{"id":8285,"date":"2009-05-17T23:00:32","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T04:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=8285"},"modified":"2009-05-18T11:37:46","modified_gmt":"2009-05-18T16:37:46","slug":"notes-from-all-over-thru-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2009\/05\/notes-from-all-over-thru-may-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes From All Over &#8211; thru May 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comment here on the Notes From All Over for the past week.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.al.sp.gov.br\/portal\/site\/Internet\/menuitem.47695db81cb3f50fa8728110f20041ca\/?vgnextoid=2521925a51f57110VgnVCM100000590014acRCRD\">S\u00e3o Paulo to Honor Mormons Monday<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Sess\u00e3o Solene com a finalidade de homenagear os M\u00f3rmons do Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo. Assembl\u00e9ia Legislativa do Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo, 18 May 2009. At the suggestion of Deputy Chico Sardelli, the Assembly of the State of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, will honor the Mormons in the state Monday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/local\/breaking_news\/2009\/05\/fire_breaks_out_1.html\">Cambridge chapel burns down<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Fire breaks out and engulfs Mormon church in Cambridge during morning meeting. By Daniel M. Peleschuk and Emma Rose Johnson, Globe Correspondents. The Boston Globe, May 17, 2009. The blaze, which hit three alarms, began at 10:37 a.m. in the church at at 4 Longfellow Park, off Brattle Street, sending members spilling out onto the street. No injuries. No Foul Play. Site includes video.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/lds\/ci_12370705?source=rss\">Annual Mormon History Association Conference starts Friday in Springfield Illinois<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>A full plate at Mormon history conference. Presentations will range from LDS beginnings to the present-day topics. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/14\/2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_12377359?source=rss\">Centerville UT Chapel Damaged in Arson Fire<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Passer-by douses LDS church fire: Investigators suspect arson, say damage is $2,000. By Steve Gehrke. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/15\/2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mormonmatters.org\/2009\/05\/16\/lds-worship-skills\/\">Hey, wait \u2013 this is a different brand of Mormonism.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>LDS worship skills. by Chorister. Mormon Matters, May 16, 2009. \u201cI feel like that sometimes at church. I\u2019m a Mormon\u2014born and raised\u2014but sometimes I look around and think: \u201cHey, wait \u2013 this is a different brand of Mormonism.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/05\/15\/AR2009051503159.html\">Exemption for Religious Foes Of Gay Marriage Debated<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Exemption for Religious Foes Of Gay Marriage Debated.<br \/>\nWashington Post, 16 May 2009. \u201cVermont and Connecticut have enacted laws that exempt clergy from performing same-sex marriages and give religious groups the right to refuse their facilities for same-sex marriage celebrations and allow them to refuse to provide insurance benefits to same-sex partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/ci_12372124\">Kirby expounding on \u201cforced religion\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Kirby: Whether by Mormons or not, we\u2019re all products of \u2018forced\u2019 religion. By Robert Kirby, Tribune Columnist. Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/15\/2009. \u201cAs nice as it is to think about freedom of choice in religion, we\u2019re all trickle-down products of some sort of \u201cforced\u201d religion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=104155955\">NPR: In Utah, \u2018Zion Curtain\u2019 Comes Down<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> In Utah, \u2018Zion Curtain\u2019 Comes Down. All Things Considered, May 14, 2009. \u201cUntil recently, Utah bartenders could not serve alcoholic drinks to patrons over the bar counter. Instead, bartenders and patrons were separated by a partition called the \u201cZion Curtain,\u201d a reference to the Mormon Church. But under a new law that took effect this week, restaurants can rip out that barrier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/705304549\/EnergySolutions-can-import-waste.html\">Red rover, red rover, let radioactive waste come on over\u2026<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>EnergySolutions wins court battle to import foreign waste. By Amy Joi O\u2019Donoghue. Deseret News, May 15, 2009. \u201cThe decision by U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart in Salt Lake City validated the Salt Lake City-based company\u2019s arguments that its efforts to bring the waste to Utah fall outside the regulatory purview of the Northwest Compact, a regional coalition of states tasked with overseeing low-level radioactive-waste management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/44\/2009\/05\/15\/source_obama_taps_utahs_huntsm.html?hpid=news-col-blog\">Obama to appoint Jon Huntsman as Ambassador to China<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Source: Obama Taps Utah\u2019s Huntsman for China Post. By Michael D. Shear. Washington Post 44 blog, May 15, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a>What  you missed from the Eurovision 2009 semifinals: Serbia, and the most awesome Soviet kitsch ever<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Marko Kon &amp; Milaan &#8211; Cipela (Eurovision 2009 Serbia). posted by EurovisionPL. Youtube, May 14, 2009.<br \/>\nand<br \/>\nEurovision 2009 Red Army Alexandrov Ensemble + t.A.T.u. posted by polkovodetz. Youtube, May 12, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/05\/15\/AR2009051503430.html\">KBYU in danger of being stripped of its PBS affiliation for carrying \u201csectarian\u201d content<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>PBS Weighs Separation Of Church &amp; Stations. By Paul Farhi, Washington Post Staff Writer. Washington Post, May 16, 2009. At issue is KBYU\u2019s 2 hours each day of BYU Devotional broadcasts, and other broadcasts of LDS devotional material, such as General Conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/118399\/More-Americans-Pro-Life-Than-Pro-Choice-First-Time.aspx\">For the first time since the question was asked (in 1995), more Americans self-identify as pro-life than pro-choice.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>More Americans \u201cPro-Life\u201d Than \u201cPro-Choice\u201d for First Time. Also, fewer think abortion should be legal \u201cunder any circumstances.\u201d by Lydia Saad. Gallup News Release, May 15, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballpastandpresent.com\/2009\/05\/14\/the-10-best-baseball-players-not-in-the-hall-of-fame\/\">Murph One of 10 Best Not in MLB Hall of Fame.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The 10 best baseball players not in the Hall of Fame. by Graham Womack. Baseball Past and Present, May 14th, 2009. \u201cIf character counts, Murphy should have been a first-ballot inductee.\u201d Murph \u201cdeserves a spot on the All-Time Nice Guy squad\u201d and \u201calso hit 398 home runs and won back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bycommonconsent.com\/2009\/05\/15\/is-there-a-trade-off-between-rights-for-women-and-acceptance-of-homosexuality\/\">\u201cIn every case, the relationship is exactly the opposite of the one that Hudson\u2019s argument requires. Those societies that are most acceptant of homosexuality are also the societies that are the most gender equitable.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Is There a Trade-Off Between Rights for Women and Acceptance of Homosexuality? By J. Nelson-Seawright. By Common Consent, May 15, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kolobiv.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/why-i-would-like-to-have-lunch-with-amy.html\">Some things to chat about at a lunch with Amy Brown Lyman<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Why I would like to have lunch with Amy Brown Lyman. by Bored in Vernal. Hieing to Kolob, May 15, 2009. Bored in Vernal would like to ask her about her relationship with her husband, Apostle Richard R. Lyman, who was excommunicated for polygamy in 1943.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7912\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mormontimes.com\/studies_doctrine\/doctrine_discussion\/?id=7775\">So, What Exercises Do We Need To Do To Maintain Flexibility<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Good flexibility, structure in Mormonism. By Molly Farmer. Mormon Times, May. 15, 2009. Bryan V. Wallis, a PhD student in English at the University of California Davis, said Mormonism allows for flexibility in thought and ideas at presentation during Mormon Scholars in the Humanities Conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/stories\/2009\/05\/15\/2570987.htm\">Yettaw Called \u2018Fool\u2019<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>US \u2018fool\u2019 at centre of Suu Kyi furore. ABC News (Agence France Presse, May 15, 2009. The little that is known about Yettaw suggests that he thought he was helping Ms Suu Kyi\u2019s cause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/14\/us\/14explorers.html\">Way cooler than your garden-variety scout activity \u2014 and the YW *are* invited.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More. by Jennifer Steinhauer. New York Times, 13 May 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mormoninquiry\/2009\/05\/the-puzzling-mormon-gender-gap.html\">Mormon gender gap?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The puzzling Mormon gender gap. by Dave Banack. Beliefnet, May 15, 2009. Why do Mormons have one of the most lopsided gender ratios of any religion: 44 percent men and 56 percent women?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/705303588\/Former-wife-wants-child-support-from-FLDS-ranch-leader.html?linkTrack=rss-30\">Jessop Seeks Child Support from FLDS Leader, her ex-husband<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Former wife wants child support from FLDS ranch leader. By Ben Winslow. Deseret News, May 14, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/healthNewsMolt\/idUKTRE54D51U20090514\">Late Childbirth Means Long Life?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Late childbearing may mean longer family lifespan. By Anne Harding. Reuters, May 14, 2009. Mothers who have children late in life tend to live longer, massive study shows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mormanity.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/frozen-yogurt-fail-what-bad-consumer.html\">\u201cSome feel that they have been misled and not informed about the tough issues. We may not have good answers\u2013we may not have anything more to offer than an apology, but they deserve attention and answers from those who can listen, understand and respond<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Frozen Yogurt FAIL: What a Bad Consumer Experience Taught Me about Retaining Members in the Church. by Jeff Lindsay. Mormanity, May 14, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_12371125\">LDS convert gives statement on parents\u2019 actions<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>LDS convert gives statement on parents\u2019 actions. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/14\/2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/subtledig.com\/rankings\/specialty-rankings\/\">BYU Law:  Dead Last in Alcohol Availability + #1 in \u201cDateable Student Body\u201d = #89 overall in the prestigious \u201cLaw School Party Rankings\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The first annual Party Law School Rankings, Subtledig, 8 May 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theconglomerate.org\/2009\/05\/faith-in-the-boardroom.html\">What is the role of faith in corporate law?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Faith in the Boardroom. by Sarah Duggin. The Conglomerate, May 13, 2009. \u201cThis approach suggests that faith and morality enter the corporate decision-making process not as primary considerations \u2013 i.e., not as measures of what is the \u201cright\u201d thing to do \u2013 but as elements that may be considered so long as the ultimate goal is the best interest of the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feministmormonhousewives.org\/?p=2486\">\u201cI used to think I was a selfless person, a generous person, but motherhood has made me realize that I\u2019m a lot more selfish than I thought I was.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Selfish Mama. By Shelah. Feminist Mormon Housewives, May 14, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5iyn3pb2TSDq8IJh9OJV4XP7CBr-gD98669900?index=0\">Yettaw Left 4 Children in Care of Neighbors Before Trip<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Motives of American who swam to Suu Kyi a mystery. By Maria Sudekum Fisher. Associated Press 14 May 2009. Elements of Yettaw\u2019s background discovered to date may indicate mental instability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/05\/14\/free-lipitor-viagra-other_n_203408.html\">Big Pharma proves it has a heart<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Free Lipitor, Viagra, other drugs for jobless. By Linda A. Johnson. Huffington Post, May 14, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mormontimes.com\/studies_doctrine\/doctrine_discussion\/?id=7749\">Engaging Mormon Doctrine through Film<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Dynamite, Dutcher, Hitchcock and the failure of LDS movies. By Michael De Groote. Mormon Times, May. 14, 2009. San Jose State University grad student says the debate over Mormon theology found its most public expression in the Mormon film movement. Spencer spoke at the Mormon Scholars in the Humanities conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/world\/article\/0,8599,1898163,00.html\">Mormon Man\u2019s Misadventure Leads to Suu Kyi\u2019s Arrest<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Suu Kyi Faces Jail After Uninvited Guest. By Hannah Beech. Time, May. 14, 2009. LDS Church member John W. Yettaw, a 53-year-old Vietnam Vet from Falcon, Missouri, swam across a lake May 3rd to pay an uninvited visit to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Both Yettaw and Suu Kyi have been detained by Burmese authorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_12360574\">Lawyer for parents says they didn\u2019t kidnap their LDS daughter.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>S.L. County detectives talk with LDS convert\u2019s family. After nearly 6 hours of questioning, the couple were allowed to return to Texas. By Steve Gehrke. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/13\/2009. A Salt Lake City detective began interviewing Danielle Wednesday evening in Texas. She, too, now has an attorney. \u201cWe\u2019re not sure how that\u2019s going to affect what she says,\u201d Salt Lake County Sheriff\u2019s Office Lt. Don Hutson said. \u201cIt is a little unique to have an attorney with a potential victim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eldigital.com.mx\/html\/30595_0_1_0_M.html\">Fundamentalist Mexican Mormon Freed, Kidnappers Arrested (in Spanish)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrestan a secuestradores de Eric Lebaron. El digital, 11 Mayo 2009. The men who kidnapped Eric Lebaron, a fundamentalist Mormon in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, have been arrested less than a week after they released Lebaron.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mormontimes.com\/people_news\/people_church\/?id=7745\">MAG 10th Anniversary Book<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Mormon Artists Group marks 10th anniv. with \u2018On Sunday.\u2019 By Glen Nelson. Mormon Times, May. 13, 2009. <em>On Sunday<\/em> looks at LDS Church services around the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/may\/14\/marriage-as-a-mormon-value\/\">Mormon meat markets.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Marriage as a Mormon value. By Julia Duin. The Washington Times, May 14, 2009. \u201cAnyone wonder why the Mormons do so well at marrying off their young? I learned why last Sunday, when I dropped by the ward in Chevy Chase, a brick building on Western Avenue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thelede.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/02\/09\/bishop-will-read-more-about-auschwitz-but-may-not-recant\/\">\u201cWomen going to university is part of the whole massive onslaught on God\u2019s Nature which characterizes our times.  True universities are for ideas, ideas are not for true girls, so true universities are not for true girls.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Bishop Will Read Up On Auschwitz, But May Not Recant. By Robert Mackey. The Lede, New York Times News Blog, February 9, 2009. In a new interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel, Bishop Richard Williamson, the recently rehabilitated Catholic priest who told Swedish television that \u201cnot one\u201d Jew had died in a Nazi gas chamber during World War II, says that he will \u201cnow review the historical evidence once again.\u201d The quotation about women is just one more of many of his views.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7892\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.judgejaybybeenews.org\/\">Bybee Friends Launch Website<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Truth &amp; Justice for Jay Bybee. 13 May 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2218176\/\">Utah Republicans moderating?! The end is near! <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Salt Lake City Liberals: What\u2019s happening to Republicans in Utah, and could it happen to Republicans anywhere else? By Christopher Cox. Slate, May 13, 2009. \u201cUtah\u2019s brand of religious conservatism is unique. And last fall\u2019s successful but bitter campaign against legalizing gay marriage in California has left the most dominant force in Utah\u2019s civic life\u2014the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints\u2014uncharacteristically silent about the very same issue in its home state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/barefootmeg.multiply.com\/video\/item\/56\">Everything\u2019s Amazing, Nobody\u2019s Happy<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Louis CK \u201cEverything\u2019s amazing, nobody\u2019s happy.\u201d (Usually Barefoot) Meg, Dec 4, \u201808. Video clip from the Conan O\u2019Brien show on our lack of gratitude for the modern world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/graceforgrace.com\/2009\/05\/12\/mormon-prophet-says-abstaining-from-water-in-fast-not-necessary-science-says-its-healthier\/\">Water Not Included in Fasting<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Mormon Prophet Says Abstaining from Water in Fast Not Necessary. Science Says it\u2019s Healthier. by ama49. Grace for Grace, May 12, 2009. Cites Heber J. Grant in 1932 Official Declaration, and suggests that fasting but still drinking water yields better health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.headlife.net\/2009\/05\/08\/austria-welcomes-jehovas-witnesses-to-the-club\/\">LDS Church Grandfathered in Under 1997 Austrian Law<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Austria Welcomes Jehovas Witnesses to the Club. By Peter. Headlife, May 8, 2009. Austrian Census numbers show LDS Church is too small to qualify as \u201creligious community\u201d under 1997 Austrian law, but was grandfathered in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/13\/nyregion\/13marriage.html\">N.Y. Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill, Debate Shifts to Senate<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>N.Y. Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill. By Jeremy W. Peters. New York Times, May 12, 2009. At last report, bill was one vote short of passage in the Senate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inmantechnologyit.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/ranch-kimball-and-john-halamka-at-hbs.html\">LDS Healthcare CEO Kimball Speaks at HBS<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Ranch Kimball and John Halamka at HBS. By Sarah Cortes. Inman Technology IT, May 13, 2009. Ranch Kimball, President and CEO of Joslin Diabetes Center and former Secretary of Economic Development under Governor Mitt Romney, spoke at an early morning Harvard Business School conference to over 100 leaders of industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/13\/realestate\/commercial\/13utah.html\">NY Times takes a look at the Church\u2019s City Creek development<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Overlooking the Mormon Temple, a New Center. By Linda Baker. New York Times, May 12, 2009. A private development of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, City Creek Center will be the largest mixed-use project in Salt Lake City. When completed in 2012, it will encompass 900,000 square feet of retailing, including an outdoor pedestrian shopping mall capped by 115 apartments; 1.6 million square feet of office space in eight buildings; a grocery store; and five residential towers with about 600 condominiums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.ucdavis.edu\/search\/news_detail.lasso?id=9101\">American Indians Descended From Single Group<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Native Americans Descended From a Single Ancestral Group, DNA Study Confirms. UCDavis News Release, April 28, 2009. After painstakingly comparing DNA samples from people in dozens of modern-day Native American and Eurasian groups, an international team of scientists thinks it can put the matter to rest: Virtually without exception the new evidence supports the single ancestral population theory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/article\/20090512\/PKR01\/90512141\/1058\">\u2018Shy Guy\u2019 Becomes Radio Star By Way of Football!<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Former \u2019shy guy\u2019 Poppinga unleashes lighter side off the field. By Scott Venci. Green Bay WI Press-Gazette. May 12, 2009. \u201cI was a shy guy in high school,\u201d says Brady Poppinga, a linebacker for Green Bay. But the shy kid went on an LDS mission to Uruguay for two years after high school and returned home a different man.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7882\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/05\/13\/steele-praises-romney-aft_n_202727.html\">Steele Flipflops on Romney<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Steele Praises Romney After Criticizing Him. By Glen Johnson. Huffington Post, May 12, 2009. The head of the Republican Party said Tuesday he regrets the public interpretation of comments in which he said the GOP voted against Mitt Romney last year in part because he was a Mormon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feministmormonhousewives.org\/?p=2473\">Support a good cause, and give Lisa a mohawk. <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>fMh Fundraiser (UPDATED): lop my hair off and feed a child in Tanzania* By: fMhLisa. Feminist Mormon Housewives, May 11, 2009. Giving Lisa a mohawk *is* a good cause!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/ci_12351673\">LDS Convert taken by parents is found<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Not kidnapped? LDS convert taken by parents is found. Police confirm safety, won\u2019t take further action. By Steve Gehrke. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/12\/2009. A local detective was en route to Texas Tuesday to interview the 19-year-old LDS convert because deputies still fear Danielle \u201ccould be in a threatened circumstance or not being completely honest\u201d since she is around her parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7879\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motleyvision.org\/2009\/john-bennion-wins-marilyn-brown-novel-award\/\">2009 Unpublished Mormon Novel Award to BYU\u2019s John Bennion<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>John Bennion wins Marilyn Brown Novel Award for \u201cAvenging Saints.\u201d By William Morris. A Motley Vision, 5.12.09. Previous winners are Jack Harrel\u2019s  Vernal Promises (published by Signature Books), Mormonville by Jeff Call (published by Cedar Fort), House Dreams by Janean Justham (unpublished?), The Coming of Elijah by Arianne Cope (Parables Publishing), and Rift by Todd Robert Petersen (forthcoming from Zarahemla Books).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailypilot.com\/articles\/2009\/05\/11\/topstory\/dpt-summerslawsuit051209.txt\">LDS Church Says Could Not Have Known of Summers\u2019 Molesting Teen<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Defendants claim no knowledge of molestation. Church, property owners and parents say they had no reason to suspect teen was abused from 1992 to 2001. By Joseph Serna. Newport Beach CA Daily Pilot, May 11, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/local\/breakingnews\/orl-bk-alafaya-trail-528-access-051109,0,5727974.story\">LDS Real Estate Arm Donates Land, Construction worth $10 Million for \u201cImpact Fee\u201d Waviers<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Alafaya Trail to get access to the BeachLine. By Dan Trac, Sentinel Staff Writer. Orlando FL Sentinel, May 11, 2009. Suburban Land Reserve Inc. will donate land and construction worth $10 million to build access road relieving traffic congestion in exchange for millions worth of impact fee waviers. The road would also improve acess to an industrial park the company owns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/leading-the-news\/romney-slaps-steele-over-mormon-comments-2009-05-11.html\">Romney slaps Steele over Mormon comments<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Romney slaps Steele over Mormon comments. By Reid Wilson. The Hill, 05\/11\/09. \u201cSometimes when you shoot from the hip you miss the target. This is one of those times,\u201d Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom told The Hill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/lds\/ci_12339001\">LDS Connections Used to Con Undocumented Immigrants<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Victims face deportation. They testified against woman accused of scamming undocumented immigrants. By Sheena Mcfarland. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/10\/2009. Leticia Avila used her LDS Church connections\u2026 to con $4,000 apiece from undocumented immigrants attempting to get legal visas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldextra.com\/content\/view\/308465\/136\/\">OMGosh! Sam from iCarly is LDS!!<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Queen of tweens by Denise Martin, Los Angeles Times. Provo Daily Herald, 11 May 2009. Jennette McCurdy, who plays Sam on Disney\u2019s hit tweens show <em>iCarly<\/em> is LDS and appeared in the LDS mystery film for tweens <em>Minor Details<\/em>, which premiered at the LDS film festival in January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jonedrahadian.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/10\/my-first-time-going-to-lds-church\/\">You Never Forget Your First Time<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>My First Time Going to LDS Church. Blog of Joned Rahadian, May 9, 2009. Rahadian attends the Annual District Conference of Surabaya and Malang in Indonesia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_12345724\">Woman kidnapped by parents after LDS conversion<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Woman, 19, was possibly kidnapped by her parents: Father upset about her decision to join LDS. By Steve Gehrke. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/11\/2009. A 19-year-old University of Utah student was taken from her Holladay apartment Sunday \u2014 reportedly by her father who was upset that she had recently joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ap.mysinchew.com\/node\/24343?tid=78\">Pope Bendict calls for a Palestinian state while visiting Israel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Pope in Israel calls for Palestinian homeland. By VICTOR L. SIMPSON\/Associated Press Writer. Mysinchew.com, 2009-05-11.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/newsnet.byu.edu\/story.cfm\/72450\">Gallop Poll: Mormons Generally Approve of Obama<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Poll: Mormons generally approve of Obama. By Steve Pierce. BYU Newsnet, 10 May 2009. \u201cThe president\u2019s approval among Latter-day Saints at 45 percent, with 40 percent disapproving. This level of support is significantly lower than Obama receives from the poll\u2019s other religious groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/articles.lancasteronline.com\/local\/4\/237389\">Neighbors Don\u2019t Want LDS Building<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrath over church: Love thy neighbor? Congregation and residents collide over new building. by Gil Smart, Associate Editor. Lancaster PA Sunday News, May 10, 2009. East Hempfield neighbors object to LDS building, case going to Federal court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/boydpetersen.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/04\/the-morality-of-politics-the-challenges-of-mormon-tribalism\/\">Thoughts from a Utah County Democrat<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The Morality of Politics: The Challenges of Mormon Tribalism. by Boyd Peterson. Dead Wood and Rushing Waters, April 4, 2009. \u201cLast year, I did something no sane person would do. I ran for the state legislature. In Utah county. As a Democrat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/style\/fashion\/articles\/2009\/05\/09\/20090509nielson0509.html\">Nienie\u2019s Story in the AZ Republic<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Crash survivor learns to be mom again. by Jamiee Rose. The Arizona Republic, May. 9, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnsnews.com\/public\/content\/article.aspx?RsrcID=47873\">Media Coverage of Pro 8 Called Blunder<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Media Blunders in Covering California\u2019s Prop 8. By David L. Wilkinson CNSNews.com, May 08, 2009. Wilkinson, a former Utah Attorney General, is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Legal and Policy Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/services\/content\/printedition\/2009\/05\/10\/bkmother0510.html\">Armstrong\u2019s Ordeal<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Mom blogger writes of ordeal: Forgoing depression medicine for baby drives narrative. from Los Angeles Times. Atlanta Journal and Constitution, May 10, 2009. Heather B. Armstrong (dooce.com) is a former Mormon \u2014 the Times tells her story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thingsofmysoul.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/pardon-narcissism-limited-farewell-to.html\">If there\u2019s sunshine in your heart, you can send a shining Ray, that will turn the night to day.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Pardon the Narcissism: A Limited Farewell to the Group Blogs. by Papa D. Things of My Soul, May 9, 2009. Godspeed in your new endeavor, friend, and hopefully we\u2019ll still see you around from time to time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/06\/dining\/06mini.html\">Many are cold, but few are frozen.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Freeze That Thought. By MARK BITTMAN. New York Times, May 5, 2009. \u201cJust as the stove comes with a hidden and often overlooked bonus \u2014 the broiler \u2014 so does the refrigerator: the freezer. Why not use it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beginningsnew.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/just-for-fun-my-visual-aid.html\">The cover of this month\u2019s Mormon Bride magazine.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>just for fun, my visual aid. by jeans. beginnings new, May 10, 2009. Local YW leader \u2018fixes\u2019 <em>Modern Bride<\/em> to make a point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allgov.com\/ViewNews\/Assistant_Secretary_for_Indian_Affairs__Who_is_Larry_EchoHawk_90510\">Who is Larry EchoHawk?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs: Who is Larry EchoHawk? by Kyle Kuersten. AllGov.com, May 10, 2009. A biographical overview of Obama\u2019s nominee for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.local-iq.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1222&amp;Itemid=54\">Beatboxing the gospel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Beatboxing the gospel. By Todd Eric Lovato. Local IQ, 07 May 2009. One-man hip hop phenom utilizes music, design to create a positive, productive message. \u201cBorn and raised in Salt Lake City, Freeman is a practicing Mormon and has a racially diverse background that includes a heavy dose of his mother\u2019s Samoan roots. After many years of soul searching and a period of, what he refers to as being, \u201cstupid and crazy,\u201d Freeman is currently reuniting with his Mormon faith, which resonates on the new album.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnnbcvideo.com\/?nid=ceu1uV53m7BsA3DMjQiQtTI5NzA3&amp;referred_by=15890620-JmTxJKx&amp;p=moveon\">I\u2019m famous!  (And your mom can be, too!)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Parades Erupt Throughout Country to Celebrate One Amazing Mother\u2019s Achievement. CNNBC, MAY 10, 2009. [Customized Happy Mother&#8217;s Day video]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/05\/09\/steele-romney-mormon\/\">RNC Chair Steele says GOP base rejected Romney because of issues with his Mormonism<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Steele Calls GOP Base Bigoted, Says They \u2018Rejected\u2019 Romney Because They Have \u2018Issues With Mormonism.\u2019 By Matt Corley. Think Progress 9 May 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics\/AP\/story\/1037473.html\">Interior nominee EchoHawk pledges to work for Indian country<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Interior nominee EchoHawk pledges to work for Indian country. By Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers. Miami Herald, 05.07.09. \u201cI would see it as my responsibility to do everything I can to see that every American Indian and Alaska Native youth receives an opportunity for a quality education, and a good job and economic prosperity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comment here on the Notes From All Over for the past week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[968],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes-from-all-over-features"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8310,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8285\/revisions\/8310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}