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In "The Revolution of the Saints," Michael Walzer wrote that by the end of his life, Martin Luther was a bitter, disappointed reactionary watching his dreams of a reformed church crumble, while on the other hand John Calvin was an inexhaustible source of revolution across Europe and beyond. Well, it is 2013, and the Genevan lawyer and theocrat is STILL stirring the pot, this time in America's largest Protestant denomination.
This is one of the reasons I like the Southern Baptists: they take theology seriously. And the growing popularity of Calvinist theology in the Southern Baptist Convention has been a quietly building source of conflict for years. It provided part of the back story for Ergun Caner's fall from grace, for instance, as Calvinist opponents of his were among the first to suss out that his storied biography wasn't quite what he made it out to be. And it's been embraced by some of the denomination's most prominent leaders.
On the other hand, as Greg Horton points out over at Religion News Service, Calvin's theology presents all kinds of challenges for Southern Baptists, especially on the rather essential question of salvation: Calvin taught that Jesus died only for those people God had already decided to save, not for everyone. This does not go over well with, say, people who are trying to win converts:
"Eighty percent of SBC pastors disagreed with the idea that only the elect will be saved, according to last year's LifeWay poll, and two-thirds disagreed with the idea that salvation and damnation have already been determined."
There's also a gender component at work here (there usually is): "Neo-Calvinists" take the denomination's traditional teaching on the differing roles of men and women a step further.
"Unlike what you might see in run-of-the-mill SBC complementarianism, where women's subordination and male headship is affirmed only within the nuclear family unit and the local church, many Neo-Calvinist complementarians view women's subordination and male headship as something that applies to all spheres of human life," says former Southern Baptist Emily McGowin. Which means that men lead in the family, in the economy, in politics, in everything, and women obey.
The Southern Baptists are meeting in Houston next week, where a committee will release a new report on Calvinist soteriology in an effort to convince all Southern Baptists to get along with each other:
According to Baptist Press, the report "lists areas of theological agreement and acknowledges differences between the two camps, saying 'we do indeed have some challenging but not insurmountable points of tension.'"
Should be interesting! In the meantime, take this handy quiz to see how much you know about the world's most famous Genevan fan of St. Augustine.


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For this, I used a single sheet of paper that was purple on one side and white on the other (I didn't have red paper left).
Step 1: Materials
You will need a sheet of paper and a slight bit of origami skill. The paper can be colored on both sides, or it can be white on one side and colored on the other.
Step 2: Fold in Half
The first thing you do is start with the colored side up and fold it in half diagonally.
Step 9: Left Edge Up
Fold the left edge of the paper up until it reaches the center. Make sure it also lines up to the right edge of the paper.
Step 10: Right Edge Up
Fold the right edge up to the center. Make sure it lines up with the left edge.
Step 12: Darkened lines
This step is not a necessity. From here on I darkened all the lines so that you could see them better because you will need some of them as reference.
Step 15: Left and Right In
Fold the left and right corners in to the line that touches the horizontal line.
Step 19: Inside Reverse Fold: Step 3
Close up the paper with the triangle inside it. Inside Reverse Fold done!
Step 20: Repeat on other side
Make an inside reverse fold on the other side. (Sorry about the pictures, I couldn't get them to upload in the correct order)

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Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 range hits Australia
blog Your writer wasn't able to attend, due to an already hectic itinerary, but Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung this morning launched its latest range of Android tablets at a breakfast event in Sydney. There are three models in the new Galaxy Tab 3 line, in three different sizes: 7″, 8″ and 10.1″, which, Gizmodo reports (we recommend you click here for the full article, or you can get the same news from PCWorld), will be selling for pretty great prices — $249, $349 and $399 respectively. There aren't many reviews of the Galaxy Tab 3 series available from major outlets yet (Delimiter should also get review units eventually), but those that are up agree that the Galaxy Tab 3 range is pretty swell. For example, GSMArena has done a comprehensive review of the 8″ model, finding:
"The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is a good-looking tablet, compact and lightweight, running the latest Android version available and offering some exclusive value-adding apps and features. It's capable of delivering a consistently pleasant experience, though not quite unforgettable."
Laptop Mag tells us about the 10.1″ model:
"The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 offers a thin and light design, a built-in TV remote and a look and feel that will be familiar to Samsung phone owners, but this Intel Atom-powered tablet suffers from too much lag."
From the cursory look that your writer has been able to take of the range, it appears that Samsung's normal build quality and design aesthetic applies here; if you've played with one of Samsung's recent smartphones or tablets, you pretty much know what you're getting here. The biggest difference which you can expect to see with the Galaxy Tab 3 range is the usage of Intel's Atom processor at their core, instead of the ARM chips commonly used in mobile devices. It'll be interesting to see what difference the new chips make in terms of the Galaxy Tab 3's battery life and processing power.
In general we've really liked Samsung's tablet releases recently (see our review of the Note 8.0 here and the Note 10.1 here). However, we have tended to prefer the Google-branded Nexus line (Nexus 7 review here and Nexus 10 review here) over Samsung's models in the past, due primarily to different design choices and the inclusion of the stock Android 'Nexus experience'. It'll be interesting to see if Samsung can outdo Google with this latest line.
One final thing I'll say here: The prices are pretty sweet. $249 is precisely the right price point for the 7″ model. $349 is a little expensive for the 8″ model, but within the bounds of acceptable, as is the $399 for the 10.1″ model. We think these will be quite the sellers for Samsung in Australia.
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Agreed on the price – $249 is spot on for 7″, but I'd expect the 8″ to be $50 cheaper than it is, with the big step to the 10.1″.
This tab with amazing feature will not only hit the Australia market but around all other countries also..
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USING a mirror controlled by a single atom, physicists in California are on the brink of creating a photon molecule.
Photons do not normally interact with one another in the way that atoms in a molecule do. But Joseph Jacobson and his colleagues at Stanford University are confident that the device they are constructing, dubbed a quantum beam splitter, should make photons bind together (Physical Review Letters, vol 74, p 4835).
When particles are fired at a beam splitter it lets through a proportion of them and reflects the rest. When a molecule encounters a beam splitter, it is transmitted or reflected as a whole; the strength of the bonds between its atoms sees to it that the molecule does not break up. Jacobson and his team have now worked out how to make a group of photons behave the same way.
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It's a slow news Friday, so might as well post this gleeful news. Paul Ryan will give the "official" response to the State of the Union address, but Michele Bachmann is going rogue and delivering her own response, translated into wingnutese.
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has confirmed with us that she will broadcast her response to Barack Obama's State Of The Union address this Tuesday. You'll be able to watch her rebut Obama via her address which will be broadcast on our website: www.TeaPartyExpress.org
I know I speak for everyone who covers politics when I say thank you to Bachmann and the Tea Party Express for giving us this opportunity. Because could any response be complete without this capper?
More seriously, is this another example of the split in the tea party/establishment ranks? Bachmann was passed over for a leadership position in the House in favor of Jeb Hensarling. We know that more conservative elements are pushing for maximum spending cuts, with the leadership more reticent. As chair of the Budget Committee, Ryan has been assimilated into the leadership Borg, and become a more establishment figure, at least in the context of this fight (which shows you how extreme the Republican caucus has become). Bachmann's stepping out could merely be yet another attention-grabbing maneuver, priming for either a Senate run in Minnesota or the whole enchilada, the Republican nomination in 2012. But could it also be a result of this tea party/establishment divide?
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And don't get the wrong idea — the American girls have their own squirrely pasts as well. We took a closer look at some of the modelstants' backgrounds and found some juicy stuff.
Candace has a very sexy modeling portfolio. Click here to see R-rated near-nude images of the American model, which may wind up hurting her if she's seeking a high-fashion career.
Ashley "AzMarie" Livingston has already gotten some pretty major acting and modeling jobs. In an interview with a Milwaukee news site, AzMarie reveals that she had small parts in the Academy Award-winning movie Precious and had "brief cameo roles" in Real Housewives of New York, and the BET modeling competition show Rip the Runway.
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Alisha White was bullied, dyslexic. In this interview with In-spirels Magazine, Alisha shares about her learning difficulties, and how she was bullied for being "tall and skinny." She says, "These bullies did not know what they were saying at the time because LOOK AT ME NOW. However, school kids can be horrible."
Laura LaFrate from Scotia, NY, really just wants to win the money so she can eventually move to South Africa one day "to take care of sick lions and tigers." In an interview with a local newspaper near her hometown, she said, "It gives us an opportunity for hosting, for acting, for lots of different stuff. But my main goal is to have the modeling to help pay for future schooling." She has called modeling "a bunch of BS" in the past.
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"The landing of Valiant Thor was perhaps the first documented landing of a human-type alien by military officials. He met with President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon for an hour, then the alien was put on VIP status and shuttled back to the Pentagon." --Harley Byrd, Project Blue Book, United States Air Force
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If you're due for a renewal there definitely shouldn't be $300 difference in price (should there? Nathan?)
I think it's $200 ish right now, I'm just assuming there will be a bump. Might stay 'round $200, though. Either way. I can't imagine it being less than that.
So, would it be worth it to get an Iphone 4 when the 5's come out? I've been thinking about making the switch to fancy phone land and am pretty close to pulling the trigger. Assuming they slash prices on the 4's, will the upgrades be worth the extra $300 or so it would cost me to go with the shiny new toy?
rumors are iphone 4 goes to like $99 with the 5 being higher end. I'm going to upgrade my 3g to the 4 (mostly because the 3g is unbearably slow running the current ios and loading webpages and my wife's 4 seems really fast, however, apple has a tendency to release OS updates that all but brick their phones that are more than a generation old. I figure kindle fire +iphone 4 >iphone 5 at probably the same price point
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Don't know if this deserves it's own thread or not, but Steve Jobs has died.
It's on the Apple web site.http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
Great example of what I don't like about twitter, by the wayChief => <= Obed
Btw, I want to note that I don't get my news from Twitter (most of the time ). I always check CNN, and I happened to be watching CNN at the time.
Oh that wasn't directed at you, just ribbing Obed regarding an argument we had a while back.
Wait for it Chief. Dinosaur news takes time to catch up with Twitter.
My trashcantenna doesn't get very good reception
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The PURC, however, is of the view that Ghana Water Company should conduct due diligence to ensure effective implementation of the system.
Speaking to Citi News, Director of Public Affairs of the PURC, Nana Yaa Jantuah, noted that it will help reduce losses in the system if effectively executed.
"PURC is not against the concept of introducing the metering system for utility services; of course, if installed prepaid meters it will reduce your commercial loses and the GWCL has a huge loss that has to be reduced."
According to her, this move also takes away the issues of illegal connection and theft. The proposal by Ghana Water has been met with fierce resistance from the general public, as well as some civil society organizations like ISODEC who say implementing it would disadvantage some consumers.
But the Executive Secretary of the coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation, Benjamin Arthur speaking on an Accra based Joy FM said "whereas it is important for the Ghana Water Company to be efficient and get the revenue to run the system what is equally important is for water to be flowing, such that people can have access to this basic necessity of life."
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MEDSEEK, provider of healthcare's strategic patient influence platform, will enhance client knowledge with a diverse slate of internationally-known speakers during its annual Client Congress meeting held in Austin, Texas, April 15-17, 2013. Presenters include:
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Morning Preview: When A Biotech Plummets, And A 60 Minutes Review
- By Stefan Cheplick+ (@scheplick) editor @stocktwits |
- March 31st, 2014
In today's morning preview we're looking at the 3 things that are getting a ton of attention on StockTwits. Here they are:
1.) This year already, we've watched several biotech stocks spike more than 100% in just a few minutes. And most of the spikes have been sparked by positive drug trial results or government approvals. Today, however, we saw what happens to a biotech stock when it misses on trial results. A company named Prana Biotechnology ($PRAN), which is researching a cure for Alzheimer's, missed on a key data point and the stock plummeted more than 60%:
Prana Biotech $PRAN Reports PBT2 Phase II Did Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Alzheimer's Disease $$ http://stks.co/g0S3c
— StreetInsider (@Street_Insider) Mar. 31 at 06:16 AM
Here's what happened to $PRAN after it missed on trial/data points: http://stks.co/s09om
— stefan cheplick (@scheplick) Mar. 31 at 07:39 AM
2.) It's Monday and there are several big economic events to watch out for this week. Janet Yellen is speaking in Chicago today, and a huge jobs report is on Friday. Get ready. Here's a great calendar that was shared on StockTwits late Sunday evening:
$MACRO | US Economic Calendar for March 31 to April 4. http://stks.co/q09dq
— Kas (@jackdamn) Mar. 30 at 09:45 PM
3.) Everyone is talking about 60 Minutes. They aired two segments last night about high frequency trading (HFT) and Elon Musk. If we had to assign a bull or bear to the two topics the consensus is super bearish HFT and remarkably bullish Elon Musk. We just combed through several of the StockTwits streams like $TSLA and $SPY and we found these messages:
$TSLA Thomas Edison famously said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. So is Elon a genius? I think so. Please comment
— kiran (@kiran_medarapu) Mar. 31 at 02:23 AM
$TSLA After watching Elon Musk on 60 minutes, I feel even more ridiculous that I let this golden goose go at 120 dollars a share.
— Joseph Drago (@Joey_Drago_) Mar. 31 at 01:47 AM
$TSLA Talk about great free advertising on 60 minutes…
— Go Bucks (@DocStoc) Mar. 30 at 08:02 PM
h/t @DumbLuckCapital for pointing out that Musk isn't $TSLA's founder. (first round funding was pre his arrival) Point is still valid.
— Aron Pinson (@MicroFundy) Mar. 30 at 09:35 PM
$spy.. in reference to my posts last night about HFT's. I DO NOT think the mkt is rigged. I just think HFT is front running.
— christopher brecher (@christopherbrecher) Mar. 31 at 07:05 AM
$spy..hft's get access to order flow before anyone else, and that is o.k.? Anyone that's doing hours of research to trade, should be pissed
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Finale Night: '24' and 'Law & Order' Say Goodbye
- Tuesday 25 MayBy LaurieHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Getting rid of any Law & Order is a crime!!
- Tuesday 25 MayBy brenda
OMG...I am addicted to all Law & Orders. Watch and tape reruns...
How could they remove a show of such dignity, intelligence and great entertainment!!!!
- Tuesday 25 MayBy Chet
They should have done something different at the end of the
show, curtain call or something. It was just like any other show.>
- Tuesday 25 MayBy litpak3
It is about time... This show has run tooooo lllloooonnnnngggg and it got more boring with each show... I am glad it is over..Now if TNT will just take the hint and stop showing it 6 times a day it would be even better..
- Tuesday 25 MayBy Red
No one forces you to watch it and it shouldn't bother you that it is on TNT 6 times a day. There are many other stations to watch. I am pissed that L&O has been cancelled, it is and has been one of the top five tv shows of all time. I am sorry to see it go especially when there is so much crap on the tube that stays on especially the CSI series that are so far out of reality and most of the things they use to solve crimes is non-existent. I am a forensic specialist so I know. And if this equipment was real, no crime lab could afford it. It's ridiculous and the sad part is this is what is hurting real juries in trials because people think this stuff really exits when it doesn't.
- Tuesday 25 MayBy Andy
Didn't watch them, but "Chuck" was great and the ending left you wanting to hurry to the fall opener!
- Tuesday 25 MayBy ylg
What do you mean that was the finale of L&O. That was it? The end of 19 years ends like that? It deserved a better send off.
- Tuesday 25 MayBy Captain
Law and Order started to go down once they became political. Why didn't they leave it alone as one of the best on TV instead of using it for making politcal statements???
- Tuesday 25 MayBy Frank
The whole thing is a joke
- Tuesday 25 MayBy MAGOOS
Law and Order was plain home cooking, a series of neatly packaged dramas with a start, middle and end. The cast was good and this series will be missed. Go ahead, networks, drop all the good shows and fill the screens with tacky, unreal "reality" shows promoting the likes of Gosselin et.al. Not for this viewer!
- Tuesday 25 MayBy Janet
I loved the way in which Law and Order ended its run. The scene with Sam Waterston had me cheering and S. Epatha Merkerson OWNED it in the scene where she is getting her MRI.
I don't understand why they can't keep it going but yet they can start yet another Law and Order in L.A.
Did I fall asleep during Lindsey Vonn's cameo? I didn't see her.
- Tuesday 25 MayBy sleepyhead
That show 24 is I'm pretty sure the show that had a woman who stabbed a man and my little girl was near the t.v and I blocked her view and I was shocked they would show something like that on t.v! GOOD RID, should've been on HBO. ( I stumbled onto the show due to my dvr )
- Wednesday 26 MayBy SKVAM
Law and Order is an excellent, excellent drama. The actors are superb. This is just one LESS reason to watch that channel. I really hope another channel picks up this superb series! Please!!!
- Wednesday 26 MayBy Steve
The current actors on L&A are the reason the show died! They got away from keeping past actors and new ones at the same time and they also had hit a low when it came to talent.
- Tuesday 22 JuneBy Lois
I'm really going to miss Law & Order. It's one of my all time favorites.I wish there was someway NBC could keep it going
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DURHAM, N.H. - Robin Balducci, the 12th-year head coach of the University of New Hampshire field hockey program, has announced Samantha Geary (Norwood, Mass.) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the UNH Wildcats beginning in the Fall 2003 semester.
"We are looking for Samantha Geary to come in and solidify our backfield," Balducci said. "She brings a championship mentality to our squad, having excelled in nationally-recognized elite U.S. developmental programs and playing for a perennial powerhouse high school program."
Geary, the Daily Transcript co-Player of the Year in 2002, has competed in the USA Futures Field Hockey program since 1998 and has been a participant in USFHA Indoor National tournaments and Outdoor National tournaments as well as the Bay State Games. She was a four-year starter at Norwood H.S. and captained the 2002 team to the South Sectional Division I championship.
New Hampshire won a share of the 2002 America East regular-season title and ended the season with a 12-7 overall record. UNH begins the 2003 season August 30 against Maryland at the University of Massachusetts. The Wildcats are scheduled to play their home opener Sept. 1 against Northwestern University.


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Many raw food diet recipes require a food dehydrator or an ultimate blender, but there are several delicious recipes for eating raw foods that need no special equipment.
Green Smoothies are a great way to start your day and restore the alkaline levels in the body. The most popular is spinach leaves combined with pineapple and enough water to produce the most well-liked consistency. Experience with your taste buds, use any fruits, greens and nut milk. Also attempt to add a sprig or two fresh parsley for your smoothie, it is very refreshing and will turn your smoothie into a "pudding" for a delicious dessert.
Just because you earn a healthy decision to go to eating raw foods, you don't have to forsake your favorite dishes and treats. You'll be glad to know the Tapioca pudding is simple to create and wonderful for the whole family to enjoy. Simply employ 8 oz. of your raw nut milk of choice (cashew nut milk is my personal favorite) and blend by 50 percent tbsp. of chia seeds and 1 tbsp. of pure maple syrup. Mix everything together and allow to sit for about 60 minutes. The seeds will plump, bringing you a delicible pudding to savor.
As well as the above, Guacamole can also be regarded as about the most raw food diet recipes available, and you may whip up a load and enjoy with some raw veggies.
Better yet, I'd like you to try the following salad. It's delicious, colorful and healthy. It does need some prep time, but it's well worth it.
For 4 servings, you'll need:
Some Kale (a couple of small or 1 large bunch); 1 cup of blueberries, 1 small (cubed) avocado; 1 Tbsp. of essential olive oil; A quarter cup of pumpkin seeds (which have been soaked in water not less than 8 hours after which drained); and finally, A quarter cup of goji berries (additionally they have to be soaked if they are dry).
To prepare:
Cut the Kale leaves into thin ribbons, massage the oil and a pinch of sea salt into the leaves and permit for absorption from the oil and sea salt for around Ten minutes. Adding all of the berries and seeds, and top it up using the avocado chunks.
Go ahead and, there isn't any reason to feel afraid of raw food diet recipes, when you are prepared to get more involved making the financial investment for the necessary kitchen equipment. You will find pleasure in understanding that you are preparing natural foods and eating raw foods to help the body to operate in an optimum level.


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Mohsen Rashid / 19 August 2009
DUBAI The Minister of Education has asked education zones in all emirates to inform private international schools that they can decide the start date of their academic year and are not obligated to begin after Ramadan.
"Foreign private schools which follow the British and American curriculums as well as the Asian community schools will have the right, and at their discretion, to fix the date of commencement of the new academic year 2009-2010, either after, before or in the middle of the holy month of Ramadan," said Humaid Obaid Al Qattami, Minister of Education.
Managements of schools will be notified by the respective education zones and have been asked to approve any letter received from schools on the date of commencing the new academic year. Confusion regarding the re-opening of private international schools arose after a decision by the government to delay the academic year of schools following the national curriculum until the end of Ramadan. Management of many private schools told Khaleej Times that they will reopen on schedule, towards the end of August and have communicated the same to parents through circulars. However, parents continued to be unsure due to conflicting media reports. "A number of these schools had informed the parents through their websites, stating that the study, like the Arabic private schools will begin after the holy month of Ramadan," he said. Some other schools will re-open at the end of this month.
Fawzia Hassan, Director of the Sharjah Education Zone said the message has already been passed on to the schools in the emirate.
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Am I Headed For Divorce?
One of my Psychology Favorites was on Anderson Cooper this week!
Dr. John Gottman is well-known for his research on what makes a marriage work and being able to predict divorce.
One part of Gottman's divorce prediction is the The Four Horsemen:
- criticism: a global negative evaluation of a person's personality or character (this differs from a complaint – a complaint is a specific statement about a behavior. "You said you would walk the dog and you didn't." (complaint) vs. "You forget everything and you just don't listen." (criticism).
- contempt: intense disrespect, deep criticism, reflects disgust. Usually shows up through sarcasm, mockery, cynicism.
- defensiveness: self-protection by blaming my partner
- stonewalling: one person feels overwhelmed and tunes out, shuts down, avoids further contact
Have you ever wondered, "Am I headed for divorce?" or wondered how not to divorce, or wondered why the marital therapy you tried seemed pointless? I definitely suggest delving into Gottman's work (links below) to discover what this renowned psychologist says about marriages and why they break down.
For example, The Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work includes great information and exercises for couples. He guides you through his divorce predictors and also describes what helpful marital therapy looks like. He reviews topics that can show up in every marriage – In-laws, sex, money, to-dos and household chores, spending time together, problem solving and reoccurring issues.
Also, 10 Lessons to Transform Your Marriage gives examples of couples and their issues – such as
- All You Ever Do Is Work
- There's No Passion, There's No Fun
- You Never Talk To Me
- Will You Ever Get Over The Affair
The book details what is going on in the relationship and shows how a marriage can be transformed with the right kind of help. For instance, in each of the 10 lessons, you get the story behind the couple's issue, a bit about their history, and a detailed chart that labels what the clients say in therapy and how the therapists respond - showing how Gottman's work can be applied to the issue.
If reading a book makes you groan, get a taste of this white-bearded psychologist in action on his Anderson Cooper guest appearance.
How Gottman Is Different
Gottman notes that many people have stalled in their relationships even after therapy….how can that happen? Isn't therapy supposed to help? He explains that most therapies focus on couples using "active listening" and gently forcing couples to see each other's sides.
Let's say that a couple lands themselves in therapy, knowing that they are at a place where a third party needs to help them out of a bad rut.
This couple has a history with This Issue (money, sex, childcare, etc) and has "talked" about it 1000 times, and 988 of these conversations were arguments. So while the therapist encourages both the husband and the wife to listen and gives the couple a few techniques to help them argue more respectfully, this is not the heart of what will make the marriage successful or happy.
The reason active-listening and conflict resolution-focused therapy does not work is that it demands a high level of emotional control. Most people go on the defensive in an argument, their bodies react to the intensity of the situation (sweating, increased heart rate, muscles tighten) and they are less able to process information or think creatively (i.e. listen). The response is to react, to fight harder or flee the scene…anything to get my way or get away.
This is not to say that listening doesn't work or that suggestions for conflict resolution aren't good ideas. These are great things to have in your toolbox that you can use within a marriage. The point is that there is more to helping a marriage than taking turns and trying to control yourself while you are listening.
Dispelling A Few Marital Myths
Gottman dispells a few marital myths such as:
- Tit for Tat Compromising helps a marriage. (Not so! This pushes for a couple to keep running "What Have You Done For Me Lately" totals)
- Happily married couples do not fight and they solve problems easily. (Not so! Even happily married couples have screaming matches and unsolvable problems!)
- All problems can be solved. (Not so! We all bring different histories, values and beliefs, hopes and dreams to the table. Fighting over differences does not help the marriage, forcing same-ness does not encourage the beauty of each person to exist and grow in the marriage. Some problems are never solved.)
So What Makes For A Happy Marriage?
Gottman recognizes a few fundamentals in his research and the recommendations he makes for successful therapy. Happily married couples:
- have a relationship that is based in friendship. This type of relationship that builds on positive and not negative, as well as honoring, encouraging and enjoying the two different people that make up this relationship.
- handle issues and reoccurring problems in positive ways that limit the four nasty types of interactions that break down a relationship: criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling.
What Now?
- Take a look at one of Gottman's books. They are all great and easy to digest. They serve as a great starting point to begin learning about healthy marital interactions.
- Try one of the activities he has in books.
- Get outside help if you need it. If possible, find someone that is familiar with Gottman's work.
- Check the Gottman Institute website and try and attend a workshop.
- Check out the Gottman Institute website and see what is going on…like The Art and Science of Lovemaking and a sex blog.


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I typically don't post infographics but found this one from Quick Quid to be very interesting and quite throughly researched.
We need to wake up out of our selfish slumber of non-renewable greed and start to put our children and grandchildren's future ahead of our own pursuit of power and wealth. Needless to say I use the word "our" for all of those self-righteous oil executives, politicians and lobbyists!


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Airfix is a UK manufacturer of plastic scale model kits of aircraft and other subjects. In the United Kingdom, the name Airfix is synonymous with the hobby, a plastic model of this type is often simply referred to as "an airfix kit" even if made by another manufacturer.[1]
Founded in 1939, Airfix was owned by Humbrol from 1986 until Humbrol's financial collapse on 31 August 2006. Since 2007, Airfix has been owned by Hornby.
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Airfix was founded in 1939 by a Hungarian businessman Nicholas Kove, initially manufacturing rubber inflatable toys. The brand name Airfix was selected to be the first alphabetically in any toy catalogue.[citation needed] In 1947, Airfix introduced injection moulding, initially producing pocket combs. In 1949, the company was commissioned to create a promotional model of a Ferguson TE20 tractor. The model was initially moulded in cellulose acetate plastic and hand assembled for distribution to Ferguson sales representatives. To increase sales and lower production costs, the model was sold in kit form by F. W. Woolworth's retail stores.
A few years later in 1954, Woolworth buyer Jim Russon suggested to Airfix that it produce a model kit of Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind, then being sold in North America as a 'ship-in-a-bottle'. The kit would be made in the more stable polystyrene plastic. In order to meet Woolworth's retail price of 2 shillings (10p in decimal currency), Airfix changed the packaging from a cardboard box to a plastic bag with a paper header which also included the instructions. It was a huge success and led the company to produce new kit designs. The first aircraft kit was released in 1955 (the common date associated with the release of the BTK Spitfire is 1955, Airfix however, cite the release date as 1953), a model of the Supermarine Spitfire, in 1⁄72 scale, developed by James Hay Stevens.[2] This was a scaled down copy of the Aurora 1⁄48 Supermarine Spitfire kit. Kove initially refused to believe the product would sell and threatened to charge the cost of the tooling to the designers.[citation needed]
During the 1960s and 1970s, the company expanded as the kit modelling hobby grew enormously. The Airfix range expanded to include vintage and modern cars, motorcycles, figures, trains, trackside accessories, military vehicles, large classic ships, warships, liners, engines, rockets and spaceships, as well as an ever-increasing range of aircraft. Most kits were created at the "standard" scale of 1⁄72 for small and military aircraft, and 1⁄144 scale for airliners.[3]
The acquisition in late 1962[4] of the intellectual property and 35 moulds of Rosebud Kitmaster gave Airfix its first true models of railway locomotives in both OO and HO scales as well as its first motorcycle kit in 1⁄16 scale: the Ariel Arrow.
In the mid-1970s larger scales were introduced, including the dramatic 1⁄24 scale models of the Spitfire, Bf 109, Hurricane and Harrier "jump-jet", which featured unusually extensive detailing at this scale. The mid-1970s were a peak time for Airfix. Releasing as many as 17 new kits in one year, Airfix commanded 75% of the UK market (with 20 million kits per annum).[5] All the kits were manufactured using injection moulding of polystyrene, and were categorised into Series from 1 to 20 depending on their size and complexity and were priced accordingly. Series 20 was limited for several years to the 1972 1⁄12 scale kit of the 1930 Supercharged Bentley 4.5 Litre car with 272 parts and the option of a 3 volt motor. In 1979 four motorcycles in 1⁄8 scale were added to this prestigious series.
The growth of the hobby launched a number of competitors in the field, such as Matchbox, as well as introducing new manufacturers from Japan and the US to the UK. During this period the company Humbrol also grew, supplying the paints, brushes, glue and other accessories for the finishing of the kits.
In this period, apart from model kits, Airfix also produced a wide range of toys, games, dolls and art & craft products. It was still producing other plastic products such as homewares at this time. Airfix Industries acquired part of the failing Lines Brothers' "Tri-ang", which was in voluntary liquidation, giving it the Meccano and Dinky Toy businesses in 1971. This made Airfix the UK's largest toy company.[citation needed]
Airfix also launched a monthly modelling magazine, Airfix Magazine, which was produced by a variety of publishers from June 1960 to October 1993. During the 1970s an Airfix Magazine Annual was also produced, and Airfix books were published by Patrick Stephens Ltd on classic aircraft, classic ships and modelling techniques.
Decline, purchase by Humbrol[edit]
In the 1980s, the plastic kit modelling hobby went into a rapid decline.[citation needed] Some[who?] think this was due to the rise of video games, others that new manufacturing techniques such as precision diecasting took away the market for toys, where a person was less interested in the construction and finishing of a model, but simply wanted to play with the finished product, others attributed the drop to declining birth rates leading to smaller generations and declining numbers of potential enthusiasts. However, the decline may simply have been a side effect of large increases in the retail price of plastic models following the oil crisis of the late 1970s which led to high inflation as well as an increase in the price of plastics.[original research?]
At the start of the 1980s, the Airfix Industries group was under financial pressure. There were losses in Airfix's other toy businesses and attempts to reduce cost were met with industrial action. The strong pound hit export sales by effectively doubling the purchase price abroad. Though the model kit business was still profitable, the financial interdependency of the divisions of Airfix Industries meant it was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1981. The company was bought by General Mills (owner of US automobile kit-maker MPC) through its UK Palitoy subsidiary, with the kit moulds being quickly shipped to its factory in Calais, France. Later, Airfix aircraft kits were marketed in the United States under the MPC label. Likewise, some MPC auto kits were sold in the UK under the Airfix name (an example being the 1⁄25 scale vintage Stutz Bearcat kit originally produced as a tie-in to the Bearcats! television series). Airfix released the MPC kits based on the Star Wars film series.
Airfix's market share reduced to 40% of the UK market (2.3 million kits) though it had 75% of the German market. In the US, where the automobile kit was more popular than aircraft, it was less than 2%.[6]
Four years later, General Mills withdrew from the toy market to refocus its efforts on its core food manufacturing business. At one point it looked as if the Airfix range might die out, but eventually, in 1986, it was bought by the Hobby Products Group of Borden, Inc., which had tried to buy the range in 1981. Borden was also the owner of British model company Humbrol. The moulds remained in France but were relocated to the group's existing kit manufacturer, Trun-based Heller SA. This was a logical acquisition, since Humbrol's paints and adhesives could be used to complete Airfix kits and the Heller factory was under-utilised.
The Hobby Products Group was sold to an Irish investment company, Allen & McGuire, in 1994 and continued under the Humbrol name.
50th anniversary[edit]
In 2003, Airfix celebrated the "50th" anniversary of its first aircraft kit, the Supermarine Spitfire. The celebration was two years early because of an incorrect 1953 date commonly accepted at the time. As the moulds for the original kit were long gone, Airfix reissued its 1⁄72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ιa kit in blue plastic. The kit also included a large Series 5 stand (the moulds for the smaller Series 1 stand having been lost) and a copy of the original plastic bag packaging with paper header.
Demise of Humbrol and acquisition by Hornby[edit]
On 31 August 2006, parent company Humbrol went into administration, with 31 of 41 employees being made redundant. This was largely because of the collapse of Heller SA, which still manufactured most of Airfix's kits.[7] On 10 November 2006, Hornby Hobbies Ltd. announced it was to acquire Airfix and other assets of Humbrol for £2.6 million,[8] and relaunched the brands the following year. In 2008, Airfix's former factory in Hull was demolished.
Hornby era[edit]
Under the management of Hornby, Airfix has experienced vigorous revitalization. Although old ranges of kits have been re-issued, Airfix has published several all-new kits annually. The actual manufacturing of the kits is carried out in India, while the design and packing is done in UK. Many popular subjects have now been covered with all-new moulds which have been tooled to the standards of 2010s. While modelmaking is not as popular today as a hobby as it was in the 1960s and 1970s, it has experienced new growth since the decline of the 1980s.
Model railways[edit]
In 1962 Airfix bought from Rosebud Kitmaster Ltd, its moulds and stock for the Kitmaster railway range. The models were adapted to be compatible with Airfix's rolling stock models produced from 1960 which went with Airfix's trackside accessories of a few years earlier.[9] Only ten of the Kitmaster locomotives were released under Airfix.
From 1975 to 1981, Airfix also manufactured a line of ready-to-run (i.e. assembled) model railway stock in OO gauge (1⁄76.2 scale). These models were based on British prototypes and at the time of introduction, they represented a significant improvement in detailing and prototype accuracy compared to British outline model railway stock from other British ready-to-run manufacturers such as Hornby. The product range expanded fairly rapidly in the first few years. A model of a Great Western Railway (GWR) 0-4-2 autotank steam locomotive and GWR autocoach are amongst some of the many memorable and important product releases. Airfix also offered an analogue electronics-based multiple train control system (MTC) allowing independent control of multiple locomotives on the same track. Airfix produced a large number of plastic kits for both railway stock and scenic items. Some of these such as the footbridge and engine shed became instantly recognisable to almost every railway modeller in the UK.
The brand label was changed to Great Model Railways (GMR) in 1979, although the Airfix name was still included. However, Airfix left the model railway business in 1981. The models were sold to one of its main competitors Palitoy which produced the Mainline range of products. The former Airfix moulds together with the Palitoy-designed 2P 4-4-0 and Class 56 diesel were later re-sold to Dapol Ltd and then subsequently to Hornby. Dapol provided new chassis for the 14xx and Castle. The remainder of the Mainline Railways had been produced for Palitoy by Kader Industries and ownership of those tools remained with Kader, being later used to form the basis of the Bachmann Branchline models. Dapol continues to produce (but not promote) most of the kits but as the moulds (some now over forty years old) wear out the kits are being discontinued. Hornby continues to make 4mm/ft scale models from the Airfix mouldings.
A monthly magazine, Model Trains, was published by Airfix from January 1980. The magazine included especially good articles aimed at newcomers to the hobby and also included many articles about modelling US and Continental European railways, as well British prototype railways. The publication of Model Trains continued for some years after Airfix ceased ownership in 1981. A change in the editorial team saw the original Model Trains editorial staff launch a new title as Scale Trains, in April 1982. A slight name change followed in April 1984, as Scale Model Trains following the final issue of Model Trains in December 1983. Scale Model Trains ran until June 1995, when a new publisher was found and the magazine was relaunched in 1995 as Model Trains International, the November/December issue being issue number 1. It continues to be published.[10]
Airfix Motor Racing[edit]
In 1963, the Airfix Motor Racing slot car racing system was introduced. While Airfix produced specially made racing cars, with front-wheel Ackermann steering, it also later made conversion kits so that normal Airfix 1⁄32 kit cars such as the Ford Zodiac and the Sunbeam Rapier could be made to race. The first set had Ferrari and Cooper cars, an 11-foot figure-of-eight track, and cost £4 19 shillings and 11 pence.
Always in the shadow of the Scalextric range, the Airfix version attempted progress with the Model Road Racing Company (MRRC) higher-end range of cars and accessories, but eventually the venture was abandoned.
Video game[edit]
In 2000, EON Digital Entertainment released Airfix Dogfighter for Microsoft Windows. The game featured computer representation of Airfix's Second World War-era model aircraft with a total of over 15 playable aircraft, including the German Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, and the American F6F Hellcat. The game featured 20 total missions, allowing players to play 10 missions as both the Axis and Allies. Players fought their way through the game's 1950s-era house, destroying enemy planes while trying to collect healing glue packets, new model kits, weapons schematics, and paint to customise their aircraft for on-line battles. Pilots would battle enemy model aircraft as well as U-boats, warships, tanks, flak guns, airships, and fortresses. Players could also design their own fighting emblem, call sign, and even their own battle maps based on the missions in the game. The whole game was an advertising venture, as the paints are Humbrol and the kit upgrades show actual pictures of Airfix packages.
Model kit product ranges[edit]
Model subjects produced by Airfix over the years include:
- Aircraft
- 1:24, 1:48, 1:72, 1:144 and 1:300 scales, covering aircraft from World War I to the present day. Perhaps the most well known range of Airfix models. Sets of two have been packaged as "Dogfight" series.
- Rockets and Spaceships
- 1:72 and 1:144 scales. A small range from the Lunar Module and Vostok, to the Saturn IB and Saturn V. Also some TV/film science fiction spacecraft, usually in odd scales, such as the Eagle Transporter from Space: 1999, and the Angel Interceptor from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
- Boats
- 1:72. A small range of World War II boats. (E-Boat, Vosper MTB and RAF Rescue Launch) and recently modern British lifeboat
- Famous Warships
- 1:400, 1:600 and 1:1200 scales. From World War I to modern. 1:1200 covered the ships of the "Bismarck chase"
- Civilian Ships
- 1:600. A range of 20th Century Liners including Mauretania, Queen Elizabeth, QE2, QM2, Canberra, France and the channel ferry Free Enterprise II
- Classic Historical Ships
- A number of 15th to 19th century ships in small scale (about 1:600) and large scale (from 1:96 to 1:180).
- Cars
- 1:12, 1:24, 1:25, 1:32 and 1:43 scales. The range includes a series of Veteran and Modern cars e.g. 1930 Bentley Blower. TV and film tie-ins included the Monkeemobile and the Toyota 2000GT from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice - Airfix also kitted the Wallis WA-116 autogyro from the same film.
- Motorcycles
- 1:8, 1:12, 1:16 and 1:24 scales. Includes bikes from the 1960s to present day racing bikes.
- Trains and Trackside Accessories
- 1:76 scale. Includes a small number of ex-Kitmaster kits. The moulds for these kits were sold to Dapol in the 1980s.
- Military Vehicles
- 1:32, 1:35, 1:72 and 1:76 scales. Airfix was the first company to release small scale military vehicles in 1960 with the 1:72 Bristol Bloodhound. The original range of vehicles was in 1:76 scale, also known as OO scale. Also a range of Military Vehicles sets was produced, such as the "RAF Refuelling Set", the "RAF Recovery Vehicle Set", and the "Airfield Fire Rescue Set" with accessories that could be used in dioramas.
- Diorama sets
- HO/OO scale World War II scenes including the "Battlefront History" series. Also the "Rampaging Scorpion" and "Colossal Mantis" science fiction dioramas. A new series of Airfield Sets has recently been released, with Aircraft, Military Vehicles and Figures included in the box.
- Figures
- 1:76, 1:72 and 1:32 scales. Sets of mostly military figures (approximately 14 to 30 per box for 1:32, 30 to 50 per box for 1:72), of subjects such as World War I, World War II and Modern Infantry, Waterloo, Arab Tribesmen, etc. These are made in polythene, a soft durable plastic. Some vehicles of simpler casting and detail than their polystyrene equivalents and buildings were also available and included in larger play sets, e.g., the Coastal Defence Assault Set which included polythene tanks and infantry for either side plus a polystyrene Coastal Defence Fort kit. Collectors of vintage toy soldiers have reported brittling and disintegration of Airfix 1⁄76 scale plastic figures, though not as an age related effect[11]
- Multipose Figures
- 1:32 scale. A small range of World War II figures in polystyrene that could be assembled in different poses.
- Collector Series
- 54 mm. These were plastic kits of single foot and mounted figures from the Battle of Waterloo, War of American Independence, and English Civil War.
- Historical Figures
- 1:12 scale. Famous figures from history, mostly from England, e.g., Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn, Edward, the Black Prince, Henry VIII,[12] Julius Caesar, and Oliver Cromwell. Also produced were a Bengal Lancer, a showjumper with horse (rumoured to have been based on the young Princess Anne), a 1:6 scale human skeleton, and a James Bond and Oddjob paired kit.
- Wildlife Series
- 1:1 scale. Models of British garden birds in a diorama form, e.g., two bullfinches on a branch.
- Dinosaurs
- A small range of kits of pre-historic dinosaurs, e.g., Tyrannosaurus Rex.
- Museum Series
- A small range of motorised engines. Includes a Beam Engine, Paddle Engine, 1804 Trevithick Locomotive and Four Stroke Cycle Engine. The re-issue of the Beam Engine and Trevithick Locomotive during 2009 omitted the electric motor and gears
- Robogear
- science fiction wargaming models.
- Doctor Who
- models to tie in with the recent Doctor Who TV series including the TARDIS.[13]* 11CAM
Airfix also produced a small number of Card Construction kits for use with the Airfix Railway System. These were included with some Airfix GMR Train Sets. And various structures as the "Airfield Control Tower" and the "Pontoon Bridge".
Box art[edit]
Many artists have produced artwork for Airfix kit packaging, most famously Roy Cross.[14]
In popular culture[edit]
The Airfix history has ensured that the company, its products and its brand has entered modern culture, especially in the Anglo-centric world, in its own right.[15] In 2008, a TV advertisement for the Santander bank was produced, featuring a fictitious Lewis Hamilton Formula One car model.[16] Demand for this model was such that Airfix later produced a real model kit using the tooling from a similar Scalextric slot car.[17]
A lifesize model of a Spitfire in the style of an Airfix kit was made as part of the BBC TV series James May's Toy Stories in 2009.
Reference is made to Airfix in the BBC drama Call the Midwife series 3 episode 6 when Timothy Turner asks his step-mother "can I show Colin my Airfix Supermarine Spitfire?"
See also[edit]
- ^ Caddick, Peter (1 September 2006). "UK | Magazine | 'Airfix made me the man I am'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ Arthur Ward, The Boys' Book of Airfix: Who Says You Ever Have to Grow Up?, Random House, 2009, ISBN 0-09-192898-2, ISBN 978-0-09-192898-8, (page 49)
- ^ Most of Airfix's older range of military vehicles though originally packaged as 1⁄72 are generally accepted as actually being OO or 1⁄76 scale. The recent introduction of a small number of true 1⁄72 vehicle kits to the Airfix range created confusion regarding the exact scale of the kits in this range. However, following Airfix's acquisition by Hornby, this has been clarified with new packaging showing either 1⁄72 or 1⁄76 as appropriate.
- ^ Knight 1999, p. 7
- ^ The Boys Book of Airfix p 134
- ^ Ward 2009 p 135-6
- ^ Iyer, Vik (August 31, 2006). "Airfix model firm goes into administration". Times Online. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ "Acquires Assets of Airfix Humbrol — News & Events". Hornby. 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Airfix Related Items". Airfixrailways.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ http://www.modeltrainsinternational.co.uk/
- ^ firstname.lastname@example.com (15 May 2008). "Brittling and Disintegration of Airfix's 1:76 Scale British Paratroops". IDL Software GmbH. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "The Airfix Kit Range". Pws.prserv.net. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Scale Plastic Model Kits by Airfix". Airfix.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Roy Cross artwork". Collecting Airfix Kits. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Airfix: kit, model or toy?". Open2.net. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Digital Arts". Digitalartsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ Darley, Andy (3 November 2008). "Airfix Lewis Hamilton kit coming soon". www.britsonpole.com. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- Knight, Stephen (1999). Let's Stick Together: An Appreciation of Kitmaster and Airfix Railway Kits. Clopthill: Irwell Press. ISBN 1-871608-90-2.
- Ward, Arthur (1999). Airfix: Celebrating 50 Years of the Greatest Plastic Kits in the World. London: Ted Smart. ISBN 0-00-765782-X.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Airfix.
- Official website
- The Unofficial Airfix Modellers' Forum Online resource and forum for Airfix models, and other classic British modeling brands
- Vintage Airfix - All the Airfix Catalogues recorded online.
- Airfix Model Railways
- Airfix heads 2,400 years into future at BBC News, 4 October 2005
- Sticky future for kitmaker Airfix at BBC News, 31 August 2006
- Last flight of Airfix as model firm goes bust at thisismoney.co.uk, 31 August 2006
- Hornby press release on acquisition


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