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It is not always easy to tell the devout from the charlatans, although "doing well" while doing good can often be a pretty good indication that you're dealing with the latter, not the former. England's boy king, Edward VI, was a rose among thorns, intensely dedicated to the Christian faith while surrounded by political friends and family who used the Reformation to line their own pockets. Those who share Edward's love for truth need to know his story.
The traditional story of Edward VI is largely the story of his two protectors. The standard histories say little about the boy king himself. The large outlines of the story are fairly consistent from writer to writer: Edward came to the throne in 1547 upon the death of his father, Henry VIII, who had arranged for a council of advisors to oversee the boy until he came of age. Of these, Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset and the boy's uncle, took control of the council and secured for himself the role of lord protector.
Somerset pursued a careful, but evangelical course in religious reform, and championed economic and political "liberty" for the lower classes. Like the other members of the council, he was guilty of padding his own fortune with spoils from the sprawling ecclesiastical structure they all worked to dismantle. Somerset largely ignored Edward and left the boy's education to his tutors. But in time the protector's own arrogance and his liberal economic attitudes garnered him the ire of his fellows on the council, and he fell from power. Eventually he was executed.
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John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and later Duke of Northumberland, took control of the council and the young king. Unlike Somerset, he showed – or pretended to show – interest in Edward, spent time with him, and soon brought him into the workings of the council as well. Like his predecessor, Northumberland pursued an evangelical course; on other fronts, he looked out for himself and his own.
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Most of what Edward's administration did was the work of these two men, Somerset and Northumberland, and of one other: Thomas Cranmer.
Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, created the first English prayer book (1549) and later the second (1552). These moved the English church away from traditional forms of worship toward something more evangelical. They also involved the congregation more actively in worship, since they were written in the English of the time. Cranmer also devised the "42 Articles," which summed up the new theology he hoped the English church would embrace. They rejected purgatory and papal authority and embraced justification by faith and eternal predestination. These were later edited and rearranged to become the "39 Articles."
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In this traditional version of the story, Edward comes across as a weak and sickly boy, never his own man, who enjoyed evangelical sentiments because that's what he had been taught. He accomplished little, was flattered greatly and thought more of himself than he should. After a short reign, Edward's frail health was further damaged by measles and small pox; eventually he succumbed to tuberculosis and died at the age of 15. Though Foxe and other evangelicals of the day spoke of him as a new Josiah or a latter-day Solomon, later historians have called both his faith and his significance into question.
The traditional story needs a bit of overhauling, though.
First, it seems Edward was healthy and robust enough for most of his life. He enjoyed hunting and participated in the other sports common to young nobles. The collapse of his constitution came in the last year of his reign, and the fatal illness may have been something more complicated than tuberculosis.
As for Edward's faith and its ultimate significance for the English Reformation, we need to turn back to primary source documents. Though we have Edward's journal, it is mostly a dry record of political events. It contains little theological reflection. We do not have his notebook on the sermons he had heard. We do have a good deal of Edward's school work, however, and it shows us how Edward's mind worked.
Edward's education reportedly began at the age of three under Dr. Richard Cox, but in 1544, from the age of six, he was principally under the direction of John Cheke. Cheke describes his approach to education in a letter to Roger Ascham, Elizabeth's tutor:
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I would have a good Student pass rejoicing through all Authors, both Greek and Latin; but that he will dwell in these few books only, First in God's Holy Bible, and then join with it Tully in Latin, Plato, Aristotle, Xenophanes, Isocrates and Demosthenes in Greek, must needs prove an excellent man.
Here we have the confluence of the Reformation and the Renaissance. The question is: which would shape his thinking?
When Edward was about 13, he composed an oration in defense of astronomy, a science that had fallen into disrepute. He wrote the original in Latin; the excerpts below are from Heather Hobden's translation. Edward left the oration untitled.
Knowledge, which is arisen from God, the source of all good, is divided into knowledge of the natural world, matters relating to discourse such as the arts of rhetoric and logic, and matters of ethics which apply to the morals of individuals and to the government of the State. … Being part of knowledge, arisen from God, who inspires us to investigate the natural world, Astronomy is certainly useful to man, for God does everything to some purpose.
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The oration is standard fair for the time, though it does cast light on Edward's attitude toward God's creation and man's responsibility for dominion within it.
More striking theologically is Edward's composition on papal supremacy. After listing arguments for and against the doctrine, he considers the rise of the papacy and the nature of the Antichrist.
Though he follows other sources, as a school boy would, he arranges them to his own tastes, and he makes the issue personal: "If they do not do the Pope's bidding, that is to offer to idols and devils, he burn us, and makes us bear a faggot."
Notice the "us"; Edward identifies himself with the persecuted "poor lambs of God." In the end he concludes that the Pope is "the true son of the devil, a bad man, an Antichrist and abominable tyrant." This at 11 years old.
Of course, theology learned in childhood may be lost in later years. It is important that we see Edward's perseverance in the evangelical faith both in his later words and deeds.
This is from his journal, discussing the Cathlolic faith of his sister: "The lady Mary, my sister, came to me to Westminster, where after greetings she was called with my council into a chamber where it was declared how long I had suffered her mass, in hope of her reconciliation, and how now, there being no hope as I saw by her letters, unless I saw some speedy amendment I could not bear it. She answered that her soul was God's and her faith she would not change, nor hide her opinion with dissembled doings. It was said I did not constrain her faith but willed her only as a subject to obey. And that her example might lead to too much inconvenience.
"On 19 March," the boy king continued, "the emperor's ambassador came with a short message from his master of threatened war, if I would not allow his cousin the princess to use her mass. No answer was given to this at the time.
"The following day," he continued, "the bishops of Canterbury, London and Rochester, Thomas Cranmer, Nicholas Ridley and John Scory, concluded that to give license to sin was sin; to allow and wink at it for a time might be born as long as all possible haste was used."
Here is an extended account of the same events by another hand. It gives us a clearer idea of Edward's theological training and religious convictions: "The two bishops were sent to persuade him. They did allege that there were good kings in the Old Testament that had suffered hill altars and yet were praised for good kings. He answered them roundly, that, 'As examples when they are good, and had God's word to allow them, are left to us to follow them, so are evil examples set out to show that they were men, and did fail of that perfection which God requires in his, to teach us not to be followers of them, but utterly to warn us in any wise to [shun] them. Abraham lay with Hagar his maid; David took Uriah's wife to him, and to hide his adultery committed a murder; did they this that we should think it lawful for us to do it, or does Scripture make mention of it to this end that any should do as they did? Solomon did worship the idol Moloch may we therefore give priests our subjects leave to honor, yea to make a piece of dough bread for God?'"
Edward insisted that before he would grant their suit, the bishops would have to show him from Scripture that he would be right in allowing such idolatry.
Until they could do so, he insisted, "I shall require you to fear God with me, and to bend yourself rather to imitate me, and to contemplate any peril, than to set light God's will, thereby to please an emperor."
He then summed up Psalm 78, which describes how God dealt with Israel when she abandoned His covenant in favor of idols.
"I fell sick of the measles and the small pox," Edward wrote in his journal for April 2, 1552.
Though he survived the disease, his constitution never fully recovered. By that summer his health had begun to deteriorate. In the months that followed his condition worsened greatly, and the attendant physicians could do nothing. He reportedly coughed and spat blood, his legs swelled painfully, eruptions broke out over his body, his hair fell out, then his nails. The physicians called it consumption; but given Northumberland's character, some suspected poisoning.
Northumberland came to Edward to insist that the throne could not pass to Mary, lest all the work of reformation be undone. Edward concurred. He authorized a change in the line of succession. Lady Jane Grey, his father's niece and now Northumberland's daughter-in-law, would be next in line. She stood solidly with the Reformation and exchanged intelligent correspondence with its continental leaders. When the judges protested the illegality of the order, Edward roused himself to press them to obedience.
So young Edward died, having done what he could to establish the evangelical faith. And from the sky above thunder rumbled, lightning forked and flashed, and hailstones "red as clotted blood" rained down.
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Éclairs have gotten a bad rap lately, having suffered abuse at the hands of many subpar French-themed cafes that sell them despite being long past their prime. All too often this venerable pastry sits in the display case until all that's left is a sad, rubbery tube filled with congealed cream and a glaze that resembles chocolate in appearance only. No more, I say. It's time for dessert lovers to do right by the éclair and make a batch at home.
The classic éclair has three components: crispy pastry made from pâte à choux, vanilla bean pastry cream filling, and a chocolate glaze over the top. Each of these components is not difficult to produce, and you may already have some practice under your belt if you've followed my previous columns on pâte à choux and pastry cream. The trickiest aspect is piping the thick, heavy pâte à choux dough out into even, uniform lines, but with practice you'll find you'll improve quickly.
When making éclairs, here are some tips to keep in mind:
- Before you line your pans with parchment, measure out uniform piping areas to guide you. I like folding the parchment into thirds, others may prefer to draw lines lightly in pencil on the bottom of the parchment.
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Week of 8/31/09 - 9/7/09
Monday 8/31/09, was the fifth Monday, so I asked my trusty scheduler, Amanda Mansfield, to leave it open so I could catch up on responding to constituent emails. It's fortunate I did, as instead I needed to spend part of the day in Salem helping my daughter resolve ongoing housing issues at Willamette University. The first weekend of the time period, I also replenished the family supply of milk in the fridge and cereal in the cupboard. This is how we prioritize basic mommy services these days, in the Fritz household. ASsusual, I was answering emails until the wee hours of the morning most evenings of the week, despite my best intentions.
My schedule starting Tuesday:
* Visited the McDonald Center in NW Portland. The McDonald Center provides assisted living for low-income people with disabilities, and also a visitation program for people (many with mental illnesses) living in the single room occupancy hotels in Old Town. An amazing program. Thanks to Pat, Sarah, and Mary Lee for taking time to inform me about the services.
* Met with Mayor Adams and advocates for/from people living outside, regarding sidewalk issues
* Meeting with Pedro Ferbel-Azcarate, PSU professor, regarding proposal for African-American Oregon museum coming out of the Dept of Black Studies at PSU
* City Council meeting Wednesday morning (I thought that this week it should actually be accomplished in the morning rather than running over. In fact, the six items not on Consent took until after 1 p.m. to complete)
* Met with Mayor Adams's staff regarding Streetcar Plan/Framework
* Met with Fairview Mayor Mike Weatherby and visited Fairview City Council meeting - neighborly visit as Commissioner in charge of Emergency Communications and Cable, both of which are Multnomah County-wide
* Speaker at Lloyd District Community Association
* Meeting with PK Melethil, Zero Waste Alliance, regarding making a video to inform nail salon workers of environmental risks and safeguards
* Meeting with Promise King, Oregon League of Minority Voters
* Meeting with Chris Smith regarding Streetcar Plan/Framework
* Watched Oregon Ducks football opener at Boise State, at home with son Maxwell (Luke was off at camp with the Marshall High School Step Up students)
Note: This is not a work appointment, of course. "A tad disappointing" - the result, the poor play, and the reprehensible behavior of our running back after the end of the game. Not a good start to the season.
* Meeting with Carol McCreary and Lan Nguyen, Public Hygiene Lets Us Stay Human, regarding various initiatives they are working on
* Interview with David Ashton, East Portland Neighborhood News - one of my favorite publications, for its accuracy and positive attitude
* Twice-postponed meeting with Commissioner Leonard to discuss current issues
* Tour of REACH affordable housing projects with Dee Walsh
* I planted and spread bark dust in Lents for three hours in the pouring rain on Saturday of the Labor Day weekend. Picking blackberries in my back yard was out due to the rain, and making the winter's supply of jelly didn't happen because the Hillsdale Farmers Market was almost sold out of blackberries by the time I got there on Sunday. Maybe next week.
* Labor Day attendence at the AFL-CIO picnic has been a highlight of my year for many years, and again on Monday 9/8/9.
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- Yield:makes 1 cocktail
- Active time: 10 minutes
- Total time:40 minutes
- For the Raspberry-Mint Syrup:
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- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
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- 3 ounces dry sparkling wine
- 1 ounce club soda
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- 3/4 ounce Raspberry-Mint Syrup
- Raspberries and mint, for garnish
For the raspberry mint syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine raspberries, sugar, and water over medium-high heat. Mash raspberries with a wooden spoon to break up. Bring to a boil and then remove from heat. Add mint leaves and stir to combine. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes. Using a fine-mesh strainer, strain into an airtight container. Syrup keeps up to 1 month in the refrigerator.
For the Cocktail: Fill a rocks glass or goblet with ice. Add sparkling wine, club soda, Cocchi Americano, and Raspberry-Mint Syrup. Gently stir to combine. Garnish with raspberries and a sprig of mint.
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Springboks to adopt new quota system
James Stafford
June 19, 2009
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers will have an unprecedented selection headache under the new quota system © Getty Images
South Africa's preparations for the upcoming Test series against the British & Irish Lions have been dramatically thrown into chaos as the South African Rugby Football Union has unveiled drastic new selection policies.
SARFU have initiated a new formal quota system that will radically alter the way its national sides are selected. It has been confirmed that for the 2010 season all South African sides will have to adhere to strict new guidelines on the make up of its sides.
Whilst the policy will not be officially brought in until 2010, SARFU have confirmed that head coach Peter De Villiers will be expected to implement the system on a 'trial' basis for the upcoming test series with the British and Irish Lions.
At a snazzy high-tech press conference held yesterday iat Newlands, South Africa, chief spokesperson for SARFU, Johan Moaga, listed the new regulations for the assembled world media.
Moaga explained that all national squads are to be 'fully representative' of the make up and mixture of not only South African society, but also 'the global community of man'.
From 2010 each national squad must now include at least one each of the following:
+ White player
The issue of quotas has been a thorny issue in South African sport since the end of apartheid in 1994. Previously the South Africa Rugby Union has not operated a formal quota system with regard to the national team, but there had been an unwritten rule that the Springboks would not field an all-white team. South African cricket, meanwhile, has also experiemented with a formal quota system based on race.
SARFU have called the unprecedented move a 'major step forward for tolerance, diversity and humanity in not only South African society but also world history'.
Moaga explained that the South African side needed to be a symbol for all of the people of South Africa. "Whether black, white, blind or left handed, all people have an equal right to be considered for the famous green and gold of our nation," he said. "The days of the white man dominating the team are long gone. We are now the team of the people.
"As a symbol of how much we have moved on each of our sides will now even include a non-South African. By this gesture, we can show that race or nationality is no barrier to playing for South Africa."
The unexpected move was immediately condemned by a wide range of players and administrators from the rugby community in South Africa who feel that the national side should be selected purely on merit.
One ex-player, who wished to remain anonymous, stated, "This is a grim day for rugby in my country. With a side full of babies, pensioners and soccer players we will be the laughing stock of Southern Hemisphere. I think that we can only expect to beat the likes of Wales, England, Ireland and Scotland by three or four points now each year. It is a tragedy. I think the Lions may even sneak a win."
Others, however, welcomed the move. One leading rugby critic hoped that the widening of the selection criteria might actually lead to South Africa finding a decent selection of outside halves. "Put it this way," said Andrew Roberts of South African Rugby Weekly News, "We can't do much worse in the number ten position, can we?"
The Lions' management, meanwhile, have admitted that the unorthodox selection policy means the Springboks will be an unknown quantity.
"This really puts the cat amongst the pigeons," said coach Warren Gatland. "South Africans are proud and passionate people. I'm sure whoever they pick will provide us with the sternest test imaginable. I'm sure many will think we start the series as favourites now, but I've seen enough in sport to know that can never be the case. You only need to watch something like the Mighty Ducks to know anything can happen."
SARFU have also revealed the playing kit will be changed to reflect the 'Rainbow Nation' by taking on all of the colours of the rainbow. From 2010 it will not only have a Springbok emblem on the chest, but also the image of several dozen other native animals so as not to discriminate against any of God's creatures.
The move by SARFU is considered the most significant in world rugby since the New Zealand Rugby Football Union decided that at least 50% of its team must be made up of players actually born in New Zealand.
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James Stafford is editor of The East Terrace (www.theeastterrace.com) - an offside view of life in the rugby world
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A newly renovated terminal at Los Angeles International Airport could make it tough to remember there's a plane to catch.
When it opens in August, the cavernous Tom Bradley International Terminal will highlight the excesses of Los Angeles, with a lineup of duty-free shops featuring luxe boutiques such as Hermes and Gucci. Its Parisian bar features champagne and caviar that passengers can carry onto a plane.
Liquor is a key fixture for travellers with expensive taste, with one shop offering a $20,000 bottle of cognac.
The terminal is part of a $4.1 billion upgrade at the nation's third-busiest airport that seeks to elevate the reputation of the facility from a place some travellers try to avoid to one they don't want to leave. The new terminal's 150,000-square-foot Great Hall will be named Villaraigosa Pavilion after the city's outgoing mayor.
Michael Lawson, president of the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners, said Asian travellers are among those expected to be attracted by the terminal that will eventually include 18 gates, nine of which can accommodate the double-decker Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane that holds more than 800 people.
Meanwhile, a destination board features two side screens that show images and information on destinations when flight information changes for a particular city. People travelling to Hong Kong, for example, would see their departure time alongside a ship with red sails floating on the South China Sea or a map with factoids about Hong Kong's history.
There's an 80-foot "Welcome Wall" that greets arriving passengers with a series of visual cascades, ranging from a flowing cloudscape to an LA shoreline. Throughout the 50,000-square-foot lobby are 60 retailers and restaurants.
Although it's behind schedule and still two years from full completion, the $1.9 billion terminal is being showcased in advance with media tours and open houses for the public. Three new gates are in operation, with five more to be opened by the end of summer.
Curtis Fentress, the project's architect, said one of the biggest challenges was translating the multifaceted identity of Los Angeles into physical forms.
"We spent a lot of time trying to understand the culture and what really makes this place unique," Fentress said. "What did people want the airport to be?"
At meetings around the city, the public was asked to tell designers what they thought reflected the city. Hollywood and the ocean were common responses. And so, for example, the terminal roof was built to look like ocean waves, a nod to the city's beach lifestyle.
While construction continues, there is a legal fight over other aspects of the project, notably moving a runway closer to neighbouring homes. Opponents of the expansion raised concerns over the effects of noise, traffic and air-quality from modernizing the airport.
Los Angeles World Airports, which operates and manages the airport, said the project is built in a way that minimizes environmental harm to surrounding areas, including the designation of specific routes for construction vehicles to and from the site, and using equipment with emission and noise reduction devices.
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In the above TED talk by MIT-trained artist, scientist and engineer, Jeff Lieberman, shares his ideas on the origin and nature of human beings. He talks about how we are not simply a single physical entity, but are made up of a community of trillions of cells which are, in turn, composed of trillions of atoms. Taking it down to the sub-atomic level, Lieberman suggests that the atoms that make up our body are composed of energy. That energy, he posits, came from a single source — the single, undifferentiated energy that led to the Big Bang. Everything in the Universe, including us, came from this one source and shares this energy in common. He goes into a lot more than this, but this is what I wanted to focus on in this post.
Watch the video and let me know how much you think it has in common with what I am going to say now.
I recently led a discussion on Doctrine and Covenants, section 88 in which we talked about the Light of Christ as described in that section. When I later saw this TED video, I was amazed by how many parallels between the two philosophies jumped out at me. For your convenience, I'll quote D&C 88:6-13 here.
6 He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;
7 Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.
8 As also he is in the moon, and is the light of the moon, and the power thereof by which it was made;
9 As also the light of the stars, and the power thereof by which they were made;
10 And the earth also, and the power thereof, even the earth upon which you stand.
11 And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your understandings;
12 Which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space—
13 The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things.
Notice how Lieberman's ideas approximate what is said here. The light (or "energy") of Christ originates at one source and then goes forth to fill the immensity of space. Everything in the universe is made from and composed of this light, including the Earth — I think we can assume that the inference is that we, ourselves, are also made up of this light. The scripture explicitly states that this light enlightens our eyes and quickens our understanding and it is this light that is in all things and gives life to all things. The light is equated with the governing law of the Universe and with God's own power.
I don't agree with everything that Lieberman says in the video, but a lot of it makes perfect sense. I know that there is some discrepancy still among scientists regarding the exact nature of the particles (electrons, photons, neutrinos, quarks, etc.) that make up atoms, but some studies that I have read indicate that the smallest particles at the most fundamental level may be made up of what is, essentially, light. If we accept that notion, then although our body seems to us to be very physical and solid, we are actually just a big bundle of light moving around very quickly. I am no scientist, but this makes a lot of sense to me.
If we are made up of light/energy that all comes from a single source at the beginning of the Universe, then, as Lieberman argues, we have reason to feel a sense of commonality between our selves and every living being — everything in the Universe. There is something that we share that binds us all together. We should treat our neighbor as ourself!
This also gives us some insight into the type of intuition or communal consciousness and understanding that we should be able to tap into. If this light is in all of us — in all of our cells and our very molecules and atoms — then we share in this same light that created us and of which we are composed. As the scriptures says, this light illumines our eyes and "quickens" our understanding. This illumination is, by the way the scriptures defines it, available to all of us — to every living thing.
This could lead us into many other interesting discussions — but for now, what do you think of these ideas? What did you think of the video? Are Lieberman's ideas really compatible with what I've quoted from D&C 88? Does he take too much from the idea of our eternal individual identity? If you have thoughts on this, please leave them in the comments below!
(This article is cross-posted from the blog Planting Mind Seeds. If you would like to see more like this, check out www.plantingmindseeds.com.)


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I want an example of a group $G$, a normal subgroup $H$, and a prime number $p$, such that:
- $G$ is powered over $p$, i.e., every element of $G$ has a unique $p^{th}$ root in $G$.
- $H$ is also powered over $p$, i.e., every element of $H$ has a unique $p^{th}$ root in $H$.
- The quotient group $G/H$ is not powered over $p$. Since the above conditions already guarantee the existence of $p^{th}$ roots, what I want should fail is the uniqueness condition.
While I suspect that an example exists, the example seems hard to construct, because of the following constraints I worked out for any example:
- $H$ must be infinite and have infinite index in $G$ (i.e., neither $H$ nor $G/H$ can be finite).
- $H$ cannot be contained in the hypercenter of $G$ (the hypercenter is the subgroup at which the upper central series stabilizes). This rules out any example involving $G$ abelian or nilpotent.
- $H$ cannot have a complement (i.e., be part of a semidirect product) in $G$.
The proofs of all these assertions are straightforward, but I'll be happy to provide proofs if they are unclear to readers.
If you find a proof that no such example exists, that would be great to have too.


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Persuasion Rubric
Use this rubric to assess the effectiveness of a student's essay, speech, poster, or any type of assignment that incorporates persuasion.
Grading rubrics can be of great benefit to both you and your students. For you, a rubric saves time and decreases subjectivity. Specific criteria are explicitly stated, facilitating the grading process and increasing your objectivity. For students, the use of grading rubrics helps them meet or exceed expectations, to view the grading process as being fair, and helps them set goals for future learning.
In order to help your students meet or exceed expectations of the assignment, be sure to discuss the rubric with your students when you assign a persuasion project. It is helpful to show them examples of pieces that meet and do not meet the expectations. As an added benefit, because the criteria are explicitly stated in the rubric, the use of it decreases the likelihood that students will be confused about the grade they receive. The explicitness of the expectations helps students know exactly why they lost points on the assignment and aids them in setting goals for future improvement. Use the Visuals/Delivery category to grade audio and visual elements in speeches, PowerPoint presentations, blogs, posters, skits, podcasts, or any other assignment where visuals and delivery play roles. If your assignment does not require speech or visuals, simply disregard this part of the rubric.
- Routinely have students score peers work using the rubric as the assessment tool. This increases their level of awareness of the traits that distinguish successful persuasive projects from those that fail to meet the criteria.
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- After you and your students have used the rubric, have them work in groups to make suggested alterations to the rubric to more precisely match their needs or the parameters of a specific persuasive assignment. For example, if you wanted them to work in cooperative groups to write and present persuasive skits, possible criteria could include teamwork and the length of the skit.
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Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing
Through a classroom game and resource handouts, students learn about the techniques used in persuasive oral arguments and apply them to independent persuasive writing activities.
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Persuade Me in Five Slides! Creating Persuasive Digital Stories
After students write persuasive essays, use this lesson to challenge them to summarize their essays concisely by creating five-slide presentations.


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CARSON, Calif. – Landon Donovan spent a fretful evening in front of the television Tuesday night, watching his US teammates outbattle Jamaica in a crucial World Cup qualifier back in Columbus, Ohio.
The LA Galaxy captain was absent because of a hamstring injury, so was stuck on the couch at home, rooting for the US to bounce back from last week's loss to the Reggae Boyz in Kingston.
He doesn't always watch.
"To be honest, it gives me a lot of anxiety," Donovan said following the Galaxy's training session Wednesday at the Home Depot Center. "I hate watching. And sometimes I prefer not to watch, because it's not fun. Yesterday was sort of sweaty palms and praying for the goal to come, and thankfully the goal came, and when the whistle blew at the end of the game, I think throughout US Soccer, there was a collective sigh of relief."
The 1-0 triumph was pivotal following the USA's 2-1 reversal in Jamaica and left both teams and Guatemala with seven points and two games to go in their third-round CONCACAF group. The Americans dominated the game but managed to find the net only on a Herculez Gomez free kick that should have been saved 10 minutes into the second half.
"It was good we got the win," said Donovan, who was hurt in the Aug. 15 US win over Mexico. "I think we need to probably have higher expectations for ourselves. I think we clearly need to get out of this stage, but it was definitely a building block. I thought we played a little better, and it was a lot of stress relieved when they blew the whistle at the end of the game."
Klinsmann made five changes in his lineup, the most significant being getting captain Carlos Bocanegra and fellow veteran Steve Cherundolo into the backline.
"Including Stevie and Carlos, those were a no-brainer," Donovan said. "You can see the difference that those two make when they're on the field, not just from their soccer, but from their leadership and what they can provide. That was a big boost."
Donovan hopes to be back with the US for their final two Group A matches, Oct. 12 at Antigua and Barbuda and Oct. 16 against Guatemala in Kansas City, Kan. First, though, he needs to return to LA's lineup, hopefully Friday against Colorado. He played a little more than a half-hour in Monday's Reserve League victory over Portland and took Tuesday off.
He says he's "not quite sure" he'll be good to go for LA's game against Colorado on Friday.
"I'm feeling all right. Not perfect yet, but feeling good, so hopefully Friday," he said. "We've waited this long, there's no need to rush it now. If I'm not ready, I can be used off the bench, but I'm hoping I can start the game."


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See my new sewing machine? My sister recommended a Janome. I think it was a better one than the one I got but after to talking to the sewing people at the shop...and seeing the sale price, I concluded this Janome was a good enough investment for the moment. (They agreed that a janome would be perfect to learn with) Should I become a sewing whiz which, based on past experience is highly unlikely, then I will pass this on to my girls. They actually took sewing classes last spring and the teacher told me the best sewing machine to get was one they had learned on, which was around $1,000. Hellooooo...I don't think so. My cute little machine looks just fine. And yes, I did choose this one because it had the pretty flowers on it and is called "magnolia"...and I love magnolias:0) Anyway, I have read the instructions and am not freaked out at all. I think this time, I can do it!!! Wish me Luck:-)


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NBA 2K12 will follow last year's extremely popular "Jordan Challenge" by again reaching deep into the game's memory bank, serving up 15 re-creations of the NBA's greatest performances with an all-new cast of legends, and broadcast presentation authentic to their eras.
"NBA's Greatest" will bring ABA/NBA all-time great Julius Erving to a simulation basketball game; the Philadelphia 76ers superstar has long been featured in arcade titles, never on an official roster with his own team in a sim. Dr. J will be joined by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as well as Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, who will star on three distinct covers when NBA 2K12 releases Oct. 4.
As for the other 10 players, 2K Sports isn't saying just yet. They want fans to talk about this and debate who deserves inclusion before doling out the full reveal.
"One of the things we're proud of with this franchise is we've transcended the whole video-game thing a bit; we've become more of the conversation and the fabric of the NBA," said Jason Argent, the 2K Sports vice president of marketing. "We want to be involved with the debate and the conversation surrounding the NBA's culture. Specifically, the age-old debate of what would happen if this year's world champion Mavericks played one of the old Jordan Bulls teams. Or if Jordan's Bulls played Kobe and the Lakers. It's a conversation going on in bars and barbershops."
"NBA's Greatest" diverges from "The Jordan Challenge" in that fans must unlock the teams and players for use in the main game's roster by completing the games. The historic teams of "The Jordan Challenge" were available in all modes of NBA 2K11 from the beginning; completing the Challenge unlocked Jordan himself for the game's "My Player" career mode.
Argent wasn't saying exactly what games would be re-created. Five screenshots unveiled show Erving in action against the Celtics (also Kareem against the Bulls, Jordan against the Lakers, and Magic and Bird against each other), and don't really tip off what might be coming. Dr. J's iconic baseline reverse layup came against the Lakers in the 1980 NBA Finals; with Magic and Kareem signed on, that game conceivably could be featured.
Also, "The Jordan Challenge" last year added period-authentic touches on the players, from hi-top fades to nuthugger shorts, but delivered the game with the standard, modern 2K Sports broadcast package. This time, Argent said, players can expect a retro look and feel for the classic games.
"Just like all of the fun stuff people reacted to last year, we'll have the short shorts and the 'fros," Argent said, "and each one will be broadcast as it appeared in that era, whether that's a technicolor look in the 1980s or black-and-white in the 1960s." Additional touches, such as wipes, graphics and replays, will feel authentic to the times.
But Argent wasn't budging when asked for more details about the players and games; they want to let this percolate before giving that up.
Also, many fans suggested that the historic recreations brought up in "The Jordan Challenge" would be perfect as a downloadable content series. Asked directly about DLC plans, Argent said only, "More to come on that."
Argent was similarly coy last year when asked about DLC for NBA 2K11, and nothing ever came of it. This year, however, NBA 2K12 is offering pre-order bonus teams, so there are at least two extra squads floating out there who are not on the disc at launch.
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BAV's VegPride volunteers are faced with lots of interested folks!
The queue outside our booth, hungry for veg info!
Lori, Warren, Polly the cow, Tammy and Nora
We met veg folks from around the world.. from Auckland, New Zealand to London to Fremont!
Sea of people
Estimate was 1 million people at the Parade and Celebration
Geo with the Civic Center in the background
Booth J10 - Our home for two days .. looks so empty now that we've gone.


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Forbes ranks Maine worst for business
Maine tops Forbes magazine list for the third straight year
Forbes magazine has ranked Maine the least business-friendly state in the nation.
It is the third year in a row that the state has ranked last in the survey.
The owner of Akari, in Portland, said he has been able to expand his business over the past 26 years and has some advice for lawmakers.
"We have a lot of potential. It's just the officials have to come out of their offices as to seeing what the potentials are," said Allan Labos, the owner of the spa.
Labos said he runs an apprenticeship program to teach and retain his workforce. He believes if others were to follow that business model, and get a tax break, it may help Maine rise from the bottom of the list.
"'Good' can no longer be good enough in Maine. Excellence has to prevail," said Labos.
Maine has the highest corporate tax rate in the nation. The state also has an older workforce, and energy costs are high, according to Forbes.
Gov. Paul LePage said the ranking shows more needs to be done to make Maine more business-friendly.
"I am disappointed but not surprised. We will continue to be on the bottom of the barrel until we make structural changes. We've got to get serious about lowering energy costs, improving education and paying our bills," said LePage.
In Brunswick, the Maine Regional Redevelopment Authority has been working to transform the old Brunswick Naval Air Station. Executive Director Steve Levesque said there are a lot of good things happening in Maine that aren't reflected in the report.
"I mean, we have a very productive workforce. We have a very good quality of life. People want to live here. They want their businesses here. There's a lot of intangibles that don't show up in the report that make Maine a good place to do business," said Levesque.


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Global Climate Strike-Eugene Oregon
From the open publishing newswire: Video clip from the Global Climate Strike in Eugene Oregon on March 15, 2019. Video features three youths who are part of the youth climate lawsuit, suing the government for failing to protect their future. This has been ongoing since before the Trump administration, who has been fighting it in court and so far managing to keep the trial from taking place.
These high school students bring the gathering up to date on the status of the lawsuit, asking people to go to www.joinjuliana.org and add their name in support of the Amicus Brief. https://youtu.be/DomQ1UxlTww
Ralph Nader: Honest-Elections Multnomah County
From the open publishing newswire: Ralph Nader speaking at the October 22, 2016 Portland Oregon Rally, addressing the 12 main effects of big money in politics.
This event was a benefit for campaign finance reform Measure 26-184, Honest-Elections Mutnomah County.
In his usual thorough and humorous style, Nader lays out the bare bones of the corrupting influence of big money, the greedy machinations of the wealthy class and subservience of elected officials.
FDR's First 100 Days (Local Translation from German)
From the open publishing newswire: This reading sample of "A History of the US" is translated from the German by a local translator. The Works Progress Administration created 651K miles of highway, 124K bridges, 8K parks and 125K public buildings including 41K schools. In the US of Amnesia, keeping the washrooms open at community centers is like walking on water! The financial sector should be shriveled and the public sector expanded.
[Workerbee Note: Although not local reporting, this translation is done locally]
From the open publishing newswire: The following is my poetic description of the reality of homelessness.
.Wicked renters of capitalism!
.Raising rents, increasing mortgage rates
.Forcing families, elders, women and children in the cold on the street in tents!
.Working 9-5, surviving 24/7, feverishly, fiercely, tiressly, endlessly!
.Carrying houses on our backs. Sidewalks beneath our feet is how we sleep. Sidewalks our shelter!
Tallest trees in Eastmoreland could be cut down ; Three 150 foot Sequoias
From the open publishing newswire: These are the tallest trees in Eastmoreland, and probably the oldest. (based on my Google Earth canopy height survey project). I measured the foremost of the 3 giants, at 153- 154 ft with inclinometer from 4 different angles. This matches the Google Earth 3D model of 147 -150 ft. They are approx. 60 feet ins spread, and range from 78 to 83 inches DBH, diameter. No trees in Eastmoreland match or exceed 150 feet, based on my survey. You have to go out 1 to 2 miles radius to find taller trees than this in South East Portland.
Neighbors have raised $50,000 to protect the giant trees, but this only delays their harvest. Neighbors are trying to raise an additional $900,000 to to puchase the property from the developer and possibly turn it into a small park or green space.
Fast Track, TPP and TTIP Should Be Scrapped!
From the open publishing newswire: How scandalous that communities and states should lose their sovereignty to corporations! In the TTIP, corporations can sue states for lost profits. The threat of a lawsuit can have a chilling effect on labor and environmental protective regulations. A parallel private arbitration system (ISDS) is created that privileges foreign investors over labor and the environment. Public interest legislation is called a trade barrier or indirect expropriation. [...]
The increasingly aggressive statements of those who welcome the planned agreement imply there are only a few ideologically wrong-headed conservationists, social state dreamers and eternal opponents of globalization who oppose the TTIP with their non-governmental organizations driven by a mixture of anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories. But that is wrong. Millions of people, Americans and Europeans, prominent and non-prominent, US congresspersons and German mayors, unionists from Philadelphia and consumer protectors from Marseille, Spanish entrepreneurs and Austrian academics see the TTIP as dangerous. [...]
Call Sen Wyden at 503-326-7525
UPDATE: April 18: Oregon Rallies to Stop Fast Track! 1:00 PM
Voices on the Ground Community Social Work Conference June 6th and 7th at Portland State
From the open publishing newswire: Please join us for our 4th Annual Voices on the Ground Community Social Work conference, featuring keynote speaker Cheri Honkala!
Voices on the Ground Community Social Work Conference 2014
This year's theme: Resistance and Resilience
June 6th and 7th, 2014
Portland State University School of Social Work
1800 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 600
Featuring Keynote Speaker Cheri Honkala, Co-Founder and Organizer of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign and 2012 Green Party Vice-Presidential Candidate
Register at: bit.ly/1gPjJbE. While this is a fee-based event, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For the past 25 years Cheri Honkala has been a leading advocate for poor and homeless in America. She co-founded the Kensington Welfare Rights Union and the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign. She has organized tens of thousands holding marches, demonstrations and setting up tent cities. Cheri brings her story and passion for continuing the Poor Peoples Movement in the United States and beyond.
The conference is filled with amazing workshops and presentations about innovative and critical approaches to human service work.
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Portland Is First U.S. City to Divest Funds from Walmart
From the open publishing newswire: REPOST: On Thursday, May 15, the city of Portland got rid of $9 million, or 25 percent, of its investments in Walmart. This marks the beginning of a divestment program that will purge Portland's investment portfolio of $36 million in Walmart bonds by 2016, according to a press release. The divestment plan is part of the city's responsible investment initiative, introduced by City Commissioner Steve Novick, and adopted in October 2013. The initiative also prohibits the city from purchasing Walmart bonds in the future.
TriMet's Double-Standards
From the open publishing newswire: I realize this may not be the place, But I feel I have little other choice but to put TriMet on Blast. Anyone who still insists that this is the "best" public transit agency in America either owns stock with them, are paid to propagate such LIES, or are simply lying to themselves!
How [else] can I address an issue concerning TriMet?
On Tuesday March 25th 2013 I attempted to purchase a 7-day pass from a ticket machine at Pioneer Square. I was paying with cash. But the machine suddenly canceled the transaction without giving me my money back. It did NOT give me my pass, either. I had no choice but to ride home illegally on an expired pass that night (we all know how much TriMet despises fare cheats).
I contacted TriMet the following day and told them what happened. Several days later they sent me a letter telling me that a "reconciliation" had been performed on that machine, but they claimed there was no excess currency and thus, would not reimburse me. I called their CS again and it turns out they had gotten the date wrong. I gave them the correct date on which the incident had occurred and was told I would be contacted. I was not. After waiting patiently for more than a week, I called them back again. I was told the same thing and that I would not be reimbursed my $26, nor given a pass.
The so-called "customer service" rep. I spoke to on the phone "suggested" that next time,[...]
Videos: Coal Trains and Tar Sands - Impacts on The Pacific Northwest. Two Video Lectures
From the open publishing newswire: Two lectures filmed at WSU on the impact of the proposed oil and coal terminals and the transporting of carbon products through the Northwest to Asia:
(1) "4.10.14 Climate impacts of the proposed fossil fuel export facilities in the Pacific NW"
(2) "2.6.14 Tar Sands Threats to the Northwest WSU Lecture by professor Ian Urquhart"
Watch video on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/GEKeG7qPKxA [Video 1 hour 10 minutes] Eric de Place, Climate and energy expert gives a public lecture at WSU on 4.10.14.
De Place spearheads Sightline's work on climate and energy policy and is a leading Northwest expert on strategies to cut carbon pollution. He writes extensively about coal and oil exports, and is considered an authority on a range of issues connected to fossil fuel transport, including carbon emissions, railway congestion, coal dust, water pollution and economics.
http://youtu.be/ANtE6R8enJE [video 1. hour 42. minutes] "2.6.14 Tar Sands Threats to the Northwest WSU Lecture by professor Ian Urquhart"
FREE Public Lecture presented by WSU Center for Social and Environmental Justice: Tar Sands Threats to the Northwest - Canada's Tar Sands: Destination Anywhere?
WSU 2.6.14 Lecture by professor Ian Urquhart
May Day 2014 PDX
From the open publishing newswire: Rally at 3:00 PM | March from 4:00-5:30 PM
May 1 2014 - South Park Blocks PDX
We want to encourage everyone to come out this May Day and stand united for social & economic justice. Together we can build a movement to take back our communities .
As we approach International Workers Day in 2014, we find ourselves facing unprecedented cuts to public services including education, street and park maintenance, social services, unemployment insurance and much more. As a result we are seeing a rapid increase in symptoms of poverty including houselessness and food insecurity. Along with all of this we continue to experience attacks on people of color, immigrants, working families, women, students and our right to organize.
Our response to this onslaught against humanity is to organize and FIGHT BACK!!
People Over Profit!
Video: Fast Track Is A Flop!
From the open publishing newswire: Rally at the offices of Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, the new Finance Committee Chair, encouraging him to not introduce a new version of Fast Track that could sneak the job-killing Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement through Congress without meaningful debate or amendments.
Fast Track Is A Flop! [video] Fast Track is an obsolete, undemocratic process that needs to go the way of the dinosaurs!
Organized by Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, the rally was moderated by Elizabeth Swagger and featured two speakers who spoke about TPP from the perspective of small business and displaced high tech workers.
Following the rally, Elizabeth and others entered the building and sought to deliver thousands of floppy disks signed by citizens opposing both the TPP and Fast Track.
During that interval various citizens took the bull horn and addressed the crowd addressing the Trans Pacific Partnership effects on national sovereignty, jobs, the environment, cost of life saving medicines, as well as several others.
LNG Opponents Call on Kitzhaber to Protect the State�s Rivers and Ratepayers
From the open publishing newswire: Medford, OR - Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) took the long-expected step of granting a conditional export license to the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Oregon... The Jordan Cove project calls for building an export terminal at Coos Bay on the Oregon coast, which would allow liquefied natural gas to be exported overseas. The terminal would be supplied by a proposed 235-mile-long pipeline, called the Pacific Connector, which would cross privately and publicly owned lands in southern Oregon and connect to existing pipelines running north-south from British Columbia to California.
Susan Jane Brown, staff attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center, explained the context for the decision. "DOE did not attempt to address the myriad environmental issues with the project," she said. "Instead, other state and federal agencies will examine Jordan Cove's compliance with numerous laws, and ultimately, the federal courts will ensure that the project won't destroy the waters, wildlife, and public lands that Oregonians cherish. We believe it is clear that the LNG terminal and pipeline will harm our natural resources and that the projects should not proceed."
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Responding to the publication of Google's unredacted answers to the Federal Communications Commission, Apple insists that it did not reject Google Voice. "We do not agree with all of the statements made by Google in their FCC letter," Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris told me. "Apple has not rejected the Google Voice application and we continue to discuss it with Google."
If that's the case, those discussions can't be going very well. Presumably, if they were, we wouldn't have seen the publication of Google's damning comments to the FCC. Anyway, Google (GOOG) doesn't seem to have provided any correspondence in which Apple (AAPL) described Google Voice as being "rejected." Unless Google can do that, this is a case of he-said/Steve-said. And we all know who comes out on top when that happens.


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Born: 1922, Vilna, Poland
Describes the formation of the Vilna ghetto [Interview: 1990]
Germany occupied Vilna in June 1941. In October, Rochelle and her family were confined to the Vilna ghetto, where her mother died. Her father, a Jewish council member, was killed in a camp in Estonia. When the ghetto was liquidated in 1943, Rochelle and her sister were deported--first to the Kaiserwald camp in Latvia and later to Stutthof, near Danzig. In 1945, on the sixth week of a death march that forced the sisters to protect their bare feet with rags, the Soviet army liberated them.
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If you weren't yet sure whether Republicans had gone totally insane when it comes to issues of women's health and issues of supporting life in general, this ought to convince you: A Daily Kos-Public Policy Polling survey found that 51 percent of conservatives have an unfavorable opinion of Planned Parenthood's breast cancer screenings. Well, isn't that just great? Yeah, screw those people with cancer—they're probably only there to get abortions anyway. Terrific attitude. Anyway, there's the 25 percent who are "not sure" what their opinion is, and finally, rest assured, 25 percent of conservatives still have a favorable opinion of Planned Parenthood offering screenings. Nice to know a quarter of those on the Right are still sane enough to recognize that cancer screenings are good, no matter where they come from.
As for those who are now opposed to Planned Parenthood providing life-saving screening procedures, it's probably too much to hope for that they recognize the inherent ridiculousness of being so fervently pro-life for the unborn and yet not giving a shit about the lives of women who are alive by anyone's definition of the word. In related news: Best of luck to the Republicans who'll be running this year on a pro-cancer platform. That's bound to go over like a lead x-ray apron with the rest of the voting public.
Daily Kos/PPP survey: Majority of conservatives oppose cancer screening at Planned Parenthood [Daily Kos]
Image via GWImages/Shutterstock.


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Symptoms of Hearing Loss
If you are hearing less than you used to, take a measure of comfort in knowing that you're not alone. About 10 percent of Americans have some hearing loss, and the figure is more than 30 percent for persons over age 65.
Where to Buy Hearing Aids
If you're about to get a hearing aid, be wary: Because of the "scientific" nature of the purchase, consumers are often vulnerable to misinformation and bad deals. Our ratings of hearing centers will help you find reliable advice.
How to Save Money on Hearing Aids
Be sure to shop for price. Our undercover shoppers collected prices for 12 different hearing aid models from area sellers and found some companies charge prices that are twice as expensive as others.
Types of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is extremely common. It can be a normal part of the aging process and, for many, an inevitable result of living in a noisy society. There are two primary types of hearing loss: sensorineural loss and conductive loss.
Getting Evaluated for Hearing Loss
If you suspect that you have hearing loss, first consult a physician. It is important that a medical doctor rule out curable medical problems before you pay big money for a hearing aid.
How to Select the Right Hearing Aid
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is unique about HUM?
At HUM, we have the ability to draw on individual and collaborative expertise to provide tailored, individualized assessment and treatment for Addiction, mental health, and chronic pain. Our team includes a variety of healthcare professionals who work from one chart and communicate regularly, which means that you do not have to keep sharing your story over and over again.
Our approach to Addiction is also unique as we focus on Addiction as a primary, chronic brain disease that impacts all levels of being and behaviour, rather than focusing on specific behaviours or substances in isolation.
How do I schedule an appointment?
If you are interested in knowing more about us and/or scheduling an appointment, you can contact us by fax, phone or email.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
What happens after I contact HUM?
During the initial phone contact, additional information will be collected and an explanation of our services will be provided. Together a decision will be made on appropriate services to address your needs. All new individual clients need to complete a comprehensive assessment to identify presenting issues and concerns and individualize your treatment.
For organizations, we need to determine your needs, often through telephonic or e-mail correspondence, to provide customized services
What services do you provide?
We provide a variety of personal and corporate services, focusing on the areas of Addiction, Mental Health and Chronic Pain. We provide outpatient treatment in the form of individual, couples, family, and group therapy as well as an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). For organizations we provide assessments, customized training, urine drug screening, medical review officer services, and wellness sessions.
How do I pay for your products and services?
We have fees associated with our comprehensive assessment and ongoing counselling services offered by nurse counsellors, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals. We have physicians at HUM whose services are covered by Alberta Health Care.
We accept cash, credit card, debit, or e-transfer. If you have benefits coverage, direct billing for a portion or all of your services may be available depending on your insurance provider and plan. If you are not able to cover service fees, we would encourage you to look into Medicard which can provide loans for medical services. For more information about HUM's policies, including cancellations and fees, please click here
Where are you located?
We are located at 5316 7005 Fairmount Drive SE. There is ample, free parking for your convenience. There is elevator access and we are wheelchair accessible. If you are taking public transit, we are near the Chinook LRT station and along the number 10 bus route.
What is your approach to health?
We believe in a holistic approach to health that takes into consideration the biological, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions. We apply this to each individual and issue in the areas of Addiction, mental health and chronic pain. Awareness in the context of action is important for health and recovery so we attempt to bring this in to each individual and group session, as well as educational sessions that we provide.
What people are saying
IOP Participant
What I liked best about the IOP was "all of the aspects combined. This truly helped me connect with me and to feel content with me."
IOP Participant
What I liked best about the IOP was "the sense of belonging. Thank you for helping me on my journey."
Medical Student
I just wanted to thank Dr. Hajela, Sue and everyone else at the clinic for teaching me so much on this very short elective. I can see the tremendous difference your clinic makes in the lives of its patients, and it's very inspiring.
IOP Participant
"I am forever grateful for the opportunity and the staff. Each played a crucial role on my journey in recovery. It's a safe place to be knowing I will be met with understanding, honesty, and compassion."
IOP Participant
"Exactly what I needed-a holistic approach to recovery. Fantastic team approach by the HUM team. Would highly recommend HUM for a successful start to recovery."
IOP Participant
"It was nothing like what I had expected, it was even better and where I am in my journey was originally unimaginable. Thank you for helping me find hope and curiosity!"
IOP Participant
"I see that IOP gives me a chance to hear, absorb, integrate, and practice new ways of thinking and acting. Each phase and the time in between also allowed for this knowledge to start to become practical."
IOP Participant
"I really appreciated the professionalism of all the staff. The environment and the people are very welcoming"
IOP Participant
"I am convinced this is the single most important program I have and ever will attend. Phenomenal!"
HUM client
"I'm so impressed with how [Paige] and Dr. Hajela SO understand addiction, and how to help me see the blind spots, release some shame (or at least see it!), gain insight and connect with actually FEELING what is going on with me and how the disease shows up for me ….so amazing… Thank-you very much."
IOP Participant
"[The IOP] was an amazing opportunity. I liked the topics that were covered and the group therapy."
"[For the IOP] I liked the balance of education, self-care, and sharing. I really like the ongoing discussion in the education sessions and sharing during this time, as well as in group [therapy]"
"[The IOP] was great-not just for recovery, but for life"
Anonymous Evaluation Form
"[IOP] group was great for opening up and constructive feedback"
Anonymous Evaluation Form
"[The IOP was] informative, interactive and entertaining. Keep up the great work!"
"Thank you for the very excellent group [therapy session]. The small change in perspective of my communication is making waves."
"The newsletter sent to me was a reminder to thank you for your weekly video messages. They are quick but helpful bits of info which give you food for thought! Keep them coming!"
"The Family weekend [of the IOP] was incredible for me personally. Thank you many times over for this wonderful opportunity."
Rebecca Foster, Foreward Reviews
The mixture of practical information and reassurances make this essential reading for patients and their loved ones.
With their first book, Addiction Is Addiction, Raju Hajela, Sue Newton, and Paige Abbott aim to foster "more open and honest dialogues about the role of Addiction in society, without stigma or judgment." This comprehensive, well-organized guide discusses the features of addictive thinking and feeling, suggests holistic recovery methods, and offers useful definitions, diagrams, and case studies.
The authors are affiliated with Health Upwardly Mobile Inc., a health and wellness company based in Calgary, Alberta. Tracing the history of addiction back to the eighteenth century, when it was first known as "alcoholic disease syndrome," they present an expert view of the disease's symptoms and outlook. By stressing that addiction is a "chronic brain disease" rather than a "moral failing or personal weakness," they evince a compassionate perspective that will encourage patients and their family members to examine their emotions and take a proactive, spiritual approach to recovery.
Addiction is influenced by both genetics and environment, the former accounting for perhaps 50 to 60 percent of incidence. Trauma does not cause it, but can aggravate it. Although the book is full of such relevant background details, the facts never become overwhelming thanks to the variety of materials included. Intriguing case studies, most of them narrated in first person, are set in italics, and diagrams and tables illustrate patients' likely feelings, relationship roles, and recovery stages. Reading this should be an interactive experience, what with self-assessment questions and affirmations, a journaling template, and a recovery activities checklist with a sample schedule. Extensive endnotes and bibliography plus a helpful glossary provide ample resources for further research, and chapter summaries will ensure that all the take-home messages sink in.
Sometimes the book goes into too much detail for laymen. However, this means that it can be used by professionals as well as patients. An appendix on chakras seems out of place, even with the book's focus on spiritual means of recovery. The authors have also made the unusual decision to always capitalize Addiction, "to emphasize that it is a proper noun and the name of a serious disease." That's as may be, but in practice it can look like a repeated typing mistake. Information appears to be specific to North America, especially when it comes to funding limitations and patient advocacy, but the general principles of care should be applicable worldwide.
This book is strongly recommended to those who have participated in groups like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. The mixture of practical information and reassurances will make it essential reading for patients and their loved ones.
Disclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. The author of this book provided free copies of the book and paid a small fee to have his/her book reviewed by a professional reviewer. Foreword Reviews and Clarion Review make no guarantee that the author will receive a positive review. Foreword Magazine, Inc. is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.
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Three health care professionals present an approach to treating addiction as a disease having both physical and psychological components.
In this debut health book, Hajela, Newton, and Abbott address the challenges of addiction from a holistic medical and social perspective. The book opens with an explanation of addiction—which the authors capitalize throughout, part of their effort to mitigate the stigma associated with the word—as a condition that impairs the functions of the brain. They address the physical and behavioral symptoms associated with it, using pathology as a framework for understanding and treating addiction. Without blaming the patient for developing the condition in the first place, the book attempts to acknowledge the role of personal responsibility in managing a condition often attributed to individual shortcomings. The authors address medical treatments that can be effective for some forms of addiction, like alcohol and opiates, as well as the role of psychotherapy in treating underlying psychological problems and combating the thought patterns that lead to addiction behaviors. While much of the book is aimed at people dealing with addiction, later chapters discuss the roles of friends and family and treatment providers, along with strategies each group can employ in supporting the patient. For the most part, the book advocates a balanced, reasonable approach to dealing with addiction in its many forms, drawing on research and standard practices developed by mainstream organizations. As a result, it is disconcerting when the text introduces energy healing as a component of treatment: "It is important to understand that when people are out of balance in any of the energy centres, or chakras, people run at either a higher or lower level of energy." Although an appendix explains the concept of chakras in more detail, energy healing is not essential to the book's mission, and skeptics will still find it a useful resource for developing an approach to treating both the mental and physical aspects of addiction and understanding it as a chronic disease.
Comprehensive approach to treating addiction as a condition affecting both mind and body.
Calgary, AB
I have found HUM very supportive and non-judgmental, yet I have been challenged every step of the way. The spiritual, emotional, social, and intellectual teaching has been clear and consistent but never forced.
Calgary, AB
My experience has been mainly positive for the most part. Anything negative or perceived as negative, I have been able to discuss with staff and it is professionally dealt with.
Calgary, AB
I value my weekly [group therapy] sessions at HUM greatly. My personal experience there means more to me than I can describe in one paragraph. It helps me really understand my recovery and my life when sometimes I feel that everything is lost or in a state of confusion.
Calgary, AB
I was very fortunate to hear about HUM and then become a patient. I may well have averted death if I did not receive the guidance and support of HUM. Having the backing of HUM as I returned to work and went off again was invaluable. Dr. Hajela listened to me and had the knowledge and understanding that gave me the confidence to be patient in my early recovery. I was never judged though I expected to be. I am grateful beyond words for the help I received in battling my addiction.
Calgary, AB
Very professional , discreet, and honestly committed to helping people in recovery.
Calgary, AB
Thought provoking sessions that focus particularly on my addiction. Understanding a problem and all of the subtleties that come with it are crucial to my recovery.
Calgary, AB
I felt very safe and comfortable and I felt truly cared for by the staff and never judged
Calgary, AB
[The HUM IOP] was great, I learnt so much
Calgary, AB
I am very satisfied with the services I receive at HUM. I feel that I am recognized and acknowledged by the staff…I feel very comfortable coming to HUM and appreciate the team approach. In closing, I must say that I feel very supported by the professionals at HUM.
Calgary, AB
The HUM group is a great asset for any person struggling with addiction as well as the complicated issues that surround them.
Calgary, AB
I really like how open the staff are. They are easy to connect with and talk to.
Calgary, AB
The IOP is awesome! This was life changing for me
Calgary, AB
I appreciate the attitude that recovery is approached with
Calgary, AB
The IOP provides fantastic support and the feeling that problems are manageable, there is hope in recovery, and it is never too late to seek help