle. This noodle is traditionally served at birthdays.
This place has its four tables packed with customers, all sitting patiently waiting for their bowl of Lum Mee. I enjoyed my bowl of Lum Mee with yellow noodles in clear flavorful chicken soup with three layer pork, big prawns, omelette strips, bean sprouts, shallots and garnished with plenty of coriander leaves.
The noodle is best eaten with the fiery sambal. This Lum Mee stall is open daily except Monday and every first and 15th day of the lunar calendar.
A basic bowl of Lum Mee @ RM3.30
If you happen to be in the vicinity, drop by this market which boasts other hawker stalls selling kuih, economy fried beehoon and soya bean. Click here for the Map Location.
The food stalls are located on the narrow walk way on the left hand side of Carnavon Street leading to Chulia Street and a stone throw away from Yee Heong, TekSen and Sai Lam (popular for its braised beef wantan mee).
Campbell Street Market
Carnavon Road / corner of Campbell Street
Business Hour : Around 7am to 12pm
GPS Coordinates : N 05 41677 E100 33575