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Housing & Residential Living
Governance and Student Privacy
"Living Unit" means a residence hall floor, residence hall section, or College-owned or College rented off-campus dwelling used to house students.
Each living unit or residence may adopt regulations appropriate to their needs or interests and may enforce them through their Resident Assistants or Area Directors, providing such regulations and enforcement procedures are not contrary to or inconsistent with other College policies and procedures, and providing such regulations do not violate the prohibitions set forth in the Community Standards section of the Handbook. Rules or floor contracts made by living units must be submitted in writing to the Area Director for review at the beginning of each academic year. Subsequent changes in these regulations must also be submitted to the Area Director.
Students have the same rights of privacy as any other citizen and surrender none of those rights by becoming members of the academic community. These rights of privacy extend to residence hall living. Nothing in the College relationship or resident hall contract may expressly or by implication give the institution or residence hall officials authority to consent to the search of a student's room by police or other governmental officials, unless under legal compulsion.
When College maintenance, custodial, or security staff seek access to a student room in a residence hall to make improvements or repairs, the occupant shall be notified of such action not less than twenty-four hours in advance. The exceptions to this procedure would be when the resident has requested that such improvements or repairs be made, when the occupant gives permission for an earlier entry, or when there is an emergency situation where there is reasonable fear of danger to life, safety, health, or property. A request for improvements or repairs is considered authorization to enter a student's room during a 10 academic day period from the date of the request. If repairs or improvements cannot be made in a 10 academic day period, the students shall be so notified and another 10 academic day period established. Student rooms may be entered during breaks by College employees to inspect furnishings, provide custodial or maintenance service, and inspect for safety.
The Dean of Students or his or her designee shall not enter a student room without permission of an occupant unless there is sufficient cause to believe that non-compliance with a specific College policy or multiple dwelling unit law is occurring or has occurred. Such entry shall be only for the purpose of investigating the specific violation. These conditions apply throughout the academic year, including vacations.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the prior paragraph, items belonging to the College which are not part of room furnishings (for example, lounge furniture, dining room equipment, library books), or items which are illegal by law or College policy (for example, drugs, guns, etc.), may be removed if they are in plain view of the Dean of Students or his or her designee, if the Dean of Students or his or her designee is in a student's room in the course of a permitted entry. Discovery of such items may constitute the basis of subsequent disciplinary action.
Adopted by Board of Trustees June 17, 1993, upon recommendation of the College Council.
For: Students
Last Reviewed: September 15, 2014
Maintained by: Residential Life
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Production Backup Strategy
Although Confluence provides a scheduled XML backup, this backup method is only suitable for small sites, test sites, or in addition to database and directory backups.
Establishing a production system backup solution
We recommend establishing a robust database backup strategy:
- Create a backup or dump of your database using tools provided by your database.
If your database doesn't support online backups, you will need to stop Confluence while you do this. - Create a file system backup of your home directory (both local home and shared home for Data Center)
Once this is in place, you can disable the daily backup scheduled job.
Having a backup of your database and home directories is more reliable, and easier to restore than a large XML backup.
Which files need to be backed up?
Backing up the whole home directory is the safest option, however most files and directories are populated on startup and can be ignored. At minimum, these files/directories must be backed up:
- <conf-home>/confluence.cfg.xml
- <conf-home>/attachments (you can exclude extracted text files if space is an issue)
The rest of the directories will be auto-populated on start up. You may also like to backup these directories:
- <conf-home>/config – if you have modified your ehcache.xml file.
- <conf-home>/index – if your site is large or reindexing takes a long time – this will avoid the need for a full reindex when restoring.
The location of the home directory is configured on installation and is specified in the confluence.init.properties
file. For installation created with the automatic installer the default locations are:
- Windows
C:\Program Files\Atlassian\Application Data\Confluence
- Linux
For Clustered instances only: Backing up the whole shared home directory is the safest option, however some files and directories are populated at runtime and can be ignored:
- <conf-home>/thumbnails
- <conf-home>/viewfile.
How do I back up?
The commands to back up your database will vary depending on your database vendor, for example the command for PostgreSQL is pg_dump dbname > outfile
You should refer to the documentation for your particular database to find out more.
How do I restore?
Our guide on Migrating Confluence Between Servers has instructions on restoring a backup using this technique.
Other processes
XML site backups can be used for other processes in Confluence, for example moving servers or switching to a different database. Using the backup strategy described above will work for those processes too.
- Our migrate server procedure– used to set up a test server – can use a SQL dump as well.
- The database migration procedure uses the XML backup for small data sets. Large data sets will require third party database migration tools.

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To get to Château de Versailles from Paris by bus, the first step is reaching the bus terminal at Pont de Sèvres Metro station, which is the terminus (last) station of Metro Line 9.
Bus Schedule from Pont de Sèvres – Chateau de Versailles (Bus 171)
i) Getting to Pont de Sèvres (Metro line 9, direction Pont de Sèvres). Metro line 9 has many transfer points and makes Pont de Sèvres bus terminal easy to reach.
You can transfer to Metro line 9 from any of the following Metro lines and corresponding stations:
- Metro line 1 at Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Metro line 4 at Strasbourg St-Denis
- Metro line 5 at Oberkampf
- Metro line 6 at Trocadéro
- Metro line 8 at Richelieu Drouot
- Metro line 10 at Michel-Ange
- Metro line 11 at Havre Caumartin
- Metro line 13 at Miromesnil
You'll take Metro line 9, direction Pont de Sèvres, to the final end station, i.e Pont de Sèvres. Upon arrival (follow the crowd and) walk to the adjoining bus terminal at ground level, which will be clearly marked within the Metro (usually by a blue circle with "BUS" inside). You can also follow red coloured Bus 171 signs within the Metro which will lead you up to ground level.
ii) At the Bus Station there are more than a dozen buses, but the bus you need to take is Bus 171. Above is a photo of its departure at Pont de Sevres bus terminal and Chateau de Versailles is its last stop. The journey is roughly 30 minutes.
The price for the trip from Paris to Versailles depends on whether you began the journey on Metro or directly at Pont de Sèvres bus station.
If using regular Metro/Bus tickets (which are same type of tickets: Paris Metro Ticket T+) you'll need two tickets with total cost of 5€, one way (price valid as of Jan. 4, 2024). One ticket will be used for the Metro to Pont de Sèvres and another ticket for Bus 171 from Pont de Sèvres to Versailles, which is in Zone 4 and the Metro only covers Zones 1-2. Keep in mind that tickets purchased directly from the bus driver will cost 2.50€ instead of 2.15€ so you may wish to purchase tickets from Metro ticket vending machines or from ticket windows prior to boarding the bus.
Side note: Regular Metro tickets, once used for the Metro, are never valid for transfers onto buses. Transfers from Metro to RER trains are permitted, as are transfers from bus to bus, but you cannot transfer from Metro/RER trains to buses or vice versa using the same Paris Metro ticket. To complicate things a bit further, bus tickets purchased on board buses… are not valid for transfer, even from bus to bus and cost more, 2.50€ vs. 2.15€.
If you are within walking distance to the bus station, you'll only need one Metro/Bus Ticket T+ for the bus ride 2.15€. As noted above, try to purchase a ticket before you arrive at the bus, since the driver will charge you 2.50€ if buying on board. (Note: a carnet or booklet of single-use Paris bus/Metro tickets can be purchased at a slight discount, and it makes sense if you'll be traveling to other places as the tickets are used for all forms of transportation within the city of Paris. See Paris Metro Tickets for more details).
Zone 1-4 Navigo day passes good for Metro, train, bus and Navigo week passes are valid for travel to Versailles. For Paris Visite Tickets which are actually a paper ticket, insert the ticket into the ticket reader/validator next to the driver, about the size of a tissue box, attached lengthwise vertically from a pole. The machine should light-up a green rectangle confirming the ticket is valid. For Navigo cards, simply hold the pass against the purple part of the ticket reader/validator to validate your pass has the correct zones purchased.
To return from Versailles to Paris by bus you'll need to take Bus 171 from the stop on the opposite side of the street from your arrival on Bus 171. It should be the first bus stop you encounter when walking directly back from Chateau de Versailles along Avenue de Paris. Here's a Google Map view with the bus actually at the stop.
Prefer to travel via train? See: Paris to Château de Versailles via Train
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Medical Centre Mervue6 Plunkett AvenueMervueGalwayH91 VYW1, Tel: 091-735727
Asthma is a common condition that causes coughing, wheezing, tightness of the chest and breathlessness. Most people with asthma who take the appropriate treatment can live normal lives, but left untreated, asthma can cause permanent damage to the airways
The usual symptoms of asthma are
Not everyone will get all of these symptoms. Some people experience them from time to time; a few people may experience these symptoms all the time.
There isn't a cure for asthma. However, treatments are available to help manage your symptoms. Your treatment plan will be individual to you, combining medicines and asthma management in a way that works best for you
Medicines are only part of your treatment for asthma. You will also need to deal with the things that make it worse. Keep a diary to record anything that triggers your asthma - this can help you to discover a pattern. Using a peak flow meter to monitor your lung function can also help. If you have repeatedly low readings in a certain situation (for example, at the end of a working day, after exercise or after contact with an animal) this may indicate the trigger.
Asthma Society of Ireland
The Asthma Society of Ireland's mission is to optimise asthma control through support, education, effecting change and research.
HSE - Asthma Further information about symptoms, treatment, causes and prevention of Asthma.
These links all come from trusted resources but if you are unsure about these or any other medical matters please contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
Cancer is a group of conditions where the body's cells begin to grow and reproduce in an uncontrollable way. These cells can then invade and destroy healthy tissue, including organs.
Cancer sometimes begins in one part of the body before spreading to other parts. This process is known as metastasis.
Cancer is a common condition. Around 29,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Ireland. More than one in three people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime.
The most common cancers in Ireland are:
Irish Cancer Society We aim to improve the lives of those affected by cancer. We do this by providing up to date information and a range of services, and by influencing change and raising awareness of cancer issues.
Breastcheck BreastCheck is a Government-funded programme providing breast screening and invites women aged 50 to 64 for a free mammogram on an area-by-area basis every two years. The aim of BreastCheck is to reduce deaths from breast cancer by finding and treating the disease at an early stage.
Cancer Screening The National Cancer Screening Service will develop and provide quality cancer screening programmes for people in Ireland.
Each year in Ireland, an estimated 6,000 people have a heart attack. Many heart attacks that lead to death are preventable. This is because most of the risk factors that are listed above can also be prevented.
Most heart attacks occur in people who are over 45 years of age. Men are two to three times more likely to have a heart attack than women.
Over the last decade, death rates from heart attacks have fallen by around 40%. This may be related to an associated decrease in the number of people smoking cigarettes. However, the number of deaths is still higher than in many other western European countries. It is thought that this is because Ireland has higher rates of obesity, diabetes and physical inactivity (people not exercising enough) than in other countries.
Treatment options for a heart attack can involve using medication to dissolve any blood clots and surgery to widen the coronary artery.
Irish Heart Foundation The Irish Heart Foundation is the national charity fighting stroke and heart disease, funded up to 90 per cent by public and corporate donations
HSE - Angina Angina is a syndrome (a collection of symptoms caused by an underlying health condition) that is caused when the supply of oxygen-rich blood to the heart becomes restricted. Find out more
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a collection of lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive airways disease. People with COPD have trouble breathing in and out. This is referred to as airflow obstruction.
Breathing difficulties are caused by long-term damage to the lungs, usually because of smoking.
HSE - COPD Guide to the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and risks of COPD from the HSE
Quit.ie QUIT is a HSE health education campaign aimed at encouraging smokers to quit. We want to reduce the numbers of smokers in Ireland and reduce the level of illness and deaths caused by tobacco use. The campaign is based on a fact that is not well known among the public. That fact is that 1 in every 2 smokers will die of a tobacco related disease.
Diabetes is a long-term (chronic) condition caused by too much glucose (sugar) in the blood. It is also known as diabetes mellitus. There are two types of diabetes - type 1 and type 2.
In the absence of a register of people who have diabetes no-one can be entirely sure how many people In Ireland live with diabetes; the Institute of Public Health's report Making Diabetes Count (2007) estimated that there were about 143,000 people with diabetes in Ireland (based on in 2005 figures) and predicted that this number would increase by 37%, to 194,000 people, by 2015.
More than three-quarters of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes mellitus. This used to be known as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or maturity-onset diabetes mellitus. The number of people with type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing as it commoner in the overweight and obese, which is itself a growing problem.
The remainder have type 1 diabetes mellitus, which used to be known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
It's recognised that the sooner the blood sugar levels are brought under control, the better the long term prospects of preventing damage. Lifestyle advice about diet, weight management and regular activity is the first step.
Type 1 diabetes will require immediate insulin therapy, Type 2 diabetes will first be managed with a drug called Metformin, if lifestyle changes alone aren't effective. There are now several other drugs used in type 2 diabetes, although eventually some type 2 diabetics will need insulin therapy as it's a progressive disease
There is further information and education on the Diabetes UK Video Site
Diabetes Ireland Diabetes Ireland works to provide a quality service in improving the lives of people affected by diabetes, and working with others to prevent and cure diabetes.
HSE - DiabetesAn introduction to both type 1 and type 2 diabetes - the symptoms, cause, diagnosis and treatment.
Mental health is about how we think, feel and behave. It is estimated that in four people has a mental health problem at some point, which can affect their daily life, relationships or physical health.
Mental health problems can affect anyone. Without support and treatment, mental health problems can have a serious effect on the individual and those around them.
Every year in Ireland, about 20,000 people are admitted to psychiatric hospitals and about 500 people commit suicide
Your Mental Health This website has been developed by the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (www.nosp.ie) as part of the 'Your Mental Health' awareness campaign, which aims to improve awareness and understanding of mental health and well-being in Ireland. This is particularly important in the present economic climate when we are under financial pressures, losing our job or facing relationship difficulties.
Let Someone Know If you are under 18 please go to www.letsomeoneknow.ie where you will find age appropriated information and advice. The 'Let Someone Know' campaign is a recent recipient of the Taoiseach's Public Service Excellence Award
HSE - Mental Health Guide and Resources on mental health issues.
Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain and inflammation (swelling) of the joints and bones. The main symptoms of arthritis include:
One in every six people in Ireland is affected by arthritis
The most common forms of arthritis are:
Arthritis Ireland Arthritis Ireland provides vital services & info that makes a big difference to the quality of life of the one-in-five (915,000) in Ireland with arthritis.
Osteoarthritis - HSE The symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis - HSEThe symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis
A stroke is a serious medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off.
Like all organs, the brain needs the oxygen and nutrients provided by blood to function properly. If the supply of blood is restricted or stopped, brain cells begin to die. This can lead to brain damage and possibly death.
Strokes are a medical emergency and prompt treatment is essential because the sooner a person receives treatment for a stroke, the less damage is likely to happen.
There are two main causes of strokes:
There is also a related condition known as a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), where the supply of blood to the brain is temporarily interrupted, causing a 'mini-stroke'. TIAs should be treated seriously as they are often a warning sign that a stroke is coming.
HSE - Stroke The symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of a stroke


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Who Will Win Big at This Year's Academy Awards? Let Your Voice Be Heard
The Academy Awards are slated for Sunday evening. While you can catch the live broadcast on ABC at 7 p.m. ET, there's no reason you can't get into the spirit of Hollywood's biggest night now.
Here's a look at this year's nominees in the major categories. Let your voice be heard and tell us who you think will win!
'Hugo' leads the way with 11 nominations. Will it end the evening with the most wins? You tell us:


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Radium-Age Supermen
January 27, 2010
Long before Alan Moore asked "Who will watch the Watchmen?" Radium Age (1904-33) science fiction writers worried whether supermen would rescue us ordinary mortals — or try to dominate us.
This item first appeared on Gawker's sci-fi blog io9.com, on Feb. 16, 2009.
Dreamed up by American and European SF writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries — at a time when Lamarckian evolutionary philosophy, which posits a tendency for organisms to become more perfect as they evolve (because such change is needed or wanted, e.g., by "life"), remained popular — many of the first fictional supermen were portrayed by their creators as examples of a more perfect species towards which humankind has supposedly long aimed. Radium Age superman was, that is to say, homo superior, an evolved human whose superiority was mental, physical, or both. [Note: Bergson's Creative Evolution, which suggested that life evolves in the direction of a greater capacity for action and freedom, was surely another important influence on these authors; but unlike Lamarck, and like Darwin, Bergson's model of evolution didn't imagine any predestined endpoint, e.g., a perfect being or absolute freedom.]
Aye, there's the rub: for, as Nietzsche has Zarathustra predict, "Just as the ape to man is a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment, man shall be just that to [superman]." Olaf Stapledon, Philip Wylie, George Bernard Shaw, and other PGA SF authors agreed that the superman — whose values and worldview the rest of us can't share, or even comprehend — would seem cold, inhuman, alien. Even, or especially when, he or she is trying to help us.
Well-known Golden Age superman fiction includes: Van Vogt's The World of Null-A, Sturgeon's More Than Human, Shiras's Children of the Atom, and PKD's The Golden Man. I also enjoy: Andrew Marvell's Minimum Man, Stapledon's Sirius and A Man Divided, Jack Williamson's Darker Than You Think and Dragon's Island, Jerome Bixby's "It's a GOOD Life" (basis of a famous Twilight Zone episode), Poul Anderson's Brain Wave, Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man, and Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land and Friday.
The influence of Radium Age supermen remains a powerful one. Consider Adrian Veidt, in the Watchmen movie adaptation. Unlike most superheroes we'll see on the big screen in the next year or so — e.g., Wolverine, Wonder Woman, Captain America, not to mention Superman himself — Ozymandias, as Veidt was known in his costumed adventurer days, isn't merely a mutant, a godling, a scientific experiment, or an alien visiting a planet where he's uniquely able to kick ass. Instead, he's an Übermensch — a self-overcoming individual, that is to say, who has not only mastered his perfect body but (to quote Peter Cannon… Thunderbolt, the Charlton comic that inspired Moore's Ozymandias) "harnessed the unused portions of the brain." Fortunately or unfortunately for humankind (that's the issue), he has also revalued our human, all too human values.
"I think you could see that it was an evil thing to do and maybe a patronizing thing to do," Watchmen illustrator and co-creator Dave Gibbons said, when asked about Ozymandias's catastrophic scheme to save the world. He continued:
I think that probably is one of the worst of his sins, that it's kind of looking down on the rest of humanity, scorning the rest of humanity. I think for that reason that [Veidt's former comrade, the masked vigilante] Rorschach, by persisting in his single-minded devotion to what he sees as the truth is … actually painted in a very human manner. At the end of it, your loyalty lies very much with this very flawed, psychopathic human being who knows his faults, who knows the faults of the rest of humanity, rather than somebody like Adrian, who considers himself to be above humanity and who has taken a rather cold and calculating view of everything.
Ozymandias may sound like Tom Cruise (who was interested in the role). What he's utterly unlike, however, is your typical comic-book superhero — who, despite his or her superhuman abilities, tends to reflect and personify our own, human values. That's because Superman was an invention of SF's gung-ho, can-do Golden Age. His Radium Age literary precursors, however, were a different story altogether.
Here's a list – in no particular order — of the 10 most influential and problematic supermen and women from 1904-33. There's a complete list at the end.
JOSH GLENN'S *BEST ADVENTURES* LISTS: BEST 250 ADVENTURES OF THE 20TH CENTURY | 100 BEST OUGHTS ADVENTURES | 100 BEST RADIUM AGE (PROTO-)SCI-FI ADVENTURES | 100 BEST TEENS ADVENTURES | 100 BEST TWENTIES ADVENTURES | 100 BEST THIRTIES ADVENTURES | 75 BEST GOLDEN AGE SCI-FI ADVENTURES | 100 BEST FORTIES ADVENTURES | 100 BEST FIFTIES ADVENTURES | 100 BEST SIXTIES ADVENTURES | 75 BEST NEW WAVE SCI FI ADVENTURES | 100 BEST SEVENTIES ADVENTURES | 100 BEST EIGHTIES ADVENTURES | 75 BEST DIAMOND AGE SCI-FI ADVENTURES | 100 BEST NINETIES ADVENTURES (in progress) | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | NOTES ON 21st-CENTURY ADVENTURES.
1) HUMPTY, in Olaf Stapledon's Last Men in London (London: Methuen, 1932). Stapledon writes insightfully about homo superior – he's credited with coining the term – in three of the four novels for which he's remembered. I've already written, in this series, about Last and First Men and Odd John, so that leaves Humpty. He's a young "supernormal," a London teenager in whom there is "some promise of a higher type." According to Stapledon, all "submerged supermen" are adolescent misfits, because: they don't take themselves seriously, they don't want to get ahead, they despise athletics, they're puzzled and bored by religion and patriotism, they don't regard sexuality as shameful, and they remain idealistic long after childhood. They're Lost-Generation-style idlers, in other words. But with really big heads. In a Good Will Hunting-like coda to the novel, whose protagonist is Paul, a teacher telepathically possessed by a member of an evolved human species (the Last Men) living in the distant future, the brilliant Humpty outlines a plan to found a new human species that will control the world and eliminate or domesticate the "subhuman hordes"… then succumbs to despair.
2) THE WONDER, in J.D. Beresford's The Hampdenshire Wonder (Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1911). Victor Stott is a giant-headed "supernormal" child mutated in the womb by his parents' desire to have a son born without habits. After surveying science, philosophy, history, literature, and religion, the Wonder says, "So elementary… inchoate… a disjunctive… patchwork." His adult interlocutors are shattered by his statements about the nature of the universe and human progress; his philosophy begins with rejecting "the interposing and utterly false concepts of space and time," and ends with the notion that life and all matter are merely "a disease of the ether." Unable to live without illusions, everyone rejects the Wonder's disenchanting insights; he also makes an enemy of the local clergyman, who may murder him. "He was entirely alone among aliens who were unable to comprehend him, aliens who could not flatter him, whose opinions were valueless to him." Scholars call this the first SF novel of real importance about intelligence; it's the ancestor of Clarke's Childhood's End and Van Vogt's Slan.
3) RALPH, in Hugo Gernsback's Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660 (Stratford Co.: Boston, 1923. Serialized in Modern Electrics, 1911-12.) Ralph One-to-foresee-for-an-other (get it?) is a great American scientist, and a superior type; the "plus" at the end of his name proves it. But what kind of big-headed superman story is this, anyway? The polar fleece-wearing citizens of solar-powered, geothermally heated New York don't fear or resent Ralph; in fact, they've erected a glass-and-steelonium luxury tower for him in Union Square. Ralph isn't an evil genius; he's something of a bore, and so is his techno-utopian society. Except maybe when his girlfriend is kidnapped by a Martian! Despite the wooden prose and juvenile adventure, this Edisonade is worth a read because of all the technology it accurately predicts: e.g., fluorescent lights, microfilm, radar, television. Also, I suspect that we're on the cusp of seeing the Hypnobioscope, which allows you to avoid subscribing to newspapers in your sleep, hit the Apple Store.
4) ZOZIM and ZOO, in George Bernard Shaw's Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch (Constable: London, 1921). Shortly after WWI, the secret of Creative Evolution — in Shaw's formulation, the process by which an organism can will its own entelechy, or self-potentiation — is discovered. By the year 3100 the long-lived elite have developed perfect physiques and advanced mentalities. Zozim and Zoo are Boomer-like superhumans (he's nearly 100, she's 50, but they act like young adults) who assist a sham oracle in overawing the short-livers seeking its advice. It's all part of a plot to colonize and supersede ordinary humans! But like the proto-Yippies they are, Z and Z are upfront about the put-on. Zoo: "[Zozim] has to dress-up in a Druid's robe, and put on a wig and a long false beard, to impress you silly people…. I have no patience with such mummery; but you expect it from us; so I suppose it must be kept up." It's Wild in the Streets meets Highlander. Fun fact: RFK was quoting Shaw's play when he said, ""You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'"
5) THE AMPHIBIAN, in S. Fowler Wright's The Amphibians (Merton Press: London, 1925). Half a million years in the future, a nameless, time-traveling protagonist discovers that the Earth's dominant intelligent species are the Dwellers (humanoid giants with equally giant intellects, self-destructively devoted to science) and the furry Amphibians (not merely mentally and physically more evolved than modern man, they're also morally superior). Though they regard the time traveler as a primitive (hello, Planet of the Apes), one of the Amphibians accompanies him across a Divine Comedy-like landscape of incredible horrors and warfare between monstrous species. It's an allegorical adventure, in which conflicting philosophies of life and morality are debated: the Spock-like Amphibian is dispassionate and sees things from a transcendental perspective, while the Kirk-like Primitive is emotional and impulsive. Fun fact: Everett F. Bleiler calls The World Below (The Amphibians + its sequel, published together in '29) "undoubtedly the major work of science fiction between the early Wells and the moderns."
6) BORK/DE SOTO, in John Taine's Seeds of Life (1951; serialized in Amazing Stories Quarterly, Fall 1931). "We do not like the thought of being relegated to a minor place in the evolutionary scheme; we half expect that a race of geniuses would treat us cruelly, as we treat dumb animals," writes Peter Nicholls. "Taine's Seeds of Life is a prototype of this kind of story." Maybe not, but it's a ripping yarn that may have influenced everything from Flowers for Algernon to Spider-Man. Neils Bork, a pathetic lab technician, attempts suicide via X-rays and is transformed into a supermind in the body of a swarthy Adonis; he renames himself De Soto. ("De Soto was but a partial, accidental anticipation of the more sophisticated and yet more natural race into which time and the secular flux of chance are slowly transforming our kind.") He invents wireless energy transfer devices, secretly planning to use them to bombard humankind with "dysgenic" rays that will devolve unborn children. Then De Soto's own evolution reverses itself: "I never used to think, but saw the inevitable consequences of any pattern of circumstances – no matter how complicated – immediately, like a photograph of the future." He repents of his superioristic ways, and is killed by his own reptilian offspring. Fun fact: John Taine was the pseudonym of CIT mathematician Eric Temple Bell.
7) HUGO, in Philip Wylie's Gladiator (Knopf: New York and London, 1930). Wylie is best known as coauthor of When Worlds Collide, and as a crank(y) essayist obsessed with Soviet nukes and "Mom-ism." The only thing you ever hear about this Radium Age SF classic is that it's "thought to be the book from which 'Superman' was derived." Make no mistake: Siegel & Shuster lifted everything except Superman's cape from Gladiator. Thanks to an experiment by his scientist father (who studies grasshoppers and ants), Hugo Danner is nearly invulnerable, runs faster than a train, leaps higher than trees, and hurls boulders like baseballs. Also, his father gives him Nietzschean advice only, e.g.: "The stronger, the greater, you are, the harder life is for you." So… Hugo creates a fortress of solitude in Colorado, drops out of school, wanders the planet, then joins the French Foreign Legion at the outbreak of WWI ("He felt himself almost the Messiah of war…. He was like a being of steel"). Later, he adopts a secret identity, moves to Metropolis Manhattan, and vows to become "an invisible agent of right — right as best I can see it." Despairing, however, of flawed mortals and their politics — I'd probably call him an anarcho-monarchist — Hugo heads to the Yucatan to start a colony of superbeings, "the new Titans." But then he changes his mind and curses God… on a mountaintop, shown at left, instead.
8) EARANI, in Erle Cox's Out of the Silence (E.A. Vidler: Melbourne, 1925; serialized in The [Melbourne] Argus, 1919). Alan Dundas stumbles upon the subterranean repository of a long-vanished, fantastically advanced civilization. He awakens Earani from a state of suspended animation. Her intelligence and abilities are as astounding as her beauty. (Hello, Leelo in The Fifth Element.) In fact, Earani was the end result of her civilization's worldwide eugenics program, which she intends to put back into practice, as soon as she conquers the planet. ("This world of yours is full of pain and misery…. Is any price too great that buys a perfect and wholesome humanity?" Earani demands of Australia's prime minister. "You hold that to carry out my mission would be a crime. I hold that to fail in doing so would be a crime.") Alan, who falls in love with Earani, is undisturbed by her plan to wipe out the "colored races" and inferior whites; one is not sure what the author himself thinks about this subject. In the end, Earani is backstabbed (literally) by another woman.
9) POLLARD, in Edmond Hamilton's "The Man Who Evolved" (Wonder Stories, April 1931). Dr. John Pollard is a biologist trying to crack one of the two great mysteries of evolution: "What is the cause of evolutionary change?" Having determined that the answer is "the cosmic rays," and having built a cosmic ray-gathering contraption, Pollard invites two friends (one of whom is the narrator) to witness as he investigates the second question: "What is the future course of man's evolution going to be?" Pollard first evolves himself into a superman, with a godlike physique and immense intellectual power; then into a shriveled body supporting an enormous head; then a huge head with almost no body, which plans to "master without a struggle this man-swarming planet, and make it a huge laboratory in which to pursue the experiments that please me"; then into a brain with tentacles, a Dr. Manhattan-like being whose perspective is so cosmic that it no longer cares to dominate the world. ("The only emotion, if such it is, that remains to me still is intellectual curiosity…") Alas, after evolving himself one more time, Pollard devolves back into simple protoplasm. Fun fact: Isaac Asimov described this as "the first science fiction short story… that impressed me so much it stayed in my mind permanently."
10) HERVE, in Noëlle Roger's Le nouvel Adam (1924; translated as The New Adam, London: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., 1926). When Herve Silenrieux, a hapless medical student working for Dr. Flecheyre at Paris's Institut Pasteur, attempts suicide by shooting himself in the head, Flecheyre implants in him an experimental combination of glands that he believes will stimulate the brain — and in so doing, create an evolved human. Indeed, Herve becomes incredibly brilliant… but wholly logical and unpleasant. For example, he no longer hesitates to kill patients for experimental data. Dismissed from the hospital, Herve develops a death ray, which he tests on villagers in the French countryside; after that, he detonates lumps of lead with the force of an atomic bomb, setting off a series of earthquakes. Attempting to prevent Herve from wiping out the human race, Flecheyre confronts him; Herve's forcefield detonates the lead bullets in Flecheyre's pistol, and both men die. Fun fact: Noëlle Roger is the pseudonym of Hélène Dufour Pittard, a Swiss-Canadian journalist.
"Some individuals, it is true, are more special. This is natural selection. It begins as a single individual, born or hatched like every other member of their species, anonymous, seemingly ordinary. Except they're not. They carry inside them the genetic code that will take their species to the next evolutionary rung. It's destiny." — fictional geneticist Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurth), expressing an un-Darwinian view of evolution in the first episode of Heroes, 9/23/06.
* Don Quichotte, "The Artificial Man: A Semi-Scientific Story" (1884)
* Edward Payson Jackson, A Demigod: A Novel (1886)
* Ernest G. Harmer, Professor Bommsenn's Germ (1888).
* Joseph Shield Nicholson, Thoth: A Romance (1888)
* Camille Flammarion, Omega: The Last Days of the World (1893).
* Frank Challice Constable, The Curse of Intellect (1895)
* J.H. Rosny aîné, "Un Autre Monde" (1895)
* Oto Mundo, The Recovered Continent: A Tale of the Chinese Invasion (1898)
* Louis Boussenard, Ten Thousand Years in a Block of Ice (1898)
* Alfred Jarry, The Supermale (1902)
* Aston Forrest, The Extraordinary Islanders. Being an Authoritative Account of the Cruise of the 'Asphodel," as Related By Her Owner (1903)
* Godfrey Sweven, Limanora: The Island of Progress (1903)
* H.G. Wells, The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth (1904)
* Alfred William Lawson, Born Again: A Novel (1904)
* Tyman Currio (John Russell Coryell?), Weird and Wonderful Story of Another World (1905-06)
* E. Nesbit (as E. Bland), "The Third Drug" (1908)
* M.P. Shiel, The Isle of Lies (1909)
* J.D. Beresford, The Hampdenshire Wonder (1911)
* James L. Ford, "The Highbrow" (1911), a Smart Set story which can be read as a Radium Age sf story about a mutant species.
* William Greene, "The Savage Strain" (1911)
* Hugo Gernsback, Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660 (1911-12)
* Harry Keeler, "John Jones's Dollar" (1915)
* J.A. Mitchell, Drowsy (1917)
* Frederic Carrel, 2010 (1914)
* George Allan England, The Fatal Gift (1915)
* Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot (1918; 1924)
* Marie Corelli, The Young Diana: An Experiment of the Future (1918)
* Austin Hall, Into the Infinite (1919)
* Erle Cox, Out of the Silence (1919)
* H. Rider Haggard, When the World Shook (1919)
* G. Stanley Hall, "The Fall of Atlantis" (1920)
* George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch (1921)
* Georges Lebas, Jean Arog, le premier surhomme (1921)
* E.V. Odle, The Clockwork Man (1923)
* H.G. Wells, Men Like Gods (1923)
* John Lionel Tayler, The Last of My Race: A Dream of the Future (1924)
* Noelle Roger, Le nouvel Adam (1924, translated as The New Adam (1926)
* S. Fowler Wright, The Amphibians: A Romance of 500,000 Years Hence (1925)
* J.C. Snaith, Thus Far (1925)
* Henry Carew, The Vampires of the Andes (1925)
* Guy Dent, Emperor of the If (1926)
* Muriel Jaeger, The Man with Six Senses (1927)
* Edmond Hamilton, "Evolution Island" (1928)
* Wallace West, "The Incubator Man" (1928)
* Edmund Snell, Kontrol (1928)
* Philip Wylie, Gladiator (1930)
* Olaf Stapledon, Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930)
* John Gloag, To-Morrow's Yesterday (1930)
* John Taine, The Iron Star (1930)
* Paul Ernst, The Black Monarch (1930)
* John Hargraves, The Imitation Man (1931)
* John Taine, Seeds of Life (1931)
* Edmond Hamilton, "The Man Who Evolved" (1931)
* Olaf Stapledon, Last Men in London (1932)
* Philip Wylie, The Savage Gentleman (1932) [inspired Doc Savage series]
* Lester Dent's Doc Savage series, which began in March '33.
* Muriel Jaeger, Hermes Speaks (1933)
* John Russell Fearn, The Intelligence Gigantic (1933)
* Olaf Stapledon, Odd John (1935)
* Claude Houghton, This was Ivor Trent (1935)
* Stanley G. Weinbaum, "The Adaptive Ultimate" (1936)
* M.P. Shiel, The Young Men Are Coming (1937)
* H.G. Wells, Star-Begotten (1937)
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Yesterday the UV Index was quote - "very high." As I was driving home from work, I realized just how painfully white I am. It's quite embarrassing for late June. So, I put on the 'kini, grabbed a towel, a couple of magazines, my lotion and drove to the wave pool. I'm driving around and around the parking lot, not seeing any cars. I thought that was strange, because the sign said the pool was open. So, I saw a couple of guys on a riding lawn mower and asked them - and they told me the wave pool doesn't open until 11:30am! 11:30! What? The pool should be open before then! They're not even serving breakfast at fast food places anymore. By 11:30, the day is in full swing, so is the sun.
I drove home, tried to stay awake -- but by 11:30 I was asleep in my bed with the TV on. Today, I got home later - I'd probably have a better chance of staying conscious until 11:30 - but, of course, it's cloudy.
So, I made fajitas. Good night.
*Oh, just in case the administrator of the Boyce Park Wave Pool is looking for suggestions -- how about an early bird special? You can charge us hard core sun worshipers more, we'll pay it. Or, cut us a deal... like the business membership at Sam's Club. They let you in at like 7am, before everyone else. Let me in, I'll be asleep before all of the toddlers get there, and I'll wake up in just enough time to spend some more money - at the snack bar.
I'm just saying, it's something to think about...
Other random thoughts as I drift off:
1. If I see another soundbite from LKL's interview with Paris Hilton, I'm going to do that forehead wrinkle again, and I just don't need to do that - I think I'm getting a couple of permanent lines.
2. Tomorrow I drive to the DC area to apartment hunt. I'm staying with the fabulous Becky Barber!! I'm dreading the drive but looking forward to having fun and checking a major "to do" off my giant list.


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Should FaceBook's investors be worries that the site is sourcing energy for its new data center from primarily coal-fired power?
FaceBook is fourth largest web property (by unique visitor count) and well on its way to becoming third. It is valued in excess of $10 billion and its investors include Russian investment company DST, Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, Meritech Capital and Microsoft.
FaceBook announced last month that it would be locating its first data center in Prinville Oregon. The data center looks to be all singing and dancing on the efficiency front and is expected to have a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating of 1.15. So far so good.
However, it soon emerged that FaceBook are purchasing the electricity for their data center from Pacific Power, a utility owned by PacifiCorp, a utility whose primary power-generation fuel is coal!
Sourcing power from a company whose generation comes principally from coal is a very risky business and if there is anything that investors shy away from, it is risk!
Why is it risky?
Coal has significant negative environmental effects from its mining through to its burning to generate electricity contaminating waterways, destroying ecosystems, generation of hundreds of millions of tons of waste products, including fly ash, bottom ash, flue gas desulfurisation sludge, that contain mercury, uranium, thorium, arsenic, and other heavy metals and emitting massive amounts of radiation.
And let's not forget that coal burning is the largest contributor to the human-made increase of CO2 in the air [PDF].
The US EPA recently ruled that:
current and projected concentrations of the six key well-mixed greenhouse gases–carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)–in the atmosphere threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations.
Note the wording "the public health and welfare of current and future generations"
Who knows what legislation the EPA will pass in the coming months and years to control CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants in the coming months and years – and the knock on effects this will have on costs.
Now think back to the litigation associated with asbestos – the longest and most expensive tort in US history. Then note that climate change litigation is gaining ground daily, the decision to go with coal as a primary power source starts to look decidedly shaky.
Then GreenPeace decided to wade in with a campaign and FaceBook page to shame FaceBook into reversing this decision. Not good for the compay image at all.
Finally, when you factor in the recent revolts by investors in Shell and BP to decisions likely to land the companies in hot water down the road for pollution, the investors in FaceBook should be asking some serious questions right about now.


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California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, will become just the fourth governor in American history to face a recall vote this week. So how exactly does this rarely used electoral tool actually work? Well, there's nobody better to set that answer up than Joshua Spivak. He studies recalls and is the author of "Recall Elections: From Alexander Hamilton To Gavin Newsom."
All right. Josh, let's start with the basics. Voters have to make two choices here. Explain those two choices.
JOSHUA SPIVAK: So they have a binary process where you vote yes or no on whether Gavin Newsom should be recalled and removed. And then there's a second vote - same day - on who should replace him. And what's a little interesting is that second vote is based on a plurality. And with 46 candidates, it results in kind of an odd situation that has upset some people, where Newsom could lose with 49.9% of the vote, and his replacement could win with less than 3% of the vote.
MARTÍNEZ: So to be clear on that second vote, all someone needs is just the most votes of the group in that second category.
SPIVAK: Exactly - the - what's called the first-past-the-post system. How we normally think of in elections, the person who receives the most votes wins.
MARTÍNEZ: All right. Now, 18 years ago, California voters removed Governor Gray Davis and replaced him with Arnold Schwarzenegger. What similarities and what differences do you see this time around?
SPIVAK: The similarities are not that great. You know, there does feel a bit of a circus atmosphere, but nowhere near the same as occurred back then. There is voter anger. There's definitely a partisan divide. But the partisan divide is much greater today than it was back in 2003. I think everybody would agree on that, you know, throughout the country. Additionally, the state is vastly more Democratic. The Republicans have dropped 9% in terms of voter registration in the state, and that doesn't even really show how much they've dropped. In 2004, George W. Bush lost the state by 10%. In 2020, Donald Trump lost the state by 29%.
MARTÍNEZ: Joshua, there have been many people that have debated the worthiness of a recall election as a political tool. Do you think this partisan divide that you mentioned makes this tool maybe not as effective or as trustworthy as it should be or could be?
SPIVAK: Well, it's not used that often on a partisan level. Normally, it's a local tool that's used against, say, city council members or school board members or mayors. It has, however, increased in use against state legislators and governors. Three of the four have been this century. That said, it doesn't seem to succeed that well as a partisan tool. And it doesn't really help, so far, to use it that way. So Scott Walker faced a recall in 2012. I don't think you could say that the Democrats really benefited from that recall. The Gray Davis recall ended up ousting Davis and putting in a Republican in Arnold Schwarzenegger. But was that something that provided a long-term benefit for the Republicans? I can't see it in any way, shape or form that it did. The party has been almost driven out of the Golden State, and I'm not sure what less they could have hoped for coming out of that recall than what's actually occurred.
MARTÍNEZ: That's Joshua Spivak. He's the author of "Recall Elections: From Alexander Hamilton To Gavin Newsom." Joshua, thanks a lot.
SPIVAK: Thanks for having me on. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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This book has two central characters and is mostly a story about their shared experiences. The first subject is 2nd Lt. George McGovern, who in 1944 was just a typical US Army Air Force pilot; nothing here hints at the man, who, nearly 30 years later, would run for US president. The second is a machine, the B-24 Liberator, and one plane in particular - McGovern's "Dakota Queen", which he piloted on 35 bombing missions over Germany from his base in Cerignola, Italy, as part of the 741st Squadron, 455th Bomb Group. ...
35 bombing missions (30 as pilot) over occupied Europe was a lot. The brass tried to set the number required so that an airman had better than a 50% chance of surviving. But not a whole lot better.
The Liberator comes by it's neglected treatment in history, and it's earned reputation as an ugly duckling quite fairly, as the following description of conditions in the plane attests. "Steering the four-engined airplane was difficult and exhausting, as there was no power except the pilot's muscles. It had no windshield wipers, so the pilot had to stick his head out the side window to see during a rain...there was no heat, despite temperatures that at 20,000 feet and higher got as low as 40 or 50 degrees below zero...the seats were not padded, could not be reclined, and were cramped into so small a space that a man had almost no chance to stretch and none whatsoever to relax. Absolutely nothing was done to make it comfortable for the pilot, co-pilot, or the other eight men in the crew..." Yet, as with all ugly ducklings, it had it's day and earned it's admirers. There were more B-24's built than any other US airplane and Ambrose says "it would be an exaggeration to say that the B-24 won the war for the Allies. But don't ask how they could have won the war without it."
The greater emphasis of the book is on McGovern and his crew's experiences and it's in the telling of these stories where Ambrose's skills always shine; allowing the personal recollections of the participants to make the events come alive for us the readers. We follow the crew from induction through training to their arrival in Italy in 1944. There was danger from the outset. The book reveals that in basic and advanced flight training over 3,500 men lost their lives, 824 in 1943 alone; survival was an issue even before entering combat.
The number of non-combat (training and transport) aerial deaths in WWII was staggering by today's standards.
McGovern and his crew experienced their fair share of adventures on missions. On one flight an engine quit, then another was hit by flak; on two engines he was losing altitude rapidly but McGovern managed to nurse the bomber down for an emergency landing on an airstrip less than half the length the B-24 normally required. For this feat McGovern earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. By highlighting McGovern's experiences are we to believe that the book is portraying him as exceptional? Not at all. The reality is that when he arrived in Italy in 1944, McGovern was a 21 year old pilot. His co-pilot and navigator were the same age and half his crew were teenagers. What Ambrose sees as extraordinary is that these stories of survival, skill, courage, fortitude, bravery, and duty, are all, each and every single one, the exploits of very young men - even boys. Indeed he says "in the twenty-first century, adults would hardly give such youngsters the key to the family car, but in the first half of the 1940's the adults sent them out to play a critical role in saving the world."
McGovern was not, by nature, a physically fearless man, so 35 missions was quite a psychological challenge for him to overcome.
I'm reminded of Frank Capra's account of a publicity tour he made with Colonel Jimmy Stewart in 1946 to promote It's a Wonderful Life. They had hired a private plane and pilot to get them to a Texas city in time for a parade in their honor, but the flight encountered, at various points, electrical storms, high winds, fog, dust storm, night, running low on fuel, mechanical problems, and losing track of where the airport might be. Capra, who knew nothing about flying, found the experience worrisome, but Stewart, who had commanded at least 20 bomber missions over Germany and knew every single thing that could kill an airman, was utterly terrified.


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School Thy Feelings, O My Brother
If we desire to have a proper spirit with us at all times, we must choose to refrain from becoming angry.
Brethren, we are assembled as a mighty body of the priesthood, both here in the Conference Center and in locations throughout the world. We have heard inspired messages this evening, and I express my appreciation to those Brethren who have addressed us. I am honored, yet humbled, by the privilege to speak to you, and I pray that the inspiration of the Lord may attend me.
Recently as I watched the news on television, I realized that many of the lead stories were similar in nature in that the tragedies reported all basically traced back to one emotion: anger. The father of an infant had been arrested for physical abuse of the baby. It was alleged that the baby's crying had so infuriated him that he had broken one of the child's limbs and several ribs. Alarming was the report of growing gang violence, with the number of gang-related killings having risen sharply. Another story that night involved the shooting of a woman by her estranged husband, who was reportedly in a jealous rage after finding her with another man. Then, of course, there was the usual coverage of wars and conflicts throughout the world.
I thought of the words of the Psalmist: "Cease from anger, and forsake wrath."1
Many years ago, a young couple called my office and asked if they could come in for counseling. They indicated they had suffered a tragedy in their lives and that their marriage was in serious jeopardy. An appointment was arranged.
The tension between this husband and wife was apparent as they entered my office. Their story unfolded slowly at first as the husband spoke haltingly and the wife cried quietly and participated very little in the conversation.
The young man had returned from serving a mission and was accepted to a prestigious university in the eastern part of the United States. It was there, in a university ward, that he had met his future wife. She was also a student at the university. After a year of dating, they journeyed to Utah and were married in the Salt Lake Temple, returning east shortly afterward to finish their schooling.
By the time they graduated and returned to their home state, they were expecting their first child and the husband had employment in his chosen field. The wife gave birth to a baby boy. Life was good.
When their son was about 18 months old, they decided to take a short vacation to visit family members who lived a few hundred miles away. This was at a time when car seats for children and seat belts for adults were scarcely heard of, let alone used. The three members of the family all rode in the front seat with the toddler in the middle.
Sometime during the trip, the husband and wife had a disagreement. After all these years, I cannot recall what caused it. But I do remember that their argument escalated and became so heated that they were eventually yelling at one another. Understandably, this caused their young son to begin crying, which the husband said only added to his anger. Losing total control of his temper, he picked up a toy the child had dropped on the seat and flung it in the direction of his wife.
He missed hitting his wife. Instead, the toy struck their son, with the result that he was brain damaged and would be handicapped for the rest of his life.
This was one of the most tragic situations I had ever encountered. I counseled and encouraged them. We talked of commitment and responsibility, of acceptance and forgiveness. We spoke of the affection and respect which needed to return to their family. We read words of comfort from the scriptures. We prayed together. Though I have not heard from them since that day so long ago, they were smiling through their tears as they left my office. All these years I've hoped they made the decision to remain together, comforted and blessed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I think of them whenever I read the words: "Anger doesn't solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything."2
We've all felt anger. It can come when things don't turn out the way we want. It might be a reaction to something which is said of us or to us. We may experience it when people don't behave the way we want them to behave. Perhaps it comes when we have to wait for something longer than we expected. We might feel angry when others can't see things from our perspective. There seem to be countless possible reasons for anger.
There are times when we can become upset at imagined hurts or perceived injustices. President Heber J. Grant, seventh President of the Church, told of a time as a young adult when he did some work for a man who then sent him a check for $500 with a letter apologizing for not being able to pay him more. Then President Grant did some work for another man—work which he said was 10 times more difficult, involving 10 times more labor and a great deal more time. This second man sent him a check for $150. Young Heber felt he had been treated most unfairly. He was at first insulted and then incensed.
He recounted the experience to an older friend, who asked, "Did that man intend to insult you?"
President Grant replied, "No. He told my friends he had rewarded me handsomely."
To this the older friend replied, "A man's a fool who takes an insult that isn't intended."3
The Apostle Paul asks in Ephesians, chapter 4, verse 26 of the Joseph Smith Translation: "Can ye be angry, and not sin? let not the sun go down upon your wrath." I ask, is it possible to feel the Spirit of our Heavenly Father when we are angry? I know of no instance where such would be the case.
From 3 Nephi in the Book of Mormon, we read:
"There shall be no disputations among you. …
"For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.
"Behold, this is not my doctrine, to stir up the hearts of men with anger, one against another; but this is my doctrine, that such things should be done away."4
To be angry is to yield to the influence of Satan. No one can make us angry. It is our choice. If we desire to have a proper spirit with us at all times, we must choose to refrain from becoming angry. I testify that such is possible.
Anger, Satan's tool, is destructive in so many ways.
I believe most of us are familiar with the sad account of Thomas B. Marsh and his wife, Elizabeth. Brother Marsh was one of the first modern-day Apostles called after the Church was restored to the earth. He eventually became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
While the Saints were in Far West, Missouri, Elizabeth Marsh, Thomas's wife, and her friend Sister Harris decided they would exchange milk in order to make more cheese than they otherwise could. To be certain all was done fairly, they agreed that they should not save what were called the strippings, but that the milk and strippings should all go together. Strippings came at the end of the milking and were richer in cream.
Sister Harris was faithful to the agreement, but Sister Marsh, desiring to make some especially delicious cheese, saved a pint of strippings from each cow and sent Sister Harris the milk without the strippings. This caused the two women to quarrel. When they could not settle their differences, the matter was referred to the home teachers to settle. They found Elizabeth Marsh guilty of failure to keep her agreement. She and her husband were upset with the decision, and the matter was then referred to the bishop for a Church trial. The bishop's court decided that the strippings were wrongfully saved and that Sister Marsh had violated her covenant with Sister Harris.
Thomas Marsh appealed to the high council, and the men comprising this council confirmed the bishop's decision. He then appealed to the First Presidency of the Church. Joseph Smith and his counselors considered the case and upheld the decision of the high council.
Elder Thomas B. Marsh, who sided with his wife through all of this, became angrier with each successive decision—so angry, in fact, that he went before a magistrate and swore that the Mormons were hostile toward the state of Missouri. His affidavit led to—or at least was a factor in—Governor Lilburn Boggs's cruel extermination order, which resulted in over 15,000 Saints being driven from their homes, with all the terrible suffering and consequent death that followed. All of this occurred because of a disagreement over the exchange of milk and cream.5
After 19 years of rancor and loss, Thomas B. Marsh made his way to the Salt Lake Valley and asked President Brigham Young for forgiveness. Brother Marsh also wrote to Heber C. Kimball, First Counselor in the First Presidency, of the lesson he had learned. Said Brother Marsh: "The Lord could get along very well without me and He … lost nothing by my falling out of the ranks; But O what have I lost?! Riches, greater riches than all this world or many planets like this could afford."6
Apropos are the words of the poet John Greenleaf Whittier: "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'"7
My brethren, we are all susceptible to those feelings which, if left unchecked, can lead to anger. We experience displeasure or irritation or antagonism, and if we so choose, we lose our temper and become angry with others. Ironically, those others are often members of our own families—the people we really love the most.
Many years ago I read the following Associated Press dispatch which appeared in the newspaper: An elderly man disclosed at the funeral of his brother, with whom he had shared, from early manhood, a small, one-room cabin near Canisteo, New York, that following a quarrel, they had divided the room in half with a chalk line, and neither had crossed the line or spoken a word to the other since that day—62 years before. Just think of the consequence of that anger. What a tragedy!
May we make a conscious decision, each time such a decision must be made, to refrain from anger and to leave unsaid the harsh and hurtful things we may be tempted to say.
I love the words of the hymn written by Elder Charles W. Penrose, who served in the Quorum of the Twelve and in the First Presidency during the early years of the 20th century:
School thy feelings, O my brother;
Train thy warm, impulsive soul.
Do not its emotions smother,
But let wisdom's voice control.
School thy feelings; there is power
In the cool, collected mind.
Passion shatters reason's tower,
Makes the clearest vision blind.8
Each of us is a holder of the priesthood of God. The oath and covenant of the priesthood pertains to all of us. To those who hold the Melchizedek Priesthood, it is a declaration of our requirement to be faithful and obedient to the laws of God and to magnify the callings which come to us. To those who hold the Aaronic Priesthood, it is a pronouncement concerning future duty and responsibility, that you may prepare yourselves here and now.
This oath and covenant is set forth by the Lord in these words:
"For whoso is faithful unto the obtaining these two priesthoods of which I have spoken, and the magnifying their calling, are sanctified by the Spirit unto the renewing of their bodies.
"They become the sons of Moses and of Aaron and the seed of Abraham, and the church and kingdom, and the elect of God.
"And also all they who receive this priesthood receive me, saith the Lord;
"For he that receiveth my servants receiveth me;
"And he that receiveth me receiveth my Father;
"And he that receiveth my Father receiveth my Father's kingdom; therefore all that my Father hath shall be given unto him."9
Brethren, great promises await us if we are true and faithful to the oath and covenant of this precious priesthood which we hold. May we be worthy sons of our Heavenly Father. May we ever be exemplary in our homes and faithful in keeping all of the commandments, that we may harbor no animosity toward any man but rather be peacemakers, ever remembering the Savior's admonition, "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."10 This is my plea tonight at the conclusion of this great priesthood meeting, and it's also my humble and sincere prayer, for I love you, brethren, with all my heart and soul. And I pray our Heavenly Father's blessing to attend each of you in your life, in your home, in your heart, in your soul, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.


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Monday, October 10, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving and some blog candy!
44 comments:
- scrappin2babygirls said...
what a pretty card i love the colors. thanks so much for sharing and the chance to win. im a follower.
babyblueangel_30 at yahoo dot com - 10 October, 2011 14:31
- Froggietalks said...
I want to follow your blog, but I am having some issues doing so. I will tweet about this though :)
cardcrazed at gmail dot com
Thanks for the chance to win! - 10 October, 2011 14:40
- Froggietalks said...
Just realized I already follow your blog :D
cardcrazed at gmail dot com - 10 October, 2011 14:42
- Kelly said...
Love all the fall colors on your card. Great giveaway! I am a follower! kellybertram (at) hotmail (dot) com
- 10 October, 2011 15:25
- Brenda said...
Hi Anita! So glad you got to spend Thanksgiving with Family! I am also loving the colours that you are playing with, and the stamp! Another stunning card. I have been a follower for quite some time via Google Reader. My e-mail is: bnmturbanik at gmail dot com. This is a fantastic giveaway, thank you for your generosity.Hugs, Brenda
- 10 October, 2011 16:20
- Barb said...
So sweet of you to have a giveaway to thank your followers, Anita! No need to include me though - I've been so fortunate lately.
Love your gorgeous fall card! Wonderful colors! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! :) - 10 October, 2011 16:22
- Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...
Fabulous card, I already follow, thank you for the chance to win more goodies :) paperobsessed at gmail dot com
- 10 October, 2011 16:55
- Karen B. said...
Cool card, I think you totally rock the fall colors. I'll be having some blog candy too, shortly, on my own blog so please be on the look out for it. I'd love to win your goodies! bkbaker1222 at gmail dot com
- 10 October, 2011 17:08
- Karen B. said...
I've made a post on Facebook, hope I did it correctly, and I forgot to say that I've been a follower for a while now too!
- 10 October, 2011 17:11
- Dawn T said...
Happy thanksgiving Anita. I'm already a follower
dawn.turley at gmail.com
off to tweet then will come back and let you know I have done that. Thanks for a chance to win. - 10 October, 2011 17:26
- Dawn T said...
tweeted Anita. thanks again
- 10 October, 2011 17:28
- joy said...
Hi, Anita! I have been following your blog for quite some time now. I may not comment as often as I'd like; my time on the computer is limited!
Your gorgeous Thanksgiving card is so lovely with those autumn colors. Today as I was out and about I enjoyed seeing so many different shades of leaves that looked like jewels against the blue sky! Love this season son much.
Thanks for the chance to win some goodies! Enjoy your hockey team this year, too! - 10 October, 2011 17:48
- Tracey said...
Beautiful card Anita!!! Sounds like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving :) Beautiful fall colours up here too in Muskoka! I already follow you :) Thanks for a chance to win this fabulous prize!
firstname.lastname@example.com - 10 October, 2011 18:22
- Lynn said...
Anita, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Sounds like you've had a wonderful time together. Your card is gorgeous! I'm addicted to the fall colors right now too! Thanks so much for the chance to win the blog candy...it's absolutely fabulous!
lmangan at cinci dot rr dot com - 10 October, 2011 19:59
- Virginia L. said...
Love love love your fall card! You have inspired me to use that smaller stamp from that set! What a GENEROUS blog candy giveaway, Anita!
- 11 October, 2011 09:31
- Yvette said...
Wow I love your card! I'm gone use it as inspiration for a man's card I have to make.
Thanks for the chance to win this fabulous blog candy!
ettevyke at hotmail dot com - 11 October, 2011 16:47
- Katie said...
Awesome thank you so much for a wonderful give away.
- 11 October, 2011 17:46
- Lin said...
Beautiful card, Anita, to showcase my favorite part of autumn, the changing leaves. Would love a chance at your wonderful goodies - I'm a follower. quilt14 at gmail dot com.
- 11 October, 2011 17:47
- Kimba's Kreations said...
Great Card. I became a follower. I also tweeted about this giveaway too. Thanks for the chance to win!
kimba7669 at yahoo dot com - 11 October, 2011 18:11
- joynwoe said...
I'm a follower~!
- 11 October, 2011 19:06
- jintyoo7 said...
Hello Anita, how lovely you got to have a great family dinner. Not sure what NHL is though :o(
Love your card, the colours are so pretty!
I am following you blog but please exclude from your wonderful prize, I have been very lucky this year already :o) - 11 October, 2011 19:25
- Shelley said...
I am new to your blog.Sounds like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
- 11 October, 2011 19:44
- gberry14 said...
beautiful fall card! Just became a follower of your blog. Thank you for such a generous chance to win.
Leesa Berry(email@example.com) - 11 October, 2011 20:00
- Trinh said...
Happy Thanksgiving, Anita! Sounds like you had a wonderful time with your family. Your card is beautiful; I love those colors! I'm already a follower and thanks so much for the chance.
- 11 October, 2011 20:43
- Nona said...
Happy Thanksgiving, Anita! Sounds like you and your family had a fun holiday. Your card is absolutely gorgeous. Love the rich fall colors and the stamping. They really do look like they're flying around :)
Thank you for the chance to win your very generous giveaway. I am now a follower.
Take care and have a nice day!
Nona - 12 October, 2011 01:03
- ivy said...
happy thanksgiving anita to you & your family!
- 12 October, 2011 02:22
- Katarina said...
Beautiful card, Anita, your leaves really seem to fly around! I too love the fall colours.
katarinafrejd at swipnet dot se
(I follow by email) - 12 October, 2011 14:00
- Unknown said...
Anita, so great of you to do this, and it is a nice little set of goodies too!! Your card is so pretty, and we have had the same kind of day here, cool and windy, so that is a very appropriate card!!
I am now a follower of your blog.
Thanks again,
Donna - 12 October, 2011 14:32
- Unknown said...
Hi, me again, post number 2 as ditsy me for got to leave my email address, sorry.
I will also over the next few days, add about your giveaway on my blog. Not that, that will help, sorry I don't have many followers, as I am not an avid blogger.
Donna - 12 October, 2011 14:34
- Kerry said...
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- 13 October, 2011 09:46
- Kerry said...
I love the pretty colors you used on this card. I have that same stamp and might do a little CASE-ing :) I just started following your blog. I love your style.
I deleted my first comment because I forgot to include my email it is kwdueholm at gmail dot com. Thanks! - 13 October, 2011 09:48
- Small T said...
I'm a follower! Thank you so much for the chance to win this wonderful candy! :-)
smalltcreations at gmail dot com - 20 October, 2011 09:15
- Small T said...
I've posted your candy on the side bar of my blog!
smalltcreations at gmail dot com - 20 October, 2011 09:19
- Small T said...
Just tweeted about your blog candy! :-)
smalltcreations at gmail dot com - 20 October, 2011 10:12
- Amy Kolling said...
Hi Anita! I can't believe I missed this post! You know I already love your work especially with HA! haha
- 30 October, 2011 22:39
- Amy Kolling said...
I just shared your link on my FB wall!
- 30 October, 2011 22:42
- Jen Carter said...
I love your card! It is beautiful!!
Such a perfect fall card! - 31 October, 2011 22:10
- Cindy said...
Sneaking in under the wire! I'm subscribed via email. :)
- 01 November, 2011 12:11
- CinnamonSally said...
Hi Anita, I am already a follower and would love a chance to win. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com.
- 01 November, 2011 13:49
- CanadianScraps43 said...
Your card is beautiful Anita. So love the fall colours. Your giveaway is such a generous thing to do. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win.
- 01 November, 2011 15:40
- Anonymous said...
Anita, beautful Thanksgiving card! I am a follower! Thanks for a chance to win such nice card firstname.lastname@example.com
Leesa Berry - 01 November, 2011 16:29
- Annette Allen said...
I seen you posting on Hero Arts... Your card is so adorable...love all these fall colors...
Thanks for the chance to win..I am a new follower.. - 01 November, 2011 21:51
- Theresa said...
Beautiful card Anita! And, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Thanks for a chance to win your generous blog candy!
mtkfarmer at sbcglobal dot net - 01 November, 2011 21:58
- Linda said...
Happy Thanksgiving Anita! Thank you for your generous blogcandy. Fall is such a beautiful season and your card is too!
lindavanvliet at home dot nl - 02 November, 2011 01:48