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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (98 votes).
In short: excellant race in cold february, well organised friendly event, unique tee shirt great for personal best In full: I came across this event by chance, whilst looking for 10k as training for Manchester marathon. web site was excellent and very easy to navigate. The event was well organised and friendly event. Although weather poor raining did not spoil the event. achieved a PB on flat fast course. There were problems with parking because of council only providing one parking attendant. The finishing tee shirt is great and I have seen many runners wearing around Liverpool and in a variety of events I have run since including the Manchester marathon. Would recommend this event to anyone and will hopefully be able to run next year if I am lucky enough to get a place. Date of review: June 24, 2013
In short: This is without doubt the best 10k in the countryIn full: WOW what a fantastic race again this year. It just gets better and better as each year goes by. The organisation is outstanding and is a credit to Adrian. Once you enter the race, the communication from Adrian is first class. He keeps you fully informed of how the event is developing, even down to keeping you informed of the weather and any potential problems. Nothing appears to be to much trouble. There was a slight delay to the start of the race which was not the fault of the organisers, but those responsible for providing the car parking facilities. Even so, the reason for the delay was communicated to runners, so that you are not stood around wondering what was happening. The inclusion of the band and 'Pelvis' was a great touch that added to the occasion. The course has been slightly altered and is a great opportunity to achieve a PB. The Marshalls are friendly and enthusiastic and the encouragement they provide is great and makes you want to keep going. The goodie bag is by far the best I have ever received. Other event organisers would do well to take note of this.No doubt the best 10k in the country and will take some beating. Thanks to Adrian and all those who assisted for all their hardwork.Date of review: March 10, 2013
In short: Fun day despite the Coastal winds! My first run in fancy dress! Good runDate of review: March 9, 2013
In short: really enjoyed the day will be back next year with friends Date of review: March 8, 2013
In short: Brilliant race. Well organised and fun. Will definately do it again next year.Date of review: February 19, 2013
In short: An Excellent Race - Quick, Friendly & Well OrganisedIn full: A well organised race with friendly organisation and a great atmosphere. Improves every year! Can't wait for the Mad Dog 4Date of review: February 17, 2013
In short: AMAZING!In full: What an amazing event from second 1 right to the end. The organisation was superb, the medal was the the best i have received, there was mad dog lemonade, the t shirt was fantastic and the support was second to none. I have run this event before and it was great but this was one of the best i have run. Massive congrats to the whole organisers and to the whole day. I will definately be running again next year.Date of review: February 16, 2013
In short: Good fun race, definatel worth attendingIn full: Entertainemnt en route, mixed abilities, good facilites avaialble.Date of review: February 15, 2013
In short: Out first proper race after starting running last September, exactly a year after we gave up smoking and it was amazing.. Fantastic race, and great people. FantasticDate of review: February 14, 2013
In full: just returning from injury. My first run in 4 weeks. well worth the trip. GREAT ORGANISATION. great ATMOSPHERE. Lots of support and entertainment along the whole course. Big thank you to the Air Cadets, Elvis, and Drummers for their support along the route. Will be returning for a second year in 2014 to beat recent time. Date of review: February 14, 2013
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Happy Birthday Cookout at MidsouthMakers
by Joe on Jan.10, 2014, under Events, Meetings
This Wednesday is MidsouthMaker's birthday. We've come a long way since 2010 and we're going to celebrate this FRIDAY by cooking out hamburgers & hot dogs at the space. We'll fire up the grill around 6:30ish. BYOB/Sides/Desserts.
Where: The Space
When: Friday Jan 10th 7ish
Who: YOU!
How Much: FREE! (Donations always welcome)
Why: Why not!?
Please RSVP here so we know how much food to prepare
We will be meeting at our space in Bartlett (2804 Bartlett Rd, Suite 2 Memphis, TN 38134 Our Building is behind the building facing the street).
Our open house meetings are quite laid back and for members and non-members to come check out what we have going on at the space or to just come tour our space
HACKmemphis HACKday December 14th
by Joe on Nov.20, 2013, under Events, Projects
December 14th we'll be hosting a HACKmemphis HACKday at the space from 10am to 7pm. Vaco is going to be sponsoring lunch for the day and MidsouthMakers/HACKmemphis will make sure there are pleny of drinks & snacks throughout the day.
A HACKday sponsored by HACKmemphis. Bring your projects, form groups and make tech happen. Don't have a project? No worries! Come join a project with other local developers. We will have plenty of tools on hand for nearly any kind of project (From small electronics to woodworking and crafts). We're open to Software, Hardware, ANY kind of developer / maker / hacker.
As always, designers are encouraged to join this event. Help a team build an awesome UI or just come work on that project you never seem to have time to finish.
All the things you loved about HACKmemphis 2013, but in one day and with slightly fewer danishes.
Lunch will be provided (Sponsored by Vaco!) as well as snacks and drinks (Sponsored by MidsouthMakers) through the day.
Space is limited. Please do not register if you are not sure you will be able to make it. We anticipate selling out and having to use a waiting list. If you register a ticket and find out you will not be able to attend, please cancel your order or contact us so we can free up the ticket for someone else.
Note: Because MidsouthMakers' space is a place where tools and machinery are in use, their insurance requires all attendees fill out a waiver. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us prior to registering.
Thanks to Vaco for sponsoring lunch!
HACKmemphis Sept 14th & 15th
by Joe on Aug.23, 2013, under Events
HACKmemphis is a Memphis Hackathon event we have been helping with. Register now to be apart of this event. There will be software and hardware hackers on hand to work on projects, collaborate on ideas, and generally do cool stuff.
T Shirt Bleaching on August 18th @ Noon
by Joe on Jul.31, 2013, under Events, Workshops
General overview:
We'll be bleaching colored cotton t-shirts, using vinyl stickers as masks to create personalized t-shirts:
Attendees: 5-8(10-16) with 2 classes, an hour each or so
There should be plenty of table space to accommodate that many people if desired.
When: Sunday August 18th Noon
Supplies on hand:
Small t-shirts(kid sizes included): 20-35
Medium T-shirts: 36
Large T-shirts: 14 dark (7 light)
XLarge T-shirts: 4
Work Gloves
Spray bottle
Bleach Solution
Vinyl stickers
Vinegar (Bleach neutralizing solution)
Attendees will need to bring:
Other T-shirt sizes if desired. We only have a limited amount of L/XL shirts on hand.
Work safe clothing (we'll be working with a bleach solution)
Claudio will want to have the artwork (one or two pieces) the week before the class. Claudio will cut the artwork that Friday to have time to address any issues prior to the class on Sunday. On Sunday we'll peel the stickers, place on the shirts and spray with a bleach solution. The shirt will then sit for 5-10 minutes depending on desired finish. We'll then rinse the shirt in some water and finally in a vinegar solution to help neutralize the bleaching process. We'll then hang the t-shirts to dry.
Cost Breakdown:
Base Class: Members $5 NonMembers: $10 (Includes 1 Free shirt: Either one you bring, or from Supplies on hand)
Extra shirt (ours or yours): $2 each (we may limit how many due to attendance)
Supplies on hand are limited to first come, only size listed are available
LAN Party July 27th!
by Joe on Jul.08, 2013, under Events, Meetings
Games List: Team Fortress 2, Left For Dead 2, Unreal Tournament 2004, UT3, Monday Night Combat, Super Monday Night Combat, Diablo 3, StarCraft 2, DOTA2, Minecraft
Food: We'll be cooking out. Burgers/Hot Dogs available for $15 donation (MidsouthMakers Members $10) which includes soda BYOB (obviously 21+) Feel free to bring your own food/drinks/snacks. There are also food places near the space to go get food if you wish.
Agenda: 4pm-6pm Food + Set up
6pm-whenever – GAMES! There is no set schedule for games, if you want to play a game, just shout "who wants to play X?!" There will also be a Steam Group for you to join to find other LAN Party Attendees faster.
Remember if you are under 18 you need parent/guardian with you.
If you plan to drink you must be 21+ and please drink responsibly, if you need a ride/cab home please let someone know.

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Advanced Micro Devices this week revealed some details about its future processors during its presentation at the Lehman Brothers T4 Conference. The company sees the future of central processing units in increasing count of processing engines, more advanced memory controllers and higher-bandwidth I/O busses.
The Road Ahead
The milestones of the road ahead are dual-core, quad-core and eight-core processors to allow highly-parallel tremendously efficient architecture; DDR2, DDR3 memory types as well as FB DIMMs to constantly drive unbelievable transfer rates of system memory to match the increased core-clocks and number of cores; HyperTransport 3 as well as PCI Express 2 interconnection busses; split power planes that allow CPU to reduce voltage when only memory controller operates, which decreases overall power consumption of chips; as well as Presidio and Pacifica technologies – advanced security and virtualization capabilities.
Fred Weber, Chief Technology Officer at AMD, did not elaborate on timeframes for all the innovations his company is going to bring, but given that presentation did not elaborate on very long-term future, it is possible to expect all of the capabilities to be implemented within the next 3 – 4 years into AMD64 and AMD code-named K9 and K10 processors.
Feeling itself unprecedented competitive and being fully concentrated on technology, AMD currently does not name code-names of its future projects, like it did in the past to show future potential and differentiate future products from current processors. Presently feature-set of forthcoming AMD chips is not discussed much, in contrast, AMD proclaims certain enhancements for existing and close-to-be-released processors.
In mid-2003 AMD's execs and sources close to the company said AMD's K9 project would see the light of the day in 2005, roughly 2 years after the first AMD64 went out of AMD's fab. Today AMD does not name K9, but speaks about dual-core K8 (AMD64) central processing units. It is unclear whether the company initially referred its dual-core chips as K9, or the K9 project is delayed. The destiny of longer-term projects called AMD K10 and AMD K11 is also not completely clear.
AMD reiterated its commitment to deliver server and workstation dual-core chips in mid-2005 with desktop dual-core products following in the second half of the year at the Lehman Brothers T4 Conference.


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The Gates Millennium Scholars Program, established in 1999, was initially funded by a $1 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The GMS Scholarship Award provides:
Program accomplishments:
The Gates Scholars Millennium process
The deadline for the 2014 GMS Online Application process was Wednesday, January 15, 2014. The database is now closed. Please note that application forms that were submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST January 15, 2014 are currently being processed and we will not be able to provide status updates.
Students who submitted their application by the deadline will begin to receive notification in March 2014.
The selection and notification processes are as follows: - February 2014, independent readers will complete an individualized reading and scoring assessment of eligible students in three major areas:
* academic achievement
* community service
* leadership potential - March 2014, students will be notified and informed if they are selected as a finalist or not selected. - Finalists will be notified if they are selected as Gates Millennium Scholars or not selected by mid-April 2014. All selected Gates Scholars will be notified no later than May 1, 2014.
Thank you for your interest in the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. For more information, visit www.gmsp.org
This blog showcases Claflin University's current Gates Scholars. They will be sharing their experiences and opportunities with you.
Dillon Isaac is a junior biology major and chemistry minor from Blackville, South Carolina. During his high school years, Isaac attended Blackville-Hilda High School, where he graduated as salutatorian of his class. Also, during his senior year, Isaac was awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship, which funds 10 years of education virtually debt free. Since attending Claflin University, Issac has participated in internships, research experiences and even a couple of studying abroad opportunities. After his freshman year, he participated in the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program at Duke University, in which he received the opportunity to take rigorous course work in physics and organic chemistry while shadowing physicians. The following summer, Isaac participated in the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at the University of South Carolina-Columbia. There, he conducted intensive research regarding fundamental immunological processes and was awarded the Emerging Scholar Award — an award given to students who demonstrate the most academic and research potential. Shortly after, Isaac studied abroad in Gold Coast, Australia, for four-and-a-half months during his junior fall semester. Isaac is a volunteer at a local soup kitchen, member of the Minority Association of Pre-medical Students and a student researcher. Recently, he was awarded the UNCF Merck Science Initiative Undergraduate Award, valued at $25,000 and includes internship opportunities. His favorite life motto is: "When you think you've ran out of all possibilities … remember this: you haven't." Jerel Lee, from Garnett, South Carolina, graduated with high honors from Ridgeland High School, where he participated in a host activities and organizations. He is a senior biology major and chemistry minor. Lee said he choose Claflin because he felt as though he could maximize his true potential and gain the Claflin Confidence that will allow him to make a difference in the world. While at Claflin University, he has participated in many activities and organizations. He is currently president of the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, the executive to the president for the American Chemical Society and parliamentarian of the Pre-Alumni Council. He also participated in the Claflin University Gospel Choir, NAACP and National Society of Black Engineers.
Antonio "Tony" Riley is a native of Sumter, South Carolina. He graduated from Lakewood High School in 2012 as president of the student body. While in Sumter, Riley spent much of his time at the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, and through his service, he was named South Carolina Youth of the Year. He has volunteered more than 600 hours at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Riley is a human performance and recreation major and education minor. The contagious empowerment and noticeable vision of success is really what attracted Riley to Claflin. Riley serves as a consultant in the University's Writing Center and was a member of the Claflin University Concert Choir. He has earned a paid internship with South Carolina Chamber of Commerce for the summer, and looks forward to more opportunities to come his way.
When I received the Gates Millennium Scholarship, it took me a while to wrap my head around what I possessed in my hands. This scholarship is far beyond the likes of being measured by a simple monetary value. My uncle recently sent me a message, "Do you realize you are a millionaire already?" Even though that is not entirely true, I suppose I could consider myself a millionaire because of the many, many opportunities and people being a Gates Millennium Scholar has and will introduce me to. I have no doubt that the GMS, UNCF and Claflin Family is blessed beyond measure. The Gates Millennium Scholars Program truly enables dreams and ambitions. To be a part of this experience is nothing that can be measured, but only appreciated as you are empowered to pursue your life's greatest and most visionary ambitions.


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Several weeks ago Grace to You launched a blog series examining the subject of contextualization, the pragmatic approach to evangelism that says the gospel can be made more powerful by adapting it to cultural contexts. John MacArthur opened that series by asking an important question: Where did Christians ever get the idea they could win the world to Christ by imitating it?
Believe it or not, church marketing specialists answer that question by claiming the apostle Paul as their inspiration. They say he modeled contextualization when he addressed the Athenian philosophers on Mars Hill (Acts 17:22-34). But their favorite passage to cite to justify contextualizing the gospel is 1 Corinthians 9:22-23, where Paul wrote, "I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some. And I do all things for the sake of the gospel, that I may become a fellow partaker of it."
John MacArthur confronted and corrected that false way of thinking about Paul's statement with a careful, reasoned explanation of the text. Far from mandating pragmatism in ministry, the apostle Paul was calling for personal sacrifice on the part of the evangelist.He was describing not his willingness to sacrifice the message, but his willingness to sacrifice himself to preach the message. He would give up everything to promote the spread of the gospel—his rights, privileges, and ultimately his own life.
That's precisely how Paul lived and ministered. The history of his ministry in the New Testament bears proof after proof of that claim.
Paul was no contextualizer. His point in 1 Corinthians 9 was that no evangelist should let his Christian liberty hinder anyone's hearing and understanding the message of Christ. In that passage, Paul was describing—and in some sense, advocating—an attitude of personal sacrifice, not compromise. Paul would never alter Christ's call to repent and believe the gospel under any circumstances—and neither should you.
In case you missed John MacArthur's articles, here are the links:
1. All Things to All Men
2. Giving Up to Gain
3. Liberty in Christ
4. Servants of a New Covenant
5. For the Jews I Became Jewish, Part 1
6. For the Jews I Became Jewish, Part 2
7. For the Gentiles I Became a Gentile
8. For the Weak I Became Weak
9. "Contextualization" and the Corruption of the Church
10. By All Means Save Some
1. All Things to All Men
2. Giving Up to Gain
3. Liberty in Christ
4. Servants of a New Covenant
5. For the Jews I Became Jewish, Part 1
6. For the Jews I Became Jewish, Part 2
7. For the Gentiles I Became a Gentile
8. For the Weak I Became Weak
9. "Contextualization" and the Corruption of the Church
10. By All Means Save Some
John ended his critique of the contextualization movement by issuing a warning and plea to the church:
By all means we are to seek the salvation of the lost. We must be servants to all, deferential to every kind of person. For Jews we should become Jewish; for Gentiles we should be like Gentiles; for children we should be childlike; and so on for every facet of humanity. But the primary means of evangelism we dare not overlook: the straightforward, Christ-centered proclamation of the unadulterated Word of God. Those who trade the Word for amusements or gimmicks will find they have no effective means to reach people with the truth of Christ.
By all means we are to seek the salvation of the lost. We must be servants to all, deferential to every kind of person. For Jews we should become Jewish; for Gentiles we should be like Gentiles; for children we should be childlike; and so on for every facet of humanity. But the primary means of evangelism we dare not overlook: the straightforward, Christ-centered proclamation of the unadulterated Word of God. Those who trade the Word for amusements or gimmicks will find they have no effective means to reach people with the truth of Christ.
Because Grace to You was occupied with hosting the Truth Matters conference, we decided to shut off the comments throughout the course of the series. We know many of you wanted to respond to the articles, so now's your chance. What do you think?
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Thank you Pastor MacArthur and the GTY staff for the topic and the Truth Matters Conference. My wife and I attended the conference and it was our first time at Grace Church. Coming from a church (a southern baptist church) that is unfortunately influenced by the world, it was so refreshing to attend a church who's main focus is exalting God not imitating the world. We have become so discouraged in our own church by the lack of seriousness for scipture and worship. Doctrine is viewed as divisive, and to question or call for a more biblical view of God and worship is met with stiff resistance. I've even been forbidden from teaching or leading anything because I believe in election and predestination. We were so recharged after the conference but, now are feeling the emptiness again of not being among a boby of believers who all attend church for one reason. To hear the word of God preached. Not being in a position of leadership, how do we address these problems? How do we expose the error of contextualization and inviting the world in? I guess my real question is, is it ok to ask the leaders of the church to examin this stuff and measure it against scripture? How do we do that without making them mad?
Thank you again for your devotion to the truth.
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Steve, if I may.
I completely understand your position for I had the privilege some years ago (although I did not think so at the time) of being removed from all leadership (church moderator, Deacon, Adult SS teacher, Committee Chair) from a local SBC church which went seeker (culturally relevant) after the pattern of many mega, and the not so mega, churches. So that while I completely understand your heart's desire to be in line with the truths of Scripture and to see those whom you love do so as well, I do not think you will attain your goals if they are anything other than to remain true to the truths of Scripture. This is tough but it must be your resolve.
As I came to realize, being removed from leadership allowed for a more intimate relationship to be formed with those who were teachable, those with whom God was already at work. The truth has always been resisted, but I think that the use of contextualization is not born so much from a staunch resistance to the truth as it is a misapplied dedication to grow which comes from a belief that numbers equal being a success for God. This sees great numbers as testimony of being approved and small numbers as just not doing it correctly; this is the mantra of most church growth strategists. But holding this view would mean that Wal-mart is the most spiritual enterprise on the planet and Jeremiah was a dismal failure.
So "is it ok to ask the leaders of the church to examine this stuff and measure it against scripture? How do we do that without making them mad?" It is certainly ok and very appropriate for a member of the local assembly to do this; but it is very difficult to get someone to see when the either cannot or will not since the truths of Scripture are seen only through God's work in an individuals life. As for "making them mad," try as you may this is probably unavoidable for some of them; just make sure that it is the Scriptures to which they take offence and not you.
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Excellent series, GTY! Thank you Dr. MacArthur for explaining the passages so clearly.
As usual I can count on John and the GTY team to bring a proper understanding to the text, only claiming the Word of God as their authority.
I have personally been dramatically changed in my understanding of how to read and interpret Scripture in a way that is faithful to the rest of the Bible because of your leadership.
When I may be frustrated with the world or how so many people seem to be indifferent to the authority of Scripture I can always be encouraged and built up in my faith, here. My desire is to imitate your faithfulness as you imitate Christ.
Keep up the great work! Again...thank you, thank you, thank you.
Ben Hogan
Greetings, Steve.
I'm glad you enjoyed the conference. I know I speak for all the GTY staff when I say it was our pleasure to host it.
Regarding your question: I think you would find the final session from the Truth Matters conference extremely helpful. It was a Q&A between Phil Johnson and John MacArthur. Giving that session another listen (or read) might give you the perspective you need to make a decision. During that interview, Phil asked John what to do when you're in a church that engages in practices you believe compromise Scripture. John's answer was pure gold.
First, he said never to leave a church over petty matters. John loves pastors and understands the abuse they suffer from overzealous, immature, disgruntled church members. That principle bears repeating.
Next, he listed some basic criteria for evaluating the health of a church—and consequently for determining whether or not you can justify a departure. Here was his list of non-negotiables:
• A Church must honor Christ
• A Church must exalt the Word of God
• A Church must have trustworthy leaders
John admitted the somewhat subjective evaluation of those guidelines. In other words, what constitutes a violation? That depends on your biblical and theological convictions. At the very least, those principles help form some kind of foundation for analysis.
As to whether or not you should approach the church leadership about your concerns, it would be dangerous and sinful for me to bind your conscience and say, "You must leave this church, and you need to confront your leaders." That's a decision you need to make over prayer, discussion with your wife, and consideration of your relationship with your pastor(s). One thing is clear: you should always resist any artificial pressure or obligation to keep yourself and your family in an apostatizing church. Your loyalty is first to Christ and His Word.
John MacArthur and Grace to You love, appreciate, and desire to support the local church and her leaders. But when God's Word is compromised, our loyalties must stay true to Christ.
I hope that helps, Steve.
Thanks for your comment, Eric. Sorry I haven't been able to respond until now.
John engaged in the same kind of polemic Paul did when warning his readers against worldly philosophy in Colossians 2:8. He explained what he meant by "philosophy," then condemned it.
Take a look:
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. Col. 2:8
Some might argue that Paul was anti-philosophy. Not so. He was against any philosophy not in accordance with Christ—worldly, unchristian, humanistic ideologies. In the same way, John described what he meant by contextualization: adapting the gospel to fit the tastes of a sinner; then he condemned that practice.
In seminary, our Hebrew grammar professor told us about a group of Eskimo missionaries who when translating the Old Testament into the Eskimo language, changed the word "sheep" from Psalm 23 to "seal," in order to help that culture understand the truth. Where does it end? Why not just explain to them what a sheep is, and how a shepherd leads, feeds, and protects his flock?
By the way, I disagree with your example of the cross. The first Christians did not contextualize the gospel by taking a Roman method of execution and making it something to glory in. God did that. Jesus talked about the cross before His death. Besides, if we take the modern principle of contextualization (your # 4 definition) to its unavoidable conclusion, we should scrap the "cross" and start using "gas chamber" or "lethal injection" instead, so our culture can understand the atonement. It doesn't work.
Thank you for the reply and taking the time to address my questions .
I understand your first comment and tread lightly when I speak. I don't want to appear disgruntled or discouraging to the pastor nor to other members.
I did listen to the q&a again. It's funny you mentioned it. We missed that session because our flight home but wanted to ask those very questions. What to do about those non-negotiables.
We are currently going thru a study by the Blackabys, "When God Speaks". There are some good parts but, most sound very dangerous. Extra biblical revelation, listening for the voice of God, and that God interacts with us the same way he did with individuals in scripture. Our pastor even believes that people still speak in tongues and one of his family members has the gift of prophecy. He's new to our church so I've tried to be supportive but am growing more and more concerned of a departure from sound biblical teaching.
Your point is well taken, I can't expect you to direct me in something you are not directly involved in. We will continue to pray about together. Again these blogs, and the work you all do has been very helpful. I think speak for many others we appreciate you work.
Yes it does help!
Eric and Tommy,
Good discussion and clarification on contextualization. I want to echo what Tommy wrote about the need to take time to explain the biblical culture rather than localizing it.
My wife and I were missionaries in Papua New Guinea where we spent 2 years learning the Myu language and culture before teaching the scriptures and presenting the gospel. Our culture studies were so that we could properly understand how they would hear what we taught. Rather than changing the scriptures we took time to teach about sheep and shepherding and other Old and New Testament practices. One of the ways we did this was during our literacy program. The Myu language had never been learned by an outsider or written down prior to our arrival. Along with teaching and translating the scriptures was a priority to teach the adults and children how to read and write their own language. In one of our primers we focused on the main biblical cultural topics that would come up in our gospel teaching. We showed them pictures of sheep and pictures of ourselves in the snow back home in Upper Michigan. They did not have words in their language for for sheep or snow so we used the common trade language (Melanesian English) words for them. The isolated Myu people are very intelligent and had no trouble understanding foreign biblical culture when it was properly explained.
It would be dangerous to try to find a Myu cultural equivalent to replace the biblical account because none of them are exact representations of scripture. And the Myu Bible teachers are now able to articulate biblical culture in teaching the culture rather than coming up with some local example that falls short. Once you localize the scriptures you would be stuck trying to find "equivalents" that would constantly fall short. This is very dangerous.
There is absolutely no need to change the inspired word of God. It is no different than how we are to teach here at home. Explain the biblical culture so we can truly understand God's intended meaning. For "All scripture (graphe, written biblical text) is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness..." (2Tim.3:16)
I always learn so much from these blogs and I thank Gty and the bloggers.
I was wondering if calling a Christmas eve service, the mass, to draw in people, is this an example of contextualization?
God Bless.
Thanks for your question, Elizabeth.
I'm not sure employing the term "mass" to draw people in (as you said) represents contextualization so much as it does manipulation. i.e. enticing Catholics to attend a Protestant service.
While the term itself does not necessarily or officially indicate any particular theology, in common usage it has connections with the Roman Catholic Church. That's enough to dissuade me from using it to describe any part of what takes place in a true, evangelical protestant church.
Why confuse people by describing a protestant service with a term used nearly exclusively by Catholics? That might be a good thing to ask the church in question, and it would probably yield an insightful answer.
Let us know what you find out!
Thanks, Tim.
Amen to everything you said. Thanks for your efforts to reach the people of Papua New Guinea. Your approach is a refershing demonstration of the power and sufficiency of Scripture.
Thanks for GTY. I now understand difference between Catholics and Christian. God bless you and Thanks.
Thank you Grace to You and Grace church, after attending the conference and soaking in the worship, the preaching of the word, the fellowship with like minded believers, the unbelieveable grace-filled welcome and hospitality we received, my husband and I were ready to move to southern California!
Alas we returned home and continue our search for a church were Christ is exalted, the word is preached and leadership is Godly. We also had to consider giving up our membership in our church. We do not take that lightly and are continuing to seek guidance and discernment from God's word.
Having GTY as a resource has been a tremendous blessing for us, thank you for your faithful service, and a special thank you to you Tommy, my husband and I were greatly encouraged by your godly counsel. May God bless GTY and all who proclaim the Truth.
Chuck & Achnes Smith
Dear Tim Spanton,
I rejoiced to read about your method of working among the Myu people in PNG. I feel such joy to hear of faithful servants who teach the Word of God faithfully, sacrficing their time and effort to convey the whole truth to people, and "becoming all things to all men" in the true sense of that verse of Paul's.
We can often forget that when the Gospel was first preached in Europe, early Europenas had no idea what some of the Hebrew/Greek?Roman cultures were like. What is a camel, a fig, a cross, cedars, High Priests, Caesar, etc. Why are so many afraid now to educate people about the culture of Scripture? I heard of a Bible Society (!) recently who told a people in Africa that Christ was the "Rice of life" because they didn't know what bread was. I an unsure how they went on to explain what manna was and how manna was a "type" for Christ in the Old Testament - they would miss some rich teaching therefore. Not everything that seems good is good - only remaining faithful to Scripture can overcome our limited (and often sinful) thoughts and errors.
Thank you for being faithful to our Lord. It is a real encouragement to me as I seek to do the same. It reminds me that persistent hard work is necessary but brings great rewards. It also teaches me that we should respect the people we speak to enough to recognise that they are as capable as we are of thinking and being educated - any other belief is prideful arrogance.
Thank you, and God bless your future work in the Lord with wisdom, discernment and joy.
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Here's What I'm Really Thankful for (Hint: It's not the Latest Gadget)
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- This isn't a story about the latest iGadget or where tech stocks will trade next year. It's more than that.
This has been a year of growth for me, both professionally and personally. It's been a remarkable year, and I wanted to share it with TheStreet's readers, and give thanks for what's been most important to me this year, as I look ahead to 2013.
This is my last column for 2012, as I take the next few days off to relax and reflect. I want to leave you with something that's important to me and let you into my world a little more than simply reporting on the iPhone or iPad.
In the spirit of Christmas, here's a list of 12 things I'm thankful for. I hope you take the time to read it and, at the end, make your own list about what you're thankful for this holiday season.
1. My family. There isn't a day that goes by that they don't help me in life, and for that I love them more than words could ever say. They've been there for me through thick and thin, and I couldn't begin to repay them for everything they've done. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
2. My dad. He suffered a series of strokes after Christmas 2007. On New Year's Eve, his neurologist asked my sister and I (21 and 24 at the time) to make a decision on the course of action the doctor would take. Essentially, he put our father's life in our hands, despite us not understanding modern medicine. One option was to stop him from having another stroke, but it risked killing him. The other option was to let him have another stroke, which would probably be a major one, and then rehabilitate.
He now lives in a nursing home, where I visit him a few times a month. This is the first time I've ever written about this. I've talked about it with friends. It's not the easiest thing in the world to talk about, but it's part of who I am and I felt the need to get it out there.
He's my best friend, and though I miss the days where we could go to a ball game, I'm incredibly thankful he's still around. I love you, Dad.
3. My job. I'm incredibly lucky to work at TheStreet, where for the first time in a very, very long time, I enjoy coming to work. I have the best beat in the world, covering companies like Apple (AAPL) , Google (GOOG) and Facebook (FB) , but it's so much more than that. I work with incredibly smart and talented people, and I'm proud of the job we've done this year and look forward to 2013.


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Sunday, March 02, 2008
What does topology have to do with computability? Reloaded.
I introduced the idea of open sets as being the sets that can be observed by an idealised type of machine. So how about turning this notion onto itself. There are two possible outcomes from using one of our machines. It can respond "yes" or fail to respond at all. We can give these states the names ⊤ and ⊥ respectively. So the space of possible states is the set S = {⊤,⊥}, with the former meaning "yes". Now suppose we have a machine to watch machines. What are the possible observable subsets of S? Well we can easily build a machine that always responds ⊤ and we can also easily build a machine that always responds ⊥. So {} and {⊤,⊥} are observable. We can also build a machine that simply relays the state of the observed machine. That gives us the observable set {⊤}. But what about {⊥}?. Well there's no way we can build a machine that responds with ⊤ when it sees ⊥ and with ⊥ when it sees ⊤. In order to respond ⊤ when it sees ⊥ it needs no know how long to wait before giving up. But the original definition of machine that I give says that we have no guarantee of how long a machine might take to respond. So no such machine is possible. In other words, the observable sets are {}, {⊤} and {{}, ⊤}, and this makes a topology on S. (Trivial exercise: check the axioms for this topology.)
S, equipped with this topology, is known as the Sierpinski space. There's an interesting way to think about this. In Set Theory we have the notion of set membership, and membership is a binary valued thing. So the two element set {0,1} has a special role in that it gives a way to label the answers to the question "is x in the set y?:". (In fact, this can be formalised nicely in category theory through the notion of a subobject classifier.) The Sierpinski space plays a similar role for sets when you only have a one-sided membership test. We can make this analogy precise:
Given a set X then any subset, U, of X, can be written as f-1({1}) where f is a function f:X->{0,1}. Conversely, any such function gives rise to a subset.
Given a topological space X, then any open subset U, of X, can be written as f-1({⊤}) where f is a continuous function f:X->S. Conversely, any such function gives rise to an open subset.
Now consider the continuous functions from S to S. As S has only two elements, there are only four possibilities to consider. (Almost trivial exercise: find the continuous functions. Remember, f is continuous if and only if f-1(U) is open for all open U.) It turns out there are precisely three functions. They are essentially the same functions that I listed here for the purely lazy Haskell case. So at least for this simple case, the computable functions are precisely the continuous ones. And that is now my second answer to the question a month or two ago. By assigning the correct topology to your types you can arrange that the computable functions are precisely the continuous functions. At this point you can turn the tools of topology to computer science and you find that terms like discrete, Hausdorff and compact, which are all standard terms from topology defined inn terms of open sets, all have computational content. And of course this machinery generalises from the simple example S to any other type. (There is a proviso due to the fact that in topology, arbitrary unions of open sets must be open, but this doesn't carry over directly without a little bit of tweaking.)
One researcher making use of such ideas is Martin Escardo. When I started writing these posts I was looking at a bunch of papers by Escardo that I found hard to decipher. Since starting, however, I discovered that this document is actually a fairly easy read. So it's not worth me saying much more except to tell you to read that. And also check out the work of Paul Taylor.
I can now give a summary of what the last three posts have all been about:
It's tempting to think of functions in a programming language like Haskell as being like ordinary mathematical functions and try to embed types and Haskell functions directly into Set Theory as sets and functions. After all, Haskell functions don't have side-effects and so seem to behave much like mathematical functions. But not all functions terminate in a finite time, so they aren't quite like ordinary functions after all. We could think of them in terms of partial functions, but partial functions don't have a very rich structure and certainly don't automatically rule out examples like the non-continuous function from () to (). But topology *does* provide a good framework. This idea goes back a few years, to the work of people like Smyth, Plotkin and Scott. But I've been programming (at least as a hobby) for 30 years, and I got my PhD in Mathematics about 16 years ago, and yet I never knew that these topics were so connected. So this work isn't getting as much publicity as it should, even among people who know a little topology and computer science.
And I'll finish by mentioning an application. An important property that topological spaces can have is known as compactness. I can give a rough idea of what this means quite easily: consider a finite row of pigeonholes and an infinite number of letters. There is no way of placing all of the letters in the pigeon holes without one of the pigeonholes ending up with an infinite number of letters. This isn't the case if you have an infinite row of pigeonholes. On the other hand, consider the task of placing an infinite sequence of zero sized dots on a closed interval on the real line. You won't be forced to put two dots on the same point, but there will be at least one point in the interval where the dots are infinitely bunched together. For example, if you place dots at 1/2,1/4,1/8,1/16,... inside the interval [-1,1] then in any small interval around zero there will be infinitely many dots. There'll be such a point whatever scheme you try. So even though [-1,1] isn't finite, it's the 'next best thing'. One important thing about compact sets is that there are often strategies to exhaustively search them. And that is precisely what my earlier post about exhaustive searches was discussing. So topological ideas give a nice way to get a handle on these non-obvious search algorithms, and characterise those types for which such searches are possible.
PS In my previous post I introduced the idea of 'observability' as an intuition pump for topology. I think that idea goes back to the work of Stephen Vickers. Brits might recognise that name. Check out the wikipedia page on him if you don't.
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- PAStheLoD said...
Hi! The link to your previous post is broken (some unwanted characters got into the href).
Thanks for the introduction to topology. It was so "elegant", linking automaton theory (the basics of it) with topology. I'm very much interested in maths, but most of these "modern" theories (like topology, category theory, etc..) don't really have any good introduction. (At least I don't know of any.)
- Sunday, 02 March, 2008
- Mark Reid said...
The links to the paper by Escardo and Paul Taylor aren't working but apart from that, thanks for the great post. I'm really enjoying your expositions.
- Sunday, 02 March, 2008
- sigfpe said...
Every link's broken? Either I've had a complete mental breakdown and forgotten the most basic HTML, or blogger.com is acting up.
- Sunday, 02 March, 2008
But not all functions terminate in a finite time, so they aren't quite like ordinary functions after all.
I hardly know enough to be dangerous, let alone reliable, on this topic, but it seems to me like you are confusung functions with algorithms. A certain algorithm used to compute a result in a particular way may not terminate, but mathematically speaking, it would be possible, for example, to provide answers by pulling the values out of a prebuilt map of very large size.
It is not about terminating/nonterminating, but rather that the machine must be incomplete and finite so there are certain functions for which it must answer "I don't know". Non-termination is one way of doing that if it cannot be better programmed to avoid situations beyond the limits of the computer (like even simply terminating after a maximum time limit and returning the I don't know answer.
- Sunday, 02 March, 2008
- sigfpe said...
That's kind of the point. There's a long mathematical tradition of reasoning about about functions and it'd be nice to use that in programming. 'Functions' in imperative programming languages aren't functions so it's hard to apply the method there. In 'functional' programming, the things we call 'functions' still aren't quite functions in the usual sense, for the reasons you point out. But they look like something so similar to mathematical functions much of the time, so it'd be nice if there were a fix. Well this is one fix: reinterpret types as topological spaces then 'functions' are continuous functions, even when the underlying algorithm doesn't terminate. So even though we're really talking about algorithms, we can reason about them in a functional way.
You could even use a 'total' programming language where every 'function' is guaranteed to terminate. When that's the case, 'functions' become functions.
- Sunday, 02 March, 2008
- Peter said...
Thanks for an interesting post. To nitpick, you say:
"At this point you can turn the tools of topology to computer science and you find that terms like discrete, Hausdorff and compact, which are all standard terms from topology defined inn terms of open sets, all have computational content."
Apparently the Hausdorff space is not very interesting; take a look at Alex Simpson's lecture notes (l3.pdf).
- Monday, 03 March, 2008
- Paul Taylor said...
The analogy between observability and open sets, whilst nicely treated in Steven Vickers' book, pre-dates his involvement in the subject. Michael Smyth played a large part in it, though the names Abramsky, Dijkstra, Floyd, Hoare, Plotkin and Scott also come to mind.
Alex Simpson's "lecture 3" covers similar ground to this blog, but I see no mention of Hausdorffness in it. Certainly cpos (with _|_) are not Hausdoff, except trivially.
However, a space X is discrete or Hausdorff iff the diagonal X subset XxX is respectively open or closed. In these cases, there is a corresponding map to the Sierpinski space. For a discrete space it is called = (equality) and for a Hausdorff space # (inequality or apartness).
In particular, the real line is Hausdorff but not discrete. Does Peter think that this is not an important space? My paper (click on my name above). is about this space.
- Tuesday, 04 March, 2008
- Peter said...
Paul: Sorry, I am not a toplogist of any stripe whatsoever, so far be it for me to argue with you.
To clarify what I meant: in the pointed-CPO semantics that are occupying my brain at the moment, the Hausdorff topology is not interesting (according to Alex Simpson, lecture notes #3, bottom of p3). I drew the conclusion, without thinking too much harder, that for the traditional notions of computation (e.g. over the natural numbers, not the exact reals) the Hausdorff spaces were not interesting. By all means correct me if that's wrong.
In any case I wanted to draw attention to those lecture notes, which are a nice (formal) complement to sigfpe's post.
- Tuesday, 04 March, 2008
Shouldn't "the observable sets are {}, {⊤} and {{}, ⊤}" be "the observable sets are {}, {⊤} and {⊤,⊥}"
- Thursday, 06 March, 2008
Shouldn't "the observable sets are {}, {⊤} and {{}, ⊤}" be "the observable sets are {}, {⊤} and {⊤,⊥}"?
- Thursday, 06 March, 2008
- Paul Taylor said...
Sorry, Peter, I didn't mean to show you up as the class dunce. Dan (sigpfe) and Alex are presenting elementary material in a tutorial fashion that is 20-30 years old. My interjections from the back of the classroom are just meant to point out how this connects with more contemporary and advanced ideas. The URL above is my home page, for a change.
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Two words often considered opposites kept re-appearing in my interview with Landon Wieging, one of Hollywood Casino's card dealers: Work and fun. The fun part wasn't a surprise — Hollywood often lends a calm, cool sheen to the profession. The work part of the job, though, is usually overlooked. Not anymore.
Wieging spoke to Alive last week just prior to the casino's grand opening about the preparation needed to be a card dealer and the pregame jitters that hit him before the casino's soft opening.
Obviously Hollywood glamorizes (card dealing) more than it is. Wednesday we had a soft opening and that was the first day I ever dealt cards live. It was so much fun (but) there's more work to it than most people realize. I underestimated how difficult it could be and how much you have to think.
Absolutely it's similar. I've played sports throughout high school and clubs and intramurals throughout college. The night before (the casino opening) I was jittery and nervous — if you want to call it pregame nerves. In the morning my heart was racing, and once I got on the tables it was a blast. It was exhilarating.
None. I knew black jack, (but) I knew nothing about craps and am still amazed at it. It's so much more complex than I ever thought it'd be. As far as casino experience, I had never been in one to gamble. It wasn't something I was against; I just was never around one to experience it.
I'm studying architecture at Ohio State. I really left my options open with it. I'll finish up my last year with classes here and there. I'll assess things when I graduate. … If I love this as much as I think I will and with the opportunities for growth that I have, I could easily see myself staying there for a long time.
Training was a bigger commitment than I thought I was getting myself into. It was five days a week and multiple training classes. I worked evenings bartending and waiting tables, so I was taking the morning classes every day at 7 o'clock in the dealer school working on my table game skills. I worked late nights and turned around and worked early in the morning again.
I think at first we thought, "Wow this is a big commitment to deal black jack or craps or poker" … but on day one we get in there and realize it's not overkill — there's a lot to these games. There's a lot to watch. We needed every day of that training.
A big portion of our training was game protection and what we would call 'walking our table' — keeping your eyes open and alert for bets being placed and even using your peripheral vision, not just what's in front of you, but to the left and right too.
For me, that's something that's amazing. I grew up in Grove City, but I live a minute away from Georgesville (Road) and W. Broad (Street). … For me growing up I've been able to notice the downfall of the area in many ways and you can already see the uplift the casino has had thus far — and it hasn't even opened yet.


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Hello Blogland Friends,
I'm sitting in Border's with a large hot chai enjoying the day. I'm feeling good today; much better than I have in quite a while, and not just physically. I'm finding this rather strange because is a chilly, rainy day and usually this kind of day sends me right in to the dooldrums. Not today.
When I came I was going to work on my article for the Tombstone Times but suddenly I felt like talking to my blog friends. So this post may ramble a bit. I have had a Border's rewards card for a long time. I had two coupons today, one for the free hot chai and another I used to buy a package of Tazo tea for a friend. I slept well last night. All these things have added up to this good day and lots of positive thoughts. Isn't it wonderful?
I've been working on building my herd of "Inner Critics" and having fun with them. One friend bought one from my Etsy shop and commented how it really does work for her to zip that mouth a few times to make her smile, clear her mind, and get her ready to write. Thanks, Windy, it's great to hear they are serving their purpose.
Well, it is a few days later and I'm back at Borders. It is much quieter and I had to pay for my chai but it's another good day. Saturday was the Phoenix Writers Club Christmas meeting. I had some of my Inner Critics with me and Quinn, a creativity coach bought two. Then she went home and blogged about them, describing them much better than I ever could. Take a look here. She even filled in for the club secretary and did the minutes to Twas the Night Before Christmas. (Thanks, Quinn.)
It seems I was meant to carry this post over. By-the-way I did get my article in to the Tombstone Times. whew. So here I am still feeling good, enjoying my chai, and wishing you all a very safe and happy holiday.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Wish I was at Borders having a chai with you Rita!!ReplyDelete
Hey Rita...you should have titled this post...chai, chai, chai ;) Sorry I couldn't resist...lol So glad you had a great couple of days at Borders enjoying your chair and blogging...I use to do that sometimes when we lived closer to a Barnes & Noble and I needed to get out of our apartment. But here at the Love Shack I don't feel as claustrophobic...even though it is small than our apt. was at the time...it just feels brighter and it's so peaceful here ;) Love your critters! Hope you have a very Merry Christmas. Fondly, RobertaReplyDelete
So cute! Love the actual ability to zip and upzip.ReplyDelete
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New York Power Authority Donates Computers to West Harlem Art Fund Inc.
To Develop Historic Tour
Connie M. Cullen
January 24, 2005
NEW YORK— The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced today the donation
of computer equipment to the West Harlem Art Fund, Inc., as part of NYPA's
program to make its surplus, late model computers available to public
facilities statewide, with special emphasis on educational programs and
community-service projects.
"Computers and culture come together, inspired by Governor George E.
Pataki's initiatives encouraging technology in education, as the West Harlem
Art Fund uses NYPA's expertly refurbished computers to help develop 21st
Century tourism for the historic Heights communities," said Louis P.
Ciminelli, chairman, New York Power Authority.
NYPA recently delivered five computers to the West Harlem Art Fund, a
cultural arts and preservation organization serving the West Harlem and
Washington Heights communities. The West Harlem Art Fund will use this
equipment for administration and development of a cultural tourism
initiative, including a new hybrid-electric shuttle-bus loop, in Harlem.
"NYPA, as a national leader in clean transportation programs,
enthusiastically supports the West Harlem Art Fund's proposed cultural bus
loop of the recently designated Heights Heritage Area as it plans to use
clean hybrid-electric shuttles reinforcing Governor Pataki's goals for a
better environment."
"The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc., is very appreciative of the support the New
York Power Authority has provided to us. For a small organization, it is
reassuring to know that one can be rewarded for doing good and working hard.
We are also very happy that Governor Pataki along with the New York State
Northern Manhattan Delegation to the Senate and Assembly supported our five
year effort in realizing the 18th State Heritage Area in the great State of
New York—the newly established Heights Heritage Area," said Savona Bailey
McClain, executive director, West Harlem Art Fund, Inc.
The Power Authority utilizes about 1,700 computers in its normal operation
and replaces about 400 to 500 computers each year. The surplus equipment is
thoroughly cleaned and provided with a minimum of 64 megabytes of memory.
The computers have been tested with a new installation of the operating
system, and any missing or broken parts have been replaced.
NYPA's computer donation program began in 2002 and has, so far, distributed
computers to schools and other public organizations in Niagara Falls, the
Bronx, Utica, Riverhead and Queens.
The West Harlem Art Fund utilizes art and culture in open, public spaces to
add aesthetic interest to the West Harlem and Washington Heights, promote
historical and cultural heritage, and foster a sense of community
involvement and development.


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I'm on a mission to not buy anymore bread. Sure, I'll still buy loaves from bakeries that I respect or that have an interesting loaf I want to try but when it comes to my daily sandwich loaves I've decided to make them myself from here on out.
Why did I decide this? For one thing, I know how to make bread and I like doing it so it'd be kind of dumb not to. But the real reason stems from a recent visit to the local health food supermarket. While browsing the aisles, I decided to take a look at some sandwich breads and find out what they're made of. I expected the loaves at this store to contain whole ingredients with no added chemicals considering this was a health food store. For the most part the loaves had decent ingredients but I was surprised to find that almost every single sandwich loaf contained added gluten. I was a bit disappointed. I'm definitely not one to jump on the "gluten is evil" bandwagon, in fact I love gluten, but could the fact that we're pumping pure gluten into supposedly healthy loaves of bread have something to do with the rise in people who can't seem to tolerate it? I don't really have the answer to that question(and it doesn't seem like food scientists do either yet) but I do think I could do better than these supermarket breads from both a health and flavor standpoint.
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Dear Students,
Welcome to Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne! Whether you are a student joining our campus community for the first time or a student continuing your studies with us, IPFW offers you the opportunity to pursue your goals in an environment that provides both challenge and support, to engage actively in the academic and social life of campus, and to benefit from and contribute to the greater Fort Wayne community.
There is no one at IPFW more responsible for your experience here than you. How does one get the most out of his or her experience?
If there is something the staff or faculty can do to help make your experience at IPFW better, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are committed to helping you achieve your goals and to be healthy and have fun in the process.
The IPFW Student Handbook (PDF) is intended to inform you of the many services, programs, and activities available to you at IPFW and to help you manage your time in ways that allow you to take full advantage of all that IPFW has to offer. It also contains IPFW policies and your rights and responsibilities as a student. Please note that the academic calendar, athletic events, and other programs that were scheduled at the time of publication are listed in the planner. Please check the bulletin boards, The Communicator, and campus fliers on a weekly basis for a complete schedule of campus activities.
Best wishes for a wonderful year at IPFW. Go Dons!
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Lemonade Rebooted: 15 New Takes on the Classic Summer Beverage
This chunky salad has a great mix of textures: velvety grilled eggplant, crunchy radishes, and juicy cucumbers. Plus, the soba breaks down slowly, meaning you'll stay full longer.
Recipe: Soba Noodle Salad with Pesto and Grilled Eggplant
Your salad doesn't need to look like a simple pile of greens. Italian cheeses and pepperoni make this dish as delish — and fast — as a delivery pie. Cheese and mini pizza crusts round out the meal to keep it balanced.
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Theft condemned
To the Journal editor:
The music stopped, temporarily, for my son on Dec. 22. That Saturday night in Marquette someone broke into his car and stole his guitar. His first guitar purchased five years ago.
Just getting broke in with calloused fingers this young man enjoyed and loved to play; he will again.
I do not know a person who doesn't enjoy music in one form or another. The person or persons who stole the guitar must fall into this category though.
To the parent (s) who notice a new guitar or an acquaintance of the thief, please take the guitar to the city police department. A report is on file. You do not have to divulge the thoughtless person's name.
To the vast local music community: please be on guard, someone wants to pull the plug.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This past Saturday morning on Drivetime we reviewed the 2013 Ford Taurus. Lots of changes to the Ford flagship sedan in looks and high-tech equipment. But the biggest and best change may be the one under the hood as the Taurus gets the i4 EcoBoost engine for the first time.
Lighter and much more efficient than previous engines, the EcoBoost delivers more horsepower and torque from less engine.
Listen here for my review…
For more information on the Taurus, visit http://www.ford.com/cars/taurus.
Get more reviews, news about cars and the people who drive them, interviews and tips on how to get more out of your driving experience all on Drivetime with Vinnie Richichi and Rob Pratte Saturday mornings 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. on NewsRadio 1020 KDKA. Also listen to Vinnie on The Vinnie and Cook Show Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan. Follow Drivetime on Twitter @dttweet and on Facebook at Facebook.com/DriveTimeRadioandTV. Follow Vinnie @nyvinnie.


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Mazda's lineup of smart, enjoyable cars sets it apart from the competition—the automaker's cars are often the most fun to drive and stylish cars in their respective segments.
Least Expensive: The Mazda3 compact sedan offers customers a sporty ride and a suite of available safety systems, but with a starting price under $20,000.
Sportiest: In 1989, Mazda debuted the first-generation MX-5 Miata. Since then, the car has developed a loyal following among automotive enthusiasts. Offered in a retractable hardtop and an easy-open/easy-close soft top, the current MX-5 Miata is among the most versatile in the brand's history.
Popular: Mazda's best-seller is the CX-5 crossover, followed by the Mazda3 line of sedans and four-door hatchbacks.
Most Expensive: As Mazda's largest offering, the front- or all-wheel-drive CX-9 has three rows of seating and a base price of just over $30,000, but with options and premium interior trim the price can climb above $40,000.
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An engaging, organic looking contemporary chandelier that is beautifully stylish.
This many-petaled pendant will provide your room with a modern, organic look. The light is diffused through the specially positioned, curved panels of polyresin. This architectural form is suspended attractively with a white circular ceiling canopy. From the Possini Euro Design lighting collection.
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Inked Girls: Melissa Cifaldi
Myself in a sentence: I am an ink junkie, I love life and I love my art! I am a mom and grandma, a wife and a best friend! I love helping people and most of all I love to make everyone smile =D
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Hometown: Punta Gorda Florida
The design and themes of my tattoos: lettering,pin-ups,zombies
My favorite tattoo and the story behind it: My favorite tattoo has to be the tips of my toes and the reasoning behind that is because after about a month they fade away and I can get different ones every month! =]
My next tattoo: I am currently working on my right leg, My entire family and several friends faces are going on only they are zombies! =]


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For the first time coaches at USAB Junior tournaments will have a written guideline regarding Dos & DON'Ts. This guideline has been explained during coach meetings at Junior Nationals every year.
CLICK HERE FOR USAB Junior Tournament Coaching Do's & Don'ts
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A "period Perfect" '32 Roadster
Accurately recreating an early-'50s '32 Ford hot rod down to the tiniest detail is not only a monumental task, but also the greatest compliment to the pioneering rodders that made these cars a part of our collective deep thoughts. Kevin Simpson experienced early hot rods in the mid-'50s firsthand as a youngster through his older brothers and their friends as they gathered at the Simpson home with their roaring roadsters and cool coupes, and told exciting–and exaggerated–tales and half-truths.
Kevin kept those memories near and dear so that when the time finally came to start collecting the pieces to build one of those great hot rods from his youth, he would know exactly what he would need to track down. When an original body and frame in decent shape (and at a realistic price) could not be located, Kevin knew his best choice was a fresh Brookville Roadster unit and a set of American Stamping rails complemented with a host of the gennie parts.
Kevin kicked off the build by having Bakersfield builder Squeak Bell mount a trio of early crossmembers between the repro rails. A genuine 3-inch-dropped Mor-Drop axle with '40 Ford spindles and brakes is attached with an unsplit '32 wishbone in front, and a '40 pickup rear axle and torque tube were hung in the rear to get the frame up and rolling.
A traditional chassis called for traditional motivation, and a '48 Mercury mill dressed in Edmunds Custom goodies backed by a Joe Mac rebuilt '40 Ford pickup transmission fit the bill perfectly.
The new steel body was accented with a NOS grille shell, an unrestored original firewall and a 2-inch sliced windshield. A louver-punched Rootlieb four-piece hood is ran when the mood strikes. To take the open-air ride back to the time period Kevin remembered so fondly, a set of Guide headlights lead the way with a pair of '50 Pontiac taillights lighting up the rear.
Kevin took his trip into the past one step further into the future by including his son, Jason, in every step of the build. The passion rubbed off and Jason is pretty far along in creating his own time capsule in the form of a '60s-styled '32 Ford three-window coupe. Kevin and Jason Simpson are the perfect example of the highest form of hot rod flattery.
Kevin & Jason Simpson
Upland, California
'32 Ford Roadster
Just like the "good ol' days," Kevin purchased his 239ci '48 Mercury Flathead as a running stocker and left the internals stock, choosing to dress it up with a few speed-shop bolt-on goodies. On top of the "valve-in-block" mill is a pair of vintage Edmunds Custom aluminum heads and a matching two-carb intake running a pair of Stromberg 97 carbs. Spent gasses exit through a pair of Red's headers and Smitty mufflers. Behind the Flattie is a Joe Mac (Corona, California) rebuilt '40 Ford truck trans followed by a matching year differential.
Beginning with a pair of American Stamping rails, Squeak Bell (Bakersfield, California) added a trio of vintage Ford crossmembers (a Model A up front, a '32 in the middle, and a '40 bringing up the rear). An unsplit '32 wishbone holds a vintage Mor-Drop '34 I-beam axle in place up front, and a pair of '46 bones locates the buggy sprung '40 pickup rear. Doing the stopping on all four corners are '40 Ford brakes and Gabriel tube shocks even out the bumps in the road. A '50 Ford F-1 truck box handles the steering.
Wheels & Tires
Nothing sets the tone of an early hot rod better than the proper set of period rollers. To capture the postwar era Kevin used a set of 16×4.5 '47 Ford steelies mounted up with a set of 4.50 and 7.50 Firestone Deluxe Champions. Kevin diligently tracked down a set of still-in-the-wrapper '46 Mercury caps (which he had to tell the owner were going on a restored Merc after losing another set after the seller refused to sell to a rodder) and mated them with a set of '40 Ford trim rings. Trim rings are run on both inner and outer sides of the front wheels, a trick Kevin picked up from the Dick Flint Roadster.
Body & Paint
Nothing shiny to speak of, but plenty of neat stuff none the less. The Brookville Roadster body still wears much of the factory red oxide primer with the rest of the pieces coated to match. An NOS '32 shell rides up front and is flanked by a pair of Guide 682-C headlights. A Vintique fuel tank sits out back along with a pair of '50 Pontiac taillights. A 2-inch clipped windshield is complemented with an original Hot Rod magazine water transfer (received from Tom Medley himself).
The inside of Kevin's hot rod sticks to the necessities and stays clear of "foo-foo" creature comforts. Sitting on the red-leather-covered stock seat springs, you face the dash filled with Stewart Warner Wings and a '40 Ford Deluxe steering wheel on top of a '40 column. Something really special that can't be seen to the casual observer is a collection of rodding's greatest heroes' signatures inside the deck lid with names like Wally Parks and Tom Medley among them.


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French Chocolate Mousse
Recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence
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- 6 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3 eggs, separated*
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, cold
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream and chocolate shavings, for garnish
Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and place over a saucepan containing barely simmering water (or use a double boiler). Melt the chocolate and butter together and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Add the egg yolks to the chocolate, 1 by 1, beating with a whisk until incorporated. Set aside.
In another bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat. Gradually whisk in 1/4 cup sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
Beat heavy cream in a chilled bowl until it begins to foam and thicken up. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and vanilla. Continue to whip the cream until it holds soft peaks.
Gradually and gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture to lighten it. Then, delicately fold in the whipped cream. Take care not over work the mousse. Divide mousse into 4 individual glasses. Cover and chill for several hours. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings before serving.
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Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the visionary leaders of the civil rights movement, and recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace prize. Every year around this time we are reminded of his amazing vision and dream as his legendary speeches play on the television and radio, and as his well-known words flood our Facebook and Twitter timelines.
Just 45 years ago, Dr. King said, "Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal." Those words immediately remind me that there are basic fundamentals necessary for building real and lasting peace. This year, as we celebrate Dr. King, I am a part of a team that is gearing up for a big event to launch an initiative that I think Dr. King would be proud of -- "Teaching Respect for All."
The initiative is a partnership between the United States, Brazil, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that will create an educational curriculum to teach about respect, human rights, and how we can learn to appreciate each other's differences while treating one another with dignity. The initiative will incorporate important peace building concepts such as reducing intolerance, violence and discrimination into an educational project that will reach young minds all over the world.
As we launch this initiative, we hope to ignite a global discussion among young people on the meaning of respect and how we can find ways to discuss our differences. Watch the video in the player above to hear Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer's thoughts on respect, dignity, and tolerance and join the discussion on Twitter using #Dignity4All.
Editor's Note: Assistant Secretary Brimmer travels to Paris, France January 17 to help launch the "Teaching Respect for All" curriculum.
Bailey in Washington, D.C. writes:
I am so happy that this project is happening! I am an LGBT American & I was incredibly moved by Secretary Clinton's speech on LGBT rights in Geneva during Human Rights Day. This initiative, Teaching Respect for All, is so important for young people to be educated on tolerance & respect for all. Thank you! This is the type of program that truly makes America the best Nation I know.
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Now that Edge no longer enforces vinegar for custom RESTful routes, has anyone heard word of back port to Rails 1.2? I'm deploying a very time-sensitive app (no time for debugging errors on Edge), but would really like to ditch the ugly semicolons in my custom routes.
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about The Lying Game
The Lying Game: Inspired by the Sara Shepard book series of the same name, The Lying Game follows long-lost twins Emma and Sutton. Separated under mysterious circumstances, Sutton was adopted by the wealthy Mercer family in Phoenix, while Emma grew up in the foster system. When the twins reunite as teenagers, they initially keep it a secret. But as the truth begins to be revealed, danger looms for everyone involved.