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The Minor White Years, 1952–1976Edited and with an introduction by Peter C. Bunnell
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Published on the occasion of Aperture magazine's sixtieth anniversary, this is the first anthology of Aperture magazine ever published. This long-awaited volume will provide a selection of the best critical writing from the first twenty-five years of the magazine—the period spanning the tenure of cofounder and editor Minor White. Aperture was established in 1952 by a group of photographers, including Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Barbara Morgan, and historian-curators Beaumont and Nancy Newhall. Their intention was to provide a forum "in which photographers can talk straight to each other, discuss the problems that face photography as profession an art, share their experiences, comment on what goes on, descry the new potentials." With its far-ranging interests in spirituality in diverse forms, and an adventurous commitment to a broad international range, Aperture has had a profound impact on the course of fine-art photography. The texts and visuals in this anthology will be selected by Peter C. Bunnell, White's protégé and an early member of the Aperture staff, who went on to become a major force in photography as an influential writer, curator, and professor. Essay contributors include Andreas Feininger, Henry Holmes Smith, Nathan Lyons, Frederick Sommer, Harry Callahan, Nancy Newhall, John Szarkowski, and other characters essential to the foundation of photography as an art form. Several issues will be reproduced in facsimile, and the book will be enlivened by other distinctive elements, including a selection of exceptional covers, and a selection of the colophons (short statements or quotes) that appeared at the front of each issue.
Peter C. Bunnell is the McAlpin Professor of the History of Photography and Modern Art Emeritus at Princeton University and faculty curator of photography emeritus at the Princeton University Art Museum, where he was also responsible for the Minor White Archive. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology (where he first studied with Minor White), he holds graduate degrees from Ohio University and Yale University. Prior to coming to Princeton in 1972, Bunnell was curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He has written reviews and commentary for Afterimage, Aperture, Art in America, Camera, Creative Camera, the New Republic, Print Collector's Newsletter, and Untitled, among other publications. He is the author of the monograph Minor White: The Eye That Shapes (1989) and he edited Photography at Princeton (1998). Bunnell has published two anthologies of his essays: Degrees of Guidance (1993) and Inside the Photograph (2006). He edited two anthologies of writings: A Photographic Vision: Pictorial Photography, 1889–1923 (1980) and Edward Weston on Photography (1983), and was coeditor of two major reprint series, The Literature of Photography and Sources of Modern Photography. Bunnell has taught at New York University, Dartmouth College, and Yale University, and has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad. The former national chairman of the Society for Photographic Education, he was also chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of Photography. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain.
"...a must-have book for every photo library... This is a wonderful volume that will provide you with lots of inspiration and hours of enjoyment." – Brooks Jenson, LensWork Daily
"...[an] indispensible comprehensive survey of photographic thought..." – Laurence Cornet, Le Journal de la Photographie
"We Couldn't Stop Looking," Charles Simic, New York Review of Books.
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The Roof on Wilshire in the Hotel Wilshire is having a New Years Eve Under The Stars celebration with a buffet from Chef Eric Greenspan, which will include Bone in Rib Eye, Whole Roasted Leg of Lamb, Truffled Risotto, Lobster Tail, Shrimp Cocktail, Oysters on the Half Shell, Poached Salmon, plus tray passed hors d'oevres, chocolate fondue, and other assorted desserts. Complimentary Bubbly, plus Wilshire Mules, a New Year's Eve specialty cocktail are included as well for $100 per guest.
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It's almost time to get on your planes, and the last thing you want is to be sick for the holidays. You might think the recirculated air is a risk to your health, but it's actually the very dry cabin air and fatigue that cause most upper respiratory infections. Not to mention germs and bacteria all over the plane. Here are some tips from the LA County Department of Public Health. Feel free to ignore all the tips on your flight back to legitimately call in sick after the holidays. Read More
Part maid café, retail store and Japanese pop art-inspired exhibition space, Royal/T in Culver City is having a Mexican-inspired "Recovery Brunch" fiesta from 10 AM – 5 PM on January 1, 2012. Dishes start at $10 with housemade Soju Margaritas at $6. DJ Kitkaboom will be providing the jams from 11 AM – 4 PM. 8910 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232. 310-559-6300. See the full menu for the day. Read More
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While we all continue to breathlessly await the Jets logo reveal, the club announced today they have hired Pascal Vincent as assistant coach to Claude Noel.
A former player, coach and GM out of the QMJHL, Vincent was highly decorated during his career with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, winning the Maurice Fillion trophy (top general manger) and the Ron Lapointe trophy (top coach) in 2007 and 2008 respecitvely. Vincent coached the team for seven straight years in total, finishing above the 40-win plateau wins four times. He went on to guide the Montreal Juniors the last two seasons before being snagged by the Jets.
The Vincent addition is in-line with the marked shift in the league over the last few years towards, younger coaches and executives leaping straight into the NHL after notable successes at lower levels. The Flames hired Dave Lowry after just one season as the Calgary Hitmen's head coach for example. Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher was a head coach for three seasons in the QMJHL and just one in the AHL before being summoned by Steve Yzerman.
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Vatican City, Feb 14, 2014 / 11:00 am MT ().- In his daily homily Pope Francis addressed the identity of a Christian, saying that the faithful must "go out" and "walk" as disciples that are astute and who announce the Gospel with joy.
"You cannot think of a stationary Christian: a Christian that remains stationary is sick, in their Christian identity, has some illness in his identity. The Christian is a disciple to walk, to move," the Pope affirmed in his Feb. 14 daily Mass.
Speaking to those gathered in the Vatican's Saint Martha guesthouse for, the pontiff reflected on the lives of brothers Sts. Cyril and Methodius, who are brothers that became missionaries among the Slavic peoples and whose feast is celebrated today, as examples of true Christian identity.
Part of this identity, he observed, is to "go out," and is a dynamic illustrated by Jeroboam in the first reading, taken from the First Book of Kings, in which he goes out to meet the prophet Ahijah.
Highlighting the importance of this act, the Pope stated that a Christian who does not go out, but remains where they are "has some illness in his identity," because to truly be a disciple means "to walk," and "to move."
Calling to mind the words of Jesus in the Gospel when he tells the disciples to "Go out to all the world and proclaim the Gospel," the pontiff emphasized the need to "Go; Walk," adding that "a first attitude of the Christian identity is to walk, and to walk also if there are difficulties, to go beyond the difficulties."
The Pope continued, emphasizing how Jesus extends this invitation to all, the "good" and the "bad," and that because of this the Christian walks, and "if there are difficulties," the disciple "goes further to proclaim that the Kingdom of God is near."
Reflecting on another aspect of our identity as Christians, the pontiff highlighted that "the Christian must always remain lamb," and that Jesus sends us out "like lambs among wolves."
Describing how in his battle against the giant David was given large amour to wear, Pope Francis observed that the king could not move and that he "was not himself, he was not humble, was not the simple David," and that he won with just his own sling.
Be "Like lambs," encouraged the pontiff, "do not become wolves...because, sometimes, temptation makes us think: 'Well, this is difficult, these wolves are smart and I will be smarter than them, eh?'"
"Lambs," he repeated, emphasizing "not stupid, but lambs…with Christian astuteness, but always a lamb," adding that "if you are a lamb, He defends you."
"But if you feel that you are as strong as a wolf, He will not defend you, he will leave you alone, and the wolves will eat you raw."
Another aspect of our Christian identity is "joy," the Pope explained, highlighting that "you cannot walk into a Christian without joy," and "you cannot walk like a lamb without joy."
Christians who have "a whiny temper" and "that always live like this, complaining, about everything, sad," don't do any favors for "the Lord or the Church," the pontiff continued, adding that "this is not the style of the disciple."
Drawing attention to a quote of Saint Augustine, the Pope emphasized how the bishop told Christians to "'Go, go forward, singing and walking!'" always "with joy," because "it's the style of a Christian; to announce the Gospel with joy."
On the contrary, "too much sadness, this great sadness, even bitterness leads us to live a so-called Christianity without Christ," he explained, reflecting that "the Cross empties the Christians who are in front of the tomb crying, like Mary Magdalene, but without the joy of having found the Risen Lord."
Bringing his homily to a close, the Pope again brought to mind how the lives of Cyril and Methodius reflect our Christian identity, observing that a Christian "never stands still," but is "a man or a woman who always walks," even "past the difficulties."
May the Lord, expressed the pontiff, "through the intercession of these two brothers, patrons Saints of Europe, grant us the grace to live as Christians who walk like lambs and with joy."
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At the start of cataclysm; there was an absolute flood of flasks; with them being sold below cost so that guilds could level for their cauldrons. Even I fell for this; making far too many flasks that were simply not needed at that time.
However, elixirs were still significantly cheaper; and while two elixirs had one offensive one defensive bonus; they were still a solid option. As such they sold well; and profitably.
This means that if any class of item is needed for new guild achievements, let the seller beware. They again are likely to be sold below cost.
Speculatively I think potions will be in large demand. I suspect that many healers will be reaching for some form of mana regeneration potions during MoP; Mana regeneration is designed to be tight this expansion. Instant mana for dungeons; and mana over 12 second potions for raids.
It looks like alchemists will (again) learn the majority of recipees randomly after creating stuff, with new recipes being made available as you level up. It might be worth creating a few potions or elixirs every 25 skill points or so, and rotating between potions, elixirs and transmutes; and seeing what recipes 'pop' up.
Also be aware that for this expansion; simply transmuting gems to red may not always be the best option. I have read that the importance of many secondary stats have been significantly increased I am already reading a few healing blogs recommend spirit over intellect. Watch the auction house and transmute what you can; and of those recipes; transmute the most profitable items. Keep an eye on class specific sites (or elitist jerk forums) for what gem colours are being recommended.
Make sure you have a specialisation (potions; flasks/elixirs; tranmutes); and concentrate on those recipes. You may find that it better to concentrate on pots and elixirs early. Flasks were created in too large a number early as guilds were trying to grind out their flask achievements.
Regardless of your specialisation; make sure you find your profitable transmute and do it every day. I am uncertain of whether you will get to choose the elemental transmute the same way we did in Cataclysm.
As I have mentioned ad nauseum; read Kaliope's website for MoP changes. I have not been bribed. For yet another expansion, Kaliope has some of the best Beta investigative reporting of any blog I can think of.
(PS. now that the patch has dropped and the rush is no longer entirely there, the next post will be my Monday morning)
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President of the United States Donald Vanderdamp is having a hell of a time getting his nominees appointed to the Supreme Court. After one nominee is rejected for insufficiently appreciating To Kill A Mockingbird, the president chooses someone so beloved by voters that the Senate won't have the guts to reject her -- Judge Pepper Cartwright, the star of the nation's most popular reality show, Courtroom Six.
Will Pepper, a straight-talking Texan, survive a confirmation battle in the Senate? Will becoming one of the most powerful women in the world ruin her love life? And even if she can make it to the Supreme Court, how will she get along with her eight highly skeptical colleagues, including a floundering Chief Justice who, after legalizing gay marriage, learns that his wife has left him for another woman.
Soon, Pepper finds herself in the middle of a constitutional crisis, a presidential reelection campaign that the president is determined to lose, and oral arguments of a romantic nature. Supreme Courtship is another classic Christopher Buckley comedy about the Washington institutions most deserving of ridicule.
CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY is the author of eleven books, many of them national bestsellers, including The White House Mess, God Is My Broker, Little Green Men, and No Way to Treat a First Lady, which won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He has published more than fifty comic essays in The New Yorker. In 2002, he received the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence. He is the editor of Forbes Life and lives in New York and Washington, D.C.
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Launch Day Punishment: SimCity's Online-Only DRM Locking Purchasers Out Of Servers, Purchases
from the look-at-all-these-pirates-it's-hurting! dept
A few months ago, the SimCity devs stopped by Reddit for an AMA and found themselves fielding several questions about EA's plans to release the game with an "always online" requirement. Requiring an internet connection to play a game, even in single-player mode, has been utilized by more than one company, often with disastrous results. Still, game companies continue to craft software with this requirement, mostly for anti-piracy reasons, although they often play up the "social" aspects as a sort of (completely transparent) smokescreen.
As was pointed out by several Redditors during the AMA, the online requirement was ridiculous and seriously inhibited playability. For one, no one's internet connection is perfectly reliable. Secondly, SimCity was going further than most games, allowing only server-side saves, meaning that players could easily lose progress if their connections dropped.
Six weeks later, a different Redditor signed up for SimCity's closed beta. Even in this limited release, servers were swamped and EA's infrastructure couldn't handle the traffic, something that didn't bode well for the massive amount of players looking forward to playing the full version when it finally launched. The Redditor pointed this out to EA in a lengthy, well-worded forum post that cited previous issues with other online-only game launches that had gone horribly.
This brings us up to date and, now, SimCity has finally been released. One eager SimCity fan (and Redditor), who pre-ordered the game. thought he'd put a little playtime in before bed, and ran head on into this dialog box:
So, the reality is even worse than previously indicated. Not only are your saved games server-side only and an internet connection required to simply fire up the game, but every game is "multiplayer," whether you're interested in playing socially or not, and every game requires an open server slot.
As the Redditor points out, this simply isn't an acceptable situation:
I figured from everything I'd read that the always-on part of the game simply required an internet connection, not a slot on a server like I'm about to PvP or something. I'd be more understanding if I could just play my private region by myself like I intended.While many people were aware of the online-only requirement, this aspect of the game seems to have been completely underplayed. Why should a paying customer be forced to wait in line for an open server slot? This is a much more onerous requirement than simply requiring an online connection to verify software authenticity. Sure, it's meant to be a social game where people can visit the cities of others, but there should be some option for those wanting to play a "private" game.
EA had to have some idea of how much its servers were going be hammered after the issues it experienced during the closed beta. No one's expecting launch day to go flawlessly, but if you're going to require an internet connection that's reliant on open slots on regional servers, you are going to make paying customers very angry. Many of the people experiencing these problems paid for this game weeks or months ago and are having their loyalty rewarded with half-hour waits to spin the wheel on possibly accessing an open slot.
Not only are paying customers being locked out of playing the game they purchased, but other purchasers are still waiting for their downloads to complete or have their purchases authenticated and unlocked. The authentication servers are being hammered so badly that, according to TotalBiscuit's "review" video, people with pre-orders are purchasing second copies because these new purchases are unlocking immediately, while authentification of their pre-ordered copies is still seriously delayed.
Now, some people may ask, after viewing this dialog box, "Why not just play on another server with more open slots?" Well, therein lies another piece of bad news for SimCity players. Should you have actually managed to get online and start a city, you'll be exceedingly disappointed (and possibly homicidal) to discover that saved games DO NOT transfer between servers.
This all adds up to another spectacular DRM failure. When discussing piracy, game companies like to point out that a majority of their sales occur shortly after release, making these first few weeks critical to the success of the title. This critical sales period is used to justify DRM measures because, while every piece of software will eventually be cracked, anything that delays this inevitability results in a few more sales.
Sadly though, this same crucial sales period is when EA will be punishing its paying customers the most. By refusing to allow single players to start private, unconnected games (in case of a lost or unavailable connection), it's now racing around putting out server fires. Using the launch day traffic surge as an excuse for unplayable/unauthenticated purchases is not acceptable. EA knew the game would be popular. It even had advance warning thanks to the large number of pre-orders. But it's kind of hard to teach a company a lesson about DRM hurting paying customers when it already has their money.
For EA, this works out nearly perfectly. Sure, it's probably not evil enough to want players locked out for hours on end, but it probably considers these "hiccups" a small price to pay to keep piracy to a (temporary) minimum. Of course, considering someone else (the customer) is actually paying that price, it's really not sacrificing anything at all.


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"We was asked who would scale the walls."
26th [Dec 1775]. A return was made of the men in Coloniel [Benedict] Arnold's Detachment who were willing to storm the town; there were only three in my company consisting of sixty three, who dissented from it.Here's Pvt. Samuel Barney's record of the same two days in Canada:
27th. Afternoon all the troops assembled at the place of rendezvous in very high spirits, and were ready to march to the attack, when an order came from the General [Richard Montgomery] to send them back to their quarters—because he thought the night too clear and calm for the attack—though the day had been windy with snow.
Tuesday, December the 26th. This morning arose some better. We was asked who would scale the walls. There was (17)? Turned out.Both those quotations appear in print for the first time in a new book called Voices from a Wilderness Expedition, by Stephen Darley. More about that book tomorrow.
Wednesday, December the 27th. This morning arose well and it snowed, and we had orders to go into Quebec, and all paraded, but it cleared up and we did not go.
(Image above of Québec on a mild day in 1768 courtesy of the Library of Congress.)


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Sayoko Shibuya-Teapotmug Teapot
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Interview with Sayoko Shibuya : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Sayoko Shibuya : Since I have experienced both cultures; British and Japanese. I enjoy talking about similarities and differences as it affects our everyday lives. Tea culture is something very common between us and I got interested pursuing this experience into design. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Sayoko Shibuya : Since I started this project, I researched many different type of teapots, and just came across without handle could be useful to reduce space and create minimal shape. The form and function were main focus to develop the design. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Sayoko Shibuya : Ideally I would like to distribute this design in the world. I am happy to develop this and provide more variations. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Sayoko Shibuya : I did used drawing softwares both 2D and 3D, also wooden machinery. min body part was made by a ceramicist. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Sayoko Shibuya : I had ceramicists' help to make this. she was very supportive to develop my shape and meet to my requests. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Sayoko Shibuya : As the teapot has no handle, to work out the size was important. Physical test with many mugs were made to find out comfortable size to hold. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Sayoko Shibuya : I believed that participating in this competition would be not only great opportunity to promote my designs and myself, but also it would be a lot of help to develop even more by having feedbacks. .
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Miranda Kerr and Jimmy Fallon faced off in a game of flip cup on Thursday night's episode of "The Tonight Show."
But first, the 31-year-old supermodel taught the late-night host some exercises he can perform while sitting down.
"You can tighten you ab muscles, clench and release," Kerr explained. "And your butt muscles, clench and release, clench and release."
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"I'm happily married!" Fallon joked.
Then, Kerr and Fallon battled it out in the classic drinking game flip cup. Fallon played with splotches of lotion from Kerr's new skin care line on his face.
In the end, Fallon performed a lot better than he did when he took on another supermodel: Kate Upton.
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What would change if they overturned the act?
People are directly benefiting from parts of the act today. People can stay on their parents' insurance until 26, they can get preventive care with no deductibles — all of that would go away. (Attorney General) Rob McKenna's lawsuit would undo all of that. The entire law may go down. We'd be back to square one, which is a system that's failing us as a country and as a state. For many individuals, it was making a difference between life or death decisions.


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Venezuelan police rescued Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos on Friday, two days after he was kidnapped, officials announced.
Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said on state television that Ramos was "safe and sound" and that he was rescued by police. He said the circumstances weren't immediately clear.
Information Minister Andres Izarra initially reported the rescue via Twitter, saying Ramos was "found alive by security forces in mountainous zone."
The Venezuelan government said he was rescued in an operation by air and has been reunited with his family.
"The news from Venezuela tonight is reassuring," Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said in a release. "Though details are limited and we have not yet talked directly with Wilson, we are thrilled with reports that he has been rescued and is being safely returned to his family. We greatly appreciate all the prayers and thoughts of all who have joined us in wishing for this conclusion to what has been a nightmarish 48 hours. We are eager to see Wilson and let him know just how many all over the world have been waiting for this news."
Armed men seized Ramos at gunpoint Wednesday night outside his home in a working-class neighborhood in the city of Valencia. Authorities said Thursday that they had found a stolen SUV used by the kidnappers abandoned in a nearby town.
The abduction was the first known kidnapping of a major league baseball player in a country that has dozens of players on big league rosters in the U.S., and it brought a renewed focus on worsening violent crime in Venezuela.
Security has increasingly become a concern for Venezuelan players and their families as a wave of kidnappings has hit the wealthy as well as the middle class. Relatives of several Venezuelan major leaguers have previously been kidnapped for ransom, and in two cases have been killed.
Bodyguards typically shadow major leaguers when they return to their homeland to play in Venezuela's winter baseball league, but it was unclear what precautions, if any, Ramos was taking while at his family's home.
Major League Baseball officials said it was the first kidnapping of a major leaguer that they could recall.
Polls consistently say rampant crime is the top worry of Venezuelans. The country has one of the highest murder rates in Latin America, and the vast majority of crimes go unsolved. The number of kidnappings has soared in recent years.
Fans in both Venezuela and Washington had held candlelight vigils and prayed for his safe release.
Associated Press writer Christopher Toothaker contributed to this report.


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Battling the Unbelief of Misplaced Shame
From Gospel Translations
By John Piper
About Sanctification & Growth
Part of the series Battling Unbelief
2 Timothy 1:6-12
Hence I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; 7 for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control. 8 Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God, 9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago, 10 and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 11 For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, 12 and therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
The Definition and Causes of Shame
Let's start with a dictionary definition of shame. Shame is the painful emotion caused by a consciousness of guilt or shortcoming or impropriety.
Let me illustrate each of those causes.
- First, the cause of guilt. Suppose you act against your conscience and withhold information on your tax returns. For a couple years you feel nothing because it has been put out of your mind, and you weren't caught. Then you are called to account by the IRS and it becomes public knowledge that you lied and you stole. Your guilt is known. Now in the light of public censure you feel the pain of shame.
- Or take the cause of shortcoming. In the Olympics suppose you come from a little country where you are quite good in the 3,000-meter race. Then you compete before thousands of people in Seoul, and the competition is so tough that by the time the last lap comes up, you are a whole lap behind everyone else, and you must keep running all by yourself while everyone watches. There's no guilt here. But the humiliation and shame could be intense.
- Or take the cause of impropriety. You are invited to a party and you find out when you get there that you dressed all wrong. Again, no evil or guilt. Just a social blunder, an impropriety that makes you feel foolish and embarrassed.
Well-Placed Vs. Misplaced Shame
One of the things that jumps right out at you from this definition of shame is that there is some shame that is justified and some that isn't. There are some situations where shame is exactly what we should feel. And there are some situations where we shouldn't. Most people would say that the liar ought to be ashamed. And most people would probably say that the long distance runner who gave it his best shot ought not to feel ashamed. Disappointment would be healthy, but not shame.
Let me illustrate from Scripture these two kinds of shame. The Bible makes very clear that there is a shame we ought to have and a shame we ought not to have. I'm going to call the one kind, "misplaced shame" and the other kind "well-placed shame."
Misplaced shame (the kind we ought not to have) is the shame you feel when there is no good reason to feel it. Biblically that means the thing you feel ashamed of is not dishonoring to God; or that it IS dishonoring to God, but you didn't have a hand in it. In other words, misplaced shame is shame for something that's good—something that doesn't dishonor God. Or it's shame for something bad but which you didn't have any sinful hand in. That's the kind of shame we ought not have.
Well-placed shame (the kind you ought to have) is the shame you feel when there is good reason to feel it. Biblically that means we feel ashamed of something because our involvement in it was dishonoring to God. We ought to feel shame when we have a hand in bringing dishonor upon God by our attitudes or actions.
I want to be sure you see how important God is in this distinction between misplaced shame and well-placed shame. Whether we have a hand in honoring God or dishonoring God makes all the difference. If we want to battle shame at the root, we have to know how it relates to God. And we DO need to battle shame at the root—all shame. Because both misplaced shame and well-placed shame can cripple us if we don't know how to deal with them at the root.
So let's look at some Scriptures that illustrate misplaced shame and some that illustrate well-placed shame.
Misplaced Shame
2 Timothy 1:8
Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but take your share of suffering for the gospel in the power of God.
What this text says is that if you feel shame for testifying about Jesus, you have a misplaced shame. We ought not to feel shame for this. Christ is honored when we speak well of him. And he is dishonored by fearful silence. So it is not a shameful thing to testify, but a shameful thing not to.
Secondly the text says that if you feel shame that a friend of yours is in trouble (in this case: prison) for Jesus' sake, then your shame is misplaced. The world may see this as a sign of weakness and defeat. But Christians know better. God is honored by the courage of his servants to go to prison for his name. We ought not to feel shame that we are associated with something that honors God in this way, no matter how much scorn the world heaps on.
Mark 8:38
Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Shame is misplaced when we feel it because of the person or the words of Jesus. If Jesus says, "Love your enemies," and others laugh and call it unrealistic, we should not feel ashamed. If Jesus says, "Fornication is evil," and liberated yuppies label it out of date, we should not feel shame to stand with Jesus. That would be misplaced shame because the words of Jesus are true and God-honoring, no matter how foolish the world may try to make them look.
1 Peter 4:16
If one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but under that name let him glorify God.
Suffering and being reproached and made fun of as a Christian is not an occasion for shame, because it is an occasion for glorifying God. In other words in the Bible the criterion for what is well-placed shame and what is misplaced shame is not how foolish or how bad you look to men, but whether you in fact bring honor to God.
This is so important to grasp! Because much of what makes us feel shame is not that we have brought dishonor on God by our actions, but that we have failed to give the appearance that other people admire. Much of our shame is not God-centered but self-centered. Until we get a good handle on this, we will not be able to battle the problem of shame at its root.
Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.
The reason shame in the gospel would be a misplaced shame is that the gospel is the very power of God unto salvation. The gospel magnifies God and humbles man. And so to the world the gospel doesn't look like power at all. It looks like weakness (asking people to be like children and depend on Jesus, instead of standing on their own two feet). But for those who believe it is the power of almighty God to save sinners.
2 Corinthians 12:9–10
Jesus said (to Paul),
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly exult in my weakness, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
Now ordinarily weaknesses and insults are occasions for shame. But for Paul they are occasions for exultation. Paul thinks that shame in his weaknesses and shame at insults and persecutions would be misplaced shame. Why? Because the power of Christ is perfected in Paul's weakness.
I conclude from all these texts that the biblical criterion for misplaced shame is radically God-centered. The biblical criterion says, don't feel shame for something that honors God no matter how weak or foolish it makes you look in the eyes of unbelievers.
Well-Placed Shame
The same God-centeredness will be seen if we look at some texts that illustrate well-placed shame.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Come to your right mind, and sin no more. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
Here Paul says that these people ought to feel shame. "I say this to your shame." Their shame would be well-placed if they saw their deplorable ignorance of God and how it was leading to false doctrine (no resurrection) and sin in the church. In other words well-placed shame is shame for what dishonors God—ignorance of God, sin against God, false beliefs about God.
1 Corinthians 6:5
The Christians were going to secular courts to settle disputes among themselves. Paul rebukes them.
I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no man among you wise enough to decide between members of the brotherhood?
Again he says they should feel shame: "I say this to your shame." Their shame would be well-placed because their behavior is bringing such disrepute upon their God as they fight one another and seek help from the godless to settle their disputes. A well-placed shame is the shame you feel because you are involved in dishonoring God.
And let's not miss this implication: these people were trying their best to appear strong and right. They wanted to be vindicated by men. They wanted to be winners in court. They didn't want anyone to run over them as though they had no rights. That would look weak and shameful. So in the very act of wanting to avoid shame as the world sees it, they fell into the very behavior that God counts shameful.
The point is: when you are dishonoring God, you ought to feel shame, no matter how strong or wise or right you are in the eyes of men.
Ezekiel 43:10
And you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple and its appearance and plan, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities.
God says Israel ought to feel shame for its iniquities. Sin is always a proper cause for shame because sin is behavior that dishonors God.
(See also Romans 6:21; 2 Thessalonians 3:14 for more instances of well-placed shame.)
We can conclude from all these texts that the biblical criterion for misplaced shame and for well-placed shame is radically God-centered.
The biblical criterion for misplaced shame says, don't feel shame for something that honors God, no matter how weak or foolish or wrong it makes you look in the eyes of men. And don't feel shame for bad circumstances where you don't share in dishonoring God.
The biblical criterion for well-placed shame says, DO feel shame for having a hand in anything that dishonors God, no matter how strong or wise or right it makes you look in the eyes of men.
Now how do you battle this painful emotion called shame? The answer is that we battle it by battling the unbelief that feeds its life. And we fight for faith in the promises of God that overcome shame and relieve us from its pain.
Three Instances of Battling Misplaced Shame
Let me illustrate with three instances.
1. When Well-Placed Shame Lingers Too Long
In the case of well-placed shame for sin the pain ought to be there but it ought not to stay there. If it does, it's owing to unbelief in the promises of God.
For example, a woman comes to Jesus in a Pharisee's house weeping and washing his feet. No doubt she felt shame as the eyes of Simon communicated to everyone present that this woman was a sinner and that Jesus had no business letting her touch him. Indeed she was a sinner. There was a place for true shame. But not for too long. Jesus said, "Your sins are forgiven" (Luke 7:48). And when the guests murmured about this, he helped her faith again by saying, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace" (v. 50).
How did Jesus help her battle the crippling effects of shame? He gave her a promise: "Your sins are forgiven! Your faith has saved you. Your future will be one of peace." So the issue for her was belief. Would she believe the glowering condemnation of the guests? Or would she believe the reassuring words of Jesus that her shame was enough? She's forgiven. She's saved. She may go in peace.
And that is the way every one of us must battle the effects of a well-placed shame that threatens to linger too long and cripple us. We must battle unbelief by taking hold of promises like,
There is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared. (Psalm 130:4)
Seek the Lord while he may be found. Call upon him while he is near. Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the Lord that he may have mercy on him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon. (Isaiah 55:6)
If we confess our sins he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief. (1 Timothy 1:15)
Every one who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. (Acts 10:43; 13:39)
2. Feeling Shame for Something That Glorifies God
The second instance of battling shame is the instance of feeling shame for something that is not even bad but in fact glorifies God—like Jesus or the gospel.
Our text shows how Paul battled against this misplaced shame. In verse 12 he says, "Therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me."
Paul makes very clear here that the battle against misplaced shame is a battle against unbelief. "I am not ashamed FOR I KNOW WHOM I HAVE BELIEVED AND I AM SURE OF HIS KEEPING POWER." We fight against feelings of shame in Christ and the gospel and the Christian ethic by battling unbelief in the promises of God. Do we believe that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation? Do we believe that Christ's power is made perfect in our weakness? The battle against misplaced shame is the battle against unbelief in the promises of God.
3. Feeling Shame for Something We Didn't Do
Finally, the last instance of battling shame is the instance where others try to load us with shame for evil circumstances when in fact we had no part in dishonoring God.
It happened to Jesus. They called him a winebibber and a glutton. They called him a temple destroyer. They called him a hypocrite: He healed others, but he can't heal himself. In all this the goal was to load Jesus with a shame that was not his to bear.
The same with Paul. They called him mad when he defended himself in court. They called him an enemy of the Jewish customs and a breaker of the Mosaic law. They said he taught that you should sin that grace may abound. All this to load him with a shame that it was not his to bear.
And it has happened to you. And will happen again. How do you battle this misplaced shame? By believing the promises of God that in the end all the efforts to put us to shame will fail. We may struggle now to know what is our shame to bear and what is not. But God has a promise for us in either case:
Israel is saved by the Lord with everlasting salvation; you shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity. (Isaiah 45:17; 49:23)
No one who believes in the Lord will be put to shame. (Romans 10:11; 9:33)
In other words, for all the evil and deceit judgment and criticism that others may use to heap on us a shame that is not ours to bear, and for all the distress and spiritual warfare it brings, the promise stands sure that they will not succeed in the end. All the children of God will be vindicated. The truth will be known. And no one who banks his hope on the promises of God will be put to shame.


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EMC reported steady third quarter 2009 revenues of $3.52bn but profits fell 24 per cent compared to a year ago.
The 2008 third quarter revenue number was five per cent down on 2008's third quarter but 8 per cent up on the second 2009 quarter. Net income was $298.2m, an impressive 45 per cent higher than the second quarter but almost 25 per cent less than the year-ago quarter's $393.4m, though still beating Wall St estimates.
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In a 2009 interview with Roland Albert, former owner of the Men's Shop, I asked him to tell me about the oldest relative he could recall. He remembered his grandfather, Pierre Gagnon (aka "Pepere Gagnon"), to be a track supervisor on the railroad, and that he was always well dressed at family functions. Roland's sister, Jeanne, also recalled Pierre as the oldest relative when she was interviewed in the same year, but she remembered him as an older man living out his retirement years at Kinney Shores in Saco. Her image of Pepere Gagnon was of him doing something he loved: walking along the beach picking up driftwood logs to later use in the fireplace.
|Diana and Pierre Gagnon in their later years.
Pierre Gagnon was born in the municipality of L'Islet, Quebec, Canada in 1863. He married Diana St. Pierre also from Quebec. Like many families in 19th century rural Canada, the Gagnons wanted to immigrate to another land for a better life. He set his sights for such a move at the very early age of 16 when he first entered the United States. The career he chose for himself would propel him to be part of one of the great migration movements of the industrial age. He worked on the railroads for over forty years in Canada, Maine and New Hampshire. The story told here comes with the help of a genealogist's gem of a find: a naturalization record containing an affidavit written in Pierre's own words and signed by him in 1935.
|Maine Central Railroad General Office Building in Portland Maine, c.1920
The naturalization record states that Pierre married in Westbrook in 1886 and resided there while he was employed in the "section gang" for the Portland and Rochester Railroad. Hearing of higher wages being offered at the Maine Central Railroad in North Stratford, New Hampshire, he transferred to that site to work as a foreman. Soon after, Maine Central acquired a railroad in St. Malo, Quebec, and he relocated back to Canada. Pierre's wife and two daughters (Marie and Exilia, both born in Westbrook) were living in Westbrook during these transitions, but she joined her husband when he moved to St. Malo for his new work assignment.
|Image taken from the online ebook:
The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition
The census records of Canada show the increasing size of the Gagnon family; by 1901, eight children are enumerated. The family needed larger living quarters than what could be provided by rented apartments so Pierre bought a piece of land and built a residence. As the children approached school age, Pierre and Diana desired for them to be educated in American schools. In 1905, Diana moved back to Westbrook, Maine to enroll her children in the fall term. Even though a request had been put in to change job locations, Pierre would have to wait another three years before the transfer came through. During this time, he continued to work for the Maine Central Railroad in St. Malo, and visited his family in Maine every two weeks.
|Signature section from the 1935 document
When Pierre returned to Westbrook in 1908, he would remain a Maine resident the rest of his life. All of his offspring including the children born in Canada would later marry and vote as American citizens by virtue of Pierre's naturalization. Two sons joined the Maine National Guard; one of them enlisted in the Army and served overseas. From the statements provided by Pierre in the naturalization document, a clear picture of his means and motivation for moving to Westbrook became clear; he lived and grew his family in St. Malo because he needed to be there for work, but he and his wife's vision were to have their children be raised and schooled in Westbrook.
|Willey Brook Bridge in New Hampshire, circa 1906
Postscript: Thanks to David Gagnon of Denmark, Maine for providing a copy of Pierre's naturalization papers. The Maine Central Railroad images (and the NH bridge image) are all sourced from wikipedia.org. Another post on Pierre Gagnon appeared earlier on this blog.


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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Cassoulet - More than Just the Greatest Baked Beans Recipe Ever
This video recipe for cassoulet shows my version of the iconic French classic (it's so delicious I meant for that to be redundant). Like America's mac and cheese, Spain's paella, and Italy's lasagna, this French baked bean and meat masterpiece has earned its rightful place in the pantheon of one-dish wonders.
There are hundreds of variations, but the basic formula is always the same; tender white beans, aromatic vegetables, flavorful broth, and fatty meats, all baked under a divinely crisp, garlicky, breadcrumb crust. As you'll see, this topping is usually built in two stages - the first a moist liaison between cassoulet and crust, and the second a crisp golden-brown climax to the world's sexiest casserole. Enjoy!
Note: I've linked to this duck confit recipe video I did a while ago, but most high-end markets sell, or can get duck confit already cooked and ready to use. I actually got mine at Costco.
Also, the panko breadcrumbs, which work so well for this, are now found in the Asian section of every major grocery chain. If you can't find them use plain fresh white breadcrumbs.
For the beans:
1 pound great northern beans, soaked overnight and drained
1 bay leaf
4 cloves garlic, smashed
1/2 onion
1 whole clove
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried thyme
10 cups water
For the rest:
1/2 pound thick-sliced bacon
1/2 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 ribs celery, diced
1 14-oz can diced tomatoes
1 tsp herb de Provence (or other dried herb blend)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 pound pork sausage
1 pound cooked duck confit
For the topping:
1/4 cup butter
4 cloves, crushed garlic
2 cups Panko breadcrumbs
1 bunch parsley, chopped fine
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 tbsp olive oil
25 comments:
This looks fantastic. I make my own bread crumbs from homemade bread. Will those do reasonably well in this dish?
- January 17, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- Chef John said...
yes, those are the best.
- January 17, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- Minichef said...
hey, and great recipe, im gonna tried, hi chef u are the best.
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- January 17, 2009 at 10:58 PM
- Pyrofish said...
Yay! Thank you Chef John! I know I'm not the only one who requested it, but Thank you. I tried twice over the holidays to make this, sort of guessing along the way. Now I have your guidelines and I can see a few places where I went wrong. You're the bomb Chef. As soon as my income tax comes in, you're getting another donation :-)
- January 17, 2009 at 11:10 PM
- ghanima said...
Looks like your varied from mine in a few key spots (e.g., I didn't add a breadcrumb topping to mine), but we were both brilliant enough to make sure to add the duck confit. It's nice to be in good company.
- January 17, 2009 at 11:43 PM
- anugrah15 said...
this looks soooooo yummy....if the beans didn't need to be soaked overnight, i would be eating this right now!! in fact i've just soaked some for tomorrow...i'm sure it'll be worth the wait..thanks chef!!
- January 18, 2009 at 3:40 PM
I too requested this. Thanks so much - much appreciated, JH
- January 19, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- hkfreak said...
That's it, I'm never going to make this...never...never ever...in my life...maybe.
- January 28, 2009 at 4:45 PM
This is a very, very good demo for a delicious-looking version of my favorite dish. I am going to be visiting your blog often after seeing this.
- March 1, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Do you have a recipe for a more traditional baked bean? Like the kind you get at showers and pot lucks?
- March 10, 2009 at 5:25 PM
- Chef John said...
I've never filmed baked beans, I'll have to add it to the list.
- March 10, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Chef john, how should I make this in just a regualr stainless pot that doesn't go in to the oven?
Can I just simmer it on the lowest heat setting? If i can, how long should I do it?
- March 6, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Chef John said...
This has to go on the oven. the crust makes the dish.
- March 8, 2010 at 2:07 AM
- Anne Green said...
If you can't find the duck can I use chicken thighs and drums? Should I add some fat?
- September 8, 2011 at 6:13 PM
- Chef John said...
Chicken is fine!
- September 8, 2011 at 8:12 PM
Chef John! What do you think of their 4 rules, after all they are the "originals"!
- November 13, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- matanuska said...
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- February 24, 2012 at 1:46 PM
- matanuska said...
Hi, just wanted to report that this recipe turned out to be delicious--as close as we've come so far to tasting like the wonderful cassoulet we had in Carcassonne, France! A question: can this recipe or any part of it be prepared ahead of time but with the same good results?
- February 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM
- Chef John said...
sure make it ahead! it's better the next day!
- February 27, 2012 at 4:12 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi chef John,
How many servings does this recipe provide for?
- September 30, 2012 at 12:20 AM
- Chef John said...
Maybe 4? Depends how hungry you are! ;)
- September 30, 2012 at 2:25 PM
- Ron Williams said...
Video has gone missing!
- February 15, 2014 at 10:53 PM
- Steve Kennedy said...
Right click on the video and select "watch on vimeo", or you can go here and get it. http://vimeo.com/2862966#at=0
- February 16, 2014 at 11:53 AM
- Jim said...
I have made this recipe five times. Six counting what is on the range top right now.
I have replaced Great Northern Beans with Flageolet Beans from Zursun Idaho or I ordered Cassoulet Beans from Rancho Gordo.
Great success departing from Northern beans which still work well with this recipe.
- May 20, 2014 at 12:29 PM
- Jim said...
I have made Chef John's cassoulet recipe many times. My greatest success is using Harcourt
I am having my backyard landscaped. Today, I presented at mid-day my cassoulet to my hard working four man mostly Spanish speaking landscape crew. These men ate with enthusiasm and thanked me many times for this wonderful meal. The 'boss' said: "my guys never tasted anything like this before. I was wonderful."
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In the seemingly neverending saga of Waze, Google reportedly has beaten out Facebook and Apple to buy the crowd-sourcing app for $1.3 billion.
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By: Lady Noelle de la Plume
This year's La Rochelle battle plan was to invade the fort quickly and make it fall. The teams were picked at random and the orange tape team won with a time of 12 minutes 36 seconds whereas the other team did it in 14 minutes 10 seconds.
Historically speaking, La Rochelle was overtaken by sheer numbers on the attackers' side. Therefore in the La Rochelle battle at Pennsic, the attackers get unlimited resurrections whereas the defenders only get two.
Countess Adriana of Acre, an armored fighter, just authorized in rapier this year. She killed four people with a gun before she got out her rapier and she "absolutely loved it." She has fought over 20 years as an armored fighter.
The recreation of the La Rochelle battle has been run for the past 12 years and was is of the few in which they do not split up the sides by kingdom. Fencers can team up with people from opposite kingdoms whom they only get to see at Pennsic. The fight continued until everyone on the inside was killed. This year there were about 90 fencers on each side. The marshal-in-charge was Warder Anton du Marais this year.
The battle begins by the attackers placing a petard at the main gate and the marshals yell, "there was an earth-shattering kaboom." A petard was a small bomb used to blow open gates on fortifications, usually made out of a church bell. However, this petard bared an uncanny resemblance to a mini-keg of beer. If the petard got hit with rubberband guns, whether in transition or not, then it blew up and anyone standing within a few paces was killed.
Dragos Potcoaba from Atlantia was also a first time rapier fighter and was excited to report that when he was inside the fort he was one of the last people standing.
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